590: Chapter 239: Disheartened 590: Chapter 239: Disheartened Zhu Long had never committed evil, though he had taken the wrong path.
His only crime had been attempting to ambush them, an attempt that had not even succeeded.
With such formidable combat strength, why must he be annihilated?
Isn’t becoming friends more appealing?
Sun Wukong very much agreed, as such a powerful deity beneficial to the Three Realms shouldn’t have been sentenced to death in the first place.
Of course, if there was no room left for de-escalation between them, Sun Wukong certainly wouldn’t be polite, ready to kill if necessary.
But, he knew that Zhu Long’s enemy was the Haotian God.
They themselves were also opposed to the Haotian God.
An enemy’s enemy is a natural ally, even possibly one to make friends with.
Sun Wukong was very aware of this, so he immediately changed his mind and took the initiative to forge ties with Zhu Long.
Zhu Long looked deeply at Sun Wukong, his words somewhat calming him down.
Then, he suspiciously asked, “Do you really think I have contributed to the Three Realms?”
“Indeed.”
Sun Wukong nodded, very certain.
Zhu Long’s expression suddenly became fierce, and he coldly said, “Why didn’t you help me last time?”
Sun Wukong laughed, “Back then I didn’t know, and besides, I had many other things to do, I really had no way to help you; you also know what I am doing now.
If I were absent, it would be too difficult for the Ziwei Heavenly Court to stabilize itself.”
Upon saying this, Sun Wukong sighed, “When I later found out the real reason you were suppressed there, I actually felt injustice for you, even thinking about taking your place, but I didn’t expect, not long after, you came out on your own.”
“It was Haotian who released me, he wanted me to work for him, and I foolishly agreed, even wanting to help him, considering him a great benefactor.
I was really foolish, haha.”
At this point, Zhu Long’s voice was filled with hatred.
“This Haotian must die, but with our current strength, killing Haotian is not an easy task.
We need to wait until the Ziwei Heavenly Court stabilizes, our strength increases day by day, and the Great Emperor Ziwei truly becomes the Supreme of the Three Realms.
With that level of strength, we can lay out plans to hunt down Haotian.
So, if you want revenge, you must help us.
Alone, or even I alone, it’s hard to compete with Haotian.”
This was no exaggeration.
The strength of Haotian was evident; even Sun Wukong and Zhu Long together couldn’t match Haotian.
The last time they killed the Jade Emperor was because they had plotted for a long time, and finally, with four great powers coming together, they managed to eliminate the Jade Emperor.
But the Jade Emperor was merely an avatar of the Haotian God.
How strong his true form was, no one knew.
As for Tian Hao, the Supreme Overlord of the Demon Realm, there was a 99 percent chance that he was also an avatar of Haotian, not his true form.
Because the Jade Emperor once said, his true form was elsewhere, a place that would make The Three Pure Ones pale at its mention.
“Calm down and think it over; I won’t force you.
If you’re unwilling to join us, then you may leave.
As long as Great God Zhu Long doesn’t oppose us in the future, we will not target you.”
Sun Wukong spoke earnestly.
His words were sincere.
Now that Zhu Long’s whereabouts had been exposed, with Sun Wukong’s strength, as long as he engaged Zhu Long, escaping wouldn’t be easy.
Once the Ziwei Heavenly Court sensed this, they would send strong warriors to join Sun Wukong in besieging Zhu Long.
Even if Zhu Long was incredibly powerful, he wouldn’t be able to escape.
After all, he didn’t possess the overwhelming strength of the Jade Emperor; he was still lacking.
“You’re not deceiving me?”
Zhu Long asked again.
He had been deceived to the point of no longer trusting anyone.
Hearing his words, Sun Wukong revealed a smile, and he vigorously nodded, saying, “Please rest assured, Great God, I will absolutely not deceive you.”
“Alright, I will cooperate with you.”
Zhu Long readily agreed.
Actually, it wasn’t that he trusted Sun Wukong so much.
It was mainly because his hatred for the Haotian God was too intense.
But, even in his somewhat unclear state of mind, he knew he couldn’t face the Haotian God alone.
To seek revenge, he could only join forces with others.
Sun Wukong and his group were natural enemies of the Haotian God, naturally making them the best allies.
This was also why Zhu Long was willing to team up with Sun Wukong and his group.
“Actually, I don’t have much hatred for the living beings of this world, after all, they really don’t know of my contributions.
So, I will not attack the living beings of this world.
If you need me to take action, just send a message to me, I am now residing in Bell Mountain.”
Originally, Zhu Long was the deity of Bell Mountain, also known as Candle Yin.
So he had hidden there, Sun Wukong reflected.
Bell Mountain lies between life and death, naturally obstructing detection.
No wonder Zhu Long was unaware of the outside world.
Sun Wukong nodded, saying, “Rest assured, Great God.
When it’s time to deal with the Haotian God, I will definitely ask for your help, but I won’t bother you at other times.”
Zhu Long then showed a satisfied expression.
He was also concerned about being used like a free fighter by Sun Wukong and his group after cooperating with them.
Being notified only when dealing with the Haotian God was absolutely acceptable for Zhu Long.
“That’s good, I also need to take some time to recuperate now, to calm down, otherwise in my current state, I can only do harm.”
Zhu Long said with a wry smile.
He was aware of his current condition.
The semi-mad state not only made it easy to mess things up but also made him easily manipulated,