"You saved my life. If anyone wants to thank someone, I should thank you!" Yu Kai smiled, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.
"By the way, I still don't know your name." Xuan'er tilted her head, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
"Yu Kai!" Yu Kai answered simply.
"So your name is Yu Kai... I remember!" Xuan'er repeated earnestly, her smile growing even wider. The two chatted and laughed, the atmosphere light and cheerful. From time to time, Xuan'er would pick some medicinal herbs. Yu Kai also imprinted many alchemy texts in her mind, including the handwritten notes of the Alchemy Emperor. Xuan'er's face was filled with excitement. After all, the alchemy furnace had been a real blow to her, and these texts were incredibly important.
The sun's afterglow slowly set, casting a golden blanket over the earth. Yu Kai and his companions had also arrived at their destination. Before the Second King could introduce them, a deafening roar of an animal broke the silence, startling a flock of birds.
"Roar!" A giant ape, over three meters tall and with iron arms, leaped down from the mountain. It roared mightily and hammered the ground repeatedly, each blow seemingly cracking the earth as it declared its territory. The ape's muscles gleamed bronze in the sunlight, as if imbued with boundless power.
Elder Fang's face turned pale in an instant: "Hero, this Bumblebee has no good intentions! He brought us to the territory of the Iron-Armed Ape, which is a social animal! Look, the patrolmen have the strength of a saint!" There was a tremor in his voice, as if foreshadowing the coming of a disaster.
"No...no!" The Second King knelt down immediately upon seeing Yu Kai looking over, his voice trembling. "Hero, I saw you were injured, and I knew the monkey wine brewed by the Iron-Armed Ape was miraculous, so I brought you here. The Iron-Armed Apes are very clean, and their cave is perfect for you to rest! The spiritual fruits they like to collect are also medicinal ingredients for alchemy, so it saves Hero Xuan'er from having to go around picking them!"
"Is what he said true?" Yu Kai looked at Elder Fang with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"There is a rumor about this, but I don't know if it's true!" Elder Fang felt uncomfortable when Yu Kai looked at him, and his eyes avoided.
"Roar!" The iron-armed ape obviously heard their conversation. Its eyes turned red in an instant, and it became furious. It swung its fist and hit the second king.
The Second King was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, forgetting even to fly. Yu Kai immediately flashed in front of him, stretched out his hand to directly block the Iron Arm Ape's huge fist, and with a force, he shook the Iron Arm Ape back.
"Roar!" The Iron-armed Ape roared to the sky! Huge Iron-armed Apes appeared on the surrounding hilltops, jumped down in a few leaps, and surrounded them, their eyes full of ferocity.
"It's all your fault, you big bumblebee. We're dead now!" Elder Fang complained as he took out a long sword and approached Yu Kai, his voice trembling.
"You guys protect Xuan'er, I'll go and deal with them!" Yu Kai walked towards the largest one, his eyes full of determination.
"Human boy, you are looking for death!" The largest iron-armed ape roared at Yu Kai, pounced on him, and smashed his huge fist towards Yu Kai with a sound of breaking through the air.
Yu Kai raised his fist and took the hit head-on. With a loud bang, the Iron-Armed Ape was knocked back and slid on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Roar!" the Iron-armed Ape roared, charging forward once more. He repeatedly punched Yu Kai with his fists, but Yu Kai didn't dodge, simply fighting him head-on. After a few blows, Yu Kai launched a flying kick, directly into his abdomen. The Iron-armed Ape fell to the ground with a thud. His fists were bloody and he lay twitching on the ground, emitting a low whimper.
"Roar!" an iron-armed ape yelled, its voice filled with grief and anger. The other iron-armed apes also rushed forward. Yu Kai acted quickly, his figure nimble, moving around Xuan'er and the others, smashing each iron-armed ape that rushed towards him away.
The huge iron-armed apes flew around like cannonballs and soon collapsed to the ground. When they saw Yu Kai coming, they retreated in fear, their eyes filled with horror, as if they had seen something terrifying.
"Bang! Bang!" A huge sound of footsteps was heard, and three larger iron-armed apes appeared, one of which was nearly twenty meters tall. They stood on the top of the mountain, staring at Yu Kai with murderous intent in their eyes.
Xuan'er and the others were terrified and huddled together. Elder Fang even kicked Bumblebee, "It's all your fault! This Iron-Armed Ape, the body of two Saint Kings and one Saint Emperor, was killed by you!"
"I... I didn't know they were so strong." Bumblebee just heard the younger brother below mention the location of the Iron Arm Ape, but he didn't expect them to be so powerful. His voice was trembling at this time.
Two Iron-Armed Apes at the Saint King level jumped down directly from above, staring coldly at Yu Kai like two giants, with cold light flashing in their eyes.
"Are you bullying me because I'm small?" Yu Kai's body gradually grew taller as he spoke. The two huge iron-armed apes watched Yu Kai grow bigger and bigger. In the blink of an eye, he surpassed them and caught up with their king.
Yu Kai looked at the Iron-Armed Ape King above and said, "You three come at me together. If I lose, I'll leave immediately! If you win, we'll let you stay for one night, and you have to treat us with your monkey wine!" There was a hint of heroism in his voice.
"Deal!" The Iron-Armed Ape King said decisively. He leaped straight into the air and leaped towards a nearby hilltop. With a "boom!" he landed on top of it. The hilltop shook, and gravel tumbled down.
The other two giant apes jumped a few times and landed on it.
"You wait for me here, I'll be back soon!" Yu Kai smiled at Xuan'er, and landed on the top of the mountain with a few jumps under their gaze.
Two giant apes swung their fists and struck out, their massive fists whistling like a gust of wind. Yu Kai attacked them left and right, repeatedly engaging them, each blow landing with a dull thud. Seeing his men losing, the Ape King immediately joined the fray, his massive fist striking Yu Kai in the face.
Yu Kai dodged the attack with a sideways kick, sent a giant ape flying, and then engaged the Ape King head-on. They both took a step back, the rocks beneath their feet cracking. The giant ape next to him tried to sneak up on him, but Yu Kai kicked up a huge rock, sending him crashing to the ground, causing him to scream.
At that moment, the Ape King rushed over to Yu Kai. The two men exchanged blows, each one clashing with a rapid thud, each blow threatening to shatter the earth. The surrounding rocks shattered in the winds of their fists, sending clouds of dust billowing. The other two giant apes, seeing this, tried to intervene, but as they rushed forward, they were blasted back by Yu Kai. One was left with a black eye, his eyes distorted like a panda's; the other's mouth was twisted and bleeding, a horrific sight.
Then everyone saw a black shadow flying out from the top of the mountain. With a "boom", it crashed into the opposite mountain, causing it to collapse directly and raising dust.
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