Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Third Crystal Block

  The ape-like captain's body rapidly lost the power that had originally accumulated inside him, his eyes bulged forward, and an extremely disbelieving color flashed in his eyes. He stretched out his arms as if he wanted to grab something.

  After a few times, both eyes turned white, breathing gradually stopped, and slowly became motionless.

  At this time, the black rock apes first exclaimed in surprise, and after the hot blood fell, they looked around and noticed that the fire god was holding a strange weapon with one hand, and the other hand had just been put down.

  At his waist were many slender weapons that seemed to pierce through the neck of the leader of the ape-men.

  The originally noisy crowd of people quickly quieted down, perhaps the Fire God's single bow and arrow were not enough to intimidate them, but what if they faced over 40 bows and arrows?

  Looking at the robust apes around them, who were drawing their bows and nocking arrows, even if they didn't understand the mechanics of the bow and arrow, with the lesson from the leader of the ape troop, the black rock apes in the pit knew that it was best to do nothing at this time.

  Even the hunting team leaders who originally held the stone tools, at this moment quietly loosened the gathered force and put their weapons on the ground.

  Although their IQ is limited, they can still understand this kind of killing chicken to show monkey tricks, most importantly, they can feel that fear from it, which is already enough.

  The scene gradually quieted down, and the black rock apes in the pit one by one realized what had happened, that is, they were captured, and at this time they had become someone else's prey.

  In this Stone Age, they were well-prepared for such a situation, having seen it many times before and knowing what to do. Moreover, many of them had been captured by the Black Rock tribe, so they knew better than to resist, and one by one, they hung their heads in shame and put down the stone tools in their hands, ceasing to struggle and instead squatting down submissively.

  Chen Xu nodded in satisfaction, suppressing the wild joy in his heart, put away his bow and arrow, took the silver long horn, jumped into the pit, turned around twice, beckoned to the old ape man to come over.

  Through this period of buffering, the old ape also learned about the specific experience of the great fire god's trip to the jungle. He had already received the command and jumped into the pit with a high profile under the indication of the great fire god, starting to tell the story of the great fire god's strength to these captives.

  From the solitary war in the jungle, from the mastery of fire to make pottery, from setting traps for hunting, to forging new weapons like longbows, from traversing the domain of the jungle master, to fighting with the saber-toothed tiger, in short, the old ape seemed to have compiled a string of great deeds of the Fire God, just like the Tibetan bards of later generations, and expressed them in simple ape language.

  When the old ape finished speaking, the gloomy expression of the black rock ape in the pit also changed. One by one, they curiously stole glances at Chen Xu, who was holding the silver horn, their eyes rolling around on the silver horn.

  After all, in the old ape's description, this was the great fire god who had been pulled down from the head of a jungle overlord comparable to the saber-toothed tiger.

  Although they didn't know the ferocity of the lord of the forest, the apes from the Blackrock tribe knew the ferocity of the Sword-toothed Tiger King. That's why they hadn't dared to go out for several days, because there was an aura of the Sword-toothed Tiger King lingering in front of their tribe.

  They only sensed the aura from afar, and they understood that the Sword Toothed Tiger, the overlord of the forest, was the guardian of the forest as instructed by their ancestors, and it was the king of overlords, not something they could resist.

  Now, this somewhat strange fire god actually plucked the long horns from the head of the Jungle Overlord, who was almost as strong as the Tyrant Sword Toothed Tiger. This fact made many of the Black Rock Apes tremble in their hearts.

  Although I was already a captive, and although it had become customary in this Stone Age for people to be captured by one leader or another, being taken prisoner by a leader who could be mentioned in the same breath as the Tyrannosaurus Rex seemed far more acceptable than being captured by some unknown leader.

  This is the strong attachment mentality of intelligent beings, which has been well reflected in the bodies of many black rock apes.

  The rest of the matter was much simpler, the apemen accepted their fate, Chen Xu ordered to open a net and pulled these apemen out from the trap one by one, of course, they were disarmed.

  Faced with the fierce Fire God tribe apes, these Black Rock tribe apes had their courage completely shattered and no longer cared about resisting or not. What made their morale plummet even further was that the wise and powerful leader of the Black Rock tribe, who had been the first to charge into the pitfall, lay flat on the ground, and as a result, was trampled by his own followers into a small pancake.

  When he was finally dug out of the soil, he could hardly be recognized, but he was dead beyond all doubt, becoming one of the few casualties in this battle.

  By now, all the black rock tribe apemen had thoroughly accepted their own fate.

  Chen Xu ordered his troops to divide and guard the more than 200 apes, in this dark and gloomy jungle, not afraid of the other side escaping. He himself carried the blood-stained black rock leader, starting to search for the expected inheritance crystal.

  "It's really here, this time it wasn't a waste of effort!"

  A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and Chen Xu felt that the hand stirring in the neck of the Black Rock leader had slightly hardened, and an elliptical solid appeared in his senses.

  Without hesitation, he pulled it out, and in the dimly lit forest, a golden crystal appeared before him, shining under the moonlight that filtered through the trees.

  "Wow, it's actually like this!"

  With a cry of surprise, Chen Xu blinked his eyes. The color of this gold crystal was much deeper than the two he had obtained before. If it were to be described in pure colors, the ones he had obtained previously would only be 17K gold, while the one he had just obtained was 24K gold.

  It's likely that this crystal of inheritance has already merged with many other crystals, which is why the color is so rich.

  With a heart full of joy, Chen Xu carefully examined the golden crystal in his hand. His eyes flashed with excitement, but he couldn't help feeling a little impatient. Although he had only been trapped in this Second Heaven's Late Stage realm for a relatively short period of time, it felt like an eternity compared to his usual rocket-like progression speed.

  At this time, he had the opportunity to upgrade, and he couldn't help but be impatient.

  The dangers of the jungle era, those terrifying jungle overlords, and those headache-inducing diseases and plagues also forced Chen Xu to raise himself to the greatest extent possible, providing a layer of security for his own safety.

  The scene gradually calmed down, and the apes took out flames from the still burning fire dragon, building a huge bonfire surrounded by piles of earth.

  The apemen of the Fire God tribe, in collaboration with the captive apemen from the Black Rock tribe, skinned and cleaned the game hunted by the multitude during the day, and put it on the bonfire.

  A rich aroma wafts through the air, echoing with the black dragon hovering in the distance. The scent of char and meat intertwine, presenting a warm and cozy picture of ape life.

  As everything settled down, Chen Xu could no longer hold back his desire and directly began to absorb the golden energy from the Golden Crystal in front of the crowd of apes, closing his eyes and regulating his breath as he had done before.

  Familiar golden energy was absorbed into the hands, flowing through the skeleton, turning to the meridians, and gathering at an extremely high speed in the sea of consciousness, finally completely submerged in the diamond core divine soul.

  Apart from seven-tenths of it being absorbed by the Diamond Soul, which continuously perfects and expands itself, three-tenths of the golden energy is transformed into a power that the physical body can absorb, surging out from the Diamond Soul to nourish the flesh, merging with the ceaselessly flowing True Qi in the meridians, stirring up a mighty tidal wave.

  With the help of this transformed golden energy, Chen Xu's internal breath density increased at a visible rate, and many originally unclear parts of the true qi flow in his body were opened up one by one. Finally, all the internal breath mixed with golden light completely rushed into the Baihui acupoint on top of his head.

  After accumulating enough energy, Chen Xu only felt a tremble in his heart. A mysterious channel emerged from the top of his head, extending into the void, and he didn't know where it would continue to go. His spirit seemed to have also transcended his body, merging into the void, leaving behind an endless emptiness throughout his entire being.

  "Bang!"

  The inner breath of the Baihui acupoint grew more and more abundant, until finally, a quantitative change led to a qualitative transformation. After the inner breath reached its limit, the Baihui acupoint was filled to capacity. A faintly discernible energy of utmost clarity emanated from the void, flowing down into the Baihui acupoint. With just a slight circulation, it connected the Ren and Du meridians in front of and behind the body.

  It was as if a hole had been opened in a dam, and the surging True Qi rushed over to fill it, competing with each other to pour into the hole. At the same time, they were constantly consolidating this suddenly appearing hole, and further tearing apart this solid dam.

  A refreshing and clear feeling spread out, the obstacles blocking the Ren and Du meridians were completely washed away by the surging true energy. Chen Xu felt that all 48,000 pores on his body emitted a refreshing breathing sensation, with endless weak air flows circulating on the surface of his body, and his tired body from a night's work instantly regained its vitality.

  At this moment, he thoroughly broke through the shackles of the Second Heaven and reached the realm of the Third Heaven. He opened up all the meridians in his body, and from then on, the true energy in his body had no dead ends. With a turn of his mind, he could deploy it to any part of his body, achieving the purpose of strengthening himself.

  Breaking free from the shackles, after advancing to the third stage of the Three Realms, Chen Xu's true energy still had a mixture of golden energy that hadn't dissipated, and there was still a lot of leftover energy. It has to be said, the energy contained within this crystal is simply too vast.

  Under the impetus of golden energy, Chen Xu's true qi increased at an astonishing speed, soon solidifying his cultivation in the early stages of Triple Heaven and gradually pushing it towards the peak of the early stages of Triple Heaven.

  At this moment, Chen Xu sat cross-legged, and a faint mist suddenly appeared on his body, with mysterious golden light flashing in the mist, as if he was an immortal Buddha beyond the mortal world.

  A massive spiritual aura burst forth, a force field no weaker than that of the jungle overlord quickly enveloped this area, but did not bring fear to the crowd of apes.

  On the other hand, it brings endless hope. In this jungle, there is such a great leader, which is a gospel for any ape.

  The eyes of the apes in the Fire God tribe gleamed with a mad light, for at this moment, the Fire God had risen to an object of worship in their hearts, and they were willing to sacrifice their own lives for it.

  The newly surrendered Blackrock Ape people, watching this scene, showed a hint of trepidation and reverence, the lingering resentment in their hearts disappearing silently.

  Unconsciously, the mist around Chen Xuan grew thicker and thicker, gradually shrouding his entire body, making him invisible. As the night darkened, the apes quieted down for a while, then shifted their gaze away, enjoying the rare tranquility while starting to whisper to each other.

  Among them, there were apemen from the Fire God tribe and the Black Rock tribe. With a mysterious leader as the topic of conversation, the two tribes had many topics to discuss and blended in quickly. In just one night's time, they became very familiar with each other.