Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 331 - No One Shall Drain the Water of This Cold Pond (3rd Update)

Chapter 331: Chapter 331 No One Shall Drain the Water of This Cold Pond (3rd Update)

The captain of the demon realm’s guard squad had an impression of Sun Wukong. Just a month ago, when this fellow had just arrived at the Boundary Bridge, he was not even a mercenary. If it weren’t for the Rose Mercenary Group taking him in, he probably wouldn’t have been able to pass through the Boundary Bridge to the Demon Beast Continent. How come, within such a short month, everything seemed to have changed drastically? Even Duanmu Bai, the second son of the Duanmu Clan, was exceedingly respectful towards him. Could it be that he had mistakenly overlooked something before? That this fellow had significant backing?

Sun Wukong did not care how the demon realm guards viewed him. After passing through the Boundary Bridge, he called out to his companions and once again soared into the sky, taking Huang Zhen and two others toward the direction pointed out by Duanmu Bai. The Heaven-Defying Demon Emperor Mu Chenxuan and the others also rose into the clouds, leaving all the guards on the bridge staring dumbfounded, especially the captain of the guards, whose jaw dropped open.

“Riding the clouds! And taking three people along to ride the clouds! This guy is an expert who hides his true abilities!”

The captain of the guard’s eyes were filled with shock. In the Demonic Realm, to ride the clouds, one must at least be of Demon Spirit Rank in cultivation; to do it as effortlessly as Sun Wukong, one must have the cultivation of at least a Demon Lord. When he thought of how he had once stopped a Demon Lord-level expert and even threatened them with a weapon, the captain of the guard’s back was covered in cold sweat. It was indeed fortunate that Sun Wukong had not struck him then; otherwise, he might have already lost his life!

Three days later, in Dragon Abyss City, which was a hundred miles away from Duanyang City, the headquarters of the Duanmu Clan, Sun Wukong and his companions walked on the streets, surrounded by a constant stream of people. Sun Wukong’s brows slightly furrowed.

“Duanmu Bai, this place is not the headquarters of your Duanmu Clan. What are we doing here? Could it be that the Donghuang Bell is here, in Dragon Abyss City?”

“Yes! Great Saint, my mother, cough cough, I indeed hid the Donghuang Bell in Dragon Abyss City, at the bottom of the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond in the city center.”

Duanmu Bai nodded and replied respectfully, “The water of the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond is extremely cold; anyone below the rank of Demon Spirit who enters will instantly freeze into an icicle and shatter upon touch. It’s the best place to hide a treasure! Apart from me, no one knows that the Donghuang Bell is hidden at the bottom of the pond. You can rest assured, Great Saint!”

“That’s good!”

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Sun Wukong nodded and urged, “Then let’s hurry to the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond. After obtaining the Donghuang Bell, we must quickly head to the Duanmu Clan. I, Old Sun, still have things to do and can’t stay in this Demonic Realm forever!”

In the eyes of the Immortals and Gods of the Three Realms’ Heavenly Court, Sun Wukong had long perished in the Endless Abyss. With no Sun Wukong blocking the way, the next target for the Heavenly Court will surely be Flower-Fruit Mountain. Sun Wukong had no idea if the Jade Emperor would attack Flower-Fruit Mountain anytime soon.

Although Sun Wukong had arranged the development of Flower-Fruit Mountain with Leng Xuan and others before he left for the Heavenly Court to cope with future attacks, the current situation of Flower-Fruit Mountain was completely unknown to him. He couldn’t help feeling somewhat anxious and felt the need to quickly find the passageway between the Two Realms that led back to the Three Realms and to rush to Flower-Fruit Mountain to help.

The group headed towards the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond at the city center. As they were nearly there, they suddenly heard a tumultuous noise coming from afar, which seemed to be emanating from the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond. Duanmu Bai’s complexion changed, and he shot forward towards the direction of the noise.

“Duanmu Qi, what are you doing?”

Turning around two corners and arriving at the vicinity of the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond, they could see from afar that Duanmu Bai was confronting a group of people. The person in the lead wore a light blue robe, bearing a slight resemblance to Duanmu Bai, and had a cold standoff with him. Meanwhile, his subordinates were busily drawing water out of the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond.

“Duanmu Bai, what’s happening?”

Sun Wukong and his companions reached Duanmu Bai’s side. Sun Wukong’s brows furrowed slightly as he asked Duanmu Bai.

“Great Saint, his name is Duanmu Qi; he’s my younger half-brother, born of a different mother. We have never gotten along, but he has a good relationship with our eldest brother, Duanmu Feng.”

Duanmu Bai pointed towards the young man in fine clothes as he introduced him to Sun Wukong.

“I’m not asking who he is, I’m asking why the two of you are in conflict,” Sun Wukong said.

“Replying to the Great Saint, this youngster somehow heard that there is a treasure at the bottom of the Cold Pond. He wants to drain the pond to retrieve it, and that is why we are in conflict,” replied Duanmu Bai.

A treasure? Could it be the Donghuang Bell?

Sun Wukong’s brows shot up, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he took a closer look at Duanmu Qi, the third young master of the Duanmu Clan. The lad’s cultivation was merely at the Demon Marshal level, far inferior to Duanmu Bai. Daring to challenge Duanmu Bai, he must be relying on the two Demon Venerable Realm protectors behind him, right?

“Duanmu Bai, didn’t you say that only you knew the hiding place of the Donghuang Bell? How then did this Duanmu Qi find out about the treasure at the bottom of the pond?” Sun Wukong asked.

“Well, Great Saint, I truly have no idea how this happened. The matter of the Donghuang Bell was indeed known only to my mother and myself; no one else should be privy to it.”

Duanmu Bai shook his head with some confusion, “I don’t know if the treasure Duanmu Qi is looking for is the Donghuang Bell, but this Donghuang Bell must not fall into his hands. Otherwise, he will definitely give it to my older brother Duanmu Feng, helping him ascend to the position of family head.”

Sun Wukong understood, Duanmu Bai was not clear whether the treasure Duanmu Qi was looking for was the Donghuang Bell or not, but he could not openly ask about it; that would be like confessing without being pressed, and he could only stop him from continuing to extract the water from the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond.

“So that’s the case.”

Sun Wukong nodded, as long as the news of the Donghuang Bell hadn’t leaked out, that was fine. Besides, even if the news had leaked, as long as the Donghuang Bell was still at the bottom of the Cold Pond, it would be his, Sun Wukong’s, guaranteed prize—no one else should even think about touching it!

“Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!”

With a thought, Sun Wukong activated his Void-Breaking Divine Eye to the Third Phase, the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes state, and peered into the Cold Pond. The water became transparent to his gaze, and the situation at the bottom of the pond became clearly visible in his eyes. Apart from a barrier at the very center, the bottom looked no different from a normal Cold Pond. Under the gaze of the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes, Sun Wukong distinctly saw a separate small world hiding behind the barrier, with the Donghuang Bell right in the center of this small world!

Without a power like the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes that could see through space, even if the water of the Dragon Abyss Cold Pond was completely drained, it might be impossible to find the barrier, not to mention the separate small world behind it. But Sun Wukong couldn’t be completely sure about that either; what if Duanmu Qi really discovered the location of the barrier? What if the separate small world hidden behind it was exposed? Once the news of the Donghuang Bell leaked out, the trouble that would arise wouldn’t be a trifle!

At least, before the Donghuang Bell was in his possession, he could not let the news leak out!

“Second brother, this Cold Pond belongs to our Duanmu Clan, not to you. Who are you to say we can’t extract the water? Today, I will drain this pond dry to see what kind of treasures are worth making you so anxious!”

Facing Duanmu Bai’s questioning, Duanmu Qi snorted arrogantly, his immense self-confidence evident. Sun Wukong and the others had hidden their auras; to the naked eye, it was impossible to discern their cultivation. This time, Duanmu Qi had brought two Demon Venerable Realm powerhouses, which, in his mind, was enough to overwhelm Duanmu Bai and Sun Wukong’s group.

“Duanmu Qi, you… you stop!”

Duanmu Bai was so angry his face turned white; that kid Duanmu Qi was indeed too arrogant. If not for the fear of the two Demon Venerable strongmen backing Duanmu Qi, Duanmu Bai would have long taught him a lesson!

“Great Saint, we cannot let Duanmu Qi drain the water of the Cold Pond. Otherwise, the secret of the Donghuang Bell won’t be safe! And then, I wouldn’t be able to hand the Donghuang Bell over to you!”

Duanmu Bai’s mother, Liushui Siqi, had once quietly brought the Donghuang Bell to the Duanmu Clan, originally intending it as a dowry. But after she had given up on the head of the family, Duanmu Ci, she didn’t tell anyone about the Donghuang Bell. Once the head of the Duanmu family, Duanmu Ci, learned of the existence of the Donghuang Bell, he would surely force Duanmu Bai to hand it over. At that point, if Duanmu Bai refused, the position of family head would likely have nothing to do with him.

“Don’t worry, he won’t be able to drain this Cold Pond!”

A cold smile curled at the corner of Sun Wukong’s mouth. His Void-Breaking Starry Eyes had seen everything clearly: There was a Dark River underneath the Cold Pond, constantly gushing with icy-cold water into it. No matter how much water was taken from the Cold Pond, the same amount would be replenished by the Dark River. Unless the rate of extraction far exceeded the influx from the Dark River, it would be impossible to drain the Cold Pond!

With the speed of Duanmu Qi’s subordinates extracting water, they could spend their entire lives trying, and they still wouldn’t be able to empty the Cold Pond!

Unless the underground Dark River also dried up!

Of course, Sun Wukong was not willing to take this risk. He waved his hand gently towards the Cold Pond, and a thunderous roar sounded. An invisible force directly knocked Duanmu Qi’s subordinates, who were extracting water, flying out. They were thrown for more than ten feet before crashing to the ground, spewing blood, seriously injured.

“Didn’t you hear what your second brother said? No one will extract the water from this Cold Pond!”

Sun Wukong casually cleaned his ear as if he had done a trivial thing, casually looking towards Duanmu Qi as he spoke softly. Though his voice was light, it was filled with an overbearing, irresistible sense of pride.

“Who are you? Did my second brother hire you as a guest elder? This is a matter of our Duanmu Clan, and I advise you not to meddle, lest you lose your life in vain!”

To Duanmu Qi’s shock, Sun Wukong had casually thrown the water extracting subordinates away, and he hadn’t even seen how Sun Wukong made his move. He felt a wary trepidation towards Sun Wukong and growled with somewhat feigned courage.

“Oh? I, Old Sun, would like to see just how you, the third young master of the Duanmu Clan, will make I, Old Sun, lose my life!”

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