The group then followed David and his party, and it took them another half a day to walk. Strangely enough, the direction David and his party were heading was also the direction in which the powerful figure the primitive child was looking for was located.

“We are from the transport team, and this is our identification.” At that moment, dozens of mechs suddenly appeared from the woods and blocked David’s way.

"Where is the stuff?" Just then, a young man from the United States flew out. His mecha was different from the others; it was black.

"Black Gold Source Armor." Gu Yu murmured upon seeing the black source armor.

"You mean that's Black Gold Source Armor?" Shi Shuai was shocked. Xu Ling'er and Che Tong were also looking at the two in astonishment, as they had no idea what Black Gold Source Armor was.

“That’s right, that’s the Black Gold Source Armor.” Gu Yu replied. He couldn’t be mistaken. In his previous life, the Black Gold Source Armor was the mainstay of humanity. Black gold is a metal that does not belong to Earth, but rather originates from meteorites in space. Its hardness is such that even a full-force attack from a Six-Cone General level cannot destroy it. You can imagine how powerful the armor made of such a metal is. However, driving the Black Gold Source Armor also requires a powerful energy source.

"The United States' technology is indeed world-class," Shi Shuai said after hearing Gu Yu's words, having to admit that the United States' technology was indeed powerful.

“No, it shouldn’t be made entirely of black gold.” Gu Yu looked at the black gold source armor. Source armor made entirely of black gold is pure black, as black as coal, but the one in front of him was somewhat grayish, which clearly indicated that other metals were mixed into the black gold.

Yes, it is impossible to power the pure black gold source armor with electricity. As for source stones, apart from the gold source armor, none of the source armors made by humans can use source energy as an energy source. Moreover, the gold source armor was not made by humans, but was discovered in the Kunlun Source Gate.

The source armor created by humans is merely a copy of the golden source armor. Unfortunately, in his previous life, until Gu Yu died, he never saw a copy that was exactly the same as the golden source armor.

"Lord Boudia, I have kept what you asked for with me at all times." After hearing the question from the Black Gold Source Armor, which is Boudia, David's mecha on his back moved and unfolded. Then a black, palm-sized cylinder appeared in his hand. The center of the object flashed with a dazzling light. Although it was not large, it contained extremely terrifying power.

“That’s great.” Boudia stepped forward and snatched the thing. “With it, my Black Alloy Source Armor won’t have to worry about energy issues anymore, and I can unleash its full power.”

"Lord Boudia, these are ten laser cannons." David ordered his men to bring up the ten laser cannons. The dark, gaping openings created an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

"Have you used laser cannons before?" Boudia asked suddenly, looking at the laser cannon.

“Lord Boudia, the situation was critical at the time. If we hadn’t used the laser cannon, it would have been very difficult to get here and transport the goods,” David explained.

"Alright! Considering you successfully delivered that thing, I won't pursue the rest." Boudia looked at the object in his hand, his eyes gleaming. Compared to what he held, the ten laser cannons were nothing.

"Is that what it is?" Shi Shuai asked Gu Yu. Although he already had an answer in his mind, he wasn't very sure.

“It’s that thing.” Gu Yu nodded. “Electricity cannot guarantee the energy supply for the Black Gold Source Armor, and the same goes for the Black Alloy Source Armor. The strength of the source armor depends on the materials on one hand, and on the energy issue on the other. That thing can completely provide the energy needed by the Black Gold Source Armor. It seems that they have encountered a powerful enemy.”

"I never imagined they could even build a small nuclear reactor," Shi Shuai murmured.

“Alright, you can leave now,” Boudia said to David.

“Lord Boudia, we three brothers have a favor to ask,” David said suddenly after hearing Boudia's order to leave.

"What unreasonable request?" Boudia's gaze was completely focused on the small nuclear reactor. A hole appeared in the armor on his chest, and he then placed the small nuclear reactor in his hand into the hole. As the opening closed, his black alloy source armor vibrated, and the next second, two beams of light shot out from the source armor's eyes.

Rumble...

The area struck by the beam of light exploded instantly, filling the air with sand and dust.

Boudia moved his body, and the next second he soared into the air at an extremely fast speed.

Rumble...

He then landed on the ground, causing the earth to tremble. He threw a punch, instantly shattering distant rocks into dust.

"This is the true power of the Black Alloy Source Armor, hahaha..." Boudia laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

Looking at the black alloy source armor on Boudia's body, the others showed envy in their eyes. Such powerful source armor was not worn by them.

"So powerful, it probably already rivals the power of the Four Cones." Gu Yu murmured, looking at the power that the Black Alloy Source Armor suddenly unleashed.

"Four cones?" Xu Ling'er and Shi Shuai were also surprised. None of them could even handle a single cone, let alone a four-cone one.

"It seems we can only wait and see. Hopefully, the trouble they encounter is equally formidable," Gu Yu said. If these people are truly after the essence of life, there's a high chance they'll find the Tree of Life. With the Tree of Life, there's a chance they'll find the Fruit of Life, and he's determined to get his hands on it.

Near the essence of life, there must be something powerful guarding it. Or rather, it is something that takes possession of it. After all, where there are rare and precious materials, there must be powerful beings. This is an innate and unchanging law.

"Lord Boudia is mighty! Lord Boudia is invincible! Lord Boudia will surely defeat the giant ape and obtain the essence of life!" The other Source Armors fawned over him.

"By the way, what is your request?" Boudia's gaze fell on David, and the moment he met Boudia's eyes, David and the others shivered.

“We want to stay, sir. Please grant us permission. We no longer want to be part of the transport team. We also want to join the expedition team. Please allow us, Lord Boudia,” David, Lane, and John pleaded.

Boudia clenched his fist, now completely immersed in the joy of the Black Alloy Source Armor's immense power.

"I will allow you to stay, considering that you have provided me with a small nuclear reactor."

"Thank you, Lord Boudia." David and the other two said gratefully upon hearing Boudia's words.

"You guys equip yourselves with laser cannons, let's go. This time, that giant ape is definitely going to die," Budia said. Not to mention laser cannons, he was confident that he could defeat the giant ape on his own and obtain the life essence. That was a whole pool of life essence, which would allow him to easily break through to the Vertebra Realm, or even higher.

He knew very well that although the power brought by the Source Armor was strong, it was still no match for the power he possessed.

The ten Source Armors were equipped with laser cannons. Although they couldn't compare to the black alloy Source Armor of their counterparts, they were still significantly more powerful. With the laser cannons, they could fight against the Spine Realm.

One hundred soldiers, including ten armored Source Armors with combat power reaching the Five Elements level, comparable to ten armored Source Armors at the Cone Realm, because they had just been equipped with laser cannons. There were also two armored Source Armors, though their color was not as black as Boudia's Source Armor, because it was mixed with a large amount of alloy. However, their combat power was also comparable to the Two Cones. As for Boudia, he was equipped with a small nuclear reactor, comparable to the Four Cones. With David and the other two, this force should not be underestimated.

“They are too strong, we…” Xu Ling’er suddenly said to Gu Yu. She was worried. According to Gu Yu’s personality, he would definitely fight to the death.

"I hope the guardian of the essence of life is strong enough, then we still have hope," Gu Yu said. "Don't worry, I won't fight a battle I'm not prepared for."

"Promise me you won't act rashly," Xu Ling'er said.

“Alright, let’s follow them.” Gu Yu said, and then followed closely behind. “Long Yuan, you said before that as long as I get you the Essence of Life, you will help me once. Is that true?”

"Hmph! I don't want the essence of life." Long Yuan was somewhat displeased at this moment, since Gu Yu had ignored him in the first place!

"Are you sure?" Gu Yu frowned. If Long Yuan didn't make a move, he really had no chance of winning. "As far as I know, the life essence is extremely useful to your special form. Since you don't want it, let alone whether I can get it this time, even if I get it in the future, I won't give you a single bit."

“You…” Long Yuan was somewhat angry, but he really needed the essence of life. The essence of life was too important to him. He did not doubt Gu Yu’s words. If he did not take action, Gu Yu might not give him a single drop even if he had it in the end.

"You only get one chance. Besides, if I die, you won't fare much better. If they find out you exist, they'll do everything they can to capture you, imprison you, and then refine you. I hope you've thought this through," Gu Yu threatened.

Dragon Source is a treasure; refining it would greatly help improve one's strength.

"Forget it, it's like a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs." Long Yuan said helplessly, there was nothing he could do! "As long as you get the essence of life, I will help you this once."

"No, it's to help me out in advance. I'll help you get the essence of life," Gu Yu said. What a joke! He needed Long Yuan's help right now. If Long Yuan didn't help, even if the Black Alloy Source Armor was severely injured, he wouldn't be a match for the other party.

He is currently depleted of his contribution points and has no trump cards left. As for the power of gods and demons, he dares not use it. Even if he did, it would probably be no match for the Black Alloy Source Armor and would cause him to lose his mind. The only way now is for Dragon Source to take action.

"What?" Longyuan was taken aback. It had acted prematurely, and its current condition was not good.

“If you don’t make a move beforehand, I won’t be able to get the essence of life,” Gu Yu said. He hadn’t refined the Dragon Source and wouldn’t listen to him. As for choosing him, it was simply because he had the bloodline of a demigod. Now that he needed the other party to make a move, he could only try to entice or even coerce him.

"It's not that I'm unwilling to take action, but even if I did in my current state, I wouldn't be able to take down that iron lump from before," Long Yuan said. Four Cones—if it were to deal with a One Cone, it might be able to handle it, but a Four Cone would be utter nonsense, practically suicide.

"Are you sure you're not lying to me?" Gu Yu asked tentatively.

"The first time I helped you open your blood aperture, it consumed a lot of my life force. Then there was that Snow Wolf King. That attack exhausted all of my life force, and I almost died. Fortunately, that idiot Feng Yuan replenished some of it, but most of it was absorbed by your divine and demonic bloodline. Then you were blown up by the cannon, and I also wasted a lot of my life force to restore you. Then there was that kid's blood aperture, plus today's action. I'm really almost exhausted!" Long Yuan rattled off. He had been silently sacrificing for Gu Yu all along, and what did Gu Yu do? He actually tried to coerce and entice it. To be honest, it felt a little wronged.

"Alright!" Gu Yu's tone softened a bit when he heard how much Long Yuan had done for him. "Thank you."

"Kid, whether you thank me or not is fine, just give me some life essence," Long Yuan said. "Although I can't match Four Cones, I'm not without options. I have a move that can severely injure that iron lump, but I can't use it rashly. If it misses, we'll both probably die."

"Really?" Gu Yu was overjoyed upon hearing Long Yuan's words.

“I never lie,” Long Yuan said. “However, if you really have to use that attack, you must give me your life essence immediately afterward.”

"No problem," Gu Yu replied. If successful, he would possess the essence of life, and he would have no objection even if he gave it all to Long Yuan.

"Then it's settled." Long Yuan said after hearing Gu Yu's reply.

At this moment, the surrounding source energy became increasingly dense, even forming mist, which made Gu Yu even more certain that this place was very likely to contain the fruit of life.

"So comfortable! So comfortable." Che Tong said as he absorbed the surrounding source energy. He could absorb more source energy in a second here than in ten days on Earth. He even felt that he was about to break through again.

Boudia's figure had been hovering in the air. He suddenly stopped, and the other Source Armors also stopped.

Swoosh...

Just then, a whooshing sound came from the air. It was a large tree that had been stripped of its branches and leaves, looking like a javelin, but this javelin was unusually large.

The tree shot towards Budia. Budia frowned, and his black source armor suddenly overflowed with energy. Two beams of light shot out from his eyes and collided with the tree.

Rumble...

With a loud bang, the tree was blown to pieces.

"The giant ape is coming," Budia said, and then rushed towards the direction from which the tree had shot.

Just as he rushed forward, a large hand slammed down on him. He braced himself with his arms and blocked the hand.

It was a monkey over forty meters tall, glaring angrily at everyone. This was its territory, and these people had dared to trespass on it, time and time again. It was simply intolerable.

But the black guy in front of him seemed to have gotten stronger. Before, he could send the guy flying with a single slap, but now he couldn't. The guy actually blocked his hand.

"Fire!" Just then, someone shouted, and countless cannons swept towards the giant ape, especially the ten laser cannons, which shot out five dazzling beams of light.

The giant ape's body instantly radiated primal energy, and streams of qi energy spread out, which even laser cannons could not penetrate, let alone ordinary artillery fire.

Rumble...

The deafening sound continued, and the giant ape suddenly tightened its grip on Boudia's large hand.

A mocking smile appeared on Budia's face. The next second, energy surged around him, all converging into his hands. The giant ape's hands were instantly blasted away, and even the giant ape's massive body was forced back several steps.

roar……………

The giant ape, which had been knocked back, roared, and suddenly the ground shook violently. Hundreds of monkeys, each over ten meters tall, rushed out from all directions, carrying stones and clubs, and swept towards Boudia's mech squad, causing chaos in the scene.

The people wearing mechs were fine, but the ordinary soldiers, despite having firearms, couldn't withstand the monkeys' attacks.

First, countless stones came crashing down, instantly smashing the soldiers to pieces. Then, the monkey troop rushed up, smashing the soldiers wildly with their clubs.

At this moment, Budia's arms transformed into a blade, and rolling energy emanated from it. A layer of energy-based blade light appeared on the blade, and he slashed at the giant ape.

The giant ape first pounded its chest, then its energy appeared on its arms, protecting its head.

boom…………

A powerful impact spread out, and the surrounding towering trees instantly collapsed.

The giant ape was jolted back dozens of steps and landed hard on its backside. A deep, bone-revealing knife wound appeared on its arm, but because of the intense heat of the energy, there was no blood.

Boudia gave the giant ape no chance to catch its breath. He moved swiftly, his large sword slashing repeatedly at the giant ape. Despite the ape's protective aura, it was still covered in wounds. The giant ape's massive body made him less agile, and his fists pounded wildly, but he could never hit Boudia.

"You beast, go see God!" Boudia suddenly took flight, looking at the wounded and panting giant ape, and said. Then he clasped his arms together, and the black metal on his arms suddenly transformed into a dark, heavy cannon barrel, with powerful energy beginning to gather.

A dazzling light appeared at the muzzle of the cannon, and everyone's eyes, including the monkey's, were drawn to it.

The giant ape stared at the cannon muzzle, its pupils contracting. The cannon was pointed at it, and it could feel the power contained within, enough to kill it.

roar…………

It suddenly stood up, ignoring the pain in its body. Its power was gathering, and suddenly a giant shadow appeared behind it. The giant shadow held an iron rod, which was compressed until it became the size of a human. Suddenly, golden light emanated from the iron rod in its hand, facing the cannon muzzle.

"This primordial spirit?" Boudia looked at the monkey in front of him, his pupils shrinking. He felt that the appearance of this primordial spirit was somewhat familiar. It seemed that there was such a monkey in a TV series in China, born from nature and sprang from a stone.