Chapter 491: The Ultimate Fiendish Beast

“The Giant Stone Monkey Ape—a top-tier earth-type magical beast. If left unchecked, it can evolve to reach the pinnacle of the Sacred Realm. Its lineage traces back to the ancient fiendish beast—the Primordial Monkey Ape. In ancient times, the Primordial Monkey Ape ranked among the top three most powerful fiendish beasts. The Ancient Era followed the Primordial Age, and the strength of the beasts in this era was even greater than that of the beasts in the Primordial Age, making them even more bloodthirsty and ferocious. Beasts classified as fiendish are all powerful entities with mutated bloodlines, which enable their evolution to go even further. The ranking of fiendish beasts is determined by a comprehensive assessment of their strength as adults based on their bloodlines. In other words, the stronger the bloodline, the greater the average strength of individuals within that species. During the Ancient Era, there were millions of species of fiendish beasts in the universe, and those that made it into the top 100 demonstrated the immense power of their bloodlines. Not to mention the Primordial Monkey Ape, which consistently ranked in the top three. If not categorized by era, the overall strength of the fiendish beasts in the Ancient Era was comparable to that of the beasts in the Primordial Age. The Primordial Monkey Ape’s strength was enough to rival the strongest beast species. Logically, beasts are the ancestors of all animals, with their bloodlines being the most primitive and powerful in the universe. Yet, fiendish beasts are mutated versions of these animals, whose evolution can even match that of their ancestors. But precisely because of this, their bloodlines are cursed by the universe. When their strength reaches a certain level, they lose their sanity and frantically attack all life within sight until they are destroyed…” As Ye Feng saw the giant ape, a message appeared in his mind. He knew it was provided by the “Wu Dian.”
“It’s a descendant of the Primordial Monkey Ape, with a mutated physique…” Ye Feng’s initial plan to kill it and obtain its magic core vanished entirely. Killing it for its core just to make money was something only a foolish person would do. “If trained properly, this guy might evolve even further than Xiao Yu and Qing Wen…”
“Die!” Seeing the man staring at it motionless, the Giant Stone Monkey Ape’s violent nature erupted immediately. It swung its massive club at Ye Feng’s airship below.

Ye Feng used the tip of his foot with great force to kick the airship downward. He knew the airship was sturdy enough to survive a fall from such a height without any damage. But as long as it remained in the sky, within the giant ape’s line of sight, it would likely be attacked, so he had to get it out of the ape’s sight.

Sure enough, after Ye Feng kicked the airship away, the ape raised its staff again and aimed it straight at him.

“Perfect timing!” Ye Feng slapped at the staff. The staff was enormous—its cross-section alone was much larger than Ye Feng’s palm. His slap, only about one percent the size of the staff’s cross-section, managed to stop its upward motion. A cold white energy spread from the top of the staff.

“Hmph, a human at the fourth level of Law cultivation. In the past, I might have shown some interest. But now, you’re just a toy in my hands. Through years of cultivation, my Law cultivation has already reached the peak of the fifth level, and breaking through to the sixth level is just a matter of time.” The ape laughed heartily, unbothered by anyone hearing his strength. His Law power surged from his massive palm to the staff, pushing back the cold energy.

“Fifth level? It seems I really underestimated you.” Ye Feng had previously heard that this giant ape was at the fourth level of Law cultivation, so he had fought it using that level’s powers. But since the opponent was now at the fifth level, Ye Feng decided to raise himself to the fifth level as well. “Though the fifth level isn’t that impressive after all.”

As soon as those words left his mouth, Ye Feng’s eyes suddenly changed color, and a white beam shot out, piercing into the ape’s eyes.

The ape felt an icy chill sweep through its body at that glance, followed by a bone-piercing cold deep in its soul. The terrifying cold almost froze its soul. It didn’t stay confined to the soul but spread further, into the bones and muscles, then into the skin and hair. Thick frost formed on the ape’s body.

Zong Zheng was terrified watching this. Even a Law cultivator at the peak of the fifth level like the ape could be frozen in an instant—this young man’s strength was simply too terrifying.

The many magical beasts and nearby humans who had gathered due to the ape’s roar were also stunned.

“Damn it, I guess I went too far. I thought this guy had thick skin, but his soul strength isn’t that strong.” Ye Feng’s muttered words reached the ears of the surrounding strongmen clearly. “Don’t die yet…”

“Roar!!!” Just as everyone thought the demon ape had been defeated, it let out another furious roar, shattering the ice on its body piece by piece. “Damn it, what kind of strange law is this? It can directly freeze the soul…”
“It’s so cold…” As he spoke, he shivered again, looking at Ye Feng with great wariness. Seeing Ye Feng smiling at him, he mustered up some courage and said, “Human, I admit you’re strong, but your laws and techniques are too cunning. If you really dare, fight me head-on. Only if you can still win will I acknowledge your strength.”
“What’s the point if I can still beat you?” Ye Feng asked with a smile.
“I… I have treasures in my cave that I can give to you.” The demon ape’s thinking was indeed simple.
“I have plenty of treasures. If I still win, you’ll follow me!” Ye Feng slowly lured him.
“You want to make me your demon pet?” The demon ape’s gaze toward Ye Feng now carried clear hostility.
“I don’t want a demon pet. I want a subordinate.” Ye Feng’s smile widened. “Don’t worry, I won’t use any cruel master-slave contracts on you.”
“Then let’s fight twice. If you can win both times, I’ll follow you!” The demon ape’s mind was truly simple. If not for its astonishing strength, it would have long been tricked into becoming a demon pet.
“Two times it is.” Ye Feng agreed readily.
There was no suspense in the next two battles. To make the demon ape submit, Ye Feng used the Law of Destruction. After Ye Feng poked more than a dozen holes in its body with his Sky-Rending Finger, the demon ape surrendered on its own.
In the third battle, Ye Feng used the Law of Refinement at the sixth level to scorch the demon ape until it cried out in pain, finally making it fully submit.
“I’ll listen to you from now on…” The demon ape obediently transformed into human form and followed Ye Feng onto the airship.
“What a terrifying guy. He can use three laws, and each is at least at the sixth level.”
“Is this even a human? Reaching the sixth level in one law already makes someone among the strongest. This guy has reached that level in all three laws.”
“We must report the appearance of such a strong person to the Neutral Tribes’ headquarters…”
“Good thing we recorded the battle just now… How much does a memory crystal cost?”
…
“Who is he?” Seeing someone suddenly appear on his airship, Jin couldn’t help but ask.
“That giant stone demon ape from earlier,” Ye Feng replied expressionlessly.
“Uh, did you lose?” Jin guessed that Ye Feng might have been forced by the other party to let them on the airship.
“No,” Ye Feng replied succinctly.

“Well… did you win?” Jin still felt he needed to ask for clarity.
Ye Feng ignored him and turned to the demon ape. “What’s your name?”
“Boss, my name is Shi Tou!” The demon ape’s human form was a muscular man more than a head taller than Ye Feng.
“Shi Tou, pull this airship out of the ground and throw it into the sky,” Ye Feng ordered.
“Oh, that’s easy.” Shi Tou jumped off the airship and pushed hard with both hands at the bottom, causing it to rise straight into the sky.
“What are you waiting for? It might fall!” Ye Feng turned to look at Jin, who was still stunned.
Jin hurriedly ran toward the cockpit.
At that moment, Shi Tou also jumped up and landed on the deck of the airship.
“Shi Tou, sit down. I have something to tell you,” Ye Feng said, pointing to the ground across from him.
Shi Tou’s massive frame obediently moved over and sat on the deck.
“You should know that your ancestors were the ancient demon apes, right?” Ye Feng asked.
“I know. They were the earliest ancestors and also the strongest. I wish I could become that strong someday,” Shi Tou said with longing.
“I have a way to restore that powerful primal bloodline in you,” Ye Feng said, pausing briefly before looking at Shi Tou’s reaction. “I just don’t know if you’re willing to accept it.”
Shi Tou was stunned. “Boss, can you really do that?”
“Yes,” Ye Feng nodded firmly.
“Can we start now?” Shi Tou seemed impatient.
“Hmm, wait a moment. I need to inform Jin first.” As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, Jin came up to the deck, full of questions.
Before he could speak, Ye Feng called out, “Jin, Shi Tou and I need to retreat for a while.”
“Retreat?” Jin was surprised. “What about me? If the airship stays here, we’ll die… How long will you be retreating?”
Ye Feng calculated silently. Even though evolution took over forty days, with a thousand-fold acceleration in the Liuluan Hall, it would take less than a day. He immediately replied, “Less than a day. Don’t worry.”
“Less than a day?” Jin doubted he had heard correctly.
“Don’t worry. Once you activate the protective shield, we’ll be fine by tomorrow morning at the latest,” Ye Feng said, giving Jin some reassurance. After that, he pulled Shi Tou into a room beneath the deck, on the same level as the cockpit.

“Until tomorrow morning? That’s really less than a day…” President Jin finally nodded in satisfaction, but then his expression turned odd. “That’s not right. How can less than a day be considered a period of seclusion?”