Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 450: Level 100 Big Shot
The task feature had been successfully unlocked by Jiang Liu at level 20, and since then, there had never been any mid-task changes.
However, after he took on an Epic Level quest today, it was abruptly upgraded to Divine Level?
This left Jiang Liu bewildered and incredulous!
Huff huff huff...
Yet, there wasn't much time for Jiang Liu to be shocked, as the level of the quest increased and at that moment, suddenly, a golden-red flame ignited from Flame Mountain, swiftly engulfing the entire area.
In an instant, endless flames appeared again, completely blocking the path of the Western journey.
The flames of Flame Mountain, originally transformed from the Samadhi True Fire of the Supreme Elder Lord's Eight Trigrams Furnace, were a shade of bright red. But now, they had turned golden-red.
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It seemed that not only the scene at Flame Mountain remained unchanged, but an even more intense heat burst forth at this moment, making the temperature of Flame Mountain far more terrifying than before.
"What's going on!?" Watching the previously extinguished Flame Mountain reignite now, and looking even more formidable, not only did the faces of Sun Wukong and others show surprise, but Jiang Liu himself was completely dumbfounded.
The flames of Flame Mountain had been extinguished by the Banana Leaf Fan, seen clearly by everyone, but now, they were burning again? And burning inexplicably?
What was more, these flames were completely different from the previous ones. What exactly was happening?
Even the original story had never encountered such a situation!
"Is this the butterfly effect caused by my arrival, or, has the challenge of Flame Mountain in the original story changed due to my presence, no longer considered a calamity, thus Bodhisattva Guanyin is controlling all this from behind the scenes? Making it my calamity!?" Observing the golden-red flames in front of him, Jiang Liu's eyes were filled with reflective thoughts.
Unlike in the original story, Flame Mountain had suddenly reignited. Claiming it was a natural formation, Jiang Liu absolutely didn't believe it.
Then, it must have been man-made!
But who was responsible? Jiang Liu had no clue for the moment, it seemed, only Bodhisattva Guanyin was the most likely suspect.
"Humph, Flame Mountain has ignited again? Watch my prowess!" Although Sun Wukong also felt alarmed, at this moment, he raised his Banana Leaf Fan and fiercely fanned toward Flame Mountain.
A violent wind swept directly toward Flame Mountain.
But this time, under the influence of the Banana Leaf Fan's wind, the blaze on Flame Mountain showed no signs of extinguishing. Instead, fueled by the wind, it seemed to burn even more fiercely.
"This flame is strange!" Watching this scene, a look of surprise flashed in Sun Wukong's eyes, unbelieving, he raised his Banana Leaf Fan again and fiercely fanned toward Flame Mountain.
Similarly, fueled by the wind, the blaze became hotter and more terrifying, a heatwave sweeping in, causing Jiang Liu and others to feel a bit unsteady.
"Alright, Wukong, stop fanning, come down!" Seeing Sun Wukong's disbelief and his intent to keep fanning, Jiang Liu quickly spoke up.
Between wind and fire, there is both synergy and conflict. Like blowing out a candle, the wind can directly extinguish the fire, but if the wind is not strong enough, it not only fails to extinguish the fire, it actually intensifies it.
Clearly, the current flames of Flame Mountain were completely different, and much stronger than before; the Banana Leaf Fan's wind not only failed to extinguish the fire, but made it even more fierce.
The locals around Flame Mountain, initially jubilant and laughing as the mountain's fires were extinguished and even as rain began to fall, now shouted in terror and scattered everywhere, as the mountain erupted again, fiercer than before.
The flames were fiercer, naturally, making it unbearable for the locals living around Flame Mountain, who now felt they couldn't stay near it anymore.
Even as the wind fueled the fire's explosion, many were burnt by the heatwave!
"The flames have become fiercer and more formidable, no wonder the Epic Level quest was upgraded to Divine Level!" Watching the terrifying golden-red flames blocking his path once again, Jiang Liu murmured to himself inwardly.
With the Banana Leaf Fan now ineffective, crossing Flame Mountain would definitely be much more difficult than in the original story.
"Master, what should we do next?" Holding the Banana Leaf Fan, now rendered useless, Sun Wukong landed beside Jiang Liu and asked.
"This, I don't really know what to do for the moment, let me think about it!" Jiang Liu's face showed a troubled expression as he backed away from the heatwave of Flame Mountain and sat down.
Jiang Liu's words were indeed true; the sudden anomaly at Flame Mountain was completely unexpected, and with the Banana Leaf Fan useless, he was at a loss for a while.
Of course, despite the sudden and unexpected changes at Flame Mountain taking him aback, Jiang Liu only felt curiosity, not urgency.
Finding a way to extinguish the flames of Flame Mountain and securing the reward for the Divine Level quest would be ideal.
If he couldn't find a way, he would merely be blocked by Flame Mountain, unable to pass; it was a helpless situation.
Considering this, it seemed to be to his advantage either way.
Jiang Liu's heart was no longer in a hurry.
"What should we do now!?" Although Jiang Liu was no longer in a hurry, he even wished to be hindered by Flame Mountain for a few more years, which would be best, yet Sun Wukong beside him was scratching his head in agitation.
Understanding that the responsibility for Flame Mountain lay on him, seeing the suffering of these villagers around Flame Mountain, naturally made Sun Wukong feel terrible.
"Wukong, don't blame yourself too much, the responsibility for Flame Mountain doesn't lie on you!" Seeing Sun Wukong's demeanor, Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and then spoke to comfort him.
"Ah!? It's not on me? But, Master, didn't you say before..." Sun Wukong was momentarily stunned by Jiang Liu's comforting words.
"The Flame Mountain before was indeed your responsibility, it was because you knocked over the Supreme Elder Lord's Eight Trigrams Furnace that it appeared. But now, the flames clearly aren't the same as those from the Supreme Elder Lord's Eight Trigrams Furnace, not only the color but also the heat is completely different, so it must have been someone else doing this deliberately!"
Pointing at Flame Mountain, whose color was completely different now, Jiang Liu spoke.
"Exactly! Master, your analysis makes sense, these flames are completely different from before!" As soon as Jiang Liu finished speaking, Zhu Bajie, who prided himself as Jiang Liu's top follower, naturally was the first to shout out in approval.
"Is that so?" Hearing Jiang Liu's words, Sun Wukong turned his head to look at Flame Mountain and nodded silently, feeling that his master's words indeed made sense — the Flame Mountain had really changed.
With this realization, the guilt in Sun Wukong's heart indeed dissipated a lot.
After all, the consequences he caused had already been eliminated, and this Flame Mountain now had nothing to do with him.
However, although the guilt in his heart had subsided, Sun Wukong's anger surged up the next moment, and his eyes showed a fierce glow as he said, "Master, are you saying that all this was done by someone in secret? Hmph, I, Old Sun, will have to see who dares to hide and mess with me!"
While speaking, Sun Wukong put away the Banana Leaf Fan and, at the same time, pulled out his Ruyi Golden Cudgel, leaped into the air, and flew straight up into the sky.
He sent out golden light from his eyes, searching through Flame Mountain.
"Wukong, be careful!"
Seeing Sun Wukong leap into the air, looking ready to pull out the person behind the scenes, Jiang Liu had just thought to stop him but ended up merely advising after hesitating for a moment.
Whoever was able to reignite Flame Mountain, even making the Banana Leaf Fan useless, must have extraordinary abilities, so whether Sun Wukong could defeat them was still an unknown.
But now, Sun Wukong had already broken through to the Daluo Golden Immortal level, and was even on the Golden BOSS tier, letting him try to pull out the mastermind seemed like a good choice indeed.
Regardless of whether he could win, at least he had to see who was secretly obstructing them, right?
"I found you!" Sun Wukong, suspended in mid-air, after a moment of scanning with golden light, suddenly shouted out loud.
As he spoke, he raised the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand and smashed it directly into the blazing Flame Mountain. As he did so, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel responded to his will and stretched very long.
Bang!
It looked like Sun Wukong had successfully hit the target, but a powerful rebound force sent Sun Wukong flying far back through the air.
"What!? Stronger than Wukong!? Who on earth is this!?" Seeing Sun Wukong get struck by the rebound and fly backward, Jiang Liu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Whoosh!
Just as Sun Wukong was sent flying, a figure slowly rose from Flame Mountain, wrapped in a cloak made of gray-black feathers, completely obscuring the figure's face beneath the cloak.
"You little monkey, quite capable, but a bit too arrogant..." This figure rose from Flame Mountain, the voice sounded somewhat hoarse and aged, yet carried a hint of admiration as it addressed Sun Wukong.
"Who are you? To overpower Sun Wukong in strength and even call him a little monkey? Who on earth are you?"
Watching this figure rise into the air, cloaked in a dark brown feathered cloak, Jiang Liu was internally astonished.
At the same time, Jiang Liu thought to himself: Character panel.
Following Jiang Liu's thought, a semi-transparent character panel appeared in front of him.
ID: Mysterious Shadow (Blue).
Gender: Male.
Profession: Demon.
Level: 100.
Equipment: None.
Looking at this character panel in front of him, Jiang Liu rubbed his eyes to see if he was seeing it wrong.
