The Divine Gatekeeping Beast

Ma Feifei had no time to care what others thought of him. Seeing the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey charging straight at him, he was startled. If he hadn't been inside the Mysterious Daochang, he probably would have already kicked off his shoes and run for his life.

Even so, Ma Feifei subconsciously stood behind Yun Qingyang. The Mysterious Daochang hadn't claimed to be invincible inside, nor had it said it could kill gods or Buddhas. This damned monkey looked incredibly arrogant. What if he really destroyed the Mysterious Daochang? With his small frame, he'd probably be smashed into mud with a single slap.

"Ma Feifei, you're such a coward!" Yun Qingyang complained, feeling Ma Feifei hiding behind him.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei immediately became displeased and retorted, "You don't understand. This is called tactics. Have you ever heard the saying 'the first time, the second time, the third time, the exhaustion'? I can tell you haven't. It means... uh... roughly, for example, the outer light barrier is a layer of defense. If this monkey breaks through the light barrier, its power will definitely be greatly weakened. Then, when you go in, if it can still beat you, it will definitely be almost exhausted. Finally, it's my turn to go in and kill it with one slap. See? What a perfect tactic!"

Yun Qingyang stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then said, "That seems to make some sense..."

"That's right! I'm a genius." Ma Feifei said proudly.

"You're trying to use me as cannon fodder!" Yun Qingyang slapped Ma Feifei on the shoulder and threw him directly towards the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

"Oh my god... Murdering the master!!!" Ma Feifei was instantly swung away by Yun Qingyang and flew towards the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

"Look! The shopkeeper is making his move!" Accompanied by the sound of strong winds, some passerby exclaimed, their tone filled with anticipation.

"I've been in Dubian Town for almost a year, and today I'm finally going to see the shop owner show off his skills and suppress the Divine Beast. I'm so excited just thinking about it..."

"Quick, quick, did you bring a Spirit Crystal recorder? Let's save this scene. We can sell it on the market later; it'll definitely fetch a good price."

All these kinds of sounds reached Ma Feifei's ears, making Ma Feifei unable to hold back his curses. "You sons of bitches, can't you see Laozi 'm about to get beaten up? Suppressing Divine Beast? I'm suppressing a lollipop."

It was at this moment that Ma Feifei heard a system notification in his mind.

'Ding~ Congratulations, host, you have triggered the guard mission - Gatekeeping Beast.'

'Mission Details: The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, a descendant of the Stone Monkey, one of the ten ancient divine Divine Beast of the Azure Dragon Continent, has traveled thousands of miles to Dubian Town summoned by the * Tao Te Ching *. Please subdue it and make it the guardian Divine Beast of the Mysterious Bookstore.'

'Quest Reward: Divine Artifact - Golden Fillet.'

"My god, now I have no choice but to fight." After hearing the system's notification, Ma Feifei smiled helplessly. He glanced at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, which was almost in front of him. The monkey was quite clever, opening its fierce mouth and raising its huge paw, ready to swing Ma Feifei away.

"Heh, let's have a contest today and see if your strength, you monkey, is stronger, or if my Dragon Girl's strength is superior!" Ma Feifei rolled up the sleeve of her left arm, revealing the Dragon God Arm that shone with golden light. She activated the Innate Purple Qi within her body, gathering it on her left arm. Instantly, Ma Feifei's left arm burst forth with tremendous light, illuminating all directions!

'Roar!'

The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, looking up at the sky, slapped down, its paw blotting out the sun.

'Drink up!'

Ma Feifei flew through the air, waving his left arm forward. A huge golden light transformed into a giant golden dragon, which coiled and roared as it charged towards him!

A palm strike and a fist collided, and the whole world fell into a brief stillness.

'Boom!'

A powerful gust of wind suddenly exploded, creating a powerful aftershock that spread outwards. Immediately following was a tremendous sound that shook the heavens and the earth, causing all the surrounding cultivators to experience a slight loss of hearing.

Those cultivators nearby forgot to defend themselves and were swept away by the aftershock, their blood splattering skyward. Their fate was sealed. Those behind, witnessing this, cried out in alarm, "Not good! This power is incredibly strong! Quickly use your Spiritual Power to defend!"

'Bang~'

'Bang~'

'Bang~'

The sounds of countless Spiritual Power shields colliding with the aftershocks were devastating. Some people were unharmed after the Tackle, while others fared much worse, their shields shattering and carrying them flying through the air, enjoying the sensation of Fly.

But many important figures had no interest in paying attention to these things. Their eyes were fixed on Ma Feifei and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey. From their perspective, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey stood there, its body leaning forward, its left hand swinging back and its right hand slapping forward. Below its right hand was a small body, raising its left arm into a fist and colliding with the huge palm.

"Who won?" a high-ranking official couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"I can't tell. One has no Spiritual Power fluctuations, and the other's cultivation level is completely undetectable. I can't Analytic who has the advantage." An old woman stared intently at Ma Feifei and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey with her weathered eyes, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't discern any clues.

"It should be the shop owner..." another important figure said uncertainly. Although the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was Divine Beast, the Mysterious Bookstore gave them a stronger sense of awe and mystery. Moreover, given the different races of humans and beasts, they still hoped that humans could defeat the beast race.

'Roar~'

Just then, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey suddenly Growl again, but this time everyone could hear a mournful cry in its Growl. Clearly, it had suffered a great loss in this collision.

'Bang!'

The stillness that had lasted for a few seconds crumbled at this moment, and the more than ten-meter-tall Sky-reaching Ape Monkey suddenly sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily onto the wasteland hundreds of meters away.

"Wow... it's pretty tough." To show off, Ma Feifei hovered in mid-air, expressionless as he watched the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey fly away. But actually, his hand was also a little sore. Clearly, in this collision, the Dragon God Arm only had a slight advantage.

Moreover, this was only because Ma Feifei utilized the amplification effect of his Innate Purple Qi. If he were to rely solely on the power of the Dragon God Arm to fight this monkey, he would probably have a hard time.

"As expected of one of the ten ancient divine Divine Beast sharing the same name as Yun Qingyang, its physical strength should be even stronger than Yun Qingyang's." Ma Feifei thought to himself. This monkey has not a trace of Spiritual Power in its body, yet it can reach such a terrifying level with its physical body alone. It is probably the only one in the entire Azure Dragon Continent.

"This is fucking awesome! It's so awesome to have power!" Ma Feifei looked at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey that he had sent flying with one punch, and for the first time felt the sense of accomplishment brought by the increase in his own strength. He was absolutely thrilled.