: Forced to Comply

2024-07-31 Author: Gu Zhenren

: Forced to Comply

"It's too old, doesn't have many years left. It spends its days asleep, barely clinging to life. This time, we've woken it up."

"Quick, go ask the City Lord for help!"

While everyone was transmitting messages and communicating at full speed, the Nascent Soul Demonic Ape fully opened its eyes.

It didn't attack. Instead, it shifted its sleeping posture, revealing its sagging chest and swollen belly.

It made a chittering sound, scanning the human Golden Cores with a discerning gaze.

Zhu Xuanji and the others were stunned.

This group was quite familiar with the Fire Blending Demonic Apes. The Golden Cores from the three families all lived in Fire Persimmon Immortal City and had many encounters with these apes. As for someone like Zhu Xuanji, a Divine Constable and royal family member, he had conducted thorough investigations and studied numerous intelligence reports from the royal family before coming to Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

Therefore, when they saw the Nascent Soul level demonic ape behaving like this, they transmitted messages and exclaimed simultaneously: "That female ape is in heat!"

Among Fire Blending Demonic Apes, female apes are often very scarce, with male apes outnumbering them by at least eighty to one.

Thus, in each ape troop, the female apes are the most valuable assets, the guarantee of the tribe's future.

This particular Fire Blending Ape troop was special. One female ape had actually grown to the Nascent Soul level, making its status and position even more exalted than the previous Golden Core demonic ape king.

No wonder the demonic apes were so tense about its dwelling.

Zhu Xuanji hurriedly transmitted: "Don't attack!"

"The female ape being in heat is actually our chance."

"It seems to have mistaken us for potential mates selected by the ape troop."

Zheng Shuang Gou, holding his twin hooks, changed expression: "Lord Zhu, what do you mean?"

Zhu Xuanji said, "As long as one of us is chosen by it, after copulation, our relationship with the ape troop will change dramatically, from enemy to friend."

"At that time, forget about a mere demon general mechanism, the ape troop will even proactively gift us large amounts of treasure materials."

"You live in Fire Persimmon Mountain, don't you know this habit?"

It was indeed true.

Female apes have insatiable demands, and male apes of the same level often die miserably during the copulation process.

Sometimes, when a female ape in the troop has too high a life level and enters heat, the male apes, afraid to go themselves, would abduct male apes from other troops or human men to satisfy the powerful female ape's vigorous needs.

If a male ape or man manages to satisfy the female ape and survive, he or they will be treated well by the ape troop. Proactively giving treasures is the most common way to express gratitude.

Hearing Zhu Xuanji's words, Zheng Shuang Gou and the others all felt a chill in their hearts.

Zhou Nongying looked grim: "Lord Zhu, do you know what you're saying?"

Zhu Xuanji spread his hands: "The current situation is just like this. If you want to wait for Meng Kui's support, I might still have a chance, but you certainly won't."

"We are trapped in a deadly situation. Only by casting everything aside can we find a way to survive!"

"The good news is: the female ape only chooses one target each time it mates. It will only pick a second one if the first target dies midway and it still has strong needs."

"That is to say, it will only pick one of us."

"At that time, no matter who it is, even if it's me, I will grit my teeth and go through with it."

"For survival, this is not shameful at all!"

"Do you want to live, or die?"

Zhu Xuanji's words caused the Golden Core cultivators to show varied expressions.

Zheng Dan Lian sighed: "Naturally, we want to live."

Ning Jiufan, feeling he had the lowest chance of being chosen, wore a detached expression and said firmly: "I agree with Lord Zhu's plan!"

The others remained silent.

Zhu Xuanji clapped his hands: "There you have it!"

"Whoever is chosen, the rest of us must keep our mouths shut about this."

The other Golden Core cultivators strongly agreed.

The Nascent Soul female ape exposed its chest, continuously chittering. Its gaze swept back and forth, making all the Golden Core cultivators pale and their hearts race.

Suddenly, the female ape's gaze paused. It stretched out a finger and pointed at—the Ning Family Ancestor.

Ning Jiufan!

The female ape crooked its finger at him.

Ning Jiufan stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief.

"Me?"

"Why me?!"

He couldn't understand it at all.

Because compared to him, Zheng Shuang Gou and Zheng Dan Lian were clearly more physically robust, fitting the Fire Blending Demonic Ape's aesthetic much better.

And while the Zhou Family Golden Core was thinner, his cultivation technique wasn't ice-attribute, at least.

Ning Jiufan mainly cultivated the Ice Heart Art. This kind of cold aura naturally clashed with the Fire Blending Demonic Apes and would instinctively disgust them.

"Why?"

"Why?!"

Ning Jiufan shook his head, muttering under his breath.

"There's no reason. It chose Brother Ning, so please bear with it, Brother Ning." Zheng Shuang Gou suddenly relaxed and took out some Nine Sun Ox Paste.

"Quick, take some orally, and apply some to the critical areas!" Zheng Shuang Gou urged.

Ning Jiufan was still in a state of disbelief and difficulty accepting the situation when a bottle of ointment was shoved into his hands.

Then, Zhu Xuanji and the others纷纷掏出东西，大力支持宁就范。

Zhou Family Golden Core took out a pill: "This is the Spring Essence Pill. Taking it can greatly boost energy and physical strength."

Zheng Dan Lian felt around his storage pouch and took out a ring-shaped magic tool: "I'm ashamed to say this, but I once killed a lecherous邪修 from the Flower Plucking Sect and obtained this Dragon Sun Essence Ring. I never managed to get rid of it. It can be used right now."

Prompted by this, Zhu Xuanji also took out a sachet: "I once captured a female demon and obtained a Spring Dream Sachet. I originally intended to use it as a clue to investigate further, but you can use it temporarily now."

Ning Jiufan clearly resisted, but the other Golden Core cultivators were adamant. They directly shoved the pills, magic tools, and other items into Ning Jiufan's hands.

"Go on!"

"Brother Ning, we will all remember your contribution. We won't let your sacrifice be in vain."

"After we return to the city, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Ning Jiufan shook his head repeatedly: "I don't want the meal, I don't want any of these things. I think we should definitely reconsider this carefully."

But the next moment, an invisible force forcibly pulled him out of the group.

It turned out the Nascent Soul female ape had run out of patience and taken action directly!

Ning Jiufan glared angrily.

His face was stroked by the female ape.

Ning Jiufan glared angrily.

His clothes were removed.

Ning Jiufan glared angrily.

He suddenly came to his senses, looked up to the sky and sighed, his eyes bloodshot, words squeezed out from between his teeth: "Forced by circumstances, what can I do?! I can only comply, I can only comply."

"Brother Ning, your righteousness is immense!" Zhu Xuanji's face was full of emotion.

The other Golden Core cultivators wore pitying expressions,纷纷附和，全是吹捧的好话。

Ning Jiufan suddenly said, "No, I must form a contract with all of you."

"Especially you, Lord Zhu. My coming here is entirely because of you."

"From now on, my Ning Family will definitely be in Fire Persimmon Immortal City..."

He quickly transmitted his voice, laying out a series of conditions.

While being forced into compliance, Ning Jiufan also pressured the other two families' Golden Cores and Zhu Xuanji.

In a very short time, he forced the other Golden Cores to sign an alliance treaty with him.

The treaty guaranteed the Ning Family's position and future benefits in Fire Persimmon Immortal City. Ning Jiufan also demanded many resources suitable for his cultivation.

The Nascent Soul female ape, aroused, pounced on Ning Jiufan.

Ning Jiufan painfully closed his eyes. At the same time, he waved his hands, activated a magic tool, and released a dense mist of ice, tightly enveloping himself and the female ape.

This greatly disappointed the Zheng Family Golden Cores who had wanted to watch the show.

The two Zhou Family Golden Cores quietly retracted the jade slips in their sleeves, extremely regretful—they had missed the chance to record the scene.

It was an alternative, prolonged battle!

Ning Jiufan was drenched in sweat, struggling to keep up, his face pale, rapidly weakening.

The female ape let out cries of pleasure.

"Brother Ning, hang in there!" The human Golden Cores sincerely cheered Ning Jiufan on.

"Why did the female ape end up choosing Brother Ning after all?" Zhou Nongying expressed his confusion.

Others had the same question.

Zheng Dan Lian guessed: "Perhaps this female ape has lived long enough and wants to try something new, sample a different flavor?"

Zhu Xuanji's heart stirred, suddenly thinking of an answer. He said, "It should be the Peach Fate Nucleus, right?"

"Back then, Meng Kui used his divine ability, covering the entire Fire Persimmon Mountain with a field of fortune."

"The only means he could use to act was the Peach Fate Nucleus."

"The reason he could use this item without causing ripples in fortune that would harm him was because this peach nucleus carried a strong peach blossom luck."

"Strictly speaking, the Peach Fate Nucleus is a magic tool that increases a person's peach blossom luck. The reason it has offensive power and can injure others is actually just the cost of increasing peach blossom fortune."

Everyone understood: "So that's how it is."

"No wonder the female ape didn't choose anyone else but picked Brother Ning."

"Brother Ning too. Sneaking deep into the immortal palace behind our backs, getting hit by the Peach Fate Nucleus, and ending up here, at this very moment... isn't this exactly the retribution spoken of in Buddhist and Daoist teachings?"

Hearing this, everyone's sympathy for Ning Jiufan's悲惨遭遇 greatly diminished.

Underground Base.

Ning Zhuo used his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his face.

"Success!" He looked at the mechanical ape.

Thanks to Ning Zhuo's frantic, round-the-clock assembly, the mechanical ape was now fully equipped.

Its head contained the Drum of Rampant Thoughts, its chest housed the Mechanical Heart Sphere Furnace - Fire Essence.

Its lower body, originally just a skeleton, had now been fitted with some mechanical components by Ning Zhuo, doing his best to disguise it.

Ning Zhuo extracted Yuan Dasheng's spiritual nature and placed it inside the mechanical ape.

The mechanical ape activated on its own, opened its eyes, moved its limbs, then dropped to one knee like a collapsing mountain, respectfully greeting Ning Zhuo: "This general pays his respects to my Lord."

"Take this. It will help you conceal all your aura!"

Ning Zhuo stuck out his tongue.

A mark quickly emerged from the base of his tongue.

Soon, the mark protruded, transforming into a cloud of mist that floated out.

The mist formed a pure white flower bud in mid-air, entirely composed of smoky clouds, with wisps of smoke faintly drifting from its edges.

Cloud-Concealed Bud!

Ning Zhuo guided the flower bud deep into the mechanical ape's body.

The smoky flower bud reverted to its previous mark form, engraved on the surface of the mechanical ape's Heart Sphere Furnace.

The mechanical ape's澎湃的气息收敛至无。

"Yuan Dasheng, I order you to break through the ghost mist and rescue Boss Sun!"

"Yes, this general obeys."

The mechanical ape reached its destination.

Fei Si didn't notice.

Chi Dun suddenly said: "Who's there?!"

No sooner said than done, the mechanical ape violently charged into the ghost mist.

After all, it possessed Golden Core level combat power, and the ghost mist stirred desires, which was precisely countered by the mechanical ape's正气.

The ghost mist was scattered somewhat, but Sun Lingtong was still trapped.

He was held tightly in Yang Chanyu's embrace, and she had already activated an evil technique that harvested Yang to supplement Yin!

"Boss!" Ning Zhuo's voice, transmitted directly into Sun Lingtong's heart via the Thread of Human Fate.

Sun Lingtong was overjoyed: "Little brother, you've finally come!"

"Quick, quick, lend me some Yang energy to deal with this."

"Otherwise, my cultivation will be broken!"

Ning Zhuo: "Ah?!"

(End of )