It crushed its back until it buckled.
Yet the golden monkey still struggled, laboriously raising its head and trying to stand tall, thick cords of muscle and bone bulging across its body.
"Useless. Human strength has its limits—how can it contend against an entire world?
"Or rather, the current you still cannot," Xu Zimo said, shaking his head.
With another sweep of both hands, he fully activated the Divine Continent and suppressed it with the force of dead branches collapsing before the wind.
The golden monkey roared and held on for a short while.
Then its body sank lower and lower, and it began to cry out, "I can't do it anymore, I can't!"
The next moment, the Azure Planet descended, forcing its entire body flat against the ground until it no longer had the strength to struggle.
Baimeng had previously taught Xu Zimo how to use the Demonic Seal.
Xu Zimo formed hand seals with both hands. Boundless demonic qi spread out as a Demonic Seal slowly condensed before him.
"Imprint it into your body, and you will live," Xu Zimo said calmly.
"You want me to submit? Even if I die, I, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, will never bow," the golden monkey snorted coldly.
"Stop talking about death at every turn. I never intended to kill you."
Xu Zimo shook his head. "I only need you to help me break a seal. Then I will return your freedom."
"Really?" The golden monkey looked at Xu Zimo suspiciously and said flatly.
"I won't believe a word you say.
"Even if your tongue blooms with lotus flowers, I still won't submit."
"Do you recognize this?" Xu Zimo slowly took out the Golden Monkey Statue.
"My Great Sage Body!" the Great Sage Equal to Heaven cried out in shock,