In the woods in front of the entrance to the valley, the people that had gathered here in the past two
days all belonged to the Evil Ape Hunting Team, except for the several men who were familiar with the
outer disciples with great strength and chose to stay somewhere else just to watch how the scene
would unfold.
Their strength was absolutely at the top-level among that of the disciples who came to the Beast
Mountain to get experience and toughening.
A member of the Evil Ape Hunting Team seemed to be growing impatient as he walked back and forth
in the woods. He had a strong body build and looked fierce with a pair of huge purple gold hammers on
his back.
"I think no one else is coming. Those people are all cowards! We can just go straight to the valley to kill
those two evil apes ourselves, then carve up those earth spirit fruits."
His name was William. Aside from his innate great strength and fierceness, his cultivation base also
reached level six of Energy Gathering Realm, which made his combat effectiveness amazingly high.
There were five full members of the Evil Ape Hunting Team in the woods at that moment. But they still
needed one more to form a group of six. The plan was that the group would be divided into two
subgroups with three members each to handle one evil ape.
They waited the whole day and night but still failed to find the sixth qualified member.
Many had applied to be the sixth member through self-recommendation. However, none of those met
their requirements, so they were sent away rudely.
"Humph! You just want to flaunt your superiority. You know very well that those two evil apes are quite
strong! Say we find the sixth qualified disciple to join our group then proceed with our plan, there's no
assurance that the six of us can handle the two evil apes! So, what will happen if we go there with just
the five of us? That's suicide!"
A young girl in a neat leather skirt said. Her name was Mindy.
Her tight clothing emphasized her petite body and alluring curves.
She had bronze-colored skin that looked healthy, and she was oozing with wild sex appeal. Mindy was
like a little female leopard filled with explosive power.
"Ha ha, it's just a casual remark."
William didn't get mad at Mindy but agreed blandly. He seemed somewhat eager especially when he
made eye contact with her.
He had a special feeling towards Mindy.
"Ha ha, Brother William is not completely wrong. We shouldn't wait any longer. If the stewards of the
sect arrive, we will all have to stand aside. We might not get a chance with the earth spirit fruit."
A handsome young man with a jade fan said slowly as he looked at Mindy voraciously from head to
toe.
If Austin was here, he would certainly recognize that the young man waving a jade fan was Marvin
whom he had met at the junction before entering the Beast Mountain.
Marvin accompanied Lara to collect beast cores in the Beast Mountain. As time went by, Lara became
more and more dependent on him.
He just came here again upon hearing about the precious panacea that could help elevate one's state
of vital energy. It was called the earth spirit fruit. This time, he was determined to get the fruit.
The other six people including Lara were also in the woods with him. However, they were not qualified
to enter the Ape Valley, hence they just stayed to watch the fun.
Faced with these five strong outer disciples, Lara and the rest of her companions did not dare to open
their mouths. They just listened to them discussing their strategies and plans.
The other four members of Evil Ape Hunting Team were all surprised to hear what Marvin said.
But he was right, and they nodded in agreement. It had been a day since the earth spirit fruit was
discovered. The message might have reached the sect by now and they would come here soon.
"As for the sixth disciple, I think my strength will compensate. I am confident that we can deal with
those two evil apes. Of course, the strength of Brother Ralf is also undeniable, and we will certainly
make more contributions. So, in that case, we should receive a greater share of the earth spirit fruits."
Marvin said with a smile as he looked at a boy in black who was leaning against a tree with his arms
folded across his chest.
The boy with the sharp eyes and haughty look on his face was called Ralf. Marvin knew that Ralf's
strength level was not far from his.
Marvin and Ralf were the strongest in the Evil Ape Hunting Team. And if Marvin teamed up with Ralf,
both would have a chance to obtain more earth spirit fruits and the others would not dare to disagree.
Ralf agreed with the proposal with a cold smile on his face.
The rest of the team was not pleased to know that Marvin and Ralf were already counting their loots
before they could even successfully kill the evil apes to gather the earth spirit fruits.
Aside from William and Mindy, the other members of the team also included a man called George. His
skin looked like it burned under the sun. He always had a sword clung onto his waist.
Despite their disagreement, they couldn't bring it up to Marvin and Ralf out of fear. Besides, there was
no point in arguing the moment before they enter the Ape Valley and kill those evil apes.
'We can discuss how to distribute the earth spirit fruits amongst us after we get them. I'm sure no one
will easily give up a portion of their share with these two, ' George thought.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go into the valley."
Marvin suggested.
The rest of the team was still not convinced that they should go yet. They had seen those two evil apes
running out of the valley and cruelly killing the experienced disciples who wanted to enter the valley.
The two evil apes were male and female. Judging by their breath, one could tell that they were the level
two diabolic beasts. They were absolutely the strongest evil apes among the level two diabolic beasts.
In just a blink of an eye, they killed half of the disciples at level four or level five of Energy Gathering
Realm. It was like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.
A disciple of level six of Energy Gathering Realm with slightly weaker combat power was not able to
ward off the attack of the male ape and eventually died with his brains scattered in all directions.
The members of the Evil Ape Hunting Team had observed the evil apes fighting with other outer
disciples from a shadowy corner, from which they had a fair idea of the strength of those two evil apes.
Their strength was at the level six of Energy Gathering Realm and their combat effectiveness was
much higher compared to the other outer disciples of the same level.
However, anyone in the team, including Marvin and Ralf, couldn't kill one evil ape himself and in turn,
would be killed by the evil ape instead.
If two of them met with an evil ape, they might survive and have a chance to run away instantly.
The plan might work better if there were three disciples with the strength at this level in a subgroup. It
might not promise success, but at least they would stand a chance.
This was the reason why they waited all this time to form a team of six.
However, they abandoned that plan and decided to move forward with only the five of them for the fear
of the people of the sect coming in and taking all the earth spirit fruits.
According to the first outer disciple who escaped from the valley, there were more or less twenty earth
spirit fruits in the valley.
These fruits could be exchanged for twenty thousand or thirty thousand vital energy crystals.
And for an outer disciple, having several hundred vital energy crystals was already a fortune.
A person who possessed over a thousand vital energy crystals could already be considered as a
moneybag.
It seemed as if a large amount of cash equivalent to twenty thousand or thirty thousand vital energy
crystals was placed in front of them. With their eyes on the prize, the five members of Evil Ape Hunting
Team were ready to go into the valley.
Their greed overpowered their reasoning, so despite the dangers, they would go into the valley and try
their luck in killing the evil apes.
"Okay!"
The other four agreed with Marvin.
"Hello everyone! I am here to apply for Evil Ape Hunting Team. I hope I am not too late."
As the five members were about to set off for the entrance to the valley, a figure suddenly appeared in
front of them just at the moment when the branches and leaves of trees trembled.
And that figure was no other than Austin himself.
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