Back then.
On the battlefield, even when Dao Ancestor Tianyu had glanced at Li Yue, he had been nowhere near feeling this sense of impending catastrophe, this boundless terror in his heart.
But now—
A phantom looking down at him had actually inspired such terror!
"Monkey, wherever you flee, you cannot escape my palm."
"Give me the Great Dao Source Essence."
"I will permit you to eke out your life."
The phantom's cold, merciless voice rang out, as though coming from across an infinite distance.
"Hahaha—!"
"Great Dao Source Essence?"
"You will never obtain my master's Great Dao Source Essence!"
"Do you still remember my master's prophecy?"
"In the future—"
"You will fall!"
"You will fall at the hands of a great being!"
The Stone Monkey shed his earlier anxious, ordinary appearance. Blood-red light surged to the heavens around him, his eyes filled with wild defiance. Terrifying battle intent pierced the sky, as though he wished to fight the phantom's true self!
"No living being can kill me."
"Since you refuse to surrender the Great Dao Source Essence."
"Then I will find you."
"No matter where you hide."
"I will find you."
The phantom remained cold and merciless, never even glancing at Li Yue or Wu Zhao. The next instant, it vanished.
Boom—!
The savage blood-red light around the Stone Monkey dispersed, replaced by boundless golden radiance.
That radiance blazed with extraordinary intensity.
Golden armor, the Phoenix-Feather Purple-Gold Crown, and the Lotus-Silk Cloud-Walking Boots appeared on him, along with a golden iron rod in his hand!
Five large characters shone dazzlingly upon the golden iron rod.
They read "Ruyi Jingu Bang"!
Li Yue's eyes widened, his face filled with astonishment.
At this very moment—
There was no broken Stone Monkey before him anymore. All that remained was a Handsome Monkey