Once Lu Ming began refining, he felt as if he had divine assistance.
He controlled the heat with perfect ease, and every material was added at just the right moment.
He didn't even need to think or reflect; it was completely effortless...
At the same time, he added various functions to the hoods, making them anti-peeping, anti-suffocation, heat-resistant, and cold-resistant...
Watching Lu Ming skillfully refine the hoods,
as if he had done it thousands of times before,
Niu Lansan and the others immediately widened their eyes, staring intently at Lu Ming.
Had the Great Sect Master been possessed?
How did he suddenly know how to forge artifacts? And so skillfully, too?
One had to know that the last time the Great Sect Master tried to forge an artifact, his cauldron had exploded.
In the end, the standard-issue Thunderclap Bricks of the Heavenly Demon Sect had to be forged by Wang Defa.
During a brief pause in the refining process, Lu Ming noticed everyone staring at him.
“Why are you all looking at me like that? Do you think I'm handsome?”
Lu Ming asked in confusion, striking a pose as he spoke.
Big Yellow narrowed his dog eyes, stepped forward, and pointed a front paw at Lu Ming.
“Woof, woof!?”
If I call your name, do you dare to answer?
Huang Tianbao also stared nervously at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was taken aback. What kind of crazy act were they putting on?
Seeing that Lu Ming didn't answer, Big Yellow warily drew his mace, watching him defensively.
Huang Tianbao followed suit, summoning his Hundred Million Soul Banner.
Could it be that when Boss was struck by lightning just now, some evil entity had taken the opportunity to possess him?
Niu Lansan and the others also drew their Thunderclap Bricks, warily watching Lu Ming,
looking ready to strike at a moment's notice.
“Holy crap... what are you guys doing?”
Lu Ming couldn't help but exclaim when he saw their reaction.
“Woof, woof!?”
Big Yellow circulated his spiritual energy, swung his mace, and asked once more.
If I call your name, do you dare to answer?
He had already decided that if Lu Ming still didn't answer, they would avenge him.
The feud of killing Lu Ming would be irreconcilable.
By now, Lu Ming realized that Big Yellow and the others were doubting his identity.
He quickly replied, “Why are you calling your Grandpa Sun?”
Hearing Lu Ming's reply, Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao finally breathed a sigh of relief and put away their weapons.
Seeing Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao stand down, Niu Lansan and the others also put away their weapons.
This meant the Great Sect Master had passed the verification; there was no issue.
Lu Ming looked at everyone, speechless. “Aren't you all being too paranoid? To actually doubt your own Sect Master?”
“Woof, woof!?”
Big Yellow shook his head repeatedly. You suddenly know how to forge artifacts. How could a dog not be suspicious?
“Yeah... yeah... Second Senior Brother is right...”
While agreeing, Huang Tianbao couldn't help but ask curiously,
“Eldest Brother, how did you suddenly learn to forge artifacts?”
Lu Ming smacked his lips and smoothed his hair. “It must be my extraordinary talent...”
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow wagged his tail. If you have extraordinary talent, why didn't it show before?
Hearing Big Yellow's counter-argument, Lu Ming fell into deep thought.
That's true! Why couldn't he forge anything before?
Hmm... it must be his Protagonist Halo at work.
It must have been on break before...
However, Lu Ming didn't say this aloud.
After all, everyone has their secrets!
Still, in the eyes of Diao San and the others, Lu Ming's image had become completely mysterious and unfathomable.
The Great Sect Master is truly terrifying... once he gained enlightenment, he instantly reached the peak.
As time passed, the hoods forged by Lu Ming began to gleam with golden light.
In one breath, Lu Ming forged over thirty hoods.
Once they were finished, Lu Ming took out one of the hoods, which featured a Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, and put it on his head.
The moment he put on the hood, Lu Ming felt as if he was no longer a mortal.
All the natural treasures of the mortal world would have to be gathered into his storage bag...
Meanwhile, Huang Tianbao and the others looked at Lu Ming, who was wearing a monkey hood.
They all felt his aura change,
becoming fearless, ready to fight heaven and earth.
Just then, Lu Ming pulled a beggar-beating staff of the Xiaoyao Sect from his storage bag, twirled it, and pointed it at the crowd.
“From now on, please call me Great Sage Sun the Lesser, Sun Xiaosheng...”
Lu Ming felt he didn't dare use the title of Great Sage.
He was afraid of doing a disservice to that legendary name.
As for why Lu Ming dressed up as Sun Wukong? Because he loved him!
This was the hero he had loved ever since he was a child.
Back in his previous life in the orphanage, he often fantasized:
One day, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven would step on seven-colored auspicious clouds and bring him two pieces of chocolate.
Looking at Lu Ming's current appearance, Huang Tianbao blinked and asked,
“Eldest Brother, I wanted to ask, who exactly is this 'Grandpa Sun' in our secret code?”
After all, their previous secret code was “Why are you calling your Grandpa Sun?”.
Carrying the beggar-beating staff on his shoulder with one hand, Lu Ming scratched his cheek with the other and proudly said,
“Grandpa Sun is the Great Sage Equaling Heaven...”
“Woof, woof!?”
Big Yellow looked at Lu Ming curiously. Is he very powerful?
Niu Lansan and the others also widened their eyes in curiosity, staring at Lu Ming.
“Remove the question mark, and replace 'very'.”
“He isn't 'very' powerful; he is universe-defyingly, incomparably, super powerful...”
Lu Ming said with confidence.
Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao couldn't help but look at each other and swallow hard. With so many modifiers in front of "powerful",
he must be truly universe-defyingly, incomparably, super powerful.
As for what the "universe" was, although they didn't understand, it sounded incredibly impressive.
Niu Lansan still couldn't help but ask,
“Great Sect Master, does Grandpa Sun have any great achievements?”
Lu Ming pointed the beggar-beating staff in his hand toward the sky once more.
“There are countless! Does poking a hole in the sky count?”
“What?”
“Ah?”
As soon as Lu Ming's words fell, Niu Lansan and the others looked up at the sky and cried out in shock.
Someone could actually poke a hole in the sky?
Seeing Lu Ming nod, Huang Tianbao and the others swallowed hard.
Heavens, this Grandpa Sun is insanely awesome!
...
Afterward, Huang Tianbao picked up a hood and put it on his head.
Instantly, he turned into a chubby monkey. He then rummaged through his storage bag.
“Eldest Brother, give me a staff...”
He didn't have anything like that in his own storage bag.
Huang Tianbao took the beggar-beating staff Lu Ming handed over and twirled it in his hand as well.
“From now on, I am Sun the Third Sage...”
He automatically left the position of Sun the Second Sage to Big Yellow.
Seeing Huang Tianbao's pose, Lu Ming's mouth twitched.
I was just acting cool to relive my childhood memories. Why are you joining in too?
Who would have thought that when he turned his head, he would see Niu Lansan and the others?
They were also wearing the hoods, staring at him eagerly.
Helpless, Lu Ming had no choice but to pull out the beggar-beating staffs from his storage bag and hand one to each person.
Big Yellow held a hood in his paws, looking at Lu Ming and the others with envy.
Is it inappropriate for me to wear this?
A monkey head on a dog's body... actually, it's not like it's impossible.
He then started putting it on his head. Seeing this,
Lu Ming was utterly speechless. “Don't wear it. It doesn't suit you...”
Only then did Big Yellow reluctantly put the hood away.
Just then, Lu Ming walked over to Zhu Tou, whom he had knocked out earlier.
He reached out, grabbed one of his large ears, and gave it a twist.
“Zhu Bajie, wake up and eat...”
“Oink oink... Who? Who dares disturb Old Zhu's sweet dreams? Food? Where is the food?”
Zhu Tou, who had been sleeping soundly, scrambled up instantly.
Right after, Zhu Tou's eyes widened.
“What happened here? Why did it become like this?”
He remembered that this place used to have green hills, clear waters, singing birds, and fragrant flowers.
Now it had actually turned into a charred wasteland, as if struck by lightning...
At the same time, he remembered that he seemingly couldn't defeat a human, and then... there was no 'then'... he couldn't remember anything after that.
Lu Ming chuckled.
“Hasn't this place always been like this?”
Huang Tianbao and the others also chimed in:
“Yeah! It's always been like this!”
“Yes, yes...”
Hearing everyone say so, Zhu Tou looked around in confusion once more.
Was it really like this?
Could it be that I was just dreaming?
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