The Master of Beasts

Chapter 830 271_2

In the nothingness of the Yellow Springs Tomb, the martial fanatic Jialouluo kept sparring with others, always on the receiving end of being beaten, or on the way to being beaten. It was really tough!

"It seems it ended a long time ago!"

Meng Ze, after consuming a large amount of Demon God Flesh, appeared even more sinister, and of course, his strength also increased.

The broken trees on the ground had sprouted branches again, these branches had already grown considerably, indicating that the battle at the Eye of the Yellow Spring had indeed ended long ago!

"What should we do next?" Song Bei turned his head to ask Chen Jiuge.

"What can we do? We originally came out this time to gather some intelligence. Although it's shocking, we've obtained the information we needed, and it's time to go back!" Chen Jiuge shook his head and said.

"You all just come back with me!" Chen Jiuge looked at the Two-headed Dog and said.

"Of course, without you, where could we go?" the Two-headed Dog naturally replied.

With the Yellow Springs aura almost bursting from their bodies, they'd be mistaken for Yellow Springs Fierce Beasts and dispersed into ashes on the road without the care of locals!

"Alright, let's go!"

The entire Sunset Mountain Range focused its eyes on Di Chun and the Three Lives Tribe, no one noticed or cared that a robust team emerged from that brutal battlefield.

"Why is it so quiet?"

Bai Li observed the surroundings, feeling somewhat puzzled.

This was a danger point on their way, home to a strange spider beast, who once promised to give Chen Jiuge and others a proper welcome if they returned.

"Perhaps it didn't notice us!" Chen Jiuge didn't care and said. In his view, you really take the beast's words seriously?

"I feel something has changed!" Meng Ze said calmly.

Ever since consuming a substantial amount of Demon God Flesh and digesting it in the Yellow Springs Tomb, Meng Ze had become more vocal.

"Something changed?"

Everyone followed Meng Ze's gaze, seeing a small hill formed from piles of bones before them.

"Are these the bones of little spiders?"

"Wait, these are the bones of that big spider!" Chen Jiuge extracted a segment resembling the tip of a leg bone, looking grave.

"Something indeed changed here, the entire group has been wiped out!"

"Incredible, there's no sign of any struggle here!" Jialouluo couldn't believe it.

He'd seen that big spider himself; its strength was immense. Although not as strong as him, the difference wasn't huge. Silently solving it was something Jialouluo couldn't do, implying the killer was stronger!

"Let's leave quickly! Though there's no danger now, being targeted would be a real hassle!" Feng Cang frowned and said.

"Indeed, let's go!" Bai Li agreed.

The group passed through the Black Forest with some apprehension, but luck stayed with them and nothing happened in the end.

"A great upheaval must have occurred in the Sunset Mountain Range, we need to head back quickly!" Chen Jiuge said seriously.

"Yes, the cultivators in the Akam Tribe are the cornerstone of our foundation!"

Those cultivators are either our tribesmen or loyal subordinates, they've stood the test of time, truly trustworthy!

After this crisis, perhaps a few of the Loose Cultivators from the True Realm could earn a place among us.

Hurrying along, many days later Chen Jiuge and the group arrived at the Golden Galaxy.

"It's dried up!"

Seeing the dry riverbed, Chen Jiuge looked dissatisfied: "Aksu, you said this Golden Galaxy had never dried up before, is that true?"

"Truly, my lord, I assure you, even before the Sunset Tribe's downfall, the Golden Galaxy had never dried!"

"This suggests something tremendous has happened!"

"Let's hasten our journey, if the White Ape Forest encounters issues, it'll spell colossal trouble!"

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White Ape Forest

The pink peach grove was gone, leaving only withered peach trees silently weeping, with numerous ape carcasses piled beneath them.

The ground once carpeted with pink petals had turned a dark red, soaked with blood.

The intense stench of blood attracted hordes of mosquitoes, making the place even filthier than a garbage heap.

"They're all dead, everyone's dead!"

"No, that's not right!" Meng Ze shook his head, I didn't feel the death aura of the White Ape King!

"Death aura? You can sense such a thing?" Jialouluo asked curiously.

"Thanks to the Demon God Flesh, these Yellow Springs Demon Gods are sensitive to death, and after consuming a lot of flesh, I've naturally acquired this ability too!" Meng Ze said with a slight smile.

"It has such an effect!" Bai Li was somewhat tempted.

Though a large amount of Demon God Flesh had been used to strengthen those Loose Cultivators and Tribal Warriors' cultivation, there was still some leftover.

"You shouldn't consider it. Though the Demon God Flesh has miraculous effects, it carries a peculiar aura that I feel is not a good thing!"

"And yet, you consumed it?" Chen Jiuge was concerned. If this drew the attention of the Yellow Springs World, or if something happened to Meng Ze, it wasn't something Chen Jiuge wanted.

The mixed power structure in Star Moon City, with only a Sorrowful Girl, was insufficient to establish Chen Jiuge as City Lord. Meng Ze's stance was key.

"As a Nightmare, I'm different from you. This aura is powerful, ancient, but there's not much of it contained within the Demon God Flesh. My kind's characteristics are enough to completely absorb it!"

"Enough about that; since the White Ape King isn't dead, where is it?" Song Bei interrupted.

Meng Ze looked towards the back of the peach grove: "If my perception is correct, it should be beyond this peach grove!"

"Then what are we waiting for, let's check it out and see what exactly happened!"

Beyond the Peach Grove

This was the dwelling of the White Ape Clan, with numerous caves scattered like honeycombs on the cliff sides, with masses of peach trees planted at the base of the cliffs.

The peach trees here hadn't suffered much destruction, but most were broken, with some visibly elderly white apes buried beneath them.

"White Ape King, I know you're here, come out!"

Chen Jiuge didn't want to waste too much time searching, so he shouted loudly.

The sound reverberated several times beneath the cliff.

Seeing no movement from the cliffs, Chen Jiuge shook his head slightly: "If it doesn't come out, let's not waste too much time, let's go!"

The aura here was chaotic, suggesting a fierce battle had occurred, but the damage wasn't extensive. Likely due to the enemy's high cultivation, the White Ape King and his kin couldn't put up much resistance.

"Rustle, rustle"

An old, hunched white ape with one blind eye slowly emerged from the end of their vision.

"Are you the White Ape King?"

The aura couldn't be faked, but Chen Jiuge found it hard to believe that the once high-spirited White Ape King of just a few years ago had turned into this decrepit figure.

"Is it you? This time around, there's no toll to cross my White Ape Forest!" the White Ape King said self-deprecatingly.

"What's really going on here? Why has the White Ape Forest become like this, the Golden Galaxy dried up, and all those powerful damned beasts wiped out?" Chen Jiuge cut straight to the chase.

"Isn't it obvious? The new hegemon of the Sunset Mountain Range doesn't permit unstable fierce beasts like us; she wants to unite the entire Sunset Mountain Range into a single force!"

"The new hegemon of the Sunset Mountain? Wasn't the Nine Dragon Tribe already vanquished?" Chen Jiuge asked, confused.

"Hey, got any wine?"

"Wine?" Though puzzled, Chen Jiuge took out a jug of good wine.

"Glug, glug"

After taking a big gulp, the White Ape King praised: "Indeed good wine!"

"Unfortunately, my clan can't taste it!"

"In your eyes, what is the Sunset Mountain Range, the Nine Dragon Tribe?"

"Or rather, as outsiders, what's your stance on life?"

"If your world was invaded by the Yellow Springs World, what would the cultivators there do?"

"And what do you think of us fierce beasts? You should know, most of us lack Spiritual Wisdom, and those that do usually have profound cultivation."

Rubbing the wine jug, the White Ape King didn't expect answers from Chen Jiuge and his companions, just talked to himself: "I'm different from other fierce beasts, and the White Ape Clan is unique among other beast tribes!"

"I was born with Spiritual Wisdom, and the elders in my clan possess great wisdom!"

"Cut the nonsense, just tell us, who did it!"

"How many are there, what's their cultivation?" Jialouluo was somewhat impatient.

Before, when the White Ape King was unscathed, Jialouluo gave him respect, but now, facing this crippled state, what's the point of playing word games?