Chop chop chop chop chop.
“…No matter how I look at it, that seems right.”
Wukong, having crossed the mountain to find the tavern, doubted his eyes as he stared at the pure white mass before him.
Clearly, based on the gluttonous appearance and the serious conversation happening in the corner of the tavern, it was definitely the monster that the Master had mentioned.
The problem is…
“I want to eat.”
“Eat more, please…”
“Um.”
Chop chop chop chop chop.
“No matter how I look at it, that’s not Zhu Bajie.”
This guy was way too different from the Zhu Bajie he knew.
Zhu Bajie was a half-human, half-pig monster with the head of a pig and the body of a human.
His eating habits were bizarre, and he was extremely tall, being the strongest among their group.
Of course, he wasn’t completely different.
Even if there were five Zhu Bajies, they wouldn’t be as big as this single monster.
The eating habits seem just as bizarre.
“This is ridiculous.”
The issue was that this monster wasn’t a pig or a half-pig monster, but a white ‘salamander.’
It was absurd that it was a crazy, training-crazed monster, and now it turns out Zhu Bajie is a white salamander.
So what exactly will Sha Wujing turn out to be?
Wukong was engulfed by a strange fear and soon slung his magical staff over his shoulder as he approached the tavern.
“Still, he’s the Bajie guy. It shouldn’t be a big deal.”
Zhu Bajie had strong endurance and power, but he was dumb, winning 9 out of 10 fights and drawing the other.
Even that draw happened because the opponent, tired of hitting him, gave up instead of Bajie.
In the past, it might have been a different story, but after a month of hellish training, he wasn’t afraid of anyone except for Tathagata and his Master.
“Looks like the dull-headed part is the same.”
Chop chop chop chop chop.
Despite him continually talking, the white salamander still hadn’t caught on.
As Wukong raised his staff above his head, it finally looked like it noticed him, tilting its head up.
“Uwa?”
“It’s already too late.”
Wham!!
The magical staff struck the salamander’s head.
“Huh?”
And then the world turned white.
■
Kwagagagagagaga!!
“Ugh! What the hell! It’s not a salamander but a real dragon?!”
“Rawr! Why are you hitting me?!”
[LOL]
[Ooh]
[Failed head smack!]
[Sre is mad now?]
[Hang in there, Wukong ㅋㅋㅋ]
[It doesn’t even bother a dog while eating.]
[Sre is furious ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[White Zhu Bajie;;]
[Why is Zhu Bajie a dragon?!]
As a chill poured from Sre’s mouth, Wukong quickly dodged and swung his magical staff.
For the past month, well, precisely a little over 4 hours, but this was the space of ‘enlightenment.’
A month, or rather just a little over four hours, but this is the space of ‘enlightenment.’
I extended Wukong’s ‘cognition time’ for about a month, and he diligently followed that training.
As if to show the results, a single swing transformed into dozens of trajectories, charging toward Sre.
“Huup!”
“?!”
But the opponent was the Ice Dragon King, Sugarado, who created the ultimate body by burning all his life and flesh.
On top of that, with the shard capable of destroying all principles and laws, a hit from the Magical Staff was merely a massage.
Sre puffed his cheeks, inflating his skin, and the Magical Staff couldn’t inflict any damage.
Despair crept onto Wukong’s face.
“Are you a monster…?”
“Why did you hit me?”
“Seriously, what a crazy master!”
Kwagagagagaga!!
Once again, a Breath erupted from Sre’s mouth.
It was far inferior to Sugarado’s Breath, but it was quite a threat to Wukong, who was just starting his training.
“Damn—”
Wukong tried his best to dodge, but ultimately couldn’t and froze in place.
Sre flew straight in and snapped up the frozen Wukong in one bite.
[Ah]
[OMG]
[Sre is seriously badass]
[Lolololol]
[Is the dragon looking like a dog?]
[Are we eating monkey frozen meat now?]
[Shouldn’t someone stop that?]
[Let’s eat]
[Whoever disturbed the meal, repay with the meal lol]
“Wouck!”
Chinggang!
Ice shards shattered by Sre’s teeth.
Sre placed the bitten Wukong on the ground and began to lick him multiple times.
“?”
Then, as Sre sniffed around with a tilted head, just as he was about to turn around—
“It’s a fake, you idiot!”
Paaak!
The ‘real’ Wukong appeared out of nowhere, swinging the Magical Staff, now the size of a hill, to smack Sre.
This time, caught off guard, Sre let out a roar and flew far away.
[?]
[Oh]
[What?]
[Clone?]
[Wow, I got fooled too lol]
[Sre got a shock!]
“Sre is still young after all.”
Although Wukong is still growing, Sre is like a newborn by dragon standards.
Holding a strong body, the power of the Ice Dragon, and the strongest weapon capable of destroying everything, he’s still just a child.
Until now, he’s been dominating due to overwhelming physical size, but his lack of battle experience makes him vulnerable to such unpredictable moves.
“Urgh… hit again…”
Of course, being knocked away doesn’t mean he caused any harm to Sre.
But Wukong calmly plucked out his fur and threw it into the air.
With a sudden motion, it wildly plucked at its fur and scattered it into the air.
Puff puff boom!
Puff puff boom!
Around Sre, a thousand clones surrounded him.
All the clones radiated the same fierce energy as the main body and grasped the Magical Staff.
“Right. You have a solid body, huh?”
“Craaaang!”
“Is it really possible to take thousands of hits like that? I’m a bit tough, you know…”
“Bad!”
Kwaaaang!
With Sre’s breath attack, two-tenths of the clones froze solid.
Wukong momentarily made a dumbfounded expression, then swiftly moved the clones to barrage Sre.
At a glance, it looked similar to when they faced me for the first time, but thanks to the benefits of training, the fierceness was different.
Wukong took the upper hand with erratic movements, while Sre seemed to be increasingly struggling to defend.
“What a pity.”
[Ohh]
[Could it be that Sre is losing?]
[What do you mean?]
“Time to go down!”
“……”
“Why did you suddenly stop—”
‘If it were an ordinary Ice Dragon, I’d have won.’
Whoosh!!
In an instant, Sre and all the Wukongs in the vicinity froze in place.
The immense cold emanating from Sre’s heart froze the tavern and the entire mountain.
Sre’s eyes turned completely white, and with a mouth still smeared with leftover food, he mumbled.
“Grrooo. Delicious.”
The world was frozen.
■
“Are they gone?”
“He didn’t die.”
I infused holiness into the firmly frozen block of ice.
Then the eternal snow that seemed like it would last forever began to melt, causing the trembling Wukong to collapse to the ground.
Sre approached the melted Wukong and licked him multiple times, each time eliciting a chilling expression from the fainted Wukong.
[Are you tasting him?]
[Lololololol]
[???: This is tasty, I should freeze it later]
[What was that just now lol]
[Wasn’t that the Ice Dragon’s ultimate ability?]
[Wukong is getting wrecked by a baby level lol]
[Defeated by the baby dragon!]
[Lolololololol]
[But it’s not your typical dragon lol]
[For real lol]
“That’s right. It’s not your usual dragon.”
Sre was not just a hatchling of the Ice Dragon, but also a being carefully crafted by Sugarado, known as the king of all Ice Dragons.
Not just at the level of having offspring, but since he underwent body cultivation, Sre was able to possess a terrifying physical form not suitable for his age.
“Inside Sre’s heart is the lingering energy of cold left by Sugarado. It’s an enormous amount, and while it can’t be used recklessly, some can be utilized in dire situations.”
Originally, Sre’s body was created when Sugarado was attempting to transfer bodies, meaning Sugarado’s power had already been preemptively transferred to Sre.
I had already moved the state over to Sre.
Of course, as things got tangled, an unexpected existence named Sre was ultimately born, allowing both to coexist, which actually turned out to be a good thing.
‘If Sre hadn’t been born, resurrection wouldn’t have been possible.’
Even if I were to resurrect, I would have probably turned into an abnormal creature corrupted by demons like the World Boss.
[Wow]
[Boy Sre]
[Sre really is something, haha]
[Poor Wukong]
[Seeing Lily catch such a Sre is truly impressive…]
[Who’s Sha Wujing?]
[Physical MAX Tripitaka, a dragon Zhu Bajie that can freeze an entire mountain, just Wukong, haha]
[Hahaha]
[Feeling dizzy]
[Chaos]
[Is this party going to beat up the Tathagata or what?]
[Yep~]
Lick. Lick.
“Stop licking.”
“Ugh.”
“You’ll die from that.”
Sre looked at the frozen Wukong with regret and licked one more time before stepping back.
Then, a space opened, and a claw fell, and Sre hurriedly started munching on it with the shell.
Looks like they’re still cooking Karabus.
‘I feel like it’s more pronounced since it’s been a while since the escapee.’
“Ughhhhh…”
“Are you awake?”
“You, it’s too cold…?”
Suddenly!
Wukong’s eyes widened as he hurriedly stepped back.
“Whoa!”
“G-get away! You crazy dragon!!”
“Calm down, Wukong.”
“No, Master! Did you not say Zhu Bajie! Why is there such a nonsensical dragon here!!”
“I never said Zhu Bajie.”
I asked for a gluttonous monster to be caught, but I never once said that existence was Zhu Bajie.
Wukong briefly clutched his golden staff and let out a hollow laugh.
“Unbelievable. Seriously.”
“Anyway, this is Wukong’s new priest Sre. Since you’re first, make sure to show Sre some respect and teach him.”
“He hit me. Bad.”
“…Was it me?”
“Then shall we switch?”
It would be amusing to call a kid with the mental age of about five a death sentence…
“I’ll just do it.”
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