Chased by a King-level Mighty Strength Ape!

Bam!!

The Mighty Demon Ape, standing roughly twenty-five meters tall and possessing strength at the peak of the high-level lord tier—almost comparable to a human invincible war god—kicked the massive Shadow Leopard corpse beneath its foot aside.

"Roar-roar~~"

It beat its chest with both hands, letting out furious bellows. Visible shockwaves erupted from its gaping maw, sweeping in all directions and kicking up clouds of dust.

Zhou Ze saw this and decided to stop toying with the low-level lord-tier Mighty Demon Ape he had been chasing.

He manipulated ten Blood-red Flying Daggers, sending them arcing from various angles toward the low-level lord-tier Mighty Demon Ape in a lethal barrage.

"Shrr-shrr~"

In an instant, the Blood-red Flying Daggers enveloped the Mighty Demon Ape, slicing back and forth repeatedly. Finally, two or three daggers pierced straight through its skull.

With a heavy thud, the Mighty Demon Ape, still mid-stride, collapsed powerlessly, smashing a small dirt mound ahead of it into rubble...

"A Psychic Power user sure makes things clean. One exchange, and I killed a beast of the same rank from over a hundred meters away." Zhou Ze smiled to himself.

Damn human!

How dare he slaughter its kin right before its eyes!

"Roar-roar!"

The peak lord-tier Mighty Demon Ape flew into a rage. Its massive body moved with speed defying physics, crossing a kilometer in under two seconds to reach Zhou Ze. It clasped its hands together like a giant hammer and slammed them down at him.

"Swoosh!"

Zhou Ze dodged the Mighty Demon Ape at an odd angle, then slashed at the back of its neck with his blade.

The Mighty Demon Ape had fought humans many times before. Those who dodged its attacks either went for its eyes or struck the back of its neck or its rear.

It sneered inwardly, using the momentum of its turn to whip its left arm backward like a flail, the air cracking with each swing.

"Clang!"

Zhou Ze's alloy blade collided with the Mighty Demon Ape's forearm, producing a piercing metallic screech!

"Crack!"

Feeling the blade in his hand shatter, Zhou Ze flickered, quickly evading the Mighty Demon Ape's follow-up strikes. He then hurled the broken hilt toward the ape's eyes, accelerating it with his Psychic Power.

"Roar~"

The Mighty Demon Ape swatted the alloy hilt away without slowing, charging at Zhou Ze. It swung its fists rapidly, each punch generating intense air pressure.

For an ordinary martial artist, even without being hit directly, just getting close to that pressure would be enough to rupture their internal organs.

"I'm done playing with you."

Zhou Ze had toyed with the Mighty Demon Ape for a bit to loosen up. When the ape lunged again, fist aimed at him, a deep blue light burst from within his body.

"Hum!"

The Water Domain instantly enveloped the surroundings and rapidly contracted.

What is this thing!!

The Mighty Demon Ape wanted to roar in fury, but under the absolute suppression of the domain, it felt even its thoughts grind to a halt, let alone the ability to open its mouth and bellow.

"Goodbye!"

Zhou Ze said politely, extending his right hand into a claw, then clenching it swiftly.

"Boom!"

A terrifying force erupted. The Mighty Demon Ape's twenty-five-meter frame was crushed outright by the domain's power, flesh and blood spraying in all directions.

These filthy remnants were blocked by Zhou Ze's Psychic Power as they neared him, leaving not a single stain on his body.

"The domain really is powerful. No wonder Hong is said to be unmatched at the same level!" Zhou Ze remarked with a smile.

Just deploying the domain was enough to render a peak lord-tier Mighty Demon Ape—comparable to an invincible war god and renowned for its strength—completely helpless.

And that was with the power spread out. To truly unleash a domain's might, one usually condensed its force onto their weapon, multiplying the power many times over.

"I'm probably already on par with, or even stronger than, a Planetary-level first-rank martial artist."

Zhou Ze itched for a fight, wishing a Planetary-level beast would appear right before him so he could test himself.

Funny how the universe works—wish for something, and it comes.

"Roar~"

In the distant sky, a blurry figure barely appeared, and Zhou Ze immediately felt an intense pressure and a suppression of life level wash over him.

Zhou Ze froze for a moment, then didn't hesitate to call for backup.

"Hall Master, save me!"

After sending the distress signal, Zhou Ze drove his legs into the ground, then spun them like windmill wheels as he fled in the opposite direction.

Damn human, killing my kin.

The Planetary-level Mighty Demon Ape burned with fury, vowing not to stop until Zhou Ze was smashed into meat paste!

"The Mighty Strength Ape lives up to its name—there's actually another King-level one in its lair."

Zhou Ze looked disheveled, but inwardly he wasn't flustered at all, steady as an old dog.

If only he had a suitable weapon, he felt he could turn the tables and kill it.

"Your legs aren't as fast as mine!"

While being chased, Zhou Ze even had the leisure to glance back over his shoulder.

The all-around boost from his domain was simply too heaven-defying. If not for playing it safe, he really would have liked to crush a King-level beast with his bare fists.

The domain was formed by fusing physical strength, Genetic Energy, and Psychic Power. Once activated, it consumed stamina, energy, and psychic force—the stronger these three were, the more powerful the domain became.

Although Zhou Ze's Psychic Power was a major drag, his domain's power was still terrifying. The speed boost left the King-level Mighty Strength Ape far behind, and he even felt he hadn't used his full strength yet.

"If Hong is slow to arrive, I'll have to burrow underground. Good thing I have plenty of flying knives—I can barely form a drill cone structure."

While running, Zhou Ze was already thinking of a second survival plan. The domain was fierce, but the consumption was also real. The weakness of his Psychic Power was too obvious!

The amount of Genetic Energy was also far from the Planetary-level's ability to open a dantian and store a massive reserve.

At this rate of consumption, his psychic force would be gone in at most ten minutes, and his Genetic Energy would be depleted in under half an hour.

Damn human!

Even more elusive than a rat in a sewer ditch!

The King-level Mighty Strength Ape, seeing it couldn't catch Zhou Ze, burned with rage.

After about ten minutes of stalemate, a blood-red Smart Fighter appeared overhead like a phantom.

"Hong, finally here!"

Zhou Ze let out a long sigh of relief.

Hong transformed into a blood-red rainbow and arrived not far above. The King-level Mighty Strength Ape, which had been so aggressive, now fled without looking back, like an oversized rat with its tail between its legs.

"Hall Master, back me up. I want to test the power of my domain!" Zhou Ze chased after the fleeing King-level Mighty Strength Ape, almost laughing.

The tables have turned, buddy!

Round two now—I'm the cop.

"Domain?"

Hong valued Zhou Ze highly and had given him his private contact info before leaving.

He hadn't expected that just after returning, before he could even go into seclusion, he'd receive Zhou Ze's distress signal and have to come all the way back.

Watching Zhou Ze being chased by the King-level Mighty Strength Ape, he was wondering how Zhou Ze had provoked a King-level beast—and the top-ranked ape type, no less—when he heard Zhou Ze say he had comprehended a domain!