Chapter 1066: Best State

This was his ultimate weapon to test and confront Xu Yang. At the same moment, the delicate little girl who had been gathering mushrooms by the small house on the peak of another mountain couldn't help but stop her restless movements. She stood on the edge of the cliff, eyes wide.

She stared ahead in astonishment, muttering, "My heavens! Is Brother King Kong truly serious? It's been so many years since I've seen him display such power. His punch could shatter the entire Skull King Island. Does he really need to use such immense power against a mere human?"

The little girl murmured to herself. Unbeknownst to her, Lister and Plancis, who were tied near the door, both snorted with a cold laugh. "How could a brat like you understand our boss's true strength?" they scoffed. "Even if your ape brother uses all his reserves, trying to gain an advantage against our boss is wishful thinking. If you don't believe us, just wait and see.”

After Lister spoke, Plancis, standing nearby, seemed to get an idea. His eyes darted around, and then he revealed a cold smile, speaking softly to the mushroom-gathering girl's back.

“Don't you always enjoy a challenge, girl?" he said. "How about we play a game this time, make a bet?” Plancis had tried this many times with success. In fact, he wasn't the only one who liked to solve problems with bets; everyone in the Glory team, except for Ling Yao, had a strong interest in this.

As expected, the little girl immediately turned around excitedly after hearing Plancis's suggestion. Her big eyes shone as she stared at Plancis. “Tell me, what fun game do you have in mind?”

“It's simple,” Plancis began. “Let's bet on who will be the ultimate winner of this battle. If your Brother King Kong wins, then we'll honor the bet. You release my wife, Jessica, and Lister and I will follow you as your servants for the rest of our lives. Even if you have to stay on Skull King Island for all eternity, we will never go back on our word and will serve you by your side. However, if your brother loses this fight, you must not only release the three of us but also come with me to apologize to my boss and agree to one condition he sets.”

The little girl seemed full of confidence in her Brother King Kong. She agreed without hesitation, saying, “You said it! I'll even need to start thinking about how to put my new servants to work.”

The brat seemed particularly excited. Little did she know, by agreeing to Plancis's terms, she had already fallen into a trap he specifically set for her. The reason was simple: When had Xu Yang ever lost? Theoretically, this wasn't a fair wager at all, because victory could only ever belong to Xu Yang. As King Kong's giant footsteps grew more frequent, the tremors of the earth intensified repeatedly. Feeling the increasing pressure from the surrounding air, Xu Yang finally opened his eyes again.

“Excellent. A clash of the wildest, most primal forces. I haven't experienced anything like this in years.” Xu Yang wasn't exaggerating.

Ever since he left his old home in Quzhou Tianlan, almost every peak battle he'd fought involved his opponents' power being amplified by various external forces. Only when sparring with those close to him could he occasionally experience the thrill of such a pure power confrontation. However, the strength of his current companions was far inferior to his own. Therefore, it had been too long since he had experienced this purest form of enjoyment, exclusive to cultivators.

This was precisely why some peak cultivators, who had lived a life of lonely invincibility, would often feel a mutual respect for a lifelong formidable adversary. No matter what level one stood at, a worthy opponent was always needed. The pleasurable thrill derived from constant sparring and contention between two equals could actually further enhance their respective cultivation speeds. At this moment, Ling Yao and the other onlookers gradually understood why Xu Yang was fighting King Kong in this manner: he was treating his opponent as a respected whetstone for his own growth. He wanted to use the immense pressure King Kong exerted to attempt breakthroughs and push through long-standing bottlenecks, seeking that long-lost sense of oppression from the giant's power.

Finally, King Kong's world-shattering fist slammed towards Xu Yang. At this very moment, Xu Yang, without hesitation, once again activated the nine spiraling qi channels of primal energy within his body, pushing the innate primal qi within him to its limit. A continuous stream of primal energy was released from Xu Yang's body.

“My heavens, look what's happening! Boss is releasing such a dense black aura from his body. I've cultivated for so long and never seen anyone emit a qi mass of this color. What kind of power is he using?”

Gugolas and the others were completely bewildered. They had never seen anyone release black qi from their body. Only the demonic aura released by true demons in legends might appear black, yet even that wasn't as purely black as the aura Xu Yang was now emitting.

“There's no need to be so surprised. The power Boss is using is the very primal energy cultivation system he taught all of you. The reason your released primal energy essence has never appeared this color is because your strength is still far from sufficient. Boss can now activate the nine strongest spiraling qi channels of the primal energy lineage. When the nine primal energy qi whirlpools within his body operate simultaneously, the condensed power essence appears black. Of course, even if you someday cultivate to this level, you might not be able to condense such a purely black primal energy. This is because Boss is the sole existence within the primal energy cultivation system who has perfected innate primal qi. The primal energy he can condense within his body is inexhaustible. Perhaps it is precisely because of such a perfect cultivation foundation that he can condense this pure, flawless black energy.”

Xue'er was also completely stunned. She couldn't help but part her cherry lips and whisper, “It seems Boss has approached perfection in all aspects. If I were him, I wouldn't know what meaning cultivation would still hold. He might already stand at the pinnacle that the world can never surpass.”