Chapter 409
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Chapter 409: The Backstabber Youth
"That’s right, just behave, and you’ll avoid being reforged later," Xu Fan said with a smile, looking at the Heavy Water Source Blade.
Xu Fan’s expression was almost mischievous as he gazed at the blade, while Grape’s shadowy form behind him seemed to fidget with impatience.
At Xu Fan’s words, the Heavy Water Source Blade gave a slight tremble, signaling its submission.
"Alright, summon your true spirit. I need to inscribe some Celestial Script Formations on it," Xu Fan instructed the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey.
"Understood," the monkey nodded.
A three-foot-tall apparition of the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey, resembling a human Nascent Soul, materialized before Xu Fan.
"Such a waste; you have the potential to reach the Great Ascension stage," Xu Fan sighed. Regardless of the battle’s outcome, the monkey’s fate was sealed.
The Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey’s face twisted into a grimace, its eyes a mix of despair and resignation.
Li Xingci looked on with a puzzled expression, sensing that the monkey had been pushed to its limits by his master.
Xu Fan’s spiritual pressure flared as streams of celestial script flowed from his fingers into the monkey’s true spirit, weaving intricate Celestial Script Formations.
As the final script was etched, the Heavy Water Source Blade responded to its master’s call, merging into the monkey’s true spirit as a streak of black light.
The true spirit then reintegrated with the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey.
The monkey’s body shuddered, its aura exploding in intensity, surrounded by a swirling black sea that seemed to carry the weight of eternity.
"If no battle occurs, in three years, your cultivation will be lost, and you’ll revert to an ordinary Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey, capable of rebuilding only to the Golden Core stage. I’ve done all I can," Xu Fan said, regret tinging his voice. If not for the threat of the eight beast kings, he would have nurtured the monkey to the Great Ascension stage.
"What happens if a battle breaks out?" the monkey asked, resigned to its fate.
"I’ll do my best to ensure you remain intact," Xu Fan replied, a hint of awkwardness in his tone.
Just then, Grape’s voice chimed in.
"Master, eight beast kings are advancing on the Steel Wall. They’ve concealed their true forms, and the Demon Suppressing Star can’t locate them. The main cannon can’t target them."
"Time to move. I’ll unleash your full power," Xu Fan said.
The spiritual boat crafted by the first clone appeared, carrying the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey toward the Steel Wall.
Xu Fan and Li Xingci watched the boat vanish into the distance, their expressions grim.
"The Heavy Water Source Blade is a lethal celestial tool, and with the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey burning its life force, it should buy us some time against those beast kings."
"In eight days, once my big weapon is ready, we’ll strike back at the demon race," Xu Fan said with a grin, eager to teach the beast race a lesson they’d never forget.
Meanwhile, outside the Steel Wall, eight massive shadows loomed in the sky, cloaked in a dense demonic aura.
"What’s the meaning of this intrusion into my territory?"
Spirit Cut transformed into a sea of blood, rising above the Steel Wall to face the eight beast kings’ shadows head-on.
The atmosphere was tense, neither side willing to back down.
"Hand over our beast clan master craftsmen, or we’ll tear down the Steel Wall and slaughter every last human," Frost Wolf Beast King growled.
"Enough talk, Frost Wolf. Let’s kill first and ask questions later," a thousand-foot-long dragon-shaped centipede shadow hissed, eager to reveal its true form and wreak havoc.
"Hold it! There are human treasures in the sky that could harm us. We must proceed with caution," Frost Wolf Beast King urgently transmitted, fearing the centipede’s recklessness would make it a target.
"My true form is already hidden in the shadows. No one can find me," the centipede retorted.
The dragon-shaped centipede’s shadow charged toward the Steel Wall, releasing a wave of green energy.
The green energy transformed into the shadow of a deadly poisonous centipede, slamming into the protective shield of the Steel Wall.
"This mere Steel Wall can’t withstand my toxic breath," the dragon-shaped centipede sneered, glancing at the guards atop the Steel Wall. Unfortunately, most of them were puppets; killing them wouldn’t even stir a reaction.
As the poisonous centipede shadow collided with the Steel Wall’s protective shield, Grape’s clone, attached to the wall, instantly began analyzing its composition.
A stream of unknown data was quickly transmitted to the Steel Wall, causing the shield to shift in color.
The shield turned the same hue as the poisonous centipede shadow, and then, as if welcoming a child home, it absorbed the shadow into itself.
"What kind of shield is this?!" the dragon-shaped centipede exclaimed, sensing that the green shield felt eerily similar to the venom in its own poison sac.
"Don’t waste your energy. This Steel Wall is immune to all toxins—sometimes even more toxic than us beasts," Moon Fox Beast King remarked, recalling her earlier attempts with poison.
"Fine, if you want our beast clan master craftsmen, then let’s settle this with real combat," Spirit Cut Elder said, his voice dripping with disdain as he eyed the group outside the Steel Wall, all talk and no action.
Just then, two more respected elders of the human race appeared beside Spirit Cut.
"Respected Elders of the human race, are you really willing to sacrifice all your people for a few beast clan master craftsmen?" Frost Wolf Beast King bared his sharp teeth, his tone icy and menacing.
"Even counting the elders guarding the two realms, you only have four. How do you plan to compete with us?" Moon Fox Beast King said, her voice calm. She was the least eager for a fight among the eight beast kings.
With all their master craftsmen now in the hands of the human race elders, she feared the battle could end in mutual destruction.
"Feel free to try," Spirit Cut Elder said mockingly, as if the eight beast kings were nothing more than yapping dogs.
At that moment, a young man carrying the Heavy Water Source Blade appeared beside Spirit Cut. It was the transformed Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey, his aura as vast and deep as the ocean, causing the eight beast kings outside the Steel Wall to frown in unease.
"You dare insult the beasts like this?" the eight beast kings roared in unison.
One of them, clad in heavy armor, revealed his true form outside the Steel Wall.
"Armored Beast King, it’s your time," Moon Fox Beast King said. She had summoned this unique beast king specifically to counter the cannon attacks from the sky.
The thousand-foot-long armored body instantly expanded to ten thousand feet, casting a massive shadow over the seven other beast kings.
Meanwhile, Xu Fan was watching the light curtain intently.
"The battle has begun," Xu Fan said, his voice tinged with excitement. He closed his eyes, connecting his consciousness to the Five-Spirit Enlightened Monkey.
"Boom~~"
Three rounds from the main cannon slammed into the Armored Beast King’s massive shell, barely causing a minor internal injury.
Moon Fox Beast King laughed heartily. "Respected Elders of the human race, is this your final trump card?"
As she spoke, the other seven beast kings revealed their true forms and charged toward the Steel Wall.
"Spirit Cut Elder, I’ll take three. You handle two, and the remaining three go to Respected Elder Hu Xiao. That works for you, Respected Elder Ling Xiu, right?" the young man carrying the Heavy Water Source Blade suggested.
"Of course. Three? I’m afraid that won’t be enough to satisfy my thirst for battle," Spirit Cut Elder replied with a bloodthirsty grin.
"No problem," Respected Elder Hu Xiao and Respected Elder Ling Xiu agreed in unison.
