Journey to the West: Great Saint Equal to Heaven
Chapter 69 - 69 69 Central Mysterious Spirit Elder Huang Qi

69: Chapter 69: Central Mysterious Spirit Elder Huang Qi 69: Chapter 69: Central Mysterious Spirit Elder Huang Qi Lu Dongbin’s entire body shuddered, the Great Saint was planning to establish his own dominion.

He thought of the words Sun Wukong uttered during Havoc in the Heavenly Palace, “The Emperorship takes turn, next year it will be at my house.”

Did Wukong harbor aspirations to seize heaven again?

Sun Wukong, however, gave Lu Dongbin no answer.

At this time, the Three Realms became increasingly turbulent.

Ying Hook stirred up a huge commotion in the Netherworld.

He led countless demons on a rampage across all directions.

The Five Directions Ghost Emperors acted as vanguard, ancient demons and malevolent ghosts as generals, launching an assault on the Netherworld.

A bloody storm raged throughout the Netherworld.

The armies of the Netherworld were mobilized, attempting to block these demons, but were still unable to withstand them and were instead annihilated.

The Ten Kings of Hell were successively defeated and fled.

Emperor Fengdu died in battle, slain by Ying Hook personally.

Great Emperor Ziwei almost intervened himself.

It is known that Emperor Fengdu was one of his incarnations, garrisoning hell, and yet now he was slain by Ying Hook, which was akin to a vehement slap in his face.

“Great Emperor, there is no need for you to take action personally, we can ask one of the Five Elders, the Yellow Emperor, to step in.

Ying Hook was once a great general under his command, and now that he has rebelled, the Yellow Emperor cannot absolve himself from responsibility.”

Gold Star Taibai stepped forward and suggested to Great Emperor Ziwei.

“Good, announce my Decree, request the Yellow Emperor to suppress the rebellion and reclaim the Underworld Court.”

A flash of light shone from Great Emperor Ziwei’s hand, and a Decree materialized, appearing in his grasp.

Gold Star Taibai accepted the Decree and left immediately.

Gold Star Taibai descended upon the place where the Yellow Emperor resided.

The domain of the Yellow Emperor was filled with a murderous aura.

Even the Yellow Emperor himself was clad in armor.

Gold Star Taibai first bowed to the Yellow Emperor and then spoke, “By the Decree of Great Emperor Ziwei, I request Mysterious Spirit Elder Huang Qi, the Jun, to accept the order.”

The Yellow Emperor only responded with a slight hand gesture, signaling him to continue.

“Ying Hook is now causing chaos in the Netherworld, and you, Mysterious Spirit Elder Huang Qi, the Jun, are hereby commanded to suppress Ying Hook and recover the Netherworld.”

After he finished, Gold Star Taibai handed the Decree to the Yellow Emperor.

He said with a smile, “My duty to deliver the Decree is done, I shall return to report.

Please, Emperor, set out for the Netherworld as soon as possible.”

Without waiting for the Yellow Emperor to respond, Gold Star Taibai departed.

Watching his retreating figure, Yinglong stepped forward and snorted coldly, “Great Emperor Ziwei is truly cunning.

He lost the Netherworld but wants us to recapture it for him, all the while unwilling to expend even a single soldier, such shamelessness.”

The Yellow Emperor’s majestic face showed no expression.

He casually tossed the Decree aside and said in a deep tone, “The Netherworld is the most critical place in the Three Realms.

Ying Hook was once my subordinate.

His disturbance of the Netherworld necessitates my intervention to restore order, and it is nothing but right and proper.”

Yinglong snorted once more and remained silent.

“Yinglong, gather the troops, accompany me into the Netherworld.”

“Yes.”

The Yellow Emperor gathered his troops, ready to head for the Netherworld.

At this time, Ying Hook still occupied the entire Underworld Court.

He sat above the Yellow Springs Nether Sea, his lips curling into an eerie, wicked smile.

On either side of him were ancient demons and fierce ghosts of old, all eyeing Boxun and his companion with predatory eagerness.

Master of the Black Nest swallowed nervously, his expression taut with tension.

“Ying Hook, do not forget what you promised us.

Now that the Netherworld is in our hands, please hand it over to us.”

Ying Hook acted as though he hadn’t heard, looking down on the Netherworld, his eyes as callously cold as eternal ice.

Master of the Black Nest spoke sharply, “Ying Hook, did you hear what I said?”

A surge of murderous intent instantly enveloped Master of the Black Nest.

Master of the Black Nest’s face instantly turned pale, and his body felt ice-cold.

Standing to one side, Boxun didn’t even dare to fart.

He thought Master of the Black Nest was simply insane.

At this time, to still dare to ask Ying Hook for the Netherworld.

It would be merciful of Ying Hook not to kill them.

Ying Hook said nothing, and Master of the Black Nest and his group did not wish to leave, nor did they dare to say anything further to provoke Ying Hook.

As time ticked by slowly, Ying Hook finally spoke, “Don’t think of me as the same as you Immortals and Buddhas.

What I say, I do.

The Netherworld is yours now.

I only want the Yellow Springs Nether Sea.

For the other places, you can start sending people to take charge right now.”

“Really?”

Master of the Black Nest suddenly showed an excited expression.

“Naturally.

Do I seem like a person who doesn’t keep his word?

I will withdraw all my garrisoning forces from the Netherworld now,” Ying Hook said with a light smile.

Master of the Black Nest and his group believed him.

Iron Blockhead Ying Hook, besides being unruly, was also known for keeping his word.

Since he said so, he would definitely yield the Netherworld to them.

“Thank you, Great God Ying Hook.”

Boxun and Master of the Black Nest called Ying Hook a Great God, which was also flattery.

Ying Hook smiled lightly, not fussing over the title.

He directly withdrew all his forces, retreating to the Yellow Springs Nether Sea.

Master of the Black Nest and his group excitedly arranged their forces, the task of taking over the Netherworld was finally about to be accomplished.

“My lord, why do this?

Isn’t it good that we control the Netherworld?

Why hand over the hard-fought Netherworld to that bunch of Bald Donkeys?”

This was a Demon King, a Poison Dragon who had attained enlightenment and once wreaked havoc in the world, later being suppressed in the eighteenth layer of hell.

The other demons and vengeful spirits all looked towards Ying Hook.

If someone else had made such a decision, they would have revolted long ago.

But they had seen Ying Hook’s methods and were willing to follow him; none of them dared to disobey him.

Even if Ying Hook’s decisions were bizarre, they were willing to trust Ying Hook.

“What use do we have for the Netherworld?” Ying Hook said indifferently.

“Naturally, to control reincarnation, to blackmail those Immortals and Buddhas, so they wouldn’t dare to act against us so easily,” the Poison Dragon Demon King said matter-of-factly.

Ying Hook sneered and said, “Reincarnation is one of the most important places in the Three Realms.

Control reincarnation?

Do you think any Immortal or Buddha would want to witness such a scene?

The Jade Emperor has perished now, and Tathagata is dead too.

That’s why we were able to take down the Netherworld.

But whether it’s the gods or the Buddhist Realm, none would allow the place of reincarnation to be controlled by a bunch of demons and spirits.

If we dare to take over the Netherworld, perhaps the next day the Four Heavenly Kings would personally act and erase us from the Netherworld.”

The Poison Dragon Demon King suddenly took a sharp intake of cold air.

Though their group of demons was strong, they were not yet capable of withstanding the Four Heavenly Kings joining forces.

In fact, even with Lady Houtu’s departure, Ying Hook had some doubts.

If she had not left the Netherworld, the probability of Ying Hook and his forces taking it over would be less than fifty percent.

“Don’t worry about those two monks and who stands behind them.

It’s probably a major figure from the Buddhist Realm, but let’s not concern ourselves with that.

Just having a place to stay in the Yellow Springs Nether Sea is already a fortunate turn for you and me,” Ying Hook said calmly.

To get involved in the clash between Immortals and Buddhas would only lead to a dead end for them.

The Poison Dragon Demon King no longer questioned and looked at Ying Hook with admiration.

Which ordinary demon could think so far ahead?

When the Yellow Emperor entered the Netherworld, the handover between Ying Hook’s subordinates and those of Master of the Black Nest had already been completed.

Those garrisoning here were Master of the Black Nest’s people.

As soon as the Yellow Emperor entered the Underworld Court, he was stopped.

Manjusri and Samantabhadra stood in front, their hands pressed together, radiating intense Buddha’s Light.

Seeing their appearance, the Yellow Emperor’s pupils constricted slightly.

Things were a bit unexpected for him.