Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Jos released the end of the arrow.

Whoosh——

The Sky Piercer, carrying a rainbow halo, shot up into the sky like a slowly rising bright lamp, until finally···

Boom!

An explosion sounded, and brilliant fireworks bloomed in the high sky at ten thousand meters.

With Jos's strength, as well as the power of the Sky Piercer bow, it was impossible to send the Sky Piercer arrow to an altitude of ten thousand meters, but apparently, the Sky Piercer arrow was a rule-class item within this illusory realm—aiming it at the sky would suffice, even without fully drawing the bow, and it was expected to reach ten thousand meters.

And these blooming fireworks indeed dazzled, drawing the attention of every remaining competitor in this event.

"Is that, a signal flare?"

"The Sky Piercer arrow!"

"Airdrop is descending!"

"Grab it!"

Numerous players swarmed toward Xiangyang City.

Some aimed to seize the airdrop, while others to fish in troubled waters, eliminating other players.

Inside Xiangyang City.

Su Jie gazed at the fireworks blossoming in the sky and suddenly noticed that they twisted like a vortex, swirling toward the center to form a black dot.

"Could this be the way the airdrop is arriving?"

"No," Jos was the first to shake his head, "It shouldn't be like this. Usually, it's similar to Battle Royale games—just a big box falling······"

Chen Tian Yuzi speculated, "Could it be a special event?"

Just then, a public announcement appeared in front of all the players: [During the Supreme Cup competition, the airdrop will be an additional surprise, and we hope everyone looks forward to it.]

Surprise?

Jos rubbed his palms: "Seems like it's something good."

A black light descended from the sky, and a figure emerged from within.

Dressed in a suit reminiscent of the medieval era, with a blood-red cape draping his back, his face was sullen, his brows marked with a small, black birthmark, hair as white as snow, eyes pitch-black, and two protruding fangs by his lips.

"Is this a vampire?"

The four players from Su Jie's team, who had already hidden away, watched the newcomer and Chen Tian Yuzi couldn't help but cover her mouth, holding her breath.

"Is this the surprise?"

Through the team channel, Jos whispered, "Could it be that we have to defeat this guy first to get the equipment?"

Just then, a three-person squad burst into Xiangyang City.

Upon seeing the vampire, the leader of the squad paused and said, "A non-mainstream player?"

"Big brother, no need to waste words with him, let's go!"

One of the teammates removed the spear from his back and rushed forward first, the tip scraping the ground and sparking. When about ten meters from the vampire, he activated his skill, leaping into the air and striking with a move called Mount Hua Cleaver.

Boom!

The spearhead chopped downward forcefully, raising a stream of air that swept toward the vampire.

"Haha, the guy is just idling there!"

The man was thrilled, already envisioning his first takedown.

However, just as the air stream was about to hit the vampire, the vampire stepped to the side, neatly avoiding the Mount Hua Cleaver.

"What?!"

But, in the split second of the man's stupefaction, the vampire had already closed in, his sharp claws launched forth, piercing the opponent's heart.

"Uh···"

"Hmm?"

Just as the vampire was about to bite down on the man's throat, the man suddenly turned into a box, catching the vampire off guard.

"Damn it!"

"Dare to play tricks on my brother!"

The leader of the squad was enraged, signaling the remaining teammate to charge together.

Both were wielding spears, their spear-fighting skills overwhelmingly powerful.

But the vampire was too sensitive, his agility rendering their mighty attacks useless as they failed to hit. He managed to break their attacks one by one, but whenever the vampire attempted to bite their necks, they turned into boxes, leaving him puzzled.

"These three are noobs," Jos said over the team channel.

"Indeed they are," agreed Zhang Manman.

The skills found in the game were indeed powerful, but clearly, these three guys were all hotheads, the type to fight at any disagreement, without considering the right moment for application.

It was mostly like "hit where it lights up."

If everyone were noobs, it would be one thing—they'd just see who was more ferocious.

After all, this was a realistic game, and when both parties were evenly matched, temperament became the key to victory.

However, the vampire was clearly an expert.

"Hmm?"

The vampire sniffed the air as if he smelt human presence, then suddenly turned his head one hundred eighty degrees, followed by his entire body.

"Damn!" Chen Tian Yuzi couldn't help but curse, a reflexive echo of cultural heritage, "This is just like watching a horror movie."

But Zhang Manman had noticed something else, "This one, he might be tough to kill. That last hit would have broken an ordinary person's neck, but he seems unscathed."

"Either this vampire has astounding regenerative abilities, or his spine is flexible."

"Of course, the worst case scenario is that this vampire is like those from certain fantasy novels, able to transform his body into blood—immortal and invincible."

Su Jie shook his head, "No, that's not right. It shouldn't be so exaggerated; otherwise, even I wouldn't be able to kill him."

What he meant was that the game wouldn't create monsters that players couldn't kill.

From previous observations, the vampire's speed and strength were astonishing, and it was also very sensitive, but its regenerative abilities definitely couldn't reach the level of immortality that Zhang Manman described.

If that were truly the case, the vampire wouldn't be so cautious, reluctant to even take the slightest bit of damage from those three novices.

Clearly, the cultivation techniques provided in the game were capable of injuring him.

"It looks like he's discovered us," Jos held his breath.

"Then, you guys stand by here; I'll meet this fellow," Su Jie ordered before jumping down from the eaves and landing on the main road, staring intently at the vampire.

"Hm?"

The vampire's keen senses picked up the danger of the person before him, and his sixth sense crazily reminded him that this individual was a flood dragon or ferocious beast.

However, this didn't stop the bobbing of his Adam's apple as he swallowed his saliva.

He could sense that if he could obtain the other's blood, he would definitely become stronger.

Having gained some intelligence, now understanding that people here turned into boxes upon death, he wasn't sure if Su Jie would also turn into a box if he were to succeed.

"You must possess intelligence, right?"

Su Jie spoke up, aiming to inquire about the other's background.

"Blood... What is this place?" The vampire actually spoke.

Yet, Su Jie noticed that the mouth movements didn't resemble Mandarin, nor did they belong to any language or dialect from Earth.

It seemed like the credit went to Taixu Illusory Realm.

"This here is the Taixu Illusory Realm, an illusory world."

Su Jie dropped his fists and explained to the vampire.

However, just as he lowered his fists, the vampire suddenly moved, using his eyes to cast the Illusion Technique and instantly arrived at Su Jie's side, aiming for his neck with his bite.

Su Jie naturally wouldn't be fooled by the vampire's illusion technique. He crouched down sharply by ten inches, stepping down with the Eight Extremes Thunder Pile, and swung his fists violently. The moment he touched the vampire, he transformed his fists into palms and pinched.

Crack!

Then, like a weightlifter, he lifted the vampire completely overhead.

For an instant, the vampire seemed to see a deity who wished to stretch with the heavens as a ring and the earth as a handle, and he himself seemed to have become that very ring of heaven and handle of earth.

Bang!

Thousands of techniques were no more than a hoe.

Su Jie treated the vampire like a hoe, smashing him hard into the ground.

Boom!

The impact shattered the bluestones underneath and created a three-meter-wide crater where the vampire lay in the spider-web-like pit, his limbs twisted and eyes blank.

"A fiend of extreme ferocity," Su Jie said, not holding back and throwing another punch that smashed into its face.

Crack!

The vampire turned into a blood-red box.

Although it all happened in an instant, Su Jie engaged in a brief spiritual battle with the vampire and roughly understood its origin.

It came from another cosmic dimension.

The Supreme Cup would "invite" creatures from other worlds to add difficulty—or rather, surprises—for the players.

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Moreover, the powerful beings from other worlds were mostly extremely fierce and took pleasure in killing.

They entered the illusory world through the evolution of spirit into flesh, but if they were defeated, they would lose their memories of cultivation and even all the treasures they carried.

"Su Jie, you won!"

Zhang Manman rushed out, looking at the blood-red box in the crater, she said with excitement, "Who knows what this special supply will bring us?"

Opening the box, only two items were inside: one was a cape black on the outside and red on the inside, and the other was a gemstone that throbbed like a red crystal.

[Invisibility Cloak: Wearing it grants optical invisibility. Note: While invisible, others won't be able to see you from their line of sight, and you will also not be able to see others...]

Chen Tian Yuzi mocked, "What good is that thing then?"

Such a cloak granted only optical invisibility, which was rather useless against experts, especially the students of Ming Lun who were extremely sensitive to the slightest stir around them.

This type of optical invisibility was completely superfluous.

Moreover, upon wearing it, one wouldn't be able to see others, which was a bit too much of a disadvantage, right?

It would be useful only to ordinary people who did not practice martial arts.

[...can be taken back to reality.]

"I think, the most peculiar thing about it is that it can be taken back to reality," Zhang Manman said, looking at the note, "So, was that vampire a physical entity?"

Su Jie tapped on the box and said, "It probably isn't, rather, it's similar to our spirit materializing into flesh, likely a monster from another world."

"A transdimensional universe?"

"Or perhaps a special creature from the Cultivation World."

"A vampire appearing in the Cultivation World? Shouldn't it be zombies instead?"

"Maybe it's a newly discovered planet."

The group speculated, shifting their gaze to the second item.

It was a throbbing crystal, the heart of the vampire.

[Vampire Heart Crystal: The core heart of the vampire; once the vampire loses its heart, it will fall into slumber... Humans who fuse with the vampire heart crystal will gain regeneration abilities as powerful as the vampire's.]

[Note: The heart has been modified by the rules of Taixu Illusory Realm. Those who integrate it will not become vampires, nor will they be contagious, and it can be taken back to reality.]