The Ape King Makes a Move

Although Tang Yan was not fully conscious, not a single move he made was aimless.

Within his spiritual world, countless deadly killing moves had taken shape and were bearing down on him. Every strike Tang Yan unleashed was resisting the dangers appearing in that inner world.

His speed grew faster and faster.

Before absolute strength and speed, all martial skills could only serve as support.

"Bang! Bang!"

Martial skills occasionally merged with his close-combat movements, sending dust flying for a time, his momentum extraordinary.

As Tang Yan's speed quickened, afterimages even began to appear around him.

"Bang!"

At last, after Tang Yan threw out another punch, his body finally came to a halt.

There was not the slightest sound around him.

Only Tang Yan's calm breathing remained.

He stood motionless where he was. An incomparably mysterious aura began to grow within his Dantian.

Inside his Dantian, there seemed to be a tiny figure constantly fighting. In the end, it abruptly punched out, shattering every barrier within his Dantian.

The vortex current within his Dantian sped up in an instant. Countless strands of Spiritual Qi began gathering there, then flowed into his limbs and bones.

An indescribably refreshing feeling spread through him. Tang Yan felt as if his whole body was filled with boundless strength.

His strength had reached the Black Rank!

Sensing the surging True Qi within his Dantian, the corner of Tang Yan's mouth lifted in a faint smile.

In his previous life, although Tang Yan had never reached the peak of the martial path, he had often dealt with top experts. His experience and judgment were naturally far from ordinary.

After carefully savoring the change, he could no longer hide the excitement in his heart.

He had actually entered the Enlightenment Realm that all martial artists dreamed of!

And it was the Combat Realm!

By borrowing the Combat Realm, he had shattered the barrier in his Dantian and broken through to the Black Rank. More importantly, it had planted a Combat Heart within his body, allowing him to fight entirely by instinct.

Before Tang Yan could celebrate, the wisp of Heaven and Earth Creation Flame within his Dantian suddenly leapt, its color brightening by another degree.

"Supreme Alchemy Scripture, Fire Control Art, advanced chapter..."

A chant suddenly came from within the Heaven and Earth Creation Cauldron.

Tang Yan carefully absorbed the chant, and wild joy surged through his heart.

Before this, he had only possessed the simple control method of the Fire Control Art, without any true cultivation method for it.

Now, according to what was recorded in this chant, Tang Yan discovered that using the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame was also very straightforward.

The first way was strength. The higher his cultivation, the longer he could release the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame, and the greater its power would be. This method directly burned True Qi to produce power, so it was relatively simple.

The second way was to consume treasures. After they were refined by the Heaven and Earth Creation Cauldron, useful essence could be extracted and used to strengthen the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame.

The third way was to devour Spiritual Flame. If, through Fated Chance, he encountered a Spiritual Flame left between heaven and earth, devouring it would greatly increase the power of the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame.

Ordinary spirit treasures had limited effect on strengthening the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame. Devouring Spiritual Flame was clearly more effective.

However, in all of Tingxiang Kingdom, he had never heard any record of Spiritual Flame. Finding one would be extremely difficult.

Tang Yan sighed inwardly.

As the number one divine cauldron of Huaxia, the Heaven and Earth Creation Cauldron contained far too many secrets. If he wanted to uncover them layer by layer, he could only keep raising his strength.

Such matters could not be forced. Tang Yan stopped dwelling on them.

Sensing his greatly increased strength, Tang Yan smiled faintly, stepped into Phantom Step, and once again headed toward Fire Ape Peak.

The Fire Apes, who had won the last great battle so perfectly, had long since been itching for the next fight. They had already made up their minds that this time, they had to beat Tang Yan to death.

The Fire Apes, who had always been utterly sick of Tang Yan, were now actually waiting eagerly for his arrival.

Ever since Tang Yan had escaped, the pack had been staring down the mountain, waiting until their eyes nearly dried out.

Three shichen passed.

They had thought Tang Yan would appear soon, but after waiting and waiting, they still did not see his figure. The Fire Apes gradually grew restless.

That human truly was shameless, filthy, and despicable. He had toyed with them for so many days, but the moment their king came out, he realized he was no match and no longer dared to appear!

Just as they were cursing Tang Yan, one Fire Ape suddenly let out an excited roar.

The Fire Apes immediately perked up and looked down the mountain.

When that familiar figure entered their sight, the entire group nearly burst into tears.

Damn it, they had finally waited him out!

After all, they were only spirit beasts, not humans. Their scheming was not as deep as mankind's.

When Tang Yan saw their excited appearance, he could not help laughing inwardly.

These beasts probably wished they could tear him to pieces.

The Fire Ape King still stood behind the group of Fire Apes.

Tang Yan paid no attention to the contempt in the Fire Ape King's eyes.

He thought to himself, I'm not afraid of you coming out. I'm only afraid you won't.

Otherwise, these Second-Rank Fire Apes truly were not enough for him to fight.

"Ao!"

At the Fire Ape King's command, the Fire Apes swiftly charged toward Tang Yan.

Facing the imposing Fire Ape group, Tang Yan showed no fear. His figure flashed forward like lightning as he charged into them.

Before long, a trace of gravity flashed through the Fire Ape King's eyes, and its earlier contempt vanished completely.

Before, under its command, this shameless human had been utterly unable to withstand them.

Who would have thought that this time, the fellow would move with such ease?

Moreover, although this boy had been very fast last time, there had still been flaws between his movements.

Now, in battle, not only did his moves shift in countless ways, they flowed naturally from one to the next, as if they had been formed by heaven itself.

In a mere half day, this fellow's strength had increased so much?

"Roar!"

Unwilling to accept it, the Fire Ape King continued directing the Fire Apes' assault.

But as time passed, the Fire Apes still failed to do anything to Tang Yan. Instead, under Tang Yan's fierce attacks, the Fire Apes were injured one after another.

The fight tilted completely in Tang Yan's favor. Of the thirteen Fire Apes, only five still had the strength to fight.

Judging from their condition, they would likely fall before much longer.

"Ao!"

The Fire Ape King raised its head and gave a long roar.

The Fire Apes that had been fighting abruptly abandoned their attacks and all moved aside.

Watching the Fire Ape King walk toward him step by step, a trace of solemnity flashed through Tang Yan's eyes.

The Ape King bared its teeth at Tang Yan, roared furiously, and charged at him.

Seeing the Fire Ape King rushing over with such force, Tang Yan did not shrink back.

Having already stepped into the first grade of the Black Rank, Tang Yan also wanted to know whether his current strength could match a Third-Rank Spirit Beast.

"Bang!"

Man and ape collided fist against fist, producing a tremendous sound.

Tang Yan took one step back with a thud, while the Fire Ape King merely swayed.

"My strength is still a little lacking, but with my current power, dealing with you should be enough!"

Having gained a measure of the Fire Ape King's strength, Tang Yan relaxed.

He stepped in close, his fists raining down toward the Fire Ape King's body.

The Fire Ape King was also extremely fast. Man and ape continued battling through the mountain.

A little less than half a shichen passed in combat.

At that moment, Tang Yan suddenly caught an opening in the Fire Ape King's movements.

The Combat Heart stirred. His moves did not pause in the slightest, and he shifted between martial skill and close-combat strike in an instant.

Thousand Mountains Fist blasted out.