"Yes, I'm also very reluctant to part with the host—"
"That's just great! I finally won't have to listen to your voice anymore!"
Lin Yi cheered in his mind.
[?]
"Weird, I can clearly only hear a voice, so why do I still feel like you put out a question mark."
[It seems that even my born intelligence can never keep up with the rhythm of human thoughts. Isn't the normal storyline that when you learn I cannot speak, you would suddenly feel sentimental?]
"Sentimental my ass… Cut the crap, I'm not going to get beaten up by Son Goku, am I?"
[On the contrary, you can totally beat him up]
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi didn't respond with any more words, stood up, and this action made everyone present stunned for a moment. Zi Ji, who was next to him, didn't catch on and even moved aside in fright, then watched bewilderedly as Lin Yi walked towards the light screen.
"There's something I need to handle, it's like meeting an old friend."
Lin Yi turned to the side and said something very cool to everyone before he intended to enter the light screen. Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
"You'll come back, right?!"
Gu Yuena shouted anxiously.
No sooner had her words fallen than everyone, as if realizing something, quickly turned their eyes to Lin Yi.
To all of them, Lin Yi seemed like he should belong to that fearsome plane, so they truly feared that once he left, he would never return.
"I will."
After speaking, Lin Yi's body swiftly merged into the light screen.
The next moment, he was in the sea water, a few hundred meters ahead stood Son Goku and the Dragon King among others.
His body radiated a faint rainbow glow, which allowed Lin Yi to quickly discover he could breathe normally in the sea water, including moving around, and beyond that, he didn't feel any breath oppression.
Just when everyone thought that Lin Yi was going to swim over like Zi Ji, he suddenly disappeared on the spot!
Only the stirred up silt remained in his place, and in the next second, Lin Yi appeared behind a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals as if he had teleported, with the faint rainbow light trailing behind him like flowing fire in the sea, giving a glimpse of his path.
Hearing the commotion, Ao Guang turned around, his eyes dumbfounded as he sized up Lin Yi, "Who are you?"
Lin Yi got straight to the point, "I came for the Ruyi Jingu Bang. Hand it over, and everyone here will avoid a catastrophe."
Ao Guang stood there, stunned for a moment, not saying a word in surprise.
"Crack!"
Just then, a sound came from up front.
It turned out Son Goku was already standing next to the Ruyi Jingu Bang, with one hand on it.
He turned his head to the side, his mouth showing his fangs in a contemptuous smile, and a cold snort also issued from him, "You dare to snatch my weapon? State your name, and I'll leave your body intact."
As he spoke, there was another "crack" from the Ruyi Jingu Bang. It shook, its moss and silt peeled off in patches, revealing the glinting golden patterns inside, along with five big characters written vertically!
"Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
Ao Guang, seeing Son Goku just using one hand to pull out the Ruyi Jingu Bang, was completely flabbergasted, "He can actually lift it?!"
Son Goku's thin arm gave a fierce raise, and the hefty Golden Cudgel shot upward like a cannonball, then fell down, and he caught it securely again.
During the entire process, the size of the Golden Cudgel didn't change.
The expressions of both the shrimp soldiers and crab generals and the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea were enough to prove that Son Goku had done something unbelievable.
"Monster, monster!"
Ao Guang was filled with terror, and at this moment, Ryugu shook so much that he couldn't even stand steady.
Lin Yi, "My name is Lin Yi."
Son Goku walked over, holding the Golden Cudgel in one hand, with a contemptuous smile, "Lin Yi? Never heard of it, never heard of it! Eat my rod first!"
Ao Guang, seeing Son Goku about to rush over with the cudgel, stepped forward in shock to stop him, "Exalted Immortal! Please don't! You cannot take away the Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
Son Goku wouldn't listen, and with a push, he sent Ao Guang flying into a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
He held the Golden Cudgel in both hands, as divine power caused the sea to surge around him, and the cudgel emitted a strong golden light, stirring up huge waves as he wielded it.
Son Goku leaped high, baring his fangs and swung his cudgel down onto Lin Yi with brute force.
"Boom!"
This time, what Zi Ji saw in her eyes was no illusion.
The water churned violently, corals shattered, and chasms like abysses split open in the earth, all behind Lin Yi in the blink of an eye.
Ao Guang was speechless, and the other three Dragon Kings who had rushed over craned their necks to observe the strange ocean currents, unable to regain their composure for a long time.
Once the objects in their view became clear again.
"Boom!"
The Ruyi Jingu Bang in Son Goku's hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.
He blinked dumbfoundedly, looking at Lin Yi who stood unscathed right in front of him.
"How are you unharmed?"
Lin Yi's lips curled into a smile, and he responded casually, "What do you think, Son Goku?"
"I've never encountered this situation before," Son Goku said, scratching his head and turning to ask Ao Guang, "Do you know him?"
Ao Guang, already frightened out of his wits and sitting on the ground, quickly shook his head, "This old dragon does not recall such a person!"
Taking advantage of their conversation, Lin Yi glanced at his panel.
A look of extreme astonishment flashed in his eyes.
[Blood loss: 10,046,578,348]
[Remaining health: 889,810,943,654]
[Damage Grade: Please upgrade the System to level 5 first]
[Random Reward: Please upgrade the System to level 5 first]
[Host Reward: Please upgrade the System to level 5 first]
Ten billion damage…
Alright, alright, alright, Monkey Bro, it's definitely you, definitely you…
Lin Yi felt like crying. Ten billion damage could have been exchanged for an enormous reward, but now he needed to upgrade the System first?
Why wasn't this rule mentioned from the beginning?
"Could it be that I'm now at System level 1?"
[That's right]
A level 1 System was certainly to adapt to Soul Land, a First-level Plane; that explanation did make sense.
Lin Yi closed the panel and swept a glance around, only then noticing that the seabed had become a complete mess due to Monkey Bro's strike.
On Soul City's side, buildings had collapsed, the ground had cracked, and the onlookers were all covered in dust and dirt.
The might of that one strike even reached Soul Land!
Bi Bidong, seeing even the Six-winged Goddess Statue had half its body broken, muttered helplessly in her heart, "We can only wait for Senior Lin Yi to return and restore it."
After everyone slowly got up, they saw that Lin Yi in the barrier was also uninjured!
Son Goku was so strong, yet he still couldn't overcome Senior Lin Yi!
"If you don't hand over that Golden Cudgel willingly, I might have to snatch it... It's just a pity that you in this timeline don't recognize me yet, how I miss the times when you would obediently listen," Lin Yi mumbled, mainly to avoid giving himself away, so he intentionally spoke for the people of Soul Land to hear.
This statement resolved some people's confusions about why the previously compliant Son Goku in the sea would attack Senior Lin Yi and act so disrespectfully.
ps. Book recommendation:
Da Ming: You're appointed as a county magistrate, yet you build an imperial capital
Author: Love to Stew Pork Rib Soup