"Dismissed!"
After a moment's silence, the old monkey spoke.
The Silver Coin Monkey did not dare hesitate and hurried out of the palace.
But once outside, he scratched his head in confusion.
The king had summoned him, said nothing, then dismissed him?
What did that mean?
Still, if he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it.
It seemed the king had no intention of holding him responsible. That was good enough.
"An opportunity!"
"This is an opportunity bestowed by heaven!"
The old monkey sprang up from his throne, his face full of excitement.
The instant the Silver Coin Monkey entered the hall, he had sensed the trace of unusual energy hidden within him.
It was cultivation energy entirely different from that of their race, and at this point in time, who but the God of Wealth could have left energy on the Silver Coin Monkey?
Why had the God of Wealth left that energy?
The most likely possibility was that he intended to come here for training!
They could not interfere with the God of Wealth's training!
Then they wouldn't interfere!
They would simply wait for the God of Wealth to come of his own accord!
They hadn't interfered. Everything had unfolded on its own: the God of Wealth had found his way here, all the way to the gates of the Monkey Kingdom's palace, and even intended to attack them.
If they were attacked, couldn't they fight back?
What kind of logic in this world would forbid that?
"Generals of the Ten Directions!"
"Eight Spirit Vein Masters!"
"Come at once!"
The old monkey pointed with his right hand, and a purple talisman appeared before him.
The next moment, the purple talisman turned into streaks of light that scattered, speeding toward every corner of the Monkey Kingdom.
"Since the God of Wealth is so bold, why don't I send him an east wind and let him rise upon it?"
The old monkey smiled. "As for whether the God of Wealth will fall to his death? Danger is only natural during training, isn't it?"
"The moment the God of Wealth comes before us and attacks us, we... should be among his training targets too, right?"
With that, the old monkey fell silent and waited quietly.
After a while, the old monkey suddenly grinned.
Good!
The one above hadn't stopped him again!
That meant his guess was right!
After all, for that one, not stopping him was tacit approval.
That left plenty of room to maneuver!
"Your Majesty!"
A flash of golden light appeared, followed by a tall, imposing ape clad in golden armor standing before the old monkey.
The old monkey gave the golden-armored ape a slight nod, signaling for him to stand aside and wait.
Once the Monkey Kingdom's Generals of the Ten Directions and Eight Spirit Vein Masters, all eighteen of its peak combatants, had arrived, the old monkey took a deep breath, his expression solemn.
"Generals!"
"The time has come to decide our race's future!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
"Technique: Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0." [Transformation Realm: The limits of the technique have been reached. Understanding and application of this technique have reached a divine level.] "Life-form: Tier two." "Wealth Source Points: 3.5."
Su Wen looked at the status panel, his left eyebrow twitching slightly.
Replacing the Basic Body Tempering Method 1.0 with the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 had cost twelve Wealth Source Points.
This was the greatest amount of Wealth Source he had ever spent, but he hadn't expected breaking through to become a tier-two life-form to consume so much Wealth Source.
And that was only the cost of replacing the technique. Otherwise, it would probably have consumed even more Wealth Source.
"The Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 seems to have been heavily influenced by the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique."
Su Wen felt the flow of qi and blood within him and could vaguely sense a closer blending between his qi and blood and the skin of his body.
But that was only natural. The Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 had been revised after the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique appeared.
And to help the newly emerging community of martial artists break through to tier two more easily in the future, drawing on the theory of the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique made perfect sense.
Most importantly, Du Guowei had also taken part in this revision of the Basic Body Tempering Method.
With that big shot joining the research team, wasn't it perfectly natural for him to offer his own ideas and insights during the research and incorporate the results of his own theories?
Of course, ordinary martial artists still needed to undergo pure qi and blood resonance to break through to tier two.
He had broken through directly because his mastery of the Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 had already reached a divine level, allowing him to control the blending of his qi and blood with his body as easily as moving his own arms.
He also had some understanding of the Qi and Blood Resonance Technique and had read Du Guowei's articles on qi and blood resonance in the future.
So during the process of sublimation and tempering, he had naturally broken through to become a tier-two martial artist.
"Once I've adjusted, it'll be time to head over there."
Su Wen moved his body a little, then raced in the direction of the Monkey Kingdom.
On the way, whenever Su Wen saw patrolling Black Coin Monkeys, he killed them in passing.
Each Black Coin Monkey was worth five hundred thousand, and he wasn't about to turn his nose up at that!
Besides, a way to make money this quickly and easily might be gone once he passed this village-there might be no such shop at the next one!
Before long, Su Wen saw a massive city up ahead.
"Not bad at all..."
"With city walls that big, there must be quite a lot of monkeys."
"The name on the city wall is Monkey King City?"
"What the fuck?"
Su Wen couldn't hold back and swore.
This wasn't what he'd imagined!
The Monkey Kingdom called itself a kingdom, so shouldn't it have at least dozens or hundreds of cities?
How could the first city he saw-and possibly the only one-be called Monkey King City?
Didn't that mean the Monkey Kingdom had only this one city?
"Come to think of it, could the Monkey Kingdom be the only one in this Training Arrow Realm?"
"No other factions?"
"No way, right?"
"It's a world in its own right, at least. Isn't it a bit much for it to be this small?"
Su Wen looked at the fairly bustling city gate ahead and began considering how he should obtain Heavenly Mandate Coins.
Wouldn't it be a little inappropriate to walk right in openly and start killing?
What if there were highly lethal crossbows or some strange attack weapons inside Monkey King City? Wouldn't he have to return early?
He needed to think carefully about how to maximize his gains.
"Boom-"
Suddenly, a blood-colored, evil light shot into the sky from the heart of Monkey King City. The immense energy fluctuations made Su Wen's expression change slightly.
"The old king is dead! The new king takes the throne!"
"Today, I will claim this throne for myself!"
A terrifying roar came from within the city. Then a streak of blood-colored light shot into the sky and clashed with a golden figure.
The fighting was vicious, every move and every strike brimming with terrifying killing intent.
The shock waves from the battle's aftermath alone made Monkey King City tremble incessantly, as though it could not bear the strain and might crumble apart at any moment.
"Na Nulie!"
"You have betrayed the king's trust!"
"How dare you stab the king right before us? Such insolence!"
Another furious roar echoed in the distance.
The next moment, a powerful figure surrounded by glittering ice crystals joined the fray, launching a frenzied assault on the blood-colored figure alongside the golden figure.
Watching the battle overhead, Su Wen murmured to himself, "Did I just happen to arrive in the middle of a rebellion in the Monkey Kingdom?"