Chapter 129: Handsome Monkey King (Third Update)
BOOM!
The green grass on Liberty Island was ripped up violently. Mud, embedded with ice pellets and snowflakes, flew into the air. However, before this debris could settle, it was scattered again by the fierce winds kicked up by the movements of the Transcendents in their invisible War Armor.
On the tiny island of just 4 hectares, the Federation's most powerful Cultivators were hunting down a 'monkey that had just shape-shifted!'
If it weren't for Ren Suo instantly making the Nine-Tailed Fox use a "Burrow Charm," she would have definitely been hit by the Spatial Anchor that curly-haired youth launched, and that would have been the end of it.
These powerful Cultivators, who belonged to the Federation, possessed awakened Supernatural Abilities comparable to Ace Cards. They could rightly be called the current top combat power. Besides the Spatial Anchor, the girl with bleeding eyes seemed to possess an ability to track targets without obstruction. She could directly 'see' the Golden Silk Monkey and provide directional assistance to her team members.
This ability was somewhat similar to the encounter the Pangolin had in the Mysterious Country. However, the Cultivator who locked onto the Pangolin's position didn't need to come in person, and it seemed there was a cooldown period after each lock-on.
Meanwhile, this girl could see through all obstacles on the spot. However, this ability clearly had side effects, as her eyes were bleeding. There was also likely a range limit. The advantage, though, was its continuous usability, making it almost like having X-Ray Vision in a short-range pursuit.
The remaining members of the team consisted of two men and two women, but for now, only one man and one woman among them were taking action. The man, dressed in a pure white coat, could cause frost explosions from a distance above the ground, churning up the earth. The woman, in a black bodysuit, wielded a Chain Whip. When it struck the ground, it emitted strange sounds, and the earth instantly shattered and flew apart.
The Cultivator with the most intense Spiritual Light and a face full of scars hadn't made a move yet, merely following the others closely.
Liberty Island was too small, and there was nowhere for the Nine-Tailed Fox to hide. But Ren Suo wasn't trying to have her dodge. Once she reached the predetermined location, she accelerated her descent into the ground.
The X-Ray Vision girl immediately said, "It's right below us."
The white-clothed youth and the woman in the black bodysuit didn't say a word, just raised their whip and unleashed ice explosions, smashing them towards the ground. At this moment, the Federal Armed Forces hurried over and asked from a safe distance of 10 meters, "Do you need assistance?"
The middle-aged Caucasian man with a face full of scars shook his head slightly and roared, "Get back! It's going to be dangerous."
"Understood!"
By now, Li Wei and the others knew that a battle had already started. But given their status, they obviously couldn't get close and could only anxiously contact their homeland from their rooms.
The white-clothed youth and the woman in the black bodysuit, truly living up to their selection as powerful Cultivators by the Federation, managed to dig a nearly 5-meter-deep pit in just ten seconds. The X-Ray Vision girl shouted, "It's right underneath! It's still there!"
The curly-haired youth had already prepared the Spatial Anchor, ready to smash it down at the sight of the target. There was no way he would let a mere monkey escape again!
The red-haired girl, who hadn't acted all this time, laughed and said, "Don't miss again, Angelo."
Angelo sneered, "Unless that monkey can speak human language."
By this time, Ren Suo had finally maneuvered the Nine-Tailed Fox to the predetermined spot.
An underground space.
It took two nights for Ren Suo to control the Nine-Tailed Fox to transform into her True Form and dig a hole in the thickets of the Northeastern Islands that only small animals could pass through, then concealed the entrance with an Illusion.
The purpose was to hide the real monkey, from the Bronx Zoo in New York, in this place!
The Little Nine-Tailed Fox had charmed this seemingly two- to three-year-old monkey. She carried the monkey through the New York City Area and, under the Illusion's shelter, even crossed Upper New York Bay, leading it into this underground space. There, the Nine-Tailed Fox left it a light source and food, ensuring it stayed obediently.
The monkey had no issues throughout the night and even managed to dispose of its waste according to the Little Nine-Tailed Fox's instructions, in a secluded hole farthest away.
The ground above trembled violently, and the underground space was about to collapse. Ren Suo didn't hesitate much and instructed the Little Nine-Tailed Fox to cast a Skill on the little monkey—
"Immortal Legacy," activate!
In an instant, time seemed to stop. Crimson flames erupted from the Little Nine-Tailed Fox's body, converging above her head into a Crimson Ace Card. Phantom images of the Red-Blue Ace, Scarlet White Ace, Dark Green King Card, Pale Yellow King Card, and Deep Blue Ace also flickered within it. With a roar, it plunged into the little monkey's head, droplets of fiery essence merging with the monkey's body!
"You have activated "Immortal Legacy.""
"The main body of the Devouring the Spirit of the World has been transferred to the monkey."
"The monkey has acquired the Crimson Ace Card: Immortal Legacy."
"The monkey has acquired the Deep Blue Ace: Mythical Knight."
"The monkey has acquired the Scarlet White Ace: Skeleton Warrior."
"The monkey has acquired the Dark Green King Card: Struggle Warrior."
"The monkey has acquired the Pale Yellow King Card: Omnipotent Alchemy."
"The monkey has acquired the Red-Blue Ace: Wings of Freedom."
"The monkey has been granted 88 chances to Evolve."
"Will you use the subsidiary effect of Immortal Legacy: Rekindle (Choose 88 Evolution Cards from 264 Evolution Cards)? You may also choose to Evolve in the normal manner."
As time resumed, the underground space was completely exposed. At the bottom of the deep pit, illuminated by several helicopters in the sky, the curly-haired youth Angelo saw a figure that was not the color of mud. Without any hesitation, he pointed downwards and directly activated his prepared Supernatural Power, the Spatial Anchor!
Having launched his ability, Angelo felt his body weaken. Luckily, the middle-aged man with a scarred face behind him stabilized his body; otherwise, he would have certainly collapsed right then and there.
Even for a genius Ability User like Angelo, repeatedly using the terrifying Supernatural Power of a Spatial Anchor three times was more than his body could bear.
Angelo turned his head and managed to squeeze out a smile, "This time we must have succeeded, Uncle Zack..."
"Maybe not."
A gloomy voice arose from the depths of everyone's hearts. Uncle Zack immediately retreated with Angelo and the X-Ray Vision girl in his arms, while the other three people did not hesitate to attack the human figure that had suddenly appeared!
The moisture in the air spontaneously entered every permeable part—pupils, mouth, nose, ears—and proceeded to freeze and explode internally.
The Chain Whip emitted piercing, dense sounds as it was swung, vibrating constantly like a high-frequency cutting blade making contact with flesh and muscle.
The red-haired girl's hair floated up naturally, her eyes rolled back as a blue giant hand, visible to the naked eye, emerged in front of her, as if reaching out from another dimension, grasping for a soul that resided in a different plane!
However, frost was consumed by flame, the Chain Whip snapped upon contact, and the blue giant hand dissipated, contorted as if it had touched an unbreakable taboo!
"Everyone pull back!"
Uncle Zack shouted, and the young man in white and the girl in the black bodysuit didn't hesitate, quickly retreating with the unconscious red-haired girl in their arms.
By now, the Federal soldiers who had arrived, as well as the snipers in the distance, had no further reservations. They showered the still-standing monkey silhouette with a barrage of bullets!
Even the Six Great Cultivators couldn't capture it, so the Federation immediately initiated Plan B, changing 'capture' to 'kill'! Obtaining the flesh and blood of a Shapeshifting Beast had tremendous scientific value!
If the Fairy Palace truly valued this monkey, then they could come out and show everyone a trick or two! If not, then the Federation would claim it!
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG—
Steel-clashing sounds erupted from the humanoid monkey as scalding bullets dropped to the ground like beans, quickly piling up into a small mound. Yet, the humanoid monkey not only didn't fall but also strolled forward with ease!
Its body was enshrouded in golden Fiery Flame, which caught the bullets and forged a suit of Golden Armor that temporarily increased its Defense by 25%.
Its feet were cloaked in blue Fiery Flame, which carried the soil and created Cloud Shoes that temporarily increased its Mobility Attribute by 25%.
It swung its right hand, and the Fiery Flame crafted a Scarlet Red Cloak that temporarily increased its Recovery Attribute by 25%.
It raised its right hand; soil, sand, bricks, and bullets gathered, forming an Iron Rod that temporarily increased its Offensive Attribute by 25%!
From Australia came Pale Yellow King Card: Omnipotent Alchemy, which could create equipment to enhance different Attributes depending on the materials used!
With a gentle sweep, the powerful wind pressure cleared away the dust and smoke from the barrage. Under the helicopter spotlights, everyone finally saw the true face of this terrifying creature.
A sharp snout, retracted cheeks, protruding canines, yellow fur on its round head, and eyes burning like golden flames. It had endured at least ten thousand bullets with no damage, without shedding a single drop of blood!
In "Immortal Legacy: Rekindle," Ren Suo, through simulation, knew that beyond Human Mimicry and becoming a True Human, lay the path to becoming an Immortal. This supposedly represented a Cultivation System of the Devouring the Spirit of the World that was extremely close to that of human Cultivators.
The other path involved Human Mimicry, then Non-Human, and finally, the complete extension of all Attributes—blood as strong as iron, sinews as tough as steel, fur that could break metal—enhancing all effects upon oneself to become the Demon King!
"Demon King," a Colorless Card, with the effect: Living Beings transform into the Monster King's Body, allowing free transformation between 'Monster King Form' and 'True Form,' greatly increasing the Attribute limits, and also gaining the following effects:
Every point of Defense Attribute grants an additional layer of Armor every day;
Every point of Offensive Attribute increases the Critical Hit chance by 0.01%, guaranteeing a 200% Critical Hit every ten hits;
Every point of Mobility Attribute increases the Dodge Chance by 0.01%, guaranteeing a Dodge every ten seconds;
Every point of Recovery Attribute increases the resistance to abnormal Status by 0.01%, guaranteeing the removal of one negative Status every ten seconds;
Ren Suo realized that even without Opening the Spirit Treasury, just by relying on Evolution through spending Spiritual Objects, he could obtain a Super Evolution Card comparable to an Ace Card!
Opening the Spirit Treasury was a double-edged sword. It strengthened both Ren Suo and the World's Strongest, effectively shortening the game time. If Ren Suo had enough time, he could have slowly collected Spiritual Objects over a few months and forcibly pushed himself to the third stage of Super-Evolution.
However, due to a miscalculation, Ren Suo had not only imposed a time limit on himself for completing the game but had also accidentally refined a Demon King. This Demon King possessed combat power that was perhaps the most terrifying at present—well-rounded in offense and defense, wielding six Ace Cards, and nearly omnipotent.
Uncle Zack looked at this Ghost God-like appearance, visibly moved, and asked word by word, "Are you... the Fighting Buddha?"
Do foreigners watch Journey to the West as well?
Ren Suo had the monkey reply:
"I've never heard of any Fighting Buddha! All I know is my ancestor from the Fairy Palace, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven!"
"And I am on the path to legend, destined to inherit the great legacy of the next generation... the Handsome Monkey King!"