Clear Skies Across the Land

Flames surged outwards from every inch of the Great Ape's skin, as well as from its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

"The energy circulation within your body is not coordinated; I originally expected this attack to come after a thousand moves." Miss Surtr's eyes narrowed slightly. "Holding back is not only an insult to me, but also to you. Disobedient Sun Wukong, don't let me underestimate you!"

She received an answer from the burning Great Ape.

"Hahahaha—I, Old Sun, just want to see if you, young lady, have the ability and magnanimity to put an end to all this. Those who hesitate and look back will never accomplish anything!"

The next moment, the Great Ape's body exploded into billions of fireballs shooting out in all directions!

Amidst the fiery torrential rain, the 84,000 feathers transformed into countless hairs wielded their weapons, attacking every flaw on the half-destroyed giant's body!

Then Surtr detonated a sun. From the inside out, the flames formed from the giant's remains swept away all the incarnations of hair in an instant.

Honshu Island sank into the sea.

In the boiling sea, the only true form was reflected in the girl's eyes!

The sword blade fell like a rainbow.

However, just Unwilling Sun Wukong strike Laevateinn, who refused to submit, a grayish-brown Iron Staff blocked the path of the sword!

Then, a roar erupted.

"Seventh Brother, don't worry! Old Ox, am here!"

Before her eyes stood a towering, bull-headed man in golden armor and silver helmet, his Iron Staff cracked after facing Laevateinn. But the instant the weapon shattered, a chilling frost of Flood Dragon swept in from the side, forcing Miss Surtr to take a half-step back.

"The Great Strength Bull Demon King ..." Miss Surtr frowned slightly. "The Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven."

She received a response immediately.

"Indeed, it is Old Ox!" Twin swords appeared in the burly ox-headed man's hands. A Banana Leaf Fan floated behind him. "The Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven is here!"

With a slight shift in gaze, a dark gray, malevolent dragon emerged from the boundary between the clouds and the water and wind.

"Great Sage Who Covers the Seas, Flood Dragon Demon King is here!" The voice boomed with thunder, and frost accumulated within the thunder.

The sky turned a somber color, as enormous wings obscured the clear sky.

"Great Sage Who Mixes the Heavens, Roc Demon King is here!"

A giant blue lion marched across the sea. The boiling sea calmed as it advanced.

"Great Sage Who Moves Mountains, Lion Camel King, is here!"

A golden monkey emerges from the shadows, its ears pointing in six different directions.

"Great Sage Who Ventilates, the Macaque King is here!"

Then, a ferocious giant hand emerged from the depths of the uncontested land, and a savage black Giant Ape tore through the land of the four nations.

"Great Sage Who Drives Gods King Yu Rong is here!"

The six Demon King appeared one by one. In the center, protected by the six kings Six Great Sages, a shimmering phantom of a tight headband trembled and detached from the head of the Clever Stone Monkey, which had regained its original form, and then crumbled into dust.

"The Demon King ... the Great Sage Equal to Heaven." Miss Surtr took a soft breath. She could clearly sense that none of these six Demon Kings were significantly weaker than the disobedient Sun Wukong. Some unknown power surrounded them, making them far more powerful than ordinary Unwilling God.

"You... are the Handsome Monkey King."

Her opponent nodded slightly.

" In Old Sun entire life, I've only ever done one thing that I feel guilty about," the stone monkey said, stroking his Ruyi Jingu Bang, his voice filled with deep sorrow. "That was when I first rebelled against Heavenly Court, I didn't fight alongside my six brothers to the very end... My six brothers, we didn't return from that battle. Can we still stand shoulder to shoulder?"

The six Great Sages burst into laughter. Their wild laughter echoed throughout the heavens and the earth.

"Seventh Brother! You once abandoned your position as the Bimawen and became sworn brothers with us. And now you are repeating your past act of rebellion against Heaven! In our eyes, there is only the Handsome Monkey King shares life and death with us, not Sun Wukong who has submitted to Heavenly Court! Today, in this battle against our formidable enemy, we will gladly fight to the death!"

The auras of the seven saints were thus linked.

The end of the Ruyi Jingu Bang was pointing at the girl's face.

"This is my Old Sun... no, it is my refusal. Today, there is no Sun Wukong here, only the Handsome Monkey King, only myself, who proclaims myself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. God Slayer, come and fight! We Seven Brothers live and die together today!"

"After all..." The Handsome Monkey King lowered his posture slightly. "Both your time and my time are running out."

The next moment, the war reignited!

Chapter 127 The Jade Firmament Clarified

An uneasy feeling permeated the air.

On the other side of the world, in the Witch's Hut on Sardinia, Erica Blantri turned her head away hesitantly.

She saw the horizon dyed crimson, waves of burning clouds stretching eastward toward her. The ground beneath her feet trembled slightly, though not violently.

Was it an earthquake? Or a tsunami, or both?

This doesn't seem like something that's happening in the Mediterranean... Could it be that a new divine war has broken out in the East?

Will the war of the gods be related to the Emperor? Or perhaps...?

No, now is not the time to think about that.

She shook her head inwardly. After arriving in Sardinia, the signal from her communication device became unstable. Perhaps it was due to the lack of a relay station, or perhaps it was because she was in the witch's territory.

Witch.

Yes, that's why I came to Sardinia. It was on the Emperor's orders to inquire about news from fifty years ago. Therefore, as an exemplary knight, fulfilling my lord's mission should be my top priority and my most urgent task.

So she cleared her mind of all distractions and turned her gaze back to the witch before her—Lucurazia Zola. The de facto ruler of Sardinia, nearly a hundred years old, she now looked like a charming and languid noblewoman.

Charming and languid.

But it was full of unreality and asymmetry, making her feel that something was wrong no matter how she looked at it, but she couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.

"I apologize, I was a little distracted." Erica lowered her head slightly to express her apology. "We should have been talking about the accident that happened in Japan fifty years ago. It is said that you were a witness and the only survivor. The emperor I serve wants to know the full story of that accident, so please enlighten me."

The ground trembled slightly again, perhaps an aftershock, or perhaps for some other reason.

The witch sitting opposite the blond knight leisurely raised her pipe, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a long, murky breath—the witch's face, obscured by the smoke, appeared unpredictable.

"Fifty years ago in Japan... nothing much actually happened. It was just that a demon, which wasn't even Divine Beasts, was causing trouble at a shrine in Izumo. And I happened to be passing by and sealed it away using my witch skills."

"The Emperor wishes to know more detailed information."

"I know, I know." The witch put down her pipe and tilted her head. A subtle and strange smile seemed to appear on her pale face. "But I think what your emperor wants to know is actually news about the young man named Kusanagi Ichiro who died in the shrine fifty years ago."