Chapter 31

Buzz.

The valley seemed to tremble at this moment, and the Fire Spirit Ape King, already massive, appeared even more ferocious. Its ugly beast face was filled with savagery, looking extremely terrifying.

Mu Chen, Lei Cheng, and the others looked at the increasingly alarming Fire Spirit Ape King with grave expressions. Who could have predicted that the Fire Spirit Ape King would break through at such a critical moment? From the aura, it was likely that the Fire Spirit Ape King had now reached the peak of the Intermediate Spirit Beast stage, comparable to a late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm expert!

Late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm?

Mu Chen and Lei Cheng exchanged a glance, both feeling a bitter taste in their mouths. To encounter such a low-probability event, their luck was truly terrible.

"Captain, what do we do?!" Lin Zhong and the others also had somewhat pale faces and asked urgently.

Lei Cheng thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "The Fire Spirit Ape King is about to break through and is already severely injured. Let's try again. If we can't deal with it, we'll retreat!"

Lin Zhong and the others nodded upon hearing this. This unexpected turn of events was too surprising. Although they were reluctant to give up the Jade Spirit Fruit, their lives were more important.

Mu Chen also signaled to Tang Qian'er and the others from a distance, indicating that they should retreat immediately if the situation turned bad.

Roar!

Just as Mu Chen was warning Tang Qian'er and the others, the Fire Spirit Ape King suddenly let out a furious roar. Its blood-red eyes, filled with savagery, were fixed on Mu Chen, clearly remembering him as the one who had severely injured it earlier.

The Fire Spirit Ape King had an extremely strong grudge and, with its not very intelligent mind, it viewed Mu Chen as someone who must be torn to pieces at all costs. Therefore, it made the first move, grabbing a massive boulder with its huge ape arm and using it as a weapon to angrily strike at Mu Chen.

Seeing this, Mu Chen lightly tapped the ground with his toes and nimbly leaped back, evading the Fire Spirit Ape King's fierce attack. He dared not let this giant touch him at all; with its late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm strength, even a slight touch could be fatal or severely injure him.

When Lei Cheng and the others saw the Fire Spirit Ape King charging straight at Mu Chen, they also rushed to help. However, to their surprise, no matter how they attacked, the Fire Spirit Ape King ignored them and only fiercely hammered at Mu Chen, forcing him into a somewhat awkward position.

Roar!

Seeing Mu Chen nimbly dodge, the Fire Spirit Ape King became even angrier and suddenly let out a sharp howl. The howl echoed through the valley, and Lei Cheng and the others were shocked to find that the Fire Spirit Apes they had hypnotized were showing signs of waking up.

This discovery made their faces pale. If the hundreds of Fire Spirit Apes in the valley woke up, they would have no chance of escaping today.

"Captain, if the Fire Spirit Ape King continues to roar, all the Fire Spirit Apes will wake up!" Lin Zhong and the others exclaimed in alarm.

Mu Chen also noticed this and his expression became even more serious. His eyes flickered, and he glanced at the Jade Spirit Tree in the mountain wall crack, then gritted his teeth, "Big Brother Lei Cheng, I'll lure the Fire Spirit Ape King away. You guys quickly take the Jade Spirit Fruit!"

"What?"

Lei Cheng and the others were startled upon hearing this. The Fire Spirit Ape King was a late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm expert, while Mu Chen was only at the mid-stage Spirit Movement Realm. If he lured it away alone, it would be extremely dangerous.

"There's no time. The Fire Spirit Ape King has targeted me. You can't pull me away."

As Mu Chen spoke, dark spiritual energy wrapped around his legs, and his speed suddenly increased. He darted out of the valley like an arrow. The Fire Spirit Ape King, without any hesitation, roared and chased after him.

Lei Cheng and the others stared blankly at Mu Chen, who had lured the Fire Spirit Ape King out of the valley. Finally, Lei Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry, seize the opportunity. Lin Zhong, you and the others go stop the Fire Spirit Apes that are starting to wake up. I'll get the Jade Spirit Fruit!"

"Okay!"

Lin Zhong and the others wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths, nodded urgently, and rushed towards the Fire Spirit Apes that were starting to stand up.

Lei Cheng glanced at the valley entrance one more time, let out a bitter laugh, and could only pray in his heart that Mu Chen would be safe. Otherwise, if the Northern Spirit Academy people came looking, they would be in trouble too.

...

Boom!

In the forest, the ground shook as a massive, fiery red shadow charged through, uprooting trees along the way. It paid no attention to the destruction, its blood-red eyes fixed on the small figure that was nimbly jumping and dodging ahead.

This commotion naturally caught the attention of some of the spirit beasts in the forest. However, the Fire Spirit Ape King, now at the peak of the Intermediate Spirit Beast stage, was one of the top beings in the outer region of the Northern Spirit Plain. The other spirit beasts were intimidated by its ferocity and dared not approach, only watching as the human and the beast moved deeper into the forest.

"Damn beast, really persistent!"

After running for nearly ten minutes, Mu Chen found that the Fire Spirit Ape King showed no signs of giving up and couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Whoosh!

As he cursed, a strong wind came from behind. The Fire Spirit Ape King lifted a huge tree and threw it at him. Mu Chen quickly dived forward, rolling on the ground several times to avoid the massive tree as the earth trembled.

As Mu Chen rolled through a patch of weeds, he suddenly reached out and pulled a handful of black leaves, stuffing them into his chest and continuing to run.

While running, Mu Chen's black eyes flickered. He had volunteered to lure the Fire Spirit Ape King not out of bravado but because he had experience with such situations. In the Spirit Path, he had encountered this kind of thing many times.

"Should be close to the inner part of the Northern Spirit Plain now. There should be spirit beasts that can match the Fire Spirit Ape King here. These spirit beasts have a strong sense of territory. Once they detect the Fire Spirit Ape King's intrusion, they won't let it off easily. That will be my chance to get rid of this beast."

Mu Chen's thoughts raced, and he fully mobilized his spiritual energy, the Great Floating Pagoda Technique also running. Perhaps because of the life-and-death situation, Mu Chen felt that the speed of the Great Floating Pagoda Technique had increased, and a steady flow of spiritual energy spread through his limbs, preventing him from becoming exhausted.

However, no matter how powerful the Great Floating Pagoda Technique was, he was only at the mid-stage Spirit Movement Realm, and the gap between him and a late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm Intermediate Spirit Beast was too great. As time went on, Mu Chen began to feel his condition gradually weakening.

"Roar!"

Just as Mu Chen felt the situation was getting a bit out of hand, a low howl came from the distant forest, carrying a warning tone.

"Finally here!"

Mu Chen's eyes lit up with joy upon hearing the beast's howl, and he sped up, leaping into the forest. As he leaped, he quickly pulled out a handful of black leaves from his chest, crushed them in his palm, and sprinkled the pungent black liquid all over his body.

Just as Mu Chen finished this, a massive black shadow suddenly darted out in front of him. It clearly paid no attention to the small human but focused on the raging Fire Spirit Ape King behind.

"It's a Unicornered Dragon Leopard."

Mu Chen also looked at the black shadow, seeing a creature that resembled a black leopard with a single horn on its head and a body covered in incredibly hard armor. Its tail was like a crocodile's, ending in a spiky club. A fierce spiritual energy emanated from its body.

Mu Chen frowned slightly at the Unicornered Dragon Leopard. Although it was also an Intermediate Spirit Beast, it seemed to be only at the early-stage Spirit Wheel Realm, far weaker than the Fire Spirit Ape King.

Roar!

The Unicornered Dragon Leopard stared intently at the charging Fire Spirit Ape King, its massive mouth emitting a threatening roar, trying to intimidate it into retreating.

However, the Fire Spirit Ape King's eyes were already bloodshot. Anyone who dared to block it from tearing apart Mu Chen would be torn apart first. When it saw the Unicornered Dragon Leopard dare to stand in its way, it let out a savage roar, its massive body leaping up. Fiery spiritual energy gathered in its huge paw, and it struck the Unicornered Dragon Leopard's waist like a small meteor.

Boom!

The ground was blasted into a huge crater, and the surrounding trees were snapped. Mu Chen watched in shock as the Unicornered Dragon Leopard let out a piercing, painful roar, its body flying backward, its waist shattered by the Fire Spirit Ape King's brutal strike, and its armor completely crushed.

"What a vicious beast."

Mu Chen couldn't help but draw a sharp breath when he saw the Unicornered Dragon Leopard killed with a single strike. This guy was too weak; he had hoped it would at least slow the Fire Spirit Ape King down.

The Fire Spirit Ape King, having killed the Unicornered Dragon Leopard with a single strike, turned its blood-red, savage eyes toward Mu Chen. Seeing this, Mu Chen felt a sense of foreboding and was about to run again when a roar filled with extreme anger came from deep in the forest.

Roar!

The roar carried an astonishing spiritual energy fluctuation, and the spiritual energy pressure made Mu Chen's face change instantly.

Advanced Spirit Beast?! Soul Realm strength!

Boom!

A silver shadow darted out of the forest, appearing in the clearing in a few breaths. Mu Chen quickly crouched down and looked over, seeing that the silver shadow looked exactly like the Unicornered Dragon Leopard, but was even larger, with a silver horn on its head.

This is... an Advanced Spirit Beast, a Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard?

Mu Chen's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the dead Unicornered Dragon Leopard and the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard's blood-red, resentful eyes, he suddenly understood that the Fire Spirit Ape King had killed the Silver-Horned Dragon Leopard's offspring.

Mu Chen quietly lay down, covering his body with the pungent black liquid to mask his scent, holding his breath, and looking at the Fire Spirit Ape King with a sympathetic and pitying gaze.

"Bro, you're done for."

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