Chapter 291: Wait, the Mechanical Ape in the Trial Room?! (Seeking Monthly Votes)
"It, it, it isn't that mechanical ape we encountered in the trial checkpoint?!"
"Why is it appearing here?"
"It's being controlled by Sun Lingtong, which means we've been set up by No-Void Sect's thieves all along?!"
The reformation team members who entered the second round of the imperial trial were shocked to the point of being speechless.
Some were so furious that they broke down, cursing Sun Lingtong loudly.
Too sinister!
Too cunning!
This is too treacherous!!
Everyone in the reformation team had been tormented by the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng. Even Ning Zhuo, the true owner of the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, had also staged several acts with it.
In short, the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, was a sore spot for the entire reformation team, a shadow, and a figure that they had once gritted their teeth over countless times.
In order to deal with the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, and the Nether Envoy, Qi Bai, the three reformation teams had even once jointly launched a large-scale campaign against them.
It had failed!
The Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, had brought too many failures, too much humiliation, and too many setbacks to everyone.
Previously, people had believed it was merely part of the trial checkpoint mechanism.
This perception had allowed them to accept it more easily, psychologically.
After all, the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, came from the Three Sect Lords, so it was entirely understandable for everyone to lose to such a powerful Void Refining expert.
But now, with Sun Lingtong openly using the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, everyone suddenly realized—they hadn't lost to a Void Refining expert; they had been repeatedly tricked by No-Void Sect's thieves!
And they had been tricked so many times.
If it weren't for this second round of the imperial trial, they would have been kept in the dark for a lifetime.
For a moment, the feeling of frustration and rage was so overwhelming that even the waters of the Three Rivers wouldn't be enough to wash it away!
"Despicable Sun thief!"
"I curse you and your entire No-Void Sect, may your sons be born without buttholes in this life!!"
"You scoundrel, you're not even human anymore!"
For a time, Sun Lingtong became the most notorious figure in the central plaza. Countless pairs of fiery eyes stared at him.
Countless curses and insults rained down on him like a torrential storm.
At first, Sun Lingtong felt a bit uncomfortable, but after that, he began to enjoy it.
"Tasting it carefully, this is quite thrilling."
"Hehe!"
"I just love seeing you all hate me but unable to take me down."
"Oh right, it's more like being taken down by me instead."
"Hehehe..."
Sun Lingtong swaggered around proudly, his small face flushed with excitement.
After summoning the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, he immediately began a terrifying winning streak. Even Zhu Xuanji and the others were successively defeated by him.
But the person who broke down the most wasn't anyone else—it was Meng Chong.
"Argh! You villain, how dare you toy with us like this? I’ll twist your head off and kick it like a ball!"
"I'm furious! Absolutely furious!!"
Meng Chong roared continuously, but all he could do was watch helplessly as his mechanical puppets, after losing their numerical advantage, were brutally destroyed by the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng.
Memories of the past resurfaced in his mind, turning into slaps that hit his face—smack, smack, smack.
The pain was unbearable!
For someone like him, a proud son of heaven, this humiliation was truly excessive.
Meng Chong was so enraged that his face turned red, his hair stood on end, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to charge into the central area and personally fight the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng.
However, an invisible force stopped him in his tracks.
Sun Lingtong didn't miss the chance to rub it in.
He extended his pinky finger, picking at his ear, and looked at Meng Chong with disdain. "Little worm, what are you screaming about? Haven't I beaten you enough?"
In an instant, Meng Chong froze in his struggle.
Then, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and his whole body seemed on the verge of exploding as he roared toward the sky, letting out a deafening cry of rage.
"I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!!" Meng Chong was so angry he lost his mind.
No matter how much the people from the City Lord's Mansion tried to dissuade him, it was useless.
Zhu Xuanji, Booklord, and others, however, didn’t let their anger cloud their judgment.
"Rather than saying I lost to Sun Lingtong, it’s more accurate to say I lost to this spiritual mechanical ape."
"This ape is indeed formidable. At the same level of cultivation, even I would find it difficult to stop."
"According to the information given in the second round of the imperial trial, the mechanical ape came from the trial checkpoint and was brought out, which is why it can be used in the imperial trial."
"By this reasoning, No-Void Sect must also have a mechanical puppet capable of controlling ghosts."
Upon discussing this, even the elite members of the Golden Core realm fell silent.
Sun Lingtong had revealed only one card, and already he had such a massive advantage. He hadn’t even used his other trump card yet.
"It’s foreseeable that the first place in the second round of the imperial trial will once again be the 'entry standard'!"
"Fortunately, the second round of the imperial trial only eliminates the last ten participants, so it won’t be hard for us to make it to the next round."
"The mechanical ape came from the trial checkpoint, so why haven't the reformation teams from the four major powers found this reward? Is it deeper within the trial checkpoint?"
Everyone kept speculating.
No one told them that a mole had covered up the Buddhist and demonic paths.
With the help of the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, Sun Lingtong made a spectacular comeback, quickly reversing his losing streak and surging ahead.
The reason Ning Zhuo had chosen to deploy the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, instead of the Nether Envoy, Qi Bai, was that the Golden-Blooded Battle Ape, Dasheng, had already been exposed the most. Revealing a bit more wouldn’t matter.
Although this mechanical puppet had undergone material upgrades in the later stages, with many Foundation Establishment-level materials replacing the old ones,
it was still only at Foundation Establishment strength and couldn’t match up to the likes of Zhu Xuanji and others on the stage.
It could only show off a bit in the ring.
The Nether Envoy, Qi Bai, however, was different!
Although its materials were also limited to the Foundation Establishment level, it contained the Golden Core that Qi Bai had in life, and if fully activated, it would possess Golden Core-level combat strength!