"This monkey is no ordinary creature! What's its background?" Yitianchou gradually calmed down from his previous anger as he realized the ape-like creature was quite exceptional.

Suddenly, the ape-like creature grabbed the handle of the red spear and kicked Yitianchou, forcefully snatching the spear from his hand. The creature skillfully twirled the spear, causing a dim red light to emanate from it.

"Oh no..." Yitianchou felt a sense of danger as the ape-like creature wielded the dimly glowing red spear and launched attacks towards him.

Yitianchou quickly moved to evade, but the ape-like creature kept on pursuing him. The spear seemed to have an automatic tracking system, accurately hitting Yitianchou no matter how he tried to dodge, causing multiple stab wounds on his body.

Feeling a sense of panic, Yitianchou leaped high into the air, attempting to evade the creature's attacks. However, the ape-like creature leaped after him, continuously striking him with the spear as they flew into the sky.

The red spear could bypass the defense abilities of body-refining anomalies, leaving long wounds with each stab.

In a short while, Yitianchou had been stabbed in at least ten places, his wounds bleeding profusely with no time to heal. However, the ape-like creature seemed to intentionally avoid attacking Yitianchou's vital areas, so although he had multiple wounds, there was no immediate threat to his life.

Seeing Yitianchou covered in injuries from the ape-like creature, and unable to fly herself, Yujie felt extremely anxious. She turned to Qin Yan and said, "Qin Yan, please help Tian Ge. It seems like he's about to collapse."

Qin Yan nodded and addressed Yitianchou in the sky, "Yitianchou, come down. I'll take over for you." Realizing that the ape-like creature was too agile for heavy swords, he placed his black sword on the ground and flew towards the ape-like creature with a trident spear in hand.

"No other way..." Although unwilling, Yitianchou knew he was no match for the ape-like creature. He descended from the sky as Qin Yan swung the trident spear, unleashing a blade of Qi towards the creature in mid-air.

The ape-like creature blocked the Qi blade with its red-glowing spear, dispersing the attack. Qin Yan continued to swing the trident spear, but the creature skillfully defended with the red spear while flying downwards. It landed next to the black sword on the ground, reaching down to grab the sword handle with its right hand.

"What is this monkey up to? Does it want to take my sword?" Qin Yan thought, quickly following. The ape-like creature struggled to lift the sword handle from the ground, but its strength was insufficient to lift the whole sword. It eventually let go, causing the sword to clang back onto the ground.

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Qin Yan swung the trident spear towards the ape-like creature, which evaded the attack. Qin Yan then grabbed the black sword's handle from the ground with his right hand, while continuing to hold the trident spear with his left hand.

With a glint in its eyes, the ape-like creature thrust the red spear, piercing Qin Yan's left forearm holding the trident spear. Feeling the pain, Qin Yan's grip weakened, allowing the ape-like creature to strike the trident spear with the red spear, causing it to fly out of his hand. The creature extended its long arm and grabbed the trident spear.

"Do you need our help, Qin Yan?" Lin Shiqi, seeing that Qin Yan's weapon had also been taken by the ape-like creature, felt that Qin Yan alone couldn't handle the creature and wanted to assist him.

"Don't intervene for now. This guy is a bit tricky to deal with," Qin Yan said, worried that Lin Shiqi and the others might get injured by the ape-like creature. He quickly retreated to create distance between himself and the creature.

After obtaining both the red spear and trident spear, the ape-like creature discarded the red spear and skillfully wielded the trident spear with both hands.

"Hmm, its spear movements seem familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before." At that moment, Qin Yan had a strange feeling, as if he had encountered this monkey before. His gaze inadvertently stopped at the creature's third eye, and suddenly, a realization struck him.

"Ah, I remember now. You're that three-eyed human, called Zhenjun or something!" Qin Yan shouted at the ape-like creature.

Hearing this, the ape-like creature paused, ceasing its spear movements. It opened its mouth and spoke human-like words to Qin Yan, "Hmm, it's been a while. Your power has improved since we last met, and..."

At that moment, the creature's gaze focused on the black sword in Qin Yan's hand, showing surprise on its face. It muttered, "So, you've actually managed to get your hands on that sword!"

Qin Yan was now certain that the ape-like creature was the three-eyed human known as Zhenjun that he had encountered before. He asked, "Zhenjun, what are you doing here? Transforming into a monkey and attacking us."

"So, he's Zhenjun? He can freely change his body. His anomaly level might be higher than mine. No wonder I couldn't defeat him," Yitianchou thought to himself. He had only heard sporadic mentions of Zhenjun from Qin Yan and the others, and this was his first time seeing Zhenjun in person.

Zhenjun, in the form of an ape-like creature, coughed and pretended, saying, "You're mistaken. I'm not Zhenjun. I don't know you."

"Don't pretend. Just because you've turned into a monkey doesn't mean we can't recognize you. Who else has a third eye besides you?" Lin Shiqi shouted from a distance.

"Stop babbling!" Zhenjun's face reddened slightly. He pointed the trident spear at Qin Yan and sternly said, "Come, use that sword in your hand to attack me."

Qin Yan was puzzled. "Why would I attack you out of nowhere?"

Impatiently, Zhenjun said, "Stop the nonsense. If you don't attack me, I'll attack you!" He lifted the trident spear and slowly approached Qin Yan.

At that moment, Dream Butterfly's voice came from the side, "I think Zhenjun deliberately transformed into the ape-like creature to attack us here, to test our strength. Isn't that the case?"

Zhenjun remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.

"I see now," Qin Yan understood. "If you want to test us, just say so. There's no need for this sneaky behavior."

"Are you going to fight or not?" Zhenjun spoke in a stern tone.

"Since you're so insistent, I'll accompany you. Just wait a moment..." Qin Yan said as he took off his outer garment and handed it to Lin Shiqi to hold, to prevent it from getting damaged during the fight.