This is the start of a new hatred?
Monkey, perspective, perspective! Your perspective is too small!
Hao Ren sighed inwardly and entered the system panel to check the "Enemy List."
The "Enemy List" was bare, with only one name.
"Little Spirit Monkey King."
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[Name: Little Spirit Monkey King]
[Bloodline: Ancient Ling Ming Shi Monkey Bloodline (Awakening First Level)]
[Detailed Description: The Little Spirit Monkey King was originally a carefree little monkey. Because it was violently beaten by you, it developed hatred towards you. The Little Spirit Monkey King was born...]
[Hatred Level: One Star (Slightly Displeased)]
Hatred values below 100 all fall under "One Star" hatred.
Ancient Ling Ming Shi Monkey bloodline?
Wasn't the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, a Ling Ming Shi Monkey!
Oh, I didn't expect this monkey to have some background. It's Sun Wukong's "distant cousin."
Hao Ren thought, should he treat this monkey better? What if it connects with Sun Wukong one day?
Hao Ren showed the monkey a gentle smile.
"Monkey..."
Hao Ren was about to say something nice to improve their relationship when a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding! The Little Spirit Monkey King found your smile lewd. The Little Spirit Monkey King developed disgust towards you. Hatred value +20.]
Hao Ren.
Monkey, you're being rather unappreciative. My smile is so warm, as bright as sunshine, and you call it lewd?
Hao Ren swung his "Formless Cudgel" and poked towards the Little Spirit Monkey King.
Another beating!
After being beaten, the Little Spirit Monkey King dragged its "injured" body and limped away.
Hao Ren smiled and watched the Little Spirit Monkey King leave.
Watching the Little Spirit Monkey King go, Hao Ren felt refreshed!
So refreshing!
The frustration of not being able to cultivate the "True Demon Secret Record" vanished!
Health bar full!
Mental state MAX!
He could go back to cultivating now!
Hao Ren returned to the mountain cave, took a "Qi Gathering Pill," sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate.
Pain, pain, pain...
So painful!
The next day, after cultivating for a morning, Hao Ren couldn't bear the pain and decided to go outside the cave to stretch his limbs.
As soon as he reached the cave entrance, before his foot even stepped out, Hao Ren suddenly felt a sense of danger.
It feels like... there are rebels trying to harm me!
"System, use the 'Search Nearby People' function!"
[Ding! One meter ahead, a monkey has been detected!]
The monkey is back!
It's ambushing at the cave entrance.
What does it want?
A conspiracy!
There's a conspiracy!
Hao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered.
Monkey, you think you can scheme against me? You're far from it!
Hao Ren picked up the "Formless Cudgel" and extended it out.
Sss-sss-sss!
As soon as the "Formless Cudgel" extended out of the cave, a foul-smelling, yellowish stream of liquid shot down from a tree, precisely hitting the "Formless Cudgel."
Holy crap!
Hao Ren cursed inwardly. It was too late to retract his "Formless Cudgel." The "Formless Cudgel" was thoroughly soaked with "monkey child's urine."
Speaking of which, this monkey has been a bit too heated lately. Its pee is yellow, and even the black surface of the "Formless Cudgel" has started to turn yellowish.
Hao Ren was furious.
Monkey, today I will beat you so badly that you'll never be able to pee again!
Hao Ren rushed out, intending to settle the score with the Little Spirit Monkey King. The Little Spirit Monkey King was agile, swinging from branch to branch in the treetops, and soon escaped far away.
Seeing that Hao Ren couldn't catch up, the Little Spirit Monkey King probably felt confident again and provocatively taunted Hao Ren.
Hmph, spit!
The Little Spirit Monkey King spat at Hao Ren from afar.
Jiji jiji!
The Little Spirit Monkey King bared its bright red monkey backside at Hao Ren, constantly cawing and provoking him.
Hao Ren gritted his teeth in hatred.
Damn monkey!
Despite his curses, Hao Ren was actually helpless against the Little Spirit Monkey King.
The Little Spirit Monkey King was too fast, he couldn't catch it!
Damn it!
Hao Ren was furious, thinking of how to get revenge on the Little Spirit Monkey King. Suddenly, his heart stirred, inspiration struck, and a "brilliant idea" surfaced in his mind.
The Curse Book!
The "Curse Book" was a treasure of the "Yuantong Divine Sect," containing the karma of misfortune. By continuously copying the opponent's name and birthdate, one could cast a curse.
The Little Spirit Monkey King's name and birthdate were both available in the system's detailed description.
Let's do it!
Time for some fun!
Hao Ren took out the "Curse Book" and began copying the Little Spirit Monkey King's name and birthdate.
During the copying process, true essence was constantly consumed.
Hao Ren had only copied it once, and the true essence in his dantian and sea of qi was completely depleted.
The consumption was too great!
Hao Ren immediately stopped using the "Curse Book."
He looked up and gazed at the distant Little Spirit Monkey King.
At this moment, the Little Spirit Monkey King was still provoking Hao Ren. It was holding onto a branch with one hand, its butt sticking out, showing its bright red backside to Hao Ren.
What a simple and unpretentious way to provoke!
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
For some reason, the branch the Little Spirit Monkey King was holding suddenly snapped.
The Little Spirit Monkey King immediately lost its balance. It let out a scream and, with its backside facing down, fell from the tree.
Thump!
The Little Spirit Monkey King landed on the ground, stunned.
The Little Spirit Monkey King was stubborn by nature. It refused to give up and, gritting its teeth, stood up again.
At this moment, its foot slipped, and "thump," it fell again.
This is weird!
The Little Spirit Monkey King's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
What's happening?
Why is it falling on flat ground?
This is too strange!
The Little Spirit Monkey King couldn't understand what had happened.
Seeing this, Hao Ren laughed heartily, very satisfied.
The effect of the "Curse Book" is amazing!
Hao Ren's anger was completely dispelled.
Refreshed!
So refreshing!
Time to go back and cultivate!
Hao Ren returned to the mountain cave, replaced the spirit stones in the "Minor Five Elements Array," and contentedly began to cultivate.
The "Minor Five Elements Array" consumed a lot of spirit stones, requiring replacement every ten days. Hao Ren had already used ten low-grade spirit stones, and the remaining ones could only last for another forty days at most.
Well, I wonder when the next "delivery" will arrive?
Thinking about this and that, Hao Ren began cultivating again.
...
For the next three days, Hao Ren's life returned to peace.
Cultivating, cultivating, and more cultivating...
Besides cultivating, he had nothing else to do.
The Little Spirit Monkey King had disappeared again.
Since the day Hao Ren had cast a curse on it, the Little Spirit Monkey King hadn't appeared for the next three days.
Honestly, after not seeing the Little Spirit Monkey King for such a long time, Hao Ren actually missed it quite a bit.
Days without being able to bully a monkey lacked much fun!
After finishing his cultivation today, Hao Ren, as usual, went outside the cave for a walk to stretch his limbs.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he looked into the depths of the distant forest.
He saw a disheveled figure, stumbling and fleeing this way.
A monkey?
Hao Ren recognized the figure immediately upon seeing it and identified it as the Little Spirit Monkey King.
At this moment, the Little Spirit Monkey King was in a dire state, covered in blood, with several shocking bite and claw marks on its body.
Behind the Little Spirit Monkey King, there were more than a dozen large grey monkeys.
These large grey monkeys, baring their fangs and looking fierce, were chasing the Little Spirit Monkey King.