Chapter 303: Wait, the mechanical ape from the trial room?! (Seeking monthly votes)

"It, it, it isn't that the mechanical ape we encountered in the trial level?!"

"Why would it appear here?"

"It is being controlled by Sun Lingtong, which means we have been framed by the thieves of the Unempty Gate all along?!"

The modified team members who had entered the second round of the palace examination were shocked into speechlessness.

Some were so angry they broke their composure and cursed loudly at Sun Lingtong.

Too insidious!

Too cunning!

This is just too dog-thievish!!

Throughout the modified team, who hadn't been bullied by the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng? Even Ning Zhuo, the true owner of the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng, hadn't he played along many times?

In short, the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng was a sore point for the entire modified team, a shadow, and an object they had gritted their teeth at countless times.

In order to deal with the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng and the Nether Envoy · Qi Bai, the three modified teams had even gone to great lengths to launch a joint crusade.

It didn't succeed!

The Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng had brought everyone too many failures, too much humiliation, and too many setbacks.

Previously, everyone thought it was one of the mechanisms in the trial level.

This perception made it psychologically easier for everyone to accept.

After all, the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng originated from the Three Sects' Shangren, and everyone losing together to a Void Refinement great power like the Three Sects' Shangren was completely understandable.

But now, as Sun Lingtong used the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng openly, everyone suddenly realized—we didn't lose to a Void Refinement great power, but were backstabbed by the thieves of the Unempty Gate!

And backstabbed so many times.

If it weren't for the second round of the palace examination, we would have been kept in the dark for a lifetime.

For a time, this feeling of grievance and resentment was so great that even the waters of the three rivers could not wash it away!

"Sun the thief is detestable!"

"I curse your Unempty Gate, may you never have descendants in this lifetime!!"

"Not acting like a human, simply not acting like a human!"

For a time, Sun Lingtong became the brightest star in the main hall square. Countless pairs of fire-spitting eyes stared fixedly at him.

Countless curses and abuses poured down like a torrential rain.

At first, Sun Lingtong was a bit unaccustomed to it. Later, he actually enjoyed it.

"Savoring it carefully, this is actually quite exciting."

"Hee hee!"

"I just love watching the way you hate me but can't kill me."

"Ah ah ah, right, it's the way you were counter-killed by me."

"Hee hee hee..."

Sun Lingtong was triumphant, shaking his head, and an excited flush appeared on his small face.

After using the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng, he immediately started a terrifying winning streak. Even Zhu Xuanji and the others lost to him one after another.

And the person who broke their composure the most was none other than Meng Chong.

"Wah ya ya! You evil thief, how dare you play us like this; I'm going to twist your head off and kick it like a ball!"

"I am so angry, I am so angry!!"

Meng Chong roared repeatedly, but could only watch helplessly as his mechanical puppet, having lost its numerical advantage, was brutally abused by the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng.

Past memories surfaced in his mind, turning into slaps that hit his face one after another.

Too painful!

This humiliation was truly excessive for a proud son of heaven like him.

Meng Chong was so angry that his face turned red and his hair stood on end; he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to run to the central area to confront the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng in person.

As a result, an invisible force blocked him firmly.

Sun Lingtong didn't forget to add insult to injury.

He extended his pinky finger, picked his ear, and looked at Meng Chong with disdain: "Little shrimp, what are you shouting about? Haven't you been bullied enough by me?"

In an instant, the struggling Meng Chong froze.

Immediately after, his eye sockets filled with bloodshot veins, and his whole person seemed about to explode, roaring toward the sky with a deafening shout.

"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!!" Meng Chong was so angry he lost his reason.

No matter how the people from the City Lord's Mansion tried to dissuade him, it was useless.

Zhu Xuanji, Shu Zhongjun, and others were not blinded by anger.

"Rather than saying I lost to Sun Lingtong, it's better to say I lost to this mechanical ape that possesses spirituality."

"This ape is indeed powerful. Under the same cultivation level, even I find it difficult to block."

"According to the information given in the second round of the palace examination, the mechanical ape came from the trial level and was brought out, so it can be used in the palace examination."

"Calculating this way, the Unempty Gate should still have a mechanical puppet that controls ghosts."

When the crowd discussed this, even these elite Jin Dan cultivators fell silent one after another.

Sun Lingtong had only revealed one trump card, and he already had such a huge advantage. He still had another trump card that he hadn't used.

"It is foreseeable that the first place in the second round of the palace examination will again be the 'entry standard'!"

"Fortunately, in the second round of the palace examination, only the last ten are eliminated; it is not difficult for us to break through to the next round."

"The mechanical ape came from the trial level; why didn't the modified teams of the four major forces find this reward? Is it in the deeper parts of the trial level?"

Everyone speculated continuously.

No one told them that there was a mole who had obscured the paths of both the Buddhist and Demonic sects.

With the help of the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng, Sun Lingtong stole the show, immediately stopped his decline, and rebounded strongly.

The reason for arranging the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng instead of the Nether Envoy · Qi Bai was mainly because Ning Zhuo considered: the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng had already been exposed the most, so it didn't matter if it was exposed a little more.

Although this mechanism had undergone some material upgrades in the later stages, replacing them with a large number of Foundation Establishment-level materials.

But it was ultimately only at the Foundation Establishment combat level, and facing Zhu Xuanji and the others, it couldn't make it to the main stage.

It could only show off its power in the arena.

The Nether Envoy · Qi Bai was different!

Although its material was also limited to the Foundation Establishment level, it contained the Jin Dan of Qi Bai from before his death; if it really exerted its power, it would have Jin Dan-level combat strength!

Of course, when exerting full power, the mechanical body often couldn't withstand it, as it was only made of Foundation Establishment-level materials. This was the biggest shortcoming that the Nether Envoy · Qi Bai had always had.

In summary, retaining the Nether Envoy · Qi Bai and exposing the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng to secure Sun Lingtong's seat for the next round was a very wise decision.

And Ning Zhuo himself, after everyone was attracted by the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng and Sun Lingtong, also "stumbled" and "struggled" through "bitter battles," "difficultly" striving for one victory after another.

Besides Ning Zhuo and the others, the person least surprised was Zhu Xuanji.

He had previously investigated a secret—Yuan Dasheng had been refined into the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng.

He also knew that Yuan Dasheng's corpse had been obtained by the Unempty Gate.

Therefore, the conclusion that the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng was an object of the Unempty Gate was naturally deduced.

It was just that Zhu Xuanji hadn't expected the Unempty Gate to be able to bring the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng out.

The Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng only had Foundation Establishment-level combat strength, so it didn't make Zhu Xuanji pay full attention to it.

Seeing Sun Lingtong killing all sides with the Golden Blood Battle Ape · Dasheng, and even he himself losing to Sun Lingtong, this result instead made Zhu Xuanji pay more attention to another matter.

That was the clue regarding the gold furnaces!

Among the five gold furnaces that had already been used into ruins, the first gold furnace didn't need to be probed; Zhu Xuanji already knew the inside story. The fifth gold furnace had just been probed.

He only had the second, third, and fourth gold furnaces left.

In the dark, an intuition told him that the answers hidden under these three gold furnace ruins were extremely important to him.

However, since the last success, the golden opportunity Zhu Xuanji had been waiting for had never appeared.

Although there had been situations where Red Flame Beasts had killed their way nearby, each time, Ning Zhuo had activated the Five Elements Artillery Towers in advance, bombarding them to death before the beasts could truly kill their way to the Gourd Forest.

This made it impossible for Zhu Xuanji and the others to use the Red Flame Beasts to penetrate deep into the gold furnace ruins.

The turning point appeared after the fifth question.

Roar!

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a Flame-Treading Lizard as huge as a small mountain drilled out of the magma.

Nascent Soul level!

The second Nascent Soul-level Red Flame Beast appeared in the beast tide.

Its target was directed straight at the Lava Immortal Palace.

Meng Kui immediately took action, relying on the Immortal City formation to intercept the Nascent Soul-level Flame-Treading Lizard.

The two sides fought for more than a dozen rounds, and the previously escaped Fire-Walking Snake seemed to have glimpsed an opportunity and also killed its way over.

For a time, Meng Kui, with the strength of one person, faced two great Nascent Soul-level beasts simultaneously!

He unleashed four magic hands, blocking left and right, falling into a clear disadvantage.

Boom!

The Flame-Treading Lizard slammed fiercely into the Lava Immortal Palace.

The spherical light shield, which had previously only had a few holes broken in it, became dim and lusterless in an instant.

Boom!

The Flame-Treading Lizard made another charge.

The spherical light shield shattered with a bang!

Countless Red Flame Beasts landed from all directions and broke into the Lava Immortal Palace.

The Five Elements Artillery Towers fired crazily, the shells like a rainstorm, smashing fiercely into the Flame-Treading Lizard's head and neck. The continuous fierce bombardment created light injuries, finally forcing it to retreat.

However, before retreating, the Flame-Treading Lizard swung its tail fiercely, directly snapping off a corner of the Immortal Palace, and several buildings along with the land plot were separated from the main body.

Immediately after, this corner of the Immortal Palace fell into the magma and soon disappeared completely.

Such a heavy blow caused the Long Yuan Fire Spirit to wail in the main hall immediately!

The Lava Immortal Palace was in chaos.

This was the first time such a massive amount of Red Flame Beasts had poured into the Immortal Palace.

Although not long after, the spherical light shield was restored, blocking the subsequent landing of beasts.

But the Red Flame Beasts that had already poured in were already a huge threat and had to be wiped out as soon as possible!

The cultivators went all out, conquering everywhere.

During the battle, because of a small accident, someone discovered that the Immortal Palace's restrictions had also been damaged, creating loopholes.

As long as they were Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators, even without mechanical attainments, they could enter and exit the Immortal Palace!

This would have been absolutely impossible in the past. Their mechanical attainments had to meet the standard.

"The opportunity has come!" Zhu Xuanji's mood was complicated.

On one hand, the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived. On the other hand, a corner of the Lava Immortal Palace had collapsed; such a major loss would inevitably require a huge price to be compensated for in the future!

This forced the Long Yuan Fire Spirit to contact Ning Zhuo again: "Little, little master, bombard the gold furnace land! Make Zhu Xuanji give up this idea completely!"