"Nanjie Daoist friend, how can you be so spineless? Simply cutting ties with them is not enough to convince your master, Yuanshi Tianzun. Why not join us and kill them instead?"
"Are you scared?"
"If you're afraid, you can step back and let me, Li Jing, assist Great Sage Sun in dealing with this demon clan's senior disciple brother!"
Li Jing's mind was not just a little bit broken.
The first sentence, while seemingly siding with Sun Kong and educating the Antarctic Immortal, aiming to provoke him into joining Sun Kong and killing Luo Hou, instantly put the Antarctic Immortal in a difficult position.
Those who understood would attribute it to his desperate attempt to survive and escape with Sun Kong, forcing him to say such things.
Those who didn't know would think that after years of interacting with the Antarctic Immortal, he didn't even know his approximate strength, hence his nonsensical words.
In reality, however,
Their relationship, much like their relationship with Taibai Jinxing, was as solid as can be.
Both were at the Great Perfection stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.
This was something they both knew.
Yet, Li Jing, in order to gain more protection from Sun Kong, did not hesitate to betray the Antarctic Immortal temporarily. While seemingly encouraging him, he was in fact belittling him.
With just one sentence, he managed to infuriate the Antarctic Immortal to the point of exploding!
But it wasn't over yet.
After the first sentence enraged the Antarctic Immortal, Li Jing expected Sun Kong to favor him even more, and for Luo Hou to fly into a rage and decisively fight Sun Kong.
This would provide him with an opportunity to escape.
However,
His petty trick was, in the eyes of the two senior disciples of the Journey to the West, Sun Kong and Luo Hou, mere child's play.
Not only did they not start fighting because of this sentence,
Instead, their mutual vigilance intensified, and they both looked down on Li Jing with disdain!
"Li Jing, is this how you treat your good colleague, the Antarctic Immortal?"
"You said you could help me deal with Luo Hou, so why don't you go first?"
Sun Kong looked disdainfully at Li Jing, who was more of a weather vane than a wall.
With just this sentence, Li Jing trembled, not only lacking the courage to fulfill his promise but also cowering behind.
A complete and utter fool!
Seeing Sun Kong releasing his pressure to threaten him, Li Jing decisively continued to play his tricks.
The second sentence, which offended both sides and was a ruthless statement to the enemy and allies alike, was spoken!
"Great Sage Sun, please don't misunderstand. This Heavenly King has always been a spy in the Heavenly Court, gathering intelligence for my two masters."
"Now that Great Sage Sun is here, how dare I overstep my authority?"
"As for this demon, Luo, he is the senior disciple brother of the demon clan in the Journey to the West, targeting the Heavenly Dao lineage. Please don't spare him. You be the main force, and we will assist from the sides. We don't ask for any credit afterward, how about it?"
As soon as this was said,
Sun Kong laughed even more painfully, looking at Li Jing, who didn't even know how to beg for mercy, as if he were an idiot.
Jin Chanzi and the Antarctic Immortal beside him despised him even more.
Turning to Luo Hou on the opposite side, he not only did not get angry but instead laughed!
"Brother Sun, you wouldn't possibly fancy a fellow like Li Jing, would you?"
"This time, I truly misunderstood. How about we each take a step back to avoid harming our harmony? Of course, if you are unwilling to let this go, you can go to the human realm. There will be no shortage of battles for you there."
Luo Hou, verbally, appeared respectful to Sun Kong, as if he were wary of their combined strength.
However, while others couldn't discern his trick, Sun Kong, with his Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze activated, could vaguely detect that this fellow was definitely not backing down.
It was clearly a diversion!
And Luo Hou's first move would not be anything else but to capture Li Jing!
"Master Jin Chanzi, you are the most senior among the four of us. Please say something. Don't let this demon, Luo, escape, and don't let me, Daoist Nanjixian, and Great Sage Sun come here for nothing."
"If it's really necessary, you can retreat to a safe distance."
"This Heavenly King can be the vanguard!"
By this point, even Jin Chanzi and the Antarctic Immortal were sensing the rising tension between Sun Kong and Luo Hou as they were about to fight.
Only the dense-minded Li Jing was still babbling away. It was precisely this third sentence that completely infuriated the other four.
Without waiting for Li Jing to continue his nonsense,
Including Sun Kong, Jin Chanzi, the Antarctic Immortal, and Luo Hou – all four of them.
They all jointly attacked Li Jing, the super unfortunate fellow!
"Li Jing, you're spouting so much nonsense and just blabbering. You think you can run away when we start fighting? Do you really think this old Sun is a fool?"
"Everyone, this old Sun will not hold Luo Daoist accountable for this attack, nor will he concern himself with other matters. Let's all work together to kill Li Jing first."
"Someone like this, who speaks insincerely, deceives others with the perspective of an idiot, and treats everyone as an idiot, is truly foolishly elegant, unbelievably stupid, and must not be allowed to live!"
Sun Kong took the lead, swinging his staff to strike at Li Jing. Behind him, Jin Chanzi and the Antarctic Immortal seemed to understand his intent and were about to attack.
Almost simultaneously,
Luo Hou, hundreds of feet away, seemed to have been convinced by Sun Kong and was also about to join the fray to eliminate Li Jing first.
However,
The reality was the exact opposite!
Seeing that the three of them were showing a rare opening, turning their backs to him, and not dealing with him, their formidable opponent, but instead focusing on Li Jing.
Luo Hou was ecstatic.
On the surface, he flicked a bit of demonic energy, causing Li Jing to jump and dodge.
In reality, he had no intention of yielding to Sun Kong, nor would he accept his favor. After the first bit of demonic energy hit Li Jing,
He decisively unleashed his full cultivation.
And crushed forward!
"As expected, a demon monkey that has not undergone the baptism of the demonic path is still a demon monkey. Even if you can fight Zhenyuanzi alone, you are still an idiot."
"You three, along with this super idiot Li Jing, can all go to hell."
"Originally, I did not plan to be so ruthless before coming here. But now, you brought this upon yourselves. After I eliminate you, I will transform into your appearance, Sun Monkey, and I will have no trouble deceiving the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain and the monkey descendants of the New Flower Fruit Mountain!"
Seeing that Sun Kong and the others had exposed their vulnerabilities, even if they counterattacked temporarily, it would be too late, and they would surely die. At this moment, Luo Hou finally revealed a sinister smile.
The next second,
It was seen that Luo Hou, who had been supported by the Demon Saint and infused with all of the Demon Saint's power, had no spiritual treasures or any other artifacts in his hands.
However, the aura he erupted with was directly challenging a Quasi-Saint mighty figure.
A portion of demonic energy transformed into a demonic array, firmly immobilizing the four, making them unable to resist. Another portion transformed into a gigantic hand three thousand feet long and descended.
This was precisely one of the thirteen most powerful techniques and divine abilities of the Demon Ancestor Luohu from back then.
The Heaven-Overturning Great Demon Hand!
"Great Sage Sun, you escape yourself. This poor monk will stay behind to cover your retreat."
"This Daoist is ashamed to face my master!"
"Don't kill me! I, Li Jing, can surrender for the fourth time, really..."
The three had different reactions.
But none of them received Luo Hou's mercy.
However, Luo Hou's triumph lasted only three seconds.
Because soon,
Another Sun Kong appeared behind him and struck fiercely with the Primordial Golden Cudgel.
Clearly,
Sun Kong's Seventy-Two Transformations and his monkey hair clones had worked!