Chapter Eighteen: Hou Yi Shoots Down the Suns

  The Tao gives birth to One, the One gives birth to Two, the Two give birth to Three, and the Three give birth to all things. All things carry Yin on their backs and embrace Yang in their bosoms, blending these two vital breaths to form a harmonious whole. Thus all things are born of the interplay of Yin and Yang, and the Two are the source of all things.

  In the Taiyin star, a pre-heavenly deity was also born, and she is Xihe. Xihe is the goddess of Taiyin, born with a strand of pre-heavenly Taiyin energy, and later became the heavenly queen of the demonic tribe's heavenly court after marrying Di Jun. She gave birth to ten sons with Di Jun, all of whom are three-legged golden crows.

  Although the Sun Golden Crow clan has dominated the demon tribe, its bloodline is thin. Before the birth of the ten Golden Crows, there were only two people, Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi. Now, after billions of years, the ten Golden Crows have finally been born, how can this not make the two emperors of the demon tribe extremely delighted?

  Three people spoiled him extremely, but didn't know that overindulgence leads to downfall. With three people's protection, the ten golden crows did as they pleased in Heaven's Court, stirring up a huge commotion and making it impossible for the other gods and demons to speak out in anger.

  Three people were helpless and couldn't bear to punish them, so they finally found an island on the east coast called Fusang Island. Emperor Jun ordered ten golden crows to wait on the island, without orders not to leave Fusang Island. In this way, the heavenly court was much quieter, but it didn't know that it had also buried a disaster.

  At first, ten golden crows played on the island of Fusang every day, and it was also delightful. However, after a long time, they were not satisfied with just staying on the island, but they were afraid of the forbidden order and did not dare to leave the island privately.

  Although they are the Golden Crows of the Sun, superior to other races from birth, after all, they have not been cultivating for long and only achieved the Dao fruit of Taiyi Golden Immortal. In this vast world where Daluo Golden Immortals are everywhere, their cultivation is indeed not enough to show off. In the Heavenly Court, it's fine with Emperor Jun and his two companions protecting them, but how can Emperor Jun let them travel freely in the mortal realm? Therefore, he issued a ban, forbidding the ten Golden Crows from leaving the island privately, otherwise, they would be severely punished!

  They were just ten Golden Crows who had grown accustomed to bullying in the Heavenly Court, and the gods and demons of the Heavenly Court did not dare to provoke them. They were intimidated by the power of Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi. On the contrary, they thought that it was because their cultivation was too deep. Except for the saints above the 33rd heaven and their father, uncle, mother, only they were invincible in the world, and they didn't put the gods of Honghuang in their eyes.

  On the Fusang tree, ten golden crows perched on the branches, flapping their wings listlessly, the atmosphere was stifling. The leader of the Golden Crows suddenly spoke out in a loud voice: "Fellow brothers, Father Emperor has let us reside here but it's extremely boring. When I was in Heaven, I often heard those heavenly soldiers say that the vast world is boundless and there are many strange things. I think we have never traveled to the Vast World since our birth, why don't we go out and play today?"

  The crowd of golden crows was moved, and they all agreed, but the smallest golden crow hesitated and said: "But if Father Emperor finds out and blames us, what should we do?"

  The golden crow let out a loud cry, and in his mind's eye, he couldn't help but envision the scene of Emperor Jun unleashing his mighty thunderbolts. At the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine, and for a moment, he fell silent.

  "Come on, brothers, don't forget that Father and Uncle are currently in seclusion. It won't do us any harm to sneak out and have some fun."

  Originally from the last time Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were injured by Hongyuan, they have not yet recovered until now. They handed over all the affairs of the demon clan to Xihe to manage, and then closed the door to heal their wounds, and have not come out until now.

  The crowd of golden crows heard the words and that cold heart was set ablaze once again, and even more so, someone shouted: "Exactly! We are the demon tribe's princes, with our cultivation, who dares to provoke us in the Desolate World?"

  When the words were finished, the golden crows flapped their wings and flew out of Fusang Island. The tenth prince saw that his nine older brothers had all left, hesitated for a moment, and then also flapped his wings to follow them.

  Ten golden crows emerged, without gathering the true fire of the sun on their bodies. How overbearing is the true fire of the sun? Wherever they passed, rivers dried up, countless forests withered, and all living things were exterminated. They frolicked and played along the way, unaware that they had destroyed countless lives and created thousands of sins!

  This enraged a great witch doctor of the Wu tribe, Kua Fu. Kua Fu was a man of great bravery and hatred for evil, and today he saw ten golden crows wreaking havoc on the vast land, destroying countless lives, and many people of the Wu tribe died under the true fire of the sun, how could this not make him angry?

  Kuafu roared at the golden crows in the high sky: "You flat-haired beasts, how dare you commit such a heinous crime? Today I will not spare you!"

  He finished speaking and took out his own weapon, the peach wood staff. He revealed his true form as a great wizard, over 10,000 feet tall. With one swing of his staff, he struck down one of the golden crows. The crow was caught off guard and was hit by his staff, letting out a sorrowful cry as it lost a feather and fell to the ground!

  "Old Eight!" The Great Golden Crow exclaimed. The eldest prince hastily flew to the side of the Eighth Prince, helped him up and together they soared into the sky. The Second Prince glared at Kuafu and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you hurt my brother! Don't you know that we are the princes of the demon clan?"

  Kuafu sneered coldly, "I knew it was someone with such great audacity, daring to run out and cause trouble with just the cultivation of a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal. So it's actually one of Emperor Jun's good sons! Since you've come today, don't think about going back!"

  With that, the peach wood staff in his hand struck again at the nearest few Golden Crows. The several Golden Crows flapped their wings to dodge, but still some were hit, and instantly another batch of feathers fell off. The crowd of Golden Crows was furious, but could do nothing about it. In the end, they had no choice but to fly together towards the Eastern Sea's Fusang Island.

  Kuafu did not let them off, and chased the golden crows on the ground with swift steps. One chased one escaped, and they traveled thousands of miles. The golden crow was exhausted, and Kuafu was also panting. He chased all the way to Yu Valley, where he stopped, opened his mouth wide, and sucked up the water from the Yellow River not far away in an instant, only then did he slightly quench his thirst!

  The eldest prince was furious, he was the crown prince of the demon tribe, with all kinds of pampering and favoritism, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? His heart burning with anger, he stopped in his tracks and turned to face his nine younger brothers: "We are the princes of the demon tribe, today we were chased by a great witch of the Wu tribe like a dog with its tail between its legs! If this gets out, won't it ruin our reputation?! And bring shame to our father and uncles' faces?! Today we'll die if need be, let's fight him!"

  The golden crow heard the words and its courage was greatly boosted, it no longer fled, but instead flew towards Kuafu, spewing out the fierce solar flames. Kuafu hastily raised his peach-wood staff to block the flames, but he didn't know that in the five elements, fire overcomes wood, not only could he not block the flames, but they were drawn onto his body, scorching a large patch of skin and flesh, causing him to wail loudly!

  The Golden Crow saw the true fire of the Sun and was overjoyed, thinking it could harm the body of the Great Shaman. The true fire of the Sun shot out wildly towards Chui Fu, instantly wrapping him in flames, gradually engulfing him. With a loud roar, Chui Fu fell to the ground, powerless, and turned into a cloud of dust that returned to the earth!

  The golden crows were overjoyed, each one bursting into a fit of mad laughter, unbridled and unrestrained.

  The Eldest Prince said to his nine younger brothers, "The heavenly court's numerous evil gods and spirits have exaggerated the Great Witch's power, but it is nothing more than this! How can she compare to our brothers' might?"

  The nine golden crows also chimed in one after another, as if they were going to conquer the world with invincible might.

  Just then, a loud and mournful howl came from afar, getting closer and closer, until it reached the place where Kuafu had fallen. The golden crows looked up to see a giant of a man, nine feet tall, with a huge bow on his back, holding the peach-wood staff in his hands and weeping.

  The crown prince shouted at him: "Who are you?"

  That tall man stood up and looked at the golden crow with a cold gaze: "I am the Great Shaman of the Wu tribe, Gonggong's ancestor, Houyi!"

  Hou Yi saw the ten golden crows wreaking havoc in the vast wilderness, and chased after them. However, the Gonggong tribe was quite far away, and by the time Hou Yi arrived, he had just seen Kuafu fall to the ground. His eyes widened in shock, and his heart was filled with boundless sorrow!

  The eldest prince laughed and said, "Another great witch has arrived. Today is just right, we not only killed one, but another came to deliver death. Father Emperor and Uncle will definitely reward us well if they know about it. Brothers, what I say is true, isn't it?"

  The nine golden crows also laughed and said: "What big brother says is absolutely right!"

  Hou Yi coldly gazed at this group of frogs at the bottom of the well, not uttering a word. He took down the giant bow from his back, assumed a stance, and aimed at the ten golden crows.

  "A certain golden rooster sneered and said: 'You fool, aren't you ashamed? You're actually showing off with a bow that doesn't even have an arrow!'"

  Hou Yi remained unmoved by their ridicule, his eyes flashing with a hint of sharp light. "Hou Yi's archery skills!" he bellowed. "Shoot the Sun God Arrow!" As soon as he finished speaking, endless spiritual energy surged towards the divine bow, merging into the bow body, and gradually gathering at the center of the bow to form a radiant arrow. Hou Yi bit his tongue tip, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the arrow, which instantly turned deep red, emitting a faint cold aura. Although it didn't reveal any killing intent, it frightened the golden crows, who were about to escape but found themselves frozen in place by an unseen force, unable to move even a fraction. Fear gripped their hearts!

  At this time, Hou Yi had already locked the divine arrow on them. Suddenly, Hou Yi shouted: "Nine arrows return to one, and transform into nine extremes!" As soon as he finished speaking, a bloody light shot towards the Golden Crow at an incredible speed that was hard to discern with the naked eye. In mid-air, it suddenly split into nine, piercing through the clouds and mist, breaking open a space, and instantly arriving at the Golden Crow's location. Before they could even react, it had already pierced through the bodies of the nine Golden Crows.

  The tenth prince stared foolishly at the blood holes on his nine brothers' bodies, watching as they were instantly sealed in a layer of ice and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, and for a long time he didn't come back to his senses.

  At this time, Hou Yi aimed the divine bow at the Tenth Prince again. The Tenth Prince looked at the divine bow that had just killed nine of his brothers with whom he had been together day and night, and it was shining with a cold and chilly light. A chill rose from his heart and spread throughout his body in an instant!

  It was: Golden Crow rises in chaos, afterwards Hou Yi's divine arrow shoots down the nine suns!