Hearing the Jade Emperor's words, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing prepared to act.
After all.
His men had lost face, and he had to win it back.
But before he could step forward, a red-faced, bearded figure clad in golden armor and a red robe cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, I am willing to accept your decree and subdue the demon monkey."
"Good! Wang Lingguan, go at once and capture the demon monkey to uphold Heaven's laws!"
Haotian issued his decree.
The great Dutian spirit officer who punished transgressions held the Golden Whips over the world; he soared through clouds and mist across the void, commanding thunder to roar and lightning to crash. The great demons of the Three Realms all bowed with clasped hands, and the followers of the Outer Dao in all ten directions submitted.
This described none other than Wang Lingguan, foremost among the five hundred spirit officers!
Wang Lingguan possessed formidable cultivation, having already reached the peak supreme golden immortal level, close to the half-step great encompassing golden immortal realm. He served Great Emperor Zhenwu, the Nine Heavens Demon-Quelling Patriarch, and had accompanied him to the Northern Kuru Continent, where he had slain countless demons. In terms of sheer combat strength, he ranked among the Heavenly Court's experts.
Of course.
What delighted Haotian was this.
Wang Lingguan had volunteered. If Haotian made good use of this opportunity, he might even win over Great Emperor Zhenwu, one of the Four Saints of the Northern Pole.
Having accepted the decree, Wang Lingguan immediately charged toward the Southern Heavenly Gate with a golden whip in hand. By now, the Four Heavenly Generals of the Mo Family had been beaten half to death, their flesh a bloody mess.
Outside the Southern Heavenly Gate, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals lay dead or