Chapter 358: Chapter 358

Seeing this scene, Sun Wukong naturally knew that he no longer had the chance to stop it.

However, he could make his move more swiftly. If he could take out the Green Fur Lion’s combat strength first, he might turn the tide of battle.

Yet, just at that moment, as if the Green Fur Lion had already known he was there, it grabbed the falling Jingu Bang in one swoop.

On the other side, a silver light struck Zhu Bajie right in the back.

However, Zhu Bajie acted as if nothing happened—his clothes weren’t torn, and there wasn’t a single wound on his body.

But before Sun Wukong could admire Zhu Bajie’s toughness,

Zhu Bajie issued a piercing scream, clutching his back with his hand and rolling in pain on the ground.

It was as if he had suffered a heavy blow.

Sun Wukong was somewhat surprised; Zhu Bajie’s reaction was excessively slow.

In the moment Sun Wukong’s mind wandered, the Green Fur Lion abruptly turned around, sweeping its steel blade in a wide arc.

Sun Wukong was cut in two by the blade!

The Green Fur Lion was somewhat astonished—killing this sudden attacker so easily was something he had never anticipated.

But in the moment he was caught off guard, Sun Wukong burst into a puff of hair and fell to the ground.

The Green Fur Lion frowned slightly...

On the other side, Sun Wukong appeared out of thin air, stepping in front of Zhu Bajie, scanned the area, and said, "Hiding your head and showing your tail, a coward, aren’t you? Show yourself!"

"You refuse the path to heaven, yet you barge into the gates of Hell. Sun Wukong, we have yet to seek you out, and here you deliver yourself to us. It seems you are destined to face this calamity!"

The voice was shrill and sounded rather eerie, followed immediately by a rumble of footsteps.

From the depths of the cave emerged a colossal beast—a White Elephant with white fur and yellow tusks, the second master of Lion Camel Ridge!

Zhu Bajie, by then, had also recovered and gritted his teeth as he cursed: "You sneaky elephant, resorting to a surprise attack. What kind of hero are you? If you’re capable, then fight me head-on for three hundred rounds!"

The White Elephant’s face twisted maliciously, and he sneered darkly, "Dead pig, what makes you think you can stand against me? Believe it or not, I’ll pull out your soul and tear it to pieces, one thread at a time! You’ll die so thoroughly that you won’t even have a place to be reincarnated!"

Sun Wukong immediately understood—the White Elephant had used a secret technique to directly attack the soul, Zhu Bajie’s soul had been brutally lashed, which explained his intense pain, yet leaving no physical scars.

Sun Wukong scoffed, "You do have some skill, trunk nose. But... with just the two of you rotten vegetables, you dare scheme against us? Ridiculous!"

The Green Fur Lion sneered, "Sun Wukong, don’t tell me you actually think you’re formidable. Back when you were in the celestial court, those immortals were just putting on a show. Besides, at our time, he was just a junior, not fit to take the stage!"

Sun Wukong, carrying the Jingu Bang, said, "A brave man doesn’t boast about his past courage. If you lot are really so impressive, why hide in this ravine? Take a seat in the celestial court. One by one or all at once, come at me; let Old Sun handle you! Then you’ll understand that just because you’re old Daoists does not mean you can show off in front of us!"

Hearing this, the Green Fur Lion was immediately enraged—he had never been provoked by a monkey before: "Good, good, a wildly arrogant monkey! You seek death, and we brothers will grant it to you!"

Having said this, the Green Fur Lion wasted no more words and, his large blade in hand, charged at Sun Wukong.

In an instant, the two were locked in fierce combat...

Just as Zhu Bajie was about to join in, the White Elephant blocked his way, a long spear in his hand pointing at Zhu Bajie: "Die, pig—come and meet your doom!"

"You’re disgusting, with such a huge body and yet such a squeaky voice!" Zhu Bajie cursed and, picking up his nine-toothed rake, rushed into the fray.

The four of them engaged in a great battle, stirring the cave heaven and blessed land into chaos—thunder rolled, fire blazed, rivers ran through the sky, epitomizing ferocity.

Still, as the intense battle was contained within the cave heaven and blessed land, the outside world remained completely unaffected.

Even the demons outside were unaware that their leaders were locked in a fierce battle.

A million little demons were in the midst of training when suddenly a bald head emerged from the woods.

It was Xuanzang, who had waited for a long while without seeing Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie return. Beside him stood the Sand Monk.

"Master, I reckon these little demons are underlings of a few demon kings from Lion Camel Ridge. Should we not offer them universal salvation?"

The Sand Monk muttered to the demons.

Xuanzang nodded slightly in agreement.

He hoped to salvage more demons, so that upon reaching Mount Meru, he might have some measure of conviction.

Yet now, the pair’s nonchalant gestures and comments,

Left the group of demons with an exceedingly sour expression.

Demons from Lion Camel Mountain!

In their day-to-day existence, the humans they consumed were counted in the tens of thousands. They recklessly chose which humans to prey on for their delight.

When did they ever get pointed at and commented on by two men?

And being talked about universal salvation?

This was like lighting a lamp in the outhouse—looking for death!

A Little Demon King, discontented, pointed at Xuanzang and bellowed, "Where’s this ignorant bald donkey come from?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzang paused mid-step, turned his head towards the Little Demon King, and said, "Amitabha, Benefactor, would you like to convert to Buddhism?"

The Little Demon King, hearing this, let out a derisive laugh and said, "Has that bald donkey lost his mind?"

Seeing so many of them, and he still dares ask them to convert?

"You little ones, get up there and capture these two Bald Donkeys to present to the Great King!"

As he spoke, the group of little demons swarmed towards Xuanzang and Sand Monk.

Sand Monk looked around with a worried expression in his eyes, knowing that if the demons really struck, they would have no way to resist.

Before he could worry further, Xuanzang promptly placed his palms together, and at the same time, a strong Buddha’s light emanated from his body. In an instant, the Buddha’s light shone universally, and Buddhist chanting scattered in all directions.

The little demons that had approached were confounded by the Buddhist chanting and Buddha’s light, some even showing regret, lamenting why they had eaten so many humans.

The million demon soldiers who had not yet been affected by this power,

when they witnessed this scene, fell silent as if frozen.

The sight chilled them to the bone, sending shivers down their spines!

They had never seen anyone who could actually provide universal salvation for them.

For a moment, the million demon soldiers stood silently, watching the Monk guide their squad leaders to salvation.

One by one, they joined their palms respectfully, even though their teeth still held human flesh, they showed a look of compassion.

It was simply unimaginable.

"What’s all the commotion outside?!"

Just then, a dull voice rang out, and a tall man with tiger and leopard patterns on his face walked out of Lion’s Camel Cave, dragging a huge saw-toothed sword and looking very impatient.

"It’s the Tiger Demon captain!" someone recognized him and exclaimed in shock.

Other demons, as though seeing a lifeline, rushed to explain the situation.

"Two Monks daring to cause havoc in our domain? And they even want to provide universal salvation for us? Preposterous!"

The Tiger Demon was enraged!

The demon soldiers parted, allowing him to come face to face with Xuanzang.

As he approached, he saw that those surrounding Xuanzang were some of his important subordinates.

"Well done, Monk, such audacity!"

The Tiger Demon shouted, never before had anyone dared to behave recklessly in their domain, and now this Monk had actually made these murderous demons seek refuge?

Sand Monk looked at this demon; he could tell that this demon was not simple.

Meanwhile, Xuanzang also opened his eyes and glanced at the demon, calmly saying, "Benefactor, taking a life must be atoned for, turning back is the shore!"

"I’ll turn your damn head!"

Upon hearing Xuanzang’s words, the Tiger Demon bellowed.

Then he roared up towards the sky.

In that instant, his body surged with Monster Energy, stirring up extraordinary phenomena between heaven and earth, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Qi Towards the Origin...

The group of demons gasped, "We never expected the Tiger Demon to have reached the cultivation level of a Daluo Golden Immortal. To think that besides our Great King, such a powerful Demon King existed!"

"Hahaha... With the Tiger Demon taking action, that Bald Donkey is as good as dead!"

"Let’s see how this Monk manages to provide salvation now. He’s only capable of handling us little demons after all!"

The little demons cheered in unison.

However, the next moment, the sound of Buddhist chanting spread, instantly enveloping everything.

Behind Xuanzang, a Path of Ten Thousand Buddhas emerged; witnessing this, countless more demons prostrated themselves on the ground, choosing to seek refuge.

At this time, they couldn’t muster the slightest intention to resist.

As the Buddhist chanting fell, the originally fierce Tiger Demon immediately looked bewildered, followed by intense remorse, and then knelt before the crowd of demons, showing a look of repentance.

The little demons, witnessing this, were visibly shocked, wailing in their hearts, "A great Daluo Golden Immortal, brought to salvation so easily?"

"This is a great Daluo Golden Immortal who roamed above and below the heavens, extremely rare and unfettered!"

"And just like that, so casually brought to salvation?"

"This is simply inconceivable!"

Even though they felt this Bald Donkey had some ability, and the sound of Buddhist chanting was irresistible, making one want to kneel and worship, they still found it preposterous for this to happen to a Daluo Golden Immortal.

The little demons simply couldn’t believe that a formidable Daluo Golden Immortal would be so easily unable to resist this Bald Donkey’s Buddhist law.

The little demons felt their Daoist hearts nearly collapsing.

After all, from a young age, their parents told them, becoming Immortal was their dream, and reaching the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal was the dream within a dream; once achieved, one would obtain everything between heaven and earth, achieving ultimate carefree liberation!

But reality told them that for this Monk, a Daluo Golden Immortal could easily be brought to salvation.

It was as if their common sense had collapsed.

"You lot, why not seek refuge promptly, what are you waiting for?"

Seeing that the major demon had been brought to salvation, Sand Monk shouted loudly and spoke out.