"I always want to catch it …" Su Ming opened his eyes and looked at the Fire Ape ten feet away from him as he spoke softly.
Perhaps there were people in the Land of South Morning who could truly tame this Fire Ape, but all methods of taming it were related to strength, because the Fire Ape that appeared here was, in the words of the boy, a subspecies!
That was why no one had the experience of taming a Fire Ape. They could only use the methods of taming other ferocious beasts on the Fire Ape. Only Su Ming, and only he himself, had this sort of experience.
Because when he was still a teenager, there was once a Fire Ape that accompanied him throughout his childhood.
"But I just can't catch it …" Su Ming stood up and shook his head as he walked towards the Fire Ape. Almost the instant he stood up, the Fire Ape's expression immediately became wary. It let out a low growl, and a ruthless look appeared on its face once again.
"This lasted for a few years. It let me catch it on purpose … At that time, I was very happy. It was only after a long time that I realized that it was doing this on purpose, because it was lonely in the forest … just like me," Su Ming mumbled and walked towards the Fire Ape. A fierce glint appeared in the ape's eyes. The instant Su Ming walked towards it, it suddenly leapt up and swiped its claw towards Su Ming's face. It was so quick that in the span of a breath, a huge gust of wind blew towards Su Ming's face.
Yet this time, almost the instant its claw touched Su Ming, Su Ming's body moved to the side. It looked as if he was torn apart by the Fire Ape's claw, but in truth, it was just an afterimage.
"Only then did I know that I wasn't the one looking for it, but that it had chosen me as its friend … A friend for life …" Su Ming mumbled and took a step forward to stand behind the Fire Ape. He lifted his right hand and stroked the fur on its head gently. His actions were very gentle, just like how he had stroked Xiao Hong in the past. This was the most comfortable action Xiao Hong had ever done.
The Fire Ape shuddered and turned around swiftly. It bared its teeth and showed its anger, using this to hide the emotions in its heart during that instant just now.
"You're very fast. If you weren't bound by these chains, you would be even faster … You're just like Xiao Hong. It's also very fast. When I was young, I wouldn't have been able to catch up to it …" Su Ming looked at the Fire Ape that was baring its teeth and spoke softly.
"This place isn't suitable for you to live. Perhaps the land of the Shamans is a better choice for you. I won't hurt you. Once we reach the land of the Shamans, I will remove these chains for you and give you … your freedom …" Su Ming mumbled and looked at the Fire Ape.
The ape took a few steps back and stared at Su Ming warily, as if it could not understand his words.
"Let's make a bet to see who is faster." Su Ming suddenly smiled. There was a hint of innocence in that smile that was rarely seen on his face in the Land of South Morning. It was a smile that belonged to a teenager, not an adult.
"If you win, then I'll remove these chains and give you your freedom, but if you lose, then you'll have to comb your fur. You look too dirty right now." Su Ming looked at the Fire Ape, and the Fire Ape also looked back at him.
"Let's see who's faster from here to the top of the mountain … You have to follow the rules." Su Ming pointed at the top of the ninth summit and looked at the Fire Ape before he let go of the chains in his left hand.
The instant he let go of the chains, the Fire Ape moved, but it did not charge towards the top of the mountain. Instead, as if it had jumped into the air, it charged towards the land in the distance. Its roars traveled into the air, and there was a hint of mockery in those roars.
Zi Che was stunned by the side, and a wry smile appeared on his face. He had always thought that Su Ming was a smart person, but what he saw right now made him smile wryly.
"At the very least, its first thought was to run away and not attack us." Su Ming cast a glance at Zi Che with a smile and took a step towards the sky. The instant his foot landed, booming sounds came from his body, and four of the sixteen ice hoops on his legs exploded in an instant!
The instant the four ice hoops exploded, Su Ming's speed instantly increased, and in an instant, he chased after the Fire Ape. Once he chased after it for a distance, booming sounds rang out from his body once again. Once another four ice hoops exploded, his speed made it seem as if he could move through space itself. With one step, he disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already less than a hundred feet behind the Fire Ape!
The Fire Ape turned its head back swiftly, and disbelief appeared on its face. It let out a piercing howl, and as it charged forward at full speed, two loud bangs traveled into its ears.
Two more ice hoops exploded on Su Ming's body, and he was so quick that he appeared before the Fire Ape in an instant, blocking its way forward.
"You have to follow the rules," Su Ming said with a smile.
The Fire Ape widened its eyes, then bared its teeth and retreated swiftly, intending to charge in another direction. Su Ming looked at its retreating figure, and a gratified look appeared in his eyes.
Even the Fire Ape itself did not know why it had changed its direction instead of tearing apart Su Ming's body in a brutal manner like it had done in the beginning.
Perhaps Su Ming's words were effective, or perhaps Su Ming's smile had moved it, or perhaps Su Ming's gentle caress had made it hesitate, or perhaps there were many other possibilities …
At the same time the Fire Ape changed its direction, Su Ming took a step forward. When he reappeared, he was standing in front of the Fire Ape once again. When the Fire Ape changed its direction several times but could not avoid Su Ming, the ruthless look on its face finally appeared.
As it let out a piercing howl, it no longer changed its direction. With madness and bloodshot eyes, it lifted its claws and swiped at Su Ming, intending to tear apart the person who was blocking its way.
Almost the instant its claws closed in on him, black mist surrounded Su Ming's body, and the Divine General Armor instantly manifested. That armor looked the same as usual, but if anyone took a closer look, they would see that the black mist had gathered together to form a large amount of lines. These lines intersected with each other and formed the armor perfectly.
The instant the Fire Ape's claws touched Su Ming's armor, a loud bang reverberated in the air, and a huge force spread out from the Fire Ape's body. The strength of that force was definitely not something a Berserker in the Transcendence Realm could use. It was equivalent to a Berserker in the Bone Sacrifice Realm!
And this was only because it was bound by chains and its body was weak. If it was at the peak of its condition, then this strike would have surpassed what it could do.
As that bang reverberated in the air, Su Ming took a few steps back, but there was not a single hint of change on his face. The Fire Ape did not continue attacking, but instead used the rebound from the bang to charge backwards, and its direction … was the top of the ninth summit!
As it charged forward, a smug look appeared on the Fire Ape's face. Even though it was still baring its teeth, the smug look on its face was very clear. It only took the span of a few breaths for it to arrive at the top of the ninth summit as it charged forward. It stood there with its arms slumped against its chest and its gaze swept through the area. By the looks of it, it was looking for Su Ming to show off.
Yet when it saw Su Ming, it was clearly taken aback, because it saw two Su Mings. One of them was looking at it with a smile from midair in the distance, and the other was by its side, picking up one end of the chain that was tied to its neck and the other end was hanging down from it.
"You lost …" With the chain in hand, Su Ming smiled faintly. At that moment, his body in the sky in the distance turned into a layer of black fog. That fog tumbled about and turned into a Phantom Shadow that charged towards the platform outside Su Ming's cave abode. The moment it descended, it turned into a trident and stabbed into the stone platform with a hum.
When Zi Che saw this, he was also puzzled. He had clearly seen Su Ming himself chasing after the Fire Ape, but he could not tell that Su Ming had swapped places with the Phantom Fork.
Anger appeared on the Fire Ape's face. It glared at Su Ming and let out a low growl, baring its teeth.
"You can't do it again. I didn't cheat," Su Ming said with a smile. The moment he finished speaking, he was suddenly stunned.
He was not the only one. Even the Fire Ape was momentarily stunned.
Su Ming was stunned, because during the instant the Fire Ape let out a low growl and bared its teeth, he naturally understood what it wanted to say. It was as if the Fire Ape had turned into Xiao Hong.
During the years he spent with Xiao Hong, the relationship between Su Ming and it had reached a point where he could understand its intentions just by looking at its actions and expressions.
But it … was clearly not Xiao Hong …
The Fire Ape was stunned, because in its memories, there was no one in the world who could immediately understand its intentions as if they knew what it was thinking. During that instant just now, it had indeed shown that it wanted to do it again …
It suddenly began to believe that this person who was slightly different from the others and who did not make it hate or hate him seemed to have a friend called Xiao Hong …
Su Ming remained silent for a moment and looked at the Fire Ape with a dumbfounded expression. After a long while, he shook his head.
"You lost. Let me help you clean up." As Su Ming spoke, he walked to the Fire Ape's side and was just about to use snow to clean its fur when the Fire Ape froze. It was clear that it was not used to this, but after a moment of hesitation, it did not dodge and simply allowed Su Ming to rub the snow on its body.
However, once Su Ming rubbed the snow a few times, not only did the white snow turn black, the Fire Ape also felt incredibly uncomfortable. It let out a few roars at Su Ming and retreated several dozens of feet. A glint appeared in its eyes, and immediately, as if it had been set ablaze, a wave of flames rose from its body. Those flames surrounded the Fire Ape's body, and crackling sounds echoed in the air. After a moment, when the flames disappeared, the Fire Ape's body immediately regained its fiery red color.
That fiery red color overlapped with the red in Su Ming's memories …
Just as a dazed look appeared in Su Ming's eyes, suddenly, low growls came from his cave abode. Those growls were filled with pain and contained a hint of struggle. That voice belonged to He Feng!
At this moment, He Feng's final fusion had finally arrived!
Su Ming immediately snapped out of his daze and turned around swiftly to look at his cave abode. With one move, he charged towards it. The Fire Ape followed behind him with impatience on its face, but when it looked at Su Ming, its gaze was clearly different from before.
This difference seemed to have never appeared before in its memories.
It was bewilderment, incomprehension, hesitation. It was a bewilderment that it did not understand.
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