Chapter 32

In the depths of the forest, a violent spiritual energy swept like a fierce wind, the overwhelming pressure silencing all sounds in the forest. Some of the spirit beasts in the distance fled for their lives, sensing the silver-horned dragon leopard's rage.

The Fire Spirit Ape King's originally blood-red eyes had faded somewhat under this spiritual energy pressure. A hint of fear appeared on its ugly face. Although it had just broken through to the peak of the intermediate spirit beast stage, the silver-horned dragon leopard before it was a genuine high-level spirit beast!

The Fire Spirit Ape King's massive body crouched slightly, staring at the silver-horned dragon leopard with extreme caution. Its body showed signs of retreating, clearly planning to escape.

"Roar!"

However, the silver-horned dragon leopard, having just lost its offspring, would not easily let the murderer before it go. Its cold, beastly eyes were filled with rage and cruelty. Its sharp hooves slowly scraped the ground, and waves of extremely violent spiritual energy fluctuations continuously emanated.

Boom.

The Fire Spirit Ape King suddenly turned and ran, the ferocity it had shown while pursuing Mu Chen now completely gone. Under the threat of death, it had clearly forgotten about Mu Chen.

The silver-horned dragon leopard coldly watched the fleeing Fire Spirit Ape King. Its massive body crouched slightly, and in the next moment, spiritual energy erupted like a flood, enveloping the silver-horned dragon leopard in a brilliant silver light. A muffled sound rang out, and the silver-horned dragon leopard transformed into a silver beam, shooting out.

Whoosh!

The silver light tore through the air at a speed invisible to the naked eye. Before Mu Chen could react, a sharp tearing sound came from the distance. He looked over and saw the Fire Spirit Ape King had stopped running. A half-meter-wide blood hole appeared on its back, and its internal organs had vanished completely.

In front of the Fire Spirit Ape King, the silver-horned dragon leopard shook its body, flicking off the blood, then slowly walked back.

Thud.

The Fire Spirit Ape King's massive body fell to the ground, blood flowing out, clearly lifeless.

One strike, instant kill!

Mu Chen's heart raced. This was the power of a high-level spirit beast, indeed terrifying. He marveled inwardly but remained motionless on the ground, even lowering his breathing to the minimum and retracting all the spiritual energy in his body into his qi sea.

If the silver-horned dragon leopard discovered him at this moment, his fate would likely be no better than the Fire Spirit Ape King's.

Fortunately, the silver-horned dragon leopard had no interest in probing this small human. Instead, it walked to the side of the unicorn dragon leopard, nudged its corpse, and let out a mournful cry. Finally, it lifted the corpse and slowly walked into the depths of the forest.

Mu Chen watched the silver-horned dragon leopard disappear and did not immediately get up. After waiting for about ten minutes, he cautiously stood up.

He vigilantly observed his surroundings, then quickly approached the Fire Spirit Ape King's corpse, took out a dagger, and cut off its head. Immediately, a red light rose.

This was the Fire Spirit Ape King's essence soul, a flame-like light containing a miniature Fire Spirit Ape, emitting a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation.

Mu Chen put the Fire Spirit Ape King's essence soul in his pocket, then used the dagger to cut off the Fire Spirit Ape King's head. After doing this, he hesitated for a moment, then went to where the unicorn dragon leopard had died. The ground there was still covered with a large pool of dark red, sticky blood.

Mu Chen took out a bottle and carefully collected the blood, then put it in his pocket and quickly left.

...

While Mu Chen was dealing with his major trouble, trouble also appeared in the valley.

Roar! Roar!

The tranquility of the valley was now shattered. Enraged, giant red apes glared at the humans deep in the valley. They picked up boulders and threw them fiercely. The sheer number of them forced the people deep in the valley into a very awkward position.

"Damn it, these beasts have all awakened."

Lin Zhong and the others dodged the boulders, their faces grim. After Mu Chen lured away the Fire Spirit Ape King, they had sped up, but they hadn't expected the hypnotized Fire Spirit Apes to awaken one after another, now blocking them here.

"What do we do now?" Tang Qian'er and Mo Ling's faces were pale. They lacked the mental fortitude of Lin Zhong and the others, and this scene was making their legs weak.

"Prepare to break through." Lei Cheng said sternly, a package on his back emitting a continuous green light and a fragrant aroma.

"Lin Zhong, you take care of them, don't let anything happen."

Lei Cheng said, they were experienced, but Tang Qian'er and the others were inexperienced newcomers. If they got caught in the Fire Spirit Ape crowd, they would be torn apart in an instant.

"Okay."

Lin Zhong and the others nodded. They no longer mocked the North Spirit Academy students for lacking courage. Mu Chen's bravery in luring away the Fire Spirit Ape King had even impressed them. They understood that without Mu Chen's actions, they might not have survived today.

"Go!"

Lei Cheng gripped his long sword, his eyes sharp, and a powerful spiritual energy emanated from him. He led the charge, slicing through the Fire Spirit Ape crowd, creating a path.

The members of the Thunderbolt Squad closely followed, with Tang Qian'er and the others in the center of their protection. Everyone pushed their spiritual energy to the limit, forming a defensive line with their sharp sword beams, repelling the surrounding Fire Spirit Apes.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Although Lei Cheng, a beginner-stage Spirit Wheel Realm expert, led the charge, the sheer number of Fire Spirit Apes was overwhelming. Before long, some members of the Thunderbolt Squad were injured, but they gritted their teeth and persisted, their hands bleeding from gripping their swords.

"Damn it!"

Lei Cheng split a Fire Spirit Ape in two with one strike, but more rushed in, making him curse and grow increasingly anxious. Could they really all die in this valley today?

Tang Qian'er, Mo Ling, and the others looked pale at the fierce Fire Spirit Apes surrounding them. Just as they were losing hope, the Fire Spirit Ape crowd suddenly became chaotic, the apes retreating in fear, making terrified squeals.

"What's happening?"

Lei Cheng and the others were stunned, looking at the scene. They saw a slender figure leap out.

"It's Mu Chen!"

Tang Qian'er and the others were delighted to see the familiar figure. For some reason, although they knew Mu Chen's strength was far below Lei Cheng's, the confidence he gave them far exceeded Lei Cheng's.

"What's in his hand?" Lin Zhong and the others saw clearly that Mu Chen was holding a large object, and the fear of the surrounding Fire Spirit Apes seemed to come from it.

"It's a head..."

Lei Cheng was stunned, then his eyes widened in shock: "It's the Fire Spirit Ape King's head!"

"What?!" Lin Zhong and the others were stunned, their eyes wide with shock. Did Mu Chen really kill the Fire Spirit Ape King?

"Come quickly!"

While they were shocked, Mu Chen shouted at them, raising the Fire Spirit Ape King's head. The surrounding Fire Spirit Apes retreated in fear. To them, the Fire Spirit Ape King was already a terrifying presence, and whoever could kill it must be even stronger.

Their limited intelligence prevented them from thinking deeply, and they could only instinctively feel fear.

"Quick, go!"

Lei Cheng was overjoyed, waving his hand and leading everyone to break through the Fire Spirit Ape crowd, finally reaching Mu Chen. As they approached, they could clearly see the ugly head still dripping blood, indeed the Fire Spirit Ape King's.

Lei Cheng and Lin Zhong exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. How did Mu Chen manage this?

Mu Chen ignored their thoughts, quickly leading them out of the valley, then placed the Fire Spirit Ape King's head at the valley entrance, scaring the Fire Spirit Apes away.

The group turned and ran, collapsing in exhaustion far from the valley. Even Lei Cheng was drenched in sweat and panting.

Mu Chen also sat down under a tree, feeling as if his bones were about to fall apart. This time was truly thrilling, almost fatal.

"Are you okay?" Tang Qian'er came to Mu Chen's side, her bright eyes fixed on the young man, clearly impressed by his actions today.

"Fine."

Mu Chen smiled, then looked up to see Lei Cheng, Lin Zhong, and Mo Ling all staring at him, still in shock from Mu Chen's rescue with the Fire Spirit Ape King's head.

"Stop staring, I was just lucky. I don't have the strength to really kill the Fire Spirit Ape King."

Mu Chen shook his head, then looked at Lei Cheng and smiled: "But, Brother Lei Cheng, the mission is perfectly completed. Shouldn't we divide the spoils now?"

"Ha ha."

Lei Cheng couldn't help but laugh, taking off the package on his back and opening it. Brilliant emerald light shone, and the strong fragrance made everyone's eyes light up.

Mu Chen also looked at the package, seeing the round, plump Jade Spirit Fruits inside, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. All this hard work was worth it.

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