Legend of the Mythological Genes Chapter 231

Translator: Lordbluefire  Editor: Lordbluefire

“Where is this place?”

Darkness, dead silence, the unknown…

A surprised voice suddenly rang out in the air, breaking the silence.

Feng Lin opened his eyes slowly and discovered that his body had curled up in a dark space. The place was excessively small and he wasn't able to stretch out his limbs, making him feel very aggrieved and uncomfortable.

This was a familiar scene.

He put out his hands and touched the surroundings. He discovered that there was a layer of tough stone crust on the inner part of his prison. They were like steeled walls, confining him inside.

Feng Lin kept on punching non-stop, but this body had just been born and its strength was extremely weak. After hammering on the walls for very long, there wasn't even a single crack. Since he was unable to affect it, he could only give up.

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

(I've already become an elite cultivator! So, why did my body have to be reconstructed?)

(Did I become a stone monkey again?)

…

Feng Lin found this very strange and his spirit force extended out automatically. It was as if there were a pair of invisible eyes that penetrated through the stone walls, seeing everything outside very clearly and sensing everything in the world.

He had taken on the form of a huge stone that seemed to be in the shape of a monkey, standing on a cliff of an island and being positioned very close to the sea.

The sea breeze blew over, bringing along the smell of the sea. Thick spiritual qi of heaven and earth filled the air, entering his body through the stone crust as he breathed.

Feng Lin instantly felt very warm. It was as if he was drinking milk from the world that was his mother, as he continued to grow stronger.

Time went by and the world underwent huge changes.

Feng Lin circulated the art of transforming energy into qi very naturally, absorbing the world's energies as well as the essence from the sun and the moon in order to strengthen himself.

This was an ability that he was born with!

Realization struck Feng Lin's heart. Right now, this was the complete set of memories that the Spiritual Stone Monkey had when it came to this world. It wasn't the incomplete memories fragments that he had as a stone monkey back then.

The spiritual qi of heaven and earth entered his body and his body kept on growing bigger, bigger, and bigger…

A celestial stone existed in the world, having a height of three zhangs, six feet, and five inches and a circumference of two zhangs and four feet. The height of three zhangs, six feet, and five inches related to the 365 qi cycles, and the circumference of two zhangs and four feet related to the 24 parts of the astronomical calendar. It had nine orifices and eight apertures, relating to the Nine Palace Eight Trigrams. No trees existed around to cast any shadows upon it, but irises and orchids were beautifying the place. From the beginning of time, it had been receiving the spiritual qi from the heavens and earth, as well as the essence from the sun and the moon, allowing it to gradually gain spiritual intelligence. A celestial fetus was nurtured within it. One day, the stone erupted and a stone ovum with the size of a round ball was born. When it came into contact with the wind, it turned into a stone monkey, possessing all facial features and limbs…

As Feng Lin engulfed the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, his thoughts became increasingly clearer. Countless memories rose in his heart from nowhere. They were all the precious memories inherited from the Spiritual Stone Monkey Gene.

The previous stone monkey was an incomplete version of the Spiritual Stone Monkey. Its inheritance was also Sun Wukong's legacy.

Over countless years, given how vast the universe was, there were many stone monkeys in existence. However, there was only one really famous monkey.

Not every monkey was a Spiritual Stone Monkey, the Great Sage Equal to Heavens!

The Spiritual Stone Monkey was a spiritual monkey nurtured by the heavens and earth. The Heart Monkey, one of the Chaotic World Monkeys, had extraordinary talent and boundless potential.

The Spiritual Stone Monkey Gene that had been awakened was the true path leading to the Sun Wukong mythological path.

The moment one entered this path, there was no turning back!

If Feng Lin was able to thoroughly comprehend this path, he would then be able to break out from it. Otherwise, it was not possible to give up on it midway!

However, Feng Lin didn't hesitate much. Since he had already taken this path, why did he have to think too much into it?

Everything just boiled down to one line.

Just proceed on!

In a groggy state, Feng Lin had no idea how long had passed. It was as if he was situated amidst an area of unexplored chaos in the world.

Feng Lin's body had unknowingly grown big enough, but he was still curled up within this narrow space that was like a cage, causing him to be unable to move.

It was really too narrow!

It was so narrow that he was unable to stretch out his legs. There was no freedom at all.

Feng Lin summoned all of his powers and smashed out crazily, only to discover that the stone crust was as tough as steel, far sturdier than it was before. The toughness was beyond his imagination and he was unable to cause it to even budge.

Breaking out from a stubborn and lifeless stone shell and becoming a real-life creature… How great was the spiritual will required in order to allow one to change the state of life and death?

One must comprehend the state of emptiness in order to break through the stubborn state!

Feng Lin's heart sank. Time continued to pass by day after day. It was as if the entire world had come to a standstill.

The clouds drifted by; the waves slapped onto the shores. The same cycle kept on coming in waves, and an unknown period of time had passed by.

1,000 years, 10,000 years… time passed by like flowing water.

Everything was changing slowly. The appearance of the abandoned island beyond the seas underwent huge changes, turning into The Flowerfruit Mountain that was covered with the smell of flowers. There were birds chirping everywhere.

Feng Lin's heart had gradually turned numb. Even though the scene before him was beautiful like a celestial scene, it had gotten boring and dull after so long. His heart had sunk into loneliness and silence, and he was unable to raise his spirit.

However, when his mind was about to sink completely into silence, feelings of uneasiness and danger rose instinctively and faint ripples appeared from the depths of his heart, gradually growing turbulent like waves.

“Wake up!” Feng Lin kept on shouting from the depths of his heart, forcibly waking himself up.

(What's the matter with me?)

He felt very uneasy.

The situation where his spirit became dead silent earlier was far too strange. There weren't any waves in his thoughts as if he was going to turn into a stone.

If his heart became still as a stone, the consequences would be dire.

This was transcendence backlash!

Mythological genes had endless potential, but it wasn't that simple to awaken them.

At the point of awakening, once the massive transcendent forces gushed out, they would be like turbulent water. If one couldn't keep a calm and clear heart, they wouldn't be able to fend off this massive turbulence. Once their thoughts crumbled, the person would become an imbecile, or in worst cases, their brains would explode and they would die.

This was transcendence backlash.

After grasping transcendent forces and gaining extraordinary powers, one would need to pay the price.

When different mythological genes awakened, the backlash phenomena would be different as well.

By the looks of it, the Spiritual Stone Monkey Gene's backlash was for the heart to turn to stone.

If one's mind wasn't powerful and strong enough, how would they be able to break the fortress in their hearts and break out from the crust?

At the thought of this, Feng Lin started to feel scared.

Thankfully he had reacted in time. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

The stone crust restrained him tightly, causing him to be unable to budge. An uncontrollable fury gradually settled down, turning into vicious aura that filled up his chest, giving him a strong urge to break this damn stone crust and then turn the world into upheaval.

An unknown period of time passed by again and Feng Lin's expression was savage. He finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

The stronger the power of his spirit, the stronger the strength would be!

“Open uppppppp!!!” His clenched fists smashed out like hammers.

Under the reinforcement of his spirit force, the prowess of his fist arts multiplied in folds!

2 folds, 5 folds, 10 folds…

A ‘kacha' sound rang out!

He displayed a massive force that far surpassed what he had had in the past, smashing onto the sturdy crust before him as if he was out to destroy the world.

The stone crust couldn't withstand the impact and many cracks appeared, letting in streams of light and causing him to squint.

Refreshing air of freedom blew in.

Feng Lin was overjoyed and punched out time and time again as if he was insane. It was like how Pan Gu had opened up the world, breaking the darkness before him and reconstructing a clear world.

The stone crust shattered.

Boom!

It was like the very beginning of the world, with thunderous sounds of explosions ringing out.

The stone crust formed a world of its own and a beam of golden light slashed it open. A golden-haired monkey leaped out, soaring 100 zhangs into the sky and then standing on the lone peak. His eyes looked at all directions. The golden light that gleamed in his eyes shot out into the sky like light pillars, penetrating through everything, and the three realms shook.

Golden light glimmered in the eyes, shooting toward the constellations!

Feng Lin suddenly thought of the abnormal phenomena when Sun Wukong had just born.

This was the Spiritual Stone Monkey!

This was Sun Wukong!

He had now awakened the Spiritual Stone Monkey Gene and obtained the full set of memories, perfectly re-enacting the scene in which the Spiritual Stone Monkey was born.

Howl howl howl!

Just as Feng Lin was drowned in the mysterious change, a series of undulating beast cries suddenly rang out in all directions.

Feng Lin looked over in surprise and saw countless wild beasts came pouncing down from the mountains, gathering to form a beast wave. Their eyes glared at Feng Lin, filled with viciousness and greed, as if they had seen some kind of heavenly treasures that they were going to fight for with their lives.

The many pairs of beast eyes were filled with blatant yearning, as if they wanted to chew and swallow Feng Lin into their stomachs, sending a chill up his spine.

Boom boom boom!

The earth quaked, the mountains shook, and countless beasts ran amok, sending seething smoke into the air.

Feng Lin felt that things weren't going well. Although this place was a fantasy land and he was in his mental state, if he were to be injured, his vitality would be severely damaged. If he were to be engulfed by these wild beasts, the consequences would be dire.

Who said that fantasy lands couldn't kill?

If his thoughts were killed, the damage he suffered would be even scarier than physical damage and it would be hard for him to recover. No medicine would be able to cure him.

Feng Lin quickly went into hiding, turning into a beam of golden light and quickly dashing off.

However, the beast wave kept on charging endlessly as if they had locked onto him. He was unable to break free from them no matter how hard he tried to flee.

Feng Lin could guess the reason behind this.

The stories from myths and legends were just stories. They recorded the general gist of what the gods and devils had gone through, but it was impossible for them to record the entire truth.

The Spiritual Stone Monkey was a spiritual monkey nurtured by the heavens and the earth, a rare spiritual creature in the world!

When the Spiritual Stone Monkey was just born, it was still extremely weak. It had great talent amongst the three realms but didn't have much strength.

If one were to engulf it, they would be able to obtain its entire essence and go through a transformation.

Right now, the Spiritual Stone Monkey had just been born. It had clearly become a treasure in their eyes. They couldn't wait to enjoy big bites of him, swallowing him into their stomachs.

Even the Great Sage Equal to Heavens, Sun Wukong, was also extremely weak when he had just been born. This was the law of the jungle, with dangers around everywhere!

A gleam shone in Feng Lin's eyes and his mind quickly turned.

What should he do?

He was now completely covered in golden fur, his eyes gleaming in golden light. He stood out too much!

…

Suddenly, an idea hit him and an account from Journey to the West suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Interstellar cultivators had extremely good memories and wouldn't forget what they had seen. That knowledge that was deeply buried in their memories could all be dug out.

“… One day, the stone erupted and a stone ovum the size of a round ball was born. When it came into contact with the wind, it turned into a stone monkey, possessing all facial features and limbs. It learned how to crawl and walk, and it roamed the world. Two streams of golden light glimmered in its eyes, shooting toward the constellations. It alarmed the esteemed and benevolent Jade Emperor who was in the Heavenly Palace. When the many celestials saw the seething golden light, they ordered Thousand Miles Vision and Windflow Hearing to open the Southern Heavenly Gate and check it out. The two generals received the orders and proceeded with the task. Upon returning, they reported, ‘Your subject followed the order to look and listen to the source of the golden light. It came from the small Aolai Country that is located to the eastern seas of the Purvavideha. There's a place there called The Flowerfruit Mountain which produced a celestial stone that gave birth to a stone ovum. Upon contact with the wind, it turned into a stone monkey that roamed the world and had eyes with golden light that shot out toward the constellations. It has since drunk water, causing the golden light to cease and remain low.' The Jade Emperor said with benevolence, ‘All creatures below are born from the essence of the heavens and earth, and it was nothing surprising.'…”

Feng Lin was instantly struck by comprehension, and he quickly charged out to a pool in the distance.

The golden light in his eyes was converted from overpowered spirit force brimming out from his body. They were too pure and could shake the entire world, but didn't reveal what they were capable of.

Feng Lin jumped into the deep pool and soaked in the water from the mortal world, drinking a few sips of it. Since his pure spirit had been tainted, the weird situation on his body naturally disappeared.

However, the golden fur on his body glimmered and continued to stand out a lot.

The beast wave continued to lock on and charge toward him.

“Change!” When luck came, good ideas came. With a shake, Feng Lin's hair rapidly lost its color and he took on the form of an ordinary monkey, concealing amongst the forest in the mountain and disappearing without notice.

The wild beasts created a fuss for a very long time and roared furiously. In the end, they left when they couldn't find their targets.

In the depths of the forest, an ordinary dirty-looking monkey opened its round eyes that had an intelligent gleam in it. Its expression was that of surprise.

Spiritual Stone Monkey: capable of transformations, can discern the weather, familiar with geography, and possessing extraordinary capabilities.

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