It turned out that traveling together in dangerous places was definitely the right choice. For it was as Sun Wukong and Xi Zhao were making their way towards the nearest city in Xi Zhao's memory that Sun Wukong finally encountered a powerful opponent he had never faced before—a four-pattern Martial Saint.
Xi Zhao told Sun Wukong that the reason he hadn't encountered any exceedingly powerful enemies was because he had always been wandering the periphery. The Netherworld Realm boasted one hundred and eighteen cities, with the spiritual strength of souls stronger the closer one was to a city. And those qualified to live within the cities were all strong beings with at least four patterns. The city lords themselves were six-pattern Saint Level powerhouses.