The Old Monkey held a peach wood staff and drew array patterns in the void, clashing with the Azure Scaled Eagle.
Both erupted with powerful aftershocks; blue flames splattered everywhere, igniting the peach trees below into a raging inferno, and the entire stone mountain shook violently, with some rocks exploding into dust.
At a critical moment, the Old Monkey protected the boulder, then soared into the sky to battle the Azure Scaled Eagle.
The two continuously bombarded each other in the air, leaving afterimages of their combat everywhere.
Runes filled the sky, and the power of laws rippled through the void; their magical techniques had reached the pinnacle of perfection, and with each clash, the void trembled.
The aftermath was like a raging tempest, destroying all trees within a hundred-mile radius.
The Azure Scaled Eagle spread its wings, obscuring the sky and sun, as dao patterns flickered and the power of laws converged within its body, sending streaks of blue flames spurting from its wings.
The Old Monkey stepped on the void, its peach wood staff emitting dazzling golden light, colliding with the blue flames.
Each collision unleashed bursts of booming sounds, echoing between heaven and earth.
The aftershocks, carrying blue embers, fell all around, instantly igniting raging fires.
Fang Yuan and the other three were watching with great interest when a ball of blue flame suddenly splattered in front of them, startling all four into jumping up.
Almost instinctively, the four immediately rushed to the high platform, lifted the boulder, and ran wildly without looking back.
Their speed was so swift that they vanished into the secret forest in the blink of an eye.
When the Old Monkey sensed something was amiss, it abruptly turned its head, only to find the high platform empty.
???!
It looked around in confusion, and upon seeing the figures of the four about to disappear, a raging fire ignited in the Old Monkey's eyes, and it shot forward like a streak of light.
The Azure Scaled Eagle spread its wings and followed closely, the figures of Fang Yuan and the other three reflected in its cold eyes.
A booming sound of air came from behind them, and Fang Yuan looked back, anxiously shouting, "They're coming after us, run!"
The four simultaneously crushed their teleportation talismans and vanished from their original positions.
The Old Monkey and the Azure Scaled Eagle paused, quickly released their divine sense, and once again locked onto the positions of Fang Yuan and the other three.
Both vanished from their original positions almost simultaneously, reappearing a hundred miles away.
But just as they were about to catch up, they saw the four vanish from their original positions again, and this time the distance was even greater; they could no longer sense the aura of the four.
This enraged the Old Monkey and the Azure Scaled Eagle, who could only roughly estimate the direction of the four and pursue them.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Zhao Shijie and a dozen others stood with bent backs, panting as they looked at a pile of rocks in front of them.
Rumble—
The ground trembled, and countless rocks, trees, and earth merged again, forming giant humanoid creatures.
This was the third time they had destroyed the Mountain Ridge Giants, but the opponents always managed to revive.
"Hoo... hoo... I'm not fighting anymore..." Lin Ye gasped for breath and plopped down onto the ground.
The others were also like this, slumping to the ground, looking as if their bodies had been hollowed out.
Boom—
Six Mountain Ridge Giants took heavy steps, rushing towards the group, and with each step, the ground trembled.
"One more time." Zhao Shijie gripped his silver spear in reverse and stood upright.
Just then, Peng Yiyan suddenly pointed at the horizon, exclaiming in surprise, "Look, what's that?"
Everyone subconsciously raised their eyes to look.
"It looks like people..."
"Why do they look a bit familiar...?"
"Holy crap, isn't that Fang Yuan and Qin Hao?!"
"What are they doing carrying a big rock?"
The four figures arrived in an instant, accompanied by Fang Yuan's anxious shout: "Run!"
Whoosh—
The four flew past the group in the blink of an eye, showing no intention of stopping.
Everyone looked at them, puzzled, and when they turned their heads, they realized that two terrifying auras were rapidly flying towards them from the horizon.
"Damn it, Transformation God Realm demonic beasts!"
At this, everyone became agitated, each showing expressions of terror, and simultaneously soared into the sky, chasing after Fang Yuan and the others.
"I knew it, nothing good ever happens when you meet these four bastards!" Lin Ye cursed outright, his teeth grinding audibly.
"Did they raid someone's lair? Why does it feel like a fight to the death?" Ye Wuyai asked in surprise.
Zhao Shijie glanced back at the Mountain Ridge Giants; he still hadn't given up on the idea of bringing them back to the Hua Xia Sect.
"They're so fast! Everyone, quickly exchange for teleportation talismans!"
Qin Zhenhua roared, and everyone simultaneously exchanged for teleportation talismans from the shop and crushed them directly.
The next moment, a dozen people vanished from their original positions simultaneously, reappearing a thousand miles away.
At this moment, Fang Yuan and the other three had already changed their positions, sprinting rapidly towards the depths of the barren continent.
After glancing at the group behind them, Qin Hao suggested, "Let's hide our auras and let Zhao Shijie and the others attract the demonic beasts."
Hearing this, Fang Yuan and the other two immediately retracted their power and, carrying the boulder, plunged into the secret forest.
Directly in front of where they landed, there happened to be a swamp. Without a word, the four embraced the boulder and jumped directly into it.
Gurgle, gurgle—
The four quickly sank into the swamp, enduring the nauseating smell, hiding all their auras, and daring not to move.
After a while, over a dozen streaks of light passed over their heads.
About three seconds later, two terrifying auras flashed past.
The strong wind howled like a gigantic typhoon, snapping more than half of the towering ancient trees, and blowing weak demonic beasts into the sky.
After about ten minutes, the four cautiously poked their heads out, then grabbed the boulder and leaped out.
"Holy crap, it stinks so much!" Fang Yuan disgustedly shook off the grime from his body.
Sun Yiyi condensed water balls in her hands, washing away the filth from their bodies.
By this time, it was already late, and the secret forest was silent, with only an occasional unknown beast roar.
The four dragged the boulder into a cave, sealed the entrance tightly, and then lit a bonfire.
As soon as they sat down, the four gathered around the boulder, examining it carefully.
By now, the boulder had cracked into countless fissures, and the runes on it were dim.
Fang Yuan patted the boulder, then pressed his ear against it, listening carefully for movement inside.
Thump, thump—
A faint, indistinct sound came from within the boulder.
"It seems there's something inside." Fang Yuan showed a look of surprise.
"Open it and see."
Qin Hao said, about to punch the boulder open.
"No, that will destroy what's inside." Fang Yuan reached out to stop Qin Hao, then exchanged for several saws from the shop and handed them to Qin Hao and the other two.
Creak, creak—
A harsh grinding sound echoed in the cave, and stone dust floated in the air.
After a good while, the already broken boulder was forcibly pried open by the group.
The next second, a palm-sized Young Monkey appeared before the four.
The Young Monkey was curled up by the edge of the boulder, its entire body covered in golden fur, its eyes tightly closed, its aura weak, looking as if it could die at any moment.
"A monkey popped out of a rock?" Sun Yiyi frowned slightly.
"Ding, ding, ding ding, ding ding ding ~" Fang Yuan subconsciously hummed a classic tune.
"Ding your head, this monkey is about to kick the bucket!" Qin Hao slapped him irritably.
"Could this be caused by premature birth?" Fang Yuan bent down, curiously examining the palm-sized Young Monkey.
"I think it's possible." Qin Hao said, stroking his chin.
"Anyway, it's almost dead, can't waste it. Get the pot, heat the oil, get the green onions and minced garlic ready, I even brought several bottles of wine."
Fang Yuan enthusiastically pulled out a pile of things from his storage ring and set up the iron pot.
"I am a bit hungry, Fang Yuan. Make it into stir-fried monkey meat, with plenty of chili."
Sun Yiyi rubbed her stomach and sat down next to Fang Yuan.
Qin Hao and Zhang Ziqiang silently took out an iron bowl, sat by the bonfire, and waited for Fang Yuan to feed them.
