Chapter 21 Do I Have a Choice Now?

The box contained the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

For Sun Wukong, the Ruyi Jingu Bang was not just a magical treasure, but also his good brother, his comrade-in-arms. It was an inseparable part of him.

It was the Ruyi Jingu Bang that had forged his mighty name as the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.

But now, the Ruyi Jingu Bang was riddled with cracks and severely damaged, weighing only a little over a hundred pounds. It was unclear how this had happened.

"Luckily, the spirit of the Jingu Bang still lingers, capable of swallowing Metal Essence to repair itself." Su Hang took out the Dog-Beating Stick and the Golden Scale Spear. Patterns on the surface of the Jingu Bang emitted a faint white glow, enveloping the Dog-Beating Stick and the Golden Scale Spear.

These two treasures released tiny golden specks of light that drifted out and were swallowed by the Jingu Bang.

About a minute later, the glow on the Jingu Bang faded, and one of the cracks became less visible, its weight increasing ever so slightly.

As for the Dog-Beating Stick and the Golden Scale Spear, they turned to dust with a mere touch, as if made of weathered stone.

"Now, the power of the Jingu Bang is roughly equivalent to that of an Eighth Grade Spiritual Artifact, which is just right for my use," Su Hang said as he lovingly caressed the Jingu Bang. "With this treasure, my strength has significantly increased. I could probably knock down someone like Deputy Director Liu in two or three strikes."

"Boss, that Five Whip Liquor of yours is terrifyingly effective. I need to step out," Lu Xingshang quickly put on a large coat and hurried out.

"It's past ten o'clock. I should go for my late-night training. Let's head out together," Su Hang said as he stored the Jingu Bang in his Storage Slot and took off his jacket to leave the dormitory.

Lu Xingshang ran toward the school's exterior, while Su Hang headed to the small grove behind the dorm.

It was only the beginning of March, and the weather was still cold, but Su Hang, in just a short-sleeve shirt, didn't feel cold at all. This was because of his Entry Level in cultivating his Martial Body, which made him impervious to the extremes of weather.

Now that he had the Ruyi Jingu Bang, it was necessary to practice a set of cudgel techniques to unleash its full potential.

Sun Wukong practiced his self-created Thousand Jun Stick Technique, but Su Hang hadn't received this peerless cudgel technique in the 1% of True Spirit he had obtained.

"The Eight Desolations Scatter Hand is profound and extensive, incorporating movements like the Sky-Splitting Axe and Sky-Crushing Hammer into cudgel techniques," Su Hang mused as he walked into the small grove.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

Suddenly, light glimmered on the surrounding trees. Upon closer inspection, Su Hang saw streaks of Runes enveloping the area.

"Damn, it's a Formation," Su Hang quickly tried to retreat but was a step too late and became trapped within the Formation.

It was a malicious arrival indeed, someone who had skillfully concealed the aura emitted by the Formation, allowing them to spring this trap unnoticed.

"Whoosh..."

Within the Formation, Demonic Qi gathered and solidified into a black demon whale in the sky, which opened its jaws wide to draw in breath, and Su Hang's True Qi began to seep uncontrollably from his pores.

"Well, a Demon Cultivator is making a move this time," Su Hang observed the Formation. "This is the lowest-level, Ninth Grade Formation; breaking out is not difficult. But what I want is to capture my assailant alive to wring out Qiu Jing's whereabouts."

Su Hang resolutely took out a Summoning Talisman and activated it immediately. The Summoning Talisman merged into the high skies, causing ripples in the space.

Suddenly, a figure flew out from the center of the ripples, landing a foot on the Formation and causing all the Formation Patterns to instantly shatter.

A demon shadow in the forest didn't hesitate to flee, turning into a streak of light, speeding towards the distance with astonishing velocity.

"Miss, don't let him get away," Su Hang urgently said to Tang Lifen.

Tang Lifen glared at Su Hang venomously, did not move an inch, and by then, the person was already too far to chase.

Su Hang said, "If I had known you were going to be so unreliable, I wouldn't have summoned you. I need to cultivate now, so you can go back."

Tang Lifen's face turned even uglier.

"What's wrong?" Su Hang took a closer look and realized that Tang Lifen's immortal power was a mess, as if she had suffered demonization.

Yet, the situation seemed off. Demonization should result in immortal power chaotically surging through one's body, but her turbulent immortal power was concentrated in front of her chest.

"What's wrong with you?" Su Hang's eyes widened.

"You little brat, you interrupted my spell, rendering me unable to use immortal power for six hours. You still have the nerve to ask me what's wrong, do you want to die?" Tang Lifen was both embarrassed and angry, having lost face completely this time.

"Alright then, my bad," Su Hang said, scarcely holding back a laugh, "follow me, I'll call a cab to take you back."

Tang Lifen spat, "Is your head filled with mush? I'm a star actress. If I walk out in my pajamas, who knows what the entertainment news will say about me tomorrow."

"Then I'll lend you my short-sleeve shirt and give you a hundred bucks for the fare. No more issues, right?" Su Hang said, all smiles.

Tang Lifen glared at Su Hang, "Who wants to wear your clothes? Hurry up and buy me a set of women's clothing and call Qingdai to come pick me up."

"It's past ten o'clock at night, where am I supposed to buy you clothes? Here's what we'll do, I'll have Qingdai bring you a set," Su Hang said as he phoned Li Qingdai, "You're out of luck, sister Qingdai's phone is turned off."

Tang Lifen huffed, "I don't care, you got me into this mess tonight, and you'll have to sort it out; otherwise, I won't let this go."

"We have two options now. First, since no one comes here, you can stay put until your immortal power stabilizes and teleport back home. Second, you can go to my dorm, my three roommates are out, and by dawn, you should be able to use your immortal power," Su Hang suggested, but footsteps approached, and two people headed their way.

Su Hang and Tang Lifen quickly hid to one side.

"Do I even have a choice now?" Tang Lifen whispered.

"Uh," Su Hang touched his nose, "seems not."

Tang Lifen forcefully snatched Su Hang's short-sleeve shirt, and they both emerged from the grove.

As Su Hang walked back to the dorm, Tang Lifen followed with a dark expression.

The night was too late for passersby, the dormitory guard was dozing off, and they entered the dorm without trouble.

"I'm hitting the hay, make yourself at home," Su Hang said as he got into bed.

"Patter patter..."

Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the hallway, growing louder and closer, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into a door lock just outside.

Tang Lifen, like a startled rabbit, kicked Su Hang away and dove under the covers.