#244 - Chapter 244: Resurrection
Hearing Lin Changqing say this, the Fourth Prince's eyes dimmed even further. He couldn't refute these words, because that was the reality. He had summoned the phantom of the Great Sun Celestial尊, but he had been defeated by Lin Changqing.
Did Lin Changqing's words just now sound arrogant? Claiming to be invincible, these words were indeed very arrogant, but the key was that Lin Changqing had indeed done it. The Great Sun Celestial 尊phantom summoned by the Fourth Prince was no match for Lin Changqing at all.
"Father, I have failed your expectations. I have been defeated by Lin Changqing. I have failed." At this moment, the Fourth Prince collapsed to the ground, his eyes lifeless. It was as if he had been completely defeated by Lin Changqing, losing his Dao heart.
On the other side, Lin Changqing ignored the Fourth Prince. He quietly looked at the sky above the arena, waiting for the Stone Monkey God to arrive and announce the results of the arena competition.
After a while, a figure slowly descended from the sky above the stone arena. It was the Stone Monkey God. He looked at Lin Changqing with admiration: "Congratulations, inheritor, you have won the victory in this arena competition. You will be the true inheritor of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. Congratulations on completing a challenge that no one has completed for tens of millions of years!"
"For so many years, you are the first person to obtain the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art!"
The Stone Monkey God congratulated Lin Changqing. Then, he looked at the Fourth Prince, who was collapsed on the ground. He pointed forward with his left hand, and a white light burst from his fingertip, enveloping the Fourth Prince. Then, the white light took the Fourth Prince and disappeared from the spot. The Fourth Prince seemed to have been expelled from the arena: "This inheritor, you failed in the arena competition, and you have also been deprived of the qualification to inherit the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. This white light will teleport you outside the inheritance palace."
With the Fourth Prince being expelled, now only the Stone Monkey God and Lin Changqing were left on the stone arena.
And Lin Changqing was also very much looking forward to what would happen next. It was time to start accepting the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art.
"Inheritor, you are already qualified to obtain the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, but before starting the inheritance, I must first explain to you some information about the Stone Monkey Celestial Art to help you better understand this divine power," the Stone Monkey God said, looking at Lin Changqing.
"Senior, please speak. This junior will respectfully follow your teachings," Lin Changqing said respectfully.
"Good." The Stone Monkey God nodded, "Let me ask you a question first. What do you think the Stone Monkey Celestial Art represents? And what kind of divine power is it?"
Lin Changqing pondered for a moment and replied: "The Stone Monkey Celestial Art represents the ultimate in clones. As for what kind of divine power it is? I think its role is not in combat, but in using clones to save one's life."
"Not bad, you are very insightful. You can see the true role of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art at a glance. Divine powers are divided into combat type, tool type, life-saving type, and escape type. The Stone Monkey Celestial Art does mainly function as using clones to save one's life," the Stone Monkey God nodded with satisfaction, seeming to extremely agree with what Lin Changqing had just said.
"But what you said is both right and wrong. Using clone life-saving divine power to describe the Stone Monkey Celestial Art would inevitably underestimate it. Let me tell you the true role of the first level of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. Its name is Three Life-Saving Hairs."
"Three Life-Saving Hairs?" Lin Changqing touched his head. He always felt that this sentence was a bit familiar. In the Journey to the West he watched in his previous life, he knew that Sun Wukong had three life-saving hairs on the back of his head, and each time he pulled one out, it had a major effect.
"That's right, it's three life-saving hairs. After cultivating the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, all the hair on your body can be pulled out and transformed into clones, but there are three hairs that are unique. They have the effect of resurrection, meaning that when you are completely killed by someone, you can still be resurrected through these three life-saving hairs, meaning that you will have three lives," the Stone Monkey God said.
"Equivalent to me having three more lives? Then this effect is too heaven-defying!" Lin Changqing breathed rapidly. Hearing the Stone Monkey God say this, he once again felt the effect of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, which was equivalent to him having three more lives after cultivating the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. What did that mean?
Lin Changqing suddenly thought of the predicament he would face later. Lin Changqing speculated that his return journey from the Starry Sky Ancient Road to the Chu Kingdom would definitely not be peaceful. The people from the Wu Kingdom would definitely not just watch him return to the Chu Kingdom, and perhaps many Transformation God Realm Kings and Marquis, or even Qin Wushang himself, would personally set out to kill him.
Before, Lin Changqing had to admit that he did indeed have a high chance of not being able to escape back to the Chu Kingdom, but if he had these three life-saving hairs, even if he was killed by the Transformation God Realm Kings and Marquis of the Wu Kingdom, he could be resurrected!
The effect of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art indeed made Lin Changqing's heart flutter.
"Before, I was still worried that after obtaining the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, I would not be able to retreat completely, but now with three life-saving hairs, I don't have to worry at all," Lin Changqing thought in his heart.
"Senior, letting people have three more lives is the true first level effect of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, what about the second level or other levels?" Lin Changqing asked again.
The Stone Monkey God replied: "Don't worry, the Stone Monkey Celestial Art has a total of three heaven-defying effects. The second level is combat power. Although the Ancestral Dragon Celestial Art represents the ultimate in combat power among the Ten Great Celestial Arts, the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, as one of the Ten Great Celestial Arts, naturally also has unique combat power. Although the combat power is not as good as the Ancestral Dragon Celestial Art, it is enough to crush other ordinary divine powers."
"Well, for example, when you learn the Stone Monkey Celestial Art, you can summon ten golden bodies and combine them into one, which can increase your combat power tenfold. Or, for example, when you are fighting against someone, you can release thousands of hair clones and besiege others together."
[Next, the Stone Monkey God slowly tells you about the combat power effects of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. You nod as you listen. Finally, after the Stone Monkey Celestial Art has finished explaining the combat power aspect, you ask him what the third heaven-defying effect of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art is? The Stone Monkey God keeps you in suspense.]
"In general, the Stone Monkey Celestial Art will give you three more lives and increase your combat power. These are its two main effects. As for the third effect, I can only say that it is the most important of the three effects, but I cannot say it personally. Only when you learn it can you slowly experience it," the Stone Monkey God said. Lin Changqing could only nod after hearing this.
"Inheritor, okay, I have basically explained some matters about the Stone Monkey Celestial Art to you. Next, you will officially begin to accept the inheritance." The Stone Monkey God stretched out his left hand forward, and a Stone Monkey rune floated in his palm, and then he slowly sent it to Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing took it, and at that moment, the stone rune sank into Lin Changqing's dantian.
Lin Changqing knew that he was finally beginning to accept the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. At this moment, Lin Changqing seemed to have transformed into a Stone Monkey. He saw himself pulling out hairs and transforming into clones. He seemed to see knowledge about clones.
[You begin to accept the inheritance of the Stone Monkey Celestial Art. The more you accept it, the more you can feel the magic of this celestial art. Slowly, you feel that three unique hairs have grown on the back of your head. You touch them, and they are as hard as steel and have a unique aura of life.]
