Sun Wukong's eyes sparkled when he heard the title 'Great Sage Equalling Heaven'. He silently repeated it several times in his heart, liking it more and more with each repetition. Now he had a growing respect for educated people. Look at his own underlings—after pondering for ages, they only came up with 'Handsome Monkey King'. Someone else casually comes up with 'Great Sage Equalling Heaven'!
Can that even compare? There's simply no comparison!
The Bull Demon King's image changed from a big, dumb ox to one with culture and depth.
Sun Wukong, having obtained such a resounding title, didn't forget his good brothers: "Dear brothers, if even I, as your 'Old Seven', can have such a prominent title, why don't you all come up with one too?"
Those most interested were the Monkey King and Yu Rong King, primarily because they were so inexperienced that they didn't know the vastness of the sky. Is the sky really that easy to level with? Can you bear this cause and effect?
The two quickly echoed Sun Wukong, but after much thought, couldn't come up with anything striking, largely because of their lack of education. Achieving such skills among the mountain wilderness of the Demon Clan was already a stroke of luck. Knowledge in these times was incredibly valuable; the saying "Law is not passed on to Six Ears" was no joke.
Helplessly, the two bottom planks of the Seven Great Saints had to rely on their cultured big brother. Nezha wasn't deliberately messing with the monkeys; after pretending to think for a moment, he said: "My two wise brothers, one comes and goes mysteriously, the other can drive away ghosts. Why not be called the 'Great Sage of Communication' and the 'Great Sage of Exorcism'?"
The two demons instantly felt majestic and content.
Nezha turned his gaze toward the Peng Demon King: "Third brother, your skills are extraordinary. How about the title 'Super Heaven Sage'?"
The Peng Daoist's face immediately darkened upon hearing this title. Super Heaven? Why not call me 'Sun Heaven Sage'?
"Ah, no, no, no, brother is really giving me too much credit. I think this title is only suitable for you, brother!"
"No, no, I have average skills. I think it's more suitable for you!"
"I think you are the suitable one!"
"No, you're the one who can do it!"
Other people were fine, but the three monkeys felt a little bemused, just feeling that their two brothers were being overly modest. Such a majestic title as 'Super Heaven Sage' and they would still refuse it.
Looking at the Bull Demon King and Peng Demon King passing the title back and forth, others quickly thought up names for themselves, fearing the 'Super Heaven Sage' title might land on them instead!
The Lion King, being a noble son of the Dragon Clan, quickly named himself 'Mountain Shifting Sage'—just moving mountains and offending no one. The Ba Snake couldn't think of anything, but imitated Suan Ni to become the 'Sea Covering Sage'. Having been taught by Hou Yi to be low-key, the Ba Snake was well aware of the importance of modesty.
Nezha and Peng Daoist were deadlocked for a long time, knowing that Peng Daoist would certainly not accept the title. It was a bit regrettable because it might have increased the success rate of the Flood Dragon operation by ten percent.
"Then what does the third brother plan to call himself?"
The Kunpeng was no illiterate; he invented the demon script himself, and apart from Bai Ze, no one else in the Demon Clan dared claim to be more cultured. Coming up with a title was just off the cuff.
"I am good at flying and fighting in the sky. How about 'Cloud Stirring Sage'?"
"No, no, fluttery clouds don't sound imposing. How about 'Huntian Great Sage'?"
The Peng Daoist wanted to refuse again, but Sun Wukong immediately cheered.
"This is good, this is good, both of us are 'supported by the Emperor'."
Others chimed in, and to gain favor with Sun Wukong, the Peng Daoist reluctantly agreed. But he wasn't one to suffer loss; he returned the favor by calling Nezha the 'Sage Who Pacifies Heaven'.
Nezha didn't even retort, accepting it gladly. As the Daoist Ancestor's most favored disciple, with his Divine Soul's sage character Fate Grid almost halfway complete, couldn't he stabilize the heavens?
The Demon Kings present all settled on nicknames, and the demons below worked through the night to make banners. The next day, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven's great flag was flying above Huaguo Mountain. Originally, the Upper Realm was considering whether to catch the monkey. Now they didn't have to think about it—catch him!
The Jade Emperor personally ordered the mobilization of a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to capture the demon monkey, led by the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Heavenly Venerate, with major general Three Altars Sea Meeting God Lei Zhenzi, and vanguard The Immortal of Colossal Spirit.
How to describe this lineup? It's actually the best that the Heavenly Court could muster at the moment. Moreover, these Heavenly Soldiers and Generals didn't worry about dying in battle. Reincarnating in the Heavenly Human Dao with military achievements might even help them advance further.
This was the confidence of working for the public office.
This expedition's commander was Wen Zhong. Not to mention his other flaws, he was indeed quite capable. Although the Heavenly Court's combat strength was lacking, they could still gather the manpower—they would no longer have the famous scene of The Immortal of Colossal Spirit leading five hundred musicians into battle.
As the nominally highest Divine in the Thunder Department, controlling climate was just mundane. By the time the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers reached Huaguo Mountain, the sky was overcast with clouds billowing, lightning snakes flashing within the clouds. Those weaker demons on the ground were so frightened they could only tremble, utterly devoid of combat ability.
The Seven Demon Kings, who were drinking in the cave, came out and each harbored their own thoughts upon seeing the dark clouds overhead. Sun Wukong, however, was loyal enough to say: "I, Old Sun, caused this trouble, so I'll go meet them first. Brothers, back me up!"
After speaking, he directly rode the Somersault Cloud up into the sky. In no time, thunder roared, showing that both sides were already fighting. Nezha looked up at the sky, but all his attention was on the Peng Demon King. The fight above was fierce, but Sun Wukong would be fine.
Wen Zhong was capable, but even a clever woman can't cook without rice. The cultivation of the Heavenly Soldiers was now so poor that it couldn't even be compensated with numbers. Besides, Sun Wukong's combat power was among the top in the Profound Immortal rank. Rather than worrying about Sun Wukong, it was better to worry about the Immortal of Colossal Spirit.
As a matter of fact, there was no need to worry about the Immortal of Colossal Spirit either. Being an old hand, as the vanguard, he only needed to make a slight move to know this opponent was beyond him. In front of the monkey, he made a show of playing the monkey, left a big boot and two big axes, and happily exited.
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