Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2233 - The Demon Tribe's Changes

Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong were quite peaceful in Yuhua City, while Chu Hao spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun in the Prison God Hall.

With both sides being so calm, naturally there were no problems on the Western Heaven's side, and as for the Heavenly Court, everything was even more orderly.

Within the Three Realms, only the Demon Clan was not at peace. Having been defeated by the Western Heaven, they retreated again, suffering heavy losses.

These successive failures greatly diminished the Demon Clan's strength, and some internal disputes arose within the clan.

One faction, led by Maitreya Buddha and several Demon Kings, advocated for revenge against the Western Heaven, wanting to restore their strength and wipe away their shame.

But there were also several Demon Kings who felt that the Western Heaven's strength was too powerful, and that no one could rival the Tathagata Buddha's power. They advocated for the Demon Clan to withdraw from the Western Heaven's sphere of influence, recuperate, and develop in secret.

These two factions had fierce conflicts and arguments at the Demon Clan meeting, bringing the Demon Clan to the brink of splitting apart.

Maitreya Buddha slammed the table in anger and said sternly.

"How many of our Demon Clan have died at the hands of the Western Heaven? If we don't avenge such a great仇, what face will we have to stand on within the Three Realms?

I'm afraid the entire Demon Clan will be laughed at, and then what opportunity will we have to develop and grow stronger?"

Maitreya Buddha's words immediately aroused the support of those who sided with him.

"We should seek revenge against the Western Heaven."

"If we don't avenge this hatred, our Demon Clan might as well disband."

"Are we really afraid of the Western Heaven?"

Hearing these words, the Poison Dragon Demon King couldn't help but sneer. As the leader of the Ten Great Demon Kings, his status was no lower than Maitreya Buddha's.

"Revenge? What do we have to take revenge with? Who among you can fight against the Tathagata Buddha? How many times have we won in our several battles with the Western Heaven?

We are not afraid of the Western Heaven, but we should first withdraw from the Western Heaven's sphere of influence, recover, and develop. When we have the strength to confront the Western Heaven, we can then launch a counterattack.

This way, we can avoid unnecessary casualties. Our Demon Clan's soldiers cannot die in vain."

The Poison Dragon Demon King said to Maitreya Buddha and the others. His words were naturally not without reason.

"The Poison Dragon Demon King is right. Our Demon Clan has suffered severe losses and has already lost the strength to confront the Western Heaven."

"A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. When we recover our strength, we will compete with the Western Heaven again."

"If we continue fighting, I'm afraid our Demon Clan will really die out."

The Poison Dragon Demon King's supporters immediately echoed, supporting the Poison Dragon Demon King's opinion.

"By the time we slowly recover and grow stronger, the Western Heaven's strength will inevitably be even greater. How will we be able to take revenge?

As far as I know, the Western Heaven also has the Journey to the West plan. Once they succeed, I'm afraid there will be no place for our Demon Clan within the Three Realms."

Maitreya Buddha rebuked the Poison Dragon Demon King and the others.

"If we fight again, can you guarantee our victory? Can you fight against the Tathagata Buddha? If not, not only will our Demon Clan not be able to take revenge, but it will also cause more deaths and injuries.

Then wouldn't we be sacrificing our lives in vain? Revenge without certainty is just reckless behavior and is simply not feasible."

The Poison Dragon Demon King retorted in response.

The Poison Dragon Demon King said decisively.

"You are a bunch of cowards, unworthy to be members of our Demon Clan,"

Maitreya Buddha also said angrily.

Just as these two major factions of the Demon Clan were about to completely split the entire Demon Clan, a burst of laughter came.

"Haha, is this the Demon Clan? What a joke!"

This laughter was sinister and brutal, and also carried evil and indifference, making people feel chills all over their bodies when they heard it.

Hearing such a voice, Maitreya Buddha and the Poison Dragon Demon King's expressions changed. As top powerhouses of the Demon Clan, they had already realized something.

This was the Demon Clan's temporary headquarters. Although the Demon Clan had been defeated by the Western Heaven and its strength had been greatly damaged, the defense of this headquarters was still very tight.

There were many Demon Clan experts guarding the entire headquarters, and those at this meeting were also top powerhouses of the Demon Clan.

However, this person was able to enter the Demon Clan's headquarters without causing the slightest disturbance, and even dared to appear so presumptuously in front of so many Demon Clan powerhouses.

If this person was not ignorant of death, then he had extraordinary strength.

Furthermore, listening to this person's clear words, each sentence revealing endless irony, he was definitely not a person lacking in intelligence, then he must have extraordinary strength.

"Who dares to intrude into our Demon Clan?"

"Dare to be presumptuous here, show yourself!"

Maitreya Buddha and the Poison Dragon Demon King said sternly.

"Hmph, I was just telling the truth."

Along with this voice, a black shadow instantly appeared in front of everyone.

This was a man covered in a black robe. The man looked somewhat feminine and effeminate. Underneath the black robe, a pair of reddish eyes and a pale, indifferent face were revealed.

The black-robed man had teleported and suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Just one look at those red eyes would give a person a stinging sensation.

Here were Maitreya Buddha, the Ten Great Demon Kings, and many of the Demon Clan's top experts. These people were all arrogant and their strength could be considered top-notch in the Three Realms.

Even when facing powerhouses like the Tathagata Buddha and Dipankara Buddha of the Western Heaven, they would not feel fear.

However, facing this black-robed man, they felt shock and fear. This actually had little to do with strength, mainly because of the pressure and aura that was exuded.

"Bold, dare to insult my Demon Clan here, you are courting death!"

Although they were somewhat afraid in their hearts, facing the other party directly intruding into the Demon Clan's headquarters and directly insulting the Demon Clan, these Demon Clan powerhouses could not retreat.

The Poison Dragon Demon King took the lead and said to the black-robed man, and launched an attack first.

This preemptive attack did not mean that the Poison Dragon Demon King was powerful, but rather that the Poison Dragon Demon King was insecure.

He was not confident in defeating this black-robed man, so he wanted to strike first to gain the upper hand. The Poison Dragon Demon King's attack was a killing move.

"Poison Dragon Fist!"

The Poison Dragon Demon King's strength was not much inferior to Maitreya Buddha's, having reached the mid-stage of Quasi-Sage cultivation.

This full-force punch, which was also his famous stunt, was so powerful that even the likes of Maitreya Buddha and Dipankara Buddha would definitely not dare to directly confront it head-on easily.

Seeing that this fist, transformed into a fist shadow as large as a small mountain, was about to strike the black-robed man, if this black-robed man did not have enough strength, he would probably be turned into ashes under this punch.

However, the black-robed man did not dodge or evade, and did not even make any movements, completely ignoring the approaching attack.