Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 256 - 166: Narrow Encounter with an Old Foe
"Is... that the Monkey King?"
Jiang Feng’s face was filled with shock.
"They followed the flow of the power of heaven and earth and came to this side of the valley."
"Shit, the whole valley is surrounded by them!"
Jiang Feng saw that all around the valley, there were monkeys everywhere. Some were as small as a palm, leaping about on tree branches like squirrels. Others were as burly as Vajra.
The Monkey King commanding the troop was a White Ape.
It stood over three meters tall.
Its eyes glowed green, fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth swirling around its body, forming a cyclone. It seemed almost like a human Innate Powerhouse, able to command the power of heaven and earth for its own use.
Beside the White Ape,
were several more apes, each over two meters tall.
Each one looked fierce, standing there beating its chest, barking and howling nonstop. Monkeys from all directions answered them, their calls chaotic and piercing, seeming to create some kind of unique frequency.
Jiang Feng frowned deeply at the noise.
In the end, having no other choice, he could only circulate Longevity Skill to resist.
Even with his level of strength, he couldn’t ignore these cries. Those inside the valley, guarding the spiritual spring for the Second Prince, suffered even more— all clutching their heads in agony, some even rolling on the ground.
More than a few with low cultivation, only Third Grade Refining God Realm Cultivation, couldn’t take it. They smashed their heads against the rocks in the valley, trying to knock themselves out in order to escape the pain drilling straight into their brains.
"Didn’t my Fortune Point just not change?"
"How is there danger?"
Jiang Feng racked his brain but couldn’t figure it out.
He knew Fortune Point wasn’t lying.
"Wait, these monkeys appeared from the direction I just ran from."
"Damn, I’m really unlucky. Retreating actually led me right into them. No wonder the Fortune Point didn’t change."
"Next time if I see Fortune Point not changing when I run backward, I should really try other directions to see if that’s also the case."
Jiang Feng muttered to himself.
He’d finally understood the crucial reason.
Seeing the White Ape lead the monkey horde to encircle the valley, and the monkeys pressing in, he held his breath and hid himself.
The White Ape could manipulate the power of heaven and earth, its eyes gleaming green, surrounded by seven or eight two-meter-tall Little Vajras—Jiang Feng wouldn’t dare to break out recklessly. Besides, the ones truly in trouble right now were those guarding the spiritual spring inside the valley for the Second Prince.
Jiang Feng could easily slip away while chaos ruled the scene.
"Chii chii waa gu lu lu!"
Suddenly, a cry came from inside the valley.
Jiang Feng jumped in fright.
He thought there was another Monkey King hidden in the valley.
And he hadn’t noticed at all.
When he looked over, he realized the source of the ape-call was actually a human powerhouse.
Standing outside the valley, the White Ape commanding the monkeys to advance heard this call coming from a human mouth. It raised its hand, and instantly all the calls around faded away.
"Chii chii waa waa gu lu lu!"
Then the White Ape made a low sound, seeming to converse with the human inside the valley.
When it finished, it waved its hand back.
Jiang Feng caught the meaning of its gesture.
The White Ape was ordering everyone inside the valley to get out.
"Chii chii gu lu lu lu."
The one able to communicate with the White Ape was a middle-aged man, replying in exactly the same voice and tone as the ape.
Jiang Feng was greatly astonished.
He’d long heard that some Beast Masters could speak beast language, able to communicate with fierce beasts and demon birds. Was this middle-aged man a Beast Master, or simply a martial artist who’d learned beast language?
Jiang Feng couldn’t understand a word of their exchange, but he could roughly guess: the White Ape was ordering everyone to scram. Unfortunately, the middle-aged man had orders to guard the spiritual spring and couldn’t depart lightly. After calling back, he produced two medicine bottles from his robes, opened one, and poured out several black pills into his palm.
Then, pointing at the pills in his hand, he chattered away to the White Ape, as if describing the effects, hoping to persuade the monkey troop to give up the spiritual spring and lead them out of the valley.
"Drip da da da da!"
After hearing the middle-aged man’s calls, the White Ape didn’t reply but instead walked to the mouth of the valley and pissed— the stream of urine was like a flood, enough to fill a massive tub. Its expression grew graver by the moment, while the middle-aged man’s face became increasingly grim, edging backward.
Hiding in the shadows, Jiang Feng remembered watching Wild Weekend in his previous life, where the host explained that animals use urine to mark territory boundaries. The White Ape was signalling a full-scale attack.
So, when the middle-aged man backed away, Jiang Feng quietly retreated as well.
"Chii chii!"
"Roar!"
The White Ape clenched both fists, screeching out loud until the call became a furious roar.
"Chii chii chii!"
The monkey horde all echoed together, eyes blazing green. Following the White Ape’s command, they surged forward, shrieking toward the valley interior.
The monkey horde was countless.
Some charged on the ground, others soared through the air.
Some even leapt down from the valley walls.
Jiang Feng watched as the monkey army flooded in like a carpet, their vast numbers seemingly able to drown the entire valley.
He had no choice but to keep retreating further and further.
"Swish, swish, swish, swish!"
The people guarding the spiritual spring for the Second Prince weren’t sitting ducks.
They drew their bows and nocked their arrows.
Wave after wave of arrows shot forth.
In addition, large nets were thrown out from within the valley.
"Puh-hu!"
Afterward,
flames erupted from the valley, surging outward. Clearly, these men had long prepared, using Thunder Burst Beads and vegetable oil; flames raged around the valley’s edge, roasting a huge swath of the monkey army.
