Kunpeng said mildly, "All right, I shall take this treasure! Does anyone object?"
Facing this mighty god, the Nine-Headed Bug could hardly raise any objection. He immediately said, "It is our good fortune that the Demon Master would take it. How could this junior possibly object?"
Beside him, the All Saints Dragon King and the All Saints Princess looked as though they wanted to speak, but neither dared utter a word.
The Four Seas were now entirely under the control of the ancient Dragon Clan. The clan refused to recognize these wild dragons as dragons at all, calling them fish instead.
They were all products of carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, and the ancient Dragon Clan had long loathed them to the marrow.
Now, the dragon kings of rivers, lakes, wells, and pools no longer dared call themselves dragon kings.
Zhulong had already announced to the world that anyone outside the Dragon Clan who dared call themselves a dragon would die!
Even the Jade Emperor dared not provoke the ancient Dragon Clan. Who else would stand up for them? These people had immediately stopped calling themselves dragons and adopted the name lesser dragons instead.
Kunpeng took the śarīra and immediately put it away, then chuckled. "Monkey, you're back again. Here to rescue your master?"
With that, Kunpeng drew in a breath toward Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie's hiding place, instantly sucking them both over.
Trembling, Zhu Bajie said, "So it is Senior Kunpeng. This junior pays his respects."
Kunpeng looked Zhu Bajie over and said, "You understand everything, so stay here for a while. No objections?"
Zhu Bajie replied obediently, "I will follow all of Senior Kunpeng's arrangements!"
Then Kunpeng turned to Sun Wukong. "You're Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who caused Havoc in Heaven five