Zhao Gongming held posts in several departments. He was the Patrolling Heaven Marshal, one of the Orthodox Gods of the Plague Department, and also served as the God of Wealth and a door god. Within the North Pole hierarchy, he bore the title of Heavenly Physician Fire Clouds Dragon-Subduing Commander; within the Qingwei hierarchy, he bore the title of Heaven-Supporting Great Sage, Profound-Revering Cavern-Harmony Perfected Lord. He was also the Five-Thunder Talisman Duty Envoy of the Thunder Department.
He possessed a considerable number of magic treasures and divine artifacts. Countless bolts of lightning entwined every whip shadow that his Golden Whip scattered across the sky, shattering the Blood-Demon Divine Claw Deng Yin unleashed. He then sent the Nine-Heavens Demon-God Binding Cord to seize Deng Yin.
Recognizing the danger, Deng Yin hurriedly transformed through his demonic arts, dividing from one into three, then from three into nine god-demons. Yet the binding cord likewise split into nine, each strand piercing straight through a god-demon's heart.
With the binding cord run through Deng Yin's demonic hearts, Zhao Gongming raised the Golden Whip again in his right hand. It transformed into nine whip shadows, and with a mighty shout, he brought them crashing down on Deng Yin in unison.
That single blow battered Deng Yin into nine masses of demon light. Still bound by the cord, they churned and transformed incessantly, unable to escape.
Zhao Gongming pointed his whip again. Nine masses of lightning shot from its tip and enveloped the demon light, bombarding it with an unending crackle. They exploded into nine enormous spheres of lightning, until everything vanished like smoke and scattered clouds!
He had seen that Deng Yin was no ordinary fiend and understood how dangerous he was. He had intended to capture him and hand him over to the North