NOVPUBPenglai Fairy Island.
The Overseas Fairy Island, originally enshrouded in immortal qi, was now completely covered by dense fog, not a corner to be seen.
"Great Sage, it’s there! Alas, what has become of the once splendid blessed land of the immortals!"
Shou Xing wore a look of heartbreaking sorrow as he pointed to the place shrouded in fog ahead and complained to Sun Wukong.
"Shou Xing, there’s no need to grieve. Now that the grand army of our Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court has arrived, we will certainly help you take back your cave dwelling. Rest assured!"
After consoling Shou Xing, Sun Wukong nodded to Sun Wushuang, the Through-Arm Ape Monkey, who understood the gesture and had the war drums sounded, shouting towards the center of Penglai Fairy Island:
"People of the Hidden Clan, listen up! You have seized our Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court’s cave dwelling without cause, a crime that screams to the heavens! Now that His Majesty the Demon Emperor personally leads the campaign, you should swiftly open the gates to surrender and return Penglai Fairy Island, to spare yourselves the suffering of war! Should you fail to see reason and stubbornly resist, the day our grand army breaches your defences will be the day you have no graves to be buried in!"
The shouts traveled far into the midst of the fog but provoked not the slightest response, as though there was truly no one inside.
Sun Wukong’s expression darkened. The Hidden Clan showed absolutely no remorse!
If that was the case, then there was only the option of battle!
Clasping his hands to form a seal, Sun Wukong threw a punch directly at the fog ahead. A giant dharma seal flew out from his fist, instantly enlarging and transforming into a hurricane-like force that rushed towards the fog.
The thick fog, under the force of this punch, instantly crumbled and dissipated, revealing the full view of Penglai Fairy Island. The scene that met everyone’s eyes, Sun Wukong included, had them all widening their eyes in shock.
Instead of a scene where the experts of the Hidden Clan were waiting in stern array, what appeared was a blazing inferno with smoke billowing. A group of powerful beings from the Hidden Clan was forming an array and standing off against a purple-haired man holding a long spear.
"Tian Lin, do not push us too far! Your sister is not with our Hidden Clan. If you press us further, do not blame us for being inhospitable!"
A Half-Step Saint Realm expert of the Hidden Clan, holding a short blade, shouted fiercely at the purple-haired man, Tian Lin.
"Inhospitable? I’m curious to see just how inhospitable you can be! My sister’s Qilin blood reaction is right here, and you still dare to lie through your teeth! If you don’t hand her over today, I will exterminate your entire clan!"
The purple-haired man was named Tian Lin, an unrivaled prodigy of the Qilin Race, one of the imperial clans among the Myriad Races.
The Qilin Race, belonging to the Divine Beast Clans, was known for its sparse population, but each of them was a formidable being. Tian Lin, a rare prodigy seen only once in a millennium, was born with three attributes—water, fire, and light—quite unlike the single attribute of the common Qilin clanspeople. He had reached the Slaying Two Corpses Merit Saint Realm in just five thousand years of life.
With the return of the Myriad Races to the Three Realms, the Qilin Race, too, came back. However, their entire clan numbered less than a hundred people, so the large Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands did not suit them. Penglai Fairy Island, on the other hand, was a fine place for them.
Tian Lin’s sister, Tianyue, had come to Penglai Fairy Island to survey the situation but never returned. Following the trail left by his sister, Tian Lin arrived at Penglai Fairy Island and discovered the reaction of Tianyue’s Qilin blood here, infuriating him. The presence of the Qilin blood reaction at least suggested that his sister had been injured, and under such circumstances, Tian Lin had no good face to show the Hidden Clan.
Wielding the Qilin War Spear, Tian Lin directly destroyed most of the gate and houses of the sect that the Hidden Clan had established on Penglai Fairy Island. Many members of the Hidden Clan were killed by his fierce attacks. Enraged, the powerful beings of the Hidden Clan flew out from the depths of Penglai Fairy Island, confronting Tian Lin. This was the scene that Sun Wukong and others witnessed.
"That guy called Tian Lin, are you looking for your sister? A blue-ice colored Ice Qilin?"
Both sides seemed too engrossed to notice the approaching army of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court, but that didn’t matter, for Sun Wukong could take the initiative to interrupt.
"Who are you?"
It appeared that only then did Tian Lin notice Sun Wukong and the others. His gaze swept over Sun Wukong without much concern, as Wukong’s cultivation was merely at the Half-Step Saint Realm, but behind him stood the Green Lotus Sword Immortal Luo Bai and Venerable Guanyin, both of whom were of the Heavenly Dao Saint Realm. Especially Luo Bai, Tian Lin could feel that Luo Bai’s strength might not be inferior to his own.
"This is His Majesty, the Demon Emperor of our Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong!"
Before Sun Wukong had a chance to speak, the Through-Arm Ape Monkey Sun Wushuang stepped forward and announced loudly, causing Tian Lin’s pupils to abruptly contract as his gaze once again settled on Sun Wukong.
This is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong? That incomparable great demon who single-handedly slew two Heavenly Dao Saints in one day?
After the return of the Myriad Races to the Three Realms, all began actively gathering information; naturally, the battle achievements of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, were among the first to be known to the various races. However, Tian Lin, who had only just returned, was not clear on what Sun Wukong actually looked like.
The countenances of the Hidden Clan people also changed dramatically. The Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court had already spread rumors of their intent to attack Penglai Fairy Island, and the Hidden Clan had previously thought it was just a bluff. They hadn’t expected that it would truly happen, and just as the rumors had said, led by the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong himself!
With the Demon Emperor personally leading the assault, wasn’t the display a bit too grand? Was all this really necessary just for a tiny Penglai Fairy Island?
"You are the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong? How do you know about my sister?"
Tian Lin quickly regained his composure from his initial shock. To him, who Sun Wukong was didn’t matter; rescuing his sister Tianyue was what mattered most!
"I saw her!"
Sun Wukong said indifferently. He had already activated his Void-Breaking Starry Eyes and scanned the entirety of Penglai Fairy Island, inside and out. Tian Lin’s sister, Tianyue, was lying on an altar at the very center of the island, gashes cut into her limbs, her blood—a chilly blue—spilling out, flowing into engraved grooves of an array atop the altar.
The Hidden Clan seemed to be using Tianyue’s blood for a sacrifice, summoning something, with the Clan Leader, the Hidden Emperor, sitting in the center of the array, orchestrating it all. n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
"You better hurry and save your sister; if you’re any later, I fear her entire body’s blood will be drawn out by those damned Hidden Clan scum!"
Sun Wukong pointed in the direction where Tianyue was, and Tian Lin’s face immediately paled as he transformed into a Tricolor Qilin and rushed into the inner parts of Penglai Fairy Island.
"Stop him!"
"We can’t let him ruin the Emperor’s plan!"
The strongmen of the Hidden Clan were greatly alarmed and sprung into action, attempting to block Tian Lin. But before they could move, a streak of golden light suddenly descended from the clear sky, striking heavily in front of them. One of the Hidden Clan experts who was too slow to stop got directly hit by the golden light, his body immediately getting cleaved in two.
