Great Demon Sun Wukong

The colossal Black Mirror Scorpion, seemingly playing with the two as if they were toys, kept gathering sand and forming large rocks before hurling them at Jixin. Consequently, to avoid being hit by the rocks and thereby slowing down, Jixin had to continuously conjure up the Pagoda without pause.

Unbeknownst to them, they had already fled quite a distance, and Jixin had even consecutively formed the Vajra Pagoda thirty-three times. Previously, the most Jixin could do was conjure ten Pagodas in a row before he felt he would faint if he forced another Seal Formation.

But this time, he had consecutively conjured thirty-three Pagodas, surely he would have been astonished if he had known his own feat.

However, at that moment, he was bleeding from all seven orifices, and his consciousness was blurring. Whether it was fleeing or conjuring up Pagodas, both had become subconscious actions. Finally, after he had conjured six more Pagodas which were all crushed by the Black Mirror Scorpion, Jixin slammed into a mud wall and fell unconscious.

Moreover, Bi Hai, who had been on his back and was about to awaken, passed out again due to the violent impact.

As soon as Jixin lost consciousness, the Black Mirror Scorpion disbanded the falling boulders and, taking a few steps forward, grasped Jixin and Bi Hai, one in each huge Iron Pincer. This time, however, the Iron Pincers did not exert force to crush the two, but seemed to examine the unconscious pair for a while, then tossed them directly into its mouth.

Afterward, it turned and made its way toward the South City Gate.

Meanwhile, let us turn our attention to Six-Eared Macaque and the King of Qin. Previously, influenced by the Thunderous Nine-Headed Serpent, Six-Eared Macaque entered a frenzied state and effortlessly killed the black armored creature, only to fall unconscious right after. Shortly after his collapse, the King of Qin woke up.

After all, the King of Qin had not sustained any fatal injuries; he had merely been knocked unconscious after getting hit in the back of his head by the black armored man. After some rest over this period, he regained consciousness, slowly got up, and rubbed the back of his head, realizing he was still in the same pit of sand.

Just as he tried to stand up, a sharp pain in the back of his head nearly made him fall again. Thus, the King of Qin had to recover for a moment on the spot before he was able to get up and climb out of the sand pit, starting to search for Six-Eared Macaque and Lin Xi.

Soon, he saw Lin Xi's hand sticking out on top of a sand dune while the rest of his body was completely buried by sand. He hurriedly ran a few steps to Lin Xi's side and pulled him out. Fortunately, Lin Xi wasn't in any grave danger—still extremely weak, though. And at that moment, the strange insect that had fought Lin Xi to the death twice and been killed by him both times no longer appeared.

Whether it had been completely killed by Lin Xi or had escaped was unknown. Taking a Jade Vase from his bosom, he poured out several Elixir pills, fed two to Lin Xi and swallowed two himself. Then he picked up Lin Xi, placing him across his shoulders, and began to search for Six-Eared Macaque.

After all, Lin Xi was in such a weak state that if he were to be left behind, any random Tongtian Worm could claim his life. Therefore, even though he didn't like the man, he still carried him along.

However, wading through deep sand with Lin Xi, they searched for a full Chinese Hour without catching a glimpse of Six-Eared Macaque. Sighing, the King of Qin feared that the chances were slim for Six-Eared Macaque. As for why he himself was spared in the hands of those two strange creatures and the injured and unconscious Lin Xi was also unharmed, the King of Qin found it puzzling.

But the two strange creatures were so strong, so overwhelmingly so, that the King of Qin had no confidence that he could defeat them. Shaking his head, he subsequently searched for about a quarter of an hour before he utterly gave up. Resting on the spot for a moment, he then carried Lin Xi, heading deeper into the City of Ruins.

If Six-Eared Macaque was dead, there was still himself. As long as he was alive, he couldn't give up. Whether for the deceased Ghost King or the Domain Lord Yue Huangquan, he had to survive until the end.

But what about Six-Eared Macaque? Where had he gone? In the recent battle, Six-Eared Macaque had clearly killed the strange creature in his berserk state and then collapsed near the King of Qin. So why hadn't the King of Qin found him?

Did he truly not see him, or, did the King of Qin intentionally overlook him?

The answer is known by only one "person," and this "person," at this very moment, is frowning, lost in thought.

(Just one update today, the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and it's back to work or school for everyone. Ah, the holiday went by so fast. Don't forget to recommend!)