Chapter 737: Chapter 737

More than half an hour later, Shen Lang ceased the lesson and said, "Next is the combat class. Ice Eagles, you failed the practical combat last time. If you fail again this time, your salary for the next period will be deducted."

Every fifty years, Shen Long distributed salaries to fifth-order Spirit Beasts and Spirit Birds that had awakened their intelligence. The higher their rank, the more substantial the salary—comprising Cultivation Resources such as Elixirs, Demon Cores, Spiritual Medicine, corpses of Cultivators, or other fifth-order Monster Beasts.

"We have reflected on our performance and will definitely pass this time."

An Ice Eagle spoke with full confidence.

"Good, I look forward to your performance. Who will go first this time?"

A Red Fire Monkey said. They had already reached the Late Stage of the fifth order.

"Next, it’s our turn."

A Sea-Stepping Turtle spoke up.

"Then it’s our turn."

A Wind Thunder Centipede said.

"We’ll be last, but our performance won’t be lacking."

Shen Long personally came over, and they all wanted to perform well.

Two Golden Flame Lions at the Early Stage of the sixth order were also participating in the combat training, with Shen Peng personally sparring with them.

Shen Lang led them to a spacious area, and Shen Peng also arrived.

Shen Lang was a thousand paces away from the two Red Fire Monkeys as they both started to attack simultaneously.

Shen Peng brought out an Echo Crystal to record the battle process, making it convenient to review later and summarize any shortcomings.

One of the Red Fire Monkeys let out a long howl to the sky, emitting a red soundwave, while the other manipulated nature’s spiritual energy, conjuring numerous red fiery spears in the air that headed straight for Shen Lang.

Shen Lang summoned a Banner Flag that was continuously swirling with blue light, pouring Mana into it. The Banner Flag immediately burst forth with dazzling blue light, releasing vast amounts of blue water.

The rolling blue water surged like a towering mountain of blue, rushing forward.

The blue water mountain collided with the red soundwave, both perishing together. The water splashed in all directions then suddenly coalesced into blue water spears, meeting the incoming red fiery spears.

With loud booming sounds, the red fiery spears crashed against the blue water spears, unleashing a vast expanse of white mist.

The two Red Fire Monkeys, one on the left and one on the right, charged at Shen Lang.

At the same time, they manipulated nature’s spiritual energy, creating more red fiery spears in the sky that shot towards Shen Lang.

As the white mist cleared, Shen Lang emerged unscathed, his body protected by a thick curtain of blue water.

He summoned a long saber that was constantly swirling with blue light, swinging it with a slash.

A piercing sound of tearing air followed as over a hundred sharp blue saber lights swept out, heading straight for the two Red Fire Monkeys.

The two Red Fire Monkeys each emitted a red soundwave to meet the assault.

The dense blue saber lights shredded the red soundwaves into pieces, hitting the two Red Fire Monkeys in succession, producing a series of dull thuds. They, however, remained unharmed.

Shen Lang raised his right hand, and two Flying Swords shrouded in ceaseless white light shot out, transforming into two white arcs that sped towards the two Red Fire Monkeys.

If these were average fifth-order Monster Beasts or newly intelligence-awakened fifth-order Monster Beasts, they would likely choose to endure the attack.

The bodies of Monster Beasts were formidable, growing stronger with higher ranks. From the first order to the fifth order, they had relied on their physical bodies to defeat countless enemies, including Cultivators, leading them to the misconception they could withstand treasures with their bodies.

Having powerful physical bodies is their advantage. It’s true that they opt to resist treasures head-on, utilizing their strengths and evading their weaknesses, but cultivators have a complete system, including talismans, treasures, formations, secret techniques, and so on.

Monster Beasts might win many times to go further, but a single loss could mean their death and the end of their path.

Blue sword light struck their bodies, leaving not even the slightest mark. Due to long-term habitual thinking and the effect of directly resisting the blue sword light, fifth-order Monster Beasts often choose to withstand the treasures of cultivators head-on. However, these two Red Fire Monkeys had learned from their experiences and were more intelligent.

While spewing out red sound waves for defense, they manipulated nature’s spiritual energy and sent forth spears of red flames.

The white Flying Swords shattered the red sound waves and flame spears. After such an interception, the two Red Fire Monkeys radiated bright red light and vanished in a flash of red light—the Fire Evasion Technique.

The next moment, one of the Red Fire Monkeys appeared beside Shen Lang, swinging its fist down toward him.

Blue light burst forth from Shen Lang’s body. The Red Fire Monkey’s fist easily shattered Shen Lang’s Protective Spirit Light and struck him, causing Shen Lang to dissipate into specks of blue light.

As the Void Fluctuation occurred, a giant blue seal appeared above the Red Fire Monkey’s head, plummeting towards it.

The Red Fire Monkey stretched both arms above its head to catch the falling giant blue seal.

A thousand feet away in the empty space, a great amount of blue mist seeped through, suddenly solidifying into the figure of Shen Lang.

Shen Lang formed a spell, and an enormous amount of blue mist emerged from the void. It suddenly condensed into numerous blue water spears, with more than a thousand of them.

With a light shout from Shen Lang, he casually pointed a finger toward the Red Fire Monkey. The dense blue water spears surged straight at it.

No one noticed a faint blue Flying Needle that shot out and entered one of the blue water spears, blending in among the multitude of blue water spears.

If they had been typical fifth-order Monster Beasts or those that had just gained intelligence, they might have resisted some of the blue water spear attacks without much harm and would have relaxed their vigilance, only to be pierced through the eye by a blue Flying Needle.

The physical bodies of Monster Beasts are strong, but their eyes are a major weakness, which is a common tactic used by cultivators to slay Monster Beasts.

High-level cultivators often employ very common attacks to kill Monster Beasts of the same level. If the beasts withstand these attacks without major harm, they might lower their guard, leading to a successful surprise attack—a method that never fails.

Of course, the Red Fire Monkeys would not simply take the hits. They let out a skyward howl, spewing a red sound wave that shattered the incoming blue water spears. A blue Flying Needle emerged from it and swiftly reached the face of a Red Fire Monkey.

A red light flashed as the other Red Fire Monkey appeared, throwing a punch that struck the blue Flying Needle.

A sound of metal clashing rang out as the blue Flying Needle was sent flying backward, while the other Red Fire Monkey’s arms moved to smash the giant blue seal.

A dull thud sounded, and the giant blue seal was sent flying. The red light from their bodies intensified and they disappeared in a red light.

Many Monster Beasts live in groups and possess little cooperation between them, making it easy for Human Cultivators to exploit their weaknesses. These Red Fire Monkeys, having learned, would not make such a mistake.

Shen Lang used a variety of techniques, but they were all cleverly avoided by the Red Fire Monkeys.

When he produced a green orb covered in electric arcs, the two Red Fire Monkeys countered with red sound waves from one side and used the Fire Evasion Technique on the other side to escape.

An artifact with electric arcs, especially orbs, is often a deadly weapon. If they had resisted it head-on, it would have meant they had not learned their lesson properly and their reward would be deducted.

Shen Lang was very satisfied with the performance of the two Red Fire Monkeys. Out of a perfect score of ten, six was passing. He gave them a score of seven.

The Sea-Stepping Turtle, Wind Thunder Centipede, and Ice Eagle took turns sparring with Shen Lang. They cooperated in pairs, one manipulating nature’s spiritual energy and using Innate Divine Abilities to attack Shen Lang, while the other assisted from the side.

Shen Lang unveiled a variety of techniques. He avoided their attacks whenever possible, and if he couldn’t avoid them, he had to withstand them directly. If he managed to injure them with his attacks, they immediately ran without considering a fight to the death.

For Monster Beasts without intelligence, being injured by a cultivator would make them fight furiously to the death with the cultivator, easily falling into the traps set by Human Cultivators.

The Red Fire Monkeys took turns sparring with Shen Lang. In addition, they practiced against each other in rotation, with the winner rewarded a fifth-order Demon Core and the loser receiving nothing.

After the sparring sessions, Shen Lang summarized the gains and losses. Then they reflected on themselves, determining where they fell short to improve, and where they performed well to strive even better.

Beyond this, they formed groups to spar with Shen Lang, coordinating on sea and land, sea, land and air, and land and air, collaborating with each other against foes.