One Jessica Sands was already bad enough. But with a JulâTaras with her? Only a fool seeking to commit suicide in a public and sensational way would dare to attack them.
Monkey Kingâs sharp senses had caught the warriorâs movements, his rise and subsequent fall, and was pretty amused by it all.
âThat âbossâ guy looks pretty powerful. But he seems really unwilling to do anything to Jessica Sands. One might think that he isnât as powerful as he looks. In fact, one might even think that he is⦠afraid.â Monkey King remarked to JulâTaras.
âHegara Kinstan? Donât be fooled. He is beyond powerful. He alone is enough to kill every single person in this room, and have enough strength to run a Universe Grade Marathon after that.â JulâTaras told Monkey King without needing to look at who Monkey King was talking about.
âHooo. Even with you in the room?â Monkey King asked JulâTaras seriously.
âWell, if I donât use my secret weapons and talismans, and if my body guards donât intervene, and if he manages to avoid my ultimate skill⦠then yes, even with me in the room.â JulâTaras replied him seriously.
âThatâs a lot of ifs.â Monkey King laughed. âAnd being a Princess of the Void Clan, Iâm sure Jessica has her own secret weapons, talismans, and bodyguards as well.â
âOh yes, I forgot about her. I meant a room WITHOUT her in it. Well, with Jessica in the room, then I guess he probably canât kill everyone in the room then.â JulâTaras chuckled. âJessica is an outlier. A phenomena of nature. I donât actually know how powerful she truly is. As you have heard earlier⦠She is full of secrets and mysteries.â
âIndeed she is.â Monkey King replied. âI donât mean to be arrogant, but even without Jessica and you in this room, I doubt that he could clear the room that easily. I am no pushover myself.â
âYou definitely are no pushover, Wu Kong. I am very clear on that point. I know that youâre extremely powerful. But even you are still a distance away from Hegara Kinstan. And that distance will only continue to grow as you both progress down the path.â JulâTaras turned to look at Monkey King in the eye and said seriously.
âWhy do you think so?â Monkey King asked.
âHave you heard of the Celestial Ranking?â JulâTaras asked.
âCelestial Ranking? The secret ranking system which the top powers of the known Universe had compiled?â
âYes, that ranking.â JulâTaras nodded.
âI know of it. My Clanâs Patriarch had promised me an Ancestral Grade reward if I could get noticed and ranked in it.â Monkey King replied. âThe Celestial Ranking ranks the top thousand most powerful beings at each power level starting from the King Level, right?â
âYes. I am ranked one hundred fifteenth. And by my estimation, youâll rank between one hundred and one hundred fifty as well. No higher than one hundred, but no lower than two hundred.â JulâTaras said with a smile. âIâll help you pull some strings to get your strength evaluated so you can get ranked. Congratulations on the Ancestor Ranked reward!â
âAh! Youâre ranked that high up? Wonderful! Thank you very much for that.â Monkey King exclaimed with pleasant surprise.
âJust so you know, that Hegara Kinstan is ranked seventy third. He is one of the most powerful King Level beings in the entire known Universe. His two companions, Revanos and Revania, arenât ranked yet. But I heard that they would be evaluated soon, and that preliminary estimations place them at the low two hundreds.â JulâTaras continued. âThey make for an extremely potent force.â
âI see.â Monkey King nodded in understanding.
âAnd even at number seventy three, Hegara Kinstan is probably still hiding his real strength. His examiner was a member of the Elven Mages Guild, and she told me that his battle strength is the type that would only grow stronger the longer he cultivates. She even told me that she wouldnât be surprised if he breaks into the top ten within a decade!â JulâTaras said softly.
Monkey King was doubly surprised.
First he was surprised that Hegara Kinstan was THAT powerful. But he was also surprised that JulâTaras could get her hands on such secret and critical information! He was sure that she didnât reveal all of the information that she has on Hegara Kinstan. And if so, just how much information did she have?
âDonât worry though. My father always tells me that each person has their own pace and their own target in life. Donât focus too much on other peopleâs achievements. Just focus on your growth and make very sure that you give everything you have every single day.â JulâTaras patted Monkey Kingâs shoulder jovially.
âAh yes. Thank you for the reminder. And may I say, his words seem to be extremely applicable to you.â Monkey King teased JulâTaras in a friendly way.
âHahaha. Definitely. Iâve stagnated in the King level long enough. I will breakthrough to the Emperor level this year.â JulâTaras laughed.
âWhat? You are finally thinking of breaking through to the Emperor Level? Okay! Count me in! Iâll breakthrough with you! With so much money, I can now afford all the resources that would help me break through into the Emperor level safely and quickly!â Jessica Sands finally stopped her dancing and sat down next to JulâTaras.
âItâs not like youâve ever lacked the resources to break through to the Emperor level.â JulâTaras rolled her eyes at Jessica Sands.
âBut now that Iâm buying all those resources using my own hard earned money-â
âGambling profitsâ Monkey King coughed.
âHARD EARNED MONEY.â Jessica Sands repeated herself and glared at Monkey King. âI will treasure those resources more and gain more motivation to break through! Itâll be a horrendous waste if I fail to break through and waste all those resources!â
âHow much money are we talking about here? How come I donât know that youâll need so much resources to break through to the Emperor Level?â Monkey King asked curiously.
âWell, if you want a standard breakthrough, you donât need much. A resource planetâs worth of treasure and medicinal pills should be more than enough. But if you want a perfect breakthrough, then youâll need at least a million planetâs worth. Maybe even two million!â Jessica Sands said.
BAM BAM BAM!~
For the upteenth time that day, Monkey King felt the weight of his âpovertyâ come crashing down on him.
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