Azure Dragon Meng Zhang

What was this called? When immortals fought, this bear suffered?

Blown away in an instant by the tremendous wind pressure from the explosion, Gungun screamed in midair. The battle that had erupted in the blink of an eye had left the bear utterly bewildered.

Could anyone tell it why Gonggong and Houtu had suddenly appeared here and attacked Ao Yue without a word? Didn't they know that just two Ancestral Witches couldn't hold Ao Yue here now that he had fully assimilated half of the Ancestral Dragon's magic power?

Besides, apart from that one time Kunpeng ambushed him, that person was usually at Ao Yue's side!

"Ah, silence!" At that thought, Gungun shouted a single word. A moment later, an inky glow rose from its body, and every explosion and gust of wind pressure within several million li came to a halt. Ao Yue and the two Ancestral Witches also froze for an instant.

Then...

Boom! The explosions rang out again as they resumed their fierce battle. Fortunately, although Gungun's Law of Silence couldn't restrain them, it could at least affect some of the shock waves from their battle, holding all the wind pressure still. It then circulated its magic power, dispelled the momentum that had sent it flying, and somersaulted, planting all four paws on a cloud to steady itself.

Watching Ao Yue, Gonggong, and Houtu fighting fiercely some ten thousand li ahead, Gungun honestly wasn't nervous, nor was it worried about them. It just felt a little helpless.

Why put yourselves through this? Fighting to the death over some lousy position as the protagonists of heaven and earth, only for none of you to come out ahead in the end?

Is being the protagonists of heaven and earth really that precious?

I don't think so. In the future, humans will become the protagonists of heaven and earth, but won't they still have to wait on this great god hand and foot? If I want a bowl of milk, they give me a bowl of milk. If I want to be held, they hold me. Otherwise, even if I smack them on the head with a bear paw, they won't dare do anything to me.

Roar! On the battlefield, Ao Yue lashed his dragon tail with all his might, sending Gonggong flying. Then he raised a dragon claw to meet the palm the rock giant swung at him and shattered it. Lowering his head to look at Houtu, who stood on the earth, he opened his mouth and spoke in a voice as mighty as thunder. "Ancestral Witch Houtu, you have shown me kindness. I do not wish to fight you. Let us end this battle."

"Hmph, you ungrateful demon dragon! If you know I've shown you kindness, how could you join the Demon Race? Do you not know that the Demon Race is the mortal enemy of our Witch Race?" Hearing Ao Yue's words, Houtu, who had stepped out of the void after Gonggong arrived, raised her head and demanded an answer.

Ao Yue fell silent for a while at her words, then spoke with a trace of helplessness and guilt in his voice. "Yes, I owe you a karmic debt, Ancestral Witch. But back then, the one who ultimately saved me from Kunpeng was His Majesty the Eastern Emperor. Had His Majesty not intervened, Fellow Daoist Gungun and I might both have fallen into Kunpeng's hands. Moreover, it was His Majesty who completely healed my injuries, so..."

Ao Yue left the rest unsaid, but Houtu understood what he meant. Although she had also intervened to save him back then, the one who had ultimately rescued him was Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Taiyi had healed his injuries as well. In short, Taiyi had shown him far more kindness than she had. That was why he had chosen to join the Demon Race despite knowing full well that it and the Witch Race were mortal enemies.

That explanation truly was... impossible to refute, yet infuriating beyond measure!

At that thought, Houtu gritted her teeth and glanced back at Gungun, who was watching the show ten thousand li behind her. Because of the distance, she couldn't hear its thoughts for the moment. Then she turned back to Ao Yue and said coldly, "Then there's nothing left to say. Repay the karmic debt you owe me today!"

Bam! With that, Houtu summoned the power of the earth, restored the rock giant Ao Yue had shattered, and sent it attacking him once more.

Boom! At the same time, Gonggong flew back with his trident in hand, swinging his weapon at Ao Yue.

Seeing this and hearing Houtu's words, Ao Yue felt a headache coming on.

He had joined the Demon Race to repay a kindness, but he was equally unwilling to become Houtu's enemy. Why did the two sides who had shown him kindness have to be mortal enemies? It truly put him in a difficult position. Roar! Just then, a streak of azure divine light shot over from the east, accompanied by a dragon's roar. Gonggong's and Houtu's expressions changed drastically at the sight. The azure divine light first shattered the rock giant Houtu had created, then flashed in an arc, forcing Gonggong back. Next, it transformed into a young man in an azure robe, with an indifferent face and jet-black hair reaching his waist.

"Meng Zhang!" Forced back, Gonggong frowned at the newcomer and called out.

"Ancestral Witches, might I ask how His Highness has offended you, to make both of you take up arms against him?" Standing in front of Ao Yue to shield him, Azure Dragon Meng Zhang, who had yet to become a sacred beast, cupped his hands and bowed to Gonggong and Houtu as he asked.

"Hmph, he joined the Demon Race. Meng Zhang, surely you know about that?" Gonggong asked, resting his trident on his shoulder. The flood beneath his feet had not diminished in the slightest.

"I know, but what of it? Even if His Highness has joined the Demon Race, he has never attacked the Witch Race, has he?" Meng Zhang countered.

"If he's joined the Demon Race, then he's an enemy of our Witch Race!" Gonggong shouted. With that, he raised his trident, about to strike both Meng Zhang and Ao Yue.

"In that case, are you two Ancestral Witches determined to fight?" Meng Zhang asked with a frown.

"Hmph, Meng Zhang, do you think the two of you can leave here alive today..."

"Enough, Fourth Brother. Let them go!" Before Gonggong could finish, Houtu's voice suddenly rose from the earth below.

"Huh? What? Little Sister, how can we just let them leave?" Stunned by Houtu's words, Gonggong lowered his head to look down at the earth and questioned her.

Houtu didn't answer him. Her brows knitted as she looked at Ao Yue, then Meng Zhang, and assessed the current gap in strength between the two sides. Finally, she turned toward the big, fat bear still hiding ten thousand li away and watching the fun.

Hum... Suddenly, Gungun lost control of its body. A moment later, the bear vanished from the cloud and appeared beside Houtu.

"Uh, Lady Ancestral Witch, I..."

"Gungun, tell me. Should we keep fighting, or should we end the battle here?" Houtu asked before Gungun could finish its nonsense.

"Huh?" Gungun froze at the question.

What's going on? You're asking me? How would I know?

Fight if you want to fight, stop if you want to stop. It doesn't matter either way.

None of you will die in this battle anyway. If you've got nothing better to do and want a little exercise, then go ahead. Stop when you're tired. How simple is that? I, the great god Gungun...

"Enough. Shut up!" Houtu ordered Gungun.

Gungun: "..."

I haven't even opened my mouth yet.

"Fourth Brother, let them go." Houtu raised her head and spoke to Gonggong again.

Gonggong: "..."

You may be my little sister, but you still have to give me a reason.