Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 119 High Spirits

Despite being covered in injuries, the monkey actually tore off its own tail.

The serpent's bloodshot eyes narrowed, and the unease surging within it prompted it to rapidly flick its tongue.

Its original plan was to gradually inflict wounds on the monkey, injecting venom until it died. But the monkey's desperate struggle caught it by the tail.

"Show me what else you've got." Flesh and bone crunched in the Golden Ape King's mouth.

Its body was covered in wounds and sores, which were still filled with venom. As it gnawed at the snake's tail, the venom was shaken out and dripped down the grooves between its muscles.

It landed on the water and hissed as it emitted white smoke.

"I have never seen any creature that dares to take my venom so head-on," the serpent whispered.

"You've seen it today—" The Golden Ape King's vision was somewhat blurred, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, making it difficult to see the evil snake in front of him.

It wanted to rush forward and fight, but when its arms hit the water, its body suddenly swayed for a moment, but it was quickly steadied by the Golden Ape King.

This moment of disorientation filled the evil snake with ecstasy.

Its poison is a complex blend of five deadly toxins, capable of corroding the very bones and consuming the soul. Once it takes effect, the prey's body will be riddled with holes, and its will to resist will crumble.

But a single snake could never possibly withstand Zhongshan's massive army. Hongze, in the end, was merely a place to buy time; the real battlefield was Yunmengze.

But if it could directly diminish Zhongshan's prestige in a single battle, then upon returning to the East Sea, the Dragon King and the Dragon King would surely offer even greater rewards. The evil serpent glanced at the Zhongshan monster, which had fled a hundred miles away out of fear of its poisonous mist.

Then he thought of those tempting life forces—perhaps if he ate a little more, he could glimpse the secret to becoming the fifth realm Yang God Demon King.

"Only I know the water system of Hongze—once I succeed, I'll dive underwater and escape." The evil snake aimed at the wound on the Golden Ape King's neck.

The enormous black snake slithered into the water and quickly approached. Dodging a weak punch from the Golden Ape King, the evil snake, like the roots of an old tree, climbed up his forearm.

The Golden Ape King's weak and powerless resistance only fueled the Black Serpent's confidence.

Its toxicity is as it should be.

In Yunmeng Marsh, there are no living beings, not even the two snakes, Bai and Huang, whose physical bodies are stronger than their own, dare to touch it in the slightest.

As the black snake swam by, the Golden Ape King's fur was corroded, and his flesh sizzled as it was burned.

The black snake was captivated by the thrill of gradually dismantling its prey's body. It coiled itself around the golden ape, completely unaware that the golden ape king's eyes remained bright.

"Are you very confident in your venom?" the Golden Ape King suddenly asked.

"You're going to die—" The evil snake finished coiling around the Golden Ape King, its muscles tightening inward, and the glands under its scales secreting more venom.

"There was already thunder just now, but have you ever seen—the sun?"

"Hmm?" the evil snake asked, puzzled.

"If I don't show weakness, how can I lure you closer? After all, in this Hongze Lake, if you try to escape, I won't be able to catch you."

Before he finished speaking, a burst of intense heat emanated from the Golden Ape King's body.

Its blood was boiled by that extreme temperature, and its dark body turned a red like that of a shrimp or crab when it was steamed.

Scalding hot blood flowed from the heart throughout the Golden Ape King's entire body.

Its body temperature skyrocketed. The moisture beneath it evaporated, even overpowering the poisonous mist emanating from the black snake.

The Golden Ape King's body suddenly swelled three times in size, and before it could even stand upright, it was already over ten zhang tall.

Unable to contain it, the vicious snake desperately tried to expel venomous mist. But in the face of this extreme temperature, the poison evaporated instantly, just like water.

"What are you?!" the evil snake cried out in horror.

It had seen the Golden Ape with Thunderous Back wielding its power, but it had never seen the Golden Ape King now seemingly burning itself out.

Its ape-like body beneath its belly resembles a rising sun.

The serpent tried to break free and escape, but its body was suddenly seized and it could not move.

Every wound and scar on the Golden Ape King's body resembled an erupting volcano. The blood and flesh were like flowing lava.

The moment its hand touched the snake's body, it melted the snake's scales and squeezed into its flesh.

"This is the might of the Great Sun—this is the path that the Candle once walked." The Golden Ape King roared excitedly.

Under the high temperature, its appearance is bathed in a layer of red lava.

The black snake, trying to escape, was grabbed by the head and tail with both hands.

"They actually wrapped me up in their tail and whipped me around like a whip—" The Golden Ape King recalled the battle back in the Mountain and Water Cave Heaven, when the medium was ripe, and the candle crushed him.

It roared to the sky.

The black snake in his hand was flung out of existence, leaving afterimages as it lashed the water's surface again and again.

The water splashed, only to be evaporated by the terrifyingly high temperature emanating from the Golden Ape King's body.

"Click—"

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Just as he was venting his anger, the black snake in the Golden Ape King's hand was torn in two.

"I'm annoyed, annoyed, annoyed, annoyed, annoyed!"

"This is unpleasant!"

The Golden Ape King roared and turned its head toward Zhongshan.

Under its furious, almost irrational gaze, the wolf, dog, and bear all retreated.

The Golden Ape King turned around, and the pain of every inch of its flesh and organs being steamed and boiled crashed against its sea of ​​consciousness like a huge wave.

It was in excruciating pain, its sanity nearly shattered. It desperately needed a cathartic battle to cool down.

"Zhongshan is my final resting place; I cannot betray it." The Golden Ape King angrily shook his head, as if trying to even out his brains.

It suddenly destroyed the Azure Pearl that was taking effect inside its body, and its enormous body sank into the bottom of Hongze Lake in an instant.

On the water's surface, the black snake's blood slowly spread. A series of bubbles, brimming with scorching steam, continued to rise.

The monsters of Zhongshan stared intently at the water that had already boiled.

For a long time, until dusk.

A pair of enormous arms tore through the water, slapping against the shore back and forth, gradually pulling the Golden Ape King out of the water.

It lay down on the shore, spouting water from its mouth.

"You damned monkey, how could you hold back?" A hundred miles is but a moment to the Zhongshan demon beast.

Bloodhound leaped to Golden Ape King's side and said in surprise, "I suspect my friend has been possessed."

"After experiencing so much and so much time has passed, I have to grow up and can no longer be as reckless as before." The Golden Ape King coughed and sprayed water out. "I caught up with the Candle from fifteen years ago, and I am very happy."

"This is terrifying, this is insane! Are you as reckless as Zhu, risking your life?" Black Bear and Prison Wolf also came over.

The black bear was filled with fear, and although the prison wolf tried his best not to show any fear, his tail drooped between his legs.

"Well done. Next, we'll clear out Hongze and use it as our front line for advancing into Yunmengze."

"There are quite a few Dragon Kings in the East Sea."

The frog then stepped forward and threw a blue pearl into the Golden Ape King's mouth.

"let me!"

The Golden Ape King's crimson eyes showed no sign of dimming despite his injuries.

Instead, it emitted two beams of excited red light.

"I will fight!"