Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Long before joining Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Bull Demon King had already made acquaintance with the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and their relationship was fairly good. Among the six great Demon Kings, the Bull Demon King excelled in social interactions.

However, he always kept a low profile, so aside from the other Demon Kings, those who had friendly terms with him on ordinary days were not very clear about his true strength.

"I've long been a member of Flower-Fruit Mountain, so why talk about stirring up muddy waters? Esteemed Constellation Immortal Officials, let's not waste words. Let's reveal our true abilities through our actions!"

The Bull Demon King smiled faintly. Now, the situation between Flower-Fruit Mountain and the Heavenly Court had already become hostile. There was no room left for him to maintain any relations with the Twenty-Eight Constellations. There was only one option left—battle!

"Since that's the case, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Jingmu An's expression turned cold as he made a hand gesture. The Twenty-Eight Constellations suddenly dispersed, arraigning themselves into the formation of the Twenty-Eight Constellations and launched an attack on the Bull Demon King.

The Twenty-Eight Constellations, each represented by the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, consisted of seven people each. They usually moved and acted together, particularly in battles where their collaboration was epitomized.

The Bull Demon King's abilities were somewhat known to the Twenty-Eight Constellations, but they were not clear about how formidable he was. In Jingmu An and the others' view, he was probably just slightly stronger than each of them individually. After all, the Bull Demon King had already advanced to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

But having seen others in the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm before, they believed that combining the strength of seven could counterbalance it, and when all Twenty-Eight Constellations joined forces, even a quasi-saint would have to evade their edge. Could they possibly fail to subdue one Bull Demon King?

It turned out that the Twenty-Eight Constellations had underestimated their opponent. The Bull Demon King's strength ranked second within Flower-Fruit Mountain, and except for Sun Wukong, even the Six-Eared Macaque, who came later, was no match for him.

Since the Bull Demon King had achieved the Da Luo Golden Immortal Cultivation, as soon as the battle commenced, his iron staff, with broad sweeps and vertical chops, obliterated every attack from the Twenty-Eight Constellations, nearly missing a few like Jingmu An and causing them injuries with the fierce staff wind.

"Oh no, this old bull is formidable! Everyone, be careful!"

The Bull Demon King looked like a completely different person when in battle. Jingmu An's pupils shrank suddenly as he shouted, putting away any underestimation, "Form the Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation, don't face him head-on!"

All the constellations responded in unison, swiftly arranging themselves according to their specific positions into the Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation. The phantoms of the Four Symbols emerged in the sky above, the forces of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu interacted, pressing down on the Bull Demon King.

"The Twenty-Eight Constellations are indeed formidable! Third brother, should we help our second brother, the Bull?"

The Jiao Demon King, Peng Demon King, and other Five Great Demon Kings were watching from the side, concerned about the Bull Demon King facing the Twenty-Eight Constellations alone. Seeing the impressive might of the Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation, the Macaque King's expression grew serious as he suggested.

"Not yet!"

The Jiao Demon King shook his head and said, "Brother Bull said he wants to handle it himself without our intervention. Let's wait and see; if Brother Bull truly encounters danger, then it won't be too late for us to help."

The Bull Demon King had already broken through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm. Just how strong he was, even the Five Great Demon Kings were not entirely sure. However, the Jiao Demon King was certain that without advancing to the Da Luo level, he likely wouldn't be able to withstand even three blows from the Bull Demon King.

"Four Symbols Rotation, Constellation Annihilation Divine Skill!"

The Azure Dragon Seven Stars, White Tiger Seven Stars, Vermilion Bird Seven Stars, and Xuanwu Seven Stars, each corresponding to their celestial symbol, burst forth from the formation, fiercely striking at the Bull Demon King within the formation.

"Bull Demon Earthshaker!"

A flash of brilliance passed through the Bull Demon King's eyes. Suddenly, two arms grew from his body. He grabbed the iron staff and spun it impenetrably, blocking all attacks from the Four Symbols' divine phantoms. Simultaneously, three celebration clouds emerged above his head, and the Tri-Flowers opened up to form a protective celebration cloud around him.

A massive phantom of a white bull materialized behind the Bull Demon King, with horns facing the skies and hooves stomping the ground. It bellowed mightily and split into four white bull phantoms charging fiercely at the Four Symbols Constellations.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The phantoms of the Four Symbols and the white bull collided violently, producing a series of thunderous noises, then dissipating together.

"What an incredible Bull Demon!"

The Twenty-Eight Constellations were all taken aback. This was the first time someone had managed to withstand their jointly executed Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation. The divine phantoms of the Four Symbols were not something just anyone could break through. Even though the Bull Demon King was a Da Luo Golden Immortal, his strength was still tremendously impressive!

Amid the shock, a surge of pride violently ascended within the Twenty-Eight Constellations. Although their positions in the Heavenly Court weren't particularly high, their strength was formidable, especially when the Twenty-Eight Constellations united to form a battle formation—within the Heavenly Court, they were nearly invincible.

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"Four Symbols Rotation, Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation, Spirit Convergence, Emperor's Palm controls the universe!"

Once again, the shadowy figures of the Four Divine Beasts appeared, but this time they did not immediately attack the Bull Demon King. Instead, they converged at the center, merging into a giant imperial shadow that gradually solidified. A massive oppressive force emanated from the imperial shadow, causing the Bull Demon King's expression to instantly change.

"A Quasi-Saint body!"

The imperial shadow, formed from the merging of the Four Divine Beasts, exuded a pressure only a Quasi-Saint would possess. The Bull Demon King's face turned grim—he had broken through to the Da Luo Golden Immortal Realm, but facing a Quasi-Saint might still be disadvantageous.

Given the enormous size of the imperial shadow, its attack range was certainly vast, making it nearly impossible to dodge using body techniques.

In other words, he had to endure it stiffly!

"Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth!"

Biting his teeth, the Bull Demon King directly activated the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth, his body suddenly grew to a tremendous size, matching the imperial shadow in stature.stared down, a vast oppressive force emanated from him, staunchly blocking the incoming Quasi-Saint's oppressive force.

"Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth? This is a divine skill that only one who has sanctified the physical body can perform, could it be the Bull Demon King practices the Body Refining Techniques for Physical Body Sanctification? Could it be the Eight-Nine Profound Skill?"

There are many techniques for Physical Body Sanctification, but very few that can reach the Divine Power Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth. Judging by the qi-blood pressure emanating from the Bull Demon King, it very much resembles the supreme human race Body Refining Technique, the Eight-Nine Profound Skill.

Yet, the Bull Demon King is from the Demon Clan and has managed to cultivate a human body refining technique to such a profound level, his talent might not be inferior to that of the Six-Eared Macaque!

What exactly is Flower-Fruit Mountain, that it has gathered so many outstanding demons?

Seated in the central military camp, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing, who was overseeing the battle, initially thought that with the full force of the Heavenly Army, it would be a one-sided slaughter. Unexpectedly, the battle turned out to be evenly matched.

The Four Great Heavenly Kings were blocked by the Six-Eared Macaque, while the Nine Luminaries Star Lords were held back by the Through-Arm Ape Monkey Sun Wushuang and the Chaos Demon King Sun Tong. After the deities of wind, thunder, water, and fire took action, they were also countered by the Jiao Demon King and other Five Great Demon Kings, who had been observing from the sidelines.

Moreover, the 80,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were also not gaining any advantage in their battle against the demon soldiers of Flower-Fruit Mountain. The demon soldiers formed two strange battle formations, echoing each other. Although their numbers were much fewer than the heavenly army, just 20,000, their combat power was no less formidable.

Even Li Jing felt that the advantage of the heavenly forces was gradually slipping away.

The 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals encircling Flower-Fruit Mountain had previously fallen into a trap set by Flower-Fruit Mountain, losing 20,000 in a single deadly slaughter formation. That could have been attributed to the enemy's cunning, but this time it was a straightforward battle.

If they were defeated again, Li Jing's reputation as the Grand Marshal would be utterly disgraced, and the label of a frequently defeated general would firmly stick. In the future, he might never be able to raise his head in the Heavenly Court again.

"Twenty-Eight Constellations, heed my order and slay the Bull Demon King on the spot, show no mercy!"

Standing up, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing shouted towards the battle circle of the Twenty-Eight Constellations to the east. The battlefield was divided into several battle circles, among which the battle circle between the Twenty-Eight Constellations and the Bull Demon King was the most tumultuous.

Li Jing had not expected that besides Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque, Flower-Fruit Mountain hid another powerful demon like the Bull Demon King. If they couldn't capture the Bull Demon King, even if the heavenly army defeated the demon army of Flower-Fruit Mountain, it could not be considered a victory.

"At your command!"

The Twenty-Eight Constellations responded in unison, their eyes flashing with a cold glint. Without any reservation, they activated the Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation at full power. Even without Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing's order, they had not intended to show mercy.

Although they had some previous fellowship with the Bull Demon King, it was merely a relationship based on food and drink, and now that they were enemies, such past affiliations counted for nothing.

Without further ado, with the full activation of the Constellation Annihilation Divine Formation, the now solid-like giant imperial shadow extended its hand towards the Bull Demon King and fiercely imprinted palm on him.

"Emperor's Palm controls the universe!"

A massive oppressive force emanated from the giant palm, and the rapidly moving air flow during the palm's advance nearly seemed to slice open the space itself—this palm's power was tremendous!

However, the Bull Demon King's face showed no fear; he had seen the destructive power of the Tathagata Buddha's Dharma body creating a Golden Buddha Hand that cuts through space. Compared to that, this imperial shadow's Emperor's Palm was merely a child before an elder, not even on the same level!

"Watch your Grandpa Bull's prowess—Mad Bull Shakes the Heavens!"

The iron staff in the Bull Demon King's hands was also a unique treasure, capable of growing larger or smaller and performing thousands of transformations, much like the Ruyi Silver-Hooped Rod. Two bursts of white vapor shot out from his nostrils, coiling around the iron staff. With a flash of dark light, he fiercely swiped upwards, smashing the imperial shadow's Emperor's Palm.