Spirit-Awakening Potion

"[Flight Buff]: Flight speed increased by 10%!"

"Hidden achievement?" Li Shu sensed the subtle change.

The last time he'd earned a hidden achievement was at Nobi Bear's yakitori shop, where he'd helped Nobi Bear tame a legendary Cool Cool Dinosaur. He'd received an Invisibility Epiphany Potion, which he still hadn't been willing to use.

Now he'd earned another hidden achievement. Comparing the two, Li Shu felt he might have figured out the pattern.

"Cool Cool Dragon didn't appear in the original story. I discovered it by chance."

"Teaching Son Goku the Flight Technique ahead of time changed the original plot."

"From this, it's clear how to trigger hidden achievements."

"Method one: interact with a character who never appeared in the original story and raise their affection. There's a chance it'll trigger."

"Method two: do something that changes the original plot."

After writing these two points down in his little notebook, Li Shu took out the Dragon Radar and checked it. Then he rose into the air and flew toward Wukong. "Time to go, Wukong."

Red Ribbon Army Headquarters, Command Center.

"Commander-in-Chief! The Dragon Radar has detected a new signal!"

"Oh?" A short, middle-aged man leaned back in his office chair, a pipe between his lips and a black eyepatch over his right eye. He crossed his legs and asked in a good mood, "In which direction?"

"Reporting to the commander! It's coming from the direction of Papaya Island and moving rapidly toward our branch at Muscle Tower. Their aircraft is very fast."

"Papaya Island? I heard they just held the World Martial Arts Tournament there." Colonel Silver, a red-haired man, wore a disdainful smile.

He continued, "This Dragon Ball most likely belongs to one of the contestants who came from somewhere else in the country. Now that the tournament's over, they're heading home."

"Toward Muscle Tower? They must be a martial artist from the north."

Colonel Silver's smile grew even more contemptuous. He said mockingly, "I'm very interested in these martial artists."

"Commander-in-Chief, let me go." Colonel Silver volunteered, brimming with confidence.

In his regular training, he could take on ten people at once—and the men he beat were elite soldiers from the army. He had absolute confidence in his own strength.

The World Martial Arts Tournament's one-on-one fights, where weapons weren't allowed, were a joke to him. He had no interest in taking part.

He reckoned that if he entered, he could easily take the championship.

Commander Red looked at Colonel Silver's confident expression and said with approval, "Colonel Silver, then I'll send you to retrieve our Dragon Ball."

"As you wish, Commander-in-Chief!" Colonel Silver turned and strode away. He brought a group of subordinates aboard a fighter plane and flew toward Papaya Island.

"Wukong, you're supposed to fly standing up, like me." Li Shu glanced at Wukong, who was flying facedown. He'd decided to change everyone's habit of flying facedown in Dragon Ball.

Wukong looked at his big brother in confusion. Only then did he realize: why was Big Brother flying upright?

But he didn't think too much about it. He tried flying upright for a while, then said, "Big Brother, flying upright isn't as comfortable as flying facedown."

"But it looks cool," Li Shu explained, unconcerned.

"Cool?" Wukong didn't quite understand, but at his big brother's insistence, he eventually decided to fly upright.

Before long, though, Wukong summoned his Flying Nimbus and sat on it, grinning. "Big Brother, flying seated looks pretty cool too, right?"

Looking at Wukong's mount, a hint of envy flashed in Li Shu's eyes. The coolest ways to fly were riding a sword or soaring on a stylish, mighty mount.

At the thought, a sudden idea came to him: the Spirit-Awakening Potion.

Li Shu took out a Dinosaur Leg, then retrieved the Spirit-Awakening Potion. Under Wukong's curious gaze, he spread the potion evenly over the Dinosaur Leg.

"Ding! Congratulations, you've awakened its spirit!"

[Never-ending Dinosaur Leg-LV4]

Variety: Regenerating edible spirit weapon

Ability One: Can attach itself to a leg

Ability Two: Gives off an irresistible meaty aroma

Ability Three: Spirit

Ability Four: Aerial flight

Ability Five: Increases combat power by 5% when equipped

Aerial flight!

Spirit!

Li Shu was overjoyed. Aerial flight was easy enough to understand, but the word "spirit" left him a little baffled. It was just too vague.

But Li Shu wasn't dissatisfied. If anything, he was pleased. Vague was good.

He understood now: the vaguer the description, the greater the potential—and the higher the ceiling.

As Li Shu pondered this, Wukong took a bite at the Dinosaur Leg. Its irresistible aroma was simply too tempting.

Neither Li Shu nor Wukong had expected what happened next: the Dinosaur Leg moved on its own, dodging Wukong's bite.

In that instant, Li Shu sensed a flicker of emotion from the Dinosaur Leg, as if it were saying, "I'm not letting you eat me."

"So that's what 'spirit' means?" Li Shu was surprised. This thing was really alive with spirit.

But Li Shu wasn't satisfied yet. His ultimate goal was to fly on the leg!

He wanted to see if the Dinosaur Leg's newly awakened ability to fly could really pull it off.

"Big Brother! Your Dinosaur Leg is a monster! It's already cooked through, but it can still move!" Wukong rubbed his chin, easing the toothache from his missed bite as he cried out in astonishment.

"Heh." Li Shu laughed. "Wukong, watch closely. Big Brother's going to show you something cool."

Wukong hurriedly opened his eyes wide and watched without blinking.

Li Shu tossed the Dinosaur Leg into the air and thought to it, See that yellow cloud over there? In a moment, carry me through the sky just like that cloud, okay?

At the same time, he softly called, "Go."

What Li Shu had hoped for happened: the Dinosaur Leg understood his thoughts. With a whoosh, it flew right beneath his feet.

So this was what spirit meant?

Awesome! Li Shu shouted inwardly. This is amazing!

What was flying on a sword compared to this? He was flying on a leg! A crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside Dinosaur Leg!

Who could top that?

Li Shu was in a great mood. Just like Wukong when he'd first learned the Flight Technique, he flew around the sky, having the time of his life.

"Big Brother, Big Brother! Why can a roasted Dinosaur Leg fly? Is it really a monster?" Wukong chased after him, asking one question after another.

"What are you talking about? What kind of thing is that to say?" Li Shu explained indignantly. "It's a spirit weapon I made."

"A spirit weapon?" Wukong didn't understand.

Li Shu patiently explained, "It's a weapon with a spirit! Just like your Ruyi Staff. Can't your staff grow bigger and smaller on its own?"

"Oh, oh!" Wukong understood now. He took out the Ruyi Staff and bit it, nearly breaking his teeth. He grimaced and said, "Why can't my spirit weapon be eaten?"