Chapter 119 - Golden Ape
The next morning, with the clanging of the golden gong, hundreds of hunters had already gathered at the fences that connected the campsite to the hunting grounds.Everyone was clad in bright armor and wielding sharp weapons. They were wielding strong bows and arrows, and their eyes were filled with excitement!
Today was already the last day of the hunt. Everyone was determined to show off their skills in the final hunt, so that they could compete for a good ranking and show off in front of their peers!Even a lazy fellow like Fatty Niu would put the Sunflower Dew Bow back on his shoulders and carry a pot of arrows on his back. Clearly, he was planning to go all out.
As Fatty Ox was boasting beside Xiang Yun about how he was going to show off his skills today, a commotion suddenly broke out around him. A person on a horse came over and stopped beside the two of them.
Xiang Yun and Fatty Niu turned to look and saw who it was. It was Yang Guanglin!
Today, Yang Guanglin wore a set of black armor, and a grey blade hung from his waist. On his shoulder, he carried a dark green bow, and he stood tall and straight, exuding a majestic aura.If it wasn"t for the bruises on the youth"s face, he would look like a young general.
"Yo, Young Master Yang, I didn"t expect you to be able to hunt on horseback, looks like you weren"t beaten up enough that night." Upon seeing Yang Guanglin, the fat cow couldn"t help but mock him.
Hearing this, Yang Guanglin replied nonchalantly, "Thank you for your concern, Young Master Niu. It"s just some superficial wounds, it"s not a big deal. It shouldn"t be a difficult task to get first place in a hunting compet.i.tion."
"Hmph, I heard that you went to the hunt for three days and didn"t even go for two days. What qualifications do you have to take first place?" The fat cow mocked.
"Oh, I heard that Young Master Niu went to the hunting grounds two days ago. He didn"t even bring back a single prey. Or could it be that Young Master Niu is afraid that I"ve really won first place? ""Hng hng hng, would I be afraid of you?" Fatty Niu widened his eyes with an arrogant look on his face.
"Hehe, I am afraid that once we enter the hunting grounds, I will find out that I am definitely going to s.n.a.t.c.h first place in this hunt. After which, I will offer the sable hide to your highness!" Yang Guanglin said with a resolute expression.
When Fatty Niu heard this, he could not help but spit on the ground!
"Bah, you perverted thief, you are truly shameless. Last night, you even stole the princess"s name, and now, you still want to be the first in the hunt to please the princess. Could it be that you find trouble with the princess because she didn"t use enough strength to kick you?"
Hearing this, Yang Guanglin"s face twitched, and a murderous glint appeared in his eyes, but he suppressed it in the end and said.
"I heard that Your Highness is extremely fond of that sable and animal skin. This time, I will definitely take first place in the compet.i.tion and I will personally hand that sable and animal skin to Your Highness. I believe that she will forgive me for this!"
"You wish for beauty! I will definitely get first place in this hunt! " The fat cow was obviously going against Yang Guanglin."Hehe, just based on you?" This time, Yang Guanglin finally used a sarcastic tone!
"Young master Niu, don"t blame me for not reminding you. Just a few pheasant and hare"s wanting to take first place is just a pipe dream. This time, I"m going to hunt a Five Cloud Cloud Beast!"
Hearing Yang Guanglin"s words, Xiang Yun was slightly moved. One must know that the Cloud Beast"s strength was greater than that of humans of the same level.
The fighting strength of the Five Clouds Beast was comparable to that of a Six Cloud martial artist, and this Yang Guanglin was at least in the Six Cloud Realm.
And with Fatty Niu"s tough character, once he showed it off, he would naturally not admit it.
The latter looked at Yang Guanglin arrogantly, patting her fat chest as she spoke loudly.
"I"m going to hunt a Five Cloud Cloud Beast this time too!"
Hearing this, Yang Guanglin sneered, "Dreaming nonsense!"
"You!" Fatty Ox immediately became furious. He was just about to curse out loud.
"BOOM!"
The golden gong sounded and the fence was removed. Yang Guanglin was already riding his horse and galloping towards the distant jungle.
At the same time, a cloud of dust rose behind him.
"Aiyo, I"ll go!" The fat ox gritted his teeth in anger. With a wave of the horsewhip in his hand, he also galloped his horse and gave chase!"Fatty Niu!" Xiang Yun wanted to call out to Fatty Niu, but this guy couldn"t hear anything. He only wanted to chase after Yang Guanglin!
Xiang Yun had originally wanted to ignore the grudge between Fatty Niu and Yang Guanglin, but for some reason, he felt that the current Yang Guanglin was a little strange.
Those seemingly ordinary eyes seemed to be deliberately concealing something, causing Xiang Yun to be worried. He also spurred his horse to chase after them!
The three people, one chasing and one rushing, did not stop along the way and quickly pa.s.sed by the other hunters. They quickly rushed into the dense forest and gradually entered!
Yang Guanglin and Fatty Niu were both mounted on fine warhorses, but Xiang Yun"s old horse, although very resilient, was still much slower than it was before. Soon enough, it was gone without a trace.Seeing that he was already deep within the forest, Xiang Yun couldn"t help but frown.
There was a faint sense of unease in his heart, but he could not tell what was wrong. He could not let Fatty Niu go, he could only go deeper.
After riding on his horse for a long time, Xiang Yun looked out into the distance, his hands covering his head. He could faintly see that between the two mountains, there was a huge canyon more than a hundred metres wide, resounding with the sounds of the galloping hooves of Ox Fatty and Yang Guanglin.
Separated by a canyon, Xiang Yun could actually see a vast expanse of snow-white forest on the other side of the canyon. It was faintly discernible, like a mysterious beast that was hidden behind a canyon.
"Silvermoon Forest!"
Xiang Yun looked at the silver-white forest and immediately came to a realization. He did not expect that after running so fast, they were already close to the Silvermoon Forest!
"Fatty Niu, come back!" Xiang Yun roared out, but no one replied!
"d.a.m.n it!"
Xiang Yun silently cursed, but there was nothing he could do. He could only ride his horse and rush into the canyon, the small figure of one man and one horse entering into the ma.s.sive and ferocious canyon was like a lamb entering a tiger"s den!
Xiang Yun was anxious. He kept urging the old horse on as fast as he could, afraid that he would be a step too late. Fatty Niu charged recklessly into the Silvermoon Forest.They were just about to reach the end of the canyon, close to the Silvermoon Forest. Xiang Yun"s heart sank when he saw that there was no sign of Fatty Niu. Could it be that Fatty Niu and his group had really entered the Silvermoon Forest?
Just as Xiang Yun was feeling alarmed, hesitating as to whether he should charge in as well!"Roar!"
Suddenly, his ears twitched. He heard a low, angry roar of a wild beast coming from his side!"Hmm?"
Xiang Yun turned his head, only to see that on the walls of one of the sides of the canyon, there was actually a gigantic depression. The surroundings were filled with strange rocks, as well as weeds that were half the height of a person.
At this moment, within the underbrush, there was a pitch-black ape that was nearly ten feet tall, had four st.u.r.dy limbs, and had a ferocious appearance. Its crimson eyes shone with a blood-red light as it bared its teeth and stared fixedly at a large meatball not far away!
Upon seeing this black ape, the old horse beneath Xiang Yun immediately cried out in alarm, its four hooves turning limp as it nearly fell to the ground. The aura of this black ape caused it to feel extremely terrified!"Fatty Niu!"
When Xiang Yun saw the black ape, he was already shocked. Suddenly, he saw Fatty Ox squatting not too far away and paled even more as he cried out in alarm.
He had never imagined that Fatty Niu would be so daring. Facing off against such a terrifying black ape, he truly had the guts to cover the sky with his bulls.
Who would have known that upon hearing Xiang Yun"s shout, Fatty Niu would excitedly wave his hand at him and shout in a low voice, "Boss, hurry up and come over here! We"ve really hit the jackpot!"Xiang Yun"s eyes immediately widened when he heard this. He thought to himself, "Encountering such a monster and even stepping on dog s.h.i.t luck? It can"t be that Fatty Niu was scared silly, right?"
Seeing Xiang Yun"s bewildered expression, Fatty Niu immediately chuckled, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.
"Boss, don"t be scared by this guy. This is a heavily injured Black Gold Ape, we don"t need to be afraid of it!"
"Huh?"Xiang Yun only turned to look at the black ape when he heard this. He had only glanced at it roughly earlier, but now that he looked closely, he discovered it.
There were actually several vicious scars on the abdomen and ribs of this black ape. At this moment, its blood was thick and solidified, and it had already become dark brown in color!
Although this black ape looked ferocious as it grimaced in pain, its breathing was extremely hurried. Its chest rose and fell rapidly, and its body even swayed slightly. It seemed to be on the verge of collapsing!
Only then did Xiang Yun react. He hurriedly dismounted and tied the reins to a tree stump, hurrying over to Fatty Niu"s side.
"What"s going on, where"s Yang Guanglin?"
A complacent expression appeared on the fat cow"s face as he sneered.
"Haha, Boss, don"t even mention that coward. I thought he was really amazing and wanted to kill the Five Cloud Beast, but when I met this Dark Gold Ape, he ran away faster than anyone else.""I was bold and meticulous. I saw clearly and only then did I pick up such a good item. This is a Black Gold Ape after all."
"This is a female ape, her body hair is still green and black, she should be a cloud beast of the Wuyun level, but her combat strength is tyrannical, comparable to a Six Cloud Martial Disciple. However, she is seriously injured and definitely won"t have much fighting strength left."
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Xiang Yun was a little flabbergasted. Hearing Fatty Niu"s words, Yang Guanglin was so scared that he fled."That"s not right, Yang Guanglin"s cultivation is not low. Even if he"s afraid of this Cloud Beast, he shouldn"t be so scared that he would run away, right?" Xiang Yun felt that this was rather unbelievable.
"Hee hee, big brother, don"t bother about that weak fellow. It is better to scare him away. We have come to pick up this great opportunity. If we catch this fellow, the first place of this Great Hunt will definitely be close. This is a Black Gold Ape!"The Dark Gold Ape was a Cloud Ape, which had three states.
An adult Golden Ape with pure black fur, its strength can reach as high as five clouds.
If the Black Gold Ape"s hair turned silver, then its cultivation level would reach the Yellow Cloud Realm. According to the beast grade, it would enter the realm of the Cloud Beast.
If all the hair on its body transformed into a dark gold color, it would be equivalent to a Dark Cloud Realm martial pract.i.tioner reaching the rank of "Beast General". It could be said that this was an extremely rare and tyrannical Cloud Beast."Fatty Niu, I think there"s something fishy about this matter. It"s best that we"re careful and retreat quickly. Besides, we"re already close to the Silvermoon Forest, it"s very dangerous."
Xiang Yun"s words startled Fatty Niu as he turned his head to look at the vast expanse of silver forest. He could not help but reveal a look of fear.
However, when he saw the dark golden ape covered in blood, greed surfaced in his eyes once again."Boss, aren"t we still in the Silvermoon Forest? We just need to finish off this Golden Ape and leave quickly."
"This guy is heavily injured, he"s definitely not our match anymore, let"s not lose this opportunity!"
As he spoke, Fatty Niu took off the Sunflower Water Bow that he had been carrying on his back for a long time, as well as the fact that it hadn"t been stained with blood.