Li Jing left his cave and started searching for some Four-eyed Jade Monkeys that could lead him to their king's lair.
He walked through the trees for a few minutes before finally finding one that was eating something at the foot of a tree.
"Hello there." He said, smiling and waving his hand.
Ook-ook!
Seeing him, the monkey immediately panicked and ran away as fast as it could.
The monkey was very fast and knew every corner of its territory. It jumped from tree to tree in the hope of outdistancing its pursuer. From time to time, it looked back to see if it was still being chased. Unfortunately, this human was tenacious and stuck close to it.
After several minutes of high-speed chase, the monkey suddenly changed its direction. It realized that it would have no chance to outrun the human behind it. Its last hope for survival was to find its king. Its king was the strongest and smartest among its kin, surely it will easily get rid of this human.
Li Jing chased the Four-eyed Jade Monkey for a few more minutes through thick trees and bushes until he saw a secret path that led to a hidden cave in a large hill. The monkey entered the cave and he followed it.
The cave was large and divided into two rooms. Li Jing noticed that there was a large and muscular humanoid figure not far from him, at the back of the room. But because of the darkness of the cave, he couldn't clearly see its face.
The monkey that he followed walked towards the figure and bowed like it was greeting a king.
"Little one, why did you bring a human in my lair?" Said the figure with a powerful voice.
"Ook-ook!"
"So, he is the human that killed so many of my kin the past two days…" It said, revealing a dangerous killing intent.
Li Jing knew the person who just spoke. It was the king of the Four-eyed Jade Monkeys!
Over the years, the king had consumed hundreds and hundreds of Soul Enhancing Pears. With the increase of its Soul Power, it became smart enough to talk like a human and it could be said that its intelligence was on par with an adult human!
The king was actually a Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla, a tier-2 Demonic Beast. At first, it was just a Four-eyed Jade Monkey but thanks to his high comprehension of the Dao of cultivation, it found a way to evolve.
"I suppose you're here for my treasure?" Said the king in a threatening tone.
"Yes, I am. But I will spare your life if you make a blood contract with me." Said Li Jing.
He had nothing against the Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla, it was normal that it wanted to defend its treasure. Li Jing thought that instead of killing it as Teng Fen did in the web novel, he could make a blood contract with it and gain a smart and powerful ally.
"Hahaha! I will never become the pet of a lowly human. If you want my treasure, you will have to kill me." It said.
"I see, too bad for you…" Said Li Jing, shaking his head in disappointment. He thought that he could convince it to make a contract but hearing its answer, it was obvious that it was not possible.
Immediately after that, the large gorilla dashed to Li Jing and powerfully punched him but Li Jing blocked its fist and punched it back. However, just as his fist was about to touch the gut of the beast, it disappeared, reappeared behind him, and kicked his back.
The strong kick sent Li Jing crashing into the back wall of the cave in a loud bang.
Li Jing immediately stood up and looked seriously at the gorilla in front of him. Although he was fine thanks to his strong body, he was very surprised because it was the first time that a Demonic Beast dodged one of his attacks. He shouldn't have underestimated this beast!
Li Jing knew that he could easily kill the Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla if he used his Lightning-flame Spirit Daggers and his Elusive Smoke Steps technique but he thought that he could gain a lot of fighting experiences if he fought the beast without them.
He rushed towards the gorilla and tried to punch its gut but the beast once again disappeared and reappeared behind him. However, Li Jing had anticipated this and used his Instant Flash Step technique to move behind the gorilla and punched its back.
This time it was the beast's turn to be thrown against the wall of the cave.
Li Jing didn't know the exact strength of the Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla but it should be over 9000 so it would not die in just one attack.
The beast stood up and walked cautiously towards Li Jing. From this, one could see that it was very smart, a normal tier-2 Demonic Beasts would have brainlessly charged him in rage.
Li Jing and the gorilla ran towards each other and exchange multiple blows for several minutes. The whole cave was shaking each time their fists and kicks connected!
However, because the beast's body was not as strong as Li Jing's body, it started to bleed profusely, and after being struck several times, it became very weak.
Li Jing, on the other hand, was relatively fine but his body hurt a little. The gorilla's strength was very high and if his body had not been strengthened by his bloodline, he would not have dared to take a blow from the beast…
Suddenly, the Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla distanced itself from Li Jing. It took a deep breath and yelled very loudly:
"Everyone come! An intruder attacks your king!"
Ook-ook! Ook-ook! Ook-ook! Ook-ook!
A few seconds later, dozen and dozen of monkeys entered the cave and ran towards Li Jing.
"You cheater!" He exclaimed.
Li Jing was very furious, he had a lot of fun fighting the gorilla and felt he was making good progress…
Seeing all the Four-eyed Jade Monkeys coming towards him, Li Jing gathered Lightning Qi in his throat.
"Heavenly Thunder Breath!" He said.
Rumble!!
A loud thunder sound echoed and the cave shook violently as Li Jing released from his mouth a wave of purple lightning that instantly turned every monkey in front of him into ash.
Following that, the smells of burnt corpses spread throughout the whole cave…
The monkeys that saw how their kins were reduced to nothing in a second immediately panicked and ran away, leaving their king to its own fate.
Li Jing turned to the Four-eyed Diamond Gorilla and decided to give it a quick death. He took out his Lightning-flame Spirit Daggers, activated his Elusive Smoke Steps technique, and rushed towards the beast at full speed.
The gorilla was shaking in fear… When it saw Li Jing coming towards it, it instinctively tried to punch him but its fist passed through his body. Then, Li Jing stabbed the head of the beast with his daggers and injected his Qi inside them, exploding it immediately and leaving only its four diamonds eyes to fall to the ground.
[Host has killed a tier-2 Demonic Beast: XP + 50.]