I'm Dreaming of a Journey to the West

"All of you, die!" The King of Inspiration roared with his eyes wide open, his eyes bulging out of their sockets. He roared at the top of his lungs. At this moment, he seemed like a madman, swinging his hammers like a windmill, once again stirring up a raging sea at the foot of Mount Putuo! The massive vortex this time was completely different from the previous one, its scale was jaw-dropping. The vortex soared into the clouds, like a magical needle piercing the sky, seemingly threatening to devour everything in the deep sea! Even distant reefs and fish were not spared; they were swept up in it, and then smashed into dust by the King of Inspiration's hammers!

"Master! How should we respond?" Fairy Hibiscus' legs began to tremble slightly. She tried hard to keep her footing, but was powerless. She was about to be sucked into the terrifying water vortex created by the King of Inspiration.

"Don't worry, I'll handle him. You go back and rest." Li Chen acted decisively, quickly placing the Hibiscus Fairy into his system backpack. Immediately afterwards, Li Chen's body emanated a dazzling emerald green light, as translucent as jade. He concentrated his mind, gathering the surrounding green light between his palms. In the blink of an eye, two mysterious green orbs appeared in his palms! Li Chen tossed them towards the vortex.

This move is a brand-new technique created by Li Chen after he gained a deep understanding of the inner principles of heaven and earth. He harnesses his mastery of the power of the Wood Ancestral Witch, gathering it between his palms and launching an offensive attack that strikes directly at the enemy's vital points. While this technique lacks the power of a massive, earth-shattering attack, its uniqueness lies in its remarkable ability to reduce the enemy's strength!

"Hahahaha...hahahahahaha! Are you so naive as to think that such a trivial trick can hurt me?" The King of Inspiration laughed wildly and almost crazily, completely unaware that the originally clear and transparent water around him had quietly turned into a strange dark green color.

"Today is the day you will die! I will make you die with my beloved wife!" King Lingguang roared fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes. Before he finished speaking, he swung his two hammers even faster and faster, sweeping towards Li Chen like a hurricane.

"The one who truly deserves to die is none other than you! You've slaughtered countless innocent lives, a crime unforgivable by Heaven. One day, you will reap the consequences! Today is your day of retribution!" Facing the encroaching, raging whirlpool, Li Chen remained undaunted. He scurried away, dodging and righteously rebuking the Inspiration King. This man was far too arrogant and domineering. As the saying goes, pride comes before a fall, and Li Chen knew that the more arrogant and conceited one is, the more likely they are to expose their weaknesses. As expected, from the very beginning of the battle, the Inspiration King was exposed to numerous flaws!

"Hahaha, you're just boasting, but actually..." Before the King of Inspiration could finish his words, suddenly, a sharp pain surged into his heart, causing him to scream involuntarily.

A stream of emerald green blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth, splashing onto the ground like a strange flower in full bloom. At the same time, his hands, which had been tightly gripping the hammers, drooped limply, and the powerful weapons fell to the ground beside him.

However, the vortex didn't stop spinning because of the King of Inspiration's condition. Instead, it seemed to be stimulated by something, spinning even more frantically. This powerful hydraulic trap, once created by the King of Inspiration himself to attack his enemies, had now become his greatest nightmare.

The vortex of water, like an impenetrably sharp sword, relentlessly tore at the Inspiration King's body. Each spin brought a piercing pain, nearly unbearable. Though he desperately tried to mobilize his strength to resist the terrifying force of the water, his body seemed to be under a spell, completely defying his will.

Gradually, the vortex slowed down and finally came to a stop. By this time, the Inspiration King was covered in wounds of all sizes, blood gushing out from them, staining the surrounding ground crimson.

He raised his head with difficulty, emerald green blood still spitting out of his mouth. His eyes were full of anger and unwillingness. He stared at Li Chen in front of him and hissed, "You...when did you poison me?" There was endless resentment and confusion in his voice.

"Just now, those two balls of light that sparkled with emerald green light that I threw out with all my might were actually deadly poisons that gathered the powerful strength of the Wood Witch! It's ridiculous that you were so easily blinded by anger and lost your reason because of your emotions!" Li Chen said with a sneer, his face full of ridicule and complacency, his eyes fixed on the King of Inspiration who had been poisoned and was on the verge of death.

"Shameless villains! The Grand Ancestral Water Witch will never let you off lightly!" The Inspiration King used up his last bit of strength and gritted his teeth as he threatened Li Chen. At this point, he had no other choice but to hope that the Grand Ancestral Water Witch, Gonggong, would bring justice to him and the spotted mandarin fish lady and severely punish these despicable people.

"Hmph, despicable? If you hadn't been controlled by your emotions and clouded by anger, with my strength, it would have taken a lot of effort to defeat you after you were blessed with the power of the Water Witch! It's all your fault that you are too stupid! So stupid that you are hopeless and so ignorant that it's outrageous!" Li Chen became more and more complacent, laughing at the poor and pathetic opponent in front of him to his heart's content, and then swung the demon-subduing staff in his hand, mercilessly chopping off the head of the King of Inspiration!

"System, is it possible to tame this spotted mandarin fish? I think she is very loyal and I really want her to be my new pet!" Li Chen asked the system with great anticipation, because he knew very well that the control skills possessed by the spotted mandarin fish were very powerful. If he could get the assistance of the spotted mandarin fish in future battles, he would surely get twice the result with half the effort!

"Absolutely not! Her inner loyalty to the King of Inspiration is 100%! Even if her loyalty to the King of Inspiration is only 99%, this system can still subdue her. But if her loyalty is at full value, there's no way." After hearing the system's explanation, Li Chen suddenly realized that the system wasn't 100% guaranteed to subdue every defeated female boss. In fact, there was a certain degree of randomness; as long as the female boss's loyalty was less than 100%, there was a chance she could be subdued!

"So, system, what kind of reward will I get after completing this mission?" Li Chen asked impatiently. He was eager to know what kind of mission reward he would get after successfully defeating the King of Inspiration.

"Your mission reward is ten Resurrection Pills that can bring a person back to life; ten Level 4 Strengthening Stones that can greatly improve equipment attributes; and one fragment of the Conch!" The system's voice was emotionless, but these rewards made Li Chen's heart beat faster.

However, as the system responded, Li Chen couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. They had agreed to give him the fragments of the Modo Soul Banner, so why did they suddenly change it to the fragments of the Shi Luo Conch?

"Okay! Since the host doesn't want it, I will take it away!" The system seemed to have noticed Li Chen's thoughts, and said coldly, preparing to take back the fragments of the Conch that had been placed in Li Chen's backpack.

Li Chen's face changed drastically, and he quickly waved his hands and shouted: "No, no, no, it's already given to me! I want it, I want it, who said I don't want it!" As he spoke, he forced a flattering smile on his face, fearing that the system would really take away this precious reward.

Finally, Li Chen did not forget to thank the system: "Thank you, system!" Although he was somewhat reluctant, facing such a generous reward, he had no choice but to accept the reality. After all, these things would definitely be of great benefit to his future path of cultivation.