Deep in the You Man Forest, a gray Stone Monkey sat cross-legged on a cloud with its eyes closed. Behind it, a massive orange-red sun wheel slowly rotated, continuously shrinking until it completely merged into the Star Core in its chest.
The Stone Monkey suddenly opened its eyes. Within its copper bell-like eyes, golden fire intertwined and surged. In an instant, two beams of golden fire lasers shot out and struck the towering mountain ahead.
"Boom!"
The dual-colored golden fire exploded violently. Spirit Light Burst and falling stones occurred as the upper half of the peak was blown apart on the spot!
"Jijiji!"
The Stone Monkey, feeling the seemingly endless and boundless power within its body, grinned and laughed excitedly, charging wildly to release its energy.
With one step, the earth split open.
With one punch, the mountains shattered.
Before long, its gaze fell upon a scene of complete devastation.
"Jijijiji!"
After hundreds of years, the Stone Monkey finally broke through to the Burning Sun Realm. After a while, it managed to slightly calm the excitement in its heart.
"Zhi!"
The Stone Monkey let out a sharp howl towards the sky. Soon, surrounding mountains and forests were shrouded in smoke and dust, and the cacophony of beasts sounded incessantly as numerous Star Beasts gathered from all directions!
"Roar, roar, roar!"
"Howl!"
"Quack, quack!"
"..."
The choir of hundreds of beasts continued to converge, with even seven or eight Radiant Moon level Star Beasts among them!
The reason Huang Lion Tiger and others noticed that the number of Radiant Moon Star Beasts in the You Man Forest had decreased was because not only had Ruan Ruan and Antonios killed a few, but many had silently stayed deep in the forest, waiting for the Stone Monkey to break through.
Now that the Stone Monkey had broken through to the Burning Sun level, it naturally became the king of the You Man Forest.
The Stone Monkey swept its gaze over its numerous subordinates, thoroughly enjoying the worship and awe in their eyes.
Then, as if suddenly thinking of something, the Stone Monkey looked up toward a certain spot outside of the You Man Forest. Golden fire surged in its eyes with a rise of viciousness!
Previously during the breakthrough, it could feel something influencing the Earth Qi of Tiger Vein, pulling it towards a specific location.
At this moment, the Stone Monkey could clearly see that something was indeed drawing the Earth Qi away!
"Jiji!!"
"Roar, roar, roar, roar!"
With an angry roar from the Stone Monkey, the surrounding Star Beasts responded angrily in unison.
The Stone Monkey then leapt up and, leading the beasts, charged out, aiming to stop humans from occupying the Tiger Vein!
But before it flew far, the Stone Monkey suddenly halted, looking toward a specific spot ahead.
Silver light surged within the void, quickly transforming into a silver Space Gate that opened to both sides.
Then, figures clad in black robes emerged one after another.
"Ha, it’s an Intelligent Stone Monkey. I’ve killed two or three of these before," Huang Lion Tiger said with a grin, battle intent rising in his eyes.
Shen Tu Yuan placed his right hand on the hilt of his saber and said coldly, "Be careful. An Intelligent Stone Monkey at the Burning Sun level might have more formidable methods."
Su Yuan unfolded the All-Knowing Vision, silver light floating in his eyes as he examined the Stone Monkey ahead.
Judging by the overwhelming and suffocating aura it exuded, it was undoubtedly at the Burning Sun level!
The Intelligent Stone Monkey also looked at the crowd, focusing especially on Shen Tu Yuan. Golden fire surged within its Eyes of Golden Flame, quickly deducing that the few people before it were likely the humans intending to occupy this Tiger Vein!
"Ji!"
The Stone Monkey’s face turned fierce, and with an angry roar, its eyes flashed with golden-red light!
"Scatter!" Huang Lion Tiger shouted.
The Stone Monkey’s eyes widened, and two beams of golden fire lasers shot out immediately!
"Boom!"
With a tremendous roar, the ground shattered, and huge trees were instantly torn to pieces. The terrifying golden fire spirit light blasted a pit 20 to 30 meters deep into the ground behind the group!
Bits of residual energy remained in the pit. The horrifying fluctuations made Su Yuan and the others realize that being hit would lead to certain death or serious injury!
"So this is the Burning Sun level!"
The pupils of the group contracted sharply, their scalps tingling!
The Intelligent Stone Monkey, as one of the Four Great Demons, was rare, though not extinct like the Ink Qilin. Most had seen at least one before.
Even Su Yuan had seen one before. Previously, a disciple of the True Yang Sect, Yan Zhen, had an Intelligent Stone Monkey as his beast.
But a Burning Sun level Intelligent Stone Monkey was completely different from a Shining Star or Radiant Moon level Intelligent Stone Monkey.
For the same type of Star Beast, talents and skills were mostly fixed. However, with each upgrade, these skills would have the potential to advance.
The Burning Sun level Intelligent Stone Monkey’s skills should have all advanced to the purple level, and its levels might almost all have reached perfection!