"Fellow Daoist Nine Nether, you've sent out every demonic soldier and general to surround Chang'an City so tightly that not even water could get through. Isn't that a little too cautious? We've already subdued the immortals and gods of the heavens and the Buddhas of the west. Now Lord Chi You is about to be reborn. Who would dare come here and run wild?" Blood-red light flickered in Six-Eared Macaque's eyes, revealing everything inside and outside the city to him as he spoke dismissively.
"Although we've destroyed the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain, remnants of their forces still remain. They escaped from the Underworld earlier, too. If they learn that Lord Chi You is about to awaken, they'll certainly come to stop him. We're at the final juncture now; the more cautious we are, the better. Wouldn't you agree, Ox Venerable?" Nine Nether looked at the Green Ox Spirit beside him.
"Indeed. We should be careful," the Green Ox Spirit said in a rumbling voice.
"All the better if they come. Old Sun's bones are itching for action. A good, fierce battle would be just the thing." Six-Eared Macaque swung his black staff forward, unleashing a howling surge of earth-shaking force.
The black demonic clouds blotting out the sky ahead churned violently. With a ripping crack, a massive fissure hundreds of zhang long tore through them.
"Monkey Venerable, our duty is to protect Lord Chi You and ensure that he awakens smoothly. His lordship bestowed supreme power upon us, not so we could use it to indulge our appetite for fighting," Nine Nether said gravely, looking at Six-Eared Macaque.
"I know." A trace of coldness flashed through Six-Eared Macaque's eyes, but he did not argue with Nine Nether.
"Fellow Daoist Nine Nether, if enemies might attack, why are only the