These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Gong Ziqi seemed to involuntarily become nervous.

But his words, spoken with a sense of wishful thinking, had barely left his lips when...

rustling sounds—

The three people suddenly looked up, and they seemed to see a black figure quickly passing through the huge leaves of these giant trees.

"What's this……"

Gong Ziqi could no longer deceive himself; his jaw was trembling.

Wei Tu shook his head.

"I don't know... but it's already got its eye on us. When you don't even know who the enemy is, there's no way to analyze combat strategies, so... everyone, take care. Don't expect anyone to save your life; only you can save yourself."

"Junior Brother Wei, why..."

Gong Ziqi seemed not to fully understand the boy's extremely calm personality, but Bai Youwei was already used to it.

And be prepared, no longer afraid.

She knew Wei Tu was right. Hastily helping her companions, without strong teamwork, would only be a burden and drag her down with them.

Wei Tu's words clearly meant that if things are hopeless, then... run if you can, and live if you can.

Don't try to do anything that involves life and death.

Those who died should not blame those who survived.

Wei Tu closed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened them, and in that instant, it seemed as if a golden light shone from the depths of his eyes.

He said in a deep voice.

Get out of the way!

After saying that—"Whoosh!!"

The sound of something breaking through the clouds descended from directly above them.

The three people dodged in three different directions almost simultaneously, some even rolling over.

"boom!!!"

None of the three people were hit.

But on that high slope, dust and fallen leaves rose up, scattered in mid-air, like a battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke.

"What's this……"

Gong Ziqi immediately stood up and looked at the center of the dust with surprise and uncertainty.

Wei Tu also stared intently.

Until the smoke and dust dissipated slightly.

"God..."

Bai Youwei couldn't help but gasp softly.

Because what appeared before their eyes, amidst the smoke and dust...

It was a colossal beast covered in black fur, standing on two legs. Its long, thick, human-like arms were outstretched, and its solid, strong body and enormous size were as awe-inspiring as a small mountain.

Its large eyes are like two lanterns.

The breaths exhaled from its nostrils seemed like wisps of smoke swirling right in front of it.

At this moment, Wei Tu coldly uttered its recorded name.

"Kunlun Ape." PS: Just wanted to let you know, there will be three updates today. The book will be available for purchase tomorrow night, so three updates tonight and one more tomorrow morning before the release. That should be pretty good, considering we already have 200,000 words before the release. This chapter is a little over 3,000 words, and with the other two chapters, that's 8,000 words for today. I didn't originally plan to write this long, but because it connects several important stages and several important characters and plots, this is the end of the first stage. I also tried to shorten the scenes that could be shortened, but it had to be written before the foreshadowing at the beginning, so I couldn't recapture the beginning before the release. However, the release will probably recapture it in about ten chapters. As for the male lead's problematic personality, I suggest you read more and get a feel for it. My characterization of him is someone who uses the most effective means to deal with problems simply, so he's mostly not gentle or complicated. He will do everything he can to make amends for the entanglements of his past life, but for those without entanglements, he will try his best to avoid them, which is why some people seem to act extreme. Slapping someone is just an attempt to calm them down and let them resolve things themselves. The foreshadowing of not being able to do *that* before reaching the Dragon-Slaying Realm was already set up, so please try to understand. It's not that I'm intentionally trying to be offensive, but for the female lead outside the official pairing, some suffering is necessary; otherwise, the protagonist would fall apart, it would lack principles, and rebirth would feel like child's play. I'll improve this later, but I'll still develop the "disciplining the sect leader" plot in creative ways. After all, enough negative feelings have accumulated, and everyone should be disgusted enough.

69 Perhaps...

The term "Kunlun ape" does not specifically refer to the apes of Kunlun.

Rather, it refers specifically to a type: a long-armed, giant ape, which is fierce and brutal and has no goodwill towards humans.

According to the records in the books that Wei Tu remembered, it was about 3,500 years ago.

The Kunlun ape is just a small, thin monkey, not even a true ape.

However, due to the creation of the Immortal Continent, the first monkey from Kunlun learned how to eat spiritual fruits that possess spiritual energy.

From then on, these apes completely sided with the demons.

The changes brought about by spiritual energy are not only that make them stronger and bigger, but also that make them more ferocious. Any creature that appears in their territory, no matter what it is, even if it is one of their own kind, will either be regarded as their prey or their enemy.

Wei Tu's deepest impression of this creature was its tenacious fighting spirit and its relentless determination to fight to the death.

Wei Tu had seen that three-thousand-year-old ape before; they had fought on Mount Siming. The ape lost an arm but still managed to knock Wei Tu into the river with its hammer. In the end, both chose to call it quits.

Now, they saw the Kunlun ape leaning against the hillside, staring fiercely at the three of them. Although its size was far smaller than the old ape Wei Tu had seen, things were different now.

This is not his peak condition; he hasn't even reached the Dragon Slayer Realm yet.

It's a huge challenge.

For these three people, it can only be summarized in one sentence.

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven."

"And that's all you have to say now?!"

Bai Youwei's heart pounded wildly; this instinctive reaction to facing a formidable enemy made her hand tremble as she gripped her sword.

Wei Tu took a deep breath.

"What else? We'll die together? Do you think we're that close?"

"You bastard!"

"Wait... Junior Sister Bai, Junior Brother Wei, you two can at least pick a time for your flirting... This monkey... seems to be angry!"

"Roar!!!"

Gong Ziqi's voice trembled as he spoke.

With its arms outstretched, the Kunlun ape roared and charged directly towards Bai Youwei.

Why did it come at me?!

"Prove that it is public."

"You bastard..."

"Don't speak, draw your sword!"

Wei Tu's voice pierced through the darkness, seemingly injecting strength into Bai Youwei, whose heart was wavering.

As the Kunlun ape lunged at her like a mountain, Bai Youwei resolutely stepped forward to defend herself, holding her longsword.

"boom!!"

The Kunlun ape's fist slammed into Bai Youwei's sword, producing a deafening sound.

This impact nearly caused Bai Youwei's internal energy to become disordered, and she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her steps retreated with the force of the giant ape's roar, and the ground was no longer marked with footprints, but rather with deep ruts pressed into it by cart tracks.

Bai Youwei stared intently at the giant ape, which was several times her size, watching as the longsword in her hand was about to shatter under the strain of the ape's power.

The powerful, seemingly endless force made Bai Youwei feel as if she was about to be crushed.

At the same time, the two are in a stalemate and moving at the same moment.

Gong Ziqi, who had raised his sword, arrived in an instant.

"Prepare to die!!"

This sword strike was incredibly powerful, almost leaping down from the sky.

A fierce sword strike was about to cleave the giant ape's right arm.

but……

"boom!"

The Kunlun ape seemed to have eyes in the back of its head, and at the same time, it also waved its thick arms.

With a single slap, Gong Ziqi, who had no foothold in the air, was sent flying, crashing into a large tree.

Having eliminated this enemy, the Kunlun Ape once again focused its attention on Bai Youwei.

The massive arm was about to fall, as if it were about to smash Bai Youwei into a pile of mud.

Bai Youwei had already mobilized her internal energy to its limit at this moment.

She had no strength left to resist the slap. Only then did she realize how insignificant her power and realm were, and how negligible her growth rate was. In this vast world full of demons and monsters, she was like a rootless duckweed, easily trampled to death.

In despair, Bai Youwei decided to fight a desperate battle.

She raised her longsword, which looked as if it might shatter at any moment, and pointed it at the palm of the Kunlun ape in the sky.

All his sword intent, even his last trump card, was gathered in his palm. Could this sword... save him...?

Bai Youwei didn't know either.

But just as she was about to take a gamble...

"Roar!!"

The giant ape suddenly let out a roar that sounded slightly painful.

Bai Youwei paused for a moment as her hand fell, her gaze turning to an unusual direction—beside the Kunlun ape's legs.

A figure was moving about.

Blood kept splattering.

It's Wei Tu...!

The giant ape staggered, seemingly about to lose its balance due to Wei Tu's harassment. Blood and flesh from its legs splattered as it was wounded by the opponent's longsword.

It wanted to get rid of the little guy below, but ignored everything in front of it.