Chapter 550: The Unreliable Black Monkey King!

【The Black Monkey King told you that the universe was vast, and the space within each local galaxy was boundless, even to an Immortal King.】

【Finding good things in other local galaxies was like searching for a needle in a haystack. You needed luck, and you had to ask around everywhere.】

【But in the Celestial River local galaxy, there was no need for all that trouble.】

【“Just head to a Special-tier Star.”】

【“That makes sense. There are very few Special-tier Stars, so they must be overflowing with heavenly treasures! So, how do we get there? I only have a year, and I’m afraid I’d waste all of it riding a Star Ship. Forget it, let’s just conquer Vermilion Violet Star!”】

【The Black Monkey King was confused.】

【“A year? Brother, are you dying? No wonder black qi is rising from your head. Is that death qi?”】

【“No, I’ve got plenty of life left! It’s just that I’ll be replaced in a year! So we have to hurry and conquer Vermilion Violet Star!”】

【“What’s so great about conquering some lousy First-tier Star? I’ll take you to a Special-tier Star and broaden your horizons. Don’t worry, I can open a space tunnel directly. We’ll cross the stars in the blink of an eye. No need to ride a Star Ship!”】

【“You can jump through space directly? That’s incredible! Is that something an Immortal King can do?”】

【“Hmph! Do you think I roamed the universe, made friends everywhere, and sampled heavenly treasures all over by riding slow Star Ships? Besides, some local galaxies don’t even have Channels.”】

【You and the Black Monkey King hit it off at once.】

【You decided to join forces to conquer a Special-tier Star. The Black Monkey King wanted bananas and fine wine, while you wanted power and status!】

【As for cultivation? Comprehending Divine Abilities? The grand plan to restore the Human Race?】

【You had long since tossed all of that aside while under Venom’s influence.】

【The Torch Society survivors on Vermilion Violet Star were still fleeing for their lives, while you had already made it to outer space with the Black Monkey King.】

【“Brother Monkey, what do we do? Is there anything I need to do to help you?”】

【“Hahaha! No need! All it takes is one swing of my staff!”】

【The Black Monkey King raised the black iron staff in his hand. It quickly grew until it was as vast as a mountain.】

【No wonder he wanted to use it in space. There was no way this thing could be wielded on the ground.】

【“Open!!”】

【The Black Monkey King roared. His aura surged, and though there was no air in space, a tangible force still burst outward in every direction.】

【“Crack, crack…”】

【With all his strength, the Black Monkey King struck and shattered the space ahead.】

【Then he plucked a tuft of black fur from his head and blew hard.】

【The monkey hairs flew into the shattered space, each growing many times larger. They fitted together to form a tunnel made of monkey fur.】

【“Let’s go! This passage won’t last long!”】

【The Black Monkey King leaped inside.】

【You followed right behind him, hollering as you charged after him.】

【“Conquer the Special-tier Star! Conquer the Ares Immortal Kingdom! Conquer the Southern Star Realm!!”】

【The passage closed just after you stepped through. Good thing you were fast, or you would have had to go your separate way.】

【In the blink of an eye, you found yourself in another patch of space.】

【Vermilion Violet Star was gone beneath your feet. In its place was a hazy gray planet.】

【“What kind of Special-tier Star is this?”】

【The Black Monkey King glanced at it and said,】

【“Oh, brother, this obviously isn’t a Special-tier Star. It’s a resource planet whose core has been hollowed out.”】

【“Then that one nearby must be a Special-tier Star.”】

【“Oh, brother, that’s obviously not one either. It’s this resource planet’s satellite, its moon.”】

【“So where is the Special-tier Star?”】

【“Oh, brother, obviously we haven’t found one.”】

【You were left completely frozen by the guy for several seconds before finally coming to your senses.】

【“That move you just used, was it random teleportation?”】

【“Right.”】

【“Right?! How can you admit that so casually!”】

【“Brother, crossing the universe at will and going anywhere you want is something only an Immortal Emperor can do. Being able to randomly teleport a certain distance is already quite impressive.”】

【“Then where the hell are we?!”】

【“I don’t know.”】

【“You don’t know?!”】

【“It doesn’t matter. Once I’ve recovered some Immortal power, we’ll swing again. Next time, we’ll definitely find a Special-tier Star.”】

【“What?! I’d have been better off staying on Vermilion Violet Star and conquering it! You’re dragging me all over the place. This is like a headless chicken running around!”】

【“Hahaha! Brother, what’s there to worry about? We have all the time in the world. We’ll find a good place eventually. That’s how I’ve always done things.”】

【“Can’t you understand plain speech? I told you I only have a year!”】

【The Black Monkey King closed his eyes and began circulating his cultivation to speed up his recovery of Immortal power.】

【You were at a loss for words, your fists clenched as you considered giving the guy a beating.】

【But when you remembered that you had no way to travel through space, and couldn’t even see a Channel nearby, you could only endure it.】

【“I’ve been dragged onto a pirate ship, damn it!”】

“Crap… This has completely thrown all my simulation plans into chaos!”

When Chen Yi made plans, he also considered the possibility that they might fail or be disrupted, and prepared contingencies and ways to make up for it.

But he had never imagined that he would just run off!

He had no idea where the Black Monkey King had sent his simulated self. The only thing he could be sure of was that he should still be somewhere in the Celestial River local galaxy.

Even if he switched off Venom a year from now, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to find his way back to that patch of space. He would have to start searching all over again.

What made it even more troublesome was that the two of them were now heading to those Special-tier Stars to snatch heavenly treasures.

There were very few Special-tier Stars, and they were truly places where dangerous lands were as common as dogs, and Transcendents were everywhere, with Immortal Lords and Immortal Kings all over the place!

Wasn’t this like courting death by picking a fight with someone far beyond your station?!

Utter suicide!

“God, please don’t let the Black Monkey King find a Special-tier Star. Just keep him busy for a year…”

【After a while, the Black Monkey King recovered. He raised his staff again to open a heavenly gate, then plucked out fur to build another tunnel.】

【“Boom!”】

【“Let’s go, brother!”】

【You followed the Black Monkey King listlessly and crossed through space once more.】

【“Where are we this time?”】

【“Third-class Star, Montejiao Star.”】

【“Heh, you even recognize it…”】

【“I’ve been here before. This is where the royal family of the Ares Immortal Kingdom raises hippos. Hahaha, brother, you should go down and see those hippos taking a dump. It’s an absolute spectacle!”】

【“Why would I go watch hippos taking a dump… And why does the Ares royal family raise hippos…”】

【The Black Monkey King had driven you to question your very existence.】

【You had finally darkened for once, and you’d planned to conquer the world, rule like a king, and do whatever you pleased.】

【Then you would leave a huge mess for your normal self to clean up.】

【But now, you were wandering around for no reason with a monkey.】

【The more you thought about it, the angrier you got. While the Black Monkey King was recovering his Immortal power, you charged down to Montejiao Star and vented your fury on those hippos.】

【Don’t get the wrong idea. You didn’t do anything to the hippos. You just went around killing them.】