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After all, putting aside figures like the Monkey King and Yang Jian, just considering the gods of Heaven, how many Taoist priests or other demon-slaying people in the mortal realm invite them to their services every day?
If every divided spirit or thought were to think in sync with the main body and be controlled by the main body, then the gods wouldn't need to do anything else; they could just sit there all day controlling these divided spirits.
Generally speaking, these distractions or thoughts will naturally disappear after the summoner's provided magic power is exhausted, and the price is the incense offerings or merits from exorcising demons provided by the summoner.
"Hey, monkey, don't kill my new wife who's got her eye on."
Thinking of this, Bai Zhi immediately closed her eyes and immersed herself in the tide of faith. She had to find a way to prevent the summoned monkey from getting distracted and accidentally killing her with a stick.
In the Lostbelt world, Fujimaru Ritsuka stared wide-eyed at the monkey that emerged from the summoning circle, clad in golden chainmail.
This is completely different from the Servant she had envisioned summoning.
Because of the prophecy beforehand, she actually chose some items provided by that samurai to summon a being who is considered a future Servant in this world and is related to electricity.
But for some reason, the summoning circle had already shown a blurry shadow, but that shadow disappeared completely, and in its place came the figure that walked out of the summoning circle.
Even if her Chaldea has never summoned Sun Wukong, anyone who has studied the classic novel Journey to the West would have no doubts about her identity based on her appearance.
"Mash...did we hit the jackpot?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka swallowed hard. This was Sun Wukong! Apart from the Sun Wukong before he learned his skills, Sun Wukong in other periods, whether he was the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Demon King, or the Victorious Fighting Buddha, was an existence with explosive combat power.
Even in mythology, those capable of surpassing this being are extremely rare, basically belonging to the kind of god-level units that are impossible to summon.
With this bodyguard, she could confidently roam freely even in this Lostbelt.
"Spirit Origin? You summon gods using such strange contraptions? Little girl, is this the one you summoned?"
The monkey stretched its shoulders and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a friendly expression.
He was also on his journey to the West when he suddenly felt that calling request.
Upon sensing that the power of the summoning request carried the aura of Bai Zhi, he almost immediately chose to send down a sliver of his consciousness to this place without hesitation.
Although he did not see Bai Zhi upon arriving here, he could discern the incense power belonging to Bai Zhi from the shield placed on the ground.
It's likely that the girl who summoned him has some connection to Bai Zhi.
"Are you... the Great Sage?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked cautiously. Although she was certain that the being summoned before her was Son Goku, what if she had mistaken him for someone else?
After all, besides Sun Wukong, there's also the Six-Eared Macaque with this design.
The Six-Eared Macaque's strength is almost on par with Sun Wukong's, and even their appearances are similar, so it's best to ask around to avoid making a mistake and offending him.
"Little one, you've heard of me? That's right, I am Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace."
The monkey was very friendly, even smiling. After all, it was not surprising that the gods and monsters had heard of his deeds, and he was not particularly happy about it.
However, this weak mortal had heard of his fame and was quite pleased with it.
Especially since this little girl summoned him using the power of Bai Zhi.
"It's really true, Mashu! I'm starting to wonder if I'm hallucinating!!"
"Yes, senior, if we have the Great Sage's help, we will definitely be able to handle this Lostbelt!"
"Look how happy you are. Although I don't know what this Lostbelt is, since you summoned me, there must be something you need me to solve."
"Speak, whether it's about exorcising demons or anything else, I, Old Sun, will take care of it for you."
The monkey casually slung the golden cudgel over his shoulder and said.
"Thank you, Great Sage. But what is your rank?"
"Class? Oh, that? I think something told me about it when I came over. The name of this class is... Arbitrator, that should be it."
Chapter 816 Who do you say you want to overthrow?
"The adjudicator?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little surprised. The situations in which Ruler was summoned can be roughly divided into two types: one is that the form of this Holy Grail War is very special and the outcome is unknown, that is, the Holy Grail determines that Ruler is needed; the other is that the influence of the Holy Grail War may cause the world to be distorted.
This class possesses several privileges: the ability to nullify the Assassin's [Presence Concealment], with a typical search radius of ten kilometers; the skill [True Name Detection], which allows the mastery of a Servant's true name; and the ability to execute [Divine Judgment], which allows the user to use Command Seals twice on each Servant individually.
In a sense, the Arbiter is very powerful, and the Servants they summon are generally worthy of this class.
"Hehe, little brat, your summoning spells are quite crude. Your so-called true name recognition is no match for my old Sun's fiery eyes. Alright, enough of this small talk. Tell me, what do you want from me?"
The monkey, carrying his golden cudgel, spoke casually, seemingly unconcerned about how strong the enemy was.
However, he was indeed confident that even in the world of Journey to the West, apart from magic weapons, there weren't many people who were superior to him in terms of raw strength alone.
“Great Sage, we have been invited here by the future history of humanity in this world, with the purpose of overthrowing the faith of an immortal named Bai Zhi.”
Upon hearing this, the monkey paused, then narrowed its eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them. "You mean... whose faith do you want to overthrow?"
"That immortal is named Bai Zhi. It seems that this world, under her interference, has deviated from its original course of history, so we were invited here."
Fujimaru Ritsuka answered truthfully.
"Oh~"
The monkey nodded noncommittally. "So what's your opinion of that Bai Zhi Immortal?"
He roughly understood what Fujimaru Ritsuka meant, after all, he had studied seriously at the Shagetsu Sansei Cave for so long and eventually became an immortal.
The so-called Heavenly Dao dictates that everything is predetermined, and this little girl is simply saying that Bai Zhi interfered with the predetermined fate of this world.
The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, but one is missing. For this world, Bai Zhi is that one variable.
If the minor trends are changed, it may not have much of an impact, but if the major trends are completely changed, then it's hard to say.
In the face of variables, this world will naturally develop things to counteract them; this is only natural.
Generally speaking, resisting such a powerful force is fatal for immortals.
However, there are some prerequisites, namely that the world must be strong enough. For example, in the world of Journey to the West, minor trends can be changed, but major trends are basically impossible to defy.
In his experience, this world is extremely weak; even this thought of his has lowered his level by several notches.
This trend, roughly equivalent to the three thousand worlds, is something Bai Zhi can change at will; she has nothing to fear.
Logically speaking, it wouldn't be a bad choice for him to just smash the little girl in front of him with a stick.
However, he could tell that this girl had accumulated a great deal of good karma and was deeply involved in various karmic connections. She must have gone through many hardships and done some extraordinary good deeds to reach this level.
So he decided to patiently listen to the reasons first, and then decide on the next strategy.
If someone is truly that stubborn and unrepentant, then he can only pick up his golden cudgel and give them a good talking-to.
"As for my opinion of Immortal Baizhi... she is a good person. At least from what I've seen so far, I think she is a really good person."
“If I weren’t forced to, I wouldn’t want to overturn her beliefs.”
Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke with somewhat complicated emotions.
"Oh? Little girl, what compelling reason do you have?"
After hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, the murderous intent buried deep in the monkey's eyes lessened considerably.
It seems that, at least, this little girl isn't hopeless enough to need physical therapy.
Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a bitter smile. "Great Sage, all the Lostbelts I've seen before have no future. The Lostbelt King oppresses the people, keeping that world alive for a mere scrap."
"Before coming to this world, I thought this world was like that too, so with the idea of saving the world and collecting some resources, I was teleported here."
"But after arriving here, I discovered that this place is not as hopeless as I had imagined."
"On the contrary, for most people, such a future may be better."
Hearing this, the monkey nodded in satisfaction. That was just as expected. Bai Zhi was known for her abundant and fertile land. Even if she changed the general trend of this world, it would be for a better future.
No wonder he's a newbie!
"So why are you trying to overturn her beliefs?"
"Great Sage... Actually, it's because we can't go home."
Mashu continued, "We came here from another world. Our predecessors saw that the people here did have a future, so they wanted to go back."
"However, after arriving here, we lost contact with our original world. Helpless, we could only borrow some of the power of the Bai Zhi Immortal statue to try to contact our hometown and send us back."
"Without a doubt, we have failed. We cannot penetrate the barrier of this world and contact our homeland, so we summon Servants, hoping that they can bring a better solution."
"It seems you still haven't achieved your goal, so you're thinking of overthrowing Bai Zhi's faith to see if you can return to your former place after the world recovers?"
The monkey laughed. This was the unlucky guy who had been sent here. He hadn't finished his work and now he couldn't escape.
"Hmm... We summoned Mr. Siegfried, Ms. Hanabi, and then you, Great Sage, you have..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the monkey with some hope. After all, this was the Monkey King from mythology; perhaps he had some magical powers that could allow her and Mashu to go straight home.
The monkey waved its hand and said, "Don't ask. I don't have that ability. I'm only good at fighting, not magic."
His original studies leaned towards physical combat and the longevity method to avoid the three calamities. He wasn't really good at using fancy magic.
"If I had known it was going to be like this, I should have sent that guy over. He would probably have been able to get you guys back."
The monkey was referring to Yang Jian. Compared to his magical abilities, Yang Jian's were more balanced, and he certainly had more ways to solve this situation.
Chapter 817 Gudako is terrified
"what……"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat disappointed, after all, this was a very famous figure in mythology, yet even he couldn't send her back to Chaldea.
"Does the only way to go back be to overthrow Bai Zhi's beliefs? This is such a thing..."
She felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it. There were just too many giant statues in Baizhi. Small countries like Japan only had one, but larger countries had more than one.
To walk the entire route and overturn all these statues would be an extremely difficult task.
Alternatively, there is an even more direct way: defeat the true form of Angelica dahurica.
She felt this was a bit unrealistic. If the statues of other people were already so powerful, their real bodies must be even more powerful. And judging from what Hanabi said, she felt that if they really did this, they might end up with the big boss after the small one gets beaten up.
Even Sun Wukong, under the limitations of his spiritual origin, could only unleash a limited amount of power.
"Haha, who knows."
The monkey's eyes were full of smiles. He wasn't in a hurry. This girl was forced into it anyway. Although her original intention was to come here to collect supplies, she really couldn't be blamed for this.
It's just a matter of life's pressures; after all, even gods have to work hard for offerings.
"You're very focused on recording, Mr. Samurai!"
The sound of fireworks suddenly rang out beside the samurai who had entered with several people, nearly startling him so much that he dropped what he was holding.
"Miss, could you please stop scaring people like that?"
The samurai breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was fireworks, but also appeared somewhat annoyed.
"Hehe, I'd like to ask you, Mr. Samurai, since you recorded the summoning video, could it be... that you want to summon a Servant yourself?"
Hanabi had noticed this guy's behavior long ago. Ever since Fujimaru Ritsuka started summoning Servants, he had been watching intently, and he even casually took out his video camera and started recording.
This guy probably thought they didn't recognize video cameras, so he just pulled this thing out like that.
Hanabi's tone contained a trace of spiritual power, and the mortal samurai was immediately struck by it. He replied somewhat blankly, "The prophecy says that beings from another world will bring us dawn and summon wondrous beings."
"However, it is unreasonable and unwise to place all our hopes on a few people, so I secretly prepared a video recorder invented within our organization."
"If we record the summoning ritual and replicate it, we might be able to summon these powerful beings all over the world and destroy the statue of that evil god."
"Oh?"
Hanabi raised an eyebrow. "So that's what you were planning. May I ask where you got the energy to summon things?"
She knew that Fujimaru Ritsuka had stolen faith from Bai Zhi in order to summon Servants. Where did these guys get their energy?
"do not know."
The samurai answered decisively.
"have no idea??"
Hanabi was somewhat surprised, "I didn't know you filmed like this?"
"But I believe that a great revelation will guide us."
A fanatical look appeared on the warrior's bewitched face. "We will be able to summon our native gods and give that despicable evil god a good thrashing!"