The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"Shut up! One word: come or not!" Sun Wukong somehow came up with the word "shut up."

"Alright, then I'll just have to give you a little blow!" Han Cheng said, pulling out his phone again.

"Hehe!" Sun Wukong chuckled foolishly, his confidence seemingly coming from nowhere. Although he had played with many monkeys, he was still a novice.

"This is the price of freedom!" is the legendary skin for Sun Wukong, [Hellfire], costing 168 RMB. It's a bit extravagant. Although he bought it a while ago, he doesn't use it much, preferring the classic skin. According to him, ordinary opponents aren't worth using a skin for, especially such a good one. The classic skin is alright, though, it makes him look like a monster (many Sun Wukong fans will probably criticize me, but look at how fierce he looks! And those claws, those long nails…). Everything else is fine…

"Here comes Old Sun!" Han Cheng also brought a skin, the worst one, [Red Dead Redemption]. It has no special effects, but the cactus accessory adds a touch of novelty. (I don't know if you know, but if you tap all of Monkey's skins together, you'll see a combined effect: Hellfire wings, the Monkey King's braids, and that cactus and staff combined staff... Actually, other heroes can do this too, but Monkey's animations are consistent, so tapping them all together will show the combined skin. Interested players can try it out.) Nothing else is particularly good. Oh, I forgot it also adds ten attack power.

The match started quickly; 1v1 loads pretty fast, you know.

Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) invariably builds an iron sword as his first item, with Infinity Edge as his primary item. This build is likely the standard for all Sun Wukong players, as it increases critical strike chance, critical strike damage, and attack power, making it a core item for him. After the nerf, while Sun Wukong still has a built-in 20% critical strike chance, his critical strike damage is reduced by 50%. The passive effect of Infinity Edge has also been changed to "increases critical strike damage by 50%." However, this makes Sun Wukong significantly stronger in the early game, as most players can't withstand his critical strikes.

Han Cheng didn't play by the rules this time, choosing an attack speed dagger as his first item, which surprised Sun Wukong.

Monkeys generally don't prioritize attack speed; a little is enough. As for the Lightning Dagger, commonly known as the Electric Blade, it's basically useless for Monkeys. Once they get Trinity Force, their attack speed is sufficient.

At level one, both Han Cheng and Sun Wukong level up their second skill. The first skill has a long cooldown, and the clone is practically useless against enemies, making it less practical compared to the second skill's shorter cooldown and increased survivability. Level one is crucial in typical 1v1 matches; securing first blood often allows you to maintain pressure on your opponent, especially when both characters are on the same level.

"Where do you think you're going, you monster!" Both monkeys swung their clubs at Han Cheng. Sun Wukong hit Han Cheng, but it wasn't a critical hit; he only took some damage. Han Cheng, on the other hand, hit a half-health minion, killing him and gaining some experience.

At level one, it's best not to rush to whittle down the opponent's strength. Instead, take small opportunities to clear minions as much as possible without taking damage. Then you can level up to level two, gain an extra skill, and the scales of victory will tip in your favor.

"Hmm?" Seeing that Han Cheng didn't fight back, Sun Wukong cleared a minion, while Han Cheng cleared another minion and leveled up to level two. Then he went invisible. Seeing this, Sun Wukong quickly used his second skill to return to the tower, since this was not the time to fight head-on.

Soon, the monkey also leveled up to level two, and the two of them successively leveled up to level four. During this time, they only attacked each other once, and neither of them could kill the other instantly.

Sun Wukong has completed his first item, Infinity Edge. Now, let's look at Han Cheng's first item...?

—The pure sky?

Sun Wukong was somewhat surprised. Although this equipment increased the critical strike probability significantly, it did not increase damage. It was fine for marksmen, but it wasn't very good for Sun Wukong. At the very least, it shouldn't be his first item. Sun Wukong thought this way.

Han Cheng builds Pure Sky as his first item when playing Sun Wukong. This is because the item increases the critical strike chance, and the active skill provides a powerful damage reduction of 50%. Although it only lasts for less than two seconds, it is enough for a high-burst hero like Sun Wukong.

However, no blood was drawn.

The second item for Sun Wukong is cloth armor boots, which are also very common items for him.

Han Cheng built Infinity Edge as his first item, and Trinity Force as his third item, just like Sun Wukong. However, he skipped boots, as Han Cheng always believed that it was best not to build boots in a solo match.

Finally, the first blood was about to be drawn. Sun Wukong's performance was worthy of the number of games he had played as a monkey. Taking advantage of Han Cheng's positioning mistake, he struck out and knocked him up with his ultimate, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Once the stun wore off, Han Cheng had less than half his health left. He immediately activated the Pure Sky active skill [Dispel] to reduce subsequent damage, then, undaunted by Sun Wukong, he struck back with his staff. After all, Sun Wukong had just used his skill, and in this situation, if he ran away, he would die even faster. In a duel, especially between heroes with high burst damage, running away when you clearly can't escape is the worst thing you can do.

Using his second skill to return, he gains increased resistances, then strikes down with his staff, followed by his ultimate, but misses. Sun Wukong also uses his second skill, and is met with a blow, followed by a basic attack, leaving Han Cheng with very low health.

Han Cheng activated stealth and struck back, this was the enhanced version of his ultimate skill. With this strike, Han Cheng, who had acquired the Bloodthirster, could recover some health. Then, he used his first skill to strike Sun Wukong, dealing a significant amount of damage.

Finally, Sun Wukong delivered the fatal blow, only to find Han Cheng's monkey still standing there, not dead? The monkey was taken aback.

"Bang!" Han Cheng's monkey slammed the staff back, "Master—" Sun Wukong's monkey fell down unwillingly.

Looking at Han Cheng's equipment, it's unclear when he acquired the Famous Blade of Fate. It turns out that this equipment was what led to Han Cheng's victory; otherwise, Sun Wukong would have been the one to win.

—It's all a routine, a routine!

Han Cheng admitted that his monkey didn't feel as good as Sun Wukong's, but he still won, leaving Sun Wukong looking miserable.

"Alright, can we go now?" Han Cheng said calmly.

"You're trying to trick me, that doesn't count, that doesn't count!" Sun Wukong was not so easily subdued.

"Shall we do it again?" Han Cheng glanced at Sun Wukong.

"Come on, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Today... I'm sleepy..." Sun Hou said. Han Cheng knew that Sun Hou was chickening out, afraid of being tricked again. He said he would come again just to save face and for his pitiful pride.

Seeing that Sun Wukong had relented, everyone hurried home. Xu Xiaomeng had wanted to go home for a long time. In her words, it was dangerous for a weak woman like her to go home alone so late. But Han Cheng didn't think so.