Sun Wukong sneered and said, "Just average, these people's strength isn't great, but—it's worth having some fun, hehe."

Seeing Sun Wukong rubbing his fists with eagerness, Tangyu shook his head with a smile. It seemed that today Sun Wukong intended to stir up some trouble here. This monkey truly has a mischievous nature. Whether in Earth's myths and legends or here, this monkey is always one to cause disturbances.

The battle on the Martial Platform was at fever pitch, extremely intense and breathtaking. Clearly, this Martial Platform was not simple; it was built to withstand the battles of Golden Core Realm experts without damage. Tangyu could tell that formations were laid out all over the Martial Platform to ward off energy attacks.

After a long fight, a man in white barely won.

As soon as the battle ended, the audience of over ten thousand beneath the Martial Platform erupted in cheers, their acclaims ringing in the sky.

The man in white smiled and cupped his fists at the defeated man in blue and said, "Brother Ling Zhuo, thank you for the match!"

The man in blue nodded slightly, somewhat gloomy, returning to his seat. The man in white, with a hint of a smile, scanned his surroundings and cupped his fists, saying, "Fellow heroes, today at this Hero Assembly, I was just laying bricks for the jade. Which hero would like to teach me a lesson?"

The man in white was evidently quite proud, for those who could come to Hero City to attend the Hero Assembly were all outstanding figures from various forces, geniuses among geniuses, each exceptional in ability and no small amount of arrogance.

Sun Wukong grinned, suddenly leapt onto the platform: "Hehe, if no one else is coming, then let me, old Sun, do it."

As Sun Wukong took the stage, he naturally attracted countless gazes. The heroes attending the Hero Assembly looked towards Sun Wukong, surprised that someone would come uninvited—especially a monkey. The man in white's expression darkened as he glanced at Sun Wukong with a bit of severity. How could a monkey so boldly ascend the platform?

"Where did this wretched monkey come from? Get down right now, this is the Hero Assembly! How dare a dead monkey consider itself a hero?"

"This damned monkey, cultivating to such a degree, actually dares to come to our human territory and act wild, truly ignorant of its impending death."

"Kill this monkey!"

The cries to attack from the audience were overbearing, and naturally, Sun Wukong's sudden disruption of the Hero Assembly's atmosphere enraged both gods and men. On the Martial Platform, sharp gazes were directed at Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong was somewhat enraged, pulled out his Jingu Bang, and swung it through the air. Instantly, a surge of overwhelming energy swept out like a colossal tidal wave, sending hundreds of people flying, right off the spectator stands, completely out of sight. This display of power instantly silenced everyone, and their eyes on Sun Wukong changed with a hint of fear.

Those who had been cursing Sun Wukong earlier shut their mouths dejectedly, afraid to speak again. This monkey was not just cultivated but menacingly powerful, certainly a Great Demon.

Seeing everyone quiet, Sun Wukong was pleased: "Hehe, daring to insult old Sun." He waved his Jingu Bang towards the man in white and said, "Come on, old Sun will fight you. Your strength barely matches up for a few moves."

Sun Wukong's words clearly provoked the man in white. Not only him, but the heroes on the Martial Platform also looked over with some displeasure.

"Monkey, this is not the place for you to run wild, leave quickly and do not disturb our Hero Assembly, or don't blame us for being rude," a man pointed at Sun Wukong, with fierce determination emanating from his brow, a cold and murderous aura shot forth. Clearly, this person was ruthless.

Sun Wukong, however, couldn't be bothered: "Hehe, isn't this a Hero Assembly? Judging heroes by martial merit, why can't old Sun participate? If you can call yourselves heroes, why can't I? Old Sun is also a Golden Realm Pill cultivator, so I'll naturally participate in this martial assembly."

"Humph, this is our Human Clan's Hero Assembly, and you, a monkey, dare call yourself a hero?" the man sneered coldly.

Sun Wukong angrily bared his teeth and said, "Damn, daring to look down on old Sun. Today, old Sun will indeed play along. If you're not convinced, come up and fight old Sun."

"Humph, monkey, you're courting death!" the man also angrily slammed the table, ready to rush up and fight.

At this moment, a composed young man in fine clothing said, "Cen Cheng, forget it. Our Hero Assembly has always welcomed martial friendships; any young hero may join. With strength comes the title of hero. If this monkey wishes to participate, let him join."

The richly dressed youth clearly held a significant position; as soon as he spoke, any dissent vanished. The man named Cen Cheng also gave Sun Wukong a furious glare before sitting down.

Below the stage, Tangyu and Pan Chenyu exchanged a knowing smile. It seemed that Sun Wukong was indeed going to stir up some trouble today. But there was nothing they could do about it; they could only let him be. As long as things didn't go too far, it would be fine. A bit of minor mischief wouldn't cause any major issues. After all, it was his first time out; a bit of mischievous behavior was quite normal. Tangyu didn't expect the Monkey King to behave calmly and respectfully, as that wouldn't be the Monkey King at all.

Even if he wasn't the Monkey King from Earth's mythology, his essence was still that of a monkey, and monkeys would always retain their monkey nature.

Sun Wukong looked again at the young man in white and said, "Come on, let's go."

The young man in white replied, "Monkey, I can fight with you, but today is the Hero Assembly. If you want to join our Hero Assembly, you need to follow our rules. Otherwise, I won't fight you for nothing."

Sun Wukong smirked, "My name is Sun Wukong, not Monkey, and I'm serious here. Rules are rules, come on, just tell me."

The young man in white said, "Sun Wukong, is it? Alright. If you want to play, you need to show some sincerity, that means placing a bet. This is also the rule of our Hero Assembly. What kind of treasure will you wager for this fight? I'm not interested in inferior stuff. I'll show you mine first; if you can match or raise the ante with your treasure, then I'll fight you. Otherwise, I won't entertain a pointless fight."

With that, the young man in white flicked his hand, and a treasure appeared in it. "This treasure is called 'Prison Grasp,' a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, capable of holding anything below the Golden Core Realm. Even a typical Golden Core Realm can be trapped for a while. Sun Wukong, what will you wager against me?"

This left Sun Wukong a bit troubled. Apart from the Jingu Bang, he didn't have any other Spiritual Artifacts on him, not even a Lower Grade one.

Tangyu didn't have any ordinary Spiritual Artifacts either, just a few Top Grade ones, and the spoils from the Blood Demon Sect had all been handed over to the Yanshan Sect. Tangyu looked at Pan Chenyu, who shook his head, indicating he also didn't have any ordinary Spiritual Artifacts.

Lower and Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts were of no use to them. Furthermore, since they possessed Top Grade Spiritual Artifacts, they didn't need these.

Sun Wukong scratched his head, thinking about what to use as a bet. Seeing Sun Wukong unable to produce a wager, the young man in white sneered, "If you can't even front a wager, get down and stop wasting our Hero Assembly's time."

Sun Wukong grinned slightly, then flicked his hand, taking out the Luoyu Order, "I'll use this; this should be enough."

Seeing Sun Wukong take out the Luoyu Order, Tangyu and Pan Chenyu were speechless, and a bad feeling began to set in. Tangyu couldn't help but curse inwardly, "This damned monkey, he's determined to make a big scene. The Luoyu Order, and he just had to whip it out."

The two were rendered speechless, but it was useless, as the situation had already occurred and couldn't be reversed.

The moment Sun Wukong produced the Luoyu Order, it immediately attracted the gaze of everyone on the Martial Platform. Some people didn't recognize the Luoyu Order, but they could tell by the look of it that it wasn't an ordinary item. The young man in white didn't recognize it either and asked while staring at it: "What is this?"

The high-status rich youth from earlier glanced at it several times, visibly shocked, and jumped up with eyes wide open: "What—a Luoyu Order! This monkey possesses a Luoyu Order!"

"What, that's a Luoyu Order!" Upon hearing those words from the richly dressed youth, everyone was immediately stunned and stood up, beaming with excitement and even greed.

The young man in white was immediately filled with excitement, eager to pounce on it and snatch it: "A Luoyu Order, it's really a Luoyu Order! I've always longed to get a Luoyu Order, to enter the Luoyu Immortal Palace and seek a great chance. But a Luoyu Order is too rare, even with my talent, the Sect couldn't grant me one. Haha, the heavens are helping me, I didn't expect a Luoyu Order to appear before me today. I must seize it."

The allure of the Luoyu Order could indeed drive people mad; many were already contemplating taking it. A Luoyu Order represented immense opportunity, its pull over the Golden Core Realm was perhaps even stronger than a Lower Grade Immortal Treasure, compelling people to covet it.

Tangyu was also observing the crowd, his brow furrowing slightly. He whispered to Pan Chenyu, "Trouble's coming; they're all eyeing the Luoyu Order, likely to team up soon. These people are all prominent figures from various factions. This Hero Assembly's grand turnout suggests Hero City's backstage may host incredible figures. I suspect Hero City might house Great Powers from the Zifu Realm. Offending such powers would spell big trouble."

"This damned monkey is making such a mess, it's like he's trying to get us all into deep trouble."

Pan Chenyu also shook his head helplessly, "I too sense big trouble; Hero City is definitely not simple. There's definitely Zifu Realm power behind Hero City. A single Luoyu Order could even stir the interest of a Zifu Realm power."

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