The enormous sun hung in the sky, showering the earth with scorching light.
This area had already been extremely hot for certain reasons. Now that it was being bathed in the blazing sunlight, the temperature had risen by many more degrees.
Ordinary animals and ordinary people without cultivation could not survive in such a high-temperature environment.
An island stood in the muddy swamp, and a giant Spirit Plant had taken root on it.
The enormous Spirit Plant could be seen from far away, swallowing and exhaling Spiritual Energy and raising the concentration of Spiritual Energy across a large area around it.
A three-meter-tall giant ape covered in gray fur stood on the shore, gazing at the enormous Spirit Plant on the distant island. Greed occasionally flashed through its purple beast eyes.
Suddenly, a burst of noisy sounds came from behind. Hearing the commotion, the Grey Giant Ape immediately hid its greedy gaze, turned around with a serious expression, and looked at the returning Black-Eyed Lion.
"..."
The Black-Eyed Lion was in a rather poor mood. After all, what it had just gone through had been anything but pleasant. It silently approached the Grey Giant Ape, hurriedly adjusted its state of mind under the other party's purple beast eyes, and then spoke.
"Sorry for the trouble, but please go back and tell that lord that the Spirit Fruit was stolen by a human."
"Eh?" The Grey Giant Ape was instantly stunned upon hearing this.
Its Superior had already waited several decades to obtain this Spirit Fruit.
Now it was being told that the Spirit Fruit had been stolen by a human. Hadn't those several decades of waiting been for nothing?
"..." The scene fell utterly silent. The two exotic beasts stared wide-eyed at each other, neither saying a word.
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