Chapter 936 - 417: Union of Heaven and Man
"What’s going on here?"
Xu Ran suddenly felt a bit stunned; he hadn’t expected that the scars on the monkey’s back would actually be self-inflicted.
Could it be that the monkey has masochistic tendencies?
Not only was Xu Ran surprised, but even the three senior and junior martial siblings observing Xu Ran’s trial were quite puzzled by such a scene.
"The scars on the monkey’s back... did it make them itself?"
The second senior brother spoke up.
As a cultivator specializing in physical strength, he had endured countless injuries and could instantly tell how the scars were formed.
He noticed at first glance that something was amiss.
"No way!"
"Would such a being self-harm?"
The junior sister replied incredulously upon hearing this!
Judging from the scars on its back, it’s completely self-mutilation!
This monkey is someone even feared during the Celestial Court era. Not only does it possess Great Power Cultivation, but its combat power is among the top tier of Great Powers.
Simply the four other Great Powers that loyally follow it and form brotherhood with it are also invincible beings.
If the Celestial Court hadn’t relied on sheer numbers back then to barely seal it and throw it into the Nether Abyss responsible for suppression...
The other four Great Power brothers also disappeared without a trace!
For such a being, why would it do such a thing?
For the junior sister, it’s unimaginable!
"No, it’s not self-harm!" The eldest martial brother suddenly said beside them, with his eyes gleaming with golden light and a look of admiration appearing on his face.
"Not self-harm?" The junior sister questioned, "Then what is it?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest martial brother didn’t immediately answer, staring intensely at the scars on the monkey’s back with icy eyes.
After a moment, it seemed he found the answer he sought and continued.
"These scars carry the Nether Abyss aura!"
"Nether Abyss?!"
"Nether Abyss?!"
The junior sister and second senior brother exclaimed in unison, a look of realization washing over their faces.
Just now, the eldest martial brother said...
This monkey once caused havoc in the Celestial Court, but after suppression, it was dispatched to the Nether Abyss to suppress the evil spirits within.
The library of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower recorded only up to this point, and afterward, there were no further records in the library.
Meaning, after the monkey entered the Nether Abyss, its fate—whether alive or dead—remains unknown.
All they know is that the Celestial Court never sent anyone to suppress the Nether Abyss again.
Evidently...
The monkey has been suppressing the Nether Abyss effectively, otherwise, the Celestial Court would have sent people to assist in suppression long ago!
After all...
Once the Nether Abyss erupts and its evil spirits escape, it would be a fatal blow to the entire Origin Realm!
Yet...
Why would the monkey treat itself this way, whipping its back to such a state?
To suppress the Nether Abyss, what sacrifice did the monkey make?
Why is it now appearing in the trial of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower as one of the Gatekeepers?
One question after another arose in their minds, lingering and unanswered.
"If it’s not self-harm, why does the monkey have so many scars on its back?" The junior sister asked curiously, probing further.
Among the three, the eldest martial brother, with the broadest knowledge, was most likely to know the mysterious truth.
If he didn’t know, then the other two certainly wouldn’t.
Upon hearing this, the eldest martial brother furrowed his brow, then explained his recent findings in detail!
"The monkey’s back, while covered in scars, and judging by the direction of the scars, indeed, only it could achieve this!"
Pausing briefly, the eldest martial brother continued.
"Even though these scars are very old, there’s still an aura lingering around them!
This aura is very similar to the Nether Abyss aura that appeared in the trial!
Furthermore, the aura is purer than what appeared in the trial!
In fact, this aura originates directly from the Nether Abyss!"
Upon hearing this, the two others responded.
"Senior brother, are you saying the monkey appearing here is real?"
The junior sister’s voice quivered slightly, eyes involuntarily shifting to the monkey in the Dueling Arena, also trembling!
"Senior brother, do you mean the monkey forced the Nether Abyss aura out of its scars?"
The second senior brother pondered the eldest martial brother’s words, arriving at this conclusion after a long while.
"Yes!"
The eldest martial brother nodded in satisfaction at the second senior brother’s words.
"That’s precisely it!"
"The Nether Abyss is ranked the most dangerous place in the Origin Realm, even a Great Power may fall there.
Though the monkey is immensely powerful, and the Celestial Court hasn’t sent anyone to investigate the Nether Abyss in a long time...
That implies nothing major happened to the monkey in the Nether Abyss!
The only issue is being assimilated by the aura of the Nether Abyss."
At this point...
The admiration on the eldest martial brother’s face intensified.
"To resolve the issue of the Nether Abyss aura entering the body, it utilized supreme power to prevent its body from healing, forcing the aura out through the scars!
The pain endured is immense, something ordinary beings can’t withstand!"
The physical strength of a Great Power, even if not specializing in physical cultivation, is incredibly formidable; not just any damage can harm the body.