Bubbles rose from the Vermilion Fruit Wine in the stone pit, quickly filling the entire gourd. Teng Qingshan immediately wiped the outside of the gourd, sealed it with the stopper, and tucked it into his pack. "These Iron Arm Apes are truly poor; aside from the Vermilion Fruit Wine, they have nothing else. Even though demonic beasts possess intelligence, their need for enjoyment remains incredibly low. Hmm... I have the Vermilion Fruit, time to leave!" Teng Qingshan glanced around, tightly secured the pack to his body, and gripping his Spear of Reincarnation, silently slipped away from the mountain belly.

The battle within the monkey troop's lair was swift. Those demonic beasts that had tried to snatch the Vermilion Fruit Wine, upon drinking it, one by one desperately attempted to flee. But the Iron Arm Apes surrounded them in packs, intent on slaughtering the trespassers. Those daring to steal the fruit wine naturally possessed some skill. The majority of the demonic beasts escaped with injuries, only two unlucky ones were cornered and ripped apart by the Iron Arm Apes! Of course, the Iron Arm Apes also lost two of their own. Such is the brutal nature of the demonic beast world.

"Aya!" "Aya-aya!!!"

The Iron Arm Apes celebrated a great victory with excited cheers. Meanwhile, in the distant mountain forest, the Golden-Eyed Monkey King and the Divine Eagle were locked in combat, both covered in wounds. With a high-pitched, sharp shriek, the Divine Eagle finally soared up once more; this time, the Golden-Eyed Monkey King did not give chase. "Aya-aya!" The Monkey King stared at the figure in the high sky and roared several times loudly.

Just then— On the mountain wall at the top of the deep cavern, a figure clung to the rock face like a gecko. The Spear of Reincarnation was thrust into the belt at his lower back; the entire person was concealed in shadow, using all four limbs silently against the ceiling stone, slowly closing in on the cave entrance, his pair of chilling eyes constantly focused on the two tall Iron Arm Apes guarding the opening!

"Truly rotten luck," Teng Qingshan mused inwardly. "It seems the battle outside among the demonic beasts is nearly finished. Two of them. The tall Iron Arm Apes are guarding personally! This fight ended too quickly." Teng Qingshan had originally expected the fighting to continue, allowing him to slip out amidst the chaos. Who would have thought... Those demonic beasts that had rushed in had disappointed his expectations. They were all creatures clinging to life; after drinking the Vermilion Fruit Wine, they scattered one after another, and the monkey troop's lair soon fell quiet.

"Hopefully, they won't spot me," Teng Qingshan slowly approached the entrance. In truth, with the grip strength of his fingers, he could have clung to the ceiling wall with just one hand, but... for safety, to avoid making the slightest sound, Teng Qingshan used his entire body, hands and feet straining, as if suctioned to the stone ceiling. At this moment, he was only two zhang away from the cave mouth!

One of the two tall Iron Arm Apes guarding the entrance suddenly turned sideways, its claws gesturing towards the distance, chattering something with an "Aya-aya-aya." But as it turned, its peripheral vision caught sight of Teng Qingshan plastered against the ceiling stone above. "Aya!" The tall Iron Arm Ape's eyes widened—a human had infiltrated their troop's sacred ground!

"Blast it!" Teng Qingshan's gaze sharpened like a blade. Teng Qingshan, who had been clinging to the ceiling like a spider, forcefully pushed off with all four limbs. He shot out like a frog in a sudden leap, as fast as lightning! "Aya!" The tall Iron Arm Ape angrily lunged with its claw strike. "Peng!"

Teng Qingshan's right sleeve bulged as he smashed a powerful punch into the Iron Arm Ape's sharp claw. "Peng!" The sound was like an explosion, the intense air pressure scattering energy everywhere. With twenty thousand jin of spiraling explosive force, the hastily defending tall Iron Arm Ape was sent staggering back three steps by the punch, each step leaving a deep claw mark on the ground.

Teng Qingshan used the rebound force from that punch to execute an aerial flip! Hoo! With extreme agility, he soared several zhang high, then grabbed the cliff wall with both hands and leaped onto the platform of the precipice. "Aya-aya-aya!!!" Both tall Iron Arm Apes roared in fury. "Aya-aya-aya, aya-aya-aya~~~"

The entire troop erupted into commotion. In an instant, at least several hundred Iron Arm Apes spotted a human emerging from their sacred 'cave' and onto the cliff platform. Inside that cave was their most precious 'Vermilion Fruit Wine.' Normally, even they rarely got a taste.

Aya-aya-aya!!!

The cries echoed to the sky as hundreds upon hundreds of Iron Arm Apes charged madly from all directions, a dense swarm. Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

One by one, the Iron Arm Apes leaped seven or eight zhang high, easily vaulting onto the cliff platform. As if driven mad, they charged toward Teng Qingshan. Teng Qingshan, running like lightning, saw this and his face changed drastically: "This is trouble! There's no other way, I must carve a path along the nearest route and fight my way out in one go! If I don't break through, I die!" Teng Qingshan rapidly drew the Spear of Reincarnation from his back, and his body flashed onto the cliff face.

Activating 'Tianya Xing' and erupting with his physical power, Teng Qingshan's speed was extreme! If ordinary Iron Arm Apes pursued from behind, the distance between them would only increase. Alas... there were too many Iron Arm Apes; many intercepted him from entirely different directions! Intercepting from every angle, no matter what, Teng Qingshan was bound to face obstacles.

Teng Qingshan narrowed his eyes, his gaze icy cold! "Aya-aya!"

Eight Iron Arm Apes charged toward Teng Qingshan abreast, each roaring and brandishing their most prized iron arms. "Die!"

The Spear of Reincarnation in Teng Qingshan's hand instantly dissolved into an illusion, like a scorpion's stinger, slicing through four sharp, silver lines of light. Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! The spear shadows were like needles! Blood sprayed!

The eight Iron Arm Apes didn't even make Teng Qingshan slow down. This wave of apes and Teng Qingshan interchanged; four of the Iron Arm Apes had blood gushing from their throats and fell limply. The other four living Iron Arm Apes roared in anger! And Teng Qingshan's speed did not diminish in the slightest. He continued charging forward! Kill! Slay every obstacle!

At this point, time was so compressed that every blink mattered; slowing down for a single blink might mean Teng Qingshan's death. "Aya-aya-aya~~~" Upon seeing four of their brethren die, the other apes roared. Iron Arm Apes swarmed from all sides.

The Golden-Eyed Monkey King, who had just finished his great battle with the Divine Eagle and was returning to the lair, had initially allowed his subordinates to deal with the human. But Teng Qingshan's fierce four spear strikes angered the Monkey King. He tilted his head back and roared: "Aya!!!" Then, he stomped his feet. Boom! The stone ground cracked open. Whoosh!

The Golden-Eyed Monkey King transformed into a silver light, instantly leaping dozens of zhang away. Upon landing again, he stomped the ground violently, covering another dozens of zhang! "Not good," Teng Qingshan’s expression changed drastically upon seeing this. "This Monkey King's speed is at least double mine. Following the original route, I won't make it in time." While sprinting, Teng Qingshan scanned his surroundings and suddenly fixed his gaze on the distant south. "There is no other way, this is it!" Teng Qingshan violently veered sideways and charged directly south. "Aya-aya~~" Eleven more Iron Arm Apes rushed in to attack. Even ahead of them, there was a tall Iron Arm Ape!

"My Spear of Reincarnation can kill an ordinary Iron Arm Ape with one strike, but it cannot kill this tall Iron Arm Ape with one strike." Teng Qingshan had a brief exchange with a tall Iron Arm Ape before and knew that this towering ape definitely possessed strength comparable to that of the 'Ghost Fox' Sima Qing. As Teng Qingshan charged forward— A flash of light erupted from his left hand! Whoosh!

A cold light streaked across the sky, aimed directly at the tall Iron Arm Ape's throat. "Aya!" The tall Iron Arm Ape immediately reached out to grab the incoming cold light, but when it was about six feet away, the cold light abruptly curved, bypassing its sharp claw, and stabbed directly into its face. Puchi!

The flying dagger pierced the tall Iron Arm Ape's skull! Red and white matter splattered! "Aya-aya!" The Golden-Eyed Monkey King, rushing forward, became even more enraged upon seeing this. Losing ordinary Iron Arm Apes was acceptable; they were numerous. But the tall Iron Arm Apes were his right and left arms! In his rage, the Monkey King's speed was astonishing. Every step he took caused stones to crumble.

The Iron Arm Apes were intelligent! Having witnessed Teng Qingshan instantly kill four apes earlier, these eleven Iron Arm Apes surprisingly dispersed themselves into three staggered rows—four in the first row, three in the second, and four in the third—to intercept Teng Qingshan. This formation meant that even if Teng Qingshan killed three or four, he could not break through the barrier. "Intelligence makes things troublesome," Teng Qingshan thought.

Teng Qingshan's speed did not lessen, charging forward like an accelerating tank. Peng! Stomping the ground, Teng Qingshan actually leaped up. Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

The eleven Iron Arm Apes leaped almost simultaneously to intercept Teng Qingshan! "The formation is broken!" Teng Qingshan's eyes turned cold. The Spear of Reincarnation in his hand shot out like a venomous snake, delivering three consecutive stabs, killing three Iron Arm Apes instantly. Then, the spear transformed into a circular arc—the Primordial One Energy Spear Technique! The only defensive technique of the Five Elements Spear Arts! Peng!

Three Iron Arm Apes fell powerlessly from the air, while the other eight apes were knocked scattering in different directions. "These monkeys, their strength is truly immense," Teng Qingshan's arm clothing tore, and a claw mark appeared on his arm, though it only broke the skin. The 'Primordial One Energy' technique was not absolutely impenetrable; if the encircling enemies were individually strong, and the speed of the Spear of Reincarnation was affected, the spear technique's defense would become imperfect.

Like lightning— After breaking through the obstruction of one tall Iron Arm Ape and eleven ordinary apes, Teng Qingshan charged directly towards the south. "Aya!" The frenzied Monkey King caught up, its pupils flashing with golden light, utterly savage. Hoo!

It leaped toward him. Teng Qingshan, who was rushing rapidly in that direction, suddenly turned his head and flung his hand—a streak of cold light pierced the air! A flash of metallic light glittered in mid-air! "Peng!" The Monkey King's right claw actually shattered the flying dagger, but this dagger carried an impact force exceeding twenty thousand jin. As it was mid-leap, the impact forced it involuntarily backward.

"This Monkey King’s claw-wielding speed can actually match the turning speed of my flying dagger," Teng Qingshan marveled. "This Monkey King is far stronger than me, likely comparable to a powerhouse at the Xiantian Golden Core level." Teng Qingshan became even more certain of his choice: facing such a terrifying demonic beast, capture meant certain death! "Aya!" The Monkey King, repelled backward, immediately charged again.

However— In the instant the Monkey King was thrown back by the counterforce, Teng Qingshan had already reached the southern edge of the Iron Arm Ape mountain—the edge of the cliff! Below the cliff was an abyss shrouded in white mist, bottomless! Without hesitation! Hoo!

Teng Qingshan, holding the Spear of Reincarnation, suddenly jumped down the mountain. "Aya!" The Monkey King standing at the cliff edge became absolutely furious. It grabbed two stones and hurled them violently at the leaping Teng Qingshan. Boom! Boom!

Mid-air, Teng Qingshan had no way to evade!