Chapter 549: We’re Going to Be Proper Villains!

[Above Vermilion Violet Star’s atmosphere, in the vacuum of space, a genuine Black Monkey King, a discount-version Black Monkey King, and two Immortal Kings of the Holy Dragon Clan had started fighting.]

[The shockwaves from their battle were like celestial phenomena, flashing across the sky from time to time and drawing startled gazes from people on the ground.]

[Some of the residual power scattered near you and nearly ruined your clothes.]

[“Damn, that’s intense. I’d better watch from farther away.”]

[Your body sank, and you crashed to the ground like a meteor.]

[The already devastated land was made even worse by your impact.]

[You didn’t care in the slightest. Using spells and Divine Abilities, you moved the surrounding terrain and built yourself a mountain a thousand meters high to serve as a grandstand for watching the Immortal Kings fight.]

[“Fantastic! Great fighting! Beautiful!! Awesome~~”]

[You were enjoying the show when your eyes suddenly shifted, and you glanced to the side.]

[Ji Wuqing was sneaking up your man-made mountain.]

[You weren’t interested in picking up girls at the moment. You just wanted to watch Sun Wukong fight the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.]

[Ji Wuqing cautiously sidled over like a crab.]

[“Hey, Mr. Chen, what exactly is your cultivation level? From what I saw, you seemed to fight an Immortal King to a standstill!”]

[You ignored her and focused on the show.]

[“Hey, Mr. Chen, why do I feel like you’re different from before? Why is black smoke constantly rising from your head? Are you okay?”]

[You frowned and waved her away, as if shooing a fly.]

[“Hey, Mr. Chen, actually, the way you look right now…” Ji Wuqing bashfully rubbed the hem of her skirt. “You’re pretty handsome.”]

[You finally acknowledged her.]

[“You’re so noisy. Can’t you see I’m busy?”]

[“What are you busy doing?”]

[“Watching the show, buddy! It’s an Immortal King battle, and there are four of them! How many chances do you get in your life to see that?”]

[“What are you saying? I can’t really understand you…”]

[“If you can’t understand me, go learn! Besides, who’s ‘Mr. Chen’? Who’s who, anyway?”]

[“You are. Didn’t the Strategist and the others used to call you that?”]

[“Lady, you’ve got the wrong person. My surname isn’t Chen.”]

[“Then what is your surname?”]

[“Cheng.”]

[“No, isn’t that the same thing…”]

[“You can’t tell the difference between ‘n’ and ‘ng’! I’m Cheng Long! Remember that!”]

[“All right, Cheng Long. Are you really okay? You don’t seem quite right.”]

[“I’m perfectly fine! Please stop bothering me while I’m watching the show, all right? It’s just getting to the good part!”]

[“We should take advantage of them fighting and get out of here!”]

[“Come on, I’m halfway through a movie and you’re telling me to leave? What’s wrong with you? If you don’t want to watch, then please roll down this mountain in a nice, round shape, okay?”]

[“Are you possessed? Why are you spouting such nonsense?”]

[“This is the real me. So, what do you think, gorgeous? Still like me?”]

[Ji Wuqing actually gave it some serious thought.]

[“W-well, it’s not bad…”]

[You scratched your head and shook it repeatedly.]

[“Hopeless romantic… Get lost!”]

[You slapped out with unprecedented power, sending Ji Wuqing flying through the air until she turned into a distant star.]

[“Aah! Chen Dong!! You actually hit me?!”]

[Ji Wuqing’s voice grew fainter and fainter, until it could no longer be heard.]

[You let out a long, comfortable breath.]

[“The whole world… is finally quiet.”]

In reality, Chen Yi could only scratch his head as he watched this part.

“This is bad. He’s really out of control now. He even hit Ji Wuqing…”

It was easy to tell from the simulation’s description that, in the Venom state, he wouldn’t be easily killed by an Immortal King.

At least he’d survived this time.

That slap had sent Ji Wuqing flying, which had also helped her escape.

The attack on the Torch Society base had been a horrific disaster.

Of the three Children of Destiny, two had been captured alive, while the third had been forced to take his own life.

The Torch Society’s higher-ups and elite forces had been almost completely wiped out.

Only some members had escaped. They would still have to evade their pursuers and go into hiding. Who knew how many of them would ultimately make it through the disaster?

“Looking at what ‘I’ am like now, there’s no way I’ll help the Torch Society members escape. They’ll have to fend for themselves. Sigh…”

Although the side effects were ridiculously severe,

there was no denying it had saved his life.

He only needed to make it through a year in the simulation. When he drew another trait tag, he could replace “Venom,” and the version of himself in the simulation would return to normal.

“I hope ‘I’ don’t cause too much trouble…”

[You sat back and watched the tigers fight.]

[The discount-version Black Monkey King soon proved to be a Paper Tiger. His Immortal power couldn’t keep up, and the genuine Black Monkey King smashed him into pieces with a single staff strike.]

[“Hahaha! I told you, I’m the real Black Monkey King!”]

[The two Immortal Kings of the Holy Dragon Clan glanced at the endlessly cackling Black Monkey King, then at you, watching the show down on the ground.]

[They had long heard of the Black Monkey King’s fearsome reputation.]

[He was a freak even the Star Ape Clan couldn’t handle, and they’d had no choice but to seal him away.]

[As for you, the two Immortal Kings simply couldn’t understand how someone at the Transcendent Realm could withstand an Immortal King’s attack without dying, then cross the vacuum of space with such ease using only his physical body.]

[Something strange was clearly going on.]

[The two Immortal Kings worried they might get caught off guard, so they decided to withdraw for now and contact a few more Immortal Kings for help.]

[The Black Monkey King didn’t stop Hurricane Immortal King and the other Immortal King from leaving. He wasn’t interested in those two members of the Holy Dragon Clan.]

[But you, on the other hand, were hard for him to figure out, so he stopped above you, standing on a black cloud.]

[“Hey, kid! Who are you? You’re practically dripping with evil energy, yet you’re clearly only at the Transcendent Realm and can trade blows with an Immortal King. What’s going on?”]

[You straightened your clothes, tilted your head, and planted your hands on your hips.]

[“Does that matter? No! What matters is that if the two of us join forces, we can conquer Vermilion Violet Star! Conquer the Ares Immortal Kingdom! Conquer the Southern Star Realm!”]

[“Why not conquer the Celestial River local galaxy while we’re at it?”]

[“We can’t beat an Immortal Emperor.”]

[“Looks like you’re still sane. I thought you’d fallen into demonic madness.”]

[“So, want to buy in?”]

[“What’s the point of conquering this place and that place? What do we get out of it?”]

[“Then the two of us can divide the world between us. We’ll have women! Resources! Power! Status!”]

[“Bananas!!”]

[“Bananas!!! What about bananas?”]

[“I’m an ape. I like eating bananas.”]

[“Could you aim a little higher? We’re going to be proper villains. We need ambition! A plan! Brains!”]

[“Fine wine!!”]

[“Fine wine!!! What kind of fine wine?”]

[“The wine is Heavenly Spring Jade Dew Immortal Wine. One sip can add ten years to your cultivation. The bananas are thousand-year-old bananas from the Grand Void Blessed Land. One bite banishes your worries and clears away your gloom, and you’ll be as happy as an immortal! Want to try them?”]

[“You have some?”]

[“I don’t. I know where to find them, but those people are a little protective of their food. They might not want to share with us.”]

[“Protective of their food?! Send me there!!”]