Magma Fairy Palace.
Room number three.
The puppet Meng Chong was surrounded by electric light and rushed towards Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng like a thunderbolt.
At the moment they crossed paths, Dasheng seized the fleeting opportunity, grabbed Meng Chong's arms with his large hands, and performed an over-the-shoulder throw.
Bang!
Meng Chong was smashed onto the tiles, his vision spinning.
Then he saw Dasheng's broad foot stepping towards him, the wind whistling sharply.
Meng Chong's heart trembled, and he shouted in his mind, "Frenzied Rushing Thunder!"
Electric light surged around him, and he disappeared from where he stood.
The next moment, Dasheng's right foot came crashing down, shattering the floor tiles.
Meng Chong created some distance, spiritual power surging around him, his heart heavy.
He had already been thrown twice by Dasheng.
"This is a formidable enemy!" Meng Chong quickly adjusted his mindset.
Yuan Dasheng missed his strike and remained motionless.
The scene fell into a temporary stalemate.
Outside the Immortal Palace.
Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion in his underground workspace at home. His eyes were tightly shut, his mind fully focused on the battle within the Immortal Palace.
One side was Meng Chong, and the other was Yuan Dasheng. Both had Immortal Aptitude!
"Meng Chong's puppet body, in terms of material and structure, is far inferior to Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng. This severely affects his combat performance, but with the support of Immortal Talent Mad Dash Thunder, he still poses a significant threat. He is still alive, and his combat intelligence far surpasses that of spiritual Dasheng."
"Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng's advantage lies in its mechanical body crafted by the Magma Fairy Palace, with materials and construction far surpassing Meng Chong's puppet. Its deficiency, however, is with only eighty percent spiritual nature, it is not a real living being and lacks the unpredictability of Meng Chong."
"According to the Magma Fairy Palace, even with eighty percent spiritual nature, it can still use Immortal Aptitude Righteous Golden Firmness. I wonder what it will look like when truly executed."
Ning Zhuo continuously assessed the combat power of both sides in his mind.
He paid great attention to this battle.
The result of this battle would greatly influence his future decisions.
"Frenzied Rushing Thunder." Meng Chong called softly in his mind, then suddenly launched a third charge at Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng.
Meng Chong rapidly closed the distance, almost reaching Dasheng's front.
When he saw Dasheng extend his hands, his spirit surged, and he exerted all his strength.
In an instant, electric light burst from the puppet's body, causing Meng Chong's speed to surge once more!
This was the result of his recent special training.
His vision blurred, and he circled behind Yuan Dasheng.
"Success!" Meng Chong was overjoyed, preparing to strike Yuan Dasheng's back. But in the next moment, his legs and feet were yanked, throwing his entire body out of balance, and his offensive collapsed abruptly.
As Meng Chong's body tilted severely and he toppled to the ground, he saw the culprit that had caused his downfall, "Damn, it's the monkey's tail!"
Yuan Dasheng's tail, like a whip, had wrapped around Meng Chong's left leg.
Then, Yuan Dasheng let out a low roar, turned around, took a step forward, and raised his fist to strike Meng Chong.
Meng Chong, suspended in mid-air, felt his vision darken as Yuan Dasheng, like a mountain, toppled towards him, quickly filling his field of view.
Yuan Dasheng's raised fist resembled a meteor falling to the ground, breaking through the air with a fierce whistling sound, causing Meng Chong's heart to quake wildly.
"Frenzied Rushing Thunder!" Meng Chong exerted all his strength to use his Immortal Aptitude.
Electric light burst forth, allowing him to break free from the monkey tail's bind, regaining his freedom, and dodging quickly.
Bang!
In the next instant, Yuan Dasheng's fist, like a steel hammer, struck the ground, shattering the tiles.
Electric light cornered the wall, and as it dissipated, it revealed puppet Meng Chong.
Seeing Yuan Dasheng's fist almost embedded in the tiles, Meng Chong couldn't help but take a deep breath. If that hit had landed on him, his fragile puppet body would have undoubtedly been wrecked.
Such peril only ignited more fighting spirit in Meng Chong.
"Hahaha." He laughed loudly, "Only such a challenge is fun!"
Then, his entire body was enveloped in a dazzling electric light as he launched another charge.
He continuously activated his Immortal Aptitude but did not easily approach Yuan Dasheng. He seemed to transform into a streak of electric light, weaving through room number three.
The electric light moved so fast that it left afterimages of lightning in Yuan Dasheng's eyes.
As time passed, more and more afterimages of lightning filled the room, intertwining as if creating a giant net intended to trap Yuan Dasheng.
Ning Zhuo, upon seeing this, felt a stir in his heart, "This is Meng Chong withstanding the intense pressure and making a breakthrough in the midst of battle."
"He can maintain top speed, and this speed even exceeds the previous limit by a bit."
"This is superior talent, huh!"
Witnessing all this personally made Ning Zhuo marvel at such exceptional talent.
The electric light filled room number three, while Yuan Dasheng stood like an old tree, silently.
It could only defend passively.
At Meng Chong's speed, it couldn't keep up. Spiritual nature told it that remaining unchanged in the ever-changing battlefield was the best strategy.
Suddenly, the electric light strayed and smashed into Yuan Dasheng.
Yuan Dasheng extended his hand to block.
With a bang, after the collision, it staggered back a large step.
Whereas the electric light that once was Meng Chong rebounded off the wall and quickly regained lost speed, continuing to dart across the room.
Meng Chong occasionally launched assaults, and Yuan Dasheng, unable to match his speed, began accumulating more scars under passive defense.
Meng Chong laughed heartily, knowing he had the upper hand.
"This mechanical monkey's close combat ability is too strong!"
"It's at least that of a martial arts master, or rather, a martial arts master."
"But it can't keep up with my speed. As long as I can continue to sprint, I'll surely wear it down!"
As Meng Chong thought this, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
Crackling.
The electric light on his body flickered twice and then became very weak.
He exposed a lethal vulnerability.
Almost instantly, Yuan Dasheng let out a loud roar and took consecutive steps forward. After two or three steps, it was right in front of Meng Chong.
Yuan Dasheng shrugged and charged, and with Meng Chong's state suddenly plummeting, he couldn't dodge and was hit directly.
Bang.
Like a giant cannonball, puppet Meng Chong was smashed into the wall, his right leg breaking off upon impact.
His entire puppet body rebounded a short distance after hitting the wall.
Meng Chong had just raised his head when a gust of wind swept by, and Yuan Dasheng appeared like a black mountain.
Yuan Dasheng raised his leg, his knee like a steel spike, tearing through the air with a howling sound!
Instinctively, Meng Chong extended his hands, crossing them in front of his chest to protect himself.
Bang.
The next moment, Yuan Dasheng's knee shattered Meng Chong's puppet hands and forearms, utterly decimating them!
Meng Chong's chest suffered severe damage, shattering significantly, and he was violently hurled towards the ceiling.
His back slammed into the ceiling, causing countless cracks to appear.
Meng Chong gritted his teeth, the brutal beating fueling his rage and battle spirit to the maximum.
Unfortunately, Frenzied Rushing Thunder couldn't be activated.
He twisted in mid-air, adjusting his posture, head down and feet up. Pushing off the ceiling with a single foot, he shot diagonally, trying to evade Yuan Dasheng's follow-up attack.
Yuan Dasheng stood his ground, watching Meng Chong shoot diagonally away.
Yuan Dasheng's chest showed a noticeable rise and fall, as if taking a deep breath.
His right palm trembled slightly, and the runes inscribed inside began to emit a radiant glow.