Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 5 My Name is Jinjiao
Master Xuankong took the opportunity to escape from Hu Li's restraints and fled towards the golden-armored statue in the hall, hiding behind the golden-armored statue to seek shelter.

The pressure became stronger and stronger, and the aura directly locked onto Xiao Chen and Hu Li, exuding a fierce murderous intent.

"Martial God of Stars!"

As far as I can remember, this was a celestial official in Journey to the West who had once tripped up Sun Wukong, but not much was said about him. However, a celestial official who could hold meetings in the heavenly palace was no ordinary person, and he was definitely not someone he could afford to offend now.

At this moment, one could feel the approaching god and the cold murderous intent he exuded.

"Make peace with the Lord of Wu Qu?"

Xiao Chen shook his head and rejected this stupid idea. How could the star officials in the sky look down on the wild monsters on the earth? Even Sun Wukong, who was so powerful, was made a fool of by them.

The cold and resolute murderous intent revealed the attitude of this Star Lord.

One word, kill!

"run?"

Right now, this aura has locked onto them firmly. With the magical powers of these immortals and gods, once they descend, a small toad like me will not be able to escape at all.

But facing the crisis of life and death, there is no reason for Xiao Chen to wipe his neck dry and let others wipe it, even if it is the Star God in Heaven.

Xiao Chen's face turned pale, and he hardened his heart, cursing inwardly: "Damn it, no matter what Star Lord he is, if he wants to kill me, I won't do that. I have to survive today first!"

Xiao Chen's eyes were firm, and he took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in his heart. He clenched his teeth and resisted the amazing pressure. The muscles in his arms and hind legs bulged like hills, showing great strength.

Xiao Chen clenched the Sky Hammer tightly, his knuckles turned pale due to the force, and sweat slid from his forehead and dripped onto the ground. He walked into the hall step by step, under the tremendous pressure emanating from the gods.

Seeing Xiao Chen approaching step by step, Master Xuankong was terrified. He was now only a remnant of his soul and had no ability to protect himself. He could only threaten:
"You are such a daring monster! How dare you commit a crime in front of Lord Xingjun? Do you know that even if your body is destroyed, Lord Xingjun will still send you to the eighteenth level of hell, where you will be trapped in mountains of swords and seas of fire, and you will never be able to be reborn!"

"Xingjun, who cares who Xingjun he is? Go back to where you came from!"

With a fierce look in his eyes, Xiao Chen came into the hall, swung the Sky-Bombing Hammer with all his might, and smashed it towards the golden-armored statue!
A crack appeared on the golden-armored statue.

"Bold evildoer!"

A cold shout came from the sky, containing a sound of anger, which made Xiao Chen's eardrums burst and his internal organs seemed to be struck by lightning. He spat out a mouthful of blood.

The sky above the Taoist temple was covered with dark clouds, lightning, thunder, and strong winds, which was extremely terrifying.

Xiao Chen endured the pain, turned a deaf ear, and, despite the pressure, smashed the golden-armored statue with one hammer after another until it was smashed to pieces.

"Monster, I will tear out your tendons and bones, and you will never be able to reincarnate."

A cold whisper came to Xiao Chen's ears, containing infinite murderous intent.

Xiao Chen looked up and saw that the smoke in the sky above the Taoist temple had dissipated and the sky was clear again.

But vaguely, Xiao Chen seemed to still see a golden-armored general standing with a sword in his hand. He looked at Xiao Chen coldly with indifferent eyes, as if he was looking at a dying ant.

Xiao Chenchen looked at the figure of Xuankong Taoist with hatred. It was all because of this thief Taoist! He just wanted to lie down and wait for the right time, but this Taoist made him get into so much trouble!

Xiao Chen spurted out a mouthful of fire from his abdomen, burning the remaining soul of Taoist Xuankong to ashes.

Amid the screams of Master Xuankong, Xiao Chen swung the Sky-Breaking Hammer and walked out of the Taoist temple with heavy steps.

"What a cruel monster! This toad is too cruel! He even dared to smash the statue directly."

Hu Li, who witnessed all this, swallowed hard and realized more about the cruelty of this toad.

Hu Li suppressed the fear in his heart, and approached him with an extremely flattering look on his face. A smile spread across his tiger face, like a brilliantly blooming chrysanthemum, and he asked respectfully:
"Toad King, do you have any other instructions for Xiaohu?"

Wu Qu Star Lord, Xiao Chen was still thinking about what had just happened, feeling somewhat helpless. How had he ended up offending him by accident?

In Journey to the West, the God of Wu Qu was not a magnanimous person. He even made things difficult for Sun Wukong and forced him to become the Horse Keeper.

The prefect of Fengxian County pushed back the vegetarian meal prepared by the Jade Emperor. As he was the only one who made the mistake, the whole county was implicated. Thousands of innocent people in Fengxian County were punished together and suffered from a severe drought for three years, with no harvest at all.

He smashed the statue of Wu Qu Star Lord right in front of him. In the eyes of these gods who care about face and faith, this is definitely a capital crime.

However, in the world of Journey to the West, it is not so easy for these gods to come down to earth privately. They cannot interfere in the affairs of the mortal world at will. One day in heaven is one year on earth, so they still have time.

There are more urgent things to deal with right now. I have killed Taoist Xuankong, but I am afraid that the Beast Taming Sect will track them down and I won’t be able to deal with it.

I can't fly yet. With my current speed, it will probably take a day or two to leave Donglai Kingdom and escape back to Huaguo Mountain. I'm afraid I'll be caught by the Beast Taming Sect on the way.

"Hu Li, you said your king is not afraid of the Beast Taming Sect?"

Xiao Chen stared at Hu Li and asked coldly. At this moment, Xiao Chen naturally exuded a kind of intimidating pressure, which made Hu Li a little afraid.

Hu Li squatted on the ground and answered cautiously: "My Black Evil King has been practicing Taoism for nearly 800 years. He is not much different from the leader of the Beast Taming Sect. Naturally he is not afraid." "Aren't you your king's trusted little demon? Then why didn't your king come to rescue you earlier?" Xiao Chen did not believe the tiger demon completely and continued to interrogate him.

Hu Li smiled awkwardly and answered honestly, "I am just a patrolling demon in the Black Demon Cave. I have seen the king a few times from afar. In fact, I can't be considered a confidant."

At this point, Hu Li's tears rolled down his cheeks. He looked at Xiao Chen's face, thinking that this toad was so cruel and ruthless. He was also afraid that Xiao Chen would think he was useless and kill him directly, so he quickly came up and said:

"However, I am familiar with Scarface Lion Commander. We often drink together and call each other brothers. He is highly regarded by the king and has a say in front of the king."

"Black Devil Cave?"

Xiao Chen thought about it in his mind. Now that he was in trouble, he needed to seek the protection of a demon clan and wait for an opportunity to grow. After the storm passed, he would find a way to sneak into the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea and copy the treasure.

"How far is the Black Evil Cave from here? Can we get there before the Beast Tamers arrive?"

Xiao Chen asked.

"Don't worry, Toad King. It's only two hundred miles from here to the Black Evil Cave. With my speed, I can get there in less than an hour."

Hu Li answered cautiously, with other plans in mind. This Toad was so powerful, if he could recruit him and bring him to the Black Evil Cave, he would certainly receive rewards from the king.

"What kind of spirit is your king?"

Xiao Chen was a little worried and asked again.

Toads are natural enemies of some snakes and birds. Even if they have become monsters, the instincts of some animals are difficult to control, so don't let them become food.

"My king's real form is a black bear." Hu Li answered honestly.

Xiao Chen felt relieved, walked into the Taoist temple, found a piece of cloth, collected the bodies of Taoist Xuankong and the fat boy, and swallowed them into his stomach.

He has his own uses for these two corpses.

Hu Li stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and looked at Xiao Chen with envy as he swallowed the two corpses. The corpses of human monks were a great tonic for monsters.

"Let's go, Hu Li, and take a look at your Black Evil Cave." Xiao Chen no longer hesitated and ordered Hu Li.

"Okay, Toad King, please take your seat."

Hu Li revealed his true form, and Hu Wei pointed at the tiger's back, motioning Xiao Chen to sit on it.

Xiao Chen was not polite either. The tiger's speed was indeed much faster than that of the toad. Xiao Chen leaped up and jumped onto the tiger's back.

"Hu Li, from now on, you can call me, um, Jinjiao."

"My name is Jinjiao!"

Xiao Chen groaned for a moment. Since he wanted to mingle in the demon world, he had to take a demon name. The name Xiao Chen sounded more like a human name.

In the world of Journey to the West, monsters' whereabouts must not be revealed easily, otherwise they will be easily targeted. Just like the Scorpion Spirit, who was so powerful, but if his whereabouts were revealed, he would be easily scared to death by the Pleiades Star Official.

If he was simply called Jin Chan, then others would know his true identity was Jin Chan just by hearing his name even without meeting him.

I have a golden horn on my head, so I call myself Jinjiao, which is appropriate. Moreover, if you don’t meet me, no one can guess that I am a toad. They can only think that I am a bull spirit or a sheep spirit.

"Okay, King Golden Horn."

As the saying goes, "clouds follow dragons, winds follow tigers." Hu Li roared, stirring up a gust of evil wind, spread his four legs, and rode the wind forward, running steadily towards the direction of the Black Evil Cave at an extremely fast speed.

"No wonder those powerful gods in the Journey to the West like to ride tigers. There is a reason for that. Sitting on the back of a tiger is indeed stable, fast, and impressive."

"In the previous life, it was just like the boss driving a Rolls-Royce out."

Xiao Chen, who was riding on the tiger's back, was laughing when he heard Hu Li calling him the King of Golden Horn.

"King of the Golden Horn?"

Xiao Chen thought of the Golden Horn King and the Silver Horn King of Pingdingshan, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Forget it, I came here first, so I will use the name first. When I make a name for myself in the demon world, they will naturally change the name.

"Just call me Jinjiao, no need to call me the king."

"Okay, Brother Jinjiao..."

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(End of this chapter)