NOVPUB"The powerful individuals from Chiming Heaven will take another five days to reach this place, so I’m afraid they might be too late," Li Xuanqing pondered aloud.
"The situation is the same for us at the Mountain and Sea Academy. The elder leading our team will also take four days to arrive," Song Yan added.
Clearly, none of them could find suitable help.
Upon hearing this conversation, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh.
"Do you have help then?" Qin Yu asked, seeing Xu Ping’an’s laughter.
"No," Xu Ping’an shook his head.
"Then what are you laughing at?" Qin Yu was frustrated.
She had thought that Xu Ping’an might have some help.
The rest of them also looked disappointed.
Without help, broadcasting the news would be like handing over the treasures to others.
"I don’t have help, but we can look for it," Xu Ping’an said with a laugh.
"Look for it? People we find at this last minute might not be reliable, and since they are powerful, they might not be willing to help us," Song Yan pointed out.
Li Xuanqing nodded in agreement.
Xu Ping’an, however, shook his head with a smile.
"You all think too conventionally. Who said I was looking for people?" Xu Ping’an chuckled.
"If not people, then who? Could it possibly be Demon Beasts?" Qin Yu said irritably.
"Exactly, this is the Heavenly Star Wilderness. It’s hard to find Eighth or Ninth Rank people, but High Rank Demon Beasts are abundant," Xu Ping’an laughed.
Everyone was instantly dumbfounded.
Was this guy seriously considering asking Demon Beasts for help?
"Did I hear that right? You want a Demon Beast to help us?" Qin Yu expressed incredulously.
She had only made a offhand comment and hadn’t expected Xu Ping’an to actually consider it.
Li Xuanqing and Song Yan were equally stunned.
Was Xu Ping’an really planning to ask a Demon Beast for help?
Would that thing even lend us a hand?
Were their brains malfunctioning, or was Xu Ping’an’s?
"These Demon Beasts will help us? How is that possible? It’s already good if they don’t eat us," Li Shuangshuang complained in dismay.
Xu Ping’an shook his head helplessly, "Alright, it’s settled then. I’ll take care of finding a Demon Beast. You guys just spread the news. Are there any powerful Demon Beasts nearby? I mean the really formidable and ferocious kind."
"Powerful Demon Beasts? And ferocious ones? There is indeed one, an Eighth Rank Peak ancient Savage Ape King with the bloodline of the ancient fierce beast Zhuyan, extremely savage. It’s said to deeply hate humans and slaughters at sight," Song Yan said.
"Let’s choose that one," Xu Ping’an’s eyes immediately lit up.
Everyone else was left gaping.
This guy really wanted to ask the Savage Ape King for assistance?
Wouldn’t he get killed?
"I’ll take you there," Song Yan offered after a moment of thought.
"Sure, then come with me," Xu Ping’an considered and then nodded.
"Sister, I…" Li Shuangshuang said fearfully.
"You don’t have to come. Friend Li, I ask that you please take care of my junior sister," Song Yan said to Li Xuanqing.
"Don’t worry," Li Xuanqing nodded.
Song Yan, reassured, then turned to Xu Ping’an, "Let’s go."
"Hold on," Xu Ping’an suddenly interjected, and then quickly grabbed Zhang Yu, who was desperately crawling on the ground.
"Why are you grabbing him?" Song Yan didn’t understand.
The others were also puzzled.
"For a gift, of course. If we’re asking for help, how could we show up empty-handed on our first visit? What if they decide to eat us because we didn’t bring a present?" Xu Ping’an explained as though it were obvious.
Li Shuangshuang, Qin Yu, and others including Song Yan were stunned.
A gift for the first visit?
That actually makes sense!
It took a moment for Song Yan to come to her senses before she began to move.
Somehow, she started to regret agreeing to show Xu Ping’an the way.
Were they really not going to become an extra meal for the Ancient Savage Ape King?
"Xu Ping’an, you promised not to kill me," Zhang Yu shouted desperately.
"That’s right, I won’t kill you, I’m just delivering you to the Savage Ape King. Whether it kills you or not is not for me to decide. What if it takes a liking to you?" Xu Ping’an said.
"Ahhh... Xu Ping’an, I… I… Damn… your whole family." Zhang Yu was so furious that he passed out.
Song Yan was speechless as well.
Zhang Yu really had terrible luck offending Xu Ping’an.
Li Xuanqing, watching Xu Ping’an’s departing figure, couldn’t help but sigh, "Brother Xu is truly a remarkable person."
"He isn’t really going to ask the Savage Ape King for help, is he?" Li Shuangshuang asked uncertainly.
Qin Yu glanced at Li Shuangshuang disdainfully, "Do you think that’s possible? It would be good if he can make it back alive."
Li Shuangshuang nodded, what was she even thinking?
That’s the Ancient Savage Ape King known for devouring humans.
"If he really manages to bring back the Savage Ape King, I’ll get my father to recognize him as my big brother," Qin Yu said scornfully.
Li Xuanqing looked helpless.
Poor Uncle Qin, if Xu Ping’an really gets the Savage Ape King to come, wouldn’t that mean having to acknowledge another big brother?
This is completely screwing over his own father!
"If he really can invite it, I will also ask my master to worship him as a teacher," Li Shuangshuang said.
Li Xuanqing was utterly speechless; here was another one ready to betray their master.
...
Xu Ping’an did not know about the oaths Qin Yu and Li Shuangshuang had made; at the moment, he had already arrived at the territory of the Savage Ape King under the guidance of Song Yan.
"This is the territory of the Savage Ape King; the Great Ape King should be in the cave ahead," Song Yan said.
Xu Ping’an nodded.
He looked towards the huge cave in front of him.
It had to be said, the cave was extremely large.
It was a good forty meters high, giving an idea of just how large the Savage Ape King might be.
"Roar!"
Just then, a terrifying roar erupted from the distant cave.
The roar was so loud it shook the heavens and the earth.
The surrounding trees and rocks were blasted apart by the sheer force of the roar.
Xu Ping’an and Song Yan both felt their heads spinning violently, their eardrums nearly bursting.
"Not good, the Savage Ape King has discovered us," Song Yan cried out in alarm.
Xu Ping’an was also startled.
But before they could act, a terrifying force instantly bore down on them, pinning both Song Yan and Xu Ping’an to the ground, unable to move.
"It’s over, this is the Soul Power of the Savage Ape King," Song Yan exclaimed in fright.
Xu Ping’an’s eyes also became extremely sharp in an instant.
The Soul Power of the Savage Ape King was terrifying.
At that moment, they were a good five hundred meters away from the cave, but the Soul Power pressing down on them felt like a colossal mountain.
It could be said that if the Savage Ape King wished, it could obliterate their bodies into mush in an instant.
"Humans, do you not know this is my territory and yet dare to trespass?"
Right then, a thunderous voice, booming like a collapsing mountain, resounded.
Next, a giant ape with purple-gold fur walked slowly towards them.
The ape was thirty meters tall, with fiery red pupils that looked extremely sinister.
Its body flashed with terrifying purple-gold thunder, emanating a wildly ferocious aura.
Every step it took caused the ground to shake and the mountains to tremble.
Pinned to the ground, unable to move, Xu Ping’an and Song Yan watched the towering ape approach, their faces filled with solemnity.
Especially Song Yan, who was utterly terrified.
It was over, they were going to die.
At that moment, Song Yan truly regretted bringing Xu Ping’an to find the Savage Ape King.
