Great Demon Sun Wukong

At that moment, everyone enjoyed another round of eating and drinking. By now, the culinary skills of Rogue Heart Sword Hero had conquered everyone's hearts. Especially Meng Lan, who, if not for Jue Luan's presence, would probably have already joined the Netherworld World. Although they didn't have wine as exquisite as 'Sun Melting Snow' this time, it wasn't the occasion for feasting anyway.

Everyone knew the place was dangerous, so they ate and drank quickly. Moreover, perhaps due to the leader's death, the second wave of wild boar herds, which lagged behind, had not caught up. This left Meng Lan somewhat disappointed since he had planned to store some wild boar meat in his spatial storage.

After finishing their meal, the group rested for another ten minutes before hitting the road once again. This time they were lucky; they made it all the way to the outskirts of Transforming Thunder Palace without encountering any ferocious beasts. Xi Zhao speculated that the people from the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm may have cleared all ferocious beasts within a hundred miles. This move certainly secured the safety of the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm by preventing sudden attacks from ferocious beasts, but it also greatly facilitated the group staging the ambush.

"Boss, how should we attack? We should already be at the outermost perimeter of their alert range. If we get any closer, they'll probably discover us!" The speaker was an Array Master from the Netherworld World skilled in detecting various barriers and formations. Along the way, the group had encountered many diverse formations and barriers, all of which they could avoid or disrupt thanks to this individual. Without him, the surprise attack would have been impossible.

"There are forty of us in total. We will split into three groups to enter, with the first and second groups consisting of fifteen people each, and the third group having the remaining ten. We'll follow the assignments we decided on before we set out. As far as I can sense, there are currently only twenty-three people inside the Transforming Thunder Palace. Our numbers are nearly double theirs, which is more advantageous than I expected!" Having said that, Jue Luan glanced at Xi Zhao, who nodded and ordered, "All members, rest on the spot. Once everyone has recovered to peak condition, the surprise attack will commence!"

Indeed, with forty individuals present from both the Netherworld World and the Genesis Divine Nation, their numbers were almost double those of the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. Additionally, in terms of individual combat power, they were also slightly superior. Most importantly, among the top powerhouses, if Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm wasn't mistaken, they should only have one Domain Lord Level super powerhouse, while the Netherworld World side had both Rogue Heart Sword Hero and Jue Luan. With equal strength but a two-to-one scenario, it wouldn't be a matter of mere delay; it was entirely possible to annihilate the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm's Daoist Luo Chen.

The trial of the Patrolling Celestial World had been going on for about eight days now. During this time, the people from the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm had thoroughly scouted the terrain around Transforming Thunder Palace and had either slain or driven away any large threats posed by ferocious beasts from a range of a hundred miles. In this process, the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm had lost six people. Therefore, out of the thirty-six who started the trial, only thirty remained.

Moreover, because the people from the Netherworld World and Genesis Divine Nation had broken some unavoidable barriers on their way in, despite the sophisticated methods used, the folks from the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm still detected it. Moreover, they concluded that it wasn't ferocious beasts that had broken the barriers, as these had been disrupted using special techniques by someone.

So, Daoist Luo Chen immediately sent out a seven-man squad to investigate, which underlined the degree of his concern. He believed that since it was still the early stages of the Patrolling Celestial World trial, even if there were some minor frictions, the scale shouldn't be too large. Typically, each squad would consist of about four to five people. Even if those who had broken the barriers were two squads of eight to ten people, their seven-person squad should be able to escape even if they couldn't defeat the intruders.

However, what Daoist Luo Chen never expected was that while others were still feeling out the situation, the Netherworld World and Genesis Divine Nation had already launched their assault, and their first target was his Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. Indeed, the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm's strength was among the weakest within the ten forces.

Of course, this was unknown to the Netherworld World and Genesis Divine Nation. The only reason they chose to strike at Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm was due to some past grievances between Jue Luan and Daoist Luo Chen of the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. Moreover, their selected targets also included the Canglan River Realm, Fangcun Spirit Realm, Myriad Spirits Realm, and Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. These were the forces closest to Genesis Divine Nation.

However, due to Elder Dao Zhun's influence, the Fangcun Spirit Realm was ruled out immediately—after all, there was no existing enmity, and they had even received favors from Dao Zhun, who also promised to aid the Netherworld World in a critical moment. This made the Fangcun Spirit Realm an unseen ally to the Netherworld World. Repaying kindness with enmity was, naturally, not something Sun Wukong and the others would do.

Since Fangcun Spirit Realm could be considered half an ally, they temporarily did not consider the Myriad Spirits Realm. Thus, the targets were narrowed down to Canglan River Realm and Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. After considering everyone's cultivation technique attributes and abilities, they decided that the first strike should be against Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. Not to mention anything else, the advantage of Rogue Heart Sword Hero's Wind Attribute countering Daoist Luo Chen's Thunder Attribute was enough to make Xi Zhao and Jue Luan choose their target.

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Almost an hour had passed, and everyone had recovered to their peak condition. Once everyone was ready, following Jue Luan's command, the first group of fifteen people stealthily made their way forward. This group of five, all specializing in defense—including Luo Chen—were layered with various protections. No one was stingy with the defensive aids they could offer others. It could be said that these fifteen people were like fifteen turtles carrying thick shells, armored to the teeth.

As expected, although the fifteen were very cautious, they accidentally triggered the outer barrier of the Transforming Thunder Palace after advancing about fifty meters. It was unavoidable; such a large barrier, encompassing the entire Transforming Thunder Palace, could not be bypassed unless one was the caster. Any contact would set off the alarm. "Be careful, they're coming!" Luo Chen whispered to the people around him.

Very quickly, a large group from the Transforming Thunder Palace was on full alert and ran out. Leading them was a purple-robed elder with purple hair and beard. This elder stepped forward, took one look at Luo Chen and the others, and raised his eyebrows with a flash of sharp light in his eyes. He demanded, "Who are you? Why have you breached my Transforming Thunder Palace?"

While the elder was speaking, the remaining twenty-something people from the Transforming Thunder Palace had encircled Luo Chen and his group. At that moment, the people from the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm hadn't panicked, although they were shocked that someone had found their palace and triggered the barrier before they noticed. They were not flustered.

After all, there were only fifteen intruders, and it seemed none of them were powerful enough to be at the Domain Lord level. So, if a fight did break out, they would certainly be able to hold their own. But just as the voice of the Daoist known as Lei Daoist had ended, Luo Chen didn't pay him any heed and waved his hand, prompting the fifteen to suddenly accelerate and charge directly at Lei Daoist.

"Bai Yi, Li, each of you take one person inside the Transforming Thunder Palace to guard the World Suppressing Stele. Leave this to me!" Despite appearing very old, Lei Daoist's voice was filled with vigor, and he showed no sign of panic in the face of the enemy. While eliminating the intruders was crucial, protecting the World Suppressing Stele was paramount. Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire

Upon hearing Lei Daoist's orders, Bai Yi and another young man also dressed in a purple Taoist robe immediately withdrew from the encirclement, each signaling for another person to follow them, and retreated back into the Transforming Thunder Palace's defense formation.

"You mere rats, daring to ambush my Transforming Thunder Palace? Today, I'll let you witness the might of the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm. Everyone, heed my command and form the Myriad Thunder Illuminating Heaven Formation." Within this group, Lei Daoist held absolute authority. His orders were immediately executed unconditionally, and with a formidable enemy at hand, no one hesitated.

Out of the original twenty-three, three including Lei Daoist and four who had fallen back into the palace, there were precisely eighteen people left for the formation. Eighteen was the optimal number for setting up a grand formation.

"We'll also form up, Earth Attribute Defenders, Impervious to Myriad Thunders!" Xi Zhao and Jue Luan had already anticipated that the people from the Transforming Thunder Ancestral Realm would set up a formation to defend against them. Since Luo Chen and the other fourteen were not only inherently skilled in defense but also had varying degrees of earth attribute affinity, setting up an earth attribute defensive formation was naturally not an issue.

Shortly thereafter, both formations were formed almost simultaneously. On the outside, a purple semi-spherical light barrier pulsated with countless deep purple thunders striking down. Within, a yellow light barrier stood firm. Though constantly bombarded by thunder, it was clear that the defensive formation would not be easily breached anytime soon.

"Second squad, advance!" Not far away, as Sun Wukong took the lead and burst forth, another fifteen people simultaneously erupted from the woods. At this moment, Sun Wukong had already entered his True Chaos Form—a state he attained after merging with the Five-Colored Divine Stones. If Sun Wukong could progress further in his understanding, there was a good chance he could evolve the True Chaos Form into the Chaos Giant Transformation, the fourth breakthrough among the Five-Colored stones.

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