Free Web NovelChapter 11: Chapter 11: Fighting the Monkeys Alone
After breakfast, Gu Yun left a few pieces of silver for the burly man and his family.
At the entrance of Luoshan Village, Gu Yun vaulted onto his horse and galloped off.
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By noon, the sun was scorching hot.
Gu Yun passed through the Cang Mang Mountain Range and came to a tranquil mountain forest.
Gu Yun sensed that his surroundings were a little too quiet when, suddenly, a foul wind blew in from out of nowhere.
’They’re here!’ A sharp SKREEE filled the air. Countless yellow figures leaped nimbly through the woods with incredible speed. To these Monkey Demons, the rugged, tree-filled mountain terrain was as easy to traverse as flat ground.
A pack of Monkey Demons surrounded Gu Yun, chittering sharply as if he were their mortal enemy.
Gu Yun realized he had trespassed into the monkeys’ territory, but he wasn’t the least bit flustered.
Gu Yun gripped his Thunder Listening Saber and swept his gaze around. He counted roughly a hundred of them, all Low Tier Monkey Demons below the Spiritual Martial Sixth Layer.
’Looks like I’m in for a big fight today!’ Gu Yun thought to himself.
And they came! The horde of monkeys scrambled over one another, pouncing ferociously at Gu Yun.
Gu Yun had no intention of dodging. He quickly formed a hand seal. ’Little Thunder Technique!’
His Spiritual Essence surged, and his body began to CRACKLE. Blue lightning flickered to life around him before instantly erupting outward in all directions.
Thunder echoed through the heavens as lightning bolts instantly slammed down upon the monkeys surrounding Gu Yun!
BOOM!
A wave of devastating electrical energy swept out from Gu Yun’s position. The surrounding Monkey Demons were struck paralyzed with a loud CRACKLE, and the very air seemed to distort from the power.
The dozens of monkeys closest to Gu Yun were instantly blasted into charred cinders.
Dozens more Monkey Demons remained on the periphery, but Gu Yun had no intention of letting them go. In his eyes, they were already surrounded.
With a single slash, Gu Yun sent more than a dozen Thunderous Blade Lights soaring through the air. They shot toward the Monkey Demons with extreme speed, like a Thunder Dragon devouring the sky.
SCHLICK! THWUMP!
Any Monkey Demon struck by the light collapsed to the ground.
Gu Yun showed no mercy. With another swing, he sent dozens more Thunderous Blade Lights soaring, which crackled through the air as they slashed toward the remaining Monkey Demons.
In a flash, all one hundred-plus Monkey Demons were completely annihilated!
For Gu Yun, killing them was easier than slaughtering chickens. His journey in the Spiritual Martial Realm was nearing its end; dealing with a pack of mere monkeys was almost insultingly simple.
Silence fell over the area.
But Gu Yun knew it wasn’t over. And just at that moment—
ROAR!!! An earth-shaking roar erupted, so powerful that the resulting sound wave was visible as it swept outward!
A ten-foot-tall figure suddenly charged out from the nearby forest.
When it saw that all the other Monkey Demons had fallen, the Demon Qi around its body—so dense it was almost tangible—erupted outward in all directions like a flash flood, an unstoppable tide of power!!
It was the Monkey King! Its ten-foot-tall body was like that of a small giant. Its form was covered in wiry, jet-black fur that stood on end like steel needles.
Vicious fangs jutted from its maw, and its blood-red eyes glinted with a terrifying light as it roared at the heavens!
The power it projected was heaven-shaking and utterly terrifying!
’Spiritual Martial Realm Eighth Level Peak!’ Gu Yun’s expression grew grim. ’Coupled with the powerful constitution of a Demon Beast, its strength is probably comparable to an average cultivator at the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Early Stage.’
While still in mid-air, the Monkey King gathered an incredibly dense amount of Fierce Evil Demon Qi into its cushion-sized palm and brought it smashing down toward Gu Yun.
Gu Yun tightened his grip on the Thunder Listening Saber, thin arcs of lightning flickering across its blade. He shot forward, becoming a blur as the saber’s cold light streaked through the air. Tearing through the very atmosphere, it rushed toward the ferocious Monkey King in the blink of an eye!
The Monkey King seemed to sense the threat from Gu Yun. Its needle-like fur stood on end as its immense Demonic Power erupted like a flood.
It gathered its Demonic Power into its massive palm and swatted directly at the incoming arc of lightning-fast blade light, as if to smash the sharp attack to smithereens!
However, the Thunder Listening Saber in Gu Yun’s hand was a genuine Top Grade Magical Artifact. How could a mere Demon Beast at the Spiritual Martial Eighth Layer Peak possibly withstand it?
As expected, with a sickening SCHLICK, blood sprayed into the air. The Thunder Listening Saber had easily torn a deep gash across the Monkey King’s massive palm!
"SKREEE!!!"
An intense wave of pain washed over it, and the Monkey King instantly jerked its hand back!
Blood splattered onto the ground as it let out a piercing shriek!
In fact, if not for the Monkey King’s quick reflexes, combined with its immense Demonic Power and the tough bones of a Demon Beast, that single slash would have likely severed its entire hand!
The excruciating pain instantly shattered the Monkey King’s reason.
A crimson light flared in its eyes as it gave in to its bestial nature. Black Demonic Power began to rise from its body like steam.
ROAR!!!
As if it had lost all reason, the Monkey King began to lash out wildly, its furious power bombarding the ground.
The ground trembled violently, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out in all directions from the impacts!
The Monkey King continued its rampage, pummeling the earth. Billowing clouds of dust rose into the air, and a Fierce Evil Demon Qi filled the sky!
The display of power was terrifying.
Throughout it all, Gu Yun’s expression remained unchanged. He executed the Wandering Dragon Step, his movements becoming erratic and unpredictable. He moved with the grace of a soaring dragon, often dodging just before the Monkey King’s furious attacks could land.
Every time the Monkey King revealed an opening, Gu Yun would unhesitatingly strike, his Thunder Listening Saber tearing through the air to send a sharp line of Sword Qi at the exposed weak point.
The fierce battle between them intensified. However, the Monkey King’s injuries continued to mount, while Gu Yun, relying on the advantage of his Body Technique, suffered only minor wounds at worst.
Gu Yun’s figure flickered in and out of view, the bone-chilling arcs of lightning-infused blade light he occasionally unleashed illuminating the sky!
「Time slowly passed.」
Dozens of wounds of varying sizes now covered the Monkey King’s body. Blood gushed from them continuously, mingling with the Fierce Evil Demon Qi that permeated the air, creating a terrifying sight!
As for Gu Yun, while he had inevitably taken some damage during the fierce clashes, his superior Body Technique ensured he had only sustained light injuries.
Blood stained Gu Yun’s pale cyan robes, though most of it belonged to the Monkey King.
Meanwhile, Gu Yun’s mastery of the Wandering Dragon Step had even improved somewhat through this intense battle.
On the battlefield, this Demon Beast, whose strength was equivalent to a beast at the Spiritual Martial Realm Ninth Layer Early Stage, was now being completely suppressed by Gu Yun!
Facing such a slippery foe, the Monkey King found that its attacks always struck empty air. In the next moment, it would be wounded by another sharp line of Sword Qi, leaving yet another gash on its body.
Its rage had long since built to a boiling point, pushing it to the absolute limit!
"ROAR!!!" With another air-shaking roar, the battle-scarred Monkey King suddenly erupted. It abandoned all defense, deciding to make one final, desperate gamble, vowing to utterly obliterate the damned pest before it!
A tidal wave of immense Demonic Power gathered and condensed into its fist, which it then unleashed in a devastating punch toward Gu Yun!
The tyrannical Demonic Power reverberated through the area, so potent it seemed the very air was about to shatter. The attack’s might was horrifying to behold!
