Chapter 69: White Ape Tiger Momentum
Although Li Chuan’s tone was calm, that aura of unangered authority made many people not dare to breathe.
He was not the School Master, but he was also one of the few in the Golden Ape Martial Arts School at the True Intent Realm.
Now with his questioning, many people already had endless thoughts in their hearts.
Good!
Who asked this Su Yan to be so flamboyant.
Su Yan, a new beginner disciple, rarely interacted with others, yet he was stronger than others by a notch.
Acting like this, if among ordinary people, he would be an utterly isolated target.
Although in the martial arts school, strength was respected and no one would dare to isolate Su Yan like this.
But there were truly many in his heart who were jealous of him and disliked him.
Now seeing an elder of the martial arts school causing him trouble like this, how could they not be happy?
Su Yan’s gaze swept over, and among the old disciples, Senior Brother Gao and among the True Disciples, Li Jinshan showed no reaction at all.
He looked toward Li Chuan. The old man had a half-smile, his tiger eyes sharp: “Heaven High Earth Thick, you really think the Desolate Mountains are the same as the mountains outside? Considering you have some talent, don’t mislead yourself. Join Senior Brother Gao’s team and mix for a few months first.”
A few months?
The flowers would have withered by then.
With his few months of time, cultivating the Insect Tamer would have to be done covertly. Why even enter the Desolate Mountains then?
Moreover, the hunt would start soon. If he didn’t prepare more means, who knows what losses he might suffer?
His gaze darkened slightly. He looked up at Li Chuan, his tone resolute: “Martial Artists compete. I know the Desolate Mountains are dangerous, but if I don’t dare to try, how can there be a future path? Today Senior Brother Gao protects me, tomorrow Senior Brother protects me, but what about after?”
Joining a team, the gains would be distributed according to team contributions.
Such resources could never satisfy Su Yan.
“Hmph.”
Li Chuan snorted coldly, his beard twitching, his eyes fixed tightly on Su Yan.
“Elder Li.”
Suddenly, the young man in green clothes beside him spoke.
“Lu Ling, what opinion do you have?”
He was Lu Ling, one of the four True Disciples.
Su Yan observed Lu Ling for a moment. When this person spoke, there was a smile on his face, and he even nodded slightly at him.
He said: “Since Junior Brother Su is determined, what’s the harm in letting him try? Martial Artists compete. Even if we wait until the hunt, there will inevitably be times to face things alone.”
Li Chuan gave Lu Ling a deep look, did not respond to him, but only said to Su Yan: “Fine. If you want to go, let this old man test your weight.”
After Li Chuan spoke, his figure swayed slightly. Clearly an old man’s body, in an instant, it was like a living tiger bear standing there.
One could see his White Ape True Intent manifesting behind him, with long white fur, over two zhang tall, its aura majestic.
Su Yan’s gaze was startled. This White Ape True Intent was actually different from Bai Changlin’s White Ape True Intent that day.
This White Ape had a sturdy figure, surprisingly with a three-parts tiger face, a pair of Tiger Paws. Clearly White Ape True Intent, yet it had an ape body with Tiger Aspect, fiercely aggressive.
Li Chuan waved his large hand, pressing down with one palm. The White Ape True Intent behind him seemed to manifest, empowering it with aura and True Essence, like a great mountain.
Su Yan only felt his body sink, as if thousands of jin of heavy objects were pressing down on him.
The aura was as heavy as mercury, the ferocious intent eroding like fire.
Su Yan withstood the aura, his muscles and bones resounding all over his body, muscles bulging, Qi and Blood surging together, resisting three parts of the aura.
“Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound? Not seen for over a month, but there’s progress again.”
Li Chuan praised this on his lips, but that tiger-faced White Ape True Intent had already opened its eyes, revealing its orange-yellow ferocious beast pupils.
The aura suddenly rose, the scattered pressure reaching even the new disciples.
The crowd was shocked and pale, sharply looking toward Su Yan. How could he still withstand such aura?
Su Yan at this time had no leisure to care about other things, fully focused on that slowly approaching palm.
Qi and Blood surged like tides, condensing into a line along the Spine.
Monkey Fist at Great Accomplishment, heart and intent united, Fierce Ape Three Forms integrated.
He raised his eyes, faintly showing some learned White Ape Artistic Conception, his eyes sharp with ferocious light. Suddenly, his arms darkened, skin covered in a layer of dark color.
Facing Li Chuan’s strike, he was like Sky Lifting, using Old Ape Lifts the Mountain.
With a muffled bang, Su Yan’s body was unsteady from the hit, staggering back five or six steps before steadying himself, not falling.
But in just an instant, his arms were numb as if electrocuted, losing nine out of ten parts of his strength, arms hanging limply, unable to lift.
Just one strike, and he already couldn’t withstand the force.
‘This is the True Intent Realm? Even resisting with Soft Armor, Jade Beetle’s Jade Armor protection, plus Poison Dragon Golden Body Technique, I’m afraid it would only take a couple more strikes. The realm difference is too great.’
He looked toward Li Chuan, but unexpectedly Li Chuan was even more shocked than him, the White Ape True Intent retracted.
He sized Su Yan up and down, gaze locked dead on his arms, voice slightly urgent: “Fierce Ape Three Forms at Minor Accomplishment, Golden Ape Jade Body Skill Stone Fetus achieved, also Minor Accomplishment?!”
Li Chuan inhaled a cold breath in his heart. How long had it been?
Fully calculated, Su Yan had learned these two things for just over a month.
Although Bai Changlin had given some pointers, as far as he knew, he hadn’t kept him by his side every day.
“Lucky breakthrough. Senior Brother Gao privately helped me a lot.”
Gao Zheng: ???
Gao Zheng was suddenly dragged in by Su Yan and was stunned himself.
Li Chuan glanced back at Gao Zheng and nodded: “Ultimately, you still understand some reason, knowing to guide your Junior Brother.”
Gao Zheng’s expression grew even stranger, but he held back and couldn’t speak.
‘This guy, used me as a target.’
He had only helped Su Yan rent a house, buy an Iron Plate Mannequin, no other pointers at all.
Now everyone looked at him, old disciples or new disciples, their gazes all strange.
Prestige had increased a bit, but it felt… somehow off.
“Golden Ape Jade Body Skill at Minor Accomplishment, Fierce Ape Three Forms at Minor Accomplishment. Go to the Accountant’s Office to receive one bottle of Xuan Shen Pills, one bottle of Bone Forging Pills. There is progress, there is reward.”
Li Chuan suddenly said this to Su Yan, then swept over all the new disciples, sneering: “I’ve approved Su Yan’s solo act, and given the reward. But I see, among this batch of Inner Sect Disciples, no one else can claim it. I’ll give you half a month. If you can also reach Minor Accomplishment, come find me for the reward.”
Su Yan heard this and felt his scalp tingle faintly.
He had just pulled Gao Zheng to draw fire, but Li Chuan was even more cunning, directly using him as the target.
Want progress, want the martial arts school’s recognition, get more rewards? Then aim to match Su Yan, beating him gets even more.
Just one sentence made everyone even more eager.
“Each report to your small teams, enter the mountains one after another. This past month has little rain, Feral Beasts are calm, relatively safe to enter.”
Li Chuan turned and left. Lu Ling smiled and nodded at Su Yan, turned away, but his gaze flickered slightly, cooling a few degrees.
The crowd dispersed, each finding teams, preparing to follow old disciples into the mountains.
Before coming, those with connections and without had all made preparations. Finding a team now wasn’t hard.
Gao Zheng looked at the dispersing people around, stopped Su Yan, and handed him a Beast Hide map: “The Desolate Mountains map explored by the martial arts school, some Feral Beast distributions. As for Treasure Plants and Mountain Goods nests, hard to mark on it.”
“Thanks, Senior Brother.”
Su Yan took the item. Gao Zheng saw more people disperse and lowered his voice: “Be careful of Senior Brother Lu Ling. As for that tiger Na Hu, he’s actually well-intentioned.”
