Sun Goukong’s Challenge, Flame Spirit Ji!

"Ding, Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island has joined the Chat Group!"

"Ding, Bai Xiaochun has joined the Chat Group!"

"Ding, Sun Goukong has joined the Chat Group!"

"Ding, Flame Spirit Ji has joined the Chat Group!"

As the new members joined, the old members surfaced one after another and began welcoming them! Ye Hei: "Welcome, newcomers. If I’m not mistaken, one of the newcomers is called Sun Goukong. Is he related to Great Saint?"

Qian Renxue: "Welcome, newcomers!"

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: "Welcome, newcomers!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Welcome, newcomers! Wow, I wonder if there are any cute girls among this batch of newcomers. Hahaha."

Bi Cang Wang: "Newcomers, watch out for Wang Wu, that female hooligan. Be sure to protect yourselves!"

Sun Wukong: "Sun Goukong?"

Supreme Treasure: "Could this be another Journey to the West from some Parallel Universe?"

Bad Commander: "Very likely!"

Sword God Li Chungang: "Indeed!"

Uchiha Madara: "Welcome, newcomers!"

Da Gu Member: "Welcome, newcomers!"

Foshan Ip Man: "Welcome, newcomers!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "This old daoist welcomes the new members!"

Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island: "Chat Group? Are you all people from different worlds? That sounds so cool!"

As the newcomers entered the group, basic information about the Chat Group was automatically transmitted into their minds.

Although hair stylist A Qi looked none too bright, he was still able to understand it.

Xu Yi: "That’s right, A Qi."

Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island: "Oh-ho, you know my name? Have you heard of my story?"

Wu Liuqi was shocked, surprised, and delighted. Had his story already spread to other worlds?

Xu Yi: "…"

Ye Hei: "A Qi, that’s the Group Owner. Since the Chat Group can bring together people from different worlds, it naturally knows where you all come from."

Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island: "I see. Hello, everyone. I’m the most popular and strongest hair stylist on Little Chicken Island. If any of you need a haircut, just let me know. In honor of our fate, I’ll give everyone a fifteen percent discount—washing, cutting, and blow-drying, the full package."

Ye Hei: "Say, A Qi, is your full package legitimate?"

Qian Renxue: "Ye Fan, why would you ask that!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Hehehe!"

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: "I sense an unpleasant aura."

Iron Man: "Who would go for a legitimate one? This genius inventor definitely wouldn’t."

Ye Hei: "Tony, you old pervert."

Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island: "Ahem, it’s definitely completely legitimate! Positive energy—I speak for myself."

Xu Yi: "Well said. As members of the Chat Group, we must all promote positive energy. We can’t let certain members corrupt the group’s atmosphere."

Ye Hei: "Agreed, positive energy is a must!"

Iron Man: "That’s right, positive energy!"

Thanos: "Coming from you, why don’t I believe it?"

Iron Man: "Thanos, go die!!!"

Thanos: "Heh heh."

Bai Xiaochun: "Um, may I ask, are you all immortals?"

Bai Xiaochun, who had been silently watching the chat, asked timidly. Yet he could not hide his excitement. Had an Immortal Opportunity descended upon him?

Bai Xiaochun was a mortal. His world shared the same background as Wang Lin’s world, though they belonged to different worlds.

Moreover, after transcending their respective worlds, the two of them would still cross paths.

Just like Xiao Yan and Lin Dong from Battle Through the Heavens, who interacted after ascending.

For Bai Xiaochun, immortality was his greatest wish. He feared death more than anything! By the same token, anyone who obstructed his path toward immortality was his enemy. For eternal life, he would kill anyone standing in his way.

Ye Hei: "Immortal is merely a title. Although I am not an immortal, you may call me Heavenly Emperor Ye. Heavenly Emperor Ye is with you!"

Bai Xiaochun: "??"

Han Li: "So, Fellow daoist Bai, is your world also a Cultivation World?"

From a few scattered words, Han Li deduced that Bai Xiaochun’s world was most likely a Cultivation World like his own.

Bai Xiaochun: "I suppose so, but I’ve never seen an immortal. One of my ancestors once saved an immortal, and that immortal gave our family a stick of Spiritual Incense. If future generations encountered trouble, they could light the incense and seek the immortal’s aid.

"By my generation, there hasn’t been any trouble. I just want to cultivate and live a little longer.

"So I lit the Spiritual Incense, hoping the immortal would sense it. But every time I lit it, a large-scale thunderstorm would appear. It was terrifying."

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "So did the immortal come?"

Bai Xiaochun: "I don’t know, because whenever thunder started, I put out the incense and ran away."

Wang Lin: "Even if the immortal came, they wouldn’t be able to find you if you did that."

Bai Xiaochun: "But I’m really afraid lightning will strike me. What if it kills me?"

Wang Lin: "If you fear death, why cultivate?"

Bai Xiaochun: "I cultivate precisely so I can live a few more years. What does that have to do with being afraid of death?"

Wang Lin: "The Cultivation World is one where the strong prey on the weak. If you do not kill others, others will kill you. Without bloodlust, how can you carve out a path through blood and advance atop countless corpses?"

Bai Xiaochun: "Is the Cultivation World really that frightening? I only want immortality. I don’t want to fight and kill. Wouldn’t it be better if everyone got along happily?"

Bad Commander: "That way of thinking is still too naive. It will get you killed easily."

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Yes, but protagonists are an exception."

Xu Yi: "Wang Wu, you really understand the Protagonist Halo."

Ye Hei: "? By the Group Owner’s logic, Bai Xiaochun is the protagonist? A protagonist who cultivates for immortality?"

Sect Leader Yun Yun: "Truly terrifying!"

Bai Xiaochun: "? A protagonist? I’m the protagonist?"

Xu Yi: "I never said that. Besides, being a protagonist is not so easy. Look at fellow member Little Stone—he is a protagonist, but what kind of treatment did he get? His Supreme Bone was dug out when he was young, and he nearly died. His parents had a second child, and their fatherly and motherly love shifted away. The female lead was captured, and he directly fell into darkness. In the end, after killing the Dark Immortal Emperor, he even had to sacrifice his son, relatives, and friends. Finally, he was left alone, with only the divine path for company."

Great Wilderness Milk-Eating Baby: "…"

Bai Xiaochun: "That sounds so miserable!"

Immortal Ancient Willow God: "After all, he was Born to Avert Calamity."

Sun Wukong: "It was a bit miserable, but in the end, weren’t all the regrets gone?"

Ye Hei: "Eating melon!"

Feng Baobao: "Eating melon!"

Bai Xiaochun: "Then I need immortality even more. Anyway, I have no father or mother. I was raised on food from a hundred households."

Sun Wukong: "No father or mother? Did you also jump out of a stone?"

Bai Xiaochun: "I’m a human. How could I have jumped out of a stone? It’s just that my parents died before I was born."

Han Li: "Then here’s the question: if your parents died before you were born, how were you born?"

Ye Hei: "Hahaha, that joke is way too cold."

Bai Xiaochun: "Right, how did I not think of that? Pah… no, I misspoke. They died after I was born. Anyway, I never met them."

Han Li: "That makes more sense!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "This Sword Immortal is dying of laughter. The newcomer is too amusing."

Supreme Treasure: "Where is the newcomer Sun Goukong? What is his background?"

Sun Goukong: "Hello, everyone!"

Sun Goukong, who had been silently watching for a long time, finally spoke. At last, someone had noticed him.

He was brawny but simple-minded and could not think through anything too profound. Still, he could understand that the people inside were from other worlds, or perhaps powerhouses from other worlds.

Sun Wukong: "Kid, where do you come from?"

Sun Goukong: "Hello, everyone. I am Sun Wukong."

Sun Wukong: "You’re Sun Wukong? Then who is Old Sun?"

Sun Goukong: "You’re also Sun Wukong? Soka, that’s impressive!"

Ye Hei: "? Soka? Could he actually be the sakura version of Great Saint!"

Uchiha Madara: "Possible! Could he be the Four-Tails from my world?"

In the Naruto World, there were nine Tailed Beasts. Each Tailed Beast had its own name and represented a different attribute of Chakra power.

The Nine-Tails was called Kurama, while the Eight-Tails was called Gyuki!

As for the Four-Tails, it was Sun Wukong, and it even had the nickname Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Madara had not noticed it before, but later he gradually discovered that his world actually had a slight connection to Journey to the West.

Fortunately, it was only a slight connection rather than the entire setting being the same. Otherwise, his world would immediately become a hell-level dungeon. Even the Sage of Six Paths would get slapped twice.

Da Gu Member: "What a coincidence!"

Sun Goukong: "Four-Tails? I’ve never heard of it. I only had one tail, but I later cut it off for training. Of course, it was also because I would turn into a Giant Ape on full moon nights. Without a tail, everyone would be safer, and I wouldn’t hurt anyone.

"Speaking of which, I thought of Grandpa."

After turning into a Giant Ape, Sun Wukong had no memories and only knew how to destroy.

His grandfather, Son Gohan, had been trampled to death by him under those circumstances.

When Sun Wukong was young, he did not understand why his grandfather had suddenly died. Only later experiences gradually made him realize the truth.

Uchiha Madara: "Not from the same world."

Xu Yi: "This new Wukong is indeed not from the Journey to the West World, but from an entirely new plane called Dragon Ball.

"This world focuses on cultivating ki. Once martial arts experts reach mastery, destroying stars with a flick of a finger or burning mountains and boiling seas is effortless."

Ye Hei: "Why is it called Dragon Ball? Could there be a Dragon King?"

Xu Yi: "Ye Hei, didn’t you come from Earth? How do you not know Dragon Ball?"

Ye Hei: "Should I know it, Group Owner?"

Xu Yi: "…Right, Parallel Universes naturally have differences. It is called Dragon Ball because Goukong’s world has divine artifacts called Dragon Balls. As long as you gather seven Dragon Balls, you can summon a Divine Dragon, and the Divine Dragon can grant any wish.

"For example, it could make you Superman, grant you an immortal body, or give you eternal life!"

Ye Hei: "Damn, that’s amazing! But why does summoning a Divine Dragon to make wishes sound so familiar?"

Bai Xiaochun: "If I obtained the seven Dragon Balls, could I make a wish for immortality?"

Xu Yi: "If it is merely immortality, then yes."

Ye Hei: "? Merely?"

Xu Yi: "Of course. Divine Dragons are not omnipotent; there will always be wishes they cannot fulfill. And every world is different, so a Divine Dragon’s power cannot be limitless.

"Of course, aside from ordinary Dragon Balls, there are also Super Dragon Balls. If you use Super Dragon Balls to summon Super Shenlong, the likelihood of granting wishes will be much higher. For example, destroying a Universe or creating a Universe—both are possible."

Iron Man: "Super Shenlong is that powerful? It can destroy and create Universes!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "What a fine treasure. But this Sword Immortal does not want to destroy the Universe or anything. I only want my chest to become one size bigger."

Xu Yi: "??"

Sun Wukong: "??"

Qian Renxue: "Are you serious? Bigger? They’re about to explode already, okay?"

Ye Hei: "Ridiculous!"

Second Boss: "Ridiculous!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "I’m joking."

Sun Goukong: "Group Owner, why have I never heard of Super Shenlong?"

Xu Yi: "That’s because you haven’t left the planet yet. Once you enter the Universe, you will naturally learn things you did not know before."

Sun Wukong: "I see. The World’s Best Martial Arts Tournament ended just a few years ago. These past few years, I’ve been farming at home and taking care of my child, so I haven’t had time to go out and train or meet stronger experts."

A few years ago, he fought Piccolo and resolved the grudge between them.

Piccolo Daimao’s son, Piccolo Jr., was no longer fixated on destroying the world. The two had reconciled, though they remained rivals, each wanting to truly defeat the other.

Xu Yi: "Training? You can do that in the group too. If you want to fight, you can have virtual battles with group members."

As Xu Yi spoke, he also realized that Sun Goukong’s timeline was still in its early stages. At this point, Sun Goukong had not yet become a Super Saiyan, and Piccolo had not yet become the Sun family’s nanny.

Sun Goukong: "Really!!"

Sun Wukong: "Of course. Old Sun is rather curious about the strength of this newcomer!"

Ye Hei: "Perfect. Everyone can go to the Virtual Space together, properly exchange pointers with the newcomer, and get acquainted."

Bai Xiaochun: "It feels so magical!"

Strongest Hair Stylist of Little Chicken Island: "Whoa! Awesome!"

Chat Group, Virtual Space.

As pillars of light appeared out of thin air at the spectator seats, new and old group members appeared together and greeted one another.

Bai Xiaochun’s eyes shone as he looked at the group members around him. Simply by instinct, he felt that everyone was incredibly formidable.

Wang Lin walked over and calmly glanced at Bai Xiaochun.

He looked fair-skinned and harmless, but his constantly rolling eyes revealed him to be crafty and shrewd, perhaps with a belly full of bad intentions.

Not only that, Wang Lin vaguely felt a special connection with Bai Xiaochun, one that could not be put into words.

It was like fate itself, as though even without the Chat Group, they would sooner or later meet at a turn in destiny.

"Hello, Brother Wang Lin," Bai Xiaochun greeted.

Of course, he did not know Wang Lin. This was their first meeting.

Because this was the Chat Group’s Virtual Space, every group member had their name displayed above their head.

"Hello, Bai Xiaochun," Wang Lin said.

"Wow, what an exaggeratedly unique ultimate hairstyle! The lines, the interplay of light and shadow, that thick volume—it’s practically a Sacred Body born for hairstyles!"

A Qi stood before Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Hikari, his face full of amazement.

His jaw nearly hit the floor, his eyes bulging like lightbulbs.

Faced with the Uchiha clan’s hairstyles, he truly wanted to go up and give them a proper trim, creating a genuinely trendy style.

"Are you an idiot?" Madara said irritably. This newcomer had been staring at his hair the whole time.

"No, darling, want a haircut? Twenty percent off… no, it’s free!" A Qi’s gaze burned with fervor.

"…" Uchiha Madara.

"Wow, what a cute little girl!"

Wang Wu suddenly seemed to lose her mind, her eyes filled with wildly fluttering hearts.

A girl of around eight or nine appeared, dressed in a fiery red gown.

The girl’s features were delicate and beautiful, her eyes lively, her skin white as snow. Every inch of her exuded an exotic charm. Though young, she was already clearly a stunning beauty in the making, capable of toppling kingdoms and ruining nations.

It was hard to imagine what she would look like after a few more years, once she had grown up.