"Ahhh... It hurts, it hurts! Big Brother Huang Zhong, go a little easier on me!"
From a valley within the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe, where spiritual energy was exceptionally dense, came the fierce clangor of weapons colliding and Ye Kong's repeated screams.
In a specially cleared open space, Huang Zhong wielded a massive black staff engraved with the image of his true form, relentlessly attacking Ye Kong, who defended himself with a sword.
His momentum was grand and domineering, his staff techniques heavy and powerful. Every blow left Ye Kong's entire body numb and his blood qi churning.
Huang Zhong was no longer the illusory remnant soul he had once been. Not only had he regained a physical body, but his blood qi was also surging. As he fought, he laughed and encouraged Ye Kong, "Boy Ye, you are one of the human race's Nine Spirit Meridians. Your future potential is limitless, so you can't slack off now.
"Come, come, fight another three hundred rounds with Old Huang! Properly temper your fighting spirit and combat experience!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhong slightly increased the strength behind his staff. With one sweep, he sent Ye Kong, who had barely been able to hold on, flying and crashing into the ground in a cloud of dust.
Unable to remember how many times he had been sent flying, Ye Kong weakly lowered his sword. Before he could pass out, he hurriedly raised both hands in surrender to Huang Zhong.
"Stop, stop, stop! You've been tormenting me for over three months already. You're an Ancient Desolate Beast, born with infinite strength. This little body of mine can't withstand such abuse. Let me rest for a while."
At that moment, pain surged through every limb and bone in his body as though he