I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"Oh, Immortal! On our way here, we came across a village where all the people had been eaten dry by monsters. Do you know what happened?"

A captain of the Tianbing who came to support said this, and his words made Li Chen turn his head and look at him. Li Chen's face began to look a little ugly.

"What did you say? On the way here, all the villagers in a village were eaten by monsters?!" Li Chen said in surprise. He couldn't believe his ears. Logically speaking, all the monsters along the way should have been cleared out. How could there still be remnants of monsters?

The captain of the heavenly soldiers was frightened by Li Chen and became dazed. He shivered and something on his body fell to the ground. Li Chen looked at the thing that fell to the ground, and his pupils suddenly dilated!

"What is this?! Golden silk?!" Li Chen trembled as he picked up the thing dropped by the captain of the Tianbing who came to support him. Yes, this was golden silk, and it was a piece of golden silk stained with blood!

Li Chen remembered clearly that this golden silk was a specialty that the people of Jinsha Village relied on for survival. Now, this golden silk, a symbol of survival, was stained with blood. It seemed that the people of Jinsha Village had suffered another horrific massacre since his departure!

Li Chen clearly remembered that when he left Jinsha Village, the villagers gave him a farewell and presented him with handmade Fenglian armor. However, now these villagers had once again suffered the evil hands of the demon!

Tears welled up in his eyes, but now was not the time to cry. Li Chen's heart burned with anger, knowing he had to avenge the dead villagers! This time, he was determined to exterminate all the monkey demons on Huaguo Mountain and seek justice for the innocent villagers!

He suppressed his grief and loudly announced to the heavenly soldiers and generals who had rushed to support him from Mount Emei: "From today on, you are the Demon-Slaying Army! Specialized in slaying the demons of the Three Realms!"

His voice was firm and powerful, filled with determination and fighting spirit. He then added, "After taking the poison-avoiding pill, you will officially join this team and join me in attacking Huaguo Mountain!"

Li Chen's eyes were cold and resolute. His anger had reached its peak, ready to erupt at any moment. But he tried hard to control his inner impulses and remain calm so that he could better command the battle. He knew that only by remaining calm could he defeat the enemy and avenge the villagers.

"Yes! Thank you, Immortal, for the name! We are willing to follow you to the death, through fire and water, and never turn back!" The soldiers of the Demon-Slaying Army shouted in unison, their voices echoing throughout the East China Sea Dragon Palace. Their faces were filled with determination, and their eyes revealed their loyalty and admiration for Li Chen.

Afterwards, they marched in unison into the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea and, along with the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, took the poison-repellent pill refined with Li Chen's blood. This pill contained Li Chen's powerful strength, which could help them resist the erosion of toxins and enhance their combat effectiveness.

"My Lord..." The Dragon King of the East China Sea hesitated. He wanted to approach Li Chen, but Fairy Furong stopped him. She knew that Li Chen needed some solitude, time to heal his grief. After all, no one could endure the pain of seeing a life they had saved being devoured once again by a demon.

After everyone understood this, they left. They quickly went down to plan their next move, preparing to attack Huaguo Mountain. Li Chen sat alone at the entrance to the Dragon Palace, lonely, holding the blood-stained golden silk thread and examining it repeatedly.

The blood stained the golden silk seemed to speak of the horrific massacre. Li Chen's heart was filled with self-blame and regret. If he hadn't been careless, perhaps such a tragedy wouldn't have happened. He stared at the golden silk silently, his mind constantly replaying the voices and smiles of the villagers, and the tragic scene of them being devoured by the demon in the final moment.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing a chill to Li Chen's face. He raised his head, gazing into the distance, a flicker of determination in his eyes. He knew that grief wouldn't resolve the problem; only by facing it bravely could he avenge the lives lost. He took a deep breath, stood up, and, clutching the golden silk tightly in his hand, walked toward Huaguo Mountain.

"There are words on this golden silk?!"

Li Chen unexpectedly discovered that there was something written on this blood-stained golden silk. It read, "Li Chen, you killed my brother. I will make you pay for your blood debt with blood! Consider these villagers as the interest I collected from you!"

Looking at the words above, Li Chen clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh. Such brutality and such arrogant behavior made Li Chen wonder who was the one who committed this massacre?

"Just wait! I don't care who's behind you, whose child you are, or what your background is. How dare you kill my treasure?" Li Chen's eyes widened as he stared at the golden silk in disbelief. He examined it carefully and indeed found some faint writing on it.

"Li Chen, you killed my brother, I will make you pay with blood! Consider these villagers as the interest I collected from you!"

Li Chen's face darkened, his eyes gleaming with anger. He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, blood seeping from them.

Such brutality and arrogance made Li Chen think of who was responsible for this massacre. A strong killing intent surged in his heart, and he wished he could tear the person into pieces right now.

"Just wait. I don't care who's behind you, whose child you are, or what your background is. If you dare to kill someone I'm protecting, I'll kill you! I swear I'll tear you apart with my bare hands!"

Li Chen swore silently in his heart, his voice filled with determination and resoluteness. He knew that he had to avenge the dead villagers, otherwise their souls would not be able to rest in peace.

He took a deep breath and calmed his emotions. Then, he carefully put away the blood-stained golden silk and kept it as evidence.

Li Chen walked towards the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. Seeing Li Chen's arrival, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas immediately gave orders to formally launch an attack on the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

The sky above Flower-Fruit Mountain was shrouded in dark clouds, and a torrential downpour plunged the entire mountain into darkness. The rain, once tainted with a venomous, bone-destroying toxicity, had now lost its toxicity, posing no threat to the Four Seas Dragon Kings' minions or the demon-destroying celestial forces led by Li Chen.

The excited shrimp soldiers and crab generals and the soldiers of the Demon-Destroying Army poured into the Flower-Fruit Mountain like a tide. They were so aggressive and unstoppable that they killed all the monkey demons in the Flower-Fruit Mountain and forced them to abandon their weapons and flee in a panic, not daring to fight at all.

"Waste! Waste! You are all a bunch of waste!"

An angry roar came from the monkey monsters. Li Chen looked closely and saw a white-haired ape waving a fist as huge as a boulder, ferociously attacking the monkey monsters around it who were retreating continuously.

The power of his hands was astonishing. The monkey demons were powerless in front of him, and could not even withstand his punches. With a little force, he could easily crush the monkey demons in his hands into meat patties.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals who rushed up to besiege him were no match for him at all. In the blink of an eye, he killed nearly 500 of them. Li Chen understood that he was the guardian of Huaguo Mountain and the second general under the command of the Rain Ancestral Witch, the Tongbi White Ape!