Because this was the Valley of Desolation, Tang Yi couldn’t hunt Demon Beasts day and night like he had in the Wind Moon Forest. Although highly efficient, that approach would tax his spirit and place him in a perilous position.
After all, the number of High-level Demon Beasts here was many times greater than in the Wind Moon Forest. Even in the Low-Level zones, High-level Demon Beasts could appear, so Tang Yi had to be extremely cautious.
After a night spent resting cautiously in a large tree, Tang Yi was jolted awake the next morning by a massive, furious roar.
"ROAR!"
Not far away, a powerful Demon Beast, apparently provoked by something, let out a sky-shattering roar. The rumbling sound was so immense that the very ground trembled.
Startled, Tang Yi quickly rose and flew toward the source of the roar.
Moments later, he arrived at the scene and laid eyes on the culprit that had woken him.
The roaring Demon Beast resembled a giant gorilla. It stood three to four meters tall, its powerful build giving it an imposing presence.
At that moment, it was hunting down a grimy, middle-aged man dressed in tight-fitting clothes.
In its pursuit of the man, the gorilla-like Demon Beast was exceptionally ferocious. It uprooted giant trees, smashed massive boulders, and obliterated anything else in its path. The commotion it caused was so immense that all the nearby Low-Level Demon Beasts had fled in terror.
Faced with such a ferocious beast, the middle-aged man was in a complete panic, fleeing for his life.
Tang Yi thought for a moment, then cast his Celestial Eye Technique on both the man and the beast.
And received the following information.
Name: Song Jianzhong
Level: 49 (Nine-star Battle King)
Cultivation Technique: Extraction of Celestial Purity Technique (Incomplete, Earth Tier Middle Grade)
Martial Techniques: Pointing the Deer as a Horse (Earth Tier Lower Grade), Flower Butterfly Three-Inch Strike (Earth Tier Lower Grade), Light of Formlessness (Earth Tier Middle Grade)
Body Technique: Great Yi Body Technique (Profound Tier Middle Grade)
Secondary Profession: Intermediate Alchemy Skill (Alchemy Grandmaster)
Evaluation: Utterly weak (This opponent is extremely weak. The Player can slay them with ease.)
Name: Giant Power Mad Ape
Level: 46 (Level 5 Demon Beast)
Description: The Giant Power Mad Ape is a remnant of an ancient species, possessing a trace of the Giant Power Divine Ape’s bloodline. It is born with infinite strength, and its hide is impervious to blades and spears. Its body is its greatest weapon. Once it goes berserk, its Attack Power and Speed increase severalfold. Furthermore, it will not rest until its opponent is crushed to pieces and its goal is achieved.
Evaluation: Pathetically frail (This opponent is too weak to pose any threat to the Player. The Player can crush them with ridiculous ease.)
Tang Yi smiled after reading the information from his Celestial Eye Technique.
’A Nine-star Battle King was evaluated by the system as "utterly weak" and someone I "can slay with ease"?’
’An ancient remnant with the strength of a Level 5 Demon Beast and infinite power was evaluated as "pathetically frail"?’
’This is just too funny.’
’Then again, it makes sense. A Nine-star Battle King and a Giant Power Mad Ape would certainly be strong and terrifying to others, but to me, they’re really nothing special. Dealing with them is a piece of cake, so the system’s evaluation wasn’t wrong.’
Aside from the power evaluations, the Nine-star Battle King named Song Jianzhong also caught Tang Yi’s eye.
’This Song Jianzhong actually has the Intermediate Alchemy Skill and is an Alchemy Grandmaster!’
After reviewing the information, Tang Yi decided to step forward and help Song Jianzhong. After all, humans should help one another, and he would only refuse if the person had an exceptionally bad character.
However, Tang Yi had barely taken two steps forward when the middle-aged man, Song Jianzhong, turned his head and spotted him.
Upon seeing how young Tang Yi was, just a young Martial Artist, Song Jianzhong frowned.
He didn’t understand why such a young Martial Artist would venture into such a dangerous place. On top of that, the young man looked like he wanted to help.
’A young Martial Artist wants to help me?’
The thought struck Song Jianzhong as laughable.
’The creature chasing me is a Level 5 Demon Beast—and a particularly powerful Giant Power Mad Ape at that! And it’s berserk!’
’How could that young Martial Artist possibly help?’
’He’d just be throwing his life away.’
Out of kindness, Song Jianzhong still shouted, "Young man, it’s dangerous here! This is no place for you. Stay back and leave quickly!"
"BOOM!"
He had just finished shouting when, in his moment of distraction, the Giant Power Mad Ape slammed its fists onto the ground at his feet. The impact sent a jolt through Song Jianzhong, causing him to stumble and nearly fall.
If he had fallen, an incredibly tragic fate would have awaited him.
Fortunately, his stance was firm; he stood his ground as steady as a boulder and wasn’t knocked over by the ape’s strike.
Snapping back to his senses, Song Jianzhong didn’t dare waste another word. He quickly corrected his posture and, ignoring Tang Yi, resumed his desperate flight.
The Giant Power Mad Ape, for its part, paid no attention to the newcomer. It continued its pursuit of Song Jianzhong, who had apparently done something to infuriate it.
"Hm? Interesting."
Tang Yi was slightly taken aback by Song Jianzhong’s warning. He hadn’t expected the man to have such decent character. Instead of trying to lure the beast over and use him as bait, he had actually urged him to get away.
However, the fact that Song Jianzhong had assumed he was weak due to his youth—thinking he’d only be throwing his life away by getting involved—did annoy Tang Yi a little.
"So you look down on me? Then I’ll just have to prove you wrong."
Tang Yi smiled faintly. Song Jianzhong had told him not to go, but that only made him want to go more. Such was the stubbornness of the powerful.
It was the mindset of an expert that Tang Yi had cultivated for a long time.
With a flash of movement, Tang Yi gave chase to the Giant Power Mad Ape...
Sensing someone else approaching from behind besides the Giant Power Mad Ape, Song Jianzhong glanced back and was stunned to see the young man from before was following him.
Song Jianzhong frowned again. ’Does this young man not understand plain language? Can’t he read the situation?’
’Can’t he see the danger?’
’I warned him not to come closer, so why won’t he listen?’
’At his age, with his build, what could he possibly do by coming here? He’ll just be an appetizer for the Giant Power Mad Ape. Utterly useless.’
Song Jianzhong was about to shout another warning for Tang Yi to stay away, but then he noticed something strange.
’I’m a Nine-star Battle King, and the Giant Power Mad Ape is a Level 5 Demon Beast. With one chasing and one fleeing, our speed is incredible. How could a young man possibly keep up?’
’And yet, right now, that young man is right behind me!’
’And he’s closing the distance at an unimaginable speed...’
’How is this possible!’
’How is this young man so fast!’
Of course, what Song Jianzhong didn’t know was that Tang Yi hadn’t even activated a Body Technique yet. If he had, his speed would be even faster, even more astonishing. He could have caught up in the blink of an eye.

Comments

Loading...