Chapter 132: Grotto Heaven and Blessed Land (Second Update! Seeking Monthly Tickets! Recommendation Tickets!)

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  Boom!

  Swords clashed, mountains shook and earth moved.

  One man, one beast, each retreated several zhang, only then stabilizing their forms. Between the two of them, a terrifying chasm had already appeared, one zhang wide and several zhang deep, connecting the two in a straight line. The Golden Ape Demons surrounding them, wanting to swarm up, were shaken until they vomited blood and flew outwards in large numbers.

  Boom! Boom!

  Two loud explosions occurred almost simultaneously, bursting forth from beneath Chen Huan and the Golden Ape King. The figures of one man and one beast approached swiftly, like flashes of lightning.

  Ding ding ding...... Clang clang clang......

  The Golden Ape King's sharp teeth were fully exposed, his expression ferocious and wild. The precious sword in his hand opened and closed with a loud whoosh, exuding an aura of sweeping across the world without any restraint. With a fierce cry, he swung out the sword, its blade radiating an aura of terror that ravaged the world. Chen Huan, on the other hand, seemed to be standing in the midst of a violent storm, completely surrounded by the sword's aura. However, the golden sword in his hand danced into a golden light shield, without any sign of retreat, and charged forward to meet the Golden Ape King. In an instant, the two became entangled in close combat.

  Rampant and terrifying sword energy cut down the fleeing mob, slicing them into several pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

  Chen Hao had never fought so freely and effortlessly before. The Golden Ape King was not only terrifyingly powerful, but its speed also shocked Chen Hao. Its massive body, in close combat, did not restrict Chen Hao's agility at all. This made Chen Hao feel immense pressure, his blood boiling, but the more he felt this way, the more his blood boiled with excitement, and his battle intent surged!

  Chen Hao had an epiphany, as long as he could defeat this evil beast, his strength would rise to a whole new level.

  A figure and a beast, in the midst of a terrifying sword aura that crisscrossed, rose and fell one after another. In just a short moment, it made the hundred-zhang radius around them scarred and ravaged, with gullies and trenches everywhere.

  In the void, even Dongfang Ting, with her extremely high cultivation, held her breath. Her clear and cold beautiful eyes were wide open. She could clearly judge that the Golden Ape King had an absolute advantage in terms of power, and his speed was not inferior at all. However, under such enormous pressure, Chen Huan was able to keep up without falling behind, with fresh blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, yet his sword strikes became increasingly fierce!

  The whole person's body and mind seemed to have fully merged into the battle, fearless of life and death, becoming more courageous as the fight went on!

  One moment!

  Two o'clock!

  Three o'clock!

  Half an hour!

  One man and one beast fought for half a time, each of their bodies was full of crisscross wounds, covered in blood, but still no winner.

  "This demon beast, its demonic power is vast and profound, its physical strength is long-lasting, the aura around its body has already merged with the vast ocean, and all the streams have returned to their origin. If this continues, it's likely that Chen Huan will be defeated..." Dongfang Ting slightly furrowed her brow and thought to herself: "However, Chen Huan's combat strength is indeed extraordinary, clearly only a fifth-grade Martial Emperor, but his control over his yuan force has reached the realm of subtlety, and his power is astonishing, it's really strange... With this battle as tempering, he should be able to break through to sixth grade, right?"

  Sensing Chen Huan's aura, Dongfang Ting pondered, even she felt a strange sensation towards Chen Huan, especially the power of his Yuan Force, which made her very curious. She had also carefully sensed Chen Huan's Yuan Force and indeed found that it was a Yuan Force that had merged with a hint of five-element properties. Apart from this, she couldn't feel any other special aspects, but judging by the condensation and majesty of his Yuan Force, he shouldn't have possessed such great power. Yet Chen Huan's strength had surpassed his own realm...

  But what surprised Dongfang Ting even more was yet to come...

  As time went on, Dongfang Ting originally thought that Chen Huan would be the first to collapse from exhaustion and lose, but unexpectedly, Chen Huan became more courageous as he fought on. Gradually, the Golden Ape King's attacks couldn't even scratch him anymore. If it were just this, it would have been fine. But... Dongfang Ting suddenly discovered that Chen Huan, who didn't have any new wounds, had his crisscrossing sword scars start to fade away!

  What's going on?

  Is Chen Hao's physical recovery ability already at such an astonishing level?

  In front of him, wounds kept appearing one after another, so Dongfang Ting didn't notice how many injuries Chen Hao had on his body at all, but now...

  "Could it be that he has an undying bloodline?" Dongfang Ting muttered to herself.

  ……

  "Whoosh——!"

  The Golden Ape King was covered in wounds, his fatigue evident. His scarlet eyes gleamed with a hint of fear under Chen Huan's increasingly bold sword light, which made him feel the threat of death. With an intelligence rivaling that of humans, he dared not continue to fight and let out a sharp cry, issuing a command. At the same time, he launched a fierce attack, forcing Chen Huan back several steps before turning around and fleeing. The minions who received the order suddenly rushed over from a hundred yards away.

  "Want to run? Go die!"

  Chen Hao let out a loud shout, the golden sword in his hand emitting a deafening roar. A fierce and unmatched sword intent burst forth, shooting up into the sky. Man and sword became one, their speed suddenly increasing several times over as they soared through the air to appear above King Golden Ape. With a reverse grip, Chen Hao swung his sword!

  Hiss!

  This sword, as if tearing through the void, was like a divine brush stroke from heaven, magnificent and majestic, its momentum like lightning. The Golden Ape King, under the cold and fierce intent of this sword, suddenly had his fur standing on end, let out a terrified scream, and swung his sword to meet it, but...

  Rumble!

  Pfft!

  With a loud explosion, its protective aura was cut open, accompanied by the dull sound of severed flesh and blood, the giant head of King Kongmoyuan flew off his body like a soccer ball.

  Some of the golden gibbon apes that were rushing over suddenly let out a terrified shriek and then abruptly stopped in their tracks, rolling and crawling away in all directions.

  Chen Hao stood tall, not chasing after them. Only when all the demonic beasts had escaped without a trace did he finally let out a long sigh of relief. His spirit relaxed, and the feeling of fatigue and soreness spread throughout his body, causing Chen Hao's heart to skip a beat. He hastily gathered his strength once more, not daring to completely relax. The Cloud Mist Mountains were fraught with danger, and demonic beasts roamed freely. Although Chen Hao knew that the super expert Dongfang Ting might have already taken notice of his situation, he didn't want to receive any help at this time. Everything relied on himself!

  Only in this way can we constantly break through our own limits.

  Summoning his spirit, Chen Hao arrived at the corpse of King Kongmoyuan and cut off its left hand with one sword. He picked up a bracelet consisting of twelve storage rings.

  Then picked up that spiritual-level treasure sword again.

  "This demon beast has killed countless cultivators, and this spiritual sword is worth a fortune. These twelve storage rings are much higher grade than the three I bought, so there must be some good things inside." Chen Hao thought to himself, but he was too tired at the moment to check, so he directly stored them all in his own storage ring. He then dug out the demon beast's inner dan from the Golden Ape King's body. The intense and terrifying aura of the demon beast was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than any other demon beast's inner dan that Chen Hao had obtained before. After that, Chen Hao thoroughly looted the dead Golden Apes around him, then flashed his body and quickly fled into the mountains...

  A group of demonic beasts must have a lair, and since Chen Huan had killed the Golden Ape King, he would naturally take over its lair to recover and cultivate. For a short period of time, that was the safest place. Moreover, at this moment, the sky had gradually darkened, and it was the time when demonic beasts roamed free. Chen Huan did not have the strength to fight again.

  With only about 100 meters of perceptual ability, Chen Huan captured the spider silk and horse tracks, and after more than ten minutes, he heard the sound of gurgling water and came to a small stream that seemed to wind down from the top of the mountain.

  The creek was crystal clear, with strange flowers and grasses growing sporadically on both banks, bearing many marks left by the Golden Ape. As he continued upstream, the terrain suddenly became much gentler near the top of the mountain, and a small lake about ten square meters in size appeared before Chen Huan's eyes. The rocks around the lake were smooth and clean, obviously due to the frequent appearance of the ape, while next to the lake was a huge stone gate with rough workmanship.

  "This is the lair of the Golden Ape King, isn't it? Indeed, as a demon beast second only to humans, they more or less possess human-like aura..." Chen Hao thought to himself, still not daring to be careless. He extended his senses, step by step approaching the entrance. The Golden Ape King was dead, so those Golden Apes naturally didn't dare return to their lair. However, it's possible that there are still some Golden Apes guarding inside.

  Rumble!

  Summoning his inner strength, Chen Hao pushed open the stone gate that had no restrictions. What he didn't expect was that as soon as the stone gate opened, a dazzling and bewildering light burst out. The massive cave was filled with colorful night crystals on its walls and ceiling, making the entire cavern bright and radiant like daytime. As one ventured deeper, they couldn't see the end of it, with signs of artificial excavation but more so a natural aura, the main framework clearly being a naturally formed limestone cave.

  "What a thick heavenly aura... These demon beasts know how to choose their location..."

  Chen Hao sensed the breath in the cave and said, his slightly tense heart also relaxed. Within a hundred meters of the cave, there was no sign of life.

  Chen Hao quickened his pace, heading deeper into the main cave. On both sides, small caves appeared, with rough stone beds and other coarse items placed inside, which should be the bedrooms of the Golden Ape Demons.

  After advancing for hundreds of meters, they finally arrived at the deepest part of the cave, a rough stone gate sealed off the space, making Chen Huan clear that this must be the territory of the Golden Ape King.

  The moment he pushed open the stone gate, even Chen Hao was shocked and his mouth opened wide.

  A dizzying array of colors filled the entire space, a naturally formed cave with an area of tens of meters in diameter. The top and four walls were entirely composed of five-colored natural night crystal stones. What surprised Chen Huan even more was that right in the center there was a two-meter-wide natural pool, crystal clear, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had thickened several times over.

  "A land of bliss and a heaven on earth?"

  Chen Hao muttered in surprise.

  "Not bad. That King of Golden Ape, can be promoted to the seventh level of Wuzong master realm, has something to do with this cave. Fortunately, that King of Golden Ape is only a hundred years old, otherwise, it wouldn't be something you could kill..."

  A graceful figure appeared beside Chen Huan with a hint of mystery, her eyes also scanning the natural cave, saying softly.

  After finishing, looking at Chen Hao's slightly surprised and frowning expression, Dongfang Ting smiled slightly and said: "You can rest assured to cultivate here. Whether or not you can get the qualification for the Hundred Dynasties List will depend on what realm you can reach within three months... Unexpectedly, you will face three martial arts sects and several powerful geniuses, with your current strength, there is only a 10% chance..."

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