Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 860 The Permanent Plan for the Monkey King Template

The five silk threads that had once been embedded in Cheng Tian's equipment smoothly re-entered their original positions, and the last one, namely the desire for opinion, actually rested in Cheng Tian's palm in the shape of a golden hoop.

It is both the core essence of the Great Sage's remaining body and a symbol of the reincarnation shackles of this world.

If you haven't completed the hidden map Meishan questline and haven't obtained the sealed memories of the Great Sage from Erlang Shen, then wearing this reincarnation shackle means you have to go through the cycle of reincarnation again, and you still can't escape your predetermined fate.

However, the Great Sage Golden Hoop, which was already in a state of corrosion and had fine cracks on it, did not last long in Cheng Tian's hands before it disintegrated on its own, just like the Great Sage Demon King who had personally participated in and fulfilled his wishes and returned to the world with satisfaction.

After the golden hoop shattered completely, only an energy body that was closer to a conceptual existence remained. With nowhere else to go, it simply burrowed into the inlay hole left in the very center of the Destiny Man template.

At this moment, Cheng Tian suddenly felt that the other five roots, which were originally each performing their own functions, were suddenly connected and truly considered as the same existence, with the desire for opinions as the core.

[Golden Hoop: A unique accessory for those with the potential of the Great Sage. It grants access to the divine and spiritual realms, making the long night difficult to understand. It allows one to embark on the journey westward again through recollection.]

The Golden Hoop – When you are in the "Journey to the West" related dungeon map area, you can use the local temple in each area to teleport and reset and refresh the surrounding mobs; you can regenerate and challenge the bosses and demon kings that you have defeated in "Black Myth: Wukong" and "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King" at any time according to your needs in the dungeon or training area. Winning this challenge will not give you normal rewards, but there is a chance to obtain Spirit Shards (Chosen Coins) and corresponding essences.

Desire for Opinions – You can choose one of the following to take effect immediately: “Return to the True Nature of All Things,” “Unity of Minds and Hearts,” or “Neither Birth nor Death.”

Return to the True Nature - Your base physical attack multiplier is increased to 1.15x, to 1.25x when using long weapons, and to 1.5x when using club-type weapons.

Unity of Mind – Your summoned and controlled units will unleash their strongest moves in unison, regardless of any prerequisites, when you use certain special moves; your clones will replicate your moves and then unleash them in unison.

Undying and Immortal – Whenever you enter a new main story dungeon, you will receive one Lifesaving Hair. This hair will automatically trigger upon your death, reviving you at full health. For 60 seconds after revival, you will be locked at 1 HP and will not be near death when taking any damage. Additionally, your all-damage will be increased by 30%. You can only retain a maximum of 3 Lifesaving Hairs.

[Detection indicates you have successfully collected all the Great Sage's Innate Attributes]

Just as the spatial notification popped up in front of Cheng Tian, ​​an unexpected situation occurred again.

The Great Sage's armor, which should have fallen with his crumbling remains, transformed in mid-air into the forms of the spirits he had been waiting for on Flower Fruit Mountain.

Phoenix-winged General, Golden-armored Rhinoceros, Cloud-walking Deer, and Green-armed Mantis.

As the Great Sage, whose last wish was fulfilled, completely vanished, these armored creatures, who had transformed into spirits and fought against the heavenly soldiers in order to wait for the Great Sage, lost their master... But at this moment, they also noticed that the somersault cloud that should have carried the Great Sage had actually flown straight in one direction ahead of time.

At the very end of its flight path, Cheng Tian emanated a unique aura that they were all very familiar with, the aura that only came from the convergence of the six senses.

Not to be outdone, the four ownerless spirits, with an aura as if they wanted to transport Cheng Tian to another world, charged towards his location along with the somersault cloud.

The Somersault Cloud was practically non-physical; when it hit Cheng Tian, ​​it felt as if he were covered in cotton, very light, and immediately gathered at his feet. But the four creatures of different sizes were much more frightening.

However, faced with this situation, Cheng Tian, ​​who already knew what was going on, did not dodge or flinch, but instead stretched out his limbs.

Just as the spirits were about to touch Cheng Tian, ​​they smoothly transformed back into their original attire, wrapping around and covering Cheng Tian's existing equipment in a manner similar to holy armor—a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, chainmail gold armor, lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes, and kingfisher feather flying cloud sash.

Except for the fact that his hair wasn't as thick, Cheng Tian already looked exactly like the equipment he wore when he was bestowed the title of Great Sage.

Just as the Great Sage's divine armor found its home, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which had been hovering in mid-air looking very confused, also spun rapidly and flew towards Cheng Tian, ​​embedding itself in Cheng Tian's palm with a snap.

The five large characters "Ruyi Jingu Bang" on the staff slowly lit up.

The panel, which had been frozen, resumed operation at this moment.

Each main story dungeon can only be used once; you can stack additional "Monkey King" templates.

In this mode, you will have access to all of the Monkey King's staff techniques, magical arts, movement skills, and transformation abilities, and will be armed with his divine armor, somersault cloud, and Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff). You can also unleash the Monkey King's divine armor in "Demon King/Monster" form to aid in combat. The Monkey King template lasts for 72 minutes.

You can permanently activate one of the three inactive options in any root element by consuming 1 gold skill point.

When you activate all the inactive options in all root nodes, your "Monkey King Template" will have no duration limit.

The above-mentioned additional enhancement effects will not be included in the final calculation of the "Chosen One" template.

[Additional comment: Based on your current appearance, and considering your title... how about we call you "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven"?]

...What Sword 2 Arcana?

When asked about the new title added to the evaluation, Cheng looked noncommittal.

It would be better to call him "Chengtian Dasheng" (meaning "Great Sage Equal to Heaven"), which would at least be a pun.

Cheng, who had created an ice mirror in front of himself, blew a breath and looked at his current appearance.

Perhaps it was a matter of preconceived notions, but Cheng Tian felt that without the monkey hair, he looked more like Lu Bu from Dynasty Warriors than the Monkey King Sun Wukong when he put on this outfit.

But at that moment, Cheng Tian suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

Following the source, he saw the male Erlang Shen staring intently at him with a strange look in his eyes. The complex yet expectant look in his eyes was unmistakable.

...Am I becoming a meal replacement?!
Cheng Tian was suddenly startled.

(End of this chapter)