Yang Yu touched his cheek, hardly believing it.

There were many people here, and many of them were watching the competition. Suddenly, they heard the commotion and all turned their attention in this direction.

Is there a competition here too?

"It doesn't seem like it. It looks like that guy is being beaten up one-sidedly. How can someone in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage be beaten up by someone in the early Foundation Establishment stage? He's so weak."

Where has Yang Yu ever had such an experience?

His face instantly turned bright red.

"You bitch, you dare hit me?"

He suddenly lunged at Bai Ying, wanting to prove to these people that he was not weak at all.

But before he could even touch Bai Ying, she kicked him in the chest again. He flew through the air once more.

This time he fell even harder, landing face-first on the ground!

Yang Yu had never been so humiliated before, and he was furious!

He took out his magical artifact, his expression incredibly sinister; he was going to kill this bitch today!

Yang Yu had heard that Bai Ying's Spirit Rhinoceros Void-Piercing Slash was extremely powerful, but he had never witnessed it firsthand. He simply couldn't believe that a girl could be that powerful.

It's just that everyone's exaggerating. And even if she's incredibly powerful, she's only at the early Foundation Establishment stage; he could kill her with a single finger.

Yang Yu struggled to his feet and shouted at Bai Ying:

"Bai Ying, you're being unreasonable. You're finished today. I want you to kneel down in front of me and apologize!"

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Gu Qingzhou walking over.

Gu Qingzhou quickly stopped the enraged Yang Yu.

He yelled at Bai Ying, "Bai Ying, what are you doing? I went to so much trouble to introduce Yang Yu to you, and what have you done? Get over here right now and apologize to Yang Yu!"

Gu Qingzhou looked at Bai Ying in exasperation, thinking that as long as Yang Yu was willing, he and Bai Ying could be together immediately.

But to his surprise, Bai Ying was arrogant and looked down on even Yang Yu, and even hit him!

"Look at yourself now! Apart from Yang Yu being kind, what other mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator would want you? Apologize right now!"

As Gu Qingzhou spoke, she also comforted Yang Yu, "Brother Yang, please forgive her, my junior sister has a bad temper. I'll talk to her later, so please don't hold it against her!"

However, Yang Yu had already lost interest in Bai Ying.

"Come on, even if she begs me now, I won't be with her!"

Bai Ying watched their back-and-forth banter and sneered, "First, Gu Qingzhou, did I ask you to introduce such trash to me? Second, I've already said that I have nothing to do with your Huayang Sect anymore, so please stop calling me junior sister. Third..." Bai Ying pointed at Yang Yu, "Do you think I look up to you? You're just a piece of trash. I don't mind teaching you a lesson on behalf of your parents! Since you want to make a move, then come on."

Bai Ying raised her hand again, as if she was about to slap Yang Yu again.

Yang Yu was so angry he was trembling. He was determined to fight Bai Ying to the death today.

But before he could make any move, a spirit ape suddenly rushed in from outside.

It rampaged wildly, knocking many cultivators to the ground. Yang Yu was about to teach Bai Ying a lesson when the spirit ape knocked him away.

With a "pfft," a mouthful of blood spurted from Yang Yu's mouth. Gu Qingzhou was also affected. Although he was already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he was easily knocked away by the spirit ape and couldn't even steady himself before crashing to the ground.

That spirit ape was not to be underestimated; it had clearly come for the spirit herb garden.

Upon arriving here, it immediately yelled at the group of cultivators before it, "Now all of you get out of here! This spirit herb garden belongs to me now. I don't want to see another human cultivator here, or I'll kill you all!"

To intimidate the group of cultivators before it, it opened its mouth and breathed a ball of fire at them. The fire was extremely powerful, and a tree that was slightly closer to it was instantly burned to ashes.

This spirit ape was clearly a fire ape that had already developed intelligence; it could speak human language, and its intelligence was obviously no less than that of the group of cultivators in front of it.

The cultivators had been arguing for ages, almost deciding who would enter the Spirit Herb Garden, when this spirit ape suddenly intervened, and then told them to get lost. Who could stand for that?

A young cultivator immediately shouted at the spirit ape, "How ridiculous! This spirit herb garden was discovered first by us human cultivators. What does it have to do with you spirit beasts? You are just one person, while there are so many of us. You are no match for us. If you know what's good for you, get out of here right now, or you will die here. After all, the rules of our Shadow Valley Trial prohibit killing human cultivators, but there is no rule against killing spirit beasts."

These people were all eager to finish off the spirit ape themselves. "That's right! We outnumber it, what are we afraid of? Even if it has developed intelligence and can speak human language, it's no big deal! Each of us can kill it with one punch!"

"Yes, we don't need to be afraid of him!"

Filled with righteous indignation, these people charged towards the spirit ape. Their leader was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who drew a long whip and lashed it fiercely at the spirit ape.

This long whip carries the power of lightning, clearly making it his most powerful magic weapon. Normally, if he were to strike a cultivator of the same level with this whip, none would escape being severely bruised and battered.

However, to his utter surprise, the spirit ape easily grabbed this powerful magical artifact with one hand. The spirit ape's thick skin and flesh showed no fear of the lightning's power.

The spirit ape roared and yanked its long whip with all its might, causing the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to lose his balance and stumble forward several steps. Taking advantage of the moment, the spirit ape raised its thick arm and swung it fiercely at the cultivator. The cultivator hurriedly dodged to the side, but the spirit ape's attack was incredibly fast, still grazing his shoulder and causing him excruciating pain. The bones in his shoulder were broken, and at that moment, the spirit ape snatched the whip from his hand.

The ape, holding the long whip, laughed wildly and lashed out at the group of cultivators.

Although it was the same magical artifact, its power increased more than tenfold in the hands of the spirit ape.

The whip lashed fiercely at the group of cultivators, those who were close by dying instantly, while those who were farther away were sent flying by the force of the whip. Mouthfuls of blood gushed from their mouths.

Their expressions changed drastically. Someone shouted, "This is bad! This spirit ape is at least at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, far beyond our capabilities! We should run away quickly and give up this spirit herb garden!" These people were already showing signs of retreat, their faces deathly pale.

Among so many cultivators here, not one dared to step forward, except for a young girl who silently walked towards the spirit ape!