Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 376 - 365 Chapter Wukong’s Choice

Finally, Sun Wukong and the Flame God couldn’t hold back any longer and burst into laughter together. After the laughter, the four of them returned to where Ming Wanjie and the others were hiding. Without delay, everyone set out in the direction of the Netherworld Palace. They had initially planned to use the Teleportation Array of Genesis Palace to return, but it seemed that the array had been destroyed by the people of Genesis. This likely wasn’t out of malice, but rather out of concern that the Underworld God Army might use the array to infiltrate the Netherworld Palace.

This meant they had to travel nearly two additional days by foot, but at this point, no one was particularly in a hurry. Since the Underworld God Army on the side of Genesis had already retreated, it was assumed there should be no danger at the Netherworld Palace either. Although everyone’s pace was somewhat slow, by the evening of the second day, they had returned to the Netherworld Palace. Indeed, everything at the palace was the same as when they had left, with no signs of attack.

With the help of the little monkey, over a thousand Ferocious Beasts scattered with the Netherworld Palace as the center. First, they served as a warning. With the vast area now covered by the dispersed beasts, any movement from the Underworld God Army would be quickly detected, preventing surprise attacks. Stay connected through novelbuddy

Secondly, these beasts needed to eat, and they couldn’t be expected to starve to death. Moreover, Xi Zhao and the others now understood why the third Ferocious Beast siege of the Annihilation Palace was so extensive, yet failed to take down a single palace—the reason lay with the little monkey. Earlier, the little monkey could not confirm the relationship between the Annihilation Palace and Sun Wukong; following reports from the beasts everywhere, it seemed that the forces from all ten directions appeared in the Patrolling Celestial World at the same time and with the same number of people, which led the little monkey to initially believe that the people from all ten palaces were together.

Later, when he noticed that the realms where Sun Wukong was from, Genesis and the Netherworld, had consecutively attacked the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm and the Myriad Spirits Realm, he guessed that the people from the ten palaces might not all be allies, yet he was still unable to determine the relationship between the Annihilation Palace and Sun Wukong. Therefore, when he received orders that the Ferocious Beasts must attack, the little monkey found a way to reduce the quantity and quality of the beasts assigned to the sieges to some extent.

After all, if the Annihilation Palace was an enemy of Sun Wukong, anyway, the sheer number of beasts would cause some damage, and he could order an attack by the beasts at any time in the future. What frustrated the little monkey was that Sun Wukong and his group were too slow; even by the start of the third beast siege, they hadn’t arrived at the Annihilation Palace. There was no choice; the beast siege had to happen, so the little monkey took personal action and greatly reduced most of the might from the inner cores of those beasts.

Under the little monkey’s intimidation, the beasts could at best exert only half their strength, so the third beast siege turned into a one-sided slaughter by the Annihilation Alliance Army. And while the beast siege was halfway through, the little monkey sensed that Xi Zhao and others had quietly arrived at the outskirts of the Annihilation Palace. With this, the little monkey could confidently determine that the Annihilation Palace was an enemy of Sun Wukong.

However, by this time, the majority of the beasts had been slaughtered, and their strength considerably reduced, so the little monkey used a secret technique to induce the remaining beasts into a frenzy, eventually ordering the more than a thousand beasts to self-destruct simultaneously. The people who learned about this deeply regretted it, lamenting that if they had taken action sooner to make their stance clear, the final beast siege could have completely wiped out the people of the Annihilation Palace, and Xi Zhao and the others could have effortlessly taken it over without losing a single soldier.

After discussing the outcome of the battle with those guarding the Netherworld Palace, those with injuries gathered under the glow of the Wonderful Bodhi Tree to begin meditating and recovering. Since the Netherworld Palace had not been attacked by the Underworld God Army, there was nothing to worry about, so the next step was to wait for everyone to recover to their peak condition before the final battle began.

But before that, a visit to Genesis Palace and Fangcun Palace was still necessary. If they could also bring these two powers into the alliance, it would not only increase their own strength but also prevent a scenario where they exhaust themselves fighting the Annihilation Alliance Army, only to be taken advantage of by others lying in wait. Sun Wukong had already suffered such a loss once and certainly wouldn’t allow it to happen again.

That night, without further ado, Sun Wukong went looking for the little monkey, intending to discuss his future plans. After all, if he wanted to leave this place alive, he would still need the help of the little monkey’s Ferocious Beasts. But before Sun Wukong could even find the little monkey, a very small beast had already been sent by the little monkey to his room. Sun Wukong then followed the small beast out of his room. To his surprise, the small creature led him far away from the Netherworld Palace, stopping only when they were roughly a hundred li away.

And no sooner had he stopped than Sun Wukong saw the little monkey that was leaning against a large tree, legs casually crossed, munching on a banana. "What’s the matter? Why call me all this way? What has happened?" Sun Wukong knew that the little monkey wouldn’t have summoned him to this place for no reason. If there wasn’t something particularly important, it could have been discussed within the Netherworld Palace. The little monkey glanced at Sun Wukong, cocked his leg sideways to point at something nearby without speaking, and then began to pull something out.

However, this time it wasn’t any fruit, but seven small stones emitting a strange glow. With a flick of his wrist, he threw the seven stones around Sun Wukong and the little monkey. As soon as the stones hit the ground, a faint protective shield suddenly rose, completely covering Sun Wukong and the little monkey. If Sun Wukong didn’t completely trust the little monkey, he might have thought that the monkey meant to harm him. After setting all this up, the little monkey finally spoke gravely, "Ling Ming, there’s a traitor among you. Are you aware of this matter?"

Startled, Sun Wukong hadn’t expected the little monkey to ask about this right off the bat. He frowned slightly and said, "I’m aware, because our battle plans had been completely leaked before, everyone suspects a spy among us. But who exactly it is, we have no clue, unable to find any trace or clue. Even Zhibei’s foresight cannot determine it."

The little monkey nodded and said, "You’re not totally dim-witted. Do you have any suspicions? Or who do you think is the most likely to be the spy?" These words from the little monkey truly put Sun Wukong in a difficult position. To be honest, he had been very resistant when Zhibei first brought up the issue. Everyone here, he wanted to trust completely, yet if there was no traitor, that simply wouldn’t be possible.

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Seeing Sun Wukong silent with furrowed brows, the little monkey sighed softly and said, "Ling Ming, after these thousands of years, you still have the same nature. You’ve matured a lot through your experiences, but the kindness in your heart has not decreased even slightly. I know you refuse to believe this, but I must clarify for you that there indeed is a traitor among you, and that person is someone you know very well! Now, I need you to make a choice. Do you want me to reveal the identity of the traitor right now, or do you choose to remain unaware? What happens afterward, I can’t predict. And I can also tell you that if that person stabs you in the back at a critical moment, you all might be beyond recovery. Of course, with my strength, I should be able to keep you safe, but for the others, I can make no such promise."

After the little monkey had spoken, Sun Wukong fell into a deep silence. He had no doubts about the little monkey’s words, for the ferocious beasts under his command were virtually everywhere. What he had were not only those physically imposing and bloodthirsty subordinates, but also a host of ferocious beasts adept at surveillance and concealment. One could say that in the Patrolling Celestial World, if he desired to know what was happening at any place at any moment, he could clearly understand everything.

In fact, from the moment Sun Wukong appeared in the Patrolling Celestial World, the little monkey had been paying close attention to him. It just wasn’t yet time for him to reveal himself. Therefore, he was also fully aware of the actions of the people from the Netherworld World.

After a full quarter of an hour of silence, Sun Wukong slowly raised his head and said to the little monkey, "I know the risks are great, but I still don’t want to believe that there’s a spy among those people. So, let’s not talk about it. If it really comes to that point, I’d rather face reality and be slapped hard. Otherwise, I’ll never learn my lesson."

The little monkey also sighed, nodded his head, and then seemed to change the subject, asking casually, "I once sensed the presence of Primordial Flame and an extremely terrifying aura of destruction in the Patrolling Celestial World, but it disappeared suddenly afterward. That Primordial Flame, it was emitted by the Fire Attribute World Suppressing Stele, wasn’t it?"

"Yes, Master Tongtian of the Pangu Realm somehow had a World Suppressing Stele called Burning Fire Number Nine, but later he was destroyed by me; however, that stele eventually disappeared!" "Disappeared? How did it vanish?"

Sun Wukong then told him about the incident that night, how the Flame God forcibly made the stele acknowledge its master, but then the stele suddenly escaped on its own. After listening, the little monkey just uttered an "oh" and said nothing more. Afterward, Sun Wukong talked to the little monkey about some old times until sunrise, when they finally returned to the Netherworld Palace.