Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 771 What Monkey King Can Do, I Can Do Too

"Among the mediocre talents in the heavens, there are many who are not as good as me, and few who are better than me."

This phrase was first used by Monkey King to describe Erlang Shen in Journey to the West, and then used by Erlang Shen to describe Monkey King in Black Myth. It can be said that the two admire each other.

Given this, gaining Erlang Shen's approval is certainly not an easy task.

As one of the three traitors in Heaven, Erlang Shen's martial prowess is exceptionally strong. In terms of his position, besides the various posts he holds, his main responsibility is to be a special police officer dispatched by Heaven to suppress evil spirits and heretics. He is only responsible for field operations and is completely unrelated to convictions. Therefore, the criteria he uses for qualification review are based on his own duties.

As for Cheng Tian, ​​from the moment he used the vampire assassin to blast the first zombie, his targets were basically limited to demons and monsters, and he never held back.

Of course, that alone is not enough. After all, most players in the Chosen Space do the same thing, and the difference between them is just the number of monsters they kill. The other factor that can determine Erlang Shen's approval is obviously Cheng Tian's Taiji True Eye, which was awakened from the mutation of his prefrontal lobe, the inlay of the Sun God Gem fragment, and the fusion of the holy and demonic power provided by his profession.

Those who can possess the divine eye of heaven are none other than those whose divine eye is opened in the dantian.

The third eye on Erlang Shen's forehead is his greatest symbol of identity, objectively surpassing the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword and the Howling Celestial Dog. Without this vessel to carry the power of the Heavenly Eye, even if an incarnation is forcibly added, the magical power will be reduced by more than half.

Erlang Shen can allow Cheng Tian or others to use his avatar through template loading, divine attacks, or other means, but there is one thing he absolutely cannot compromise on—

That is, we must never tarnish the reputation of Erlang Zhenjun of Guankou!
"One Qi... Two Forms!!!!!"

Cheng Tian, ​​whose body was already floating in mid-air, held his left hand with his sword fingers in front of him. The 'Tai Chi Heavenly Eye', which had been upgraded by overlapping with the template talent, had reappeared in the shape of a Tai Chi diagram and then slowly began to rotate clockwise.

As the Tai Chi diagram rotated, the Tongtian River, which had been calm and turbulent, suddenly calmed down, and then a water vortex began to form, centered on the coordinate point that Cheng Tian was looking at.

The water vortex was spinning faster and faster, and the area affected by it was getting bigger and bigger. Before long, it had become a huge underwater tornado vortex.

Moreover, it wasn't just the river surface that was affected. Those river creatures that were slightly closer were already feeling a deadly pull. The slightly smarter ones were using all their strength, like eating feed, to try to get away from the huge whirlpool. The less intelligent ones were unable to resist the pull of the whirlpool and were being dragged in.

At the same time, in the original "Yuanfu" (now "Yufu") located under the Tongtian River, the Inspiration King, who was already in a state of "unease", was directly shaken off his throne!
Just as he was trying to get up, he lost his balance and fell down again, which was extremely embarrassing and made him lose face.

However, the other demon servants didn't even have a chance to see their king make a fool of himself, because with their weak magic power, they were all swept away by the terrifying pulling water!
"Who on earth is this person, and what kind of supernatural power is this?! How could it have such a huge impact on this 800-mile-long Tongtian River?!"

The inexperienced King of Inspiration, clinging tightly to the large black pillar of the mansion, looked up at the water's surface with almost furious astonishment, trying to see who had done this.

You must know that since he occupied the Old Turtle Water Palace and the Tongtian River for nine years, no one has been able to surpass King Linggan in terms of authority, not even the Old Turtle who was hiding all the time... But this completely unknown entity has easily stirred up the waters of the Tongtian River, and even the Water Palace's barrier cannot withstand it!
While he was extremely angry, a sense of fear of the unknown also rose in the heart of the King of Inspiration.

Cheng Tian's actions at this moment are strikingly similar to the Monkey King's use of the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) to stir up the Tongtian River in the original work! Of course, using the supernatural power derived from the Heavenly Eye also consumes Cheng Tian's magical power continuously, but because of the blessing of the Erlang Shen template, the consumption brought about by creating the Tai Chi Wheel underwater is lower than expected.

The main reason is that Erlang Shen, in the background of the template, originally had the responsibility of being the "water god".

The main origin of Erlang Shen is the belief in the god of flood control that evolved from the worship of the hero who controlled the flood in Guanxian, Sichuan. The most famous water source there is Dujiangyan!
When the flood peak passed through Dujiangyan, it was truly terrifying to witness.

Therefore, even if it is not deliberately reflected in the template skills and talents, as long as Cheng Tian maintains the Erlang Shen template state and casts water-related spells, he will receive some default bonuses.

Although this is the Tongtian River and not the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Erlang Shen's control over the Dujiangyan Irrigation System cannot be perfectly extended to the Tongtian River. However, this goldfish spirit is nothing more than a usurper who cannot control all aspects of the Tongtian River.

Having lost the initiative, it was no easy task for the goldfish spirit to erase the already formed Tai Chi vortex.

Erlang Cheng clearly had no intention of stopping there.

Like I said before, since I've offended you, I'll offend you to the bitter end. I want to see how long your chopped chili fish head can hide underwater!
As for the other friends on the shore, they were looking at Cheng Tian as if he were a god.

Eileen, Bazett, and Cleverhead—in a sense, the worlds they originally lived in were all alternate dimensions of Earth. Perhaps there were no video games, but there were all the myths, classic works, and related films and television shows.

Cheng Tian's current appearance clearly transcends the realm of a conventional magic caster.

Eileen and the others noticed that in the "Fisherman Never Goes Missing Out" side quest (Holy Grail Mission) shared by Cheng Tian, ​​the number of aquatic monsters belonging to the Inspiration King's faction that had been hunted had increased visibly.

One by one, the various river creatures that had been swept into the whirlpool and lost their vital signs revealed their true forms, transforming into incredibly plump crabs, shrimps, fish, and clams that began to drift downstream with the current...

Having witnessed all of this, Cheng couldn't help but lick his lips, his mind already conjuring up a series of words such as "steamed," "braised," "stir-fried with chili," "chopped chili," and "minced garlic."

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!!!!"

Just as Cheng Tian, ​​who was craving the freshwater delicacies, was about to create a small whirlpool to trap them, the surface of the Tongtian River suddenly exploded with an extremely angry roar.

A gigantic figure, with a standard goldfish head and wielding a pair of nine-petaled copper hammers, burst out of the water!

(End of this chapter)