Chapter 214 - 207: Demon from the Northern Region Enters the Heavenly Court
The Jade Emperor and Wukong clashed with their divine artifacts, locked in an intense battle with no end in sight.
It seemed as though all that existed between heaven and earth was the Eastern Emperor Bell, radiating a light tens of thousands of zhang high that nothing could overshadow, not even the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifacts could maintain their brightness before it, albeit just for an instant. The Jade Emperor then unleashed his divine might, and the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifacts quickly rose to equal heights, colliding with the Eastern Emperor Bell.
But at that moment, Wukong suddenly retracted his hand, swiftly pulling back the Eastern Emperor Bell, leaving the Jade Emperor’s strike to hit nothing but air, feeling like a heavy punch thrown into cotton. Yet, his blow still shattered the void, creating dense cracks that were promptly mended by the laws of the Heavenly Dao.
Wukong quickly enveloped the members of the Demon Tribe and even Kong Xuan within the Eastern Emperor Bell and immediately escaped.
The Jade Emperor couldn’t recover his power in time, let alone redirect the Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Artifact to pursue, so he could only watch as Wukong fled.
Seeing Wukong retreat, Yuan Hong and the others naturally withdrew as well. The battle between immortals and demons thus concluded with the Heavenly Court in an embarrassing retreat.
Now that the Heavenly Court’s Jade Pool was destroyed, their face was certainly damaged, but at such a time, who would still care about face? The Buddhist Sect had been crippled, almost all the three thousand Buddhas and countless Bodhisattvas had perished. The Heavenly Court, having only the Jade Pool destroyed and losing just two Daluo Golden Immortals, suffered no substantial damage.
Although the Jade Emperor loathed Wukong, this was not the time to strike at the Demon Tribe. The strength of the Heavenly Court was not yet fully gathered; if they engaged in a great battle with the Demon Tribe now, wouldn’t it just allow the Buddhist Sect to reap the benefits? His idea was for the immortals and demons to fight until heaven and earth shattered, both sides gravely injured, and then, once he had accumulated enough strength, he would seize them in one fell swoop.
Just then, Youyi, the Ling Officer, suddenly floated in, his expression filled with extreme panic.