673: Different realms

The Art of Transformation is a technique that can only be performed when the Eight Nine Arcane Art has been Cultivated to a certain Realm.

Unlike ordinary transformation arts, common transformation techniques are merely illusions, tricking a person's visual, auditory, and other senses into believing that what you have transformed into is truly that object.

However, the transformation art of the Eight Nine Arcane Art is completely different; it fundamentally alters a person's characteristics, changing them into another person.

For example, if you want to transform into a certain person, whether it is their appearance, their mannerisms, or even the scent on their body, their breathing frequency, or even the flow rate of their blood, it will be exactly the same as the person you have transformed into!

If it is transforming into an object, for example, a ceramic bottle, its weight, texture, color, and even its fragile nature will be exactly the same!

Of course, during the Journey to the West, when Sun Wukong transformed into others, he was sometimes exposed because his body had not completely become that person, but that was not a problem with the Eight Nine Arcane Art itself; rather, his skills were not yet sufficient, and he had not Cultivated the Eight Nine Arcane Art to the required Realm.

The situation now is different; whether it is Sun Wukong or the Six-Eared Macaque, both have reached a brand-new Realm, a Realm they wouldn't have dared to even imagine in the past.

The things they transform into now did not even exist in the past.

Cognition determines a person's Realm; this statement is indeed true. Because of the empowerment from Hongjun, the Six-Eared Macaque not only has a certain understanding of new things in the future, but in the field of science, he can already be called an expert to a certain extent.

Therefore, he is able to transform into things like fighter jets and spaceships.

However, Sun Wukong is different. His understanding of these things came from his Master's accounts, as well as games and anime brought by the panda. His perception of these items was simply that they were awesome and powerful, but he had never thought about exactly how they were powerful or what their principles were.

Yet, the massive mecha he has transformed into now is something he has deeply understood.

This is clearly an MS-06 Zaku, from the enduring anime "Mobile Suit Gundam"!

When Sun Wukong played the related game, he was incredibly familiar with the machine data introduced in it. When he saw his opponent transform into a nearly cheating spaceship, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he finally transcended his limits to transform into the original Zaku.

A huge cannon barrel was set up on its shoulder, aimed at the spaceship in the sky, and another shot was fired, forcing the spaceship that the Six-Eared Macaque had transformed into to retreat steadily.

The Zaku's performance and attacks completely replicated its representation in the game; both its attack power and mobility were stronger than the spaceship in front of him, which looked a bit outdated.

"Sun Wukong, what is this thing you've transformed into? Why is its attack power so strong?"

The Six-Eared Macaque's voice sounded quite exasperated. He had never watched anime and did not know what a game was, because Hongjun himself thought these things were of little use and had not described even a bit of them to him.

Therefore, he had no idea what this thing was.

"Haha, now let's see who is ignorant! To tell you the truth, you would never guess the origin of this thing..."

Sun Wukong laughed heartily. Countless funnels flew out from behind him, swarming toward the spaceship in the sky. The thrusters behind him spewed out a massive amount of energy, carrying him toward the spaceship, and a weapon resembling a laser axe appeared in his hand.

Countless tiny lasers suddenly burst from the Six-Eared Macaque's body, aiming at the funnels and attacking continuously, but their flexibility was far inferior to the funnels. Meanwhile, the laser axe in Sun Wukong's hand had already struck the belly of the spaceship, instantly carving a gash over ten meters long.

"Ah!"

"Boom!"

The Six-Eared Macaque screamed instantly. Then, a main cannon emerged from the bottom of the warship and fired a shot at Sun Wukong. Unexpectedly, a barrier resembling a bio-force field suddenly appeared in front of the Zaku that Sun Wukong had transformed into, directly blocking the attack, and then Sun Wukong seized the opportunity to strike the Six-Eared Macaque with an axe once more.

At this point, the Six-Eared Macaque could no longer hold on. A golden light flashed, and he instantly reverted to his original form. On his abdomen, there was a cross-shaped wound. Although the bleeding had stopped and it was slowly recovering, he already had a psychological shadow regarding the things Sun Wukong transformed into!

"Hehe, didn't you want to bet on transformation? Why are you chickening out like this?" Sun Wukong said, carrying the Ruyi Jingu Bang and looking at the Six-Eared Macaque triumphantly. "You were not my match back then, and now... you still aren't!"

The Six-Eared Macaque was furious: "Bullshit, bullshit! In what way did you ever win against me back then? If it wasn't for that old man Tathagata scheming against me, do you think I would have lost?"

"Hehe, is that really so?"

Sun Wukong suddenly said in a deep voice, "That is why your Realm will never be as high as mine... You also comprehend the Power Law, so let me ask you, what is the essence of the Power Law? Or let me rephrase the question... what do you think is truly power?"

"Hmph, nonsense. With the same Law, different people will have different effects when comprehending it. How would I know how you understand it?"

The Six-Eared Macaque said in a deep voice.

"Do you think having friends all over the world counts as a form of power?"

Sun Wukong suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

"No..."

The Six-Eared Macaque only said one word before stopping abruptly.

Sun Wukong laughed and said, "Just as you said, individual understanding varies. For me, the Power Law means that everything in the world can be used by me. Just like our transformation bet earlier, the thing I transformed into has not yet appeared in reality. It was just something I created from some fictional literary works, but as you have seen, its power is truly extraordinary!"

The Six-Eared Macaque touched his wound and said in a deep voice, "Fictional things? Hehe, then you have truly fallen. I am different; I like to base myself on reality, which is why I compete with you. As one of the Four Monkeys of the World, why is it that only you can achieve the Dao? I refuse to accept it, I refuse to accept it... I want to make you regret it, and take everything you have..."

Swish!

Shadows of staves filled the sky, fiercely enveloping Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong shook his head in disdain: "So, this is the root cause of your failure. Because you have always been self-centered and do not understand what true greatness is, which is to act for others as well as yourself... Therefore... you have lost!"