Three Demon Kings!

Not to mention that Zhou Hao's Second Primordial Spirit clone remained in the Eight Views Imperial Carriage to cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Art.

After entering the Immortal Red Dust Immortal Mansion, he sensed the two Supreme Star in the chaotic void on the black stone platform, absorbed the star power to restore his own divine power, and immersed his mind in his own body, searching for and sensing the 'mental power' he had just comprehended.

"What exactly is this mental power?" Zhou Hao wondered.

Divine power originates from the transformation and absorption of natural forces from the outside world by the divine body; Origin Power originates from the absorption and transformation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth by the Purple Mansion Origin Sea; and the power of Taiji Power, the Limitless Power, and other primordial powers are the powers that belong to the entire chaotic world and are felt after comprehending the origin of the Great Dao.

These powers are all absorbed from the outside world.

But the newly acquired 'mental power' comes from within oneself.

Unlike divine power, Origin Power, or origin power, which are visible to the naked eye, mental power is an ethereal and intangible force.

In Zhou Hao's perception, mental energy seemed to be stored in his Mud Pill Palace soul space, but when he actually sensed it, it didn't seem to be.

It's as if your whole body is filled with mental energy, and every place is a place where mental energy converges.

"Where the heart leads, the power of the heart gathers?" Zhou Hao seemed to have an epiphany.

Perhaps mental energy has no specific place to be stored, but rather moves and is released at will.

Zhou Hao raised his hand and threw a punch.

Following the feeling from his previous attack on the Patriarch Styx, he focused all his attention on his fist, wanting to carefully sense and observe why an attack imbued with mental energy could be so much more powerful.

Bang!

The air in front of them exploded with a loud bang from the straight punch, and the Hongchen Lotus Red Lotus Pond was flattened by the force of the punch, covering an area of several acres, which showed its extraordinary power.

But Zhou Hao was utterly astonished when he looked at his fist.

"Unable to use it?" Zhou Hao asked, puzzled. "I can clearly sense the presence of my mental energy, and like before, I concentrate all my mental and physical will in my fist. Why can't I use it?"

With his current divine physical strength, even using only his physical strength, he could be as powerful as a mountain pressing down on him. However, this was still far from the power he could achieve by channeling his mental energy, so he was naturally not satisfied.

"Is it because there's no sense of urgency or crisis between life and death?"

After all, there were news reports on Earth in the past about mothers who, in a life-or-death situation, unleashed terrifying power to overturn a car in order to save their children.

Perhaps mental strength is a similar kind of power?

Can it bring out a person's potential?

Zhou Hao pondered.

He knew too little about mental power and could only make this guess for now.

"I won't think about it too much. I'll ask my master for guidance when I see him," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

Since the Patriarch Styx could recognize at a glance that he was using mental power, it means that this power had already been discovered in this Wilderness World.

In this world of immortals and demons, there are many powerful Dao Ancestors who created their own great worlds and opened up new realms. It is conceivable that the so-called 'mental power' must have long had a systematic method of use and cultivation, just like the power of Taiji Power and other primal forces.

Zhou Hao stopped thinking about it and spent half an hour restoring his divine power to about 70-80%. He then took a few spirit pills and condensed three drops of Blue Flower Water Pearl before leaving the Red Dust Immortal Mansion.

He didn't notice.

As the Blue Flower absorbed pure Origin Power and condensed into water droplets, some of the mental energy was also absorbed by the Blue Flower.

Because the amount absorbed was extremely small, and mental energy was ethereal and invisible, Zhou Hao did not notice anything unusual.

In the Eight Views Imperial Carriage.

The Asura God's clone, having cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, had reached the final stage of the sixth transformation.

Having previously learned of the Hundred Desires Celestial God's more than 60,000 Pure Yang Spirit Pills, he had now consumed all the ordinary-grade ones.

More than 60,000 ordinary Pure Yang Spirit Pills, equivalent to more than 600 top-grade Pure Yang Spirit Pills, plus the fact that the Asura God's avatar originally cultivated the ' Five Thunder Diamond Body,' its divine body had already reached the level of a Celestial-grade magic treasure. After absorbing the vast and pure energy contained in fifty-seven high-grade Pure Yang Spirit Pills...

"The sixth stage of the profound technique is complete!" Zhou Hao felt that every move he made possessed terrifying power.

The divine body is a pure Yang magic weapon.

For True Immortals and Celestials whose magical treasures are mostly at the Pure Yang level, even if they just stood there and let them attack, they would only be dumbfounded.

However, he possessed two such divine bodies.

"With my main body and Second Primordial Spirit joining forces, there are probably very few beings below the True God Dao Ancestor who can rival me," Zhou Hao thought with joy.

In terms of divine physique, he is comparable to a pure Yang magic weapon and even stronger than a celestial god.

In terms of realm, his own source power is no less than that of top-tier true immortals and gods.

Furthermore, supplemented by supernatural powers, secret techniques, and innate spiritual treasures...

"Even if it's someone like Senior Brother Lü, who possesses a Chaos Treasure and whose Origin Power has reached the level of a Dao Ancestor—a peerless True Immortal or Celestial God—I might not be able to defeat him, but it would be almost impossible for him to kill me," Zhou Hao thought to himself. "The only thing I need to be careful of in the future is a sudden attack from a Dao Ancestor or True God."

As he was pondering this, he noticed that the celestial carriage outside had suddenly stopped.

Meanwhile, in the intuition, Marshal Tianpeng and three other celestial beings, as well as Taibai Venus, the Four Great Celestial Masters, and other true immortals, all gathered outside.

Wow~~~~

The curtains of the Eight Views Imperial Carriage were lifted from the inside, and the eight-colored celestial light that filled the room instantly dissipated.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." All the celestial gods and immortals bowed.

"Rise." Zhou Hao nodded.

Although it has only been a day, his words and actions are now increasingly displaying the majesty of a celestial emperor.

"Have you all gathered here? Have you arrived at the Witch Mountain Gorge Devil Palace?" Zhou Hao expanded his consciousness and saw a gorge surrounded by mountains on three sides a thousand miles away.

On the three High Mountain surrounding the canyon, dark, demonic clouds rose into the sky, obscuring the sun.

Even surrounded by their own 400,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, they still presented a situation of equal strength.

"Your Majesty," Marshal Tianpeng replied, "Ahead lies the Wushan Gorge, where the Ten Thousand Demon Palace is located. Previously, the Four Saint True Lords led their armies to destroy mountains and exterminate clans along the way. Now, all the great demons and evil spirits in the Coiling Dragon Ridge Mountains have gathered under the command of the White Wondrous Demoness of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, holding their positions in a defensive posture. Furthermore, three powerful demon kings from the Three Rhinoceros Cave of Azure Mysteries Mountain Western Ox-Heaven Continent come to our aid. We dare not act on our own initiative and have come to report to Your Majesty."

"A powerful demon king from the Western Ox-Heaven Continent?" Zhou Hao asked. "What is his background?"

If it were an ordinary demon king, with the assistance of four celestial gods including Marshal Tianpeng, and five Pure Yang True Immortal including Taibai Venus and the Four Great Celestial Masters, there would be no need for him to report back.

"Your Majesty," Taibai Venus stepped forward and said, "The three demon kings of the Three Rhinoceros Cave in Azure Mysteries Mountain are named Dust-Avoiding King, Cold-Avoiding King, and Heat-Avoiding King. Their true forms are the Azure Moon-Gazing Rhinoceros, the Heaven-Piercing Water-Avoiding Rhinoceros, and the Fallen Flower-Patterned Rhinoceros, all divine beasts of the demon race."

"These three rhinoceroses are among the most noble of the bovine beasts, requiring a celestial being to transform into human form. They are born with the ability to absorb the essence of the sun and moon and are well-versed in the arts of cultivating immortality."

"Especially these three rhinoceroses, they are born with spiritual horns on their heads, which can be used to find treasures and hidden treasures. Even if they are thousands of miles away, as long as a trace of treasure light appears on the ground, they can immediately sense it. They are also naturally skilled in the Five Elements Escape Technique. When they are born, they can burrow into the earth's core, pass through mountains and rocks, and find the relics of great immortals. Therefore, in just tens of thousands of years, they have become celestial immortals."

"Later, these three rhinoceroses took the 'Great Sage Equaling Heaven,' one of the seven great sages of the ancient demon race, as their adoptive father. In fact, the Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor was their adoptive brother, and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven was their uncle..."

Upon hearing Taibai Venus reveal the origins of the three demon kings, and comparing this with the information his senior brother had previously provided about the powerful beings of the Three Realms and the top celestial gods and immortals, Zhou Hao immediately understood why Marshal Tianpeng and the others had hesitated before the Wushan Gorge.

That Great Sage Equaling Heaven is none other than the 'Bull Demon King', who has been the subject of numerous myths throughout the Three Realms.

The Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor was none other than Red Boy, the only son of the Bull Demon King.

The story of the Bull Demon King is quite legendary.

Its true form was merely a large Da Bai ox of ordinary demon blood, yet it rose from humble beginnings to become a celestial being. Along with the Overturning Sea Great Sage Dragon Demon King, whom Zhou Hao had met at the Immortal Fate Assembly, as well as the Roc Demon King, the Lion Camel King, the Macaque King, the Yuron King, and the even more famous Great Sun Wukong Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, they were known as the Seven Great Sages of the Demon Race in ancient times. They possessed unparalleled supernatural powers and were awe-inspiring Three Realms.

Unlike humans, the demon race is not as powerful in the Three Realms. Therefore, although they fight among themselves, they are extremely united in dealing with external threats.

When the seven great saints of the ancient demon race rose to power, they fought a series of great battles against many ancient human races and the Heavenly Court before achieving their illustrious reputation.

In particular, Sun Wukong, one of the Seven Great Sages, not only became a true god long ago and was a powerful being, but also because his true form was transformed from the five-colored stone left by the Lady Nuwa when she mended the sky, he was well-liked in both Buddhism Dao Sect because of his relationship with the Lady Nuwa.

Therefore, the seven great saints had a harmonious relationship with both the Dao Sect sects.

The Bull Demon King's cave is located on Accumulated Thunder Mountain in the Western Ox-Heaven Continent, and the other Great Sages are mostly disciples of great masters in Buddhism and Daoism.

Sun Wukong also created a demon kingdom called Ao Lai Kingdom in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, and even developed the Flower-Fruit Mountain Great World...

"I don't care about the Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor," Zhou Hao thought to himself. "I heard that after Red Boy became a Dao Ancestor, he was angry at the Bull Demon King's Iron Fan Princess and neglected his mother, Princess Iron Fan. He completely ignored the Bull Demon King and only took Iron Fan Princess to his own Great World to take care of her... I just wonder what the relationship is between these three rhinoceroses and the Bull Demon King and the other great demon saints."

Seeing that Zhou Hao Bu Yu, Taibai Venus continued, "Since these three rhinoceroses became disciples of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, because the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor were not on good terms, he treated the three of them as his own sons. The three of them were also sensible and often brought various treasures to show their respect to their adoptive father. They were also always respectful to their other uncles, especially the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and never lacked gifts for their birthdays and festivals."

Okay.

Social media is still the best.

Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.

"In my humble opinion, it is fine to kill the other demons, but these three rhinoceroses and that White Wondrous Demoness are all backed by powerful figures. Your Majesty should find an opportunity to let them go. As long as the rest of the demons are eliminated, it will be enough to demonstrate the majesty of our Heavenly Court." Taibai Venus knew that he had been entrusted by the Three Pure Ones to assist Zhou Hao, so he could not just raise questions without solving them. Therefore, he secretly transmitted his voice.

Let the big ones go, and only punish the small ones to establish authority?

Zhou Hao pondered.

I had made all those boasts before.

What appears to be a calm and peaceful situation is actually the result of countless powerful figures secretly watching this place.

How could they just contradict themselves like that?

Moreover, the Patriarch Styx clearly intended to kill him.

My strength is still too weak to cause trouble for the Asura Church, but surely I wouldn't dare leave the White Wondrous Demoness alive?

As for the three-headed rhinoceros demon king, we could try to persuade him first.

If they truly don't enjoy the food, then they can't blame themselves. Even if they spare their lives out of respect for the Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong, they might escape death, but they won't escape punishment...

With this in mind, Zhou Hao had already made up his mind and asked, "Yingwu Celestial God, are you acquainted with that three-headed rhinoceros demon king?"

One of the Seven Great Saints of the Demon Clan, the Overturning Sea Great Sage, was a disciple of the Xuanwu Great Emperor and the senior brother of Yingwu Celestial God, one of the Four Saint True Lords.

This Overturning Sea Great Sage is the uncle of the Three-Headed Rhinoceros Demon King. In Zhou Hao's opinion, he should also know the Yingwu Celestial God.

Upon hearing Zhou Hao's question, a celestial being emerged from among the true immortals and gods below the imperial carriage. This being wore a golden helmet, had a face like jade, and held a seven-star divine sword.

"I met the Three Demon Kings once in Senior Brother Sea-Covering's cave, so we are acquainted," said Yingwu Celestial God.

"In that case, you shall go and challenge those three demon kings to come out and speak." Zhou Hao nodded. "Our mission is to destroy the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and its band of demons who have been poisoning the Eastern Victory Divine Continent and disobeying the teachings of our Heavenly Court. Those three demon kings are originally from the Western Ox-Heaven Continent, but they are not among those we are targeting. As long as the three of them retreat immediately, we will let it go. If they are determined to block our Heavenly Court army and act against the will of Heaven, then they cannot blame me for acting in accordance with the will of Heaven."

Upon hearing Zhou Hao's words, which clearly conveyed his meaning and perfectly embodied morality, Yingwu Celestial God was filled with admiration.

After obeying the decree, he used his escape technique to transform into a fiery cloud and flew towards Wushan Gorge.

Meanwhile, inside the Ten Thousand Demon Palace...

Below the main hall, several rows were filled with nearly a hundred leaders of forces at the Celestial Immortal level from the Coiling Dragon Ridge Mountains.

Among them, even the weakest are top-tier Celestial Immortals or half-step Pure Yang Immortals, and four of them are Pure Yang True Immortal, all of whom are renowned figures in the Three Realms.

However, facing the Four Saint True Lords and the Four Great Celestial Masters of the Heavenly Court, as well as a well-organized army of 400,000, their strength as a single peak was naturally no match.

They immediately abandoned their cave and retreated all the way to the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.

When they arrived at the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and heard that even the Hundred Desires Celestial God and the other three Asura Gods had perished, these leaders wanted to run away again. After all, including the White Wondrous Demoness and the Netherworld Ghost Mother, they only had six True Immortals at most, which was no match for the Heavenly Court.

But when they saw the three demon kings sitting at the head of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, they were overjoyed.

"Gentlemen."

A pale-faced Pure Yang True Immortal named "True Withered Bone True Lord" held a wine cup and addressed the assembled demons in the hall. "With the Dust-Avoiding King, the Cold-Avoiding King, Heat-Avoiding King Bishu presiding over us, our Coiled Dragon Ridge finally has a leader, enough to contend with the Heavenly Emperor Zhou of the Heavenly Court. Let us all raise a toast to the three great kings."

"Homage to the three kings."

"In my opinion, the three kings and Bai Miao are a perfect match. From now on, the three kings will reside in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, and the many peaks of Coiled Dragon Ridge will finally have someone to rely on."

"Right."

"The three Great Kings are among the most outstanding beings in the True Immortal Gods, and they are probably not much different from the Great Sages of ancient times."

"Back then, when the Great Sage Equaling Heaven wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the Great Lion Camel King, swallowed 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals in one gulp. Now, with three great kings present, a mere 400,000 heavenly soldiers are naturally no match for them."

At the very top of the hall, sitting in a row with the White Wondrous Demoness, were three burly men clad in brocade golden armor, who were none other than the three-headed rhinoceros demon king in human form.

Listening to the cacophony of flattery below, and glancing at the alluring and charming White Wondrous Demoness beside them, they felt even more smug.

"Good sister. I told you before that those Little White from the human race are unreliable, and I suggested you move to the Western Ox-Heaven Continent, but you refused." The eldest of the three demon kings, ' Pi Chen'er, ' said, holding the hand of the White Wondrous Demoness. "Now look, that Little White can't even defeat a kid who hasn't even passed the Heavenly God Tribulation, and we three brothers have to come to his rescue."

"You stinking ox, spouting nonsense! When did I ever refuse to go to the Western Ox-Heaven Continent?" The witch raised her eyebrows. "If it weren't for your adoptive father disliking me and not letting me live in the Three Rhinoceros Cave, would I have followed that good -Hundred Desires to this Eastern Victory Divine Continent?"

As she spoke, the witch's almond-shaped eyes filled with tears. "Even though we presented ourselves as Hundred Desires to others, wasn't it all to appease your adoptive father, to make him think we had broken off our relationship long ago, so as not to damage your father-son bond? How come now it's become that I myself don't want to be with you anymore?"

"Don't cry, sister, don't cry." Seeing the witch's Pi Chen'er face, Pi Chen'er felt great heartache and said with a smile, "Brother has misunderstood you. This time, Brother Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor is in seclusion, and Father has gone to the Sacred Fire Great World to meet Mother. He won't return to the Heavenly Realm for several hundred years. I will take this opportunity to spend some quality time with you, sister."

"Anyway, I'm not going to the Western Ox-Heaven Continent. It's full of bald Buddhist monks and your father's cronies. What good would come of it for me?" the witch said quietly. "If you want to stay with me, help me protect the foundation of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace. If it's lost, I'll have to return to the Nine Netherworld Ruins and go to my father. Then it won't be so easy for us to meet again."

"Don't worry, sister," Pi Chen'er boasted. "The Four North Pole Saint True Lords are all old acquaintances of mine. Even if they don't consider the feelings of us three brothers, they still have to consider the feelings of my father, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and all my uncles."

"As long as the Four Saint True Lords and their heavenly soldiers don't make a move, I, Old Niu, am not afraid at all, relying solely on the four Celestial Masters and the nominal Heavenly Emperor Zhou!"

Just then, he heard a voice in his ear.

"Pi Chen'er, Pi Shu'er, Pi Han'er. I am Yingwu Celestial God. Would you be willing to come out and have a chat?"

After two days of IV fluids, the fever finally subsided.

He's still hospitalized; it's just regular pneumonia, so don't worry, everyone.

I'll resume updates soon, but I need to have IV drips and nebulizer treatments every day, so I might not be able to write much.

I only considered my own situation.