I, the Merit Ruler, Strike Up the Monkey King from the Start

I opened my eyes to find I'd become a ruler. I was completely numb!

Even worse, the System told me to tap Sun Wukong on the head three times to complete an “investment”!

I thought, “Isn't that asking for death? Won't Brother Monkey tear me to pieces someday?”

[Ding! Investment complete! Activating ten-thousandfold returns! From now on, the Host can lie flat and become a god!]

Holy crap! So that's how this works!

When Brother Monkey wreaked havoc in the Eastern Sea, I merged with immortal Gengjin! When he erased his name from the Book of Life and Death, my soul became impervious to all magic! When he proclaimed himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, I advanced straight to the Celestial Immortal Realm!

Five hundred years later, the System awakened, and the calamity of the journey west began!

Tang Sanzang used me, his “ordinary ruler,” to recite sutras and meditate, never realizing that...

A casual swing could turn a demon king to dust! The lightest tap could make a tiger demon vanish in an instant!

Sun Wukong: “Master, there's something off about your ruler!”

Me: “Don't panic, Brother Monkey. You focus on fetching the scriptures, and I'll focus on collecting the rewards!”

Eighty-one trials? That's eighty-one chances to collect dividends!