Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 346 For the next ten thousand years, you will all remember this name (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking further subscriptions!)
Who is the old monkey?

This question is arguably one of the most discussed mysteries in the Black Myth game.

In fact, Game Science had already mentioned several guesses in the old monkey's shadow god diagram setting, namely Guanyin Bodhisattva, Bodhi Patriarch, and the real Sun Wukong.

However, as we all know, game developers generally don't reveal the correct answer to the riddle directly. So, while these three answers may seem reasonable, they can all be ruled out, although there is always the possibility of a twist.

As for other speculations about his identity, there are many different opinions online.

Some say he might be the last of the Six Eccentrics of Meishan, the White Ape Yuan Hong.

Based on the image of the Shadow God, in which the judge of the underworld mentions the disappearance of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, some speculate that he might be an incarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, obeying the Buddha's command to ensure that the chosen one is finally put on the golden headband and once again under the control of Buddhism.

Similarly, some people believe he is Venus, a spy planted by the Heavenly Court, and these claims are quite detailed and plausible.

Of course, among all the speculations, the most popular one is Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong's other master, or Jin Chanzi.

After all, there are many details in the game that point to him.

As the nominal leader of the four-person journey to the west, his presence in the game is extremely weak, but the few fleeting glimpses he makes are packed with information.

"His apprentices either died or fled, and even he himself went into hiding."

This is what Huang Mei said to the Mandate of Heaven when he first appeared as a little monk in Little Western Paradise. It can be considered as explaining the whereabouts of Jin Chanzi after Sun Wukong's death.

Wu Xian had asked Zhu Bajie about this, but the latter said he didn't know either.

It is said that after learning that Sun Wukong had been suppressed and exterminated by the Heavenly Court, he returned to Mount Ling once, hoping to find his master and fellow disciples for help.

However, it turned out that they had all left Mount Ling ahead of time, and no trace of them could be found in the hundreds of years that followed, as if they had evaporated from the Three Realms and Four Continents. This undoubtedly corroborated Huang Mei's statement.

This makes it even more likely that the old monkey is Jin Chanzi.

After all, who could have imagined that the dignified Jin Chanzi, one of the Thirty-Five Buddhas, the Sandalwood Merit Buddha, would actually disguise himself as an old monkey and hide in Flower Fruit Mountain, the vortex of the storm that caused the second havoc in the Heavenly Palace? This is the epitome of the saying "the greatest hermit lives in the court."

In addition, the description of the old monkey in the Shadow God Picture also mentions that the heavenly gods said he was gambling, and the Buddha of Mount Ling said that gambling inevitably leads to losses, while he said that he did not gamble and did not lose.

This is similar to Jin Chanzi's attitude towards winning and losing in the Huangmei Old Monster episode. Jin Chanzi said that Huangmei was "so obsessed with winning and losing, it's really laughable and pathetic", both showing that he didn't care about the game and winning or losing.

Finally, in both endings of Black Myth, there is a scene where the old monkey puts a golden headband on the chosen one, which seems to have a metaphorical meaning.

After all, anyone who has read Journey to the West knows that Tang Sanzang's strongest skill is reciting the Tightening Spell, but it is only effective against Sun Wukong.

If the old monkey really is Jin Chanzi, then having him put the golden headband on the chosen one is also a kind of tribute.

In conclusion, it seems that the old monkey's identity can now be confirmed as Jin Chanzi without a doubt.

But for some reason, Wu Xian felt that something was wrong, so he raised this question before the battle, wanting to hear the old monkey admit it himself.

"Does it matter who I am?"

In response to Wu Xian's question, the old monkey smiled slightly.

"A name is just a label. For example, you are originally an unknown person, so why be so attached to it?"

"It's not that I'm being persistent, it's just that I want an answer."

Wu Xian curled his lips into a wicked smile: "Of course, it's fine if you don't want to tell me. I don't mind finding out in my own way."

“...You monkey, you are indeed different from the others, unlike any of the others before you.”

At this point, the old monkey sighed with a melancholy expression, then looked at Wu Xian and said, "Fine, let's wait until you defeat this crippled body first. If you still want to know the answer then, I will tell you, and I will never go back on my word."

"It's a word."

Wu Xian gave the old monkey a deep look, then turned around and strode toward the still unconscious stone ape.

He had only taken a dozen or so steps when he suddenly remembered something, stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn around. He simply said, "By the way, there's something you've got wrong." "What?"

The old monkey was taken aback upon hearing this and subconsciously asked.

"I am not some nobody, nor do I want to be some kind of Sun Wukong."

"My name is Wu Xian, Wu as in mouth and sky, and Xian as in envy."

"And for the next ten thousand years, you will all remember this name!!"

The loud voice echoed throughout the space, stunning both the old monkey and Pigsy.

The former, in particular, had his pupils suddenly constrict, as if he had been subjected to a tremendous shock, and something indescribable was about to burst forth from his body.

"Roar roar roar————"

Just then, a furious roar rang out.

The stone ape, which had been sleeping, suddenly awoke and roared at the sky when it saw Wu Xian walking slowly towards it.

Immediately afterwards, the massive body turned from stillness and charged toward Wu Xian's position, like an unstoppable ferocious beast, its terrifying momentum chilling to the bone.

"The Monkey King in my mind is not like this..."

Wu Xian muttered to himself, his body suddenly lowering, golden flames surging in his eyes.

The next second, his figure disappeared from the spot and rushed forward like an arrow, until he appeared in front of the stone ape, at which point the lake behind him splashed up a lot of water.

Seemingly sensing danger, the stone ape almost instinctively raised its arms and slammed them down, while Wu Xian also swung his Ruyi Jingu Bang to meet the attack.

The fist and the stick met in mid-air, and after a brief pause, a deafening explosion erupted.

Rumbling--

An overwhelming force erupted, creating a ring-shaped shockwave that created a vacuum, even lifting the surrounding lake water into the sky and exposing the damp riverbed beneath.

A few seconds later, the lake water fell from the sky, and a huge figure was sent flying backward, crashing into the invisible barrier and creating ripples before being bounced back by the reaction force.

Clearly, in terms of brute force, Wu Xian completely outmatched the Stone Ape.

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. With superior strength and speed, Wu Xian wielded his golden cudgel, and endless shadows of the cudgel rained down on every inch of the stone ape's body, leaving him no chance to fight back. Before long, he unleashed the second stage, which was to summon a clone.

"Cloning? I can do that too!"

However, it was all in vain. Wu Xian plucked a tuft of hair from the back of his head, put it to his mouth and blew on it gently. In an instant, six hair clones appeared.

Now, Wu Xian didn't need to lift a finger. His six clones split into two groups, each dealing with one stone ape.

One of them faced off head-on, while the other used a freezing technique to quickly build up momentum with his staff. Often, a single powerful strike would take away half of the stone ape's health, making it a textbook example of wheelchair fighting style.

Meanwhile, seeing the two stone apes, reduced to huskies by the hair clones and left only in helpless rage, Pigsy outside the arena was already dumbfounded.

"The eldest brother is actually so weak... No, he lost his root essence and can only fight with brute force. Moreover, my nephew is indeed ridiculously strong. If he could create tens of thousands of such clones, he might even be able to take down the Heavenly Court."

Just then, the stone ape's clone was completely destroyed, and its main body also seemed to be in grave danger.

After enduring six blows of the four-stage staff technique, the stone ape finally retreated and its body began to disintegrate.

Seeing this, Wu Xian's gaze sharpened, and with a wave of his hand, he withdrew his hair clone, carrying the golden cudgel as he stepped forward.

The next second, golden lightning surged in mid-air, and the shattered stone body condensed again. However, this time it was not the image of the ferocious stone ape, but a familiar figure wearing the Great Sage outfit, just like Wu Xian.

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, has arrived!
(End of this chapter)