Yu Shen

I and Wukong's clone have been running to find Yu Long for about 13 minutes now, but still haven't seen her.

"Master, are you sure we're going the right way?" the clone asked with a frustrated expression.

"Patience, we are on the right path... I think," I replied the clone.

"Master, you're not very trustworthy," the clone sighed.

Although she's just a clone of Wukong, she behaves exactly like the original, unlike other clones without intelligence.

"Wukong, are you as powerful as the original?"

"Yeah, just two levels weaker."

Wow, this clone's power level is 5; Wukong is truly insanely strong.

"Why didn't you carry me and run earlier?" I looked at the clone.

"Lazy"

"..."

'Alright, I take back what I said. She's much lazier than the original.'

"Fine..." the clone scratched her head and then lifted me up like a princess.

'Alright, why does Wukong like carrying me like this?' I thought, while the clone ran at high speed, albeit slightly slower than the original.

After running for a while, we arrived at a large gate.

"Are you sure this is the place, Master?"

"Why are you asking me?"

"You have a compass."

"A compass only gives directions."

We looked at each other for a moment and sighed.

I got down from the clone's arms, and she approached the gate.

"Let me go ahead."

She pushed the gate forcefully, causing it to begin opening.

Suddenly, the clone felt something amiss and quickly dodged to the side.

Needles shot out exactly where she had just been standing moments ago.

She then went over to retrieve one of the needles.

"Cool, poison needles. I really hate it." The clone sighed again and then approached me.

"What?! Wait a minute, Wukong, what are you doing?!" I exclaimed as Wukong continued to carry me.

"We'll handle this as quickly as possible, so Master, hold on tight," the clone said.

"W-Wait, what do you mea—"

The clone exerted all her strength into her legs and ran at a tremendous speed, causing the ground to crack.

"AGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" I screamed loudly, while the wind force made my face look quite comical.

Traps were activated, continuously shooting needles and creating many stone walls to block her.

But this was Wukong, whether it was her clone or not, how could these stupid traps stop her?

She swept past, sweeping away everything in front of her. The needles flew away, and the walls crumbled.

After a while, we easily passed through the trap room.

"Wukong... next time, please let me know if you do something..." I said.

"Kay."

We continued on, this time reaching a silver gate.

"Why does this feel like a challenge?" I muttered, confused.

The clone went ahead and pushed open the gate.

"WELCOME!"

There was someone ahead, with the head of a horse, dressed in silver armor, and a very arrogant expression on his face.

To put it bluntly, he looked quite unpleasant, and if I couldn't stand it, I'd have punched him in the face.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You're so rude. Hasn't anyone taught you to introduce yourself first?" he replied.

"Umm, okay? My name is Tang, and this is Wukong," I said.

"Heheh! Well then, allow me to introduce myself! I am—"

"Enough talk." The clone teleported in front of him and smashed his head with the Jingu Bang staff.

He fell down, dead before he could even say his name.

"Poor guy, he didn't even get to introduce himself," I commented to the clone.

"He was blocking our way, and we need to save Yu Long. No time to play around with him," the clone replied.

We continued on, but before leaving the room, I clasped my hands together over his body.

"Namo, may you be born with a more likable face in your next life, dear nameless horse-headed fellow," I said. (Horse: Fuck you)

After that, a prestigious golden gate stood before us.

The clone hesitated to push it, instead using her Jingu Bang staff to enlarge it and smash through the gate.

*KENG!*

The golden gate fell, and we entered to find a golden throne with someone sitting atop it.

Long white hair, blue eyes, and most importantly, a dragon horn made of crystal on his forehead.

'He look like Yu Long, maybe same race as Yu Long?' I turned to the clone, intending to ask, but saw her face filled with surprise.

"You've arrived sooner than I anticipated. It seems the obstacles set up to stop you were ineffective," a cold, menacing voice emanated from him.

"Where is Yu Long?" I turned back to him.

"My sister? Unfortunately, a lowly creature like you isn't worthy of knowing," he sneered.

"Hey, don't talk like that. Your parents will worry about your loneliness" I retorted.

"Shut." He waved his hand, creating multiple wind blades shooting towards me.

The clone appeared before me, using the Jingu Bang to block the attack.

"Tch, even as a clone, you're still quite strong," he remarked.

"Too bad for you, you're too late." He stood up from the golden throne and walked to open the curtain behind him.

It's a machine filled with bright blue liquid, and inside it, Yu Long was unclothed.

"What are you planning?!" I sweat nervously, feeling uneasy.

He ignored me, approached the machine, and pressed something.

"Excellent. It seems the useless things that tried to stop you bought me enough time," he smirked, then pressed a red button.

Suddenly, Yu Long's body lit up, causing her face to contort in pain.

Then, a bright blue gem was created right in the jar.

"Master, Yu Long's level has dropped," the clone warned.

"What?! What level is she now?" I anxiously asked, sweating.

"...Level 1."

"She dropped to that level?!" I looked in horror as Yu Shen opened the jar and took the gem.

"Finally... this power is mine..." He then put the gem in his mouth and swallowed it on the spot.

"Ew, does he have no sense of hygiene?" The clone looked at Yu Shen in disgust.

"THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SAY THAT!!" I yelled at the clone.

"You lowly creatures, I will let you experience my new power," Yu Shen said as he flew up, his body starting to transform.

"WUKONG!! WHAT LEVEL IS HE NOW?!"

"..." the clone stared at the transforming Yu Shen.

Scales like a dragon's skin emerged on him, two more eyes appeared, and this time the crystal horn had four parts.

"Level 7..."

"RAGHHHH!!!"

A powerful white dragon emitted an aura full of malice.