"Rumble, rumble, rumble."
The heaven and earth where the Spirit World Guild resided had long since changed color. Within the howling hurricanes, amid the churning white clouds, three figures flew in from the Core Area, finally appearing within everyone's sight.
These three were none other than Chu Feng, Zi Ling, and that demon beast who had been imprisoned within the Shura Ghost Tower for a hundred years.
After a full seven days, Chu Feng had finally freed this demon beast from the Shura Ghost Tower. And during those seven days, Chu Feng had told the beast many things about himself, as well as about Ten Thousand Monster Mountain. He had even informed the beast that the Shura Ghost Axe had already acknowledged him as its master.
Upon learning this, the demon beast was quite shocked, though it didn't say much about it. Instead, it told Chu Feng to cherish the Shura Ghost Axe well, because the Shura Ghost Axe might have some connection to the Shura Ghost Tower.
However, unfortunately, after the demon beast broke free, it stubbornly refused to let Chu Feng venture deeper into the Shura Ghost Tower. It wouldn't even let him take another look, and told Chu Feng that unless he had the cultivation of the Martial Monarch realm, he should stay away from the Shura Ghost Tower.
Because the barrier cage that had trapped it was merely the first trial of the Shura Ghost Tower. There would certainly be more trials beyond, and they would be even more terrifying—perhaps not as simple as just trapping someone.
And Chu Feng, who was no fool, naturally understood the severity of this, so he did not venture deeper. After spending seven days together, Chu Feng also learned some things about this demon beast.
This demon beast had lived for over two hundred years. It was originally just an ordinary monkey demon within Ten Thousand Monster Mountain, but through a twist of fate, it had obtained the treasure left behind by that golden-robed Spirit World Master within the mountain.
From then on, its cultivation began to grow stronger. Through special means, it altered its body and gained special bloodline power, becoming the Monster King of Ten Thousand Monster Mountain—known to all as the Demon Ape King.
Because the Demon Ape King had a good heart, trained day and night, and was exceptionally diligent, it earned the favor of that mysterious golden-robed Spirit World Master. Thus, the mysterious golden-robed Spirit World Master manifested his divine consciousness and began personally guiding the Demon Ape King's cultivation, teaching it Mental Power and training it to become a Spirit World Master.
Later, under the guidance of the golden-robed Spirit World Master's divine consciousness, the Demon Ape King found the Shura Ghost Axe and became a powerful Spirit World Master. However, sadly, it could not get the Shura Ghost Axe to acknowledge it as its master.
As for this, the mysterious golden-robed Spirit World Master simply said that the Demon Ape King had no fate with the Shura Ghost Axe, and from then on, would no longer teach the Demon Ape King anything.
As for the five Monster Kings of Ten Thousand Monster Mountain today, they were actually the five disciples that the Demon Ape King had taken in later. It was because they received the Demon Ape King's guidance and inheritance that they were able to possess special bloodline power and the strength they had today.
One day, the golden-robed Spirit World Master appeared again, stating that the divine consciousness he had left in Ten Thousand Monster Mountain might not survive much longer. But before the last opportunity was claimed by someone, he did not want to vanish, so he decided to enter a deep slumber.
The Demon Ape King was quite clever—it did not ask many questions about the last opportunity that the golden-robed Spirit World Master had left in Ten Thousand Monster Mountain, which greatly satisfied the golden-robed Spirit World Master.
So before entering his deep slumber, the golden-robed Spirit World Master informed the Demon Ape King that there was a treasure within the Shura Ghost Tower, but warned the Demon Ape King that until he became a Martial Monarch, he must not break into the Shura Ghost Tower.
The Demon Ape King of that time had not heeded the golden-robed Spirit World Master's warning and came to Jiezhou. Relying on his powerful strength, he defeated Jie Shi and Gu Tianchen, but ultimately ended up trapped here as well. If Chu Feng hadn't appeared, he might have been trapped even longer—perhaps until he died of old age.
"Jie Shi, Gu Tianchen, you two brats—do you still recognize your great lord here?!!"
At this moment, the Demon Ape King had arrived with Chu Feng and Zi Ling within everyone's sight. Looking at Jie Shi and Gu Tianchen, who were bound not far away, he laughed loudly.
"You… it's you! Could it be that you are that Master of Chu Feng?" Jie Shi naturally recognized the Demon Ape King, so when he saw him, his expression immediately became extremely flustered. Even his aged eyes filled with endless fear, and all the regal bearing he had shown before was completely gone.
Because Jie Xingpeng and the others had always speculated that behind Chu Feng, there might be a remarkable master. And after Jie Shi learned about Chu Feng's affairs, he naturally assumed that Chu Feng had obtained the inheritance of a great expert, which was why he possessed such heaven-defying abilities.
Now, upon seeing the Demon Ape King, he immediately assumed the Demon Ape King was Chu Feng's master. Just thinking of the Demon Ape King's methods, he felt that today he was facing certain doom.
"Oh? Master? Hahaha…" The Demon Ape King glanced at Chu Feng and burst into hearty laughter. Then he pointed at Jie Shi and the ancestors of the four great forces and said: "You're wrong. Chu Feng isn't my disciple—he is my brother."
"I hear that during the time I was gone, you all bullied my brother quite a bit. Today, your great lord here has come to settle accounts with each and every one of you."
The Demon Ape King's voice was extremely piercing, filled with dense killing intent. Just hearing his words, the Jie Clan members and the people of the four great forces all felt their legs go weak, cold sweat pouring down.
"Senior Jie Shi, what divine being is this demon beast? Why are you so respectful toward it?" At that moment, the Master of the Fire God Gate spoke.
They were bound, but they didn't know that Jie Shi was also bound. They assumed he was still free, since Jie Shi had the cultivation of the seventh level of Heaven Martial. At such a realm, on the Nine Provinces Continent, how many people could possibly restrain him? Aside from the people of the Jiang Dynasty, he was practically invincible across the Nine Provinces!
"Haha, you don't know who it is? I, Gu Tianchen, can tell you—it is the one who defeated Jie Shi and me a hundred years ago. A powerful purple-robed Spirit World Master, who was already at the seventh level of Heaven Martial a century ago!" At that moment, Gu Tianchen actually spoke up.
Although his four limbs had been severed, his face was now full of smiles, because he never could have imagined that Chu Feng would have such a special relationship with the Demon Ape King. He knew that today, his Spirit World Guild—and perhaps even he himself—would be saved.
"What?! It's the one who defeated Jie Shi and Gu Tianchen a hundred years ago? A powerhouse at the seventh level of Heaven Martial a century ago? This… this mysterious peerless expert is actually a demon beast?!"
"Heavens! A purple-robed Spirit World Master—that's something that has never appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent before! It's a legend! And this legendary realm was achieved by a demon beast?!"
After learning of the Demon Ape King's identity, almost everyone trembled, their faces ashen.
There were even a few of the weaker younger generation who couldn't hold it in—their crotches went limp and a large patch grew wet, because they all knew that today, they were facing certain doom, and their lives were about to end.