Zhu Yan Awakens

Bai Jinlong was in no hurry to end the fight.

Instead, he kept provoking the white giant ape, taking its attacks head-on again and again to show the audience his formidable defenses.

In his eyes, this was a performance.

He had to keep stealing the spotlight and become the center of attention throughout the show.

In fact, he had succeeded.

The entire arena was chanting his name, and he thoroughly enjoyed being worshipped and supported by countless people.

Especially since that worship and support could indeed be turned into cold, hard cash.

"Such weak, pathetic punches."

"If this is all you have, then what difference does it make whether I provoke you or not?"

Bai Jinlong looked at the giant ape controlled by Zhou Tai, a scornful smile on his face. He casually blocked Zhou Tai's punch with one hand and mocked him.

Sure enough, the moment he spoke, the giant ape's punches became even faster.

But the giant ape was ultimately flesh and blood. Striking Bai Jinlong's alloy body did not hurt him in the slightest; instead, wounds began appearing on the giant ape's fists.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Die already—ahhh!"

Under Zhou Tai's control, the giant ape's eyes were bloodshot. Massive amounts of adrenaline flooded its body, and in that stressed state, it could not feel pain at all.

But after Bai Jinlong transformed his entire body into iron alloy, the giant ape's proud strength became completely useless. Its body, capable of withstanding bullets, had become equally "delicate" and fragile.

The giant ape could smash rocks with a single punch and pierce steel plates, yet it could not inflict even the tiniest bit of damage on Bai Jinlong.

Kill.

Kill.

Kill.

Killing intent boiled within Zhou Tai. Even if he could not hurt Bai Jinlong, he would still throw punches.

Before he realized it, under his control, the white ape's blood began to heat up. A large number of extraordinary factors were released from its bloodline. Compared with the white ape's own temperament, Zhou Tai's personality was actually more compatible with the extraordinary bloodline within it.

"You were hiding your strength!"

Bai Jinlong said in surprise as he noticed the giant ape's strength increasing.

The next moment, he saw a hint of red appear on the white giant ape's arms.

"Bloodline awakening?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, the white ape before us is actually undergoing a bloodline awakening!"

"Do you want to see it? This is a sight rarely seen even once in a century! Cheer! Get wild!!"

Bai Jinlong immediately realized what changes were taking place in the white ape's body and shouted loudly to the audience.

At once, cheers erupted throughout the stands. After he asked, "Do you want to see it?" countless people answered, "Yes!" The corners of his mouth curled upward as he decided to fulfill the audience's wish.

With his strength, what could a bloodline-awakened white ape possibly do to him?

A bloodline awakening?

Judging by the release of extraordinary power within its body, even a bloodline awakening could not possibly make it Bai Jinlong's opponent.

"Unless I can guide the bloodline within the white ape and force a deeper awakening!"

Zhou Tai was not a brainless brute. Even as killing intent surged within him, he remained clearheaded and rational.

Fighting spirit, killing intent!

He quickly grasped the key to the white ape's bloodline awakening.

Then, he continuously sent emotions of rage and slaughter into the white ape's brain.

Under the impact of overwhelming rage and killing intent, new changes began appearing in the structure of the white ape's brain.

The white ape's brain had originally possessed an ordinary structure, but under Zhou Tai's stimulation, a blood-red substance was rapidly secreted. Under the effect of that red substance, the brain-hugging nerve parasite actually fused deeply with the white ape's brain.

At the same time, the temperature of the white ape's blood rose to one thousand degrees.

Under that terrifying heat, its bones, meridians, and internal organs all underwent frenzied mutations.

Outwardly, streaks of flame-like red appeared in the white ape's pure white fur. Its arms and feet in particular had completely changed from white to crimson.

Bai Jinlong had originally been brimming with confidence, believing he could suppress the bloodline-awakened giant ape.

But beneath one punch after another from the giant ape, he soon discovered that he could no longer resist. The giant ape's punches carried astonishing force, while their speed became faster and faster, fiercer and fiercer.

The giant ape's strength was changing too quickly. He had no time to react.

The moment he wanted to counterattack, another punch came crashing in, forcing him to defend. Then, just as he wanted to move, another punch arrived.

"This is bad. I pushed it too far!"

Bai Jinlong's heart skipped a beat. He tried to retreat, but the white ape seemed to see through his intentions and pressed tightly against him.

He looked up into the white ape's eyes. Flames burned within them, as though all the warfare and calamity under heaven lay contained inside.

"The Zhu Yan bloodline!"

Bai Jinlong cried out in shock.

The next moment, Zhou Tai sent him flying with a punch. He slammed heavily into the cage, his steel body already twisted beyond recognition.

Everyone present revealed shocked expressions. The cheers came to an abrupt halt, and every gaze fell upon the white ape. At this moment, the white ape was completely different from what it had been just moments ago.

"Is its body getting bigger?"

"Oh my god, its eyes are on fire. I feel like my heart is beating a little fast."

"Run! That's Zhu Yan! Run!"

Suddenly, someone realized something and rose to their feet with a shout.

After shouting, the person turned and fled. Some quick-witted people immediately followed.

Thump!

Thump-thump!

Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump!

A heartbeat like war drums rang out. Some slower-reacting spectators immediately realized the sound came from the giant ape, while they themselves were seized by intense palpitations.

The next moment, everyone's hearts suddenly pounded violently, then... exploded!

Many spectators spat out mouthfuls of blood with a "pfft" before collapsing in the stands. Some of the stronger extraordinary spectators began fleeing one after another.

The accident had happened too quickly.

At that moment, four extraordinary beings rushed out from an arena passage. One of them passed through the cage and entered the arena, launching a heart-ripping strike at Zhou Tai.

He possessed the ability to pass through matter. In battle, he could thrust his arm through a target's body, seize their heart, and pull, easily killing most opponents.

But this time, he had miscalculated.

The instant his palm passed through the white ape's body and gripped its heart, the intense heat instantly cooked his hand through.

"Ahhh!!!"

He could no longer maintain his ability. With a scream, he tried to retreat, but the next moment, the giant ape seized his body.

The giant ape's body temperature was now exceptionally high. Being touched by it was like being pressed against a heated bronze pillar. The man immediately let out an even more miserable scream, before the giant ape opened its mouth and swallowed him whole.

The giant ape's body, which had become somewhat shriveled due to the deep bloodline awakening, immediately gained energy and gradually filled out.

It looked at the other three people standing outside the cage and said, "Come in!"

The three of them retreated at the same time.

Inside the private box, there seemed to be material capable of blocking Zhu Yan's ability, so the previous wave of heartbeat attacks had not affected the four people inside.

"This is bad. Something went wrong. Old Zhang, go see whether the people in the stands can still be saved. I'll go... buy us some time!" Yu Xian rose to his feet, looked toward the arena, and said to Zhang Shou.

Everything had happened too quickly.

From the giant ape's counterattack to its slaughter of numerous spectators, only a dozen or so seconds had passed. By the time Yu Xian realized this was not part of the performance, countless people in the stands were already dead or injured.

Nora stood up and said, "I'm going too!"

"No. Stay with Chen Ling. If there's real danger, leave immediately," Yu Xian refused.

The white ape was clearly no longer something firearms could deal with. If he had not spent this time training his ability so hard, he would absolutely have run as far away as possible.

He dared to go because he was confident he could get away safely.