Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

Treasure is valued for quality, not quantity!

This is something Sun Wukong understands, and Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor understands too.

Therefore, Sun Wukong only has the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and the Primordial Armor; all other magical treasures have been refined into these two treasures to avoid biting off more than he can chew.

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor is in the same situation now.

The Creation Mutual Heart Lotus is primarily for defense, the Creation Divine Sword for attack, and the Creation Jade Disc is both offensive and defensive. These three treasures have already made Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor adept in both attack and defense.

More than this is useless; it's better to refine these three treasures carefully and enhance their levels and power, so they move as one with him.

The more familiar and compatible the magical treasures are with their master, the more they can unleash their power.

Two days passed quickly, and both Sun Wukong and Shen Lang refined quite a few elixir pills, some for healing and some for replenishing energy.

Although they didn't take further assessments, their alchemy skills have now likely reached the level of divine alchemists.

Refining these common elixirs has a success rate of one hundred percent, with absolutely no difficulty.

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor is quite satisfied. After refining the three treasures once more, he clearly felt a significant increase in their power.

The Holy Book Academy's Inner Court tournament has begun.

The first to enter the stage is Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

Since he is newly joined to the academy, others know of his prowess only through hearsay, not clarity, and he has no ranking at all.

Thus, it starts with him.

Ranked one hundredth, easily defeated.

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor effortlessly earned the qualification to enter the Inner Court.

Next up was the ranking challenge.

"I challenge the tenth ranked!"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor has three challenge opportunities in total; he has already used the first one, so the second cannot be wasted.

No one expected that he would directly challenge the tenth rank!

The tenth position is held by a master at the late stage of the Heavenly Divine Realm, the well-known powerhouse Lang Huantian from the academy.

Although Lang Huantian's ranking is only tenth, his combat power is not underestimated, even by Golden Divine Realm experts.

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor directly challenges him, causing many to laugh coldly.

"An overconfident fool, challenging Lang Huantian directly! Truly without knowing the meaning of death!"

"By the looks of it, we needn't worry; none under Lang Huantian's hands ever stand whole! Choosing Lang Huantian as an opponent will surely end with shattered meridians, becoming a cripple!"

"Though Hong Jun is also at the late stage of the Heavenly Divine Realm, what if he's strong?"

"Ridiculous! Where in the world are there so many powerhouses? Sun Wukong and Shen Lang only appear once every several tens of thousands of years; can Hong Jun compare to them?"

"Exactly, if he weren't incapable, why would he look to try luck in the Desolate Divine Realm? I bet he escaped from the Desolate Divine Realm due to the protection of Brother Sun and Brother Shen!"

Just like those who underestimated Sun Wukong and Shen Lang before, these Inner Court experts similarly look down on Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, believing he relied on Sun Wukong and Shen Lang's protection to escape the Desolate Divine Realm unharmed.

Likewise, to them, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor's entry into the Inner Court was purely due to luck.

Good luck eventually runs out, and this Inner Court tournament is the best chance for Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor to reveal his true nature!

That's what everyone basically thinks.

Of course, this doesn't include Senior Brother Zhong Haotian and Second Brother Ye Liangchen.

They've both observed Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor closely and can discern his strength.

"You're the Hong Jun who, by special assessment, entered the Holy Book Academy? Young people have quite the courage, daring to challenge me!"

Lang Huantian looked down at Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor with disdain, not regarding Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor as a rival of the same level.

"You talk too much!"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor replied indifferently, while simultaneously, the Creation Mutual Heart Lotus appeared beneath his feet, and the Creation Divine Sword appeared in his hand.

The Creation Light emitted from the Creation Jade Disc overhead illuminated the Creation Divine Sword, and he swung a sharp sword strike at Lang Huantian.

The Creation Sword Qi was extremely sharp and lightning-fast; before Lang Huantian could react, he was struck solidly and sent flying.

Steadying himself, a deep, bone-revealing blood mark appeared on his right shoulder.

"Damn it!"

Lang Huantian was shocked and angry, "You dare ambush me?"

In Lang Huantian's eyes, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor simply took advantage of an ambush; otherwise, how could he have injured him?

"I told you, you talk too much!"

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor didn't respond to Lang Huantian, and the Creation Divine Sword in his hand continued to move, sending several more Creation Sword Qi strikes at Lang Huantian.

Unlike Sun Wukong's fighting style, Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor excels in long-distance attrition combat—who would engage in close-quarters battle with you?

To approach him, you need Sun Wukong's ability to advance quickly; otherwise, you'll be shredded by countless Creation Sword Qi before reaching Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor.

Even if you attack from close range, without sufficient attack power, breaking through the dual defensive aura set up by the Creation Mutual Heart Lotus and the Creation Jade Disc is sheer fantasy!

Lang Huantian now finds himself in this awkward situation.

Originally thinking Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor took advantage of a sneak attack to injure him, he had no idea when the real battle started, he was completely overwhelmed.

The Creation Sword Qi emitted by the Creation Divine Sword is too sharp for his protective aura, which can't withstand it, leaving a bloody mark after being hit.

For Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor, this formidable Sword Qi seems effortless, with no sign of exhaustion needing a breather.

An endless source, leaving people wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Holy moly! Am I seeing things? That's Lang Huantian! Being suppressed in a fight?!"

"Not at all, Lang Huantian has no power to retaliate; he can't rush through this..."

"How is Hong Jun so powerful? Is he another Sun Wukong or Shen Lang? What's happening to this world, with freaks cropping up one after another? How are the rest of us supposed to live?"

...

The elite of the Inner Court were dumbfounded this time; they initially thought Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor would be easily handled by Lang Huantian, but now it seems he's barely being managed, and Lang Huantian can hardly remain undefeated.

Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor has shown no signs of fatigue thus far, appearing entirely composed.

In contrast, Lang Huantian is covered in sword scars, drenched in blood, nearly a blood man.

At this rate, without Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor needing to go hard, Lang Huantian himself won't hold out for much longer.

"I won't fight anymore, I... I concede!"

Having repeatedly failed to breach the sword net of Creation Sword Qi, Lang Huantian's eyes showed despair.

Suddenly withdrawing, he shouted in retreat.