Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 294: The Forgotten "Swift Fire Bead" (4th Update)

What! The Crown Prince is also fake!?

Upon hearing Jiang Liu’s words, everyone in the great hall changed their expressions dramatically, and in an instant, their attention fell upon the Crown Prince.

At this moment, the Crown Prince, seeing his father turn into an evil demon, was already finding his mind a blank slate, suddenly heard Jiang Liu’s words and noticed everyone’s gazes focusing on him.

The looks in their eyes startled the Crown Prince, who then hurriedly said, "Wait, I’m real, I’m not an evil demon!"

"Whether you are or not, you saying so doesn’t count!" Upon hearing the Crown Prince’s words, Sun Wukong chuckled and said.

Serving as Jiang Liu’s ace fighter, Sun Wukong obviously had no intention of questioning Jiang Liu’s judgment. While speaking, his eyes shone with golden light, and using his divine skill, Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, he looked over at the Crown Prince.

Of course, by this time, all eyes in the great hall were on the Crown Prince, filled with surprise—could it be? Was even the Crown Prince a fake?

However, after staring with the Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze for a moment, Sun Wukong shook his head, turned to Jiang Liu, and said, "Master, you…"

At this point, Jiang Liu was just setting down the body of the Lion Demon and, seeing the astonished look in Sun Wukong’s eyes, Jiang Liu said, "I was checking if this Lion Demon had really died!"

"Not dead, but close to it!" Hearing Jiang Liu’s explanation, Sun Wukong replied, unconcerned.

He then added, "Master, this Crown Prince is real, and not an illusion transformed by a demon."

"Hmm, it seems that only the King was fake," Jiang Liu nodded and said.

"Master, so what shall we do next? Kill it?" Looking at the demon creature next to him, severely wounded and on the verge of death, already reverted to its lion form, Sun Wukong asked for instructions.

"No need to rush that, let’s first ask him how he plotted against the King, and where the body is!" Jiang Liu shook his head and said.

"Yes, that makes sense!" This remark from Jiang Liu had everyone in the great hall, including Sun Wukong and the civil and military officials, nodding in agreement.

At this point, everyone was sure that the King had indeed been replaced by an evil demon, so naturally, they needed to find out from him where the real King had gone before celebrating anything.

…

Following the revelation of the fake King on the Golden Palace, naturally, Jiang Liu became a hero-like figure for the Black Chicken Country.

Temporarily setting aside his sorrow, the Crown Prince arranged for Jiang Liu and his party to stay temporarily in the Royal Palace.

The Lion Demon that had been knocked unconscious was also bound, waiting for him to awaken so they could inquire about the whereabouts of the real King’s corpse.

It’s worth mentioning that General Lu, who was originally arrested for treason, was released without charges after the King’s true identity was exposed.

Even more so, as the first general who dared to stand against the King, his prestige vastly increased at this moment.

After regaining his freedom, General Lu was naturally very grateful to Jiang Liu.

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Although it had been Jiang Liu who captured him initially, Jiang Liu had soon made a verbal agreement with him in secret: once they reached the Royal City, he would help him reveal the King’s true face.

Naturally, it was also Jiang Liu who told him that the King was an imposter and instructed him to look for an opportunity to disclose this news in the great hall.

Therefore, following today’s revelation of the fake King in the great hall, Jiang Liu’s two subsequent passive quests were also both completed.

The rewards of 500,000 and 1,500,000 Experience Points were instantly credited, and he also received a Legendary Level Treasure Chest.

Though the revelation of the fake King was a cause for celebration, considering that they didn’t even know where the real King’s corpse was, everyone couldn’t feel happy, and naturally, there were no celebrations.

In the Royal Palace, after having dinner, Jiang Liu went back to his room to rest.

As for Sun Wukong and the others? The three sat down to play Fight the Landlord.

But before beginning his cultivation, Jiang Liu stretched out his hand and brought out a treasure chest, the Legendary Level Treasure Chest awarded for completing the quest.

As Jiang Liu opened the chest, his face twitched, and he took out a huge axe from inside.

As Jiang Liu’s gaze fell upon the axe, the corresponding attribute information appeared.

Xuanhua Axe (Legendary Level): Requires Level 48, Attack Power +7800, Special Effect: All Skills’ Cooldown Time -10%, Durability 88/100.

"Hiss…" Seeing the attribute information for this piece of equipment, Jiang Liu couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath.

Not only was this axe extravagant in design, but it also seemed terrifyingly powerful—7800 Attack Power?

This was more than double the Divine Tree Staff’s bonus, after all, the Divine Tree Staff only had an attack bonus of 3500!

"I’m a monk, using a Zen Staff or a Monk Staff can be justified, but carrying such a huge axe doesn’t fit at all, does it?" Looking at the massive axe, then at his 16-year-old delicate and handsome Little Monk appearance, Jiang Liu inwardly shook his head, feeling it was totally mismatched.

However, the whopping 7800 attack bonus made Jiang Liu swallow hard.

Pushing aside the hesitations in his heart, Jiang Liu momentarily diverted his focus from the Xuanhua Axe and then took out two Skill Books from his inventory space.

Yes, two skill books—those were the items Sun Wukong had just obtained after he knocked the Lion Demon unconscious."

Jiang Liu had specifically asked Sun Wukong to check whether the Crown Prince was a demon, drawing everyone’s attention, then took the opportunity to feel for items beneath the Lion Demon’s body."

Of course, there’s no need to mention the several potions he found as well."

One of the skill books caught Jiang Liu’s eye, and he discovered it was a swordsmanship skill book available after a Swordsman class change, "Fiery Slash," while the other was a skill for the profession of Compassionate Bodhisattva, "Strengthening Protective Mantra."

"Fiery Slash"—from the name of this skill alone, Jiang Liu could tell that it was a close-combat attack technique."

After a careful thought, his own close-combat attack techniques were indeed very scarce; did he have only Palm Thunder? Moreover, it required capturing the target before it could be used."

After some consideration, Jiang Liu realized that his remote attack means, such as the special equipment Feather Demon Blade, could take over that role, so he turned his attention to his special equipment’s skill bookcase."

Swift Fire Bead, Palm Thunder, and Sheep Transformation Technique—these three skill books occupied the skill bookcase completely, taking up three spots."

Jiang Liu reached out and took the skill book for Swift Fire Bead from the case."

Notification: You’ve gained 4 Skill Points!

As Jiang Liu took out the skill book, the system’s notification sounded in his mind. It was the return of the 4 Skill Points from the Swift Fire Bead."

Simultaneously, the Swift Fire Bead skill also vanished from Jiang Liu’s skill list."

"Swift Fire Bead? How was it used again!?"

It was like something he still remembered had suddenly slipped his mind—Jiang Liu thought hard but could no longer recall the techniques for using the Swift Fire Bead."

He only remembered that he used to be able to cast it, but now, he couldn’t perform it at all."

This feeling was similar to someone who had learned to make paper airplanes or paper frogs as a child and was quite skilled at it."

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Shaking his head, Jiang Liu then placed the "Fiery Slash" skill book into the skill bookcase."

Notification: Do you want to spend 1 Skill Point to learn Fiery Slash?

Without any fuss, Jiang Liu chose to learn it."

After learning, a new skill appeared before Jiang Liu, and he examined Fiery Slash’s skill attributes."

Fiery Slash (Primary Level 1): Summon the power of fiery flames, attaching it to your weapon to deliver a heavy slash to the target, Attack Power +1000 +20%, with an additional burn effect causing equal damage over 100 seconds, Cooldown Time 60 seconds."

"Hmm, this skill adds 1000 base Attack Power, which is not bad, although a 20% increase is a bit low. However, the burn effect is very handy, effectively doubling the damage!" Jiang Liu muttered to himself as he nodded in satisfaction after reviewing the attributes of Fiery Slash."

Moreover, the burn effect lasts for 100 seconds, but the skill’s Cooldown Time is only 60 seconds? Wouldn’t it be possible to inflict double burn effects? "

After all, it’s just a Primary Level skill, so having such an effect is pretty good."

After calculating in his mind for a moment, Jiang Liu went on to learn the other skill book."

Strengthening Protective Mantra.

This was another buff ability of Compassionate Bodhisattva."

As a Support profession, having an attack power-boosting buff skill like the Demon-Subduing Mantra, why wouldn’t there be a buff skill that increases Defense Ability?

Upon reaching level 44, he gained an additional Skill Point, and just now the Swift Fire Bead had returned 4 Skill Points to him."

So, Jiang Liu used all of the remaining 4 Skill Points to enhance the Strengthening Protective Mantra to the highest level."

Another skill icon appeared in Jiang Liu’s skill list, and its corresponding attributes naturally emerged as he checked them."

Strengthening Protective Mantra (Great Perfection): Increases a friendly target’s defensive power by +25%, lasting 300 seconds, Cooldown 60 seconds."

"Satisfied!" Jiang Liu couldn’t help but show a pleased smile upon seeing the Strengthening Protective Mantra skill."

At this time, he had finally compensated for his shortcomings in defense."

For attack, he had Demon-Subduing Mantra and Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra; for defense, Strengthening Protective Mantra, and for damage immunity Vajra Mantra; healing included the single-target Guanyin Mantra and the group healing Hand of Healing…"

Only at this time, did he truly feel like a Compassionate Bodhisattva of the Support profession."

"Hmm, all that’s missing now is the resurrection skill, Soul-Returning Spell! Only after finally acquiring the Soul-Returning Spell skill will I be a truly complete Compassionate Bodhisattva!"

Looking at the skills in his skill list, Jiang Liu nodded emphatically with a satisfied expression."