Great Demon Sun Wukong

The red-robed figure from Myriad Spirits Realm not only possessed terrifying strength but was also exceptionally ruthless. From his words, it seemed he did not regard those two experts from Myriad Spirits Realm as companions at all. In his heart, for this trial in the Patrolling Celestial World, apart from a Thunder System Daoist named Xu Miao, he did not take anyone else seriously.
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He believed that he alone was sufficient for this trial in Myriad Spirits Realm.

At the same time, a team from Genesis Divine Nation encountered an attack by ferocious beasts. Owing to its second-place ranking in the Six Kingdoms War, Genesis Divine Nation possessed half of the detailed map of the Patrolling Celestial World and also had those guardian puppets that came as reward items, which made staffing a lot easier. Of the thirty-six people, only six remained to guard the Genesis Palace, while the remaining thirty were divided into six groups of five each. They set off to explore in six directions: true north, true south, true east, southeast, northeast, and northwest.

Since the half map obtained by Genesis Divine Nation was precisely the southern part of the entire Patrolling Celestial World, Jue Luan, the leader of Genesis Divine Nation, could discern the distribution of the neighboring great divine nations using the map. Jue Luan also knew that the Netherworld World had acquired a map, so they would surely send someone to Genesis Palace immediately.

The reason for his certainty was that Jue Luan knew Netherworld World was undoubtedly his most steadfast ally and moreover, the people from Netherworld World did not know which half of the fragmented map he had. Therefore, they would inevitably send someone straight over first. In this way, there was no need to dispatch people to explore the direction of the Netherworld World; the spare manpower could be used to scout the terrain near Genesis Palace.

One of the six teams that encountered an attack by ferocious beasts was led by a man named Luo Chen, a five-person squad. Luo Chen was the son of the Domain Lord of one of the former Nine Great Divine Kingdoms, Dominion of Soil. After that war of cataclysmic proportions, Luo Chen became a member of Genesis Divine Nation. The Domain Lords of the other great divine nations were extremely interested in the Wasteland Soil stele and they were desperate to capture Luo Chen and personally interrogate him about the whereabouts of the stele.

However, Genesis Divine Nation was not a common place, and so those from other divine nations could only watch helplessly as Luo Chen entered Genesis Divine Nation and received protection from the Chaotic Giants, which were considered the strongest race in the universe. Later on, the leaders of those divine nations discovered the secret of Pangu Realm, hence they shifted their focus on Pangu Realm. Due to certain reasons, they could only send people to stealthily explore Pangu Realm to uncover its hidden mysteries.

The ones who were dispatched, upon having their identities exposed, would all mysteriously die. Later, when someone accidentally stumbled upon clues about the Wasteland Soil stele, those leaders started to care even less about Luo Chen.

As a result, Luo Chen continued to live peacefully within Genesis Divine Nation. Although that was said, Luo Chen's life was far from easy. It wasn't just because he carried the deep hatred of his nation's destruction and his family's murder; it was more so because he knew exactly who the murderer was but had no way of taking revenge.

It was not only due to his own lack of strength but also because the person who ordered the complete destruction of Dominion of Soil was none other than the Heavenly Patroller, the supreme ruler of this universe, whose orders were absolute, and no one could defy them. Therefore, even if Luo Chen amassed enough power, he still could not exact revenge.

Unless one day, he could possess the ability to contend with the Heavenly Patroller, but such a possibility was nonexistent. The strength of the Heavenly Patroller was not something humans could fathom, for the Heavenly Patroller was not a human at all. Luo Chen even learned from Xiao He, the Domain Lord of Genesis Divine Nation, that there were not just one but eight beings with identities and power like the Heavenly Patroller!

Just one Heavenly Patroller had the power to destroy a divine nation on his own; if eight were to come together, how powerful would that be? Thus, in this universe, the Heavenly Patrollers were the most supreme existences. With this, vengeance was forever an impossible task.

Despite how difficult it was for Luo Chen to accept such an outcome, he had managed to bury that hatred after the passage of ten thousand years, combined with the personal teaching of the Domain Lord of Genesis Divine Nation and the devoted cultivation provided by the Chaotic Giant Clan. Although his hatred was vast like the heavens, Luo Chen learned to conceal it deep within.

And now, the results of his ten-thousand-year cultivation were beginning to emerge. But enough idle talk; when the red-robed figure from Myriad Spirits Realm faced a siege by pythons, Luo Chen's five-person group also ran into tremendous trouble. Moreover, it was the biggest crisis encountered by any faction thus far.

Because the beings that had them surrounded were creatures that could be said to stand almost at the top of the food chain in the Patrolling Celestial World. These creatures were not wild beasts, insects, creatures of the sky, or the water. Even to call them ferocious beasts was somewhat of a stretch. But for lack of a better description, they were temporarily referred to as ferocious beasts.

After all, for those participating in the trial, any dangerous creatures in the Patrolling Celestial World are considered Ferocious Beasts.

Looking at the five Ferocious Beasts in front of him, one of the individuals named Meng Lan said to Luo Chen, "Hey, you're the boss now, do we fight, or not? And why do I feel like these five in front of us don't really match the Ferocious Beasts from the legends?" This person called Meng Lan was a young man with long silver-white hair, appearing to be in his mid-twenties, radiating a solar aura that made him seem very approachable.

The reason for this impression owed itself to Meng Lan's unique physique, a pure Light Elemental Body, and it was almost akin to that of the original Light Element. This meant that Meng Lan's spiritual power and mana did not depend on external sources—his body was a veritable Light Element production machine. Therefore, Meng Lan was quite famous within the Genesis Divine Nation, with his reputation stemming from the massive and inexhaustible spiritual power he exhibited in every battle.

Luo Chen was also frowning tightly as he stared at the five Ferocious Beasts in front of him, unsure how to describe what he saw. At first glance, Luo Chen saw what appeared to be five human beings! They had limbs, two legs, and two arms, a head with all the features intact, neither handsome nor ugly to speak of.

Moreover, these five individuals were wearing some kind of tattered Armor. Though the Armor was damaged, one could still discern that it must have been a standard-issue gear, as all five wore exactly the same Armor, with the only difference being in the degree of damage.

"Meng Lan, do you think... could these be people from other Divine Kingdoms? It doesn't seem like they should be any sort of Ferocious Beasts, right? Even though their aura is very violent, there's not a hint of human spirit in it."

"Boss, do you think, among the ten forces, which one could be so impoverished? To undergo such an important trial without even a decent suit of Armor?"

"Not necessarily, I think what I'm wearing is even worse than theirs! So, if they're not participants in the trial, could they be the original inhabitants of the Patrolling Celestial World? But that's just too pitiful, right? The children of the Heavenly Patroller are indeed in a sorry state!"

As Luo Chen was slightly turning his head to speak to Meng Lan beside him, one of the five people in ragged Armor suddenly vanished from their spot. Luo Chen's heart chilled for a moment, and his right hand suddenly swept behind him. However, if one looked closely, they would notice that Luo Chen was actually holding a sword hilt in his hand.

Yes, just a hilt with no blade, an empty sword hilt. With a sweep of this hilt behind him, a figure suddenly appeared and then stepped backward in the void, moving his body about seven or eight meters before landing on the ground.

By then, Luo Chen had a clear view. The one who had appeared suddenly and tried to attack him was none other than one of the five individuals in tattered Armor. Following this person's ambush, the other four also moved, with each choosing an opponent. However, what was unexpected was that Meng Lan had decided to flee at the first chance.

Initially it was five against five, but with Meng Lan running away, the person clad in ragged Armor was left without an adversary. Taking a look around and seeing the others already locked in combat, he seemed confused. Afterward, he glanced at the fleeing Meng Lan and promptly twisted his body to give chase.

After the rest also started fighting, Luo Chen suddenly noticed that aside from the one who attacked him, the remaining three individuals all had chains on their feet that seemed incredibly heavy. And then Luo Chen discovered that it wasn't just their feet; there were iron bars and locks on their wrists, waists, and even necks.

(There will be only two updates today. Sanzang's shoulder is extremely painful for some reason, typing away with a hot towel on it—it seems like it might be something like shoulder periarthritis. Please understand, Sanzang is also having a hard time!)