Nine Nether Demons

Ao Yulie slid forward on his knees and hugged Tang Luo's thigh.

Bajie grabbed Tang Luo's arm.

Was he joking? It was one thing for Eldest Brother to pop out on his own, but if Master threw that punch, he might end up smashing out a premature baby that died at birth.

"Just kidding." Tang Luo smiled. "You didn't really think I'd smash this rock to pieces with one punch, did you?"

"We were just playing along with you, Master," Bajie said.

"Yeah." Ao Yulie got to his feet and nodded.

He wore an expression that said, "I knew you were joking."

Tang Luo circled the stone once, then glanced at the Golden Cudgel nearby before placing a hand on the stone.

He slowly applied force, and tiny, almost imperceptible cracks appeared near his palm.

He would not smash it, but knocking on the door to this extent was still possible.

Maybe it would wake Sun Wukong.

Suddenly, light burst forth from the cracks, completely enveloping the surroundings.

The scene before them changed.

In the void, a figure shot into the sky. His features could not be seen, but he held the Golden Cudgel in his hand and felt like a blazing fire.

Then Sun Wukong vanished without a trace, and brilliant light bloomed from where he had disappeared.

After the light faded, the surroundings became a chaotic blur.

It was as though countless turbulent currents were sweeping through.

They could barely make out the figure from before spinning within it.

Then, a hand reached out from the chaos, covered the figure, and came down.

The chaos vanished, and the scene changed again. An incomparably massive Five-Finger Mountain took shape.

A stone appeared within a shallow, quarter-sphere cave.

Beside it, the Golden Cudgel flew in circles before gradually falling still