Book 07 Chapter 166: Chiyou Coming to Reinforce
Have Gu Han kill Gu Hai?
Shangguan Hen’s face immediately changed, and he s.h.i.+elded Gu Hai.
However, Gu Hai shook his head and waved Shangguan Hen away, saying, “Don’t worry. Han`er won’t attack us!”
“Yes!” Shangguan Hen stepped back to the side.
Vairocana stared gravely at the five individuals. The Unborn Man stood beside Gu Hai, not uttering a word.
“Have you made up your mind, Gautama Heavenly Demon?” that black-robed person asked coldly.
“Amitābha! You five seem to have forgotten that the former Gautama Heavenly Demon has gained enlightenment, becoming a buddha. I am no longer the Gautama Heavenly Demon you speak of. I am Gu Han!” Gu Han said with palms held together, solemnly declaring his ident.i.ty.
“Hah Hahahaha! Gu Han? Gautama Heavenly Demon, listen carefully. Once a Heavenly Demon Holy Land member, forever a Heavenly Demon Holy Land member. You can never change that, no matter how many reincarnations you go through. Traitors deserve death! You should remember what happened to those who betrayed the Heavenly Demon Holy Land in the past. Now, you have lost three of your bodies, and your current strength is at most comparable to Number Ten. Have you thought it through? Do you really want to betray the sect?” the sixth-ranked black-robed person said coldly.
“The Go Dao laws are gone. What else does Gu Hai have? The Divinity Destroying Heavenly Eye? Let’s see if it can harm me!” another black-robed person said with a chilling tone.
“Number Five?” Gu Han’s face turned grim.
“Heavenly Demon Holy Land? Hah! Do you think we are nothing without the Go Dao ritual arrays? Or perhaps you think that the Divinity Destroying Heavenly Eye is all we have?” Gu Hai said calmly.
“Huh?” The expressions of the five black-robed figures suddenly changed.
“Do you want to summon the Six Paths Immortal? Gu Hai, we arrived earlier and saw it clearly. The Six Paths Immortal won’t pay any attention to you anymore. You have already given away all the credit for your contribution!” the fifth-ranked black-robed person said coldly.
“Who said we want to summon the Six Paths Immortal? Rather, perhaps you think we are at the end of our rope?” Gu Hai said coldly.
Gu Hai could still summon an unparalleled expert from the Earth’s immortal world, but only one. Although there was no battle at the moment, Gu Hai understood the danger before him.
The Heavenly Demon Holy Land’s foundation was indeed much greater than what he grasped.
“How ridiculous! I don’t see any way out for you. All you have is an insignificant imperial dynasty that has been established for a mere few decades. What can it count for, yet you dare to boast before me?” the sixth-ranked black-robed person said with a frosty tone. Stepping forward, he suddenly revealed a sphere resembling a spider web in his hand.
“Be careful! It’s the Silken Web Heavenly Demon, a spider that gained strength and prominence. That sphere is his poisonous spider web. Don’t touch it, as it is incredibly toxic!” Gu Han said anxiously.
Buzz!
Brilliant golden light enveloped Vairocana, Gu Han, and Shangguan Hen as they readied to face formidable enemies.
The five black-robed peak masters emanated intense murderous intent.
“Oh! Little spider, you seem quite violent. Would you like this old man to play with you?” Sudden laughter echoed off a nearby mountain.
Both sides changed their expressions at the unexpected voice. Those who were about to make a move froze in their tracks and turned their heads to look.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
They saw a group of fierce giants suddenly climbing up the mountain—thirty-six in all.
A black-robed man led the thirty-six giants. He smiled coldly at the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.
“You are Jiang Lianshan?” The fifth-ranked peak master’s face abruptly changed.
“No, not Jiang Lianshan. He is... He is...!” the tenth-ranked peak master exclaimed in astonishment.
“Chiyou?” the sixth-ranked Silken Web Heavenly Demon ventured in a cold voice.
“Heh! So, you recognize this great me. That’s good!” the leader, Chiyou, sneered.
“Chiyou? What brings you here?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon demanded, shocked and angered.
“You just claimed that Gu Hai has no way out, right? Let me tell you, he still has a way out! I’m here to a.s.sist him! I’m here to embarra.s.s you!” Chiyou remarked nonchalantly.
I’m here to embarra.s.s you?
How direct! The Silken Web Heavenly Demon was rendered speechless.
“Are you with Gu Hai?” the fifth-ranked peak master inquired in a cold voice.
“Gu Hai is my brother. If I’m not with him, am I with you? Hmph!” Chiyou’s expression suddenly turned serious.
Boom!
A murderous intent erupted from Chiyou’s eyes, creating a storm that surged towards the five peak masters.
As the storm pa.s.sed, it was like millions of blades slas.h.i.+ng the ground, leaving behind a deep crater.
“Humph!” The fifth-ranked peak master gave a cold snort, rising fiercely to meet the challenge.
Boom!
The two aura storms clashed in the air with a deafening report and immediately vanished like smoke.
No one knew who emerged victorious in the clash just now.
“Chiyou, since you’ve decided to get involved, don’t blame me for my actions!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon said coldly.
“Your actions? Hahaha! Perhaps the Unrestrained Heavenly Demon can say that to me, but you? You are still lacking!” Chiyou replied in a chilly tone.
“How audacious!” The Silken Web Heavenly Demon wanted to attack.
“Number Six, stop!” the fifth-ranked peak master ordered in an icy voice. His figure flickered and instantly appeared before the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.
“Number Five, why are you stopping me?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon exclaimed in surprise.
However, the fifth-ranked peak master looked at Chiyou in the distance and revealed a faint smirk. “Chiyou? Heh! I’ll remember you. You have become an enemy of our Heavenly Demon Holy Land today. Our Heavenly Demon Holy Land will ensure that you meet a gruesome end someday! Humph!”
“Haha! What’s the point of all this empty talk? Come and face me now if you can. Why these cowardly tricks?!” Chiyou sneered.
However, the fifth-ranked peak master turned his gaze towards Gu Hai and Gu Han.
“Gautama Heavenly Demon, you have indeed betrayed us today. As you know, Heavenly Demon Holy Land traitors will die. You will face endless pursuit from our Heavenly Demon Holy Land. As for you, Gu Hai… Humph! Indeed, we would fail to keep you here with Chiyou protecting you. However, Chiyou cannot protect you forever. Just wait and see. You will experience the wrath of our Heavenly Demon Holy Land, just like the Gautama Heavenly Demon!” the fifth-ranked peak master said frostily.
“We await you at Borderless Heavenly Capital at any time!” Gu Hai said coldly.
“Number Five, are you not going to capture them?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon exclaimed in surprise.
“Let’s go!” the fifth-ranked peak master said coldly.
The Silken Web Heavenly Demon protested, “But—”
“Although the various peaks do not interfere with each other in the Heavenly Demon Holy Land, there is a rule that the command of the higher-ranked takes precedence in collective actions. I am giving the order to leave,” Number Five declared coldly.
“Yes!” The other four peak masters could only acquiesce obediently.
Whoos.h.!.+
The five peak masters shot into the distance and instantly disappeared.
Gu Hai and Chiyou simply watched the five leave and did not pursue them.
“The fifth-ranked? Haha! The White Tiger Prime’s subordinates are not completely useless after all!” Chiyou remarked, his eyes narrowed.
After that, Chiyou looked at Gu Hai, who also turned his gaze towards Chiyou.
The two men locked eyes and eventually shared a smile.
“Gu Hai thanks Big Brother!” Gu Hai suddenly bowed.
Although Gu Hai had been forced to swear brotherhood with Chiyou and still had some reluctance, the earlier scene of Chiyou protecting him and forming an enmity with the Heavenly Demon Holy Land without hesitation made him truly acknowledge this big brother.
“Hahaha! Second Brother, why are you thanking me? Today’s battle truly opened my eyes. The Go Dao? How excellent of the Go Dao! If not for the Six Paths Immortal taking away the Go Dao laws, you could dominate the world with just your Go Dao ritual arrays! Even that old fogey, Jiang Lianshan, would not escape your ritual arrays,” Chiyou guffawed as he approached.
“Greetings, Mister Chiyou!” Shangguan Hen, Gu Han, Qin Zibai, and Bodhisattva Lian Sheng all bowed slightly, expressing grat.i.tude for Chiyou’s arrival and a.s.sistance.
“Chiyou? Another one that is more powerful than the version on our side,” Vairocana marveled.
While marveling, Vairocana gave Chiyou a slight bow.
Chiyou glanced at Vairocana, his curiosity piqued by Vairocana’s sudden appearance.
“Big Brother, how did you end up here?” Gu Hai asked out of curiosity.
“With the news of the Spirit Mountain Holy Land’s destruction, how could I not know? I guessed it when you and Jiang Gautama had your first clash. Impressive means, Second Brother. You toyed with two thousand cities in the palm of your hand,” Chiyou said, looking at Gu Hai with some astonishment.
“Big Brother, you flatter me. It was just an insignificant trick.” Gu Hai shook his head.
“Insignificant trick? After I saw your battle, I asked around and learned the general situation. I followed you when you entered the eighteen layers of h.e.l.l. Unfortunately, the pa.s.sageways between the layers had already closed, so I could not help you until you came back out. Since then, I have been on your trail. Initially, I wanted to help you, but you already had everything under control, so I did not show myself until now.” Chiyou smiled.
Chiyou immediately came to help when he knew I was in danger? Gu Hai felt grateful and bowed again. “Many thanks, Big Brother!”
“Keep doing this, and I will get angry. We are brothers; why all the formality?” Chiyou said breezily.
“I have been overly pretentious!” Gu Hai said with a smile.
“Unborn Man, open a pa.s.sage to the land of the living. We should not stay here for too long,” Gu Hai said.
“Yes!” Unborn Man promptly opened a doorway to the land of the living.
The group immediately left the Corpse Mound World.
As the pa.s.sage to the nether realm closed, Gu Hai looked at Chiyou and said, “By the way, Big Brother, I have been finding you similar to someone and have some doubts about it. I’m not sure whether I should ask.”
“Like that old fogey, Jiang Lianshan?” Chiyou said it before Gu Hai could.
“Huh? Yes. If it is inconvenient for Big Brother to talk about it, then never mind.” Gu Hai smiled.
“What is inconvenient about that? Although that old fogey is a b.a.s.t.a.r.d, the truth remains the truth. I will not hide it; I am his seed,” Chiyou said indifferently.
“Ah?!” Gu Hai goggled in incredulity.
“Humph! He caused me so much misery. I don’t acknowledge him anymore, so I naturally changed my name. I’m called Chiyou now. I’m the eldest. The second is Ba, the Hanba primogenitor, who is neither human nor ghost. Hah, she must hate that old man, too, so she discarded the Jiang surname. Only the third, Jingwei? This girl is easily deceived, and she suffered the most!” Chiyou lamented with regret on his face.
Chiyou? Jiang Lianshan’s son?
Gu Hai’s mind struggled to make sense of it all.
“That…Jiang Gautama?” Gu Hai frowned.
“Him? Pfft! I don’t acknowledge him. He was just a bargaining chip. What does he have to do with us three siblings?” Chiyou showed disdain on his face.
“Alright!” Gu Hai nodded, trying to digest the shocking news.
“Well, since you are safe now, I should return to the Nine Li Imperial Dynasty!” Chiyou said solemnly.
“Return? Big Brother, we just met. How about coming with me to Borderless Heavenly Capital? We can have a good drink together,” Gu Hai invited.
Chiyou shook his head. “I can’t. The Huang Heavenly Dynasty has been restless lately. I’m worried they might make a move against my Nine Li Imperial Dynasty. Ji Dihong may lack the strength to fight head-on, but he is very cunning. I must return immediately. I’ll come to find you for a drink after I kill Ji Dihong!”
“Alright, if you need anything, just let me know!” Gu Hai said earnestly.
“Don’t worry. I will!” Chiyou smiled.
Chiyou flung out his sleeves while smiling. Then he flew into the distance with the thirty-six giants.
Gu Hai opened his heavenly eye and watched Chiyou return.
“The Nine Li Imperial Dynasty? To think it is at the Divine Continent’s central cardinal position? The great cardinal position?” Gu Hai felt slightly startled.