Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 212 - 64: Found Mao Mao

Chapter 212: Chapter 64: Found Mao Mao

Xiao Jie had no idea what impact his challenge would have. At the moment, he was getting ready to leave Monkey Valley with Yuan Bai and head to Xiaofeng City.

However, when they were about to set off, they were stopped by the monkeys.

When word spread that their king was leaving, all the monkeys in Monkey Valley came running over.

"King, you can’t go!"

"King, if you leave, what will we do if the Great Barbarian Ape bullies us again?"

"Exactly, King, please don’t go!"

The monkeys pleaded in unison, but Yuan Bai remained unmoved.

"Don’t worry, I have my ways with that fool. Let’s go, little brother. I’ll take you to deal with that silly monkey."

Speaking, he led Xiao Jie toward the direction of the wooden house.

"Little brother, tell me the truth, did my old master send you to find me?" Yuan Bai suddenly asked.

Xiao Jie was taken aback but didn’t hide anything, "Correct, I did indeed encounter him at the entrance of the valley. He asked me to help find the lost Mao Mao. However, I’m just doing this on the side. My main purpose is to evade the people hunting me."

"Hahaha, no worries. My old master was quite strict with me back in the day, always scolding me, but he would also save steamed buns to give to me. Now that I think about it, I can’t really say he was a bad person. Since he wants to find Mao Mao, then I’ll return a Mao Mao to him—follow me."

The two entered the wooden house, and the moment they arrived, the Great Barbarian Ape immediately stood up in shock from the pile of wild grass it was sitting on.

"You—you—you."

"What you you you? Call me King!"

"King?" The Great Barbarian Ape quickly caught on. "Mao Mao?"

"Hmph, Mao Mao is not for you to call! Did you encourage my brother to steal the Red Spirit Fruit? Are you trying to take my place, usurp my power? I spared your life out of kindness before, and yet you covet my throne with plots. It seems I cannot leave you here any longer today."

"King, have mercy, King, have mercy!" The Great Barbarian Ape was very aware of the ferocity of the White Ape. The first thing that little hairy monkey did when it came down the mountain was to beat it up and take back the Firewood Axe.

It was almost cut in two with one stroke, and the fear of being enveloped by death still lingered in its memory.

Now, it lay prostrate before Yuan Bai, begging for mercy repeatedly.

"Sparing your life isn’t impossible, but well, you’ll have to do something for me—from today on, you’ll be called Mao Mao, got it?"

"Understood, understood, from now on I’ll be Mao Mao."

Saying this, the name above the Great Barbarian Ape’s head really did change.

Mao Mao (Defeated Monkey King) Level 16 Elite, Life Value 1200.

"Look, there we have found Mao Mao."

Xiao Jie was dumbfounded, "Can it really work this way? Isn’t this a bit fake?"

"Why not? It’s been over a month since Mao Mao left, what’s strange about growing a bit? Just think of it as a good diet in Monkey Valley. Anyway, to the eyes of humans, all monkeys look alike. You should take it to my old master now. I ate so many of his steamed buns, now that I am giving him a monkey in return, we are even."

With that, he took out a length of rope from his bosom, the very one that had bound him before, and looped it around the neck of the Great Barbarian Ape. He stuffed the other end of the rope into Xiao Jie’s hand. The Great Barbarian Ape did not dare to resist at all, and the name above its head turned to green letters.

Mao Mao (Lost Monkey) Level 16 Elite, Life Value 1200.

The two humans and one monkey walked out of Monkey Valley.

Seeing Yuan Bai leading the Great Barbarian Ape away, the monkeys burst into cheers.

Even the monkeys in the trees excitedly beat on the trunks.

The Great Barbarian Ape couldn’t help feeling even more depressed; it had never imagined that it’d be so unpopular as the Old Monkey King.

However, Yuan Bai turned to look at the old monkey brewing wine, "Old monkey, from now on, you are the Monkey Mountain King. Take this."

As he spoke, he casually tossed something, and a Red Spirit Fruit landed in the old monkey’s hand.

The old monkey held the fruit with a surprised expression and fell into deep contemplation.

The two men and the monkey left Monkey Valley, but the Woodcutter was still sighing beneath a tree.

Yuan Bai, seeing the Woodcutter from afar, changed his expression slightly, hesitated, and then stopped. "You go ahead by yourself. I’ll wait for you here."

Xiao Jie did not persuade. Although he couldn’t understand Yuan Bai’s feelings toward the Woodcutter, he could probably guess; it might be a mix of love and hate. So he led the Great Barbarian Ape by himself.

The Woodcutter saw Xiao Jie and the two-meter-tall Great Barbarian Ape and exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, warrior, what is this—"

"I found Mao Mao. Look, isn’t this it?"

"What? This, this, this—eh, it really is Mao Mao!" The Woodcutter’s face lit up with surprise. It was unclear whether his vision was poor or if it was because of how the system identified it, but he readily accepted this pretense.

"Mao Mao, you’ve been gone for so long; you nearly worried me to death. From now on, I won’t force you to practice saber skills anymore, is that okay? Come here and let me pet you."

The rope dropped into the hands of the Woodcutter, and the Great Barbarian Ape’s name changed once again.

Mao Mao (Zhang Dazhuang’s Pet).

Hearing the words "practice saber," the Great Barbarian Ape immediately opened its eyes wide with an excited look.

"Practice saber, I want to practice saber!"

Clearly, Yuan Bai’s saber skill had left a deep impression on it, but to the Woodcutter’s ears, all he heard was the monkey’s screeching noise, chirping and gurgling.

Taking it as Mao Mao’s joy, he was quite happy himself, turned around to Xiao Jie, and said, "Thank you so much, big brother. I thought I would never find Mao Mao again."

"Not at all, it’s part of the duty when you’re entrusted with a task, and about that reward—"

"Hahaha, of course, of course. Just watch closely, this is the Supreme Sword Technique passed down in my family—"

As he spoke, he took up a stance and suddenly slashed at a nearby small tree’s branch.

Ha!

One Cut, Two Pieces! With a swish, he cut off three branches.

Jeez, supremes sword technique my foot. You really can’t take NPC’s words seriously, it’s just One Cut, Two Pieces.

[System Notification: You have completed the quest "Searching for the Monkey" and successfully helped the Woodcutter find his monkey ’Mao Mao’ lost in Monkey Valley. The Woodcutter has taught you the Combat Skill "One Cut, Two Pieces."]

[System Notification: Since you have already mastered this Combat Skill, your skill level has increased and unlocked the advanced effect—One Cut, Two Pieces: Sky Splitting Flash.]

Xiao Jie quickly opened his Skill Bar to check it out.

[One Cut, Two Pieces (Combat Skill)

Applicable weapons: One-handed Blade, one-handed sword.

Combat Skill consumption: 50 Energy.

Skill Effect 1: Deal 300% weapon chop damage, and trigger a ’Limb Cutting’ effect once.

Skill Effect 2: One Cut, Two Pieces - Sky Splitting Flash. It consumes an additional 30 Inner Power Value to release a sword energy that rips through the air at the instant you swing your blade, delivering a piercing attack to enemies within seven steps in a straight line, but the damage of the sword energy will gradually weaken with distance.

Skill Description: A Supreme Sword Technique realized by the Nameless Blade while chopping wood. Assume a stance and remain still, then suddenly slash out with a fierce strike that combines speed and precision.

It is said that the blade used to chop branches can also easily sever the limbs of living creatures, and if strengthened with inner strength, it can emit sword energy to injure from afar, the very essence of a simple yet profound blade technique.]

Xiao Jie was quite satisfied with the result. Not bad, the Combat Skill even got an extra effect.

The biggest downside of One Cut, Two Pieces was its short attack range, but now with the sword energy effect, this Combat Skill could continue to be used for another five hundred years.

He remembered that when he first realized One Cut, Two Pieces, there was indeed a Skill Effect 2 full of question marks, which despite learning Inner Strength, had not unlocked it. He had never expected it needed such an advancement.

I wonder if other Combat Skills have similar methods of promotion?

Chances are, even if they do, you’d probably have to complete these special kinds of quests to get them.

With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Jie took aim at a small tree not far away—

One Cut, Two Pieces—Sky Splitting Flash!

With one slash, as the blade fell, a bright sword energy burst forth, splitting the air.

The little tree was neatly and smoothly split in half with a crack.

The Woodcutter watched with his eyes wide and mouth agape: "This—this brother is really incredible. They say our family’s martial arts can indeed injure from a distance, but I have never mastered it myself. I didn’t expect you to learn it just like that... what a master!"

"Hahaha, you’re too kind, after all, I wander the worldly society. Then, I’ll take my leave."

As Xiao Jie said this and was about to leave, the Woodcutter noticed Yuan Bai in the distance.

"Eh, that person over there is—"

"Oh, that’s the help I found. Your Mao Mao is so powerful that I couldn’t catch it alone."

"Ah, I see. Your friend there seems kind of familiar."

"Hehe, my friend has a common face. Everyone finds him familiar. Well then, goodbye uncle." Xiao Jie said his farewells and turned to leave.

The Woodcutter also led ’Mao Mao’ toward the mountainous woods and quickly disappeared from sight.

Yuan Bai watched the direction the Woodcutter left, deep in thought.

"What’s the matter, big brother, feeling reflective?"

Yuan Bai let out a hearty laugh, "Nothing much. Some things, once they’re past, they’re past. Let’s go. Take me to properly see this human world, to truly experience what human life is like."