Devouring Sky Dream's Origin!

Fortunately, Di Tian spoke up in time, cutting off everyone's discussion.

"Enough. Disperse. Those who should cultivate, continue cultivating."

Di Tian looked at Wukong and casually pointed. A thin stream separated from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body and fell onto an open patch of ground. "Cultivate there. The opportunity has been given to you; whether you can seize it depends on yourself."

Di Tian did not mention Wukong's desire to undergo Transformation and become a god.

He knew very well that although these Ferocious Beasts had submitted to their lord, they were arrogant to the core.

If they learned that this monkey aspired to become a god, who knew how they would ridicule and discourage him.

The path to godhood was already difficult. There was no need to burden him psychologically at the very beginning.

"Thank you, Lord Di Tian!"

Wukong immediately cupped his hands in thanks, then sat down where he was, circulated his Soul Power, and took a fierce breath in.

Boom!

The instant the origin entered his body,

Wukong felt indescribably refreshed, every limb and bone suffused with comfort.

Moreover, this energy was unbelievably pure, without the slightest impurity. It contained no pill toxins or medicinal toxins; it was simply the most primordial, purest essence of heaven and earth.

"No wonder Di Tian and Evil Emperor nearly beat each other's brains out fighting over Sky Dream back then."

"This stuff is practically the Douluo Continent version of an immortal pill. Who wouldn't be tempted by it..."

Wukong sighed inwardly, then composed himself and began absorbing it with complete focus.

Di Tian glanced at him. Seeing how quickly Wukong entered meditation, he stopped paying attention.

The other Ferocious Beasts also closed their eyes one after another and resumed their own cultivation.

Days passed.

In the blink of an eye, several dozen days had gone by.

Although Wukong's progress during this time had been rapid,

there was not much joy on his face.

Because he had discovered a very serious problem.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's origin was indeed useful, but his speed of absorbing and refining it was simply too slow!

The reason was nothing else but that his cultivation foundation was still too weak.

Which of the Ferocious Beasts present did not possess hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation?

Their bodies had enormous capacity. They could devour the Sky Dream Origin while digesting it at high speed.

But Wukong's current situation was, at best, that of a small pond.

One mouthful of origin filled the pond.

He had to completely refine that mouthful, expanding the pond's capacity, before he could take another.

Wukong did the math.

Relying on seated meditation to refine it, he needed more than ten days just to barely digest one mouthful of origin.

And that one mouthful only increased his cultivation by a hundred years.

At this rate, if he wanted to break through to a hundred thousand years, he would have to sit here for several more years!

"No, this is too slow! I, Old Sun, don't have that much time to waste here!" Wukong scratched at his ears and cheeks.

He had to find a faster method of refinement.

Refining energy was nothing more than accelerating the circulation of Soul Power within the body and breaking through the body's limits.

Aside from meditation, the simplest and most direct method was to get moving.

Wukong stood up and began doing push-ups in the open space.

"One, two, three..."

After finishing tens of thousands of push-ups, he moved on to sit-ups, squats, shuttle runs...

After several days, Wukong discovered that exercising like this alongside meditation truly could cut the time in half.

He could digest one mouthful of origin in five days.

But that still was not enough!

The only true way to rapidly squeeze out Soul Power and break through the body's limits was combat!

After all, in a life-and-death battle, Soul Power would be frantically drained, and every muscle and every inch of bone would be pushed to the limit.

In that state, the origin energy within his body would be absorbed at an almost instinctive accelerated rate.

According to his calculations, if he fought hard battles every day, he could digest one mouthful of origin in just one or two days!

The efficiency would increase by nearly tenfold!

But the problem was—who would he fight?

Wukong looked around.

Scarlet King? Myriad Demon King? Xiong Jun?

Those Ferocious Beasts already disliked him. Why would they kindly serve as his sparring partners?

He could use his Soul Skill in place, which would consume Soul Power, but the commotion caused by his few moves was far too great.

Before he managed to increase his cultivation, he might first anger the other Ferocious Beasts, making their relationship even worse than it already was.

After much thought, Wukong finally decided to discuss it with Di Tian.

Di Tian had just finished cultivating when he noticed Wukong waiting nearby. He slowly opened his eyes and said, "What is it? Have you run into another problem?"

Wukong chuckled. "Lord Di Tian, Old Sun has run into a little trouble. This origin energy is too vast, and I'm refining it too slowly. So I came to ask you for a favor."

"Speak."

Although Di Tian had been cultivating all this time, he had watched Wukong's performance over the past few days and naturally knew what situation he was facing.

Wukong hurriedly said, "I want to go out and spar with Da Ming and Er Ming. Fighting is the fastest way to digest energy. So I hope you can grant me the right to freely enter and leave this space, so that I can break through to a hundred thousand years as soon as possible."

Di Tian considered it briefly.

Wukong had a point.

A towering tree could not be raised in a greenhouse.

Combat could not only speed up refinement, but also temper one's battle instincts.

Since this monkey had such grand ambitions, his practical combat ability naturally could not fall behind.

"Very well."

Di Tian nodded slightly.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Wukong was overjoyed and repeatedly bowed with cupped hands.

Then he strode toward the exit.

"Wait for me! I want to go too!"

A golden figure darted over in a flash and blocked Wukong's path.

It was none other than the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The little one tilted her head up, her eyes full of anticipation. "It's too boring here! Everyone is either cultivating or sleeping, and no one plays with me. I want to go out with you and watch you fight!"

Just as Wukong was about to say something, he suddenly felt a gust of chilling wind pass by, making all his monkey fur stand on end.

He turned his head and, sure enough, Scarlet King was glaring at him with a vicious expression.

Not only that, he deliberately flexed his wrists in a threatening manner, looking as if he would kill Wukong if he dared agree.

Gulp—

Wukong swallowed and immediately refused. "No. It's too dangerous outside."

"I don't care! I'm going!"

Three-Eyed Golden Lion refused to give up. She bit down on Wukong's pant leg and refused to let go no matter what.

"Ow, little ancestor, let go already!"

Helpless, Wukong could only look to Di Tian for help.

Di Tian said helplessly, "Auspicious Beast, stop making trouble. Wukong is right; it is too dangerous outside. You will only be allowed to move about in the outside world after your cultivation reaches ten thousand years, or after we have finished refining this ice silkworm."

Only after Di Tian spoke did Three-Eyed Golden Lion reluctantly release her bite.

She looked at Wukong with tearful eyes, tears welling in her sockets as though she had suffered some immense injustice.

"Wuwuwu... You're all bullying me."

"Little Monkey, you're a big bad guy too!"

Golden Lion flopped onto the ground and began throwing a tantrum, rolling around.

What does this have to do with me...?

Wukong's mouth twitched as he watched.

Fortunately, Di Tian had already stopped the Auspicious Beast.

Wukong could not be bothered with her, so he quickly slipped away and vanished from the underground space in a flash.