Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 801 Who understands the despair of a broken save file just before the game is about to be completed?

Among the temporary members who joined the Blazing Sun Legion in the "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King" dungeon, there were actually some Chinese players.

To outsiders, Journey to the West is just an ancient myth from a foreign country, but for the vast majority of Chinese people, it has an irreplaceable and special meaning.

So when these people learned that Cheng Tian was going to have a magical duel with the pilgrimage team, a very strange feeling arose spontaneously.

From the perspective of viewers who have watched the Journey to the West TV series, most of them are on the side of the pilgrimage team. In this situation, to stand on the side of the Three Immortals and engage in a magical battle with the pilgrimage team... well, it feels a bit "immoral," yet it is also somewhat exciting.

Especially when Cheng Tian decided to give up two spots in the dueling contest, the group was silent at first, and then they immediately started scrambling for them.

Of course, it's not just about being able to fight against the pilgrimage team; these two spots also involve the main quest of "gambling on the outcome." If you can defeat the opponent in this quest, it will be considered as completing the main quest.

Cheng Tian would naturally not back down in the battle of wits with Monkey King, because it involved something quite important.

However, giving up the magical duel between Pigsy and Sandy is not a problem.

With the contract in place, if Cheng Tian wins, the half-elf, the tomboy, and the clever guy in the team can be considered as additional members.

The settlement of the "delayed transport of goods" and the "elimination of Taoist priests and promotion of monks" will basically have to wait until after the battle of magic.

Cheng Tian did not rush the pilgrims, but gave them ample time to rest before holding the altar battle again in the name of the Three Immortals.

Incidentally, the three immortals who originally volunteered were stopped by Cheng Tian. In the original work, their deaths were partly due to their ignorance.

Thanks to their slight connection with the four gods of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, the three immortals knew the names of some of the celestial beings. If the Monkey King in the original story had revealed his "弼马温" (Bima Wen, the stable boy) position, which had not yet been revoked by the Heavenly Court, the situation might have been different.

Of course, Monkey King, who considers this position a disgrace, would never do such a thing.

In the entire Journey to the West world, the only one who could use the phrase "弼马温" (Bima Wen, meaning "Keeper of the Heavenly Horses") to mock Sun Wukong without getting beaten up is probably Zhu Bajie.

Even a Great Sage who hasn't leveled up in five hundred years is not someone these three newly minted grass-root gods, who have just acquired private soldiers, can afford to offend.

The three immortals broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, and when they finally met Monkey King, their eyes were filled with both fear and respect.

As I said before, there was really a lack of entertainment in ancient times, so any new or interesting thing could be fodder for ten days or half a month.

Although the frequency of the magical duels over the past few days has been too high, when the altar for the magical duels was set up again, from the king down to the common people, no one complained. On the contrary, everyone was eagerly waiting for the main show to begin.

Those with spare money can buy an admission ticket to watch up close, while those without money can try to climb trees or squat on rooftops to watch from afar. At worst, they can wait until the storyteller has watched the whole thing before going to a teahouse or tavern to listen to their embellished retelling, which is the cheapest way.

Without Sun Wukong and his two fellow disciples causing havoc at the Sanqing Temple, and with Cheng Tian explaining the members of the pilgrimage team, the three immortals, now known as grass-root gods, became quite restrained. Even the most arrogant Huli was as calm as a Maine Coon, which surprised the king and queen.

As luck would have it, just as the altar was being set up, the people of Chechi Kingdom periodically began to plead with the Grand Preceptor to send down rain to alleviate the people's and their crops' urgent needs.

The experienced King of Chechi immediately agreed and promised to fulfill the people's wishes shortly.

Of course, the king didn't know how to pray for rain, so he could only pass the call on to the royal advisor.

Upon hearing about praying for rain, the three immortals immediately became assertive and proposed to Cheng Tian that they compete with the pilgrimage team in praying for rain. However, they were immediately refuted by Cheng Tian with righteous indignation.

"You are now considered local deities. Since you enjoy the benefits of being the local imperial advisor, you must fulfill the duties of that advisor. Praying for rain is your responsibility. If you use the rainwater that ordinary people rely on for survival as a bargaining chip, your future path to immortality will be..."

Cheng Tian didn't continue speaking, but the three immortals were already terrified. They immediately slapped themselves a few times and rushed to the "Five Phoenix Tower," a twin-tower building dedicated to rainmaking, before the official start of the magic battle. Tiger Power controlled the ritual and performed the Five Thunder Technique, sending a pre-arranged signal to the four gods in the sky.

Before long, the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning arrived as expected, and a rain that lasted for almost half a day soaked the entire Chechi Kingdom region.

It's worth mentioning that Eileen's beloved pet, the "Mighty Pterosaur," actually learned a move called "Rain Prayer" while observing rainmaking. Similar to "Sunny Day," it's a special field spell that can cover a small area, change the weather, and enhance water-based spells to suppress fire-based spells.

Placed within the current instance, it can be viewed as a miniature Five Elements Water Illusion.

In Cheng Tian's entire team, apart from the Erlang Shen template currently being loaded, the one most skilled in water is Eileen's Crocodile Dragon.

The altar duel began as scheduled. Cheng Tian and Sun Wukong were naturally the grand finale, while the opponents for Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie were Qing She and a player with the ID "Sexert".

This player uses a hybrid spell system, primarily based on fire and rock magic, but only Cheng could immediately discern the origin of his abilities—

Xuan-Yuan Sword III: Beyond the Clouds and Mountains.

Moreover, it uses the magic system of the male protagonist "Seth" from the work, and its melee combat is also quite impressive.

Incidentally, Cheng Tian has a special memory in the game "Clouds and Mountains" that he will never forget.

Sometimes, when players are finishing a game, the closer they get to the end, the more reluctant they are to finish it. That's how it was when Cheng Tian played Cloud and Mountain. He had already reached the hidden boss "Chi You" stage, but he couldn't bear to finish the game directly.

Then, the computer's hard drive failed, along with all the game saves on it...

After that, Cheng Tian never touched Yunhe Mountain again.

The fact that this Seeker was using fire and earth magic in succession clearly stirred up Cheng's thoughts.

"...I'll start a new save file and play through it again, that way I can fulfill my wish."

Cheng Tian had already made plans for the future.

Green Snake, with her versatile Five Elements Spells, defeated Sha Wujing, who was pure Water element, in a magical contest. Or perhaps, it's more accurate to say that Green Snake was somewhat holding back.

However, Sect lost to Pigsy, who was proficient in the Earthly Fiend Technique and the ability to project his soul into his body.

This stomach is bigger than I imagined.

Of course, the most noteworthy event is the battle between Cheng Tian and Sun Wukong.

The moment Cheng Tian and Sun Wukong stepped onto the altar, an atmosphere resembling a "battle of destiny" instantly filled the entire venue.

(End of this chapter)