< Chapter 67: Explosion >
Once the Huoshi was broken, it immediately self-destructed!
Yuan Dasheng’s attention had been entirely focused on Yuan Er, the Millennium Huoshi, and the surrounding Mechanical Monkeys.
He never thought he could make a mistake!
It was utterly impossible.
He had been picking Huoshis for many years, and it had become an instinct. The possibility of making an error did not exist.
But the fact was, he did make a mistake!
At this moment, the enraged monkey’s eyes bulged, staring helplessly at the Huoshi self-destructing in its hand. The self-destruction triggered other explosions, initiating a chain reaction of detonations in the entire Huoshi Forest.
This was a Millennium Huoshi Forest!
In the face of life and death, Yuan Dasheng thought of Yuan Er, who was still in the forest.
Without hesitation, he rushed back to protect Yuan Er.
He wanted to escape the Huoshi Forest with Yuan Er.
But Fei Si would not allow it!
This was the most important asset of Puppet Immortal City, his responsibility, and a significant achievement during the City Lord’s tenure.
Each small section of the Huoshi Forest was isolated by formations to prevent a chain reaction of explosions during harvesting from destroying the entire forest.
The moment of the explosion, the defensive formation was triggered, isolating this section of the Millennium Huoshi Forest to prevent the explosion from spreading to others.
Yuan Dasheng and Yuan Er were trapped inside.
Boom, boom, boom…
The chain reaction of explosions began.
Yuan Er trembled violently, his body shaking like a sieve, eyes tightly shut, clutching Yuan Dasheng’s fur, screaming incessantly, “Uncle Monkey, Uncle Monkey! I’m going to die, we’re going to die!!”
Yuan Dasheng held him in his arms, turning his back to the exploding Huoshi Forest.
The entire Huoshi Forest exploded!
In an instant, flames soared into the sky, and fierce flames roared like a gigantic red lotus of flames blooming in the world, extremely scorching, melting gold and iron.
Terrifying flames and shockwaves rolled in, filling the entire formation space.
Under the immense pressure of life and death, Yuan Dasheng’s face contorted in a grimace. He instinctively wanted to use the Demonic Blood Tendon Technique!
But suddenly, he realized something and hesitated!
On the mountainside.
Ning Zhuo’s face was full of astonishment. The firelight from the explosion illuminated his young, tender face, turning it crimson, but it couldn’t erase the gleam in his eyes.
“It worked!” His heart raced, filled with ecstatic joy at this moment.
This was the trap he had painstakingly designed, intended to kill Yuan Dasheng.
Such a terrifying explosion posed a life-threatening danger to Yuan Dasheng! He had to give his all to have any hope of surviving.
However, could he give his all? Could he reveal the Demonic Blood Tendon Technique?
Once he exposed it, he would inevitably face eradication and capture!
Because it was a demonic technique, there might be some room for leniency in private. But if he exposed it in front of everyone, which righteous person would dare to shelter him?
At this moment, the four major forces were unaware of the astonishing value Yuan Dasheng had discovered in the Lava Immortal Palace.
The four major forces were working together to hunt down the Shadow Demon Cultivator.
If someone who could perform demonic techniques suddenly appeared, what would their reaction be?
At this moment, time seemed to slow down.
Terrifying explosions, crimson flames gradually engulfed Yuan Dasheng and Yuan Er.
Yuan Dasheng held Yuan Er tightly in his arms. In a daze, he saw Yuan Yi again.
Yuan Yi excitedly held Yuan Er and ran to Yuan Dasheng.
“Look, Dasheng, this is my child, he is my child!” Yuan Yi was overjoyed. “I have a child now, I have a descendant in this world.”
Yuan Dasheng grinned, genuinely happy for Yuan Yi.
Yuan Yi handed the child directly to Yuan Dasheng.
Yuan Dasheng quickly took him, feeling a bit flustered.
The baby was so small that he carefully supported him with his palm. From the small wrapping cloth, he could feel the warmth and fragility of the baby.
These feelings touched him deeply.
Yuan Yi watched Yuan Dasheng with a smile, “You like him too, right? That’s great, cough cough!”
As he spoke, Yuan Yi spat out blood.
Yuan Dasheng quickly looked up at Yuan Yi, calling out with concern in his eyes.
Yuan Yi waved his hand dismissively, “Old ailment, you know that.”
He wiped the corner of his mouth and spat out another mouthful of blood, ignoring the severe pain in his body. He still smiled and said, “Climbing up from the bottom, step by step, to this position, how could it be without some cost?”
“Isn’t that right, Dasheng?”
The ape chuckled a few times; its scars were the best response.
Yuan Yi stretched his arms and took a few deep breaths. “Damn, I’ve lived my life, and it’s worth it.”
Then, in a calm voice, Yuan Yi continued, “I took action. This child no longer has a mother. Hmph, that woman thought she could leverage her child to secure her position. Without her, her family’s manpower and assets are all ours!”
“I said I would make her regret it.”
“I said the humiliation I suffered would be repaid tenfold. I meant what I said, Dasheng.”
The ape nodded, its gaze towards the baby becoming much gentler.
Yuan Yi also looked at the baby and said, “I named him Yuan Er. Dasheng, my life isn’t as long as yours.”
“If one day I’m no longer here, let Yuan Er take Yuan Yi’s place and continue to accompany you.”
…
Yuan Er got hungry and started crying. Yuan Dasheng squeezed juice from a peach the size of a washbasin and fed it to him. As a result, Yuan Er ended up soaked like a drowned rat.
Yuan Er fell ill. Yuan Dasheng sped through the immortal city at night, rushing into the medical hall. He grabbed the pharmacist by the neck, dragging him along, flying and leaping. The pharmacist’s screams shattered the tranquility of the moonlit night.
Yuan Er began to climb. He clung to Yuan Dasheng’s thick monkey fur, challenging heights. Each time he fell, Yuan Dasheng’s palm would catch him precisely.
Yuan Er gradually grew up, but Yuan Yi weakened day by day, bedridden for a long time.
In the end.
In the final moments of his life, Yuan Yi said to Yuan Er, “You brat, rely on your monkey uncle in the future and keep this family business going for me.”
The young Yuan Er cried uncontrollably.
Yuan Yi looked at the ape, his strength briefly returning, and shouted, “Dasheng! I, I…”
Yuan Dasheng followed with a shout, but unlike before, he could no longer hear Yuan Yi’s subsequent words.
Yuan Yi lay on the bed, eyes wide open, mouth agape, with no signs of life.
The ape stood silently, like a statue. It showed no expression, yet its ears were filled with the thunderous roar of explosions, echoing like heavenly thunder.
Boom—!
The deafening explosion was terrifying, like a prehistoric beast, instantly engulfing Yuan Dasheng and Yuan Er.
Then, the explosion was blocked by the formation. The crimson light was extremely dazzling, completely filling the entire formation space.
In just a few breaths, the firelight dissipated.
People around could once again see inside the formation.
A scorched land, full of devastation. The once dense Huoshi Forest had almost completely vanished. Only a few persimmon trees remained, their trunks turned into pitch-black charcoal, stubbornly standing tall.
In the next moment, as the hot wind scattered, the charred tree trunks cracked open and fell to the ground.
Yuan Dasheng was half-kneeling on the ground, like a statue.
Yuan Er moved in his arms, and Yuan Dasheng fell to the ground with a thud.
His skin was torn, his back was blown open, revealing the white bones of his spine. His monkey fur was gone, and his skin was charred black in patches.
He kept his eyes tightly shut, teeth bared. The intense pain and his full effort to protect, frozen on his face.
Yuan Er was in a daze, slowly turning his head to look around. Then he shivered and snapped back to reality.
He quickly checked himself and found only minor injuries.
It was simply a miracle!
Yuan Er could hardly believe it. At the moment of the explosion, he thought he was dead! Unexpectedly, he was still alive, and in such good condition.