Volume 4: The Revelation Revealed – Chapter 489: The Little Savior

Wang Lingguan glanced at the white rhinoceros and recognized it at once. He had also participated in the battle to besiege Huaguoshan back then. The King of White Rhinoceroses was one of the seventy-two cave lords of Huaguoshan, huge in size and strong in brute force, though his magical powers were rather mediocre.

The Four Heavenly Kings’ expressions shifted constantly. With Qi Tianling’s formidable strength, it was naturally beyond their capacity to resist. Should they fight in this battle or not?

As they hesitated, they heard the King of White Rhinoceroses say, “Surrender quickly, or I’ll take action!” The King was impulsive by nature. In every major battle at Qi Tianling, aside from the Bull Demon King, he was always the second to charge forward. He had followed Wukong from Huaguoshan to Qi Tianling and witnessed the rise of the demon race along the way, so he naturally felt grateful.

In his mind, Wukong was the supreme being in the world, and his words were like unchangeable laws. Since Wukong addressed people like Dayu and Houtu as “senior” and “sister,” it followed that Dayu and Houtu must also be highly revered by him. It was because of these top-notch experts that Qi Tianling could dominate the world.

Today, it was the King of White Rhinoceroses’ turn to guard the Hall of Goddess Houtu in Beiku Luzhou. With nothing to do, he went to the top of the hall to enjoy the view. By chance, he saw a group of minor demons rushing out of a village inhabited by mortals, carrying a few mortals whose fate was unknown. How could he stand by? He immediately chased after them. These demons were of low cultivation and naturally no match for the King of White Rhinoceroses. But they knew how to flee, scattering in all directions—except for one bird demon and one beast demon, who managed to escape. Unable to kill them all, the King pursued them until he reached their lair.

This desolate mountain had never been visited before, yet it hid several experts! Unfazed, the King of White Rhinoceroses knew he had Qi Tianling’s backing—what was there to fear? Seeing these people hesitate, he spoke arrogantly, “Qi Tianling rules the world; none dare disobey. Do you dare defy orders?”

Wang Lingguan and the Four Heavenly Kings also held significant positions in the Heavenly Court. Though Qi Tianling was terrifyingly strong, in their eyes, they were still just demons. And since they were demons, they were inferior to gods.

Wang Lingguan and the Four Heavenly Kings exchanged glances and silently agreed, “If we’re going to do it, we might as go all out!”

The Four Heavenly Kings could no longer tolerate it—a mere barbarian demon daring to order them around! They felt they must kill him to satisfy their anger!

Seeing the indignation on the Four Heavenly Kings’ faces, Wang Lingguan made up his mind. He leaped into the air and said to the King of White Rhinoceroses, “Qi Tianling seems to be overreaching its authority!”

“Hah! How bold you are!” the King of White Rhinoceroses snapped. “Do you dare defy orders?”

“Hahaha…” King Trisakti couldn’t help but laugh loudly and said, “A bunch of naive demons! Have you ever seen an imperial edict?”
No matter how foolish the White Rhinoceros King was, he knew King Trisakti was mocking him. With a fierce roar, he slammed his front hooves, each two feet across, down at King Trisakti.
King Trisakti didn’t dare meet it head-on and quickly dodged, pulling out his lute magic weapon. He plucked it three times swiftly, and the sound, as if tangible, struck at the White Rhinoceros King. The White Rhinoceros King had always relied on his thick skin to charge through armies, having only seen ordinary weapons like flying swords and axes; this lute magic weapon was something entirely new to him.
Before he could react, he felt a strange sound that made his scalp tingle. At the same time, the sword in the hands of King Virudhaka also swung down. Distraught, the White Rhinoceros King managed to withstand the strike.
King Virudhaka’s arm shaking violently from wielding the sword left a shallow wound on the White Rhinoceros King’s back, with flesh torn open and blood flowing. The intense pain snapped him out of his daze. He spun around, using his horn like a blade to slash at King Virudhaka’s abdomen. King Virudhaka retreated hastily but was still cut by a half-foot-long gash from the powerful wind.
“This demon is formidable!” King Dhruva unfolded a giant umbrella to shield the White Rhinoceros King, while King Lingguan finally stepped in, swinging his golden whip at him like a mountain pressing down. King Lingguan was highly skilled, and in a one-on-one fight, the White Rhinoceros King might not stand a chance. With his advantage of waiting patiently, he was in a stronger position.
The White Rhinoceros King also knew that among all the magic weapons, this golden whip was probably the most powerful. He charged headlong at King Lingguan. Though he might not be able to avoid the whip, he would at least fight to a stalemate and prevent King Lingguan from gaining the upper hand.
But as he rushed forward, suddenly everything went dark before his eyes—he was covered by the giant umbrella. King Lingguan was overjoyed. He knew this umbrella was King Dhruva’s most cherished magic weapon. If he used the golden whip now, it might damage the umbrella. So he retracted the whip and struck at the White Rhinoceros King’s leg exposed outside the umbrella.
There was no way for the White Rhinoceros King to dodge this strike. No matter how strong his body was, he couldn’t withstand King Lingguan’s whip. With a crack, one of his thick legs, as thick as a beam, was broken by King Lingguan’s whip.
The White Rhinoceros King had never suffered such a heavy loss. With a furious cry, he charged skyward. The five others, seeing him go berserk, didn’t dare confront him head-on but pursued closely behind. They had already planned that if they failed to kill this White Rhinoceros King, they would return to Qitianling and admit that even with all their skills, they would surely lose their lives.

The White Rhinoceros King charged left and right, yet could never get rid of the giant umbrella above its head, crashing around like a headless fly. The five warriors attacked its lower body with their magical weapons. Fortunately, despite its frantic running, it wasn’t critically injured this time, but it did suffer many wounds. If this continued, it would surely die here sooner or later.

Just then, a sharp shout was heard in the distance: “Don’t bully the few with the many!” A red cloud drifted over and arrived in an instant.

When everyone looked, it was a little child less than four feet tall, with a delicate and beautiful appearance. The child carried no weapons, wearing only a red underdress, radiating intense heat as if it had just come out of fire.

This child was none other than Red Boy! He had followed Wu Kong on his journey to obtain the scriptures. After encountering the seven Spider Spirits, he found the Cleansing Spring. The spring remained warm year-round because it contained one of the suns shot down by Hou Yi. Out of compassion for all beings, the Three Pure Ones created ten suns, all of which were shot down by Hou Yi except for the Fire Cloud Palace. Red Boy grew up in the Fire Cloud Palace and felt a deep affinity for fire, so he retreated underground to practice day and night.

In just forty years, he absorbed all the fire underground into his body. Becoming addicted, he ignored the world outside and searched for more fire. Thanks to his innate ability, he had an extraordinary sensitivity to underground fire. Within a few days, he found another hot spring called the Fragrant Cold Spring. Using the same method, he absorbed all the fire there as well.

He also discovered a pattern: wherever there were large hot springs, there was some mystery underground. He searched across the four great continents and found seven of the nine suns. Coincidentally, the last one was located in the North Kusala Continent.

Just as he had absorbed all the fire there, he was about to leave to search further when he saw the White Rhinoceros King fleeing in all directions. Red Boy had stayed in Qitian Ridge for some time and naturally recognized the White Rhinoceros King, but he didn’t know Wang Lingguan and the others.

Hearing Red Boy’s call, which seemed to offer help, the White Rhinoceros King rushed toward the sound. Wang Lingguan and the others pursued closely. Red Boy stood in the way and shouted, “I’m teaching you not to bully others. Can’t you hear me?”

Wang Lingguan raised his golden whip and ordered Red Boy, “Little kid, get out of the way quickly! Don’t risk your life!”

Red Boy spat and emitted a stream of red flames. Wang Lingguan was astonished—this child could breathe fire! He dodged to the side, only to find the King of Wide Eyes right behind him.

The King of Wide Eyes possessed a magical artifact called the Fire-Repelling Shield. When he saw fire—especially ordinary red fire—he would smile slightly and unfold the shield to protect himself. There were few types of fire in the world that the shield couldn’t block. It was remarkable that such a young child had reached such a level of cultivation, but using fire against the shield was surely self-defeating.

The flame flew straight forward and struck the Fire-Repelling Shield. At that moment, something utterly astonishing happened to the King of Wide Eyes. The fire passed through the shield unimpeded and flew straight toward him.

There was no time to hide anymore. The King of Wide Eyes held his breath and concentrated his energy. When the flame hit him, it scattered and instantly enveloped him. He let out a scream before falling to the ground, engulfed in raging flames.

Wang Lingguan was shocked and secretly relieved that he hadn’t tried to block it directly; otherwise, he might have ended up like the King of Wide Eyes. The other three kings were stunned, wondering what kind of fire could be deadly with just one strike!

Hong Haier appeared indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him. He flew to the White Rhinoceros King, unfolded the giant umbrella on its head, and spat out a ball of fire. The umbrella instantly caught fire and vanished in an instant.

The King of Knowledge felt pain and cried, “Good boy, you’ve destroyed my magical artifact!” But Hong Haier ignored him. He looked at the White Rhinoceros King and said with a smile, “Do you still recognize me?” The White Rhinoceros King, upon seeing Hong Haier, exclaimed in joy, “You’re—the son of Elder Niu!” Hong Haier replied happily, “That’s right! It’s hard for you to remember me among so many people in Qitianling.” The White Rhinoceros King forgot his pain and laughed heartily, “Everyone in Qitianling is a monster. How could I not remember you, a little kid like you?”

The White Rhinoceros King’s voice was loud enough for Wang Lingguan and the others to hear clearly. This child was actually the son of the Bull Demon King! Good heavens, this was beyond their capabilities. But since they were attacking the White Rhinoceros King, they were already openly confronting Qitianling. Well, death was inevitable anyway. If they could kill these two together, maybe they might find a way to survive!

Without saying a word, Wang Lingguan swung his golden whip at Hong Haier. He had his own plans: the White Rhinoceros King was straightforward by nature, and since Hong Haier was fighting for him, he surely wouldn’t leave. Between the two, the little kid seemed more dangerous. He could kill this kid first and deal with the stupid rhinoceros later. After all, this kid seemed only good at spitting fire—he surely couldn’t withstand his golden whip.

Seeing the golden whip coming, Red Boy shouted, “White Rhinoceros, back up!” With a twist of his wrist, he lifted his fire-tipped spear upward and effortlessly deflected the golden whip. As the spear tip swung, another burst of flame shot toward King Lingguan.