The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

The surrounding fruit trees trembled in unison under the power of [All Trees Pay Homage to the Source], and in an instant, the screams of the entire monkey troop shattered the tranquility of the orchard.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~~~!"

The group of wild monkeys, who were used to leaping among the treetops, were immediately gripped by fear and instinctively scattered and fled, but they stopped abruptly after only a few steps.

In the past, when they encountered animals that frightened them, they would hide in the trees for safety. But now, the swaying branches of the surrounding fruit trees had become the most terrifying thing.

They wouldn't dare climb a tree.

For a moment, the monkeys stared around with bloodshot eyes, too afraid to climb the tree, and too uneasy to land. They were all anxiously squeaking and spinning around in circles, their minds completely in a mess, not knowing what to do.

The monkey king, who had just been issuing orders and acting arrogantly, was now in the worst of times.

It was standing on the highest branch when it gave the order and didn't have time to jump down. Now, its ankle was entangled in a thick fruit branch, and it was hanging upside down in mid-air, swaying.

The monkey king was both shocked and furious. He flailed his limbs frantically, his shrieks growing louder and louder as he roared at the monkey troop below, trying to signal his men to rescue him.

But the monkey troop is currently struggling to survive, and is only concerned with scurrying around in the forest to avoid the sweeping branches. They have no time to care about it.

Qi Ji stood among the treetops, his antlers gleaming with a faint bluish light. His gaze swept over the upside-down figure, which was larger than an ordinary monkey and had darker fur. He immediately recognized it as the leader of the monkey troop.

Qi Ji's mind stirred slightly, and the light from the deer antlers suddenly intensified.

"——"

The fruit tree that was entwined with the monkey king immediately received the command and manipulated its branches to slowly extend, carrying the monkey king who was kicking wildly in mid-air, and delivered it directly to Qi Ji.

Upon approaching, the monkey king showed no fear or calm; instead, it revealed its ferocious nature, its monkey face contorted with grotesque rage. Fortunately, one of its hands was not bound.

"Squeak!"

The Monkey King raised his hand, his claws scratching wildly at Qi Ji. The sharp nails cut through the air with a whooshing sound, and his screams were shrill and piercing, half filled with deep-seated fear and half with a blustering threat.

"What a fierce and ugly monkey! Even in this state, it still dares to bare its teeth at me. Doesn't it understand the situation?"

A flash of light appeared on Qi Ji's deer antlers.

The next second, the branches binding the monkey king tightened and shook violently.

A sensible animal would realize what's going on at this point. Even if it doesn't understand Qi Ji's words, it would know to restrain its temper and admit defeat when necessary.

But this monkey king didn't follow the usual path. It still dared to bar its teeth at Qi Ji fiercely, constantly reaching forward with its claws, trying to hit Qi Ji. When it found that it couldn't reach him, the monkey king simply gave up and began to tear at tree branches, trying to break free.

However, as it scratched and tore, Chong Qiji kept baring its teeth and howling fiercely, showing a ferocious attitude that it would come to take revenge on you later.

Qi Ji understood what was going on as he observed the Monkey King's behavior.

He knew from his past life that monkeys are extremely vengeful animals. No matter how scared they are now, they will most likely seek revenge once they recover.

This monkey king looks very fierce, and it's obvious that it's more vengeful than ordinary monkeys.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what an ungrateful monkey, always courting death."

Qi Ji had a few thoughts: if the monkey king was willing to back down, he would just teach it a lesson and not kill it. But now the other party obviously couldn't understand his words and just kept baring its teeth and claws and screaming.

Since they are so ungrateful, then kill the Monkey King as a warning to others.

Qi Ji stopped exerting his strength, and a flash of golden-green light appeared on the deer antlers.

"——"

The next second, the fruit branch that had been entangled with the monkey king suddenly exerted its strength, grabbing the monkey king and slamming it hard into the ground!

"Bang!"

"Squeak!"

Amidst the dull thud, the monkey king's scream suddenly rose in pitch, trembling with pain.

"Bang!"

"Squeak!"

The second time, the scream was broken, and blood and froth gushed from the throat.

"Bang!"

The third impact landed with a muffled sound, like a shattered leather bag. The screams abruptly subsided, leaving only faint breaths.

After the fourth and fifth strikes, the forest fell completely silent.

The monkey king's free hand hung limply, swaying twice with the force of the branch, and then remained motionless.

The orchard fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even more chaotic wailing.

The remaining monkeys, witnessing the monkey king's gruesome death, trembled with fear and were terrified.

Many monkeys were so frightened that they wet themselves, paralyzed on the spot and unable to move. They could only instinctively pace around in circles, wanting to escape but seeing only swaying branches and unable to find any way out.

The next second, the sweeping branches and the roots breaking through the soil caught the panicked monkeys and gave them a thorough beating.

In less than half a minute, the entire monkey troop was beaten to a pulp and left in a sorry state.

Most of the monkeys lay paralyzed on the ground, convulsing, unable to get up.

Some were tied to tree branches and hung in mid-air, barely alive.

Only three or four lucky ones remained, unharmed, but they were terrified and cowered by the tree roots, too scared to move.

Qi Ji leaped down from the treetop, his hooves landing so lightly they were almost silent.

The few monkeys that had escaped a beating trembled violently upon seeing this. They didn't even have the courage to look up and immediately collapsed to the ground, pretending to be dead. However, their uncontrollable trembling bodies betrayed the fact that their hearts were pounding in their throats.

Qi Ji found this comical appearance somewhat amusing.

"Heh, you lot are much more sensible than that monkey king. Interesting."

Having taught those arrogant monkeys a lesson and avenged his past life, Qi Ji felt refreshed and invigorated, all the pent-up anger in his chest swept away.

He didn't pursue them to the end. He gave a low growl to the few monkeys that were pretending to be dead, with a hint of intimidation, then turned and slowly walked into the depths of the forest, soon disappearing into the dense woods.

It wasn't until Qi Ji had been gone for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn that the trees in the forest returned to complete calm, and the monkey lying on the ground dared to cautiously raise its head.

The monkeys hanging in mid-air gradually loosened their grip on the branches as the power of "All Trees Paying Homage" was no longer available. They seized the opportunity to exert their strength and slowly broke free from the branches. Then they tumbled and scrambled down from the trees, collapsing to the ground as soon as their feet touched the ground.

All the monkeys looked around, gazing at the familiar fruit trees covering the mountainside, their eyes filled with lingering fear and apprehension.

After this incident, these wild monkeys will probably not dare to climb to the treetops easily for a long time to come.

And that wondrous white deer, pure white in color and capable of commanding the plants, would be branded into their very instincts, never daring to provoke them again...