Seeing Them Again!
Meanwhile, the Yingwu Celestial God, having received Zhou Hao's decree, used his escape light to arrive outside the Wushan Gorge. Seeing the gorge shrouded in dark clouds and demonic mist, with faint, terrifying fluctuations emanating from it, he knew that the demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace had already activated their lair's grand formation and dared not intrude casually. So he stood in the void and sent a telepathic message into the valley, asking the three demon kings to come out and meet him.
Before long, a cannon shot rang out, and dark clouds surged in the canyon. A large number of demon soldiers, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, rushed out and lined up in front of the canyon entrance.
Then another cloud of red clouds flew out quickly from within, revealing hundreds of figures. Leading them were three burly men dressed in brocade golden armor, each holding a weapon. They were none other than the three demon kings, Pi Chen'er, Pi Shu'er, Pi Han'er.
Behind them stood a charming and alluring woman who sized up the Yingwu Celestial God with her beautiful eyes before speaking sweetly to the three demon kings, "Brothers, be careful of these treacherous villains from the Heavenly Court."
"Don't worry, sister. Yingwu Celestial God isn't an outsider; he's Uncle Sea-Covering's junior brother. Even if we're fighting for different masters and inevitably end up killing each other, he wouldn't resort to trickery or sneak attacks," Pi Chen'er laughed heartily. "Besides, if the three of us brothers join forces and the True God Dao Ancestor doesn't intervene, I'm afraid there aren't many in the Three Realms who can do anything to us."
"That's right."
"What my elder brother says is true."
The other two demon kings, Pi Shu'er Pi Han'er, didn't care at all. They rode together on a cloud of demons and headed towards Yingwu Celestial God.
"Yingwu Celestial God, it's been many years since we last Sea-Covering at Uncle Fuhai's cave. How have you been?" Pi Chen'er greeted him with a smile.
"I am naturally very good. But you three reckless bulls, instead of Xiaoyao in the Western Ox-Heaven Continent, what are you doing getting involved in this mess!"
When the Yingwu Celestial God saw the three demon kings approaching, and even heard Pi Chen'er greet him, he quickly waved his hand to release his divine power, blocking out any eavesdropping from the surroundings. He said irritably, "Now it's Zhou Hao, the newly appointed Great Emperor of the Central Heavenly Court, North Pole, Purple Star Jade Void, by the Three Pure Ones of Heaven, who is about to carry out his decrees of killing and establishing his authority. Others should be avoiding him, but you three insist on coming forward."
"He's just a little kid who hasn't even grown a full head of hair yet, what right does he have to establish his authority? And he insists on using Miao'er to establish his authority!" Bi Pi Han'er, shouted. "The three of us have long been secretly having an affair with Bai Miao. If it weren't for Father's forbidding it, Miao'er would have become the mistress of our Three Rhinoceros Cave long ago."
"Now that Hundred Desires Ten Thousand Demon Palace is our three brothers' separate residence. Yingwu Celestial God, you should tell that brat Zhou Hao that if he wants to establish his authority, he can do it elsewhere. We will absolutely not interfere. But if he wants to deal with the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, then he is going against us three brothers."
"Exactly," Pi Shu'er chimed in. "Decades ago, Uncle Sea-Covering was able to smash up the Heavenly Court. We three brothers wouldn't dare say we could stand shoulder to shoulder with him individually, but the three of us working together are not to be bullied."
The eldest of the three demon kings Pi Chen'er, listened to his two brothers' nonsense without interrupting, clearly sharing the same thought. Meanwhile, Yingwu Celestial God frowned deeply.
"When Senior Brother Sea-Covering turned against us and vandalized the Heavenly Court, he was targeting the Jade Emperor, not this Zhou Tian Emperor," Yingwu Celestial God shook his head. "Don't underestimate him just because he hasn't cultivated for long. His master is one of the Three Pure Ones. In terms of status, Senior Brother Sea-Covering and I should address him as Uncle-Master. You three shouldn't act stubbornly and disregard everything. Be careful not to bring trouble upon your godfather."
The Bull Demon King is the leader of the Seven Great Sages of antiquity. The fact that he could make someone as unruly as Sun Wukong acknowledge him as his elder brother shows his power.
In the past, he traveled far and wide, made friends, and was highly respected among the gods and immortals of the Three Realms. Even the Yingwu Celestial God greatly admired him.
"This has nothing to do with our father," Pi Chen'er said hastily when Yingwu Celestial God mentioned the Bull Demon King. "My father has gone to the Sacred Fire Great World. This whole affair was my and my brother's own idea. Anyway, no matter what happens today, we are determined to protect Miao'er. If Yingwu Celestial God still cares about our past friendship, he should stay away when the fighting starts. I'd like to see what kind of methods this Zhou Heavenly Emperor has. He dares to say he wants to establish his authority as soon as he arrives in the Heavenly Realm."
"You..." Yingwu Celestial God furious.
As the saying goes, good advice is hard to persuade a damned soul, and great compassion cannot save someone who has chosen to die.
Seeing that the three rhinoceroses had made up their minds, Yingwu Celestial God turned around and was about to go back to report to Zhou Hao.
Suddenly, a calm voice rang out from the void.
"You three want to test what tricks I have up my sleeve?"
The Yingwu Celestial God was startled.
I clearly used my divine power to isolate myself from detection, so how did Zhou Hao still overhear our previous conversation?
Little did he know that Zhou Hao had already comprehended the power of the mind. Although he had not yet figured out how to use it, his spiritual consciousness had been enhanced once again. At least in terms of detection, he far surpassed ordinary true immortals and gods, and was almost at the level of a Dao Ancestor.
"That's right." Pi Chen'er and the other two demon kings were unaware of the danger.
They assumed that the Yingwu Celestial God's earlier sound-blocking only isolated the Ten Thousand Demon Palace's investigation, not the Heavenly Court Court's, and secretly felt proud of their own courage.
"Very well." Ripples appeared in the void, and Zhou Hao, dressed in a yellow robe, slowly appeared, looking down at the three-headed demon king. "Strictly speaking, as an Emperor, I shouldn't be arguing with you three arrogant juniors. Just for daring to defy my decree, you should be taken to the Demon-Slaying Platform and cut into a thousand pieces, never to be reincarnated!"
"However, your adoptive father, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, is an ancient hero of the demon race, and your uncles are both followers of the Dao Sect and Buddhism. For their sake, I, the Emperor, will give you another chance."
"In the mortal realm, when two armies clash, there is a custom of dueling generals. Currently, on the side of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, you three rhinoceroses are the strongest."
"In the Heavenly Court, although I am not the strongest, I have the highest status and position."
"If the three of you can withstand my attacks, this army will immediately retreat and never invade Wushan Gorge again."
"But if the three of you can't stop me, and I defeat you..."
Pi Chen'er scoffed, "If the three of us are no match for you alone, then you can do whatever you want with us."
"Why would I kill you? I have plenty of bragging rights." Zhou Hao chuckled softly. "If you are no match for my methods, you don't need to return to the Western Ox-Heaven Continent anymore. Just acknowledge me as your master and obediently pull my cart as my mount."
"What an arrogant brat!" Upon hearing Zhou Hao's arrogance—that he actually wanted his three brothers to be his mounts and pull his carriage—the three demon kings Pi Chen'er, Pi Shu'er, Pi Han'er, were enraged.
Pi Chen'er leaped forward with her spear, unleashing a myriad of crystalline rays at Zhou Hao.
Seeing the crystalline light flying towards him, Zhou Hao did not back down. He flipped his hand and conjured Purple Gold Hammer, which he swung in the air to collide with the crystalline light of the spear.
Boom!
Just as the spear was deflected, the Purple Gold Hammer struck Pi Chen'er's chest, startling him so much that Pi Chen'er and fled more than ten miles away, temporarily avoiding the attack.
But Zhou Hao wouldn't let him escape so easily. He stepped forward, and distance seemed to have no effect on him. The Purple Gold Hammer remained firmly attached to Pi Chen'er.
"Brother, don't panic, I'm here to help you." Seeing Pi Shu'er Zhou Hao's copper hammer was powerful and that his elder brother had not gained the upper hand but had instead fallen into a disadvantageous position, Bi Shu'er immediately dared not be negligent and hurriedly wielded the innate spiritual treasure ' Mystic Ice Halberd ' in his hand.
Suddenly, thousands of miles of ice peaks appeared in the sky, with heavy snow falling, as if the entire world had been transformed into an ice and snow world in the blink of an eye.
Countless ice peaks, ice blades, and ice arrows pressed in from all directions, squeezing towards Zhou Hao in the center.
The space around him crackled and popped under the immense squeezing force, as if it were about to be crushed.
"Heaven and Earth!" Zhou Hao remained calm, a yellow cloud rising from his body to envelop him and push away the countless ice peaks that were pressing in.
The ice blades and ice arrows that pierced the yellow clouds formed by the Cosmos Diagram were powerless to penetrate, and only formed a layer of ice outside the yellow clouds.
Pi Han'er that his second brother's magical treasure had failed and that Zhou Hao's Purple Gold Hammer remained powerful and inseparable from his elder brother's divine body, Bi Han'er also brandished his own innate magical treasure, the Flame Trident, releasing Fivefold Divine Fire towards Huang Yun beside Zhou Hao.
These three rhinoceros demon kings truly lived up to their reputation as divine beasts skilled in finding treasures. Their Mystic Ice Halberd and Flame Trident, one ice and one fire, one yin and one yang, formed a combined attack of ice and fire outside the yellow clouds formed by the Cosmos Diagram. In an instant, they shattered the Cosmos Diagram and melted a large hole in the yellow clouds.
Especially the ' Flame Trident ', which is shaped like a fork with five sharp blades like spear tips in the middle. The Fivefold Divine Fire it emits is the divine fire that the Sacred Fire Dao Ancestor used to roam the Three Realms before he became the Great Luo Dao Ancestor. Its power is fierce and no less than the Solar True Fire.
The immense icy chill emanating from the Mystic Ice Halberd was like pouring gasoline into a raging fire, causing the flames to surge and rush into the Cosmos Diagram through the large hole, attempting to burn Zhou Hao to death.
"A mere grain of rice dares to play with water and fire before me!" Zhou Hao sneered, and another Zhou Hao in black robes stepped out from behind him; it was his Asura God clone.
Zhou Hao, clad in black, neither dodged nor evaded, but instead used his Law of Heaven and Earth Transformation Divine Power to block the flames of the Fivefold Divine Fire that were burning in. Holding the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, he strode out of the yellow cloud formed by the Cosmos Diagram and fought the two demon kings alone.
Both of his bodies cultivated the <Chiming Nine Heavens Map>, which was nurtured and transformed into divine bodies from the innate stage by the Solar True Fire and the Lunar True Water, making him least afraid of methods such as ice and fire.
Now, having cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art to the sixth level, his divine body is comparable to a pure Yang magic weapon. Even the most intense Solar True Fire and Lunar True Water falling upon him are like taking a hot bath.
"Good lad, no wonder you dare to be so arrogant, you do have some skills." Seeing that their two magical treasures, which had always been effective against Zhou Hao, were ineffective, Pi Shu'er and Pi Han'er immediately abandoned their underestimation and charged at him with their weapons.
In their minds, it was not surprising that divine bodies and supernatural powers could be quickly mastered as long as one had top-notch techniques and resources.
However, there is no room for shortcuts in mastering profound techniques and attaining high levels of Dao; one must cultivate diligently for many years.
They simply couldn't believe that this little guy, who was supposedly only a hundred years old, could possess so many profound techniques that could rival their millions of years of arduous practice.
"Big brother, Third Brother and I will deal with this guy's clone. I'll leave his main body to you," Pi Shu'er transmitted her voice.
"Alright." Seeing that his attempt to feign weakness to lure Zhou Hao into attacking him and create an opportunity for his two brothers was futile, Pi Chen'er stopped dodging. His ' Stardust Spear ' slithered like a serpent, deflecting the Purple Gold Hammer and thrusting back towards Zhou Hao's throat. He was also prepared to use his close-combat skills, which he had painstakingly cultivated for countless years, to fight Zhou Hao.
"Well done." Zhou Hao was not surprised but delighted. He unfolded his Purple Gold Hammer, and circles of light and dark Taiji Diagram appeared on the hammer head. He began to fight with Pi Chen'er.
Since Zhou Hao comprehended the Taiji Power, especially after reuniting with his master, he has been practicing supernatural abilities and his Dao realm has improved rapidly. However, he has yet to encounter a suitable opponent.
The previous Hundred Desires Celestial God was nothing but a showy but useless weapon; he was killed by Bai Yutian with a single hammer blow in just a few moves.
Now, encountering these three demon kings, who are among the best in the Three Realms, is like a thunderbolt striking the Earth Fire.
Two battle groups were visible in the air; on one side were Zhou Hao in his yellow robe and Pi Chen'er.
Pi Chen'er wielded a long spear, her footwork unpredictable and her spear techniques cunning. Amidst the flying spear blossoms, countless stars and crystalline light scattered, but Zhou Hao casually swung his Purple Gold Hammer, smashing it into the ground and creating repeated explosions in the air, forcing Pi Chen'er to hastily change her moves and dodge.
On the other side were Zhou Hao in black robes, along with Pi Shu'er and Pi Han'er.
Zhou Hao, clad in black robes and wielding the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, moved with a blur of movement, creating twelve afterimages that trapped the two demon kings. They could only wield the Mystic Ice Halberd and the Flame Trident with impenetrable defense, occasionally releasing bursts of ice and fire to block the ghostly attacks of Zhou Hao.
"The Emperor is so powerful."
"Is this really someone who hasn't yet passed the Heavenly God Tribulation and is only at the Void Return realm?"
"If we survive the Heavenly Tribulation and become Heavenly Gods, will we still be a match for the Emperor?"
The four Heavenly Gods, including Marshal Tianpeng Yingwu Celestial God, who had never seen Zhou Hao make a move before, were all dumbfounded.
Even Taibai Jinxing, who had already witnessed Zhou Hao's actions and killed the Taibai Venus of the Hundred Desires and Asura clans, as well as the Four Great Celestial Masters and other Pure Yang True Immortal, was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.
These three rhinoceroses are no ordinary gods; each one is a divine beast of the highest bloodline, with far superior innate foundations. Ordinary gods can only parry in front of them, without any power to retaliate.
But now, facing Zhou Hao, the situation has completely reversed.
It should be noted that even the seven great saints of the ancient demon race only had longer cultivation years, more methods, and higher realms. To say that their strength could completely suppress them was not so easy.
"Boss, this kid is too freakish. Even if he started cultivating from the womb, his moves shouldn't be this mysterious. Third brother and I can't hold on much longer," Pi Shu'er transmitted her voice.
"Restore our original forms, gather together when the opportunity arises, and form the ' Lunar Divine Rhinoceros.' We must at least annihilate one of his original forms and clones to save face," Pi Chen'er replied.
"Alright. We'll just wait for you to speak, brother," Pi Shu'er said quickly.
The three rhinoceros demon kings, born of the same mother, can unite their bloodlines to become a ' Lunar Divine Rhinoceros,' much like other celestial gods using a combined attack formation.
Furthermore, because it is a bloodline union, the Lunar Divine Rhinoceros formed is much stronger than ordinary combined attack formations, since there is no risk of wasting mana if the coordination is not good.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three demon kings, who were originally fighting Zhou Hao's main body and clones, each managed to launch a few attacks and catch their breath before transforming back into their true demon forms.
The eldest brother, Pi Chen'er, was a pure white rhinoceros; the second brother, Pi Shu'er, was a dark blue rhinoceros; and the third brother, Pi Han'er, was the most flamboyant, with countless purple and white stripes on his jet-black rhinoceros hide, resembling a zebra.
The three rhinoceroses were all as majestic as mountains, their horns gleaming with a cold light, even possessing a strange charm. Originally in the air, they transformed into their original forms, and their hooves immediately fell to the ground.
"You can't even wait to pull my Emperor?" Zhou Hao said with a smile.
"Arrogant!"
"Court death!"
The three rhinoceroses were enraged, a fierce glint flashing in their eyes, and they lowered their heads and charged towards Zhou Hao's true form.
"Boom boom boom~~~"
The earth trembled.
A layer of black, water-like light appeared starting from the tips of their horns, quickly covering their entire bodies.
The rhinoceros hide, which was already like thick armor, suddenly seemed to be coated with a layer of black metal.
For no apparent reason.
Seeing the three rhinoceroses charging towards him with their heads bowed, Zhou Hao felt as if he had returned to the scene when he first transmigrated to this world and was playing with the rhinoceroses in the Iron Ox Tribe.
The Wild Ox of yesteryear has become the ancestor of the oxen.
The onlookers had changed from the Iron Ox Tribe members to hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals, Asura demon soldiers, and a host of gods and immortals whose fame was widespread throughout the Three Realms...
Zhou Hao grinned and put away the Purple Gold Hammer.
After unleashing his Law of Heaven and Earth," his divine body, which was ten thousand feet tall, bent over, just like when he was in the mortal realm. His right arm was extended directly under Pi Chen'er, who was charging at the forefront. With his feet twisting and his waist and hips moving, his divine power and Origin Power poured into his right fist as if they were free. He used the " Fantian Seal " from the Taiji Fist style to strike Pi Chen'er's most vulnerable belly.
Boom!
A muffled thud.
Pi Chen'er's nose seemed to be spitting fire.
Then, Zhou Hao used the upward force of the shockwave in his fist stance to lift Pi Chen'er up with his right fist and arm, and then swung him over his head.
Without stopping, he slid to the left and bent down to meet Pi Shu'er was following closely behind.
The same move, the same force, the same swing.
The second rhinoceros also flew up into the air, its four hooves in the air.
By the time the third rhinoceros, Pi Han'er, had witnessed the fate of its two elder brothers, it was naturally unwilling to let Zhou Hao succeed again.
It simply arched its head down, its horns almost level with the ground, giving Zhou Hao no chance to reach under its belly.
But to everyone's surprise, Zhou Hao didn't play by the rules this time; he simply grabbed its horns and pressed them down.
Wow~~~
This gave Pi Han'er a taste of what it's like to plow the land with an ox, except that it didn't use a plow or harrow, but its own ox horns.
"This..."
The hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers, demon soldiers, and gods and immortals all around, whether from the Heavenly Court or the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, were completely silent and dumbfounded.
A colossal rhinoceros, tens of thousands of feet long and towering like a sacred mountain, soared through the air with its two heads and four hooves pointing skyward, revealing its lower body.
This is a bull.
Once again, they are engaged in fierce battle, displaying passionate enthusiasm...
On the other side, they were forced to use their mouths and noses to dig into the soil.
Looking at Zhou Hao, who was like an unparalleled war god, even the True Immortals and Celestials of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace couldn't help but tremble with fear.
"This is none other than the Dust-Avoiding King, the Cold-Avoiding King, Heat-Avoiding King!"
Looking at the White Wondrous Demoness standing at the front row with an ugly expression, ' Withered Bone True Lord ' had countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
"Gentlemen," the Withered Bone True Lord transmitted his voice to the surrounding True Immortals, "Why don't we..."
I can't finish writing anymore; the nurse told me twice to turn off the lights. I'll continue tomorrow.