Chapter 866: Once the Great Sage Appears, All Immortals Fall Silent!

"And here I thought it was some grand deity." Above the heavens, a burst of unbridled laughter immediately rang out. "To think it is merely a monkey!"

"Where did this monkey demon come from! How dare you run amok before the immortal hosts, and right in front of your Grandpa Yao!" A harsh reprimand descended from the sky. Looking up, one could see a burly, dark-faced immortal general with a bear's head and tiger's eyes, exuding a menacing aura, holding a massive golden melon mace.

"I am Yao Tong, the Earthly Spiritual General of the Yao Clan! Today, I shall let you, hairy monkey, witness the might of my Heaven-Shaking Mace!"

Among the eight ancient immortal clans, there were seventy-two Earthly Spiritual Generals in total, each possessing immense cultivation and illustrious achievements, to say nothing of...

"Is that Yao Tong, one of the top ten Earthly Spiritual Generals?!" An exclamation immediately rippled through the clans. "One of the absolute strongest among the seventy-two!"

The various immortal clans fell into fervent discussion: "These seventy-two Earthly Spiritual Generals earned their ranks through solid, undeniable battlefield merits..."

"This Yao Tong is truly formidable. It is said he once tore several dragon demons apart with his bare hands on the Battlefield of the Reborn. He is extraordinarily powerful; let us see how he captures this demon monkey!" Seeing the massive golden melon mace spin out of his hand and fly straight toward the demon monkey before them, the immortal soldiers of all clans wore expressions of deep satisfaction.

But in the very next instant.

"Look at the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!" A mountain-shattering, ocean-like cry erupted from the ground. Following their gaze, they saw the Great Sage standing completely motionless. As the massive golden melon mace came crashing down, he actually extended his head to meet it!

Crack!

The entire world seemed to shudder thrice over!

In the sky, the immortals of the various clans, who had just been chattering away, watched in sheer horror as the massive golden melon mace split clean down the middle, breaking into two halves.

His soul-bound treasure destroyed, the Earthly Spiritual General Hong Tong suffered a massive shock, his face instantly turning as pale as golden paper!

"This..."

"This...?!"

"That golden melon mace was forged from extraterrestrial Geng-gold!" a spiritual general roared. "This is impossible! How could this be possible...?!"

"Silence!" Supreme Venerable Miaofa snorted coldly, glaring fiercely at the spiritual general. This time, he personally led the vanguard on behalf of the major immortal clans to command this battle, making him far superior to these minor generals. "Clamoring before the battle array—what a disgrace!"

"This demon monkey merely possesses a sturdy physique, but it is nothing more than that!" Supreme Venerable Miaofa remarked. "Refining it with water and fire will naturally dissolve it!"

"The Supreme Venerable is wise!"

"Spiritual General Yun!" Supreme Venerable Miaofa turned his head toward the green-clothed, green-faced immortal general who trod upon a pair of black dragons. "This demon monkey has some skill. It seems we must summon the Soul-Melting Divine Flame of the Yun Clan!"

"The Soul-Melting Divine Flame?!" The surrounding immortals grew lively once more.

"It is said that this flame dates back to the ancient era when the Yun ancestor attained enlightenment, harvested from the bizarre anomalies at the very edge of the cosmic void, seizing the essence of heaven and earth, and understanding the mysteries of creation; there is nothing it cannot refine."

"Even the True Lords dare not touch such a thing. It is said that summoning a mere wisp of it is enough to burn a vast number of Heavenly Immortals to death..."

"This time... let us see how this demon monkey dies!"

"What is this demon monkey doing?!" Looking at the monkey before them, who wore an expression that clearly said 'do whatever you want, if you hurt a single hair of mine I lose,' they grew even more certain: "This monkey... is a dead man!"

As they spoke, the immortal general surnamed Yun conjured an ancient jade immortal decree, formed a Daoist hand seal, and muttered incantations under his breath.

Within moments, the heavens dimmed and the earth darkened, as though the entire world had plunged into a vast, apocalyptic end-time. In the murky world, a sudden golden beam cleaved open the sky!

Immediately after, a bizarre expanse of blue fire ignited within this space, shimmering with fragments of icy blue light.

It seemed to possess no temperature whatsoever.

But everyone could feel a heart-palpitating, terrifying high temperature hidden within that deep blue flame; the immortals present did not even dare to step a single pace closer, terrified that the light flame might accidentally drift onto them if blown by the wind.

At this moment, the monkey not only didn't dodge or hide, but instead stood rooted to the spot, completely motionless.

In the next instant, a towering deluge of fire engulfed the monkey almost immediately!

"Hahaha! This demon monkey is finished!" In the sky, the immortals could not help but show looks of mockery, their eyes landing on the mortals in front of the Origin Internet Club. "Let us see what confidence you have left!"

"Go screw your banana boat!" Instantly, a disciple of the Haotian Sect down below began to curse.

"Open your eyes wide and look for yourselves!"

"Well cursed! Where did you learn that, Senior Brother?!" Seeing several spiritual generals in the sky instinctively shrink their necks back from the cursing, a disciple asked.

"Learned it from watching the League of Legends livestream!" Zhuge Qinlong, the eldest disciple of the Haotian Sect, gave a sly grin, exceedingly proud of himself.

At that moment, the immortal generals truly opened their eyes wide, only to see a monkey rolling and leaping about within that bizarre, deep blue flame, looking as comfortable as if he were taking a bath.

"Too cold! Not hot enough! Turn up the heat!"

"What?!" Nearly all the immortal soldiers were completely stupefied. Being incinerated by the Soul-Melting Divine Flame had not affected him in the slightest; instead, he complained it wasn't hot enough?!

When had these immortal soldiers and generals ever witnessed such a scene? Even Spiritual General Yun, who cast the spell, was dumbfounded, crying out in a lost voice, "This isn't real... This must be an illusion cast by the monkey!"

The words had barely left his mouth when the monkey dashed into the ranks of the immortal soldiers. Instantly, a chorus of weeping and wailing arose as they cried out for their parents, and the formation fell into utter chaos.

What terrified him even more was that the Earthly Spiritual General Yao Tong accidentally caught a wisp of it, and it instantly turned into a raging fire, melting his armor and refining his flesh as he shrieked in agony.

If it kept burning, even this powerful spiritual general, who ranked among the best of the Earthly Spiritual Generals, would likely be reduced to ashes!

"Hurry up and recall the divine fire!" Supreme Venerable Miaofa shouted in reprimand at Spiritual General Yun, who was standing there in a daze.

"Oh..." Spiritual General Yun finally snapped out of it, repeatedly biting the tip of his tongue and spraying a mouthful of essence blood onto the ancient jade tablet. "Divine fire, return to your place!"

After spraying three mouthfuls of essence blood in succession and issuing numerous decrees, he finally managed to recall the divine fire. By now, his hair was disheveled and his head drenched in sweat, completely stripped of the overbearing majesty of the ancient immortal clans.

Just then, amidst the crowd in front of the shop below, a banner quietly rose up from somewhere unnoticed, featuring a red background with black characters that read four grand words: "Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

The banner fluttered, merging with the golden-helmeted and golden-armored Monkey King in the sky who looked down upon the world, accompanied by the mountain-shattering and ocean-like cheers and shouts from below; at this moment, the sky full of immortals all paled in comparison.

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Even Supreme Venerable Miaofa's face turned somber at this moment.

"Supreme Venerable..." Among these ancient clans, immortal generals were numerous, and the four strongest among them were known as the Spiritual Generals of the Four Directions, who were also highly renowned eminences among these immortal families. At this moment, they also revealed cold, stern expressions. "Why don't we..."

Supreme Venerable Miaofa's old face was colder than ever before, a sinister look flashing through his eyes: "All of you come with me to deal with this demon monkey, let us see just how capable he truly is! The rest of you, take this opportunity to capture those mortals and force him to submit!"

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