The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 586: The Gold-winged Giant Bird

Chapter 586: Chapter 586: The Gold-winged Giant Bird

"You seem somewhat disbelieving?"

Qin Jun teased with a smile, while at the same time feeling a bit of regret. Now there were three in the Daluo Realm, when would my Monkey Brother come out?

The Nine Spirits Yuan Holy laughed and shook his head, "Yuanba has an extraordinary talent, perhaps he became stronger than me."

But he was just saying it.

Just then, his expression suddenly changed. He saw a black hole appear above Qin Jun’s head, and a figure stepped straight out of it. It was none other than Li Yuanba, dressed in black armor, wielding the Golden Giant Bird hammer. He was still as thin as a sickly ghost, but the aura he emitted was incredibly astonishing.

"How is that possible!"

The Nine Spirits Yuan Holy couldn’t keep calm and shouted in alarm.

Li Yuanba, upon coming out, didn’t pay respect to Qin Jun as the Nine Spirits Yuan Holy had done but instead burst into a loud laugh, "Hahaha! Your father has broken through to the Golden Immortal of the Daluo Realm!"

Pfft—

Qin Jun nearly choked to death on his saliva, damn, you really are Li Yuanba!

The Golden Giant Bird had many legends associated with it, even including those of Yue Fei, yet out of all, it had to summon Li Yuanba, this dumbass...

"Hahahahaha—"

Li Yuanba laughed wildly and unrestrainedly, audible to everyone in the Saint Emperor Peak and the entire Holy City.

Countless cultivators flew out of their abodes, including top powerhouses like Yang Jian and the Nine-headed Insect, and even Kua Fu took flight.

Li Yuanba was a straightforward person, not one for hiding, fully embodying the idea that one must make the most of the enjoyable moments in life.

In extreme excitement, Li Yuanba turned into his true form, the Golden Giant Bird, and soared high, plunging the whole Holy City into darkness, as everyone gaped with shocked faces at the Giant Bird in the sky that was vast as the Cangqiong itself.

With a wingspan of tens of thousands of meters, the Golden Giant Bird covered the sky and blocked the sun. Its golden feathers illuminated the entire world with a divine radiance.

"Mid-stage of the Golden Immortal Realm of Daluo! How is this possible..."

Kua Fu was utterly shocked; he remembered Li Yuanba, who was weak in cultivation, but incredibly bold, daring to challenge anyone.

He couldn’t believe that overnight, that man had become stronger than himself!

For a moment, he felt awe towards Qin Jun, for Qin Jun possessed a Divine Power that could propel someone into the Daluo Realm, and Kua Fu’s heart began to burn with desire.

Yang Jian, the Nine-headed Insect, Tang Sanzang, and others were all dumbfounded.

It was their first time seeing the true form of the Golden Giant Bird. The spectacle of a divine bird with a wingspan of tens of thousands of meters circling in the air was so magnificent that even the Holy City echoed with exclamations of amazement.

"My heavens! What kind of bird is that?"

"A Giant Bird! And it’s a golden Giant Bird at that!"

"It’s huge! Is that a divine bird?"

"Looks like it’s General Li Yuanba!"

"Li Yuanba? Impossible, that idiot ..."

Li Yuanba was unconventional and loved to fight, making quite a few friends of questionable character in the Holy City, and now that they saw him transform into the Golden Giant Bird, their first reaction was disbelief.

How could he be so cool!

The fear brought by Tathāgata last night instantly vanished; with such a divine bird protecting the heavens of Great Qin, what was there to fear?

Li Yuanba, thrilled, circled the sky nonstop, his screeching echoing continuously.

"Ah, this guy."

Qin Jun said with an exasperated smile, but he could hear the exclamations from within the Holy City, so his face bore only a smile and no anger.

The Nine Spirits Yuan Holy gazed up at the Golden Giant Bird in the sky with a complex expression on his face.

"With that said, I won’t have to be afraid of summoning Lord Great Sage in the future, tsk tsk."

Qin Jun marveled to himself, only to be immediately contradicted by the system, "That’s not necessarily true. If it’s the peak Sun Wukong, even if his realm hasn’t broken through to the Daluo, his battle strength is overwhelming. It’s possible that not even Li Yuanba could withstand him."

"Is he really that strong?" Qin Jun questioned in his heart.

"What if Sun Wukong truly is at the Daluo level?" the system teased with a laugh.

If that were true, Qin Jun didn’t know whether to feel delighted or dread.

Sun Wukong was known for his unruly and unmanageable nature. If summoned, it was certain that his loyalty would be extremely low. Without someone to suppress him, Qin Jun even doubted whether the fellow would directly defect.

Especially the Sun Wukong from his peak period, who surely wouldn’t even consider the Jade Emperor worth his attention.

"Didn’t you say last time that the most you could do was achieve the perfect state of Taiyi Mysterious Immortal Realm, with battle strength comparable to the Daluo Realm?" Qin Jun mocked inwardly. Are you like a woman, changing your mind so quickly?

"Wrong, I wasn’t certain, only speculating. I cannot know for sure until the God and Demon truly emerges because the information about the God and Demon is a confidential matter for the system," replied the system helplessly. Qin Jun suddenly understood why the system often gave vague answers to many of his questions.

There was no helping it; the voice he communicated with was nothing more than a sentient presence akin to a device spirit.

"Should I give you a name?" Qin Jun thought, raising an eyebrow.

The system didn’t respond to him again. Meanwhile, the Giant Bird had been circling high in the air for dozens of rounds before it finally descended.

Transforming into human form, it landed in front of Qin Jun, excited as a monkey, leaping up and down without a moment’s pause.

"Aren’t you going to thank His Majesty immediately!"

Unable to bear it any longer, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint chided sharply.

Li Yuanba jolted, hurriedly knelt in front of Qin Jun, and kowtowed five times before raising his head with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I feel like I’m about to explode!"

About to explode...

A twitch formed at the corner of Qin Jun’s mouth. Such a clown didn’t deserve his strength...

When he returned to the Investiture of the Gods world last time, he thought this fellow had matured. But after reaching the peak as a God and Demon, his true nature hadn’t changed.

In the Journey to the West, the Giant Bird had a demon king’s bearing!

But this peak Giant Bird didn’t come from the Journey to the West.

Qin Jun sensed many presences circling around Saint Emperor Peak, evidently a lot of people were curious about Li Yuanba and the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint, but dared not barge into the Imperial Garden.

"You may leave now. Remember, don’t talk too much about this matter," Qin Jun said with a wave and a smile. Even if they spoke about it, the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint and Li Yuanba didn’t have much impression of their peak as Gods and Demons, they only felt a restoration of past life memories and a leap in cultivation.

The two nodded and then swiftly vanished on the spot.

Especially Li Yuanba, who couldn’t wait to challenge all the powerhouses in the Great Qin Heavenly Court. With his current strength, no one could stop him, perhaps only if Kua Fu and the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint joined forces.

A minor difference in realms was as vast as a thousand miles, and Li Yuanba was already a war machine.

After they left, Qin Jun sat at the stone table and began to ponder.

Now under his command were three Daluo powerhouses, and in the Taiyi Realm were powerhouses like Yang Jian, the Nine-headed Insect, Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, Diting, Zhong Kui, Nezha, Li Jing, Chang’e, King Huang Feng, and the Barefoot Immortal!

Apart from Gods and Demons, the Golden Immortal Realm also included hundreds of cultivators from this world; the Great Qin Heavenly Court was actually quite strong now.

Leaving the Tathāgata aside, the Western Region didn’t compare at all to the Southern Domain, but the Tathāgata was impossibly strong.

"System, do you think the Nine Spirits Yuan Saint, Li Yuanba, Kua Fu, the Nine-headed Insect, and Yang Jian joining forces could defeat the Tathāgata?" Qin Jun curiously inquired in his heart.

"I’m not sure. The Tathāgata that appeared last night was only a split body; it’s difficult to estimate how strong the Tathāgata’s true form is," the system said helplessly, as it was also unclear about the Tathāgata’s attributes.