It was a golden-furred ape. Its entire body shimmered with dazzling brilliance, an eye-catching sight even in the dark night. It had appeared near Sunset City, a zone where, due to the presence of the War City, all flying was prohibited without Yi Tianxing's permission. Since the airspace was off-limits, the moment the golden ape appeared mid-air, it immediately plummeted like a falling weight straight toward the ground.
More specifically, it crashed down right on top of the wooden horse.
"Damn, a monkey?"The wooden horse looked up, red light flashing in its eyes. It let out a strange screech—it clearly hated monkeys.
It tried to dodge, but the ape's falling speed was simply too fast to react to. In an instant, it smashed right onto the wooden horse. No one could tell how heavy the ape actually was, but the impact caused creaking sounds to echo from all over the horse's joints, as if it was on the verge of shattering apart.
If the horse could vomit blood, it probably would have spewed it right there and then.
But it didn't vomit blood—it vomited Eternal Night soldiers.With a gaping maw, it spit out a minotaur.
"Whoa! A wooden horse that spits out minotaurs? I've never seen this before! This is a treasure—a precious horse, a Baoma!"The golden ape didn't waste time. It immediately sat astride the wooden horse, eyes lighting up with excitement. That was the gaze of someone who had stumbled upon a rare treasure.
"Come on, Baoma, be good. Spit out another minotaur for me!"The ape howled gleefully as it patted the wooden horse's head.
"Monkey, get off me right now!"The wooden horse roared in fury, body shaking as it tried to fling the ape off its back.
But the ape might as well have grown roots into the saddle. No matter how hard the horse tried, it couldn't throw him off.
"Baoma, give me another minotaur!"The ape shouted as he slapped the horse's head again. The blow made the horse see stars—almost literally. It staggered as if it were about to collapse.
"You filthy monkey, go die!"The horse was enraged. Suddenly, a wooden spike emerged from its back, thrusting straight for the ape's backside.
"Damn, that's sneaky! Trying to ambush me like that—now I'm really mad!"The golden ape reacted instantly, dodging with incredible agility. One look at the spike and his face twisted in fury. It was barbed like something out of an ancient punishment device meant for adulterers. Getting stabbed by that would be unspeakable.
The soldiers watching from the city wall all felt a chill down their spines.
"Too vicious… That horse is way too sinister."
Some even looked toward the Clown with strange expressions. After all, he was the one who had been riding that wooden horse earlier.
The Clown's expression twisted beneath his mask. He understood what those gazes meant. Utter humiliation. An unspeakable disgrace.
"Baoma, give me another one!"The ape was completely unbothered. In his hand, a golden iron staff appeared, and with a loud bang, he slammed it on the horse's head.
BANG!
The blow nearly split the horse's skull. It opened its mouth and spewed out another figure.
"A kobold! It spits out kobolds too—this horse is amazing!"
Even though it wasn't another minotaur, the ape's joy only grew."Come on, again! Let's see what else you've got inside!"
BANG!
"Ratkin!"
BANG!
"Centaur!!"
BANG!
"Werewolf!!"
The battlefield scene turned bizarre:A golden ape sitting atop a wooden horse, one hand gripping an iron staff, smacking the horse's head rhythmically. With each hit, the horse spat out a different kind of Eternal Night soldier—ratkin, kobold, werewolf, and more.
"Where the hell did this monkey come from? He's insane! He's beating the horse until it spits out all the monsters it swallowed!""Yeah! I was worried about that horse earlier, but this monkey is handling it like a champ!"
On the city walls, the soldiers were visibly relieved.No one had expected that this menacing wooden horse, resistant even to barrages of arrows, would be tamed by a monkey—beaten until it vomited monsters.
"Baoma, truly a Baoma! I've decided—from now on, you're my mount. I, Yuan Gang, need a mount like no other! Who else has a horse that spits out kobolds and minotaurs? This thing will turn heads everywhere I go!"
The ape laughed wildly, tying a rope around the horse's neck.He had already claimed it as his personal steed.
"Unique… flashy..."Yi Tianxing twitched at the scene.
He couldn't help but picture the ape riding into town, casually smacking the horse's head—bonk!—out comes a minotaur. Bonk!—now a kobold.Truly, a spectacle like no other. Hard to ignore. Unparalleled in all the world.
"You damn monkey! That's my wooden horse! Do you think I, the Clown, will just let this slide?"The Clown's voice was cold, his mask dark as soot. Rage oozed from him. The wooden horse was his personal mount—and now, this random monkey was trying to claim it?
It was a challenge. A personal insult.
"Hehe, a clown like you dares bark at me? Try me, and I'll beat you to death right here!"Yuan Gang grinned maliciously, clinging tightly to the wooden horse.
Yi Tianxing narrowed his eyes.From the ape's body, he could feel waves of immense vital energy—the kind that only came from extreme physical cultivation. This was no ordinary ape.
"A body cultivator."
Yi Tianxing recognized it instantly.
There was a torrential strength lurking inside the ape's flesh and blood, a terrifying force that could destroy heaven and earth if unleashed. This was a true body cultivator, not some wild beast. That iron staff alone must weigh a terrifying amount.
In battlefield warfare, body cultivators were monsters—brutal, relentless, and devastating.
The strength in this golden ape's body was far from ordinary.
"Vajra Heaven-Shaking Physique" (金刚撼天体)Detected by the Wordless Heavenly Tome, this was a top-tier combat physique—granting near-invulnerability and overwhelming power.With proper development, this body could grow limitlessly in strength, shaking heaven and earth.
Terrifying indeed.
Yi Tianxing showed no intention of intervening in the brewing clash between ape and Clown.This would be a good opportunity to test the Clown's true strength. The man was mysterious and hailed from Eternal Night. His previous techniques were already formidable—now was the time to see his real cards.
"How dare you speak to me like that?! All who've done so are now dust in the wind! You want to die? Then I'll oblige!"The Clown's voice turned deadly.
"Want my Baoma? Then eat my staff first!"Yuan Gang's expression darkened into a wicked grin. Golden light surged around him as he leapt from the horse, swinging his iron staff directly at the Clown's head.
He moved like golden lightning—fast, ruthless, impossible to dodge.The staff radiated dazzling brilliance, and the air shrieked with an explosive boom as it ripped through.
"You think you can kill me? You're dreaming."The Clown's tone was icy. He showed no fear.
A flash of light appeared in his hand—and suddenly, a puppet emerged.
It looked exactly like Yuan Gang.
Only much, much smaller.