114: Seventy-two transformations, seventy-two supernatural powers?

The Imperial Capital, Research Institute.

Everything happening at the foot of Tai Xu Mountain was being monitored in real-time and transmitted to the various magnates.

Professor Professor Xia Xinyu was one of them, but as he watched the monitor, his face was filled with worry, and his gaze constantly shifted between the Golden Tiger King and the Monkey King.

“I originally thought that just one Golden Tiger King would be enough of a headache; I didn’t expect a terrifying fierce beast like the Monkey King to get involved as well.”

He had just seen the Monkey King’s staff sweep towards Erlong and Master Zhang, and he deeply understood that this wasn't even the full power of the Monkey King's strike. Therefore, it was clear that these two could not defeat the Golden Tiger King and the Monkey King.

“Always being suppressed by fierce beasts, this simply won’t do.”

“It seems necessary to notify the Li family. Their Young Sword Immortal might need to emerge earlier.”

“I just don’t know if the Young Sword Immortal has the ability to contend with them…”

Just as Professor Xia Xinyu was filled with worry, around Tai Xu Mountain, the fortieth heavenly lightning bolt had already descended upon the eastern emperor bell.

Its terrifying power was chilling, and ordinary people dared not approach it.

However, the Monkey King, who had always been calmly watching the show, finally moved.

He leaped lightly, his body like a human cannonball, shooting directly into the extremely high sky, instantly reaching the same altitude as the Golden Tiger King, who was riding the clouds.

At this moment, the people on site even felt a suffocating sense of “King meets King.”

“Golden Tiger King, I’ve long heard that you have many tricks up your sleeve.”

In the sky, the Monkey King looked at Xia Fan, his eyes full of fighting spirit, “However, today I’ll show you what true tricks are.”

He suddenly let out a loud laugh, and his body began to swell furiously, instantly becoming a giant like a demon god.

People have a natural awe and fear of massive things.

Therefore, when they saw the Monkey King’s hundred-meter-tall body, their hearts were greatly shaken, “Oh my god, how… how did he become so huge?”

“Just one foot could probably crush many people, couldn’t it?”

There was a flurry of discussion among the crowd, and many even instinctively retreated several steps, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the Monkey King, “Is this really the Monkey King’s true state at his peak?”

“This is too terrifying!”

“Then do we still have a chance to seize the divine weapon on Tai Xu Mountain…”

It wasn’t surprising that they thought this. After all, just the aura the Monkey King revealed had already made the nearby human army tremble, feeling like they should just prostrate themselves.

“Fire!”

The Monkey King roared, and from his open giant mouth, a terrifying pillar of fire immediately spewed towards Xia Fan.

Seeing this, the latter sneered repeatedly, “You can breathe fire; do you think this King cannot?”

Flame Control!

In an instant, another pillar of fire erupted. Xia Fan and the Monkey King sprayed fire at each other, and for a time, they were locked in a stalemate in the air.

Afterward, both sides tacitly withdrew their flame abilities, but a hint of surprise appeared in the Monkey King’s eyes.

“Come!”

Seeing that the pillars of fire couldn't gain a temporary advantage, the Monkey King made a decisive move. He directly reached out and summoned a huge iron staff, gripping it tightly.

He didn't even look at Xia Fan, directly gripping it with both hands and smashing it downwards.

Whoosh, whoosh—

As the iron staff swung, it actually produced a sound of tearing through the air, which was exceptionally frightening.

Dong—

Just as the iron staff was about to smash down, a massive, ancient-looking tripod with three legs and two ears suddenly appeared beside Xia Fan.

This was Xia Fan’s 본명 Spirit Soldiers — the Tiger God Cauldron!

“Today, we finally get to see the Golden Tiger King’s weapon.”

Erlong and Master Zhang’s faces showed curiosity when they saw the Tiger God Cauldron.

They understood at a glance that this Tiger God Cauldron had consumed much of Xia Fan’s effort and must be an extraordinary item.

The Tiger God Cauldron and the iron staff collided instantly. The clash between two pure forces immediately caused huge energy fluctuations, which people could almost see with their naked eyes, surging in all directions.

Dong, dong, dong—

Repeatedly, the Tiger God Cauldron and the iron staff collided violently, seemingly both wanting to smash the other with brute force.

At this moment, the spectators present had to cover their ears with all their might to avoid hearing the sounds of the battle. They had already realized that without precautions, just the aftershocks of the Golden Tiger King and the Monkey King’s battle could shake people to death!

Such terrifying fluctuations made everyone’s expressions change drastically!

“Not good, retreat quickly!”

The army commander had already discovered that many soldiers were bleeding from their noses and mouths and losing their minds after the first clash between the Golden Tiger King and the Monkey King. He immediately roared and hastily ordered everyone to retreat.

As for the surrounding civilians, they had already frantically fled in all directions.

Humans simply couldn't withstand such terrifying power!

“They are so strong!”

Erlong and Master Zhang retreated in a somewhat disheveled manner, moving back until they reached a relatively safe place. Only then did they exchange glances, both noticing the fear in the other’s eyes.

Initially, both of them thought that even if they couldn't defeat the Golden Tiger King or the Monkey King in a one-on-one fight, they could still thoroughly defeat them if they teamed up.

But judging from the current state of the battle, they simply couldn’t do that.

“We still underestimated them after all.”

Master Zhang gave a bitter smile, protecting himself while saying to Erlong, “Monk, why don’t we just cooperate this time?”

Hearing this, Erlong didn’t even look at him, his eyes fixed on the two figures in the sky.

“Bang!”

After another collision, the Monkey King, seeing Xia Fan contend with him using the Tiger God Cauldron, immediately roared, “Clone!”

In an instant, the Monkey King’s figure flashed, and two hundred-meter giants, each wielding a huge iron staff, appeared. If judged solely by their aura, these two hundred-meter giants seemed to have no difference.

“What the hell?”

“He can do that?”

When Erlong saw this scene, his eyes immediately widened, his face filled with an incredulous expression. However, he seemed to realize something and gave an awkward laugh, “amitābha, this poor monk has broken his vows!”

However, his companion Master Zhang, though calm on the surface, had a stormy sea raging in his heart.

Thus, Xia Fan went from a one-on-one fight to a one-on-two, and the gap between them was not as simple as one plus one.

“So many tricks!”

Xia Fan looked at the suddenly appearing hundred-meter giant, his expression immediately becoming solemn, and he couldn't help but think, “Could it be that, as the legends say, the Monkey King’s 72 Transformations are 72 different abilities?”

However, in just a few seconds, he slightly relaxed.

After all, he knew that even if the Monkey King truly possessed such outrageous abilities,

at the current stage, he couldn't genuinely possess 72 different abilities.

The Monkey King would have to awaken his complete bloodline to achieve that!