Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 408: Three, Nine, Three, Divine Power of the Jade Emperor

Chapter 408: Three, Nine, Three, Divine Power of the Jade Emperor

Boom!

Endless demonic energy surged out of the Demon Tomb, spreading in all directions.

Wherever it passed, the seawater was polluted, turning black, with demonic energy rolling. The environment also began to change, gradually becoming suitable for the survival of demons.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon was going to turn this sea area into a Demon Domain!

Just as countless aquatic creatures in the sea area were about to be corrupted by the demonic energy and degenerate into demon beasts, the Jade Emperor intervened at the critical juncture.

Without seeing any action from him, boundless divine light descended between Heaven and Earth, not just halting the spread of the demonic energy, but forcing it to retreat the way it came.

"Haotian, you dare to stop me?"

From within the Three Realms, the surprised and angry voice of the Primordial Heavenly Demon suddenly echoed. Immediately after, demonic energy in the sky began to coalesce, gradually forming a gigantic demon shadow, standing as tall as the sky, gazing at Heaven Court.

Seeing the demon shadow emerge, Jiang Chen immediately lowered his head, afraid to meet its gaze. The rest of the immortals and gods did the same. To confront the Demon Master’s gaze was to risk falling into demonic influence.

Only the Jade Emperor, remained calm, directly looking at the demon shadow, completely unaffected.

Unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor took the initiative to greet the Primordial Heavenly Demon, "Demon Lord, it has indeed been a long time."

The demon shadow responded the same, "Indeed, it has been a long time. Since you were killed by Xing Tian, and entered the cycle of reincarnation, it is our first meeting."

Touching a raw nerve as soon as they met, the Demon Lord was indeed deserving of his reputation.

But the Jade Emperor was not a pushover. After being sarcastically mocked by the Primordial Heavenly Demon, he immediately fought back, "After so many years, the Demon Lord still enjoys verbal sparring. I just wonder, Lord Demon, did you feel lonely when the Primordial Saint trapped you in the Outworld for so many years?"

With the title of Primordial, years ago, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign invaded the Outworld and had a fierce battle with the Primordial Heavenly Demon. Both primordial beings fought, and naturally, the Demon Lord lost, not only being seriously wounded, but also trapped by the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign in the Outworld, unable to enter the Three Realms in his original form.

This is the reason why Jiang Chen was able to escape from the Primordial Heavenly Demon’s blockade earlier. Since the Demon’s real form couldn’t enter the Three Realms, he could only use his divine consciousness to act, and with limited power, this gave Jiang Chen a chance to escape.

"Heh heh..."

After a round of mutual mockery, both of them sneered and fell silent. Then, almost without warning, they started to take action.

Since they couldn’t gain an advantage verbally, they went with action.

With a wave of the Primordial Heavenly Demon’s hand, endless demonic energy sprayed out, transforming countless Heavenly Demons, rushing towards Heaven Court.

In an instant, countless illusions rose in the eyes of Jiang Chen and others. At the same time, demonic energy began to grow within their bodies, aiming to corrupt their Taoist minds.

Parasitic Heavenly Demons!

Without making a sound, Jiang Chen and others were already taken, infected by numerous Heavenly Demons, risking to be corrupted by the demon. It didn’t take long before they were going to use their divine abilities to obliterate the Heavenly Demons in their hearts.

At this moment, the Jade Emperor took action. With a punch, boundless light descended, and those Heavenly Demons nesting in their bodies were annihilated instantly when hit by this divine light.

The demonic energy that surged into Heaven’s Court was also rapidly disintegrating under the shining of the divine light.

Boom!

With the clash of fists, a terrifying wave erupted, first tearing apart the sky and then rushing towards Heaven’s Court, causing the palace to shake as if it was about to fall.

Of course, this was an illusion. Drawing from the experience of the Demon Clan’s Heaven’s Court, the entire court was protected by a large formation laid down by the Taoist Master himself. Ordinary fights between powerful beings couldn’t harm the core of Heaven’s Court.

"Haotian, I thought that after your transformation into the Jade Emperor, your strength would have improved, but now it seems that you are regressing. Your power is not even as great as before."

"The Haotian God of those days, how spirited you were, not to say that you were the most outstanding one in ancient and modern. But now, look at you. Do you possess even a fraction of your former demeanor?"

"Could it be that Xing Tian’s axe not only took your life but also destroyed your spirit?"

"Jade Emperor, you are nowhere near Haotian..."

During the confrontation, the Primordial Heavenly Demon continued to provoke the Jade Emperor with his words, seemingly trying to evoke his anger, and in-turn find a flaw in his mental defenses. Unfortunately for him, no matter how he provoked, he couldn’t make the Jade Emperor lose his composure.

As time passed, the Primordial Heavenly Demon started to succumb. After all, he was just a wisp of divine consciousness. Even with a Taoist Master’s body as support, he could not possibly match the Jade Emperor.

In fact, the Jade Emperor had not even exerted his full strength in his altercation with the Primordial Heavenly Demon thus far, let alone taken it seriously.

This indifference became painfully evident when, throughout the battle, he remained seated on his throne, not getting up even once. A battle in which the Jade Emperor remained seated couldn’t really be called serious, could it?

Suddenly, the Primordial Heavenly Demon channeled all of his demon energy and quickly retreated towards the distance. Aware that he was no match for the Jade Emperor in his current state, he decided to withdraw.

A Taoist Master level incarnation holds immense value, even for a being like the Primordial Heavenly Demon. It requires millions and millions of years to attain one. There was no way he would willingly lose it here.

"Seal!"

Seeing the Primordial Heavenly Demon attempting to escape, the Jade Emperor waved his large sleeve, conjured a mirror and coated him with myriad rays of light, immobilizing him in place.

"Haotian Mirror!"

The moment the Haotian Mirror appeared, the Primordial Heavenly Demon knew his escape was no longer possible.

But, the Heavenly Demon was a decisive man. Seeing that he couldn’t escape, he gave away the dragon corpse and withdrew his divine consciousness.

However, just before leaving, the Primordial Heavenly Demon said, "Jade Emperor, since you want this body, let me offer it to you. I just wonder if you can handle it."

After these words, the dragon corpse began to swell up like an inflated balloon, rapidly expanding. At the same time, its aura rose exponentially, breaking free from the confinement of the Haotian Mirror and turning into a black light, aimed straight towards Heaven Court.

"Watch out, he’s going to self-destruct!"

Witnessing this scene, Jiang Chen was terrified. When a Taoist Master self-destructs, the Heaven Court might not be severely affected, but most of the gods present are likely to perish.

"How dare you!"

In the face of crisis, the Jade Emperor finally stood up, gave a loud yell, and raised his right hand and five fingers, grabbing hard in the direction of the dragon corpse.

At that moment, it seemed as if the entire Three Realms were in the grasp of the Jade Emperor. The running of Heaven and Earth stopped, and time was frozen. The dragon corpse hung in midair motionless, as if it had been paused.

Then it began to decompose, disintegrate, transforming into pure Innate Primordial Energy, returning to Heaven and Earth. It utterly vanished without leaving a trace.

This was the first time the Jade Emperor had displayed his power of extinguishing a Taoist Master to the Three Realms. Although all the divine beings had anticipated something like this, they were still a bit shocked, although not extremely surprised.

Monkey King Sun Wukong, normally fearless of anything, was seeing such a shocking scene for the first time, and he was simply dumbstruck.

He had never imagined that the Jade Emperor, whom he normally looked down upon, was this powerful. A power so immense that a simple puff of his breath could potentially kill him.

Jiang Chen had warned Sun Wukong multiple times that the Jade Emperor’s power was immense, and without such strength, he wouldn’t be qualified to rule over the Three Realms. Thus, Jiang Chen always insisted that Sun Wukong respect the Jade Emperor.

But the monkey didn’t take it seriously.

But now, having witnessed the Jade Emperor’s power himself, Sun Wukong realized how foolish he had been.

How could he dare to belittle a being of such magnitude? One slap from him could likely obliterate the entire Huaguo Mountain.

...

Naturally, Jiang Chen noticed Sun Wukong’s change in demeanor and couldn’t help but find it amusing. Despite his numerous pieces of advice, it seemed that a single actual demonstration was far more useful.

What he didn’t know was whether Sun Wukong, now that he had witnessed the Jade Emperor’s power firsthand, still had the courage to wreak havoc in the Heaven Court. His ignorance was what had made him brave enough to stir up trouble in the Celestial Palace in the first place.

But now, he knew of Heaven Court’s might. Would he still follow the preordained path?

Jiang Chen was eagerly looking forward to finding out!

...

When everyone recovered from the shock, they began praising the Jade Emperor. They hailed in unison, "Your Majesty’s divine power preserved us from a demonic disaster and saved numerous lives from the brink of destruction..."