Suspect a Saint

"Damn Jade Emperor, just you wait until I reach the level of a Saint! I'll spank your butt until you cry!"

Chen Tong, like an angry little bird, chirped incessantly, venting his inner displeasure!

[Beep, congratulations to the host for completing sub-quest 3.]

[Beep, congratulations to the host, you have obtained three Nine-Revolving Golden Cores, one Five-Thunder Divine Method, and a Ten-Foot Golden Body.]

The system's cold voice kept ringing in his mind, but to Chen Tong, it was the warmest sound in the world.

A Nine-Revolving Golden Core, that was a divine elixir capable of creating an immortal with ease!

And the Five-Thunder Divine Method, that was the Jade Emperor's personal secret technique! With it, who would he have to fear in a fight?

As for this Ten-Foot Golden Body! Chen Tong willed it, and a faint golden light shone around his body. Though not as brilliant as the Jade Emperor's myriad feet of golden light, it was still a golden body. As long as he didn't court death, he would be completely impervious to blades and spears.

In his joy, just as he was about to write in his diary, his brow suddenly furrowed. He gazed at the distant sky and murmured, "They're here so fast!"

He closed his diary and sank it into his sea of consciousness. The next second, his thoughts shifted, and his aura and true form slowly merged with the ocean's surface.

As long as he didn't want to be found, there was basically nothing within heaven and earth that could locate him, not even divine artifacts of the Heavenly Dao specifically designed for finding things!

Above the East Sea, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed accompanied by thunder, and numerous bodies began to appear in the wind, like dancing gods and demons, true gods manifesting.

"Heavenly King, below us is the East Sea," King Guangmu said, pointing at the sea surface below! Around them and behind them were densely packed Divine Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, as well as various great deities.

Li Jing's expression was calm, his eyes shone with celestial light. His red cheeks, paired with his beard, lent him an even more imposing air. Clad in black armor with a black cape billowing behind him, he declared his status as a Heavenly King.

"The kid's last trace of energy disappeared over this sea, right?"

"Yes, Heavenly King," King Guangmu replied.

"Thousand-Mile Eye, Wind-Following Ear!" Li Jing called out to the two deities behind him. "What do you see?"

"Reporting to Heavenly King, n-nothing."

Seeing the two kneeling on the ground and stating they saw nothing, Li Jing's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Useless."

Nezha quickly stepped forward. "Father, don't blame them. The priority now is to capture Sun Wukong and Marshal Tian Peng."

Li Jing pondered for a moment. "Alright, Nezha. I will now have you lead ten thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to surround Flower-Fruit Mountain! Remember, that demonic monkey is powerful. If you can't win, don't engage recklessly, understand?" A flicker of worry crossed Li Jing's face.

"Don't worry, Father. Your son will go now."

Within the sea, Chen Tong's expression was grave. He had heard Heavenly King Li's words clearly, and without a doubt, Sun Wukong would be captured! He pondered for a moment. No, I absolutely cannot let Sun Wukong be captured.

[Beep, sub-quest 4, prevent Sun Wukong from being captured.]

"Hmph, ridiculous system. Even if you didn't give me the quest, I would have done it anyway." As he thought this, Chen Tong's true form began to slowly coalesce on the sea surface.

His aura began to spread. The next second, the vast expanse of the sea and sky suddenly turned dark and oppressive, surrounding him alone on the ocean. The environmental change was so rapid it felt like a dream.

"Kid, you've finally come out." Heavenly King Li stood like a divine king from the nine heavens, looking down at a mere mortal.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Heavenly King Li so triumphant, Chen Tong could only let out a disdainful snort.

"You look like a dog in human clothing. I really want to pull you down and beat you."

"How dare you be so disrespectful to the Heavenly King!" King Guangmu angrily rebuked.

"Tch, what's a gatekeeper dog so arrogant about?" Chen Tong disdained to even look at him, turning his face away. Only his faint voice echoed all around.

"Insolent!" The Four Heavenly Kings were furious and said nothing more, transforming into four streams of light and charging towards the sea surface!

"Just in time!" Chen Tong placed his right hand behind his back and waved his left. The surrounding seawater transformed into a rope dozens of meters thick, whipping fiercely at the four streams of light. The next second, only a cry of "Ah!" was heard, and the streams of light were whipped into the sky, disappearing from sight.

"So strong?" This was the thought in the minds of the gods. One must know that the Four Heavenly Kings were rare immortal experts, ranked highly in the Heavenly Court, yet even they couldn't withstand a single move from him.

"How about it, anyone else?" Chen Tong looked down disdainfully at the surroundings. Facing a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals with his own power, he held the upper hand in terms of momentum.

At this moment, in the distant sky, several figures sat cross-legged. White-haired and white-robed, they looked somewhat ethereal. They gazed down at the scene below, their expressions varied.

"When did such a figure appear in this world? How strange!" An old man with white hair and a white beard shook his head.

"Brother, in your opinion, is the cultivation he displayed that of a Saint?" The middle-aged man's expression was indifferent. Though ordinary, there was a hint of celestial might in his ordinariness.

"Junior Brother, what do you think?" The white-haired old man did not answer the middle-aged man's question but turned his head to ask the disheveled gray-robed old man beside him.

The gray-robed old man also shook his head. "There are only a few Saints in this world. If one were to become a Saint postnatally, how could we not know?"

"So he's not a Saint, yet his methods are only achievable by a Saint. What's going on?" The middle-aged man was puzzled.

"Since the end of the Ancient Era, the world has only known that the great gods of antiquity have all perished. But who knows that beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, there are other heavens?"

The middle-aged man pondered. "Go back and tell the Jade Emperor that this child cannot be provoked, only investigated. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee the Heavenly Court's great calamity."

In the sea area below, due to Chen Tong's earth-shattering display, Heavenly King Li truly dared not act rashly. The two sides remained in a stalemate!

At this moment, Chen Tong slowly moved his hands. The next second, he raised his hands, and the entire sky's seawater surged towards the heavens. To the astonishment of all the immortals, it engulfed the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. With this world-ending might descending, no one doubted that it was a catastrophe.

"Kid, are you crazy!" Li Jing truly did not expect that this fellow's strength was so terrifying. If he didn't stop him, he would surely suffer heavy losses today. As he was anxiously thinking, a voice rang out.

"Amitabha!"

A golden body flashed, transforming into a giant dozens of meters tall, seated before the colossal wave. With his back to the many Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, the radiance emanating from his body illuminated the nine heavens. However, compared to the darkness brought by the wave, it appeared so small.

"Ru... Lai!"

Chen Tong slowly uttered two words, his breathing fluctuating, whether from exhaustion or fear. Drops of sweat fell onto the sea surface.

"Little friend, we meet again. How about we stop now?"