43: Chapter 43 The Fate of the Six Ears! Professor Bai of the National Defense University

Sun Po had still not recovered from his immense joy.

As for the reason for his joy, it was naturally because of Changyou's mutation.

He had questioned Changyou.

After Changyou absorbed the blue-black light particles produced by the shattering of Water-Severing, it felt its consciousness begin to blur.

It felt as though it had arrived in a pitch-black, boundless space where there was nothing but darkness.

There was only a balding, white-furred old monkey, and that old monkey looked extremely wretched.

Blood dripped from its eyes, its head was bald and earless, its fur was sparse, and its limbs were thin and withered as it let out a weak, listless cry.

"Junior, come closer..."

Changyou did not recognize this old monkey, so it did not move and asked,

"Who are you?"

The old monkey did not answer. Instead, it sniffed, tilted its bald head, and assumed a listening posture.

A moment later, the old monkey suddenly fell backward onto the ground and laughed wildly.

As it laughed, the bloody tears in its eyes welled up even more, its few sparse hairs trembled wildly, and its voice was hoarse as it cried out, seemingly in relief:

"Good, good!

If that person's layout is behind this,

then the extinction of my Changyou clan is worth it!

And even the life of Six Ears is worth losing!!

Wonderful!! Wonderful!!

This life! I shall gift it!!

Hahahahaha!!!"

Changyou could not understand what this crazed old white monkey was talking about.

Just as it was about to ask, it suddenly felt dizzy, and its vision became blurred.

Subsequently, Changyou's perspective shifted back to the grand hall inside Tianhe Budu.

Before it could react, it was summoned by Sun Po.

And then, it realized it had shrunk.

After listening to all of this, Sun Po

looked at the two newly grown ear tips,

and combining it with the contents of the dream, a bold guess formed in his heart.

Could it really be one of those four legendary monkeys?

Six ears, a monkey,

assuming a listening posture...

And immediately understanding the whole story just from hearing Changyou ask a single question?

It felt like the answer was practically written on the riddle itself!!

One of the Four Spiritual Monkeys of Heaven and Earth—the Six-Eared Macaque!!

As a die-hard fan of journey to the west, how could Sun Po not know?

This figure had once impersonated Sun Wukong on the pilgrimage to the West,

fighting him from the mortal realm to the heavens, from the heavens to the underworld, and from the underworld to the Western Heaven.

In the end, it took Tathagata's intervention to force him back into his original form; otherwise, even Sun Wukong wouldn't have been able to subdue him.

Legend has it that the Six-Eared Macaque is one of the Four Spiritual Monkeys of Heaven and Earth,

not falling into any of the ten categories of species, nor listed among the names of the two realms.

He is adept at listening, capable of discerning principles, knowing the past and future, and understanding all things clearly.

Only, how could Changyou be related to the Six-Eared Macaque?

Earless? Four ears? Six ears? A monkey?

If that old monkey really was the Six-Eared Macaque, who could have reduced him to such a wretched state?

Sun Po's imagination was running wild when he was suddenly knocked back to reality by a sharp rap on his head.

"What are you doing?! Did you come here to do renovations for me?!"

Yang Xinyue was about to continue her rampage when she suddenly got a clear look at the little fur ball in Sun Po's hands.

Instantly, her eyes turned into heart shapes.

"Wow! What a cute little thing! Come, let mama hug you!!"

As she spoke, she picked it up and began to vigorously rub and cuddle it.

Sun Po hurriedly and frantically sent instructions to Changyou in his mind.

"The water you spat out destroyed Sister Xinyue's courtyard wall, so just let her cuddle you a bit. My boy, please hang in there."

An hour later, Changyou finally regained its freedom. With its fluffy fur standing on end, it huffed and puffed as it returned to Tianhe Budu.

As Sun Po was telling Yang Xinyue about Changyou's mutation,

while he spoke, the electronic system voice in his ears barely stopped.

"[Changyou] has loaded MOD—[Wulang Eight Trigrams Staff] (Intermediate), obtaining 5 system EXP! Current balance: 180 points."

"[Changyou] has loaded MOD—[Wulang Eight Trigrams Staff] (Advanced), obtaining 10 system EXP! Current balance: 190 points."

"[Changyou] has loaded MOD—[Minor Cloud and Rain Formula] (Advanced), obtaining 20 system EXP! Current balance: 210 points."

During the three hours he chatted with Yang Xinyue, Changyou had actually forced every skill it knew up to the advanced level.

In one go, Sun Po's system EXP reached 470 points.

By this point, Sun Po was completely certain that Changyou had definitely obtained an opportunity related to the Six-Eared Macaque.

Understanding all things clearly! This was precisely the Six-Eared Macaque's greatest ability.

And the MOD loading error at the end of the match most likely represented this opportunity.

It was only because he lacked spirituality points that Changyou had failed to successfully transform into the Six-Eared Macaque.

In other words, it was because he, as a father, hadn't worked hard enough, delaying his kid's future!

"15,000,000 spirituality points is an astronomical figure no matter how you look at it,

but compared to a complete Six-Eared Macaque, it is simply too cheap."

It's decided!

Make money! I must make money immediately!!

Starting tomorrow. Conveniently, after today's match, Sun Po had been completely cornered by several factions.

There were people from the official authorities, people from the Hu and Lu families, and also people from the Xu Family.

Everyone wanted to invite him for a chat because Changyou's performance had been too dazzling.

Sun Po had agreed to meet with the officials and the three major families one by one, saying he would visit them in turn.

However, which one he visited first would heavily reflect his attitude.

But Sun Po had already given this question some thought.

...

Early the next morning,

Sun Po and Liu Jianren went together to the Gaoping City Card Association to apply for entry permits for secret realm exploration,

and to collect the scanning watch that Yang Xinyue had used last time, a little gadget that had left a deep impression on Sun Po.

Although coming to the Card Association first might easily cause misunderstandings among the great families,

when one was still just a high school student, trying to hesitate and sit on the fence would most likely result in getting the worst of both worlds.

Instead of doing that, it was better to choose the strongest party to cooperate with first.

Furthermore, the official authorities had always been the friendliest faction toward commoner Card Makers.

Even Sun Po's Changyou had started as an ordinary Spirit Monkey, so choosing the Card Association was perfectly reasonable.

The Card Association indeed showed enough respect, even having its vice president personally issue the permits and watches to the two of them.

However, just as Sun Po received the watch, a sudden commotion arose outside.

The vice president of the Card Association, who was still talking with Sun Po, smiled and said,

"Student Sun, it's quite a coincidence. Today happens to be the day Professor Bai, the Director of the Combat Readiness Department of Yanhuang National Defense University, is visiting the Gaoping City Card Association for research and practice."

Yanhuang National Defense University, ranked among the top three universities in the Yanhuang Ancient Country, was known as the heaven of commoner Card Makers and the cradle of future generals.

The national champion of the previous session had ultimately enrolled in the National Defense University.

But the Combat Readiness Department? It didn't sound like a department that did practical work.

Soon, an old scholar wearing a white lab coat and black-rimmed glasses walked toward Sun Po, accompanied by the president and several others.

Sun Po had some doubts and asked,

"So what exactly does the Combat Readiness Department do? And what does this Professor Bai research?"

The smile on the vice president's face became a bit unnatural:

"Professor Bai's research direction is mainly the cardification of artificial creations..."

This sounded familiar to Sun Po.

Yes! The cardification of artificial creations!!!

Wasn't this exactly the news he had heard on the day he made Changyou? The one saying a major breakthrough had been made?

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