Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

In the southern part of Zhongshan Mountain, a huge cave entrance stretches across the mountainside, shaped like a pendulum. The Luo River flows through the cave, its waters roaring as it rushes eastward.

This place, where mountains and water meet, is full of spiritual energy and is known as "Mountain and Water Paradise".

After the heavy rains following the Awakening of Insects, the Luo River's water level surged, engulfing both banks. The spiritual energy of the water rose up like clouds and mist, clinging to the cliffs of Zhongshan Mountain and swirling upwards.

Above the "Shanshui Dongtian" cave ceiling, a light blue five-petaled lotus flower quietly begins to bloom.

Before the flower could bear fruit, it was already surrounded by countless demonic beasts.

"Damn monkey..." The one-eyed black bear took a punch from the Golden Ape King and knew that now was not the time to fight to the death, so it retreated and stood like a small mountain a hundred meters away from the medium.

"Who else wants to compete with me?" The Golden Ape King exhaled through his nose, spewing out two streams of steam.

Its scarlet, savage eyes glared at each of the surrounding monsters.

"What a madman."

"The medium is not yet mature enough to compete with it for the time being..."

The monsters retreated like a tide.

Only a few tough opponents remained who were not afraid of the Golden Ape King at all.

The Prison Wolf King, with its fur as black as an abyss, was two stories tall just by lying down.

A massive tiger, the size of a wolf king, with flowing fur like flames and blue stripes, baring its fangs and claws.

"Monkey, can't you wait any longer?" the tiger growled in a low voice, like a muffled collapse of a mountain. "The candles haven't even arrived yet..."

"Candle? It disappeared for a month, I just assumed it was dead." The Golden Ape King slammed his fist on the rock, and golden lightning struck down, sending shards of rock flying.

"What waiting, what patience? It has become as weak as a human! Once I consume the medium and transform into a great demon, I will immediately show humanity the true meaning of Zhongshan's wrath!"

"Actually, I think what Zhu said makes some sense," Yu Lang, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly said.

"People are also creatures of Zhongshan. As long as we live our lives honestly, whether or not we worship them doesn't really matter."

"Shut up, you piece of trash!" The Golden Ape King's entire body was engulfed in blazing lightning.

It turned and stared directly at the prison wolf, its words burning with a raging fury: "After only two years of living people offering sacrifices, how have you become so weak?"

"What conspiracy? What trickery? Didn't you see the mysterious stone growing on the serpent god's body?"

"I know, but wasn't that left behind by the Snake God three hundred years ago to alleviate the severe drought in Yongning Continent? What does it have to do with the people's offerings?" the Mountain Lord asked, puzzled.

"I don't know if it matters..." The Golden Ape King turned to face the Mountain Tiger, "but the fact that humans are not offering sacrifices to Zhongshan now means they're after the Snake God."

"And what's with all this talk of waiting, exploring... Without bloodshed, humans can't possibly know pain!"

Hell Wolf knew that Golden Ape was a reckless fool; although his fighting prowess was formidable, it was all due to his cunning.

Faced with the Golden Ape King's angry rebuke, it turned its head as if it hadn't heard, and then waited for the right moment to retort:

"That sounds nice, but if you want humans to bleed, you have to come down the mountain, right? The Serpent God has strictly forbidden us from going down the mountain... What do you want to do? Disobey orders?"

"I..." The Golden Ape King was speechless again.

"And you're so sure the media is yours?" Xiong Pi chimed in, stepping over. "In a head-on, fight to the death, you might not be our match."

"You can try me now." The Golden Ape King slammed his two huge fists into the ground and dragged his massive body to the black bear.

The black bear was unwilling to fight this brute in front of it, so it looked around, hoping to get support.

But the prison wolf had already fled far away.

Seeing that the Golden Ape King was already furious, the Mountain King pondered for a moment and then also fled far away.

"The candle isn't ready yet..." The black bear lowered its eyes, avoiding eye contact with the golden ape.

"Don't mention that weakling to me! As the offspring of the Serpent God, it should be leading us to storm the human cities!"

"The reason humans are so arrogant now is because that black worm is too weak!"

Enraged, the Golden Ape King threw a punch without regard for anything else.

Lightning surged and air currents swept across the area.

Its power far surpasses the attack that forced him back earlier.

"You really are..." the black bear gritted its teeth, its fur standing on end like steel needles.

They backed down because they were worried about a lose-lose situation. Did they really think the black bear was made of clay?

Dead monkey...

"Let's see how strong you really are!" the black bear roared, unleashing its power.

The enormous bear paw, shrouded in a cloud of dark, bloody energy, neither dodged nor evaded, but instead rammed straight into the Golden Ape King's fist.

In an instant, dark clouds surged and lightning struck furiously. Wherever the two colossal beasts passed, even the hardest rocks were crushed into dust.

The prison wolf and the mountain king quickly stepped forward to protect the still immature medium.

The monkeys and bears waiting at the foot of the cliff in the mountain cave, seeing the king of their tribe fighting a bloody battle, felt their primal instincts surge to their hearts.

The bear's eyes were bloodshot, and it spit out foul-smelling saliva as it pounced on the ape.

The chaotic battle has begun, and no monster can remain unscathed.

Now that they have retreated, the king on the mountaintop may be besieged.

The demons gathered by the medium roared, and if they were not of the same kind, they would attack with their strongest claws and fangs.

The murderous aura, along with the flowing blood, even suppressed the spiritual energy rising from the Luo River.

The five-petaled lotus, once as clear and blue as the sky, has had its stamens quietly stained red with blood.

As the black bear and the golden ape fought fiercely, with blood flowing like a stream, the prison wolf saw that the fight was a fight to the death.

It spoke solemnly to the mountain spirit beside it:

"The medium is not yet mature. If those two mess things up, who knows when Zhongshan will descend again..."

"Let's work together to subdue them!"

"it is good."

The tiger roared, its muscles coiling around its bones like a python, and its sharp claws snapped out, slashing down to create three fiery rings!

The Golden Ape King's heart tightened as he caught a glimpse of the Prison Wolf, its body covered in thick, sticky blood, charging towards him.

In a flash, it straightened its chest and took the black bear's blow head-on, using the force to propel itself backward.

The enemy facing the black bear had suddenly become a prison wolf.

"This is how it should be... the strong rule!"

Ignoring his injuries, the Golden Ape King slammed his fists into the ground, charging headlong into the Green Tiger Mountain Lord with the unstoppable force of a mountain collapse!

He was still thinking about protecting the medium, but in the blink of an eye, the Golden Ape King rushed in front of him.

The mountain lord became extremely ferocious, and its entire body burst into blue flames.

The temperature was so high that the five-petaled lotus flower withered and could no longer stand upright.

A chaotic battle raged on the mountainside, with blood and mud flowing into the Luo River.

Countless demonic beasts, their eyes bloodshot with rage, had forgotten their purpose in coming today and the Snake God's prohibition.

If this is not stopped, the prosperity that Zhongshan has accumulated over hundreds of years will be destroyed in an instant after today.

Countless boulders soared into the air and crashed down upon the demons with a deafening roar.

Within the forest, boundless malevolent energy surged and rose like dark clouds, even dimming the light of day.

A hissing sound suddenly arose from the snake.

A chilling killing intent poured down like cold water, causing all the demons present to freeze in their tracks.

All eyes were drawn to the source of the snake's cry.

next moment.

The crimson serpent surged forth like a torrent, crushing vegetation, breaking through mud barriers, and bursting out of the forest.

A fierce aura emanated from the giant snake's torch-like eyes, and all the demonic beasts within its sight cowered in fear.

"candle?"

"Is it the son of the serpent god?"

"Besides the Serpent God, only this creature on Zhongshan possesses such power..."

"Has this meant the shackles have been completely broken?"

The monsters all retreated.

Under the gaze of countless astonished eyes, Huai Nian uprooted the two large trees, his muscles tensing and compressing like a spring ready to be released, accumulating terrifying power.

break out!

The tree broke free from its restraints and shot through the air like an arrow, heading straight for the battlefield on the mountaintop where the fierce fighting was taking place.

The tiger, ape, wolf, and bear were abruptly stopped by the oncoming giant shadow, separated into two groups, and their attacks came to an abrupt halt.

The crimson serpent raised its head, its gaze fixed on the ferocious face of the Golden Ape King.

Their fighting spirit soared.

"Have you had enough?"

"Not enough fighting—"

The red serpent's roar was like thunder, exploding on the ground and shattering the air, its sound waves reverberating in all directions.

"Come here, find me."