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Chapter 783 Sharpening the Knife for the Three Immortals

Cheng, who skipped the long prelude and went straight to the point, killing the goldfish spirit on the spot and even starting to harvest its remaining followers, was certainly satisfied, but many others were not.

Those are two groups of players, one belonging to the human faction and the other to the monster faction.

As mentioned before, when Cheng Tian entered Chenjiazhuang, some players had already arrived there, but for various reasons, they were unable to make official contact with Cheng Tian.

There was no other way; the identity of the leader of the Blazing Sun Legion had already begun to carry weight within the space, and few strangers dared to approach him rashly without knowing who Cheng Tian was.

However, this delay caused them to lose the opportunity to complete the main quest.

They never imagined that Cheng Tian would be so unpredictable, not only forcibly luring out the chapter boss that should have been encountered only after going through hardships, but also being so powerful that he killed it on the spot.

Sword sweeping across mountains and rivers, legion descending, giant axe splitting mountains—one powerful move after another left the players "hidden" nearby dumbfounded. Each of these abilities was enough to be awe-inspiring, yet they were all concentrated on the same person…

Some players who considered themselves quite capable and able to make a name for themselves in this world have experienced the shattering of their Dao hearts.

Well, their Dao heart was shattered, and so was their mission. It's all because they weren't among the players who successfully defeated the goldfish demon.

However, theoretically, these players, who are of the same identity as Cheng Tian and were hired by Chen Family Village as "extraordinary people and events," still have a chance to make up for their failures because Cheng Tian intercepted their main quest alone.

From the perspective of the larger faction, they are not the losers who fled in defeat, but simply those who failed to seize the opportunity. Therefore, in such cases, the space usually grants them more free time to explore after the first phase of settlement.

The dungeon space in Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King is large enough that players can try to find and trigger new main quests on their own later, just like Cheng Tian triggered the pyramid exploration quest in Metal Slug.

Moreover, this was not a random act. Among the materials Cheng Tian had purchased before was a chapter on "Chechi Kingdom," and coincidentally, the checkpoint after Tongtian River was Chechi Kingdom.

That's right, it's the chapter where Tiger Power Immortal, Deer Power Immortal, and Sheep Power Immortal engage in magical battles with Tang Sheng and his disciples, resulting in a series of memorable scenes.

Although Cheng Tian had watched the entire Journey to the West TV series quite a bit, the scene of the three immortals drinking urine had clearly left a very deep impression on him.

According to the original novel, the magical contest in Chechi Kingdom actually took place before the fishing in Tongtian River. However, this is "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King SUPER," so it follows the game's replacement process.

Compared to other chapters, or even other games, the Chechi Kingdom chapter of Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King is a unique dungeon scene because it theoretically has three scene bosses at the same time.

In other words, as long as players trigger the subsequent main storyline and are able to defeat any one of the three great immortals—Tiger, Deer, and Sheep—it will be considered as completing the main storyline. This greatly increases the players' main storyline completion rate and also gives players who are pursuing high ratings for the main storyline an extra chance to achieve even greater success.

Moreover, the rewards are very high. The three bosses guarding the gates represent three treasure chests that are at least gold-level, not to mention the numerous opportunities to obtain other magical treasures along the way.

However, there is another problem that cannot be ignored: they don't know if Cheng, who killed the goldfish spirit, will also set his sights on the three immortals of Chechi Kingdom...

If the players on the human side still have a chance, then the players who originally belonged to the Goldfish Spirit faction and didn't even get a chance to appear have completely lost any chance of turning the tide.

The moment the goldfish spirit died, they were forced to begin an "evacuation" mission. If they couldn't leave before the time limit, then they wouldn't have to leave at all; they'd be stuck in the world of Journey to the West forever.
It is worth mentioning that the original Goldfish Spirit faction of players has undergone a deep bloodline mutation, making them completely detached from the human realm.

Look at Cheng Tian's team. Cheng Tian himself, as the leader, has the blood of vampires and Behemoths mixed in his body, but in reality, he also has the blood of an Earth human as a foundation, or rather, this human blood is the true core.

Eileen is a half-elf, with half of her human traits remaining.

Although Smarthead's bloodline has been purified into Oglin, and the human genes in the Warhammer universe are no longer related to those of humans in the 2K era, Smarthead's self-awareness has never changed, and his soul color has always been human.

Bazett may appear to be of pure blood, but in reality, he is a Heroic Spirit unit that has undergone a physical transformation. While he may not be far removed from humans, he is at least reproductively isolated. However, because of his human identity in his previous life, he can still gain recognition from the faction level.

All things considered, it seems that only the dark-skinned archer Mina is still a pure-blooded human...

As for the goldfish spirits, even if they wanted to defect, probably no human force would dare to take them in.

However, if we're talking about who was happiest about the goldfish spirit's death, it would definitely be the old turtle who had been lurking in the Tongtian River for nine years, looking for an opportunity.

As the true native of Tongtian River and the master of the Water Palace, how could the old turtle easily give up this treasured Water Palace that has been passed down since ancient times?
So the moment the goldfish spirit died, the old turtle, realizing this, led his turtle army at lightning speed to retake the water palace!
Oh, so it's called a turtle army, but there aren't actually many of them. They just took advantage of the death of the goldfish spirit and the absence of the Great Water Monster Fish Urchin King's family to use their hidden tricks left in the Water Palace barrier to take over. That's all.

They didn't even encounter much decent resistance during the process.

As the lowest-ranking monsters, survival is their primary principle. They need a new king, not to sacrifice their precious lives for a king who has already died.

However, the Sea Urchin King and the Great Water Monster, who are deeply bound to the Goldfish Spirit, are destined to be eliminated. Even if they manage to return alive, they will certainly not have a good ending.

……

On the banks of the Tongtian River.

Unable to resist the temptation, Cheng raised his three-pointed double-edged knife and first shaved off the tough steel spikes of the sea urchin king from the root. Then, with a sudden swing of his hand, the axe was embedded in the cracks on the sea urchin king's body.

Then, under the indescribable gaze of the Heavenly Court's Three Eyes, the mountain-splitting axe grew larger and larger until it forcefully pried open the sea urchin king's shell. Then, the three-pointed double-edged knife was inserted, and with a slicing and digging, the golden-orange sea urchin roe was scooped out.

Without a second's hesitation, he took a bite.

"……fresh!"

Cheng Tian gave the highest praise to this sea urchin roe that had come to life.

(End of this chapter)