After some discussion, Son Goku finally understood the current situation in the Primordial World and the task he needed to complete.
Then Son Goku expressed his dissatisfaction at being designated as the fourth brother and demanded a re-ranking, which would naturally be done through battle.
Both Six-Eared Macaque and Wuzhiqi looked rather displeased, as if they were recalling some unpleasant memories, while Yuan Hong chuckled.
After he graduated from the tutelage of his master, the Jiuli Holy King, he went to find the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey and the Six-Eared Macaque. These two had the same idea as Son Goku, and after being thoroughly beaten by him, they obediently acknowledged him as their elder brother.
Then the slightly stronger Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey ranks second, the Six-Eared Macaque ranks third, and now it's the turn of the Numinous Stone Monkey, Son Goku.
All three readily agreed, and the Six-Eared Macaque and the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey were even more eager to retaliate against Son Goku for the humiliation that Yuan Hong had brought upon them years ago.
The four monkeys arrived at a special arena set up by the Heavenly Court. Son Goku took out his Ruyi Adamantine Staff), while Yuan Hong and the other two monkeys also took out their own weapons.
They all followed the path of Body Refinement and did not refine those ranged attack magic weapons; they used only divine weapons.
However, when Son Goku saw the divine weapons in the hands of Yuan Hong and the other two, and then looked at his own Ruyi Adamantine Staff, he immediately felt an immense sense of incongruity.
How can you not use sticks?
Son Goku questioned, saying that any monkey who doesn't use a stick is a heretic.
"When!"
"What good is that broken stick of yours? We monkeys should be using swords!"
Yuan Hong slammed his dark, heavy sword onto the arena, chuckling maliciously, showing utter disdain for the staff in Sun Son Goku's hand.
That's right, Wang Hao changed the style of the Four Monkeys of Havoc and put them on the path of Sword Dao.
The strongest Long-Armed Ape, Yuan Hong, received the heavy sword inheritance; the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, Wuzhiqi, received the wooden sword inheritance; and the most agile, the Six-Eared Macaque, received the soft sword inheritance.
"Let me go first!"
Before Wuzhiqi and the other monkey could speak, the Six-Eared Macaque stepped forward, drew a soft sword from his waist, and beckoned to Son Goku, indicating that they could attack.
Although he was quite annoyed that the Six-Eared Macaque didn't use a staff, Son Goku still went up to him, intending to use his Ruyi Adamantine Staff) to show him that only monkeys who use staffs are orthodox, and everything else is a heretical and unorthodox path.
However, the result left Son Goku completely bewildered. He looked down at his armor, which had been reduced to shreds, and the monkey hair scattered on the ground, before looking up at the composed Six-Eared Macaque opposite him.
What just happened?
He had just rushed here when he felt a chill, and his armor and all the monkey fur on his body fell to the ground.
"My turn!"
The impatient Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey signaled to the Six-Eared Macaque that he could come down, then he flashed forward, giving Son Goku no chance to react, and thrust his wooden sword at Son Goku's face.
Son Goku, worthy of being the Numinous Stone Monkey of this generation, whose origin was infinitely close to that of the Chaos Demon Ape, finally reacted and wielded his Ruyi Adamantine Staff to smash the wooden sword that was thrusting at him.
Suddenly, a section of the wooden sword disappeared, causing his fully- Ruyi Adamantine Staff Bang to miss its mark. Immediately afterward, he felt a chill in his anus, followed by a sharp pain.
"Aww!"
The pain from his sensitive spot made Sun Son Goku jump up like a rocket, covering his back with his hand, his monkey face contorted in agony.
Both Yuan Hong and the Six-Eared Macaque looked quite uneasy upon seeing this scene. Clearly, they had also been ambushed by the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey using this trick before, and the excruciating sensation was still unforgettable for them.
"My turn!"
Shaking his head to banish the unpleasant memories, Yuan Hong strode forward, wielding a heavy sword wider and thicker than himself. He slashed down without any fancy moves, but to Son Goku it felt as if the legendary Buzhou Mountain had crashed down, leaving him utterly defenseless.
Finally, Son Goku gritted his teeth, held his Ruyi Adamantine Staff in both hands, and tried to block the heavy sword that was crashing down like a divine mountain.
"Bang!"
A dull thud rang out, and a Shadow Wolf was sent flying backward in a disheveled manner, crashing into the energy barrier at the edge of the arena.
"Puff!"
A mouthful of blood spurted from Son Goku's mouth, but he paid no attention to his injuries. Instead, he looked at Yuan Hong was slowly sheathing his sword, with a look of resentment.
The gap between him and these three guys was simply too great. The first two, Six-Eared Macaque and Wuzhiqi, used extremely strange offensive methods, and he still couldn't figure out what was going on.
Yuan Hong's final attack was simple, but its power was simply too abnormal.
His Adamantine Staff didn't even touch the blade of the heavy sword; it was completely knocked away by the gale force exerted by the heavy sword.
They're all Four Monkeys of Havoc, and one of them is more talented than the other three, so why is there such a big difference in their abilities?
The once spirited Son Goku, after suffering these successive blows, had his indomitable spirit, though not shattered, riddled with holes.
An Tokiomi later, Yuan Hong returned to the Peach Garden and set up a large pot. The four monkeys gathered around the pot and ate hot pot.
Although monkeys are herbivores, these Four Monkeys of Havoc are an exception. Their staple food is all meat, and they have a particular fondness for hot pot, which is quite popular in the wilderness.
"So you all learned your skills from the Jiuli Holy King to become so strong!"
As Son Goku scooped meat from the pot, he spoke thoughtfully.
He was a monkey who was not ashamed to ask questions, so after his defeat, he decisively and humbly sought advice from his three older brothers, Yuan Hong. The three monkeys did not hold back and told him everything, including the fact that they had studied under the Nine Li Holy King Wang Hao.
"My second brother and I are only barely considered as our master's nominal disciples. Only my eldest brother, Yuan Hong, is a direct disciple recognized by our master. However, all three of us brothers received a Sword Dao inheritance from our master, which is what we used when we fought you before."
As the Six-Eared Macaque stuffed meat into its mouth, it mumbled an explanation, its words revealing an undisguised regret.
Clearly, he also wanted to become a direct disciple.
"Can I also receive the Sword Dao inheritance from the Holy King?"
Son Goku finally couldn't hold back and revealed his thoughts. Although he had previously believed that only monkeys who wielded sticks were orthodox and that all others were heretics, after being beaten up three times in a row by the mortal world, he immediately felt that the Ruyi Adamantine Staff in his hand was no longer appealing and expressed his intention to abandon the stick and learn the sword!
"Yes, definitely!"
This time it was Yuan Hong's turn to speak. He stated with great certainty that Son Goku would definitely inherit the Sword Dao, and both Six-Eared Macaque and Wuzhiqi nodded in agreement.
Just kidding! Do they even know that their master has been pursuing the Empress Nuwa? Now that the Empress Nuwa is so fond of Son Goku, how could their master miss this golden opportunity to curry favor?
Sure enough, not long after Son Goku finished speaking, a sword aura shot out from the Void and instantly entered Son Goku's brow and sea of consciousness, leaving him with no power to resist.
At first, he was a little nervous, but after a large number of Sword Dao appeared in his mind, Son Goku immediately became engrossed in them and realized that this must be the Sword Dao passed down to him by the Holy King.
Seeing that Son Goku had entered a state of enlightenment, Yuan Hong and the other two monkeys set up a protective barrier around him to prevent him from being disturbed by the outside world, and then continued eating hot pot.
After a long period of enlightenment, Son Goku finally opened his eyes, and dazzling golden light shot out from his pupils, clearly indicating that his cultivation had greatly improved.
"How is it? Is it an energy-based type of Sword Dao?"
Seeing Son Goku emerge from his state of enlightenment, the impatient Six-Eared Macaque couldn't wait to ask, clearly already having guessed the type of Sword Dao Son Goku had acquired.
"It is indeed a type of energy Sword Dao, capable of evolving sharp sword energy from my monkey hair as a foundation. Each sword energy is essentially a clone, possessing the power of my full-force strike."
Son Goku didn't hide anything and gave a brief explanation of the Sword Dao he had acquired, while also roughly guessing why the Six-Eared Macaque had asked such a question.
"As expected, the path that Master set for us is earth, water, wind, and fire. My eldest brother walks the Dao of Earth, I walk the Dao of Wind, my third brother walks the Dao of Water, and with my fourth brother Dao of Fire, we have a perfect system."
Perhaps, at the pinnacle of evolution, we can transform the four elements into Chaos, and condense Chaos Demon God Body uniquely our own.
The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey was deeply moved and extremely grateful to its master, who had directly chosen four Great Dao perfectly suited to them, allowing them to avoid many detours.
Earth, water, wind, and fire are the Great Yuan that evolved from Chaos after the creation of Splitting Heaven and Earth world, and they are the foundation of a world.
The earth, water, wind, and fire mentioned here are not the things found in nature, and they don't even have anything to do with the Five Elements.
Earth, water, wind, and fire are essentially referring to matter, energy, time, and space; these four elements are the cornerstones that make up a complete world.
Yuan Hong's cultivation of the Dao of Earth represents matter, Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey's cultivation of the Dao of Wind represents space. In their previous battle, the Red-Bottomed Macaque used spatial techniques to pierce through space with his sword, appearing behind Son Goku Son Goku finally penetrating him...
The Six-Eared Macaque's cultivation of the Dao of Water corresponds to time, directly interfering with the time dimension and instantly launching an attack on Son Goku, to the point that Son Goku couldn't even perceive when he was attacked. This is the heaven-defying nature of the Dao of Time.
The Dao of Fire that Son Goku obtained corresponds to energy, and is an ultimate application of energy. It can generate endless sword energy, and each sword energy is equivalent to a full-force attack from Son Goku's own body, which is quite abnormal.
"Thank you, Holy King, for bestowing this law!"
Having realized the power of the Sword Dao he had acquired, Son Goku immediately knelt down and bowed to the Void in gratitude. This time, he had truly struck gold.
Compared to the Sword Dao inheritance he had received, what he had learned from Patriarch Bodhi was rubbish, even the strongest Eight-Nine Arcane Art was far inferior.
As expected, this is a true super tycoon!
What are you thinking about?
In the Primordial Starry Sky, Nuwa looked at Wang Hao, who was deep in thought, and asked him softly.
"I'm wondering if I should find a partner for those three rascals, Yuan Hong and his two brothers?"
After seeing Nuwa bestow Red Thread of Marriage upon Son Goku, he realized that his three disciples, Yuan Hong, were still single!
Moreover, through his deliberate training back then, he had corrected the aesthetic sense of these three monkeys, so they were no longer only attracted to female monkeys.
Although the three monkeys' aesthetic sense has been corrected, it is still quite difficult to find a beautiful woman in the Primordial World who would be interested in those three monkeys.