Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao-Chapter 332 - 108 Hou Yi

Lu Yu gave a slight smile, flicked his finger, and the treasured sword, capable of slicing through iron as if it were mud, emitted a crisp clang before breaking into two pieces, falling onto the grand hall’s floor with a tinkling sound.

The female soldier looked at the broken sword in her hands in disbelief, unable to imagine what kind of power could make the treasured sword in her hands as fragile as a dry branch.

"Who are you?" the prime minister asked in astonishment.

The assembly of ministers in the grand hall also stared at this man who had appeared out of nowhere, filled with curiosity.

"Just a regular man, now the bodyguard of this young lady," Lu Yu’s voice was soft, yet it carried an extraordinary power in this silent environment.

The smile on the prime minister’s face instantly froze. He looked at Lu Yu, clenched his teeth, and said, "What benefits did this young lady offer you? I’m willing to double them as long as you keep out of this matter."

At this statement, Xuan Yue immediately became nervous. Although she had great confidence in Lu Yu, she deeply feared hearing something from Lu Yu that would leave her in despair and sorrow.

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"That won’t be necessary; I still uphold professional ethics," Lu Yu said with a slight smile.

"Very well, you refuse the toast only to drink a forfeit," the prime minister said coldly, and with a light wave of his hand, a pair of iron-clad female soldiers rushed over.

Lu Yu’s face still bore a smile. He simply raised his hand and lightly pointed, saying, "Freeze."

The charging female soldiers were instantly frozen in place, still in the posture of a charge. The scene was very eerie, making the grand hall drop-dead silent.

"You, what is your connection with Tang Monk?" the prime minister extended his hand, pointing at Lu Yu, and asked somewhat stammeringly.

She had recognized that the spell Lu Yu used was the same one that the disciples of Tang Monk used when they left, freezing the guards in place.

"Well, I suppose you could call us friends!"

The prime minister took a few steps back, her face continuously changing, seemingly grappling with a difficult decision. After a long while, she seemed to have made up her mind.

She then took out a transparent glass bottle, which seemed to contain something black.

Seeing this bottle, Lu Yu’s brows slightly furrowed. An extremely ominous presence emanated from the bottle, apparently of the same origin as the black Sleeve Arrow previously held by Yuan Hao.

The prime minister smashed the bottle in her hand, and the substance, akin to black mud, fell to the ground, rapidly expanding and flowing everywhere like black liquid.

A female soldier who came into contact with the black water seemed to be pulled into it by an infant’s hand extending from within, dragging the soldier into the water. The soldier screamed in terror, but it was futile; she could only watch helplessly as her body was swallowed by the black water.

Everyone in the grand hall was petrified by this sight, panic-stricken, trying to flee from the black water. However, the black water expanded increasingly, speeding up as well. Read new chapters at novelbuddy

Lu Yu grabbed Xuan Yue, flying up into the air, while the black water below had grown in scale. Countless infant cries emanated from the water, causing dizziness and headache, as more and more black infant arms reached out from the water, pulling all living things into it.

"What on earth is this?" Xuan Yue asked in horror, "If this black water continues to spread, the entire Kingdom of Women will cease to exist."

"What is this?" The prime minister’s face twisted into a mocking smile.

"This is the combined essence of the deceased infants of the Kingdom of Women. The women in our country, once they drink water from the Mother-Child River, will conceive. However, many regret having children when the time comes and seek out the Abortion Spring to terminate their pregnancies. Day after day, year after year, countless children have perished in the womb before ever being born."

"You discarded the flesh and blood of these children, and over the years, their resentment spawned this monster. Eventually, a Taoist from outside sealed it into this vase with a spell."

"Madness, you want the entire Kingdom of Women to be buried with you!" Xuan Yue shouted at the prime minister.

"Exactly, I want everyone in this nation to accompany me in burial. If I can’t have what I want, I would rather destroy it," the prime minister screamed disruptively, his beautiful face contorted into a ferocious expression that was chilling to behold.

The black water continued its rampage. Lu Yu initially wanted to use the Treasure Vase, but he found that though this substance appeared to be water, it was actually a condensation of resentment to some degree. Furthermore, due to its overpowering intensity and the containment of Lunar Energy, it could no longer be dissipated by any means of liberation.

Lu Yu took out the Fire Brick and gently blew on it; a fierce blaze erupted on the water’s surface. At that moment, countless infant arms emerged from the water, carrying strong Lunar Energy, and gradually extinguished the flames.

Watching this scene, Xuan Yue couldn’t help but wear a look of despair on her face. Not even such powerful flames could reduce this eerie black water in the slightest; she could no longer imagine what might destroy it.

Lu Yu, too, found himself at a loss. The black water was indeed troublesome, and after examining his Magical Treasures, it seemed there was no effective method available to deal with it.

Suddenly, he recalled the Sunset Arrow in his possession as well as the legend of the Kingdom of Women’s national treasure. Thus, he said to Xuan Yue, "Bring out the Sunset Arrow!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yue hurriedly fumbled to retrieve the Sunset Arrow from her person.

The moment the arrow was taken out, a scorching aura arose in the great hall, and a mysterious presence began to swirl around it. Lu Yu, with his acute senses, detected this subtle change and took the Sunset Arrow.

He activated his mana, using the cause-and-effect connection to search for where this mysterious presence truly was.

Lu Yu, holding the Sunset Arrow with his eyes closed, let his Primordial Spirit follow the cause and effect into a mysterious space. There, he saw a man lying quietly whose vital energy seemed like a grand sun, fiery enough to scorch Lu Yu’s Primordial Spirit.

This feeling was familiar to Lu Yu. It was the capability of a Witch Tribe expert who had cultivated his vital energy to the ultimate. Looking at the bow lying next to the man, Lu Yu guessed the identity of the man before him—it was Hou Yi, the Great Witch who had once shot down nine Golden Crows.

He was the catalyst for the battle between the Witch Tribe and Emperor Di Jun, as well as the husband of the Lunar Deity Chang’e, the savior of the heavens and earth.

Lu Yu carefully observed Hou Yi, who seemed to be sleeping. He could feel that Hou Yi was merely a corpse, yet for some reason, there was still a vigorous life force bursting forth from his body.

The muscles of his body showcased tremendous strength, suggesting his former might as a great warrior. The only thing was a bowl-sized hole in his chest; the wound was still emitting a blazing aura, that of the sun’s power, which was also once Emperor Di Jun’s power.

Upon seeing this person, Lu Yu finally understood what was really going on with the Kingdom of Women. That woman residing in the Guanghan Palace was attempting to bring her husband back to life using the power of creation.