Chapter 972: Chapter 604: Lu Lin, Star King—A Changed World

The Monkey King, realizing he couldn’t take down Lu Lin, knew in his heart that what prevented his golden light attacks was indeed a supreme treasure, and greed began to grow within him.

How much he desired it.

The eyes he could now emit golden light from had come from a super treasure, allowing him, who was originally ordinary in the Four-eyed Spirit Monkey Clan, to reach his current realm.

If he could refine another powerful treasure within his body, he would undoubtedly ascend to the Star Emperor realm.

Then.

The golden light in the Monkey King’s eye shone even stronger.

Without Lu Lin noticing, he had already gotten within 20 meters of Lu Lin’s position.

Due to the golden light, Lu Lin did not see the Monkey King’s actions.

At this moment.

"Roar—"

The Monkey King suddenly roared fiercely towards the sky, and his entire body enlarged dramatically.

Originally standing at less than 1.5 meters tall, he instantly expanded to an exaggerated size.

Standing 10 meters tall, his muscles knotted all over his body, and the brown fur rippled continuously under the vibration of Star Power.

He appeared as Mad Demon.

"Humans..."

"To see me in this form, even if you die, you can be proud."

As the Monkey King spoke, he swung his hands towards Lu Lin’s position.

It was akin to someone swatting a fly or mosquito.

With the size comparison between the two, it truly appeared this way.

Yet, under such circumstances, the human boy’s face showed no expression.

Not terrified.

Not panicked.

Only calmness.

Could he truly ignore this move of mine?

The Monkey King couldn’t help but ponder.

But that was absolutely impossible; he couldn’t even fathom his own strength after transforming into the giant ape form—it might even approach the legendary Dragon’s Power.

Under such a powerful strength, even if this human was forged from steel, he should still be crushed into flesh paste.

However, to avoid accidents, the Monkey King increased the force in his arms even more.

"Die for me."

The Monkey King’s face contorted, like an emissary from hell.

Just as he managed to trap Lu Lin between his hands, his palm suddenly hurt.

Pain?

The Monkey King didn’t understand why his hand hurt, but soon, he had no further thoughts.

He felt his internal Star Power flowing uncontrollably towards his hands.

No!

It wasn’t flowing to his hands; it was through his hands, flowing outward, and it didn’t feel like flowing—it felt more like... being sucked.

Simultaneously, Lu Lin’s face broke into a smile.

Not easy indeed.

Coming to the Longyuan World initially seemed like an opportunity for rapid cultivation enhancement, yet after participating in the Heavenly Talent War, he had been following Elder Long on General Mountain for cultivation, and barely due to Sun Xiaorui’s matter, got out without encountering any demon beasts, before Elder Cheng Yu brought him to the Northwestern Domain for some dispute resolution.

Just as he thought he might not have an opportunity to enhance his cultivation within a short time, that "lovely" Monkey King appeared.

Lu Lin had put in considerable effort to create a delusion in the Monkey King’s mind that he could counterattack, opting for close combat with Lu Lin.

Presently.

Everything proved Lu Lin’s maneuver was correct.

Feeling the surging, swelling Star Power inside, Lu Lin excitedly couldn’t help but let out a long howl.

After decades of waiting, his cultivation finally began to increase.

He felt exuberant, yet the Monkey King showed a ghost-stricken expression.

"What is it? What kind of magic is this?"

"Hehe."

Lu Lin ignored it, even urging the broken knife to hasten the absorption.

The broken knife, having undergone multiple enhancements, now possessed a terrifying absorption rate.

If the being before him wasn’t a demon beast but a Star Emperor level Martial Artist, he’d be drained within two breaths.

Only a demon beast’s enormous physique could withstand the absorption from the broken knife.

However, witnessing the Monkey King, towering over ten meters, rapidly wither, Lu Lin felt secretly astounded.

The broken knife had truly strengthened.

The Monkey King, from initial confusion, grimace, angry shouts, to begging and calmness now.

He seemed to have acknowledged that he would inevitably die at Lu Lin’s hands.

He had completely given up struggling.

In less than three minutes, a massive, god-like Star Emperor level Four-eyed Spirit Monkey had been drained by Lu Lin.

When the Monkey King’s body fell to the ground, Lu Lin’s cultivation finally elevated to the Star King level.

Star King is a title for Martial Artist’s cultivation, not a level.

This realm, strictly speaking, is referred to as domain mastery.

In simple terms, it means mastering and opening a domain.

A cultivator at this realm can use their domain in battles to affect others.

In battles between two Star King level Martial Artists, the ultimate contest is whose domain is stronger.

If your understanding of the domain is deep enough, even if you’re just entering the initial Star King stage, you can defeat masters at the peak of the Star King.

Of course, Lu Lin’s utilization of physical strength and Soul Power to attack enemies does not fall within this category.

His Soul Power and Physical Strength are too strong, fighting ordinary Star Kings and Star Emperors is sheer bullying, and now Lu Lin can easily kill some Star Emperor masters.

Feeling the surging power within, Star Power ceaselessly nourished every cell of Lu Lin’s body.

His flesh.

His bones.

His skin. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Lu Lin discovered his skin had become a bit whiter again; his internal organs’ functions were even more powerful, and even his flesh had expanded considerably.