"This silverback gorilla has traveled quite a distance along the celestial pathway," Shi Hao said solemnly.
Only after connecting to the Heaven Connecting Road can one build the Heaven Building Ladder and enter the Immortal Realm.
The longer the celestial pathway, the higher the Heaven Building Ladder can be built, and it’s more likely to enter the Immortal Realm.
In the Martial Arts Realm, the celestial pathway is generally quantified as a thousand steps. A typical celestial pathway, throughout its life, can only reach under five hundred steps and is deemed ordinary. Only by surpassing five hundred steps can one have the possibility of stepping into the Heaven Building Ladder, thus achieving a great celestial pathway. Nine hundred and ninety-nine steps is a hurdle that rarely has been surpassed in history.
But once surpassed, not only will combat power be astonishing, reaching the Absolute Summit in the future would be easy and could be termed supreme.
With Shi Hao’s perspective, this gorilla has at least traversed five hundred steps, with the potential to step onto the Heaven Building Ladder in the future.
But why was it locked here?
"Don’t be a coward, just do it!" the Purple Gold Rat deliberately provoked.
"Haha, why don’t you go then?" Shi Hao laughed.
"Respect the old and cherish the young, you go." The Purple Gold Rat naturally deflected.
"You’ve only been born a few years, you’re young, you go first." When it comes to bantering, Shi Hao is fearless.
"No, grandpa’s life should start counting from the Immortal Realm, much older than you." The Purple Gold Rat quipped.
"Oh, so you’re the elder, come on, elders first." Shi Hao laughed.
The Purple Gold Rat was stunned. The phrase "respect the old and cherish the young" actually roped itself in?
"Little Stone, you’ve grown." It said sentimentally, naturally leaving aside the topic of who should go first.
Shi Hao didn’t banter further and looked at the silver gorilla with a slight frown.
Clearly, this gorilla was deliberately locked here, with the task of guarding the Red Jade Spirit Fruit.
To obtain the Spirit Fruit, the gorilla must be dealt with first — whether by blasting or luring it away.
The former was obviously impossible, as Shi Hao’s current combat power barely scratched the edge of the celestial pathway, far short of this great celestial pathway.
"You go distract it, I’ll pick the fruit."
"You go distract it, grandpa will pick the fruit."
Both almost spoke simultaneously, then looked at each other disdainfully.
Ox King rolled its eyes, thinking that both are not much different.
"Gorillas eat meat, how about we slaughter this ox to lure that gorilla?" the Purple Gold Rat suddenly suggested.
Ox King was startled, hurriedly shook its head vigorously, looking at Shi Hao with pleading eyes, showing a begging posture.
Master, please don’t hurt the dear Niu Niu.
Shi Hao ignored it, thinking that this old cow dared to watch the show from the side, if not scare it, then who?
He gazed at the silver gorilla, his mind racing with thoughts.
To gather the Spirit Fruit, the gorilla must be lured away. However, would it fall for the bait so easily?
To make it chase, one must get close enough, which is surely a risk given the gorilla’s terrifying combat power.
But in an instant, Shi Hao felt enthusiastic.
Can he withstand a strike from a great celestial pathway?
Shi Hao leaped, unleashing an attack on the silver gorilla from afar.
Due to the distance, the attack naturally wasn’t strong, and the silver gorilla didn’t even bother to block it, letting it hit. With its astonishing defense, it was not even a tickle.
In the gorilla’s eyes, it couldn’t be bothered with an ant like Shi Hao.
Shi Hao took out the Striking God Whip, lashing it towards the gorilla.
Swoosh, an invisible ripple instantly swept towards the gorilla.
This couldn’t be seen, touched, or even blocked.
Smack, it landed solidly.
"Roar!" The gorilla bellowed in rage, waving its arms, its fur bristling, clearly provoked.
Know that even Heaven Building Ladder almighties were injured by the Striking God Whip before, so what does a great celestial pathway amount to? It’ll still whip you soundly.
However, the celestial pathway was too strong and too far; this only stung the gorilla a bit, igniting its fury.
The gorilla, in a violent rage, leaped towards Shi Hao, showing its fearsome white teeth as if to swallow Shi Hao whole.
Shi Hao retreated while the gorilla chased.
The Purple Gold Rat seized the opportunity to dart out, intending to pluck the Spirit Fruit.
But just as it reached the Spirit Fruit, a massive foot descended from the sky, squashing it beneath.
The silver gorilla had returned!
It lifted its foot, seeing the Purple Gold Rat flattened like a sheet of paper, fluttering back to Shi Hao’s side.
Then, with a puff, it inflated instantly, returning to its original shape.
"Little Stone, did you do that on purpose?" It asked loudly.
Luckily it was, otherwise, it would have been squashed into meat paste by now.
In the distance, the gorilla was also surprised, not expecting the rat to survive its stomp.
Despite the rat’s small size, which could hide in gaps under its foot, under the force of power, such survival wasn’t plausible.
So, this rat was not simple.
The gorilla pounded its chest, meaning, you three lackeys, bring it on if you can.
Ox King felt aggrieved, wondering why it was included in the count.
Shi Hao frowned, saying, "This gorilla has instantaneous movement capabilities; it was pursuing me one moment, and the next it appeared above you."
The Purple Gold Rat knew Shi Hao wouldn’t hurt it and was just complaining. Upon hearing this, it nodded, "This complicates things; luring it away doesn’t seem to work. We must confront it head-on."
Shi Hao hesitated, wondering whether to use Yue Ying’s borrowing power.
With the borrowed power, his combat power would definitely surpass the Heaven Building Ladder line, easily crushing the gorilla. But would it be worth using this leverage for a single Spirit Fruit?
Shi Hao pondered and decided to use it.
– Previously at the Great Sacrificial Heaven, he had a borrowing chance but never found an opportunity to use it. Once he stepped into Ascending to Saint Position, that chance went wasted.
And now, even with Yue Ying’s leverage, could he reach the Absolute Summit?
With only one show of power, it would be better to gain some tangible benefits for himself.
"Yue Ying," he called in his heart.
"I heard you, worthless master," Yue Ying said disdainfully. "Using my immensely precious power to suppress a mere stinky monkey, and for a mere eight-star Spirit Fruit, you’re really aspiring."
As expected, still sharp-tongued, as arrogant as ever.
Shi Hao didn’t reply; when facing this arrogant Artifact Spirit, silence was the better option.
In the next moment, boundless power surged forth.
Shi Hao immediately swelled with power, feeling immensely powerful, able to crush anyone with a slap.
"Little monkey, take this!" he shouted, slapping towards the gorilla.