Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Taixu Martial Performance.

This competition was held on the Battle Platform, hosted by a spiritual avatar of Principal Sun Shisheng of Ming Lun. It was said that the purpose was to induce certain special transformations in the characters of the Illusory Realm.

The venue, resembling a round fortress made of earth, had its interior space divided into countless sections to accommodate all students and characters of the Illusory Realm, while the central battle arena presented itself in hundreds of versions, allowing for hundreds of matches to occur simultaneously.

"Welcome everyone to the Taixu Martial Performance!"

Sun Shisheng's spiritual avatar descended from the sky to the Battle Platform, instantly becoming the focal point of everyone's attention.

"A thousand matches, all start now!"

"You will perform martial arts alongside the character from the Illusory Realm that you have chosen, to forge the future together!"

Su Jie looked at Sun Shisheng's spiritual avatar, and not only did he see a handsome face, but it also seemed as if there was a towering Bodhi tree behind him.

The leaves were tri-colored, yet seamlessly unified.

It was the condensation of wisdom in the heart.

Rubbing his eyes, Su Jie felt as if he had seen nothing at all, as if everything before had been an illusion, but looking into Sun Shisheng's eyes, as deep as the starry universe, Su Jie felt he was being stared at directly.

"Must be an illusion," he thought.

Su Jie shook his head and chuckled, waiting for his number to be drawn.

[63]

This was the number Su Jie drew.

"Am I the sixty-third to perform?" The Social Monkey, who had somehow procured a cigarette and a lighter, lit up and took a drag, filling the room with the smell of second-hand smoke.

Su Jie furrowed his brows, feeling that choosing this utterly unexpected Social Monkey was a huge mistake.

The Social Monkey, with all the appearance of a rogue, seemed to have seen through life and thus chose to slack off. Logically, shouldn't this character have been assigned to Zhu Bajie?

Those scriptwriters are truly baffling!

Change is not making things up, and satire is not nonsense.

Laozi has never deceived me!

"It's not about being the sixty-third to perform, it's just a number," Su Jie explained briefly. "Next, we will proceed with one-on-one battles as arranged by the system."

"System?"

"It's..."

"You don't need to explain, I get it," the Social Monkey interrupted Su Jie, proudly saying, "Before I was subdued under the Mount of Five Fingers by The Buddha, I had been overnight in an internet café, just came out to relieve myself by the road, and because I urinated in public, I was pressed down by The Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain."

Su Jie didn't know what to say, but somehow, hearing this from the Social Monkey didn't feel incongruent at all.

"Do you find it preposterous that I would say such a thing?" the Social Monkey asked proudly.

"Now I understand why nobody has chosen you," Su Jie was utterly speechless, "Do you know who you are? You should at least resemble Sun Wukong a bit."

Who knew that the Social Monkey would blow out a ring of white smoke slowly and say, "You think I haven't watched Journey to the West? I'm not a stone monkey born from rock. I still remember my mom nursing me."

Su Jie: "..."

[63 vs. 169!]

At that moment, a screen appeared in front of Su Jie, displaying these two numbers.

"Ah! Is it my turn to go on stage?" The Social Monkey was somewhat excited.

"Yes, it's your turn to go on stage," nodded Su Jie.

"How do I get there?"

The Social Monkey looked at Su Jie, waiting for him to direct.

"It's simple, just place your hand on the number '63'."

No sooner had Su Jie finished speaking than the Social Monkey could not resist placing his hand on it, and his whole body dissipated like data, turning into a stream of green light, appearing on one of the divided Battle Platforms.

Meanwhile, the screen in front of Su Jie displayed the image of the Social Monkey and his opponent, who was also a Sun Wukong!

However, this one looked rather wild, with black fur and a short stature of only one and a half meters, with four flags sticking out of his back, wearing a royal robe that looked more like a stage costume, baring his teeth and showing a fierce expression.

Sun Wukong from Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, or rather, the King of All Monsters.

This character was completely disassociated from any descriptions related to the various literary works about Journey to the West, even those tall tales and biographies written before the official Journey to the West texts never went this far.

This was purely a fabricated character, its prototype a gorilla.

Apart from the name Sun Wukong, he was entirely a demon through and through.

"Oh~"

The Social Monkey suddenly exclaimed because, under the rules of the Battle Platform, he felt his strength constantly increasing, as thrilling as if he had smoked marijuana!

His opponent, the King of All Monsters, however, held a stern expression.

Damn it!

What the hell is this counterpart of mine?

He felt his strength had dropped by nearly half!

"Hello there, little monkey," the Social Monkey pulled out his Jingu Bang, placed it on his shoulder, walked up to the King of All Monsters, and patted his head.

The King of All Monsters chuckled coldly: "No one dares to touch my head. What's your name? I don't kill nameless folks."

The Social Monkey laughed: "I'm called Sun Wukong."

"You think you're worthy?"

The King of All Monsters got infuriated, and while the Social Monkey was caught off guard, he leapt up and kicked the Social Monkey right in the cheek, sending him flying a hundred meters away.

The Social Monkey landed face-first on the Battle Platform, scrabbled up, and started ranting and raving.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"You owe me money, you know?"

However, the King of All Monsters had already charged forward like a wild beast, snapping its massive jaws toward Social Monkey.

"I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!"

With quick reflexes, Social Monkey dodged swiftly. "Have you lost your mind? Or caught rabies? We're all monkeys here, can't we be more civilized?"

If it hadn't been for his power advancement to a level near that of this dark, stumpy monkey, he might have been bitten to death by it.

Is this guy really a monster? Why does he look just like a wild animal?

Social Monkey ran, the King of All Monsters chased.

He ran, it chased.

The two monkeys had become quite the spectacle among the many on the Battle Platform.

"If you're brave enough, stop running!"

The King of All Monsters cursed, "Got the guts to call yourself Sun Wukong, but not to fight me?"

If it weren't for the special effects of the platform that made Social Monkey's strength comparable to that of the King of All Monsters, he would have been torn apart long ago.

"The name was given by my monkey mom, what can I do about it?"

While running, Social Monkey shouted back at the King of All Monsters, his eyes revealing his innocence.

"I must slaughter you!"

The King of All Monsters furiously declared, itching to slaughter Social Monkey. As the King of All Monsters, how could he endure such humiliation?

Social Monkey must die!

From behind the screen, Su Jie watched the struggle between Social Monkey and the King of All Monsters, arms crossed, thinking to himself, "Though Sun Wukong in 'Never Would Have Thought' is rather sleazy, he should remain calm, mainly provoking the King of All Monsters."

Just as expected!

On the Battle Platform, the King of All Monsters, now transformed into a hundred-meter-tall black gorilla, furiously pounded at Social Monkey.

Unfortunately, Social Monkey was very agile. Although he kept shouting "I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!" he managed to evade every punch from the King of All Monsters, even playing tricks on him.

Sometimes he would grab a few hairs from the King of All Monsters' real body, or poke him with a stick in his back or below the belt, using rather sleazy tactics.

But they were effective.

The King of All Monsters, now a giant gorilla, though stronger, was slightly slower, not as nimble as Social Monkey, allowing him to find opportunities.

Being smaller now actually gave him a great advantage.

That was why the King of All Monsters' transformation wasn't very intimidating. Although it scared Social Monkey, he wasn't really at a disadvantage.

Simply put, it was just bigger and fiercer, enough to scare ordinary people, but for Social Monkey, another incarnation of Sun Wukong, it was just more of the same.

After all, this hundred-meter-tall black gorilla wasn't really performing the Law of Heaven and Earth.

"Stop chasing me, would you like a banana?"

While running, Social Monkey was talking trash and even conjured a banana to throw at the gorilla.

"Roar—"

However, all Social Monkey got in return was the angry roar of the King of All Monsters.

Daring to fool him with a banana?

Courting death!

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The King of All Monsters roared again, its sonic waves creating a hundred-meter-high tornado that rushed towards Social Monkey.

"Ah! Help!"

This time, Social Monkey couldn't escape; the arena was only so big, so he was swept into it, tumbling in the sonic tornado until he eventually passed out.

Social Monkey, eliminated!

Watching Social Monkey being sent back into the 'Never Would Have Thought' illusory realm, Su Jie was somewhat speechless.

Taking it personally before seemed a bit foolish now.

This type of illusory realm, when uninvaded, resets after the "storyline" ends, starting all over again, repeating endlessly, an eternal cycle.

"Eliminated in the first round." Su Jie felt it was quite strange, as it was his first time being eliminated so early.

"Well, maybe this type of competition just isn't for me."

Su Jie found an excuse for himself.

Compared to letting others take action, he still preferred to step into the ring himself, better controlling the rhythm of battle.

However, Su Jie didn't immediately leave; he continued watching the contest, witnessing various "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" scenarios.

Such as: Batman fighting Iron Man, Zhang Sanfeng battling Godzilla, Superman versus Calabash Little Superman.

A total free-for-all.

Once the strengths of both sides were leveled, the outcome depended solely on each individual's mind and will; martial prowess became secondary.

"Taixu performing martial arts, performing arts, no wonder it's called performing arts. Are the people of the illusory realm, truly capable of having real souls like real people?" In his wonder, Su Jie immediately thought of Zhang Muzhi, the small character he initially wanted to choose but was informed couldn't be selected.

Perhaps, Ming Lun's actions are meant to bring true souls to life, turning these superintelligent 'AIs' into real beings.

Turning the illusory into reality, refining the false into the true!

These countless illusory realms in the Taixu Illusory Realm might one day become a real world.