Chapter 982 Stay
Seeing this, Chen Yang immediately enveloped Liu Ran with his spiritual energy. The spiritual power displayed by the mysterious figure had already surpassed that of ordinary peak Grandmasters.
Chen Yang quickly said to Zhu Que beside him, "Later, you take Liu Ran away first, I'll handle this."
However, as soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, the figure suddenly emerged from the woods and rushed towards the three of them.
Knowing that he had to draw the battlefield away to protect Liu Ran, Chen Yang decided to use the Heavenly Movement Secret Art to intercept the figure directly.
"Bang!"
After a loud noise, Chen Yang also saw clearly what the mysterious figure in front of him was.
It was a giant gorilla.
The gorilla was at least four meters tall, with bulging muscles all over its body, like a small mountain.
Chen Yang immediately noticed that something was wrong with the gorilla. Its pair of dark and bright eyes showed human-like intelligence.
A demon beast!
This gorilla was a demon beast!
And it was highly likely to have its own sentience.
However, even a sentient gorilla, Chen Yang had no intention of letting it go, especially since it had attacked first.
Chen Yang frowned and said coldly, "You're seeking death!"
The gorilla had also reacted by then. The human in front of it was not weak.
Although he looked much thinner than himself, the power he unleashed seemed stronger than his own, and more importantly, he hadn't even seen the other party's movements clearly just now.
"Human, you've intruded into my territory!" The gorilla, unwilling to back down, let out a roar that shook the surrounding mountains and forests.
"Nonsense, I've lived here for over ten years and have never seen you before!"
A hint of confusion flickered in Chen Yang's eyes.
The spiritual energy in this place was indeed much more abundant than in other places, but it was still some distance from a so-called blessed land.
It was impossible to nurture any special beings. At most, the medicinal properties of the herbs would be stronger.
Moreover, for a peak Grandmaster demon beast to cultivate successfully, it would take decades.
Chen Yang had lived here for so long without noticing the other party at all.
Even when he sent his master back two years ago, he hadn't detected any movement from the other party.
In one year, a peak Grandmaster demon beast suddenly appeared!
This was highly abnormal!
But to Chen Yang's surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, the black gorilla suddenly retracted its fangs, and a layer of mist appeared in its eyes.
The black gorilla's voice was a little choked as it said, "It's you! You're Yangzi!"
Chen Yang was stunned. Yangzi?
Only one person had ever called him that, and that was his master!
But Chen Yang knew very well that his master was gone because of something, his spiritual power had collapsed, and no matter how powerful his medical skills were, he couldn't be saved.
And scattered spiritual power could not, like Zhou Zeyao, possess a creature.
Chen Yang condensed a flaming blade with his internal energy, his voice calm, "Who exactly are you!"
"It's me! You saved my life when you first came here back then!"
The black gorilla, afraid that Chen Yang would forget it, immediately recounted the events of Chen Yang's first day in the mountain range.
The mountain range was teeming with wild beasts. Although these beasts were not demon beasts, because of the abundant spiritual energy in the mountains, the beasts living here were not only stronger but also more ferocious and cunning than ordinary beasts.
The sudden appearance of two humans naturally displeased the surrounding beasts.
Chen Yang's master simply used fierce means and killed the strongest few beasts.
Although these beasts had not reached the level of demon beasts, their minds were no less sharp. Seeing that they couldn't defeat the two and might even be in danger, they scattered and fled.
The black gorilla, which had fled its pack, was targeted by a beast and was bitten until it was on the verge of death. The appearance of Chen Yang and his master saved the black gorilla.
And the name Yangzi was heard at that time.
Chen Yang had not expected such a destined encounter between him and this black gorilla.
At this moment, Chen Yang had already believed the other party, as every detail they mentioned reminded Chen Yang of the past.
Of course, Chen Yang was not without his doubts: "Have you been in this mountain range all these years? I don't seem to have seen you since."
The black gorilla quickly explained, "No, I was rescued by my tribe, not in this mountain range."
"Only after I became powerful did my tribe agree to let me leave again."
"I didn't expect that after I returned, I would find that this place had changed so much."
The black gorilla had come here to repay the kindness, and when it learned that neither of its benefactors were here, it could only reluctantly guard this place.
Liu Ran and Zhu Que not far away were touched in their softest hearts upon hearing this.
Chen Yang also sighed, amazed that this creature had been guarding this place for so long. "I didn't expect that after so much time had passed, you still remembered me."
"Back then, my master only killed the most troublesome ones. Saving you was just an unintentional act. Your becoming a demon beast shows you have good fortune and your own opportunities."
"You should leave. My master set up a formation here, and ordinary beasts cannot destroy it."
A peak Grandmaster demon beast, and it only took over ten years. Such talent... was unprecedented and rarely seen in the world.
Demon beasts were not like martial artists; their strength advancement was inherently difficult.
Even among martial artists, few could reach the peak Grandmaster level in such a short period.
Only the top tier of genius martial artists could achieve this.
Compared to this, the talent of the black gorilla before him... Chen Yang couldn't imagine.
The black gorilla said excitedly, "Ah? Our clan leader also said that I have great fortune. It's better to venture out than to stay within the tribe, so I came here. I didn't expect to have another small breakthrough in just one year!"
"Speaking of fortune, my chance is you, Yangzi!"
"I won't go anywhere, I'll just stay by your side!"
Chen Yang shook his head helplessly. He already had so many demon beasts at home. If he took in another one, he would have to find a new place to build yards for them.
Just then, Liu Ran, who was beside him, spoke, "Chen Yang, let him stay! Didn't you say that many martial artists capture lone demon beasts?"
"Looking at him, he must have only recently left his tribe and has no idea about the outside world. If you don't take him with you, he might be sold and still have to count the money for them."
Zhu Que also chimed in appropriately, "Celestial Venerable, since there is such a connection, why not let him stay."
Hearing that both of them wanted the black gorilla to stay, Chen Yang could only agree with a wry smile.