Chapter 79: Please Forgive This Junior’s Rudeness

Dongbo Xueying, holding the Feixue Divine Spear in hand, strode toward the two golden sculptures.

The golden ape opened its eyes: “Mortal, you’ve come again? Your strength is nowhere near enough to stand a chance.”

“Perhaps this time will bring a surprise,” Dongbo Xueying replied. As he spoke, a faint crimson aura surged from his body—his bloodline power erupted!

Whoosh!

Dongbo Xueying instantly leapt forward, his entire body enveloped in flames. Roaring waves of fire surged around him, engulfing the golden ape and the golden roc bird that sat with eyes closed in apparent slumber. At the same time, he raised his spear high in his hands, as if colliding stars, and fiercely struck downward at the golden ape.

“Head-on confrontation? Mortal, you truly are reckless!” The golden ape watched Dongbo Xueying gather momentum midair for his strike, then confidently swung its massive palm forward to meet it.

In terms of brute strength, it was quite confident.

Boom~~~

The spear crashed onto the golden palm. A violent surge of power rippled outward. The golden ape’s arm involuntarily bent, and its body staggered backward three heavy steps, each one echoing loudly. Its eyes were filled with shock.

While one side had gathered momentum for the strike, the other had met it casually. Yet to be forced back three steps meant their strengths were now nearly equal!

“Monkey, your strength is indeed formidable. But this time, you’re sure to lose!” Dongbo Xueying said confidently. As soon as he landed, he rapidly surged forward, swift as a ghost.

“So fast!” The golden ape quickly swung out long chains, which danced through the air, attempting to block Dongbo Xueying.

Clang! Clang! Clang~~~

Dongbo Xueying’s speed was clearly much faster than before. His physical enhancements had elevated his agility and other abilities to new heights. Previously, he had already held an advantage in agility, and now that advantage was even greater! The golden ape’s chains couldn’t strike Dongbo Xueying, who easily evaded them, occasionally parrying with his spear.

Peng! Peng! Peng!!!

The spear repeatedly lashed out, striking the joints of the golden ape, sending it stumbling about.

“Birdie, I can’t hold him off anymore!” the golden ape cried urgently.

“Monkey, you’re truly useless,” a golden shadow roared as it struck out.

Dongbo Xueying’s expression turned serious. He twisted his waist and thrust his spear outward. BOOM—the power of the strike slammed against the wing, sending the golden roc bird reeling backward slightly, while Dongbo Xueying himself also took a step back.

“Indeed, you’ve improved greatly,” the golden roc bird remarked. “Monkey, let’s combine forces.”

“Agreed.” The golden ape replied.

Instantly, the golden roc bird took the lead, diving forward aggressively. Its wings alternated between slicing like blades and striking like fans. The roc’s speed was extremely fast, and while its strength was slightly weaker than Dongbo Xueying’s, the difference wasn’t significant. Dongbo Xueying could normally suppress it with his superior spear techniques, but the golden ape behind kept sending out unpredictable chains.

Both hands of the golden ape gripped chains, whose ends shot forth, lashed out, and entangled unpredictably. The chains moved with eerie unpredictability.

One chain… combined with the roc, Dongbo Xueying, though holding the advantage, couldn’t break through the golden roc’s entanglement!

“Curses,” Dongbo Xueying gritted his teeth.

“We’ve fought together for years, and we excel at entangling enemies. Don’t think you’re special—many formidable beings have struggled to break free of our interference,” the golden ape boasted confidently.

“Although we may not be able to defeat you, stopping you is easy,” the golden roc bird added smugly.

Dongbo Xueying wielded his spear, battling these two extraordinary alchemical beings.

His spear techniques were exquisite, yet he couldn’t break through their defenses.

“Their creator must have been an extraordinary mage,” Dongbo Xueying realized. “Mages usually have weak bodies; likely, these two alchemical beings were created as shields to block enemies, allowing the mage to calmly unleash powerful spells!”

Such meat shields might have weaker attacks,

But their defense and entanglement abilities were top-tier.

Take these two extraordinary alchemical beings, for example—each was made of exceptional materials, making them difficult for Dongbo Xueying to injure. Their massive forms were advantageous: one had incredible speed and a large frame; its wingspan alone covered twenty to thirty meters. The other wielded chains with unpredictable speed, faster than Dongbo Xueying’s own movements, constantly disrupting and interfering from the side.

“Am I really unable to defeat these two?” Dongbo Xueying grew anxious. “My current strength has reached its peak; I can’t improve any further.”

…

Dongbo Xueying poured all his strength into the battle, but the golden roc and golden ape, positioned front and back, were like two walls blocking his path. They even used their bodies to entangle him. As alchemical beings, every part of their bodies could function as a weapon.

“My supplies can only last me a little over half a year.”

“My only hope of escape lies in the remains of this extraordinary being,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes burned with intense longing. “There’s no other way—I must take the final path!”

Dongbo Xueying retreated, stepping beyond the boundary.

“Given up?” The golden roc bird sneered.

“You mortals do have some strength, but you’re still far from defeating us,” the golden ape added.

“Give up? How could I ever give up?” Dongbo Xueying smiled. “You two are alchemical beings, right? Combat consumes energy! The more intense the battle, the greater the consumption! Perhaps you can absorb power from the world around you to replenish yourselves, but your recovery rate must be far slower than your consumption. Once you run out of energy, you won’t be able to move anymore, right?”

The golden ape and golden roc exchanged glances.

“Here I come!”

Dongbo Xueying, holding his spear, surrounded by surging flames, charged forward once more—but this time, he did not unleash his bloodline power.

In fact, even without unleashing his bloodline, Dongbo Xueying’s physical strength was already far greater than it had been five months ago! His speed and agility had also improved significantly. His current body was no less formidable than that of the hybrid beast, Xiang Pangyun. Because his human body was smaller, his agility surpassed even that of the beast hybrid.

Boom~~~ Dongbo Xueying, without unleashing his full power, couldn’t dominate the battle, but with his exquisite spear techniques and nimble movements, he could still fight the golden roc and golden ape to a standstill.

“Mortal, do you really intend to keep fighting like this?” the golden ape asked anxiously.

“Of course!” This was his only hope of escape—how could Dongbo Xueying possibly give up?

Every extraordinary alchemical being had an energy core. Although they could slowly replenish energy through formations within their bodies by drawing from the world around them, this replenishment was far slower compared to that of a living being.

“Monkey, perhaps our days of guarding are finally coming to an end,” the golden roc bird said.

The golden ape’s eyes flickered with complexity, then it lashed out with a chain at Dongbo Xueying: “Mortal, if you have the strength, drain our energy completely! Regardless, we will follow our master’s command and do everything in our power to stop you!”

“Then let’s see who prevails!”

Seeing hope, Dongbo Xueying fought with renewed vigor.

One hour, two hours, three hours…

This battle lasted a full nine hours before Dongbo Xueying finally stopped to rest. The initial bloodline power burst had consumed too much energy; otherwise, he could have lasted much longer.

Then, after eating some food, absorbing flame energy from the world around him to quickly replenish his strength, and meditating to recover his spirit,

Only three hours later, Dongbo Xueying was once again full of vigor and vitality!

“Come again!”

The second prolonged battle lasted a full three days!

After resting for just three hours, he was once again brimming with energy.

“Come again!” Dongbo Xueying, holding his spear and bathed in flames, charged forward once more.

…

Fifteen days later.

The golden ape and golden roc bird finally collapsed, sitting heavily on the ground.

“You’ve won,” the golden ape’s voice was weak. “You’re truly a freak—your human recovery speed is too fast. You recover completely in just three hours! I probably need three months to fully recover. I can’t fight anymore.”

“He’s alive, while we are merely alchemical beings,” the golden roc bird said. Their energies were low, and they could barely speak, let alone engage in high-speed combat again.

Dongbo Xueying felt a surge of excitement and smiled: “Gentlemen, I won’t be polite.”

“Actually, our master has always been waiting for a successor. I just didn’t expect it to be a mortal,” the golden ape muttered, shaking its head.

Dongbo Xueying stepped forward.

First, he looked at the octagonal pool of water. Inside was a crystalline liquid, with a faint mist rising from its surface. Taking a light sniff, he felt refreshed, as if his fatigue had vanished and his spirit renewed. His eyes lit up: “A truly precious treasure.”

Then he turned his gaze to the skeletal remains seated cross-legged on the stone bed ahead. The skeleton’s right hand rested beside it, on the stone bed, a silver bracelet lying nearby. A slight sensing revealed it to be a storage bracelet.

“Junior Dongbo Xueying pays respects to the senior,” Dongbo Xueying first knelt and bowed. It was only proper to bow before obtaining treasures left behind by an extraordinary being. “Please forgive this junior’s intrusion.”

With a wave of his hand,

The silver bracelet flew from the stone bed into Dongbo Xueying’s grasp, wrapped in the power of the world. Instantly, his battle energy surged in and easily refined it, then he carefully examined the bracelet.

“What a vast space!” Upon inspection, Dongbo Xueying was first stunned by the immense space within the silver bracelet.