174: Chapter 174 The Long-Armed Divine Monkey

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Inside the palace, Chu Feng sat cross-legged.

The five-finger mountain had been repaired, and its grade had reached Medium Grade Treasure Artifact.

Upon the mountain's body, thunder runes flickered faintly and the Five Elements flowed, resembling a miniature world standing quietly within Chu Feng's world of consciousness.

Besides repairing the five-finger mountain, Chu Feng had also refined two Spiritual Artifacts: the [taiji spirit mirror] and the [five dragon spirit armor].

The [taiji spirit mirror] contained the Yin and Yang Concept, which harmonized perfectly with the Life Concept and Death Concept Chu Feng had comprehended; its offensive effects were quite miraculous.

As for the [five dragon spirit armor], it was refined into his five internal organs, merging as one with his flesh and blood.

Five-colored dragon-shaped phantom shadows drifted within his organs—the sharpness of Gold, the vitality of Wood, the flexibility of Water, the intensity of Fire, and the heaviness of Earth. The Five Elements Power intertwined, quietly nourishing every inch of his internal organs and flesh with every breath.

By this point,

Chu Feng's Five Elements Concept and Lightning Concept had both been cultivated to the Realm of minor Perfection.

His Life Concept and Death Concept were also making steady progress through day after day of cultivation.

Furthermore, after refining the Taiji Spirit Mirror, his progress had been rapid.

There was another joyous occasion worth mentioning.

While Chu Feng was contemplating the [Tianji Scripture], a flash of inspiration led him to create a technique.

He named it [Heavenly Secret Double Pupils].

Once the Double Pupils opened, they could see through illusions, observe Qi and fortune, deduce heavenly secrets, and penetrate the Origin...

Of course, it wasn't that powerful yet.

"Whew..."

Chu Feng gently exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi and opened his eyes.

After leaving his mouth, that breath actually condensed in the air into a small Yin-Yang Taiji diagram, with black and white Qi flowing endlessly before slowly dissipating into nothingness.

Chu Feng casually raised his hand, and five dragon-shaped phantom shadows immediately emerged in his palm.

Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—the Five Elements Power blended perfectly, weaving and darting beneath his skin.

The five dragon shadows were lifelike with distinct scales, as if they could break out of his body at any moment to soar through the Nine Heavens.

The deep sound of dragon roars echoed from within his five internal organs and six hollow organs.

At this moment, even if Chu Feng stood still and allowed a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator to attack him, they would find it difficult to harm him in the slightest.

This was the defensive power of the five dragon spirit armor.

One word: tough!!!

Two words: very tough!!!

Three words: incredibly tough!!!

With that, the period of rest and reorganization ended.

As for his cultivation base, he had barely cultivated it at all.

His Breakthroughs had already been fast enough; any faster, and his foundation would easily become unstable.

"Brother Feng, are you finished?"

Seeing Chu Feng wake up, Tang An immediately approached him.

"Not bad, you're at the second level of the Golden Core now." Chu Feng nodded with a smile.

Tang An gave a cheeky grin. "I have to thank you, Brother Feng! If it weren't for you, how could I have made a Breakthrough so quickly?"

Chu Feng smiled slightly and patted Tang An's shoulder, saying, "We're brothers, no need to be formal."

"Let's go. It's time for us to leave and continue exploring other places."

"Right, right, right! Onwards to more treasure hunting!!" Tang An grinned and quickly followed.

Tang An now wished he could immediately fly outside and find another Treasure Trove.

Hearing Tang An's words, Chu Feng smiled slightly but said nothing more.

However, he did not hold very high expectations in his heart.

This place was likely where that ancient powerhouse's Dao arena was located.

In this unknown world, there might be other resources, but hoping to find another complete treasury like this was probably wishful thinking.

Of course, Chu Feng hadn't given up on the idea of treasure hunting.

Regardless, this world had not been developed for hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even millions of years.

Even the most common Spiritual Plants, after growing for such a vast amount of time, would have already accumulated extremely high medicinal efficacy.

Coupled with the existence of more high-level Heaven And Earth Treasures, there would definitely be some gains.

The two of them returned the way they had come.

The moment his head popped out of the water, Tang An took a deep breath. "Phew! The air outside is still fresher. Although the Spiritual Qi in the palace is dense, it always felt a bit stifling."

Chu Feng looked around.

Everything was as usual; nothing unexpected had happened, and it seemed no other Cultivators had been here.

"Let's go."

Chu Feng was the first to take to the air, treading on a clear breeze as he sped toward the depths of the forest.

Tang An followed closely behind, fangtian painted halberd in hand, spiritual light flowing around him as he scanned the surroundings warily.

One after the other, they flew at a low altitude over the dense forest.

Below was a continuous sea of trees, with towering ancient wood and hanging vines; from time to time, the roars of beasts could be heard from the depths.

Before long, the two had traveled several hundred miles.

Suddenly.

A faint trace of Killing Intent drifted from deep within the forest ahead, extremely obscure.

"Careful."

Chu Feng reached out to pull Tang An, signaling him to stand behind him.

"Mm!"

Tang An's expression turned solemn as he immediately focused his attention, circulating the mana within his body, ready to strike at any moment.

Chu Feng's Divine Sense began to radiate through the surrounding forest.

This wasn't a broad, loose scan, but a careful screening tree by tree and leaf by leaf, not missing a single clue.

Sure enough, before long, he discovered an ape hidden among the thick foliage of a hundred-zhang-tall ancient tree!

That ape had extremely long, thick, and powerful arms, looking exactly like the legendary Godly Arm-through Monkey!

At this moment,

this Godly Arm-through Monkey seemed unaware that Chu Feng had already discovered its position. It remained in a silent state, not revealing even a hint of its Aura, ready to ambush Chu Feng and Tang An in the distance.

Chu Feng carefully observed this Yao Beast.

Its entire body was covered in dark gray fur, except for a strange patch of white on its chest that formed a pattern similar to a rune.

Its eyes were amber with vertical pupils, glinting with a cold, piercing light.

Most striking were its arms.

They were nearly twice as long as a normal ape's, with knotted muscles and claws as sharp as hooks, shimmering with a cold, metallic luster.

"Old Tang, I've found an interesting little monkey. Keep moving forward," Chu Feng sent a voice transmission.

"Got it!"

Tang An nodded, a flash of excitement in his eyes. He gripped his fangtian painted halberd and strode forward.

As for Chu Feng, he had absolute confidence in him.

Walking ahead as bait?

He didn't feel there was any danger at all.

Chu Feng's combat power had long since inspired a near-blind worship in Tang An.

Tang An feigned a relaxed pace as he walked forward, his fangtian painted halberd swinging casually, even humming a little tune, looking completely nonchalant.

He wasn't acting; he really was that carefree.

*Rustle...*

When Tang An reached the front of the ancient tree, it moved.

In Chu Feng's Divine Sense perception,

he saw the Godly Arm-through Monkey's amber beastly eyes suddenly contract, a flash of bloodthirsty excitement passing through its pupils.

Its thick hind legs kicked off the tree trunk violently, and its entire body shot out like an arrow from a bow!

*Boom!!!*

The hundred-zhang-tall ancient tree shook violently, and countless leaves rustled down.

The Godly Arm-through Monkey's figure was so fast it left an afterimage, an incredible speed that even an ordinary Golden Core's Divine Sense could not capture.

Its long arms, strong enough to tear through Magical Artifacts, suddenly spread wide, and its fingers unsheathed three-inch-long pitch-black claws.

The tips of the claws actually glowed with a strange blue light, clearly coated in a potent poison.

The claws tore through the air, making a sharp whistling sound as they clawed down fiercely toward Tang An's head!

If this strike landed, Tang An would surely die!

*Clang!!!*

At the critical moment,

a streak of Sword Qi arrived first, accurately blocking the Godly Arm-through Monkey's claws!

Amidst the sound of clashing metal, sparks flew in all directions!

In the next instant, Chu Feng had already appeared by Tang An's side.

The Sword Qi flowing on the jade blood sword was unstoppable, directly blasting the Godly Arm-through Monkey away!

The Godly Arm-through Monkey flipped several times in mid-air before landing on a horizontal branch of a large tree, its amber eyes staring dead at Chu Feng, a hint of uncertainty flashing within them.

"Human? It really is the legendary human?"

The forced-back Godly Arm-through Monkey suddenly stood upright like a man. It didn't immediately launch another attack but instead warily sized up Chu Feng and Tang An.

A light of intelligence flickered in those amber beastly eyes, clearly weighing the pros and cons.

A moment later,

the strange pattern of white fur on its chest suddenly lit up with a bloody light!

The light danced like flames, quickly spreading across its entire body.

Its size expanded several times within a few breaths, skyrocketing from over one zhang tall to nearly ten zhang!

Its muscles bulged like rocks, veins popping out, every muscle containing explosive power.

Even more terrifying was that its Aura surged directly from the level of a third-grade Earth Yao to a seventh-grade Earth Yao.

A surge of Evil Qi soared into the sky, startling the birds into flight, and even the branches and leaves of the towering ancient trees trembled.

Clearly, it had unleashed its ultimate power.

"Holy crap!"

Seeing the Godly Arm-through Monkey's Aura suddenly strengthen, Tang An sucked in a breath of cold air and instinctively took half a step back. "This beast was holding back just now? Brother Feng, what kind of ghostly thing is this?"

"It's in a state of Divine Beast Bloodline activation."

Chu Feng's expression was calm, and a hint of interest instead flashed in his eyes. "Now this is somewhat interesting. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been worth the effort to deal with."

"Little monkey, I see you have high intelligence. I will ask, and you will answer. Honestly explain the details of this world, and I may spare your life. Otherwise, today will be your end!"

"Arrogant human!"

Hearing this, a flash of mockery appeared in the Godly Arm-through Monkey's blood-red eyes.

It opened its bloody maw, revealing snow-white fangs, and spoke in human tongue: "You are but ants who have wandered into this Realm by mistake, and yet you dare to threaten this King?"

"Die!!!"

Before its voice had even faded, it beat its chest with its fists and let out a heaven-shaking roar!

The sound exploded like a thunderclap, setting off visible ripples of sound waves that shook the surrounding leaves until they fell!

Even more terrifyingly, the blood-red markings on its chest suddenly split open, revealing a third vertical eye!

That pupil was a strange blood-red color, as if leading to the Nine Serenity Hell, reflecting mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and piles of white bones.

The horrific Evil Qi transformed into a physical blood mist, instantly spreading out and enveloping an area of dozens of zhang!

Wherever the blood mist passed, the green grass on the ground withered instantly, the bark of ancient trees began to peel off, and even fine cracks appeared on the rocks.

That was the result of being eroded by Evil Qi!

"Tang An, be careful!!"

Chu Feng's pupils narrowed slightly as he gave a cold warning.

He immediately circulated his mana, laying down a five-colored light shield in front of him to resist the erosion of the blood mist.