“Hahahaha, well met! Let this Old Sun see just how mighty this Chaos Body, praised by all living beings, truly is!” A hearty laugh echoed through the void, and immediately, a figure cast in gold shot out from the emptiness, meeting Ye Jingyu’s punch with a thunderous counter-strike…
That golden fist projection actually shattered the void directly, causing the very fabric of space to collapse. The ferocious power instantly converged onto a single point, colliding head-on with Ye Jingyu’s own fist (%)...
“Rumble (%)...” Another deafening impact sounded, and a streak of black light erupted before the two fighters. Their intensely powerful forces smashed space apart, birthing a black hole…
Ye Jingyu was blasted backward, and the golden figure was also sent reeling, flying back hundreds of miles before finally halting. The resulting black hole generated an immense suction force, startling Jiu Feng and the others into retreating rapidly backward…
They pulled back for several hundred miles before finally stopping. The interface of the Celestial Realm proved resilient, possessing incredible recovery capabilities; in moments, the black hole began to shrink rapidly. However, Ye Jingyu clearly had no intention of backing down.
“Be careful, all of you…” Jiu Feng cried out in alarm, his body already launching forward once more, rushing straight toward the golden figure.
Kaiming Beast and Tunlong Beast King, upon sensing the aura of the golden figure, had their expressions shift immediately. This was the very Monkey that had easily defeated them before.
But clearly, there was no need for their reminder; Ye Jingyu had already understood the situation…
Zhu Rong and the others knitted their brows tightly. Although their cultivation had not fully recovered, their perception remained sharp. They instantly recognized the extraordinary nature of that Monkey. Even at their peak strength in the past, they might not have matched the Monkey’s current level of power.
It seemed that over the long years, the cultivation of those Primordial Saints had also continually advanced. Yet, as for who this particular Monkey was, none of them could recall any impression whatsoever.
Bing Ming’s brow was equally furrowed, clearly unable to fathom the existence of such a powerful Monkey. Little Tao Tao, however, remained unconcerned, busy munching on her sugar-coated haws.
It was Ni Bo alone whose eyes filled with fighting spirit upon sensing the Monkey’s immense aura—a relentless, unyielding will to battle.
Even though he recognized the vast gap in power between himself and the Monkey, he still yearned to step forward and trade blows, simply because he felt that same defiant spirit radiating from the Monkey.
At this moment, Ye Jingyu’s figure had already lunged at the golden Monkey. Seeing Ye Jingyu hurtling toward him, the Monkey grinned, revealing two sharp fangs, shook his arm, which Ye Jingyu had numbed, and charged back toward Ye Jingyu…
Neither combatant employed complex maneuvers; they attacked each other in the most direct manner possible…
“Bang, bang, bang…” Countless fist shadows flickered through the void, and one black hole after another materialized out of thin air—the result of their clashing energies.
The residual shockwaves from their exchange constantly radiated outward, a violent tide of energy sweeping over everything nearby. Jiu Feng and the others had already retreated a thousand miles. Only Ni Bo transformed into his true form, standing resolutely in place. He might not yet be qualified to engage the Monkey directly, but enduring the shockwaves from their battle was something he could manage.
The tremendous force relentlessly hammered his body, leaving streaks of bloody cuts across his form, yet he acted as if untouched, even taking steady steps toward the epicenter of their conflict.
The unyielding fighting spirit in his eyes intensified with every impact…
“Hahahaha, interesting, very interesting! It’s been a long time since anyone could fight Old Sun this thoroughly! Youngster from the Ye family, you can withstand my fist, but can you handle Old Sun’s staff?” The golden Monkey let out a piercing laugh. His figure flickered, deftly evading Ye Jingyu’s punch, and he appeared directly above Ye Jingyu. A shimmering golden staff materialized in his hand…
“Crack…” With a sweeping sound, the golden staff descended vertically upon Ye Jingyu. Before it even reached his head, the space above him began to collapse, and streaks of black lightning flashed forth from the fractured void…
Facing such a terrifying strike, Ye Jingyu eschewed any weapon, instead raising both arms to shield the top of his head. He wished to test the true might of his physical body in this moment…
“Rumble…” A colossal boom shook the heavens as the golden staff, now magnified to hundreds of feet thick, slammed violently onto Ye Jingyu’s arms…
He was sent plummeting like a cannonball, smashing deep into the earth. An immense wave of energy surged outward in all directions, causing the ground itself to collapse. An area spanning a thousand miles was utterly devastated by that single blow.
The earth fractured, stones pulverized, and Ye Jingyu was driven deep underground, countless fathoms beneath the surface…
Even Ni Bo was thrown off his feet by the rampant energy, nearly every bone in his body feeling shattered…
Silence descended upon the scene. Zhu Rong, Tian Wu, Han Ba, Ju Mang, Hou Yi, Xuan Ming—all of them wore expressions of sheer horror. How immense must the power of that single strike have been? The Primordial Great Witches were all renowned for their physical prowess, but even Gong Gong, who toppled Mount Buzhou in the ancient past, could hardly wield such force, could he?
Jiu Feng and Xi Yang looked on with profound worry. With such devastating power, and Ye Jingyu using no magical artifacts, how could he possibly withstand it? Even the residual energy alone had nearly erased them…
Had Han Ba and the others not restrained them, the two women might have already rushed forward…
Bing Ming tightly gripped the Kongtong Seal in his hand. Faced with this suddenly appearing and devastatingly powerful Monkey, whose origins remained unknown, he had to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
The Monkey hovered in the sky, his right hand gripping the golden rod. As the dust gradually settled, Zhu Rong and the others finally saw the full majesty of the staff, and their expressions immediately changed…
Th-That… that was the Sea-Calming Divine Needle! That was a divine artifact smelted by Yu the Great? Although Yu the Great was a junior to them, his mastery of artifact forging was undoubtedly the most exceptional among all the Witches. Not only did he forge the Nine Cauldrons and the Sea-Calming Divine Needle, but the latter half of the Heavenly Scroll, the Luo Shu, was also perfected by him…
Yu the Great’s Sea-Calming Divine Needle, the very one used to anchor the Four Seas—how could it be in the hands of this creature? Doubt filled the minds of the great Heavenly Witches…