The Demon King's Whim

But the resulting flesh and blood will not be injured.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang struck her left shoulder, narrowly avoiding the flesh and blood, leaving a path. The missed strike rolled down from her right ribs.

But the Flame Sword pierced the Monkey King's chest.

The next moment, flames burst forth from the Monkey King's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

Life and death are decided, victory and defeat are determined.

The Flame Sword in the girl's hand turned into sparks and scattered, while the mindless burning Monkey King stood in the fire.

"You still had a chance," the girl said, frowning slightly. "Sun Wukong has a head of bronze and arms of iron, and fiery eyes. But what I'm wielding isn't Laevateinn —you originally had a chance to hurt me."

However, the Monkey King revealed a serene smile amidst the flames.

"The monkey you're talking about is the one that was roasted in the Eight Trigrams Furnace after the havoc in Heaven. That's not Old Sun, not the current Old Sun. Besides, Old Sun victory or defeat doesn't depend on whether I can hurt you, little girl."

Miss Surtr seemed to sense something. She turned to look behind her, where the black throne had been shattered into fragments by the aftershocks of the Ruyi Jingu Bang's sweeping attack.

—So that's how it is. You just wanted to have a good fight with your brothers and wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace?

"Very well, you've already shattered the throne in the Lingxiao Palace. What else is there to say?"

"I see." The girl turned around and nodded slightly. She took a step forward, preparing to leave for the cleanup area.

However, she only took one step.

"Little girl, what's your name?" the burning Monkey King asked her.

"Surtr," she answered calmly.

"Surtr ...tsk, that name is so hard to pronounce." The Monkey King shook his head slightly. "But since you have defeated me, Old Sun, there are some things you should know."

"I'm all ears."

"You know that Rama is dead. But it wasn't just Rama who died... Old Sun, don't quite understand who died. Perhaps it was the Old Man Haotian, or the Old Official Taishang. Or perhaps someone higher or more important than them. And Old Sun, know that the death of that fellow will inevitably be accompanied by a great calamity."

"Old Sun, don't know the specifics of the calamity. But I imagine all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens will be caught up in it... Surtr, Old Sun, have a favor to ask of you. After I die, please fix this Sea-Calming Divine Needle in the Divine Land."

The Monkey King's burning hand remained steadfast. He offered up his As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel), which the girl immediately caught.

"But the Eastern Divine Continent does not exist." The Flame-haired maiden tilted her head slightly. "I can't find Aolai Country either."

However, the Monkey King responded with a loud laugh.

"Ha! Young lady of the Shi family, you are still too young and naive. You should know—"

"—Where you think is the Divine Land? That is the Divine Land."

It laughed loudly, and amidst the laughter, its form crumbled and vanished inch by inch. With a final, satisfied sigh, the Defiant Monkey King was thus eliminated from the world.

The battle is over.

Chapter 129 The Lord of Fiends's Temporary Temptation

The battle is over.

But the war was not over.

The aftershocks of the war swept across the globe in the following days.

The torrential rain continued for seven days without ceasing. The Council of Sages, through their Spiritual Vision, had already discerned the outcome of the divine war on the first day. The final conclusion was that at least seven Unwilling God had simultaneously descended upon that Far Eastern island nation.

The Seven Pillars are the highest-ranking, Unwilling God.

The war began with the visit of the Seventh King, and within minutes, the entire Japanese archipelago sank into the abyss in the battle between gods and Lord of Fiends. Then, the oldest God Slayer, Voban, and the most skilled Wuxia King Luo Hao, joined the battle, either one after the other, or perhaps simultaneously. The details of the battle, however, remain unknown.

The witches who dared to spy on the battlefield were mostly dead. Princess Alice, the most esteemed member of the Council of Sages and the most likely to know the details of the battle, remained silent. No one knew what had truly happened there.

The spellcasters kept a close watch on this. They could only deduce the course of the war from its aftermath—all seven Unwilling God had perished. Marquis Voban hastily returned to the Balkan Peninsula and secluded himself. Wuxia King Luo Hao had disappeared without a trace. And the Seventh King, Surtr, who was given the title of Emperor, had her palace perched high in the sky.

Without a doubt, there can only be one ultimate victor. The Seventh King defeated all his rivals, placing his own will above all things.

People had assumed the Seventh King would launch an expedition, that she would become the ruler of all kings. However, the actions of the Seventh King Surtr, exceeded the expectations of all who were watching closely—she raised the ravaged seabed.

She is rebuilding that island nation; she is dragging all the living beings who died in the war of gods out of the dead.

On the first day, the King's will roamed the waters. A second sun, independent of the Earth-Sun system, hung high above the ruins of the Japanese archipelago. The seawater was restrained, parting to reveal the scorched seabed. Stable tectonic plates were shaken once more, and underwater volcanoes erupted on a massive scale.

The next day, the seabed rose from the tectonic plate fissure. It didn't quite resemble the original Japanese archipelago, but there were significant differences in the details. The king had adjusted the asthenosphere's operation, allowing magma from beneath the earth's crust to fill the missing space. Many tsunamis and whirlpools, large and small, were suppressed by the king, preventing the tectonic plate movements from causing waves in other lands.

On the third day, the dark seabed was restored to resemble the original world map. However, the island remained devoid of life. The king continued to reshape the seabed, creating mountains, plains, and an underground water system to support the rivers. Areas that were once wild quickly sprouted lush vegetation, and the king allowed them to grow freely outside the city.

On the fourth day, various animals gradually appeared in the lush forest. The deliberately accelerated natural cycle quickly re-established the ecological cycle on this land. The king opened the gates of the underworld, allowing some deceased priestesses and priests to return to the mortal realm as spirits. The king sent them to their original locations in various cities before the divine war, and then used their memories to recreate the destroyed cities.

On the fifth day, the city was rebuilt. Although it was significantly different from the past, living space had at least been cleared out again. The king commanded strange fruit trees to grow on the ground, which blossomed and bore fruit in a single day. The fruit that fell to the ground became human bodies.

Some witches believe this should be an anecdote about the ginseng fruit in Eastern Mythology, Council of Sages also confirmed the existence of the Defiant Great Sage Equal to Heaven among the Unwilling God. This is considered a reliable conjecture, and since the Great Sage Equal to Heaven exists, the subsequent development of him going to the underworld, erasing his name from the Book of Life and Death, and bringing the dead back to life is naturally logical.

And so, on the sixth day, the Queen brought all those who had perished in the war of the gods back from the underworld to the mortal realm. The sunken island was restored to its former state. The destroyed cities and fields were rebuilt. Though it could not be exactly the same as before the war, the kingdom was indeed recreated through her hands.

No God Slayer has ever achieved this. There has never been a king like this in the world. The Church, weakened by the Lord of Fiends's reign, remained silent about everything that had happened in the Far East. The achievements of this the Seventh king were truly astounding.

People gradually developed unrealistic expectations of this queen. The kingdom, revived by her power, fervently worshipped her—but the queen did not respond. She remained in her palace, never allowing the ground to touch her feet.

Then, on the seventh day, the eighth day since the Queen's rise to power, the young Queen finished her work and, after a brief journey to China across the sea and her return, enjoyed a moment of leisure.

Meanwhile, various factions and unclaimed societies around the world seized this opportunity to travel to the Far East, attempting to make contact with this supreme emperor, this extraordinary Seventh King.

The plane imbued with Curse Power flew through the rain, revealing a rare, rainless place on the planet to the girl.

We're almost there; our destination is just ahead. As the only... or rather, only one of the two passengers on the flight, the silver-haired knight maiden gently pressed her chest, trying to calm her slightly rapid heartbeat.

The girl's name is Liliana. Liliana Kranichal is a young Great Knight of the Bronze Black Cross. She is on par with Erica Brantri, and in terms of age, combat strength, appearance, and tact, she is second to none.

She came here with an important mission. And there are three things she needs to do.

First, fulfill the commission the king gave while he was in Europe. Deliver the 'Gorgon Stone' to the king.

Second, serve under the Seventh King. Ensure that the Bronze is not overshadowed by the Copper, and ensure that the Society gains the favor of the Seventh Supreme King.

And third, last, and most importantly.

The girl turned her head to look at her side. Her best friend, nemesis, and childhood entanglement with Erica Brantley was now quietly curled up in the large suitcase beside her. The blonde was currently protected by layers of magic and runes, and was lost in a deep dream.