Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 421 Indirect Approach: The Monkey King Theory

This is the tiger's ultimate killing move, fast and swift, enveloping the stone monkey in the attack range in just a fraction of a breath.

Even if you can block a tiger's gaping maw and iron tail, you'll still be caught by its sharp claws. With the sharpness of a tiger's claws, a mere touch will result in your gut being ripped open.

If you try to block the tiger's claws at the same time, you will be bitten squarely by the tiger's gaping maw. The tiger's mouth is more threatening than its claws. If you are not careful, your blood vessels and meridians will be torn apart.

This is a dead end, a dead end where no matter which way the stone monkey goes, there is no chance of survival.

Within the area shrouded in the stench of the fierce tiger, the stone monkey closed its eyes, seemingly resigned to its fate.

"Stone Monkey, I've come to save you!"

A roar resounded through the forest, and the big black monkey, carrying a huge rock, charged wildly towards the tiger.

But before he could reach the stone monkey, he tripped over a small pit and fell flat on his face, the boulder in his arms flying away.

"What a piece of trash!"

The old white monkey rubbed his temples, then shot out like lightning, scooping up the stone monkey from the tiger's attack range with both hands.

With a swift movement, he narrowly avoided the tiger's claws. This unexpected turn of events immediately caused the monkey troop to scream in astonishment, as countless monkeys were stunned by the old white monkey's actions.

The old white monkey, who was old and frail, still had such skill. Was this the same old white monkey who would get out of breath after climbing a tree a little higher?

The stone monkey in the old white monkey's hand seemed to have been frightened into unconsciousness, its eyes tightly closed and motionless. The old white monkey secretly checked the stone monkey's condition and only breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that it was alright.

The great calamity of the westward journey has just begun, and the west has not yet prospered. The chosen one of the calamities has already fallen. What kind of order is this?

After quietly putting the stone monkey down, the old white monkey darted away and fought the tiger in its place. The old white monkey was extremely agile, and every time the tiger was about to pounce on him, he dodged it by the slightest distance.

Given the way the old white monkey fought, he should have gradually fallen into a disadvantageous position over time. However, the result was exactly the opposite. Instead of falling into a disadvantageous position, after a few rounds, the old white monkey took advantage of the tiger's predatory posture and kicked the tiger off the cliff.

"Old white monkey!"

"Old white monkey!"

"Old white monkey!"

The tiger fell off the cliff, and countless monkeys surrounded the old white monkey, bursting into thunderous cheers.

The stone monkey lying on the lawn suddenly opened its eyes, a cold glint flashing within them!

The stone monkey possesses an innate body. Within the immortal egg, it absorbs the essence of the sun and moon day and night, as well as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Although it has not yet embarked on the path of cultivation, it possesses terrifying strength and robust bones. It can kill a mere tiger with at most a dozen punches.

The reason he put himself in such a dangerous situation was naturally to test the old white monkey, and the result was as expected.

The speed and agility with which the old white monkey saved him were far beyond what the real old white monkey could possess. The real old white monkey had already died the first time the old white monkey gave him a peach!

After confirming the old white monkey's abnormality once again, the stone monkey became even more vigilant and secretly guarded against the old white monkey.

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed. It seems that the old white monkey also realized that his performance in saving the stone monkey that day was somewhat shocking. Therefore, he did not do anything amazing in the past year, and the monkey troop almost forgot the old white monkey's glorious moment a year ago.

On this day, the Mischievous Demon King transformed into a gray-haired monkey and traveled from Kanyuan Mountain and the Dirty Cave to Flower Fruit Mountain.

The task that his teacher, Liu Er, entrusted to him was to keep a close watch on the stone monkey and ensure that nothing unexpected happened.

This was the first task the mischievous demon king had been given after becoming a disciple. He was naturally uneasy about entrusting it to his underlings, so he decided to do it himself.

There are tens of thousands of monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain. The addition of a gray-haired monkey is a trivial and insignificant matter. In just a few months, the Mischievous Demon King has become one with the monkeys and has also developed a good relationship with the Stone Monkey.

The stone monkey possesses a pair of supernatural golden eyes that can see through the essence of heaven and earth and return to simplicity. Since it has not yet cultivated, it is naturally ineffective against the disguise of Guanyin Bodhisattva, a quasi-saint. However, it can sense some abnormalities in the gray monkey that is the incarnation of the Demon King.

At first, the stone monkey was very wary of the gray monkey, but as time went on, the gray monkey did not give off a feeling of being spied on that made the stone monkey uncomfortable, so the stone monkey's relationship with the gray monkey got better and better.

One day, the stone monkey was enjoying the mountain breeze and drinking monkey wine brewed from the fruits of Flower and Fruit Mountain. Suddenly, the old white monkey approached and offered him a large, red peach. Then, after cautiously looking around, he asked, "Little stone monkey, do you want to be king?"

"king?"

The stone monkey was taken aback and asked, "What king?"

"The Monkey King!"

The old white monkey patiently persuaded, "Look at this Flower Fruit Mountain, so many monkeys, yet they're terrified by a single tiger. If there were a king in the monkey troop, he could unite all the troop's strength. Then, let alone one tiger, even ten or a hundred tigers, we wouldn't have to fear them!"

The stone monkey fell silent, a great sense of danger spreading through his heart. This old white monkey was indeed up to no good. He was subtly trying to get him to become the monkey king. What kind of trick was he planning to pull?

Just as I was about to make up some excuse to get by, a loud laugh came from the side.

"Old White Monkey, what you said makes perfect sense. With so many monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain, we should have a king. Then we won't have to fear tigers, leopards, insects, or beasts anymore."

The old white monkey was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw the gray monkey carrying a basket of fruit, walking up to the stone monkey with a smile, sitting down, picking up a big white pear, and starting to eat it in big bites.

"Great minds think alike, Stone Monkey. Even Gray Monkey thinks there should be a king. What do you think?"

The old white monkey was secretly delighted. It was just as if he had fallen asleep and this gray-haired monkey had come to his aid. He was just wondering how not to arouse the stone monkey's suspicion when this gray-haired monkey appeared. It was truly heaven's help to make the West prosper!

A few days ago, I thought my identity had been exposed, but now it seems I was worrying too much.

The stone monkey scratched his head, about to speak, when the gray-haired monkey interrupted him, dropping the pear core and standing up with a serious expression. "Old white monkey," he said, "do you think that to be the monkey king, one must have the ability to command respect from the masses?"

The old white monkey nodded subconsciously. "Of course, how can one become the Monkey King without ability?"

The gray monkey slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! I heard from the stone monkey that a year ago, a fierce tiger broke into our Flower Fruit Mountain. The stone monkey fought with the tiger, but was at a disadvantage after less than three rounds. At the critical moment, you stepped forward and subdued the tiger. Who else among the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain could do such a feat? I say, besides you, no one is more suitable to be the Monkey King."

(End of this chapter)