Chapter 517: Invincible Posture

"Next, we'll wait for Yang Jian to come back, and then we'll kill the tree demon below!" Qin Jun said with a smile, causing a look of curiosity to appear in Jinchanshi's eyes. Yang Jian clearly came back last night, so how did he suddenly disappear again?

Could it be that Qin Jun assigned a task to Yang Jian?

"Who exactly is this Yang Jian? From the way you all talk about him, he seems really powerful!" Liu Ruolai asked Qin Jun with her head tilted back, her long black hair casually draped over her shoulders. It was still early in the morning and she hadn't had time to dress up yet, but at this moment, she exuded a unique charm, a hint of playfulness mixed with a touch of laziness, especially with her wide-eyed look, even Qin Jun couldn't help but feel a hint of attraction.

Rolling his eyes, Qin Jun said, "You'll find out soon enough!"

He was also curious about what kind of strength Yang Jian would have after reaching his peak.

He must have surpassed the level of a scattered immortal and reached the level of a profound immortal!

At this moment, Jinchanshi suddenly leaped onto the street and prostrated himself on the ground, pressing his ear to the ground to listen to the situation below.

Seeing this, Qin Jun frowned, and Liu Ruolai became nervous.

"Could it be that the Tree Demon King below has awakened?" Qin Jun asked in a deep voice.

The Tree Demon King?

Jinchanshi looked at Qin Jun in surprise. How could he know the name of that tree demon? Did they know each other before?

"Yes, although his consciousness has not fully awakened, he is absorbing the souls of the people below," Jinchanshi said with a grim expression. He had always harbored the grand ambition of sacrificing himself to save the people. Seeing such a tragedy at this moment, how could he bear it?

However, his strength was insufficient. If he forced his way down, he wouldn't be able to save anyone and would only end up sacrificing himself in vain.

Now he could only wait for Yang Jian to return.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun furrowed his brow, feeling restless at the thought of hundreds of thousands of people below being sucked by a terrifying tree demon.

At this moment, Zhu Bajie also walked out of the house, rubbing his eyes and grumbling, "Why is it so noisy down there? Who's screaming?"

Screaming?

There were only dead people below, could it be the souls wailing?

Liu Ruolai shuddered at the thought, her goosebumps rising.

Qin Jun felt even more uneasy and quickly asked in his mind, "Why hasn't Yang Jian come out yet?"

"Almost there!"

The system's resounding response made Qin Jun's eyebrows raise, and he immediately leaped into the air, conjuring clouds under his feet and lifting Liu Ruolai onto the clouds with a wave of his hand.

Jinchanshi and Zhu Bajie looked at Qin Jun in confusion, and Qin Jun said, "Yang Jian will return soon. Be ready for battle at any time!"

Upon hearing this, they were overjoyed and quickly jumped onto the clouds with Qin Jun.

As they rose higher and higher, they could gradually see the outline of the entire city from above.

Looking down from the sky, the city seemed prosperous, but there was not a single person inside. Coupled with the knowledge that a terrifying tree demon was hidden beneath the city, they couldn't help but shudder.

When they were about three thousand meters above the ground, Qin Jun finally stopped and waited for Yang Jian to appear.

Liu Ruolai scanned the faces of Qin Jun and the others and found that their expressions were stern, making her dare not even take a deep breath.

"Ding! Yang Jian has restored his peak divine and demonic state!"

The system's prompt suddenly sounded, and at the same time, a black hole appeared in the air in front of Qin Jun and the others, surrounded by swirling seven-colored light. Then, Yang Jian stepped out.

At this moment, Yang Jian's appearance hadn't changed much from before, but the aura emanating from him made Jinchanshi and Zhu Bajie breathe rapidly.

His tall figure seemed capable of shouldering Mount Tai, and his handsome face exuded a resolute and fierce aura. The War God's Trident in his hand reflected a chilling light in the sunlight.

The space around him visibly twisted, like the scene around a raging fire.

Seeing Yang Jian for the first time, Liu Ruolai was also stunned, subconsciously covering her mouth.

When seeing Yang Jian, everyone would feel the divinity emanating from him, as if a heavenly god had descended, overlooking the world.

"This aura... could it be..." Jinchanshi murmured to himself.

Zhu Bajie couldn't help but swallow hard. Seeing Yang Jian at this moment, another figure with an equally imposing aura suddenly appeared in his mind. That figure didn't have the same divine air as Yang Jian, but his unruliness was definitely unmatched in the world.

"He truly deserves to be on par with the Monkey King." Zhu Bajie smiled bitterly. With Yang Jian here, the days ahead would probably be difficult.

In the Heavenly Court, Yang Jian looked down on all the officials and immortals under the Jade Emperor, including Marshal Tianpeng. Now that he had fallen to the level of a pig spirit and been absorbed into the Buddhist sect, Yang Jian would definitely look down on him even more.

Yang Jian slowly turned his head to look at Qin Jun, knelt down on one knee in the empty space, and suppressed his excitement as he said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me a new life."

Having regained his memories from his previous life, he felt even more reverence towards Qin Jun. In the heavenly court, he had felt extremely oppressed. His mother had been suppressed under the Peach Mountain by the Heavenly Emperor, and despite his attempt to rescue her, he returned empty-handed. Eventually, he ended up serving the Jade Emperor in the heavenly court like a walking corpse. He had long been disgusted with this dog-like existence. Now, awakening his memories from his previous life, he thought that Qin Jun had rescued him from the clutches of the Jade Emperor, and he was deeply grateful.

It is worth mentioning that the story of Chen Xiang saving his mother in the "Lotus Lantern" was actually derived from the story of Yang Jian saving his mother. However, in this adaptation, Yang Jian was turned from the protagonist into an antagonist, which was indeed ironic.

"Do you have the confidence to deal with the tree demon below?" Qin Jun asked with narrowed eyes, while feeling excited inside, "Quickly bring up Yang Jian's attribute list!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a light screen appeared in front of him, visible only to him:

"Yang Jian, from mythological legends."

"Identity: Erlang Shen, Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun, Zhaohui Xiansheng Renyou Wang, Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun!"

"Cultivation: Late stage of Taiyi Xuanxian realm!"

"Techniques: Eight-Nine Profound Arts! Golden Elixir Dao!"

"Supernatural powers: Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Transformations! Earth-shattering! Steel-fingered! Soaring Golden Light! Evil-breaking Heavenly Eye!"

"Magic weapons: War God's Trident! Demon-slaying Sword! Mountain-opening Axe! Demon-binding Rope!"

"Loyalty: 100 (full value 100)!"

Late stage of Taiyi Xuanxian realm!

Qin Jun's breathing suddenly became rapid. The most crucial point was that the loyalty had reached its full value, he was absolutely loyal!

Yang Jian directly surpassed other gods and demons by a large margin. The second-ranked Zhong Kui was only at the mid-stage of Taiyi Xuanxian realm, while Yilao, as the Demon Emperor, was only at the late stage of Taiyi Xuanxian realm. He was truly invincible!

"I will go and destroy it immediately!"

Yang Jian laughed loudly, his arrogant tone making Jin Chan and Zhu Bajie break out in a cold sweat.

Even the two of them together couldn't suppress Yang Jian!

Liu Ruolai's eyes were filled with admiration as she looked back and forth between Yang Jian and Qin Jun. Yang Jian's aura made her feel that he was probably the strongest person in the world. But what shocked her even more was Yang Jian's attitude towards Qin Jun.

Such a terrifying figure actually obediently submitted to Qin Jun?

With a deafening roar!

Yang Jian seemed to tear through the air like a meteor, crashing into the city. Accompanied by the explosion, dust surged like a storm, howling winds forced Qin Jun to fly high again, and the weakest in cultivation, Liu Ruolai, was so frightened that she clung tightly to Qin Jun's arm.

(End of this chapter)