Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 477 - 459: Alliance Breaks Up (Four)

"Ling Weiyang's doing? Is it really so? It seems Ling Weiyang's ambition has grown quite considerable!" Sun Wukong, although a bit surprised, did not appear too astonished. Xi Zhao, seeing Sun Wukong's reaction, was somewhat puzzled and said, "You had guessed early on, Sun Wukong. Now, I'm very curious as to how much you actually know about these matters!" Sun Wukong wiped his hand on the Barrier, hehe smiled, and said, "Not much, not much. When the World Suppressing Stele of the Genesis Palace was opened, I was speculating that the Supreme Order Qian Yuye used to activate the Heavenly Stele of the Annihilation Palace must be fake!"

Xi Zhao nodded but then shook his head, speaking with deep meaning, "Wukong, in the future, when you encounter situations where you cannot reason in the usual way, then you must think from the angle of the least likely occurrence. Because often, many things and many objectives need to be done in the most inconceivable way to be effective in the eyes of the common folk. The Supreme Order in Qian Yuye's hands cannot be said to be real, nor can it be said to be fake. You must have already seen those imitation World Suppressing Steles in the hands of Ling Weiyang and others, right? Qian Yuye's Supreme Order is of the same kind, a shadow Supreme Order created by Ling Weiyang and his ilk through special means!"

"Aren't they afraid Qian Yuye will find out? And what's the rationale behind Ling Weiyang's actions? Isn't the Underworld God Army an ally of the Myriad Demons Country?"

"Ah, Sun Wukong, I've already told you, all the cause and effect in this world ultimately come down to interests. Myriad Demons Country and the Underworld God Army are allies, yes, but that's based on mutual benefits. Otherwise, why would the Underworld God Army help Myriad Demons Country for no reason at all?"

"So, what's the deal between them?"

"Qian Yuye helps Myriad Demons Country to achieve first place in the Patrolling Celestial World's trials, and in return, Ling Weiyang will help the Underworld God Army eliminate all other trial participants except those from Myriad Demons and the Netherworld. The bodies and souls of these deceased participants, along with any Magic Treasures and Elixirs they possessed, would all belong to the Underworld God Army. Furthermore, once the Underworld God Army leaves the Patrolling Celestial World, Myriad Demons Country would provide them sanctuary." Xi Zhao's explanation was very detailed, apparently intending to reveal everything he knew to Sun Wukong.

"Don't Ling Weiyang or Myriad Demons Country fear the threat of Law Enforcers? The Underworld God Army is hot potato after all." Regarding the existence, meaning, and purpose of the Underworld God Army, Sun Wukong now had quite a detailed understanding. He could even say he was the person who knew the most about the Underworld God Army. Xing Dian and Dao Zhun had told him everything about the Underworld God Army. The Underworld God Army were in fact prisoners imprisoned by Law Enforcers within the Patrolling Celestial World.

These prisoners were also responsible for providing a vast amount of Spirit Power refined by themselves every day. Moreover, over the course of a million years, the Underworld God Army had discovered the secrets of the Patrolling Celestial World and begun to resurrect the Underworld Venerate. Although the resurrected Underworld Venerate couldn't compare to the original one, it was certainly enough to assist them in escaping what appeared to be a prison like the Patrolling Celestial World. Moreover, Sun Wukong had his own conclusions drawn from what he learned at Xing Dian, from Master Zun, and from the Spirit Controller, combined with his own analysis and speculation.

The Law Enforcers who imprisoned the Underworld God Army in the Patrolling Celestial World must be aware of all their actions. After all, the Patrolling Celestial World itself was crafted by the Heavenly Patroller from the skull of the Underworld Venerate, as an existence like a large-scale Spatial Boundary Device. As the master of the Patrolling Celestial World, the Heavenly Patroller must have had a thorough grasp of any worldly movement. That is to say, the Heavenly Patroller must know about the Underworld God Army's actions in resurrecting the Underworld Venerate, and likely all eight of the Law Enforcers knew as well.

To the Underworld God Army, who thought their actions were well concealed, it was like how Sun Wukong had absolute control over the World Within the Artifact of the Golden Hoop Rod. While in normal times he might not feel the changes within, the moment he immersed his Divine Sense into it, he would clearly know every change immediately. And this awareness was something he realized only after his conversation within the World Within the Artifact with Xing Dian last time.

The reason the Universal Law Enforcers turned a blind eye to the actions of the Underworld God Army in resurrecting the Underworld Venerate, Sun Wukong guessed, was probably because the Enforcers didn't really regard the ten thousand-meter-tall Underworld Venerate as a threat. Moreover, with the existence of this Underworld Venerate, the Underworld God Army would focus all of their energy on the resurrection, which would minimize resistance against the Enforcers. They would also desperately provide their Spirit Power on time to the chains to avoid getting noticed by the Enforcers, lest they investigate the Patrolling Celestial World and discover the existence of the Underworld Venerate.

Hence the existence of the Underworld Venerate was only beneficial and not harmful to the Law Enforcers. Moreover, if the Underworld God Army could successfully resurrect the ten thousand-meter-tall body of the Underworld Venerate and it possessed some Combat Power, the Law Enforcers wouldn't mind adding an underling that looked exactly like the Underworld Venerate to their ranks. This was a classic case of killing three birds with one stone. Therefore, regarding the actions of the Underworld God Army, the Enforcers pretended not to see and even covertly extended a helping hand to some extent. However, when it was time for the Spirit Controller's shift guarding the Patrolling Celestial World, he must have discovered a problem that caused him great alarm. Whether he shared this with the other Enforcers, or whether they just didn't believe or care, is unknown. Thus the Spirit Controller had to act on his own and found ways to halt the actions of the Underworld God Army without drawing the attention of the other Enforcers, and the most direct method was to kill the Underworld God Army.

Yet the Spirit Controller couldn't be too blatant, as the existence of the Underworld God Army was very important to the Enforcers. If the Underworld God Army were all killed off, losing the Spirit Power they provided would certainly result in the eight of them being kicked out of the Fang Universe by the Cosmic Rules. So the Spirit Controller could only do everything he could to prevent his discovery without affecting their own existence.

Of course, all of these were speculations that Sun Wukong made based on his own findings, and he couldn't be certain whether they were true or not. There was simply too much at stake, and by himself, he had no way of uncovering the truth.

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So, when he heard Xi Zhao say that Myriad Demons Country would actually agree to take in the Underworld God Army after they left the Patrolling Celestial World, Sun Wukong was quite surprised. Xi Zhao, however, curled his lip and said, "To call you fool would be an understatement. Do you really think that the Underworld God Army could leave this place? By agreeing to their demands, we can get the utmost assistance from the Underworld God Army, and as long as the Underworld God Army can't leave, those promises naturally won't hold."

"So, to keep them from leaving, did Ling Weiyang plot the explosion of the World Suppressing Stele?"

Xi Zhao shook his head. "The reason Ling Weiyang used a shadow Supreme Order to trigger the explosion of the World Suppressing Stele mainly lies in three factors. First, he planned to annihilate everyone present in one fell swoop. Secondly, Ling Weiyang was gambling on the attitude of the law enforcers after the World Suppressing Stele exploded. In fact, not only did Ling Weiyang guess correctly, but he also gained completely unexpected rewards and surprises. When the trial of the Patrolling Celestial World first started, everyone learned the rules and regulations of the trial, and Ling Weiyang found a loophole within these regulations!"

"What loophole?"

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"There are three ways a faction can be eliminated: first, by killing all members of that faction. Second, by activating that faction's World Suppressing Stele and successfully defending it for three days. Third, by the destruction of the faction's World Suppressing Stele. Among these three methods, Ling Weiyang discovered that if one chooses to destroy the World Suppressing Stele, there are two scenarios: first, one might trigger an explosion themselves out of desperation to perish together with the enemy, and second, it could be destroyed by the opposing side. And if it is destroyed by the opposing side, the ones who destroyed the Stele would not be subject to any punishment, and all responsibility would fall on the party whose Stele was destroyed!"

"That's wrong, though. The voice announced that it was Annihilation Demon Nation who triggered the explosion of the Stele!"

"That was a small bias shown by the law enforcers. If the law enforcers said the Stele was destroyed by Myriad Demons Country, the punishment would still be imposed on Annihilation Demon Nation, but then Qian Yuye and the rest of the Underworld God Army would certainly realize they had been outwitted, and the consequences would be serious. The law enforcers do not wish for any disturbances from the Underworld God Army!"

"That makes even less sense, Dao Zhun told me that all three thousand members of the Underworld God Army were blasted to death. Three thousand dead, and the law enforcers don't care? Something doesn't add up!"

"Who said those three thousand are dead? The Underworld God Army isn't so easy to kill!"

"They actually survived, that's truly surprising. And the third reason?"

"Ling Weiyang intended to use the self-destruction of the Stele to wound the Underworld God Army, thereby provoking Qian Yuye's rage. He would surely call upon more troops to attack other forces because, after all, if another explosion like this happened, the Underworld God Army might not withstand it!"(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point ) to cast your recommendation votes, Monthly Passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)