Chapter 63

A giant mechanism ape appeared before Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes.

The ape was at least four or five times the height of the puppet Unlike Ning Zhuo. Its body was quite burly, and its arms were as thick as the torso of the puppet Unlike Ning Zhuo.

The ape was not clumsy at all.

It gave a light push, opened the first door, and stepped through, crouching down to squeeze inside.

The height of the doorway didn't even reach its waistline.

The mechanism immediately activated, and the Ten-Thousand-Jun Hammer Platform aimed directly at it and smashed down heavily.

The mechanism ape didn't even look up; it simply extended its arm and actively reached upward.

At the same time, it straightened its body, its momentum imposing, like a mountain peak rising from the ground!

After its thick arm made contact with the Ten-Thousand-Jun Hammer Platform, it didn't meet it with brute force, but rather blocked it softly, using clever force to deflect the trajectory of the hammer platform.

Bang!

The Ten-Thousand-Jun Hammer Platform was gently guided by the mechanism ape's arms, its trajectory deflected, and it smashed into the side wall.

The mechanism ape remained composed.

From the moment it entered the room, it had stood its ground, merely straightening its body without moving an inch.

Having neutralized this trap, the mechanism ape looked at its own arm.

If it had blocked it forcefully, its wooden arm would have shattered long ago. But at this moment, there were only a few small cracks.

"Four ounces deflecting a thousand pounds!" Seeing this, Unlike Ning Zhuo realized instantly: the mechanism ape's close-combat foundation was likely even more outstanding than those martial arts puppets.

Just now, it had handled the heavy as if it were light, with softness containing hardness, displaying a kind of graceful and elegant power.

The mechanism ape continued to walk forward.

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Poof.

It triggered another mechanism, and a golden silk fishing net swept toward it from bottom to top.

It leaped lightly, arms outstretched, hands precisely gripping the edges of the golden silk fishing net.

It performed a backflip in mid-air.

Its heavy body landed on the ground, yet it made only a slight sound.

And the golden silk fishing net had been torn apart by it, draped over its body by inertia, becoming a cloak with slight protective properties!

Unlike Ning Zhuo was left dumbfounded.

"This is definitely a martial arts master!"

The mechanism ape's entire movement was fluid, turning the enemy's strength to its own use; its power was great, enough to tear the fishing net's connections, yet its control of force was quite precise.

Next, Unlike Ning Zhuo saw the mechanism ape continuously breaking through, its speed far exceeding the retreat speed of the floor tiles.

During this, a large number of horizontal timbers struck at it; the mechanism ape swung its arms, sometimes smashing the giant timbers like heavy hammers, sometimes piercing through obstacles like long spears.

Sometimes it leaped, its posture flexible, handling the heavy as if it were light. Sometimes it stood firm, immovable, like a pillar in a great hall.

It went step by step, smashing the various mechanism traps triggered, like an elegant, dancing bulldozer.

Upon reaching the second door, it showed a thoughtful expression. After a few breaths, it chose spirit stones as its reward.

Seeing this, Unlike Ning Zhuo's heart stirred: "Its body is so massive, the spiritual power it consumes must be significant. Therefore, it must be spirit stones."

After watching, Unlike Ning Zhuo re-inserted the surveillance mechanism component into the corner.

He immediately went to Room No. 3.

The scene in Room No. 3 made his heart tremble again.

Thirty or forty martial arts puppets were already lying in disarray, most of them having become severely disabled, and some had been dismantled directly.

Over these forty or fifty days, the number of times Unlike Ning Zhuo had entered and exited the Lava Immortal Palace was uncountable.

This was the first time he discovered that martial arts puppets could be destroyed!

Unlike Ning Zhuo immediately took out the surveillance mechanism component, and after checking it, he was speechless for a moment.

After the mechanism ape reached Room No. 3, it was immediately besieged by numerous martial arts puppets.

It had a massive body and outstanding martial skills, but after all, it only had two fists and two legs; logically, it should have been at a disadvantage.

But after Unlike Ning Zhuo checked, he finally understood what it meant by "any part of a martial arts master's body can become a weapon"!

The mechanism ape rolled, leaped, and crawled in Room No. 3; its fists, feet, elbows, head, chest, back, and even its tail and buttocks were all its weapons.

It swung its arms, sweeping across a wide area.

Its elbow was like an awl, piercing through the chest of a martial arts puppet.

It used its head to butt, sending a puppet up to the ceiling. When the puppet fell, the mechanism ape whipped its tail, lashing out fiercely, sending the mechanism puppet flying and smashing into three or four other puppets.

Just like that, the mechanism ape seemed to stir up countless whirlwinds, spinning multiple times in the room.

The martial arts puppets rushed forward one after another, only to be knocked flying in succession.

Finally, when the mechanism ape stood motionless in the center of the arena, all the martial arts puppets were lying on the ground, and even the yellow light in their eyes had dimmed.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had an epiphany: "I understand a little now."

"This is the correct way to pass Room No. 3!"

"Using martial arts to fight can destroy the martial arts puppets. If one uses spells to take shortcuts, destroying the puppets would be strictly prohibited."

"This mechanism ape's martial skills are truly remarkable!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed with heartfelt admiration.

Every time he passed Room No. 3, he used spells to take shortcuts.

He had not only learned all the spells but had also gained a large amount of casting experience through the weekly ranking rewards; he was already an old hand at this.

"If I were to fight it, I would have to keep my distance and use spells for long-range attacks to have any chance of winning."

"In close combat, there is absolutely no possibility!"

Cultivators at the first three layers of Qi Condensation are sometimes killed by mortal martial artists. Such examples are not rare.

Seeing the mechanism ape choose spirit stones again and leave Room No. 3, Unlike Ning Zhuo hurriedly put back the surveillance mechanism component and caught up.

In the preparation room, there was no one else besides himself.

This made Unlike Ning Zhuo feel a little relieved, but then he became even more nervous.

On one hand, he didn't need to fight in the preparation room, as the space here was still relatively narrow; on the other hand, this meant the mechanism ape had already passed through here and headed deeper.

After Unlike Ning Zhuo picked up the surveillance mechanism component, he discovered that the mechanism ape had circled here several times, carefully observing various mechanism pedestals, and even picked up some production tools to examine them before immediately putting them down.

Finally, the mechanism ape stopped in front of the five-sided stone pillar leaderboard and studied it for a long time.

What made Unlike Ning Zhuo secretly breathe a sigh of relief was that the mechanism ape did not infuse the stone pillar with spiritual power, and thus did not receive the trial disciple's mark.

Unlike Ning Zhuo also came to the five-sided stone pillar.

When he saw the leaderboard, his heart was greatly shaken!

He was only first on four leaderboards; on one of them, he had been pushed to second place.

"The Qi Condensation leaderboard is a tie for first, but the Essence Refinement leaderboard has actually fallen behind. I am now at the third layer of Essence Refinement as well."

"What is going on?"

The mechanism ape clearly had other opportunities and had cultivated the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art early on!

"Yuan Dasheng?" Unlike Ning Zhuo stared at the mechanism ape's name, falling into deep thought.

"The mechanism ape is clearly a non-human demon cultivator."

"From the martial arts it excels at, as well as its various performances in the preparation room, it can be seen that its intelligence is not low."

"It has a name, and this name, I seem to have seen it somewhere before..."

Unlike Ning Zhuo had many doubts in his heart.

How exactly did this demon cultivator called Yuan Dasheng obtain the Demon-Dyed Blood Tendon Art in advance?

Does it live in Fire Persimmon Immortal City?

At first, Unlike Ning Zhuo thought that this mechanism ape was very likely some Fire-Melting Demon Ape from the volcano. But the subsequent discoveries dispelled this hypothesis.

"Where exactly have I heard this name?"