Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 192 - 186: Suffering from a Combination of Punches and Catching Monkeys in the Lower World

Chapter 192: Chapter 186: Suffering from a Combination of Punches and Catching Monkeys in the Lower World

After everything had settled down, the nearly one thousand battle spirits in the Sky Soldier Pool had all been transformed into Sky Soldiers, arranged in formation in front of Jiang Chen.

After a quick count, Jiang Chen found that there were exactly eight hundred of these Sky Soldiers, and all of them exuded powerful auras. Their cultivation levels were all at the Mysterious Immortal level.

Among them, the strongest were even at the late stages of the Mysterious Immortal realm.

Eight hundred Mysterious Immortals, three thousand Celestial Immortals, and four thousand Earth Immortals, a total of seven thousand eight hundred Sky Soldiers, now made up all the forces under Jiang Chen’s command.

This kind of strength might not be considered much in the Three Realms, but it was more than enough to deal with the various Demon Kings of the lower realm.

"Not bad!"

Looking at these Sky Soldiers, Jiang Chen gave a satisfied nod. Then, as if remembering something, his face suddenly fell.

He had just remembered one thing: He had been so focused on turning battle spirits into Sky Soldiers that he had forgotten he didn’t have enough equipment on hand.

At present, Jiang Chen only had three thousand suits of battle armor and three thousand battle spears provided by the Human Race. The rest were top-grade Divine Gold and Divine Stones.

These materials could be used to create many great things, but the problem was that they hadn’t been crafted yet?

Three thousand sets of equipment could only equip three thousand people. That meant that he temporarily had no way to equip the remaining four thousand eight hundred people. However, for the attack on Sun Wukong, three thousand Sky Soldiers should suffice.

While Jiang Chen was pondering, Taibai Jin, who had not yet left, said thoughtfully:

"You sure do things on a grand scale. These eight hundred Sky Soldiers, each of them are Mysterious Immortals, and their aptitude is extraordinary. They all have the potential to become Taiyi Golden Immortals in the future."

"If they grow, relying solely on the Sky Soldiers under your command will be enough to make you a regional overlord."

These eight hundred Sky Soldiers all had incredible aptitudes. If just half of them managed to grow, they would become a formidable force. While dominating the Three Realms might be impossible, having enough power to rule a region would be a guarantee.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen laughed and modestly replied, "Flattery will get you nowhere, Golden Star."

Although he said this, the smug look in his eyes was impossible to disguise.

Flood dragon blood, wolf blood, the essence of the Innate Stars - the Sky Soldiers, created at such a high cost, could not possibly be weak.

Not minding the smug look in Jiang Chen’s eyes, Taibai Golden Star said, "With the formation of the Sky Soldiers, you should go to the new recruit camp to collect armor and weapons next.

"However, considering your background, you probably won’t care much for the ordinary weapons distributed by Heaven Court. The Jiang Family should have prepared everything for you early on, right?"

Heaven Court would provide the most basic weapons for each newly born Sky Soldier, but the equipment was of a very low grade and could only be considered average. Naturally, someone of Jiang Chen’s standing would sniff at it.

Well, Jiang Chen certainly did look down on such equipment, but why would he refuse anything offered for free?

He replied, "Don’t mind if I do. I got promoted too quickly, and my family only prepared three thousand suits of equipment for me. It’ll take a while to make the rest."

"Since Heaven Court has prepared a set of equipment, I might as well use it for the time being. At the very least, it’ll look a little more presentable than letting them continue wearing these tattered armors."

The Sky Soldiers were new beings, and the armor they wore was still the worn-out garments from their past lives, which seemed a bit shabby. Though the equipment from heaven court was of a lower grade, it certainly looked impressive.

Taibai Golden Star thought it made sense. If the Sky Soldiers were to appear like this, it indeed would damage the image of Heaven Court. Thus, he nodded, and said, "It’s just as well I have free time, so I’ll accompany you to the new recruit camp."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen was secretly thrilled.

Taibai Golden Star was a trusted aide of the Jade Emperor and a heavyweight in the Heaven Court. With him accompanying Jiang Chen to the new recruit camp, the god in charge there would surely not dare to fob him off with low grade equipment, if he had any sense.

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On the road to the new recruit camp, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of something.

Sun Wukong was the one Taibai Jin had won over. If he was going to accuse the monkey in Lingxiao Hall later, should he inform Golden Star in advance and let him know?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen turned to Taibai Golden Star and said, "Golden Star, there’s something I need to tell you in advance."

"What is it?"

Jiang Chen chose his words carefully and said, "Do you still remember Sun Wukong, the monkey you took under your wing? He’s made a mess."

This was expected, so Taibai Golden Star asked casually, "That stone monkey? I remember him, quite a character. So - what kind of mess has he made?"

Jiang Chen whispered in reply, "He didn’t like his rank, so he returned to his old home."

Taibai Golden Star stroked his beard, not surprised. Being a stable manager was a job only those without pride would take - that Wukong would run away was normal.

Jiang Chen continued, "Before he ran, he falsely claimed the Jade Emperor’s decree and took ten thousand heavenly horses down to the Mortal realm. Then, he had a confrontation with mortals in the northern wilderness, which resulted in the head horse being beheaded."

At this point, the motion of Taibai Golden Star stroking his beard halted. Wukong running away was a minor issue, but falsely claiming the Emperor’s decree and the murder of the head horse, these were serious matters indeed.

This was a grave disloyalty.

Pretending not to notice the change in Taibai Golden Star’s expression, Jiang Chen went on, "In the end, the monkey had a fight with the mortals. After realizing that he was just a stable manager, he promptly gave away the ten thousand heavenly horses and went back to Huaguo Mountain for leisure."

At this, Taibai Golden Star lost his composure completely. Ten thousand heavenly horses, lost. This was a calamity - the cost was even higher than the death of ten thousand Sky Soldiers.