NOVPUB"My nephew’s Spirit Beasts are quite extraordinary."
In Chen State, below Yuhuang Peak, a temporary Diwu Hall was set up in front of the temporary imperial palace.
Song Dongyang looked at the Spirit Chicken, Spirit Turtle, and other Spirit Beasts before him with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Over the past few days, the way people addressed Wang Ba had shifted subtly without notice.
When Wang Ba heard this, a helpless smile spread across his face:
"Martial Uncle Song is joking, these are just some raw materials for spirit food, nothing too rare."
"Class III top grade Spirit Beasts used for spirit food? Your methods are not modest at all, my nephew."
Song Dongyang couldn’t help but be even more amazed.
Wang Ba served as the Vice Minister for both the Spirit Food Department and the Beast Control Department; he was well aware of this.
In fact, the many spirit food recipes and new Spirit Beast breeding programs that Wang Ba had contributed to the Sect were all personally reviewed by him.
He also had a deep understanding of Wang Ba’s talent in the areas of spirit food and Beast Control.
But actually seeing Class III top grade Spirit Beasts being used as ingredients for spirit food still came as quite a shock.
After all, perhaps due to the laws of heaven and earth, once Spirit Beasts reached Class III, their breeding efficiency greatly decreased, regardless of the species.
Their numbers couldn’t increase, which destined Spirit Beasts to be rare, making it even less likely for them to become materials for spirit food.
Some of the Sect’s Class III spirit food, nearly sixty percent of it, is hunted from the sea. Demonic Beasts that cannot be tamed are eventually refined into spirit food.
However, among those, there are very few that can reach Class III top grade.
Thinking of this, Song Dongyang nodded with a sense of admiration:
"You must not lose this talent in Beast Control; it may come in handy in the future... Is this monkey also intended to be used as spirit food?"
"Uh..."
Wang Ba looked at the Wu Monkey King being pointed at by Song Dongyang and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Undisturbed by being pointed at, the Wu Monkey King found an old tree outside the temporary imperial palace, nimbly leaped onto it, and sat down cross-legged.
"That’s interesting."
Seeing the Wu Monkey King sitting cross-legged, Song Dongyang’s eyes lit up, but then he was quickly distracted by a giant Lizard that was turning its head around and sniffing everywhere:
"Fourth Grade Inferior Tier! Haha, this Spirit Beast surely won’t be refined into spirit food, will it?"
"Martial Uncle Song certainly has an insightful eye!"
"This is a new breed that I’ve cultivated; I’ve named it ’giant Stone Lizard.’"
Wang Ba responded with a flattering laugh.
"Giant Stone Lizard... quite apt indeed."
Song Dongyang couldn’t help but nod slightly, but then he suddenly exclaimed in surprise:
"Eh? This giant Stone Lizard looks like it’s about to bully that little monkey?"
Wang Ba also noticed this.
Fu turned around, fixing his gaze on the Wu Monkey King.
With a hint of eagerness in his eyes, it was clear he still remembered the grudge from his defeat by the Monkey King in the past.
He was about to intervene when Song Dongyang stopped him, saying:
"Don’t worry, let’s see what the giant Stone Lizard is capable of... Relax, with me here, the little monkey won’t be in any danger."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba felt it wouldn’t be right to disregard Martial Uncle Song’s face and so, he simply nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, as the two were talking,
the mountain-like Fu growled lowly, and then his tail, which was like a thick steel whip, suddenly lashed out towards the Wu Monkey King who was still sitting cross-legged on the old tree!
His armored tail, like a meteor hammer, instantly whipped up a fierce gust of wind.
Sensing its power, Song Dongyang’s eyes suddenly shone with excitement as he couldn’t help but praise aloud:
"Good!"
Wang Ba frowned slightly on the side, feeling a bit worried.
But soon, Song Dongyang let out a slightly surprised voice:
"Eh? This little monkey is quite agile, it actually dodged."
Wang Ba wasn’t surprised to see the Wu Monkey King easily evade Fu’s attack.
Having survived many deadly battles, the Monkey King had honed his experience and reaction speed. Although Fu had the advantage in realm and great strength, it was difficult for him to surpass the Monkey King in agility.
But before he could think further, he was drawn back into watching the battle between the Wu Monkey King and Fu.
Fu’s first strike missed, but he didn’t pause. His blue tongue shot out from his mouth instantly, tying up the dodging Monkey King as swiftly as a rope, while he pounced forward using all four limbs. As he approached, his tail lifted once again and swung out forcefully!
These three continuous moves were unadorned but very effective. In just an instant, they left the Wu Monkey King without any space to maneuver.
While evading, the agile blue tongue finally managed to bind the Monkey King.
Seeing this, Wang Ba shook his head slightly.
The gap in realm was evident; even though the Monkey King was experienced, once Fu used his more agile tongue, the Monkey King’s only advantage was gone, and it was only a matter of time before he was captured.
And indeed, that was the case.
"This little monkey is not bad, but it’s not enough in the face of absolute strength; if they were on the same stage, it might not lose so easily, at least not so quickly."
Being a Fulfillment-stage Nascent Soul, Song Dongyang naturally observed that the Monkey King’s counter was not bad, and he objectively commented.
Seeing that he had finally captured the Monkey King, Fu’s eyes gleamed with delight.
Finally, he had his revenge!
Content, he was about to retract his tongue.
However, immediately, he was taken aback.
The tongue... couldn’t be pulled back?
He looked at the small monkey in front of him with astonishment.
At that moment, the Monkey King stood his ground, grabbing onto his tongue with all his might.
"Interesting, the giant Stone Lizard wanted to end it, but the little monkey didn’t seem to want to; its competitive spirit is quite strong."
