I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 456: Chapter 457 It’s Not Targeting Anyone
Above the golden clouds, a slender arm extended, veins bulging like coiling dragons, fingers as tough as millennia-old cold iron suddenly seized the other end of the golden cudgel, unmoving.

At that moment, the Through-Arm Divine Gibbon seemed to feel the provocation from the Six-Eared Macaque, its eyes flashing fiercely as it turned to look at the incoming enemy.

“Roar!”

In an instant, the Six-Eared Macaque sensed an immense crisis; facing those profound eyes, it felt as tiny as a speck of dust.

A strong tremble of fear compelled it to strike, its sharp claws shimmering with divine splendor as it furiously swiped at the gibbon in front of it.

The Long-Armed Divine Ape’s eyes were filled with indifference. With a flick of his golden arm, he snatched the Sea-Calming Divine Needle and sent the Six-Eared Macaque flying away.

After sizing up the Sea-Calming Divine Needle in its hand, the Through-Arm Divine Gibbon lost interest and casually threw it aside.

The Six-Eared Macaque grew more irritable, flashing forward to grasp the golden cudgel in its hand and slamming it onto the ground.

Fear was evident in its eyes. The gibbon in the void instilled a great sense of crisis within it. On the surface, the powers of the two golden Divine Apes should be evenly matched, but for some reason, it felt that the Long-Armed Divine Ape contained energy as vast as the ocean within its body.

As if what was now unleashed was merely the water of a trench.

Seeing this, the surrounding powerhouses were even more astounded; it seemed that the plot was taking an unexpected turn. Not only did the Long-Armed Divine Ape show disregard for the Six-Eared Macaque, but it nonchalantly tossed it aside, as if discarding an unwanted toy.

Could it be this casual?

What was more surprising, the Six-Eared Macaque seemed to have developed a sense of fear, showing great reverence for the Divine Ape in the void. Though it still roared and howled on the ground, it dared not charge up to initiate another attack.

“What’s going on, is Elder Tianwu seeing things? How could Aolai Country’s Sea-Calming Divine Needle fear that Divine Needle of unknown origin?”

“Not sure, Elder. It seems that the two Divine Apes should be quite equal. Why would the Six-Eared Macaque be afraid?”

“Could it be that the Sea-Calming Divine Needle summoned by Li Xiaobai has an even greater might than the one from the Eastern Sea’s Aolai Country?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. The Eastern Sea put innumerable efforts and Heaven and Earth Treasures into nurturing that staff; how could it possibly be surpassed so easily by some unknown stick?”

“Shh, keep it down, be careful the Vice Leader hears you.”

The group of Ancestors watched the golden Colossus in the sky, their eyes filled with shock.

The Six-Eared Macaque, which casually killed Ancestor Huorong’s mount, was considered a fearless being to them and had the power comparable to the peak cultivators of the Mahayana Realm. Yet now, it was actually afraid of an unknown Divine Ape Artifact Spirit, which was truly baffling.

“The Six-Eared Macaque is actually afraid of that Long-Armed Divine Ape!”

“Young Master Li, do you know the origin of this Sea-Calming Divine Needle?”

Liuren’s eyes sparkled with fascination; she had kept the Sea-Calming Divine Needle by her side since childhood. The Artifact Spirit of the Six-Eared Macaque was exceedingly familiar to her—arrogant, confident, and overestimating itself were its hallmarks.

In Liuren’s memory, the Six-Eared Macaque only had one experience of fear.

It was when she was young, advancing from the Transcendence Tribulation Stage to the Mahayana Realm, being pursued by several top experts of the Mainland. She was so weak she could barely fight back, and at that time, the Six-Eared Macaque hadn’t fully grown and was almost torn to pieces.

That was the first and only time she realized that the Six-Eared Macaque could feel fear.

Many years had passed, and facing another Sea-Calming Divine Needle, the Six-Eared Macaque again showed signs of fear.

At this moment, she was certain that this Sea-Calming Divine Needle was different from, and even stronger than, Aolai’s. However, there must be some intricate connection between them.

This was a secret. She had a premonition that if she could understand it, not only would her perspective and mindset expand greatly, but her life’s trajectory might also change as a result.

Intuition told her that this matter must be clarified.

“Hehe, one can make some guesses, but there are too many people and too much noise here. Once this matter is settled, I am willing to have a long talk with the Vice Leader.”

Li Xiaobai said with a faint smile.

After seeing the two golden Divine Apes facing each other from a distance, he had already begun to vaguely speculate.

If it was really as he suspected, then there were not two Sea-Calming Divine Needles in the world, but four!

“Then thank you very much, Young Master Li!”

Liuren’s eyes lit up. Li Xiaobai’s willingness to cooperate was more than welcome. After some interaction, she realized that those so-called young prodigies from the Mainland’s first echelon were nothing compared to him; he was a true genius, possessing the potential to ascend to the Upper Realm.

Forming ties with such a talented youth was something her Aolai Country was very happy about.

“I wonder what the Long-Armed Divine Ape is up to right now. Does Young Master Li have a way to communicate with it?”

Liuren asked Li Xiaobai, looking up at the golden Sea-Calming Divine Needle in the sky.

“There’s no way. The Sea-Calming Divine Needle comes and goes freely, the golden monkey will cause a big commotion and then leave on its own, not subject to any restraints or control.”

“Right now, it should be choosing a suitable opponent to attack.”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the cultivators present trembled. None of them wanted to get embroiled with a Divine Ape that seemed to be exceptionally difficult to deal with.

“What’s there to choose, monkey? See those old fools over there? Just smack them, and you’ll be sure to kill a whole bunch!”

The old beggar showed his teeth and grinned, shouting loudly. In his eyes, none of the old ancestors in front of him were good news, and killing one would be a gain.

“Elder Tianwu, you…”

The faces of the ancestors changed, filled with both shock and anger. After so many years, this old man was still so shameless.

It was at this moment, however, that the Long-Armed Divine Ape in the void moved.

Above the clouds, the Divine Ape stood up straight, and its eyes seemingly twinkled with the stars and moon. With one hand, it slapped the heaven-piercing, earth-standing golden cudgel beneath its feet, not shrinking it but instead lifting it horizontally with force.

On its arms, green dragons bulged, filled with divine radiance.

“Right, that’s it, monkey, go get them!”

The old beggar shouted excitedly; it seemed to him as if the golden giant ape was responding to his words.

The void shook, the ground cracked, and the earth-standing golden cudgel began to lift inch by inch, raised by the Long-Armed Divine Ape.

The golden light pierced through the sky, the strong savage aura pervaded the entire battlefield, settling into the hearts of each cultivator present.

Looking up at the endlessly large Sea-Calming Divine Needle above their heads, a sense of foreboding surged within all the cultivators.

“I…”

“Damn it, this monkey isn’t targeting anyone specific!”

“It wants to kill us all in one strike!”