Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 269 The Long-Armed Demon Ape?

"what's the situation?"

Liu Sheng was startled, but remained calm.

Looking up, they saw a wild horse demon, two or three zhang long, with bone spurs on its head and a mouthful of fangs, charging towards them with extreme ferocity.

It was very similar to the wild horse demon he killed during his trial at the Demon Suppression Division, but it was more powerful and had a stronger aura.

but……

Liu Sheng stood motionless, his right arm swung like a monstrous python turning over, his five fingers spreading out, circling in a strange arc, and then thrusting upwards to grab the wild horse spirit's neck.

"Crack!"

The next moment, a bone-cracking sound rang out, the horse's head rolled off, and the wild horse spirit suddenly collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

The ground trembled slightly, and the scene in front of me blurred, revealing the next stone step that shone with a soft, jade-like light.

As for what lies beyond, it is all shrouded in swirling mist, like looking at flowers through fog, blurry and indistinct.

"This second test will assess your martial arts skills and combat experience. Each step you take will lead you into a corresponding illusion. Only by killing the creatures within the illusion can you continue to ascend."

But if this is an illusion, why would it be like this…?

Liu Sheng did not move immediately, remaining where he was, gazing thoughtfully at the line of ink-wash characters that had suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

[Detected 1 Spirit of the Gale Horse. Refine it to obtain the "Gale Horse" Avatar?]

After killing the wild horse demon, a spirit essence was unexpectedly released, just like killing a monster in real life!
If it were an illusion, it shouldn't be like this.

But if it weren't an illusion, how could a single stone step, barely an inch in size, accommodate the wild horse spirit that was several feet tall before?

It's hard to distinguish between reality and illusion; it's both real and unreal.

However, he dared not refine it easily, because his current physical reserves were only enough to refine one more avatar.

Using it on this wild horse spirit is not worthwhile.

"Forget it, who cares about truth or falsehood? I'll just fight my way up. If I find a suitable essence, I'll refine it and then we'll know whether it's real or fake..."

Liu Sheng took a breath, activated his "Blade Heart" talent, eliminated distracting thoughts, and immediately climbed another level.

"Ow~"

In an instant, everything blurred before my eyes, and the scene changed again.

This time, two wild horse spirits appeared, one on the left and one on the right, charging towards him simultaneously.

Liu Sheng took note and squinted to examine it closely.

Bone spurs, long hair, fangs, saliva, even the trembling of muscles when galloping—every detail is vivid and realistic, indistinguishable from a living creature.

This is probably the true magic of immortals!

He took a breath, his arms outstretched as if sealing or closing, and just as the two horses charged at him, he lightly raised his palms and pressed them against their foreheads, releasing his strength.

"Oh!"

The two wild horse demons were immediately killed on the spot, their heads exploded.

The ink-wash characters fell before my eyes, and a prompt to refine the essence appeared again.

Liu Sheng pretended not to see it and continued climbing the ladder.

Just as he had guessed, every time he climbed a step, a wild horse demon would block his way and attack him.

The number of monsters gradually increases from the beginning, making the task more and more difficult. In the end, you have to face a whole group of wild horse monsters all by yourself, a total of one hundred!

Fortunately, Liu Sheng possessed various forms and had mastered many martial arts to the highest level. The talent enhanced by his avatars continued to work, allowing him to reach level 100 with almost no effort.

This time, a monster-level spirit (blue) named "Swift Wild Horse King" appeared for him to refine.

After a brief hesitation, he chose to give up.

With only one avatar slot remaining, it deserves better.

On the next few thousand stone steps, even more spirits and monsters appeared, in greater numbers and of more diverse kinds, including lions, tigers, bears, leopards, eagles, sparrows, crows, cranes, fish, turtles, shrimps, crabs, and so on.

Everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water is there.

There were quite a few, some of which he was seeing for the first time.

With a unique appearance and formidable talent, he employs many unexpected fighting methods and possesses formidable combat power.

Fortunately, Liu Sheng possessed unparalleled martial arts skills and was nearly invincible in the world due to his strong physique. He always had a way to deal with various demons. Moreover, the more battles he fought, the richer his combat experience became, and the more seamless the coordination between his various martial arts techniques became.

All barriers and obstacles, as time goes by, seem to melt away, completely merging together and breaking free from their original constraints.

It all depends on a single thought; receiving and sending are done at will.

He gradually forged his own path in martial arts.

Unlike his master Wu Song, and unlike the founders of various martial arts schools, Liu Sheng's path of martial arts is unique to him.

He was so engrossed in it that he even ignored the cascading refinement prompts on the panel after each step of the stone steps.

He fought his way through countless challenges, his mind free of distractions, leaving only the purest and most fundamental fighting spirit.

Fighting and killing one monster, fighting and killing a group of monsters.

They fought and killed monsters in the sky, battled and killed monsters on the ground, and slew and killed monsters in the water.

By utilizing one's own strengths and advantages, one can find the enemy's fatal weakness in a very short time and kill him.

At first, his moves were traceable, with the fighting methods, killing moves, and true meanings of various martial arts being passed down and connected, but ultimately there was a set of rules.

Gradually, his moves became simple, even ugly. His attacks and counterattacks were entirely aimed at killing, devoid of any aesthetic appeal.

After weeding out the dross and sifting through the sand, all the pretty but unnecessary tricks and clever moves are left with only the most lethal and ruthless moves.

Every move was deadly, every technique was lethal.

They either don't act at all, or when they do, they take lives.

Still as a virgin, swift as a startled swan, making the most of every ounce of physical strength.

Martial arts were originally created for killing.

Unconsciously, his current state actually fits this point.

Using the dozens of martial arts techniques he had learned as fuel, and the flesh and blood of the monsters that appeared on the stone steps as a furnace.

He gradually polished his martial arts, which were in a state of unfinished form, until it took shape...

Ultimately, its brilliance was revealed.

"Roar!"

A white ape as large as a mountain roared at him, its voice booming like thunder, its howl shaking the heavens and stirring up terrifying waves of air.

Its body was as if forged from divine metal, covered in white fur, gleaming with a chilling light, and possessed immense strength, capable of tearing mountains apart with its bare hands.

With its bare hands, it could easily smash down a mountain with a single blow, and crack open a terrifying ravine with its footsteps.

Wherever it passed, mountains shook and the earth trembled, air surged and vegetation turned to ash, like a walking calamity, fierce and menacing, with an overwhelming demonic aura.

This is a demon at the peak of its cultivation, only half a step away from becoming a great demon.

But their combat strength was the strongest Liu Sheng had ever seen in his life!
If they were at the same level, the Black Wind King probably wouldn't last three moves.

"kill!"

Liu Sheng's fighting spirit soared to the sky, he roared like a tiger, his blood and qi boiled completely, his body suddenly expanded, and his muscles and bones rubbed together, as if a heavenly drum was being beaten.

The five internal organs resonated, emitting a five-colored glow that illuminated the limbs and bones. Vital energy flowed throughout the body, rising from the top of the head like smoke billowing into the sky.

He did not transform into an incarnation, but fought in his true form, with various forms appearing on his body and his body filled with various blessings.

He used the martial arts he had honed in previous battles to fight the white ape.

This white ape is terrifyingly strong, with incredibly tough bones and immense power, almost indestructible.

It can even control the energy of Geng metal, transforming it into clubs, hammers, and spears, which are extremely strong, powerful, and unyielding, with boundless power.

Liu Sheng was caught in a fierce battle, risking his life several times. His bones and muscles were almost completely shattered, and blood gushed out like a spring, leaving a trail of crimson blood wherever he went.

But he relied on "Standing Firm" and "Fire Spirit" to continuously heal and recover, and ultimately survived to the end.

After smashing down more than a dozen mountains and breaking five or six rivers, it twisted off the white ape's head and completely smashed and tore it apart.

When the surrounding scenery blurred and a line of ink-wash characters appeared before his eyes, Liu Sheng finally woke up with a start—

[Detected 1 essence of the Long-Armed Demon Ape. Refine it to obtain the "Long-Armed Demon Ape (Young)" avatar?]

(End of this chapter)