NOVEL WEB Chapter 699 Talking Business_3
"Therefore, once we receive the Main God's prompt, and if others have no objections, the first thing I'll do is shoot you."
Wu Ye nodded, with a bitter expression that quickly faded, and said: "No problem, after all, if what you said, Xuan, truly happens, my soul will surely be crushed by Sofia."
Little did he know, this was just Chu Xuan's worst-case scenario.
As Sun Wukong's disciple, Chu Xuan knew full well that as long as Sun Wukong wished, even if the Sofia mother could devour an entire universe at once, it wouldn't be able to harm Wu Ye.
He said this simply to prevent Wu Ye from becoming dejected!
By making such threats, he intended to make the other feel pressured and thus achieve a rapid breakthrough!
"Furthermore, I speculate that as long as you complete the fusion with Sofia, you can unlock the second stage of the genetic lock just like Zheng Zha, and because of Sofia's uniqueness, the side effects could be negligible."
This speculation is not without basis.
During training in the Biohazard world, Wu Ye came very close to reaching the second stage of the genetic lock.
And after fusing with Sisifia, his physical attributes would definitely improve significantly!
Additionally, since Sofia itself can devour cosmic rays to survive and even perform remote energy attacks, even if these abilities weaken after merging with Wu Ye, it equates to having extremely powerful recovery capabilities.
Chu Xuan estimated that even if his head was cut off, as long as it's reattached within a certain time, he could revive.
"Moreover, once the fusion is complete, you essentially become an independent-willed Sofia being, and if your spiritual power is strong enough, you might control the Sofia sub-bodies!"
"Potentially, if even stronger, you could manipulate the Sofia mother itself!"
Wu Ye's eyes lit up!
The Sofia mother is a massive entity at a planetary level. In the finale of "Ultraman Dyna" TV, even Dyna couldn't handle it, and eventually got sucked into a black hole created by the Sofia mother's death.
"Don't aim too high, given your current abilities, attempting to devour Sofia's will is still a long way off." Sun Wukong said with annoyance, "Focus on recuperating first."
"Your teachings are noted, Master." Wu Ye composed himself. Sample from My Virtual Library Empire—read more on M&VLEMPY&R.
"You're far less eloquent than my other disciple." Sun Wukong shook his head, "Since you're feeling upbeat, I don't need to worry, I'll take my leave."
"Hey, wait, Master, tell me more about my senior brother or sister!" Wu Ye wanted more chit-chat with Sun Wukong, but all he heard was the sound of a door closing.
Outside the door.
Chu Xuan asked: "Speaking of, I'm quite curious about your other disciple too, maybe we'll meet someday... wouldn't be named Chen Xiang, right?"
"No," Sun Wukong laughed, glancing at Chu Xuan, "In my realm, Erlang God doesn't have three eyes, nor does he have a sister as Mount Hua's Three Holy Mother."
"I see? That makes sense, it's not a trendy remade version; no wonder you're so unique." Chu Xuan was expressionless, as though breaking the fourth wall.
Chu Xuan was well-informed about Huaxia's various Earth Immortal legends.
If summarized in one word.
Chaos.
Compared to foreign mythology systems, Huaxia's pantheon is actually exceedingly chaotic.
Take creation myths, for example.
The most widespread is Nvwa molding humans from earth.
But actually, there's also a tale where Nvwa married Fuxi, birthed the ancestor of humans, who was too ugly, so Fuxi chopped them into pieces, and the baby's fragmented corpse turned into humans.
Or, the legend of Pangu creating heaven.
In some minority areas, it's said a butterfly laid two insect eggs, giving birth to Pangu and Nvwa.
Though the names are unexpectedly consistent, the essence is entirely different.
As for Erlang God, despite various real-world films portraying him with three eyes, in fact, even in the original Investiture of the Gods novel (don't counter with TV adaptations), there's no clear indication he has three eyes.
And the storyline of Chen Xiang rescuing his mother being linked to Erlang God... in modern terms, it's an idea cooked-up on a whim by ancients, just to create some buzz, and they succeeded brilliantly.
Initially, it wasn't Erlang God who held down the Three Holy Mother, but Mount Hua's Erlang, second son of the Mount's Mountain God.
Just because he's called Erlang.
So—
The ancients amalgamated the two, since Mount Hua's Erlang wasn't famous anyway, with or without it being the same. Furthermore, hitching a ride on Erlang God's popularity increased the drama naturally.
Chen Xiang got tied to Sun Wukong in a master-disciple relationship probably from an animated movie named "Lotus Lantern," also working on the principle that a little exposure never hurts.
Undeniably successful, as later modern folks accepted this setup.
Regarding "Journey to the West," Chu Xuan knew there were many predecessors before its completion, with many having disordered flaws, even being very lustful, greedy, and repeatedly unchangeable.
"A Chinese Odyssey" depicted Sun Wukong, drawing from such predecessors' zaju, storytelling, rather than the accomplished work "Journey to the West."
Truth be told, "A Chinese Odyssey" was heavily criticized upon release, as it didn't reference the well-known accomplished "Journey to the West" Sun Wukong, but those earlier flawed, demonic versions.
Going against convention.
How could it succeed!
In retrospect, people's reevaluation wasn't because the depiction of Wukong in Odyssey ingrained itself into hearts, but due to the protagonist's outstanding performance imbuing a sense of futile defiance against destiny, along with expressing tragic yet inevitable unrequited love.
Chu Xuan was now certain, the Sun Wukong before him likely hailed from the accomplished "Journey to the West."
Horror movies take place in parallel dimensions, so why not novels?
With infinite dimensions, birthing a character capable of transcending the world isn't surprising.
"So, let's get to business!"