Chapter 523: Chapter 523: Saving the Golden-Haired Monkey King_1

In the Dragon Mountain Range, within a certain valley.

With a deafening sound ringing through the ears, two figures, one large and one small, moved back and forth like teleportation, making it hard for people to discern their figures clearly.

With each of their movements, massive boulders shattered and the ground crumbled deeply.

The astonishing destructive power of the two Grandmasters battling should not be underestimated.

An old man in a green robe watched from the side. Noticing the old man in the grey robe gradually falling behind and struggling under a severe suppression, he suddenly charged into the battle.

"This Golden-Haired Monkey King is extremely strong."

One of the people at the Post Acquired Peak exclaimed in shock, "Even Elder Qi can’t seem to muster an effective resistance against it."

"Indeed."

Another spoke: "Although Elder Qi has stepped into the Grandmaster Realm for many years, he does not possess the explosive power of the Golden-Haired Monkey King, and thus, dares not face it head-on."

"We should just focus on restraining those small monkeys! Prevent them from helping out." The third Post Realm master proposed.

Their duty here being to keep those small monkeys in check, preventing them from disrupting the battlefield. These small monkeys sometimes would risk their lives for their leader, making them difficult to handle.

"Bang...bang...bang..." The battle continued.

With the involvement of Innate Realm masters, the pressure on the old man in the grey robe diminished greatly, and he slowly started to gain the upper hand. However, indeed, the Golden-Haired Monkey King was so formidable that they could not subdue it for a while.

Beasts usually possess innate strength superior to humans, additionally their realm’s advantages almost ensure their invincibility when facing humans of equal levels.

Although they lack human intelligence, the heavens have endowed them with robust bodies. Naturally, they are born warriors.

"I understand it now."

Not far away, Zhang Xian suddenly had a gleam in his eyes.

"What did you understand?" Jing Yi asked.

Zhang Xian said: "This Golden-Haired Monkey King is the most violent and powerful among the common monkeys. Its blood essence contains a powerful and raging energy, which can bring unexpected benefits to body refining. If used in alchemy, the blood essence of the Golden-Haired Monkey King undoubtedly ranks as a treasure. That old guy’s goal must be the blood essence of the Golden-Haired Monkey King."

"What is blood essence?" Luo Shuining looked confused.

Zhang Xian looked at Luo Shuining and gave a wry smile: "Blood essence is the essence in the blood. Do you understand it now?"

Luo Shuining nodded, "It seems like I understand. It’s the best part of the blood!"

"That’s the rough idea." Said Zhang Xian: "However, normal blood doesn’t contain energy and only the blood essence contains energy."

Jing Yi asked: "Are you interested in the blood essence of the Golden-Haired Monkey King?"

"Definitely!" Zhang Xian replied: "I’m currently short of medicinal materials. Although the blood essence of the Golden-Haired Monkey King isn’t the main ingredient for alchemy, it can replace many main ingredients and the results are quite good."

"Then, let’s snatch it over." Jing Yi suggested.

"Of course." Zhang Xian smiled slyly: "When I go out later, you all should run! But don’t go too far. Just hide somewhere nearby. Menacing animals wouldn’t dare to come here because of the Grandmaster level beast here. You all should be able to handle the ordinary fierce beasts. Besides, I will come to find you all right after I get the stuff."

Jing Yi nodded and said: "Be careful, don’t risk your life for a bit of blood essence."

After offering a comforting smile to Jing Yi, Zhang Xian continued to watch the battle.

A while later, he frowned and said: "Damn, it seems like those two guys are not the match of the Golden-Haired Monkey King! If it continues like this, they will be done for."

"I also get that feeling."

Jing Yi said: "The attack of the Golden-Haired Monkey King is powerful, and its speed and range of attack are wide. The interference from the Innate forces isn’t effective, and the Grandmaster can’t withstand the robust power of the Monkey King. If it continues like this, those two guys will certainly be exhausted to death by the ample stamina of the Golden-Haired Monkey King."

"That’s not correct, they still must have some tricks up their sleeve."

Zhang Xian said observing the two men in the monkey battle: "Those two guys are being suppressed, but they still remain calm. It seems that they have something to rely on."

"You are really observant." Jing Yi remarked, following with a wry smile.

She only saw the predicament without performing a detailed analysis. She did not notice that the two men were dealing with the situation calmly, evidently possessing the confidence of absolute victory.

...

The battle was still going on.

Despite being disadvantaged, the old men in the grey robe and the green robe coped gracefully without showing any signs of panic.

The Golden-Haired Monkey King also launched fierce attacks, intending to eliminate the two detestable humans in front of it.

The Grandmaster in front of it had come to find it for the third time. It had failed to kill them in the previous two attempts but decided to keep them here this time.

"Get ready..." The old man in a grey robe suddenly ordered.

After a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the old man in the green robe, he nodded.

About a dozen breaths later, he suddenly took out a small bottle from his waist, uncapped it, and flung its contents toward the charging Golden-Haired Monkey King.

"Roar..."

The Golden-Haired Monkey King let out a fierce roar as the Innate True Qi within his body quickly sent ripples through his entire being.

Having reached the Grandmaster Realm, it was possible to utilize the Innate True Qi to protect oneself. Although it was unclear what the white powder was, he wasn’t afraid with his Innate True Qi as protection.

"Heh heh...beasts will always remain beastly." The old man in the grey robe laughed scornfully as he saw the Golden-Haired Monkey King trying to use his Innate True Qi to block the white powder.

On seeing this, the old man in the green robe also sneered. If the white powder could be blocked so easily, they would not have gone to such lengths to find it.

"Roar..." Suddenly, the Golden-Haired Monkey King bellowed in anger.

His eyes, previously tinged with gold, quickly turned blood-red. And then, blood seeped out from his tear ducts.

"Haha, filthy monkey, your end is nigh," the old man in the grey robe said, laughing heartily.

The old man in the green robe was also laughing heartily. This was a hefty price to pay, but finally, this foul beast was done for. Without the powder, they would never dare to provoke such a brute.

"Roar..." The Golden-Haired Monkey King shrieked angrily, his robust arms swinging continuously, shattering boulders with his tremendous power.

However, now the Golden-Haired Monkey King had been blinded. Even though he could sense the presence of the old men, he was unable to pinpoint their movements and was attacking blindly.

"These guys really do have a backup plan."

Zhang Xian noticed this, his lips twitching involuntarily. It appeared that, against the fully charged old man in the grey robe and an Innate expert, he would not dare to barge in directly to take the Golden-Haired Monkey King’s essence blood.

"They’re so despicable." Luo Shuining pouted her lips.

Jing Yi smiled wryly, "Shuining, when have you seen anyone from the East China Sect do something noble?"

Luo Shuining was taken aback before she retorted, "True that, East China Sect is the most shameless among the three major sects, involved in all sorts of uncouth conspiracies."

Zhang Xian didn’t bother with Jing Yi and Luo Shuining’s chatter. Instead, he was thinking about how to seize the essence blood of the Golden-Haired Monkey King. He couldn’t afford to let such a good thing go by.

It irked him to see the old man in the grey robe have the upper hand.

"Bang...Bang...Bang..."

The Golden-Haired Monkey King was losing it, howling while swinging his arms like mad, his combat power noticeably increasing.

"Damnit..."

The old men in the grey and the green robes felt the pressure increase. However, they were not worried as the Golden-Haired Monkey King could not hold on for much longer. Not only did the white powder blind the Golden-Haired Monkey King, but it also quickly drained his energy. After a little more of this frenzy from the Golden-haired Monkey King, it would be their moment to shine...and that moment wasn’t far away.

"Roar..."

Suddenly, the Golden-Haired Monkey King lashed out at the old man in the grey robe.

"Hmph..." The old man in the grey robe sneered coldly, swerving swiftly to dodge the Monkey King’s attack.

Just then, the Golden-Haired Monkey King suddenly turned and with a brutal slap, he struck the old man in the grey robe square in the chest. The former swing had been a mere feint.

"Damn..." The old man in the grey robe cursed angrily, tumbling backward as he coughed up blood.

Remembering something, his fury grew unchecked. In the previous two confrontations with the Golden-Haired Monkey King, he had often used this tactic. He never thought that the Golden-Haired Monkey King would learn it and even turn the tables on him. The Monkey King’s last strike was his most powerful one ever – it nearly halved the grey robe’s life force.

"Elder Qi..." The old man in the green robe was visibly shocked.

"Stay back, I’m fine. Let’s keep toying with him, he won’t last long," the old grey-robed man ordered.

Having landed a successful hit, the Golden-Haired Monkey King suddenly stopped its assault.

Feeling his energy draining away quickly, the Monkey King knew he couldn’t keep up with the assault. If he continued, these two despicable men would kill him eventually.

"Doesn’t feel like raging anymore?" The old man in the grey robe sneered after he rose to his feet.

The Golden-Haired Monkey King, supporting himself on his hands, was panting heavily. His eyes were still bleeding, the drops falling ceaselessly.

"Poor thing..."

Not too far away, Luo Shuining felt a surge of maternal instinct. Despite the Golden-Haired Monkey King’s previous rage, at this moment, it was nothing more than a weak creature, alone with no one to lean on.

Jing Yi rolled his eyes at Luo Shuining, "What’s there to pity? It’s nothing but a beast."

"It’s indeed pitiful."

Zhang Xian hesitated for a moment before warning, "I’ll go first, both of you stay here and do not move."

"Go? Where?" Jing Yi asked.

Zhang Xian replied, "I’m going to save the Golden-Haired Monkey King. He is smarter than I thought. Maybe, it’ll willingly give me its essence blood, else I might not stand a chance to snatch the essence blood from those two. One of them is an injured Grandmaster level expert - very strong so I don’t have much confidence in handling both of them at the same time."

"You... You’re crazy? The Golden-Haired Monkey King is a beast. Even if you save it, don’t expect it to return the favor. It might even kill you," Jing Yi said.

Zhang Xian responded, "Don’t worry, in its current state, it can’t kill me."

Jing Yi asked incredulously, "No... really? Even though you’re at the Peak Innate Realm, the Golden-Haired Monkey King is still a Grandmaster level beast. Even if it’s blind, it remains a terrifying existence!"

Zhang Xian just laughed. Without responding to Jing Yi’s question, he quickly moved towards the valley below, his body blending seamlessly into the surrounding, his breath held steady.

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