Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong-Chapter 856 - 857 Qi Lin Awakens (2nd Update!)

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If Sun Wukong’s guess is correct, then the appearance of this Ancient God Ruins is not a mere coincidence but a deliberate arrangement.

But what exactly is the owner of this Ancient God Ruins planning?

"I don’t know either! Master, although I am the artifact spirit of an ancient divine artifact, I am just an artifact spirit, after all. I have never been to this place, so how could I know which direction to go?"

The artifact spirit Soul Chaser said helplessly.

Sun Wukong rolled his eyes. Looks like he couldn’t rely on Soul Chaser, so he’d have to figure it out himself!

This vast desert, to be honest, Sun Wukong didn’t know which direction was the right one. The Beast Soul Sect really had nothing better to do; while it’s one thing to study beast soul control, why mess around with space laws?

Just pick a direction and see!

Since he didn’t know which direction was correct, he might as well follow his instincts and take it one step at a time!

After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, Sun Wukong started walking towards the direction where the primordial qi was most abundant. No matter how desolate this desert was, the drifting primordial qi here was still much more powerful than that of the outside world.

In other words, this space must have been artificially created, and there must be certain patterns. The places with the most abundant primordial force were also where the space force was the most concentrated, and usually, the exits were in such places.

Of course, Sun Wukong wasn’t entirely sure if his decision was correct, but having a target was better than having none.

"Void-Breaking Starry Eyes!"

All the way, Sun Wukong maintained the Void-Breaking Divine Eye at the third-phase Void-Breaking Starry Eyes level. After breaking through to the fourth-phase Void-Breaking Moon Eyes level, he could maintain the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes form for a long time. As for the fourth phase, Void-Breaking Moon Eyes, it consumed too much Chaos Primordial Force and was only used during battles. Normally, the Void-Breaking Starry Eyes were sufficient!

"Hmm? What’s that?"

After not walking far, Sun Wukong suddenly saw through the sand and spotted a figure rushing towards him from underground. At the same time, a tremendous momentum erupted from below and pressed down fiercely on Sun Wukong.

"Stop!"

Sun Wukong was prepared. The Chaos Primordial Force within him circulated rapidly, and before the monster beneath the sand could attack, he had already swung his Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod at the expected path of the sand monster.

Boom!

The sand flew up, and a massive yellow beast charged out from the sand, flipped twice in the air, and landed on the ground—it was a yellow Qilin!

"Is this an Earth Qilin?"

Sun Wukong blinked. He had heard Tian Lin speak about the Qilin race before. The Qilin race generally divided into five elemental types—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—and the wind, thunder, light, and dark element Qilins. Usually, each Qilin inherited attributes from either parent, but Qilins like Tian Lin, who had water, fire, and light attributes simultaneously, were as rare as phoenix feathers.

The yellow Qilin before him emitted a rich earth spirit qi, clearly an Earth Qilin from the Qilin race. However, its aura was much stronger than Tian Lin’s, clearly at the Domain Marshal level of cultivation.

Moreover, from the look in the Earth Qilin’s eyes, it was clear it wasn’t friendly towards Sun Wukong!

"Didn’t Tian Lin say that the Qilin race is very proud and never submits to anyone? Why would an Earth Qilin be in the Ancient God Ruins of the Beast Soul Sect? Such nonsense!"

Sun Wukong remembered Tian Lin’s words about the proud nature of the Qilin race. They would rather die than submit to anyone. Yet, the Earth Qilin before him was clearly put here by the Beast Soul Sect. How could they call this not submitting to anyone?

"Boss, I’m telling the truth. This Earth Qilin seems to be controlled by some kind of evil arts; otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this."

Just as Sun Wukong was complaining in his heart, Tian Lin’s voice echoed in his mind.

"Tian Lin, you’re awake?"

Sun Wukong was first taken aback, then overjoyed. Previously, the four Dragon Cats had been sealed by the artifact spirit Soul Chaser, remaining in slumber. Sun Wukong estimated they would awaken after reaching the Yuan Emperor Realm, but he didn’t expect Tian Lin to wake up so soon!

By sensing the power of the equality contract, Sun Wukong found that Tian Lin’s cultivation had reached the Yuan Emperor Realm. This guy had advanced rapidly, already surpassing the other three Dragon Cats!

"Boss, I was originally born in the Yuan Realm, so I’m most adapted to the primordial force here. Hence, my cultivation speed is faster than the Dragon Cats. They will soon reach the Yuan Emperor Realm too!"

Due to the equality contract, Tian Lin and the others could only have cultivation equal to Sun Wukong before his breakthrough and could not surpass him. When Tian Lin reached the Yuan Emperor Realm, he didn’t need to cultivate further, so he woke up early, just in time to hear Sun Wukong’s complaints.

"You guys are incredible, improving your cultivation faster than anyone else just by eating and sleeping. It’s absurd!"

Sun Wukong felt a bit jealous. His own cultivation reaching the Yuan Emperor Realm was already very fast, but the advancement speed of Tian Lin and the others was even faster. How long hadn’t it been since they caught up with him?

Back in the Three Realms, his cultivation strength far surpassed Tian Lin and the others!

But it was good. After all, they were Sun Wukong’s own contracted divine beasts. The higher their cultivation strength, the better for Sun Wukong.

"Tian Lin, your fellow seems to have a bad temper. Look at the ferocity in its eyes, it seems to want to tear me apart! If this guy attacks me, how should I respond?"

The Earth Qilin is an earth attribute divine beast, among the best of all earth attribute beasts. Moreover, this Earth Qilin was at the Domain Marshal level, in a desert environment that greatly boosted its strength. Sun Wukong wasn’t confident in dealing with it. Tian Lin, being a Qilin genius, might know what to do.

"No way to respond!"

Tian Lin’s response disappointed Sun Wukong greatly, "Boss, I suggest you run immediately!"

"Run? Are you kidding me? We haven’t even fought yet, and you want me to run? That’s not my style!" freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Sun Wukong shook his head. He had never had a record of fleeing without a fight!

He was the Great Sage Equalling Heaven; how could he run away without a fight?

"Boss, I know you’re proud and don’t want to run, but this Earth Qilin is different from other Qilins. There’s no way you can defeat it! Running away is the most sensible choice!"