167: I thought you changed, but I didn’t expect you to be so cowardly!

"Then come on!"

"I also want to see just how strong you've become!"

At this moment, the Monkey King's fighting spirit soared.

However, he did not take out his usual weapon.

Because he knew very well in his heart that unless he immediately reached the fifth-tier at this moment,

Otherwise, in front of the Tiger King, any weapon would be taken away by that strange Diamond Cutter.

He was in high spirits, his eyes gleaming as he looked forward, his aura reaching its peak!

"That's more like it!"

On the opposite side, Xia Fan nodded slightly towards the Monkey King, showing his appreciation, because he greatly admired the Monkey King's aura now.

Now, the Monkey King's determination to fight a battle was much stronger than before.

After all, the last time Xia Fan met the Monkey King, the latter had unhesitatingly fled upon seeing him, without a shred of courage in his heart, but now he dared to face him head-on.

"There are too many people here, why don't we find another place to fight!"

Seeing that Xia Fan had agreed to his challenge, the Monkey King threw out this sentence.

His figure flashed, and he flew in the opposite direction from where Yu Mian Fox had left.

No matter what, he was now Yu Mian Fox's reliance, and he also had feelings for her, so he couldn't bring danger to her side.

After a short while, Xia Fan and the Monkey King arrived at an open area, where the surroundings were clear and the terrain was not complicated.

Seeing this, Xia Fan didn't really care.

He was well aware of the Monkey King's little schemes, but it no longer mattered; now, unless it was a fifth-tier or even higher creature, he simply didn't care.

"Is this the Monkey King's enemy?"

"It looks like they're going to fight!"

"Is the Monkey King stronger, or is that guy stronger?"

Within India, many humans who had already submitted to the Monkey King, upon learning that a Giant Tiger had come from the north and wanted to have a great battle with the Monkey King, immediately followed along, both nervous and curious. Not far from them, there were also some fierce beasts from India.

Now, the Tiger King and the Monkey King ignored them.

But these spectators, who were watching the show, began to discuss intensely, "That is... that's actually the Jiangnan Tiger King from Huaxia, he's a notoriously fierce fellow!"

"Can our Great King defeat the Jiangnan Tiger King?"

After learning Xia Fan's identity, many humans began to worry.

They even retreated again and again, only wishing to be as far away from the battlefield as possible, yet still able to see what was happening.

As for going to watch the battle?

Not many people had such courage.

"Clones!"

At the beginning of the battle, the Monkey King directly used his usual method.

And this time, he conjured seven clones, plus his main body, making a total of eight Monkey Kings, forming a pincer attack, surrounding Xia Fan in the center: "Tiger King, the strength of my clones is as strong as my main body. Now, you have to face eight of me at once, can you handle it?"

Facing the Monkey King's provocation, Xia Fan didn't say much, but in that instant, the surrounding winds and clouds changed color, and amidst the howling winds, the sky suddenly darkened.

Someone looked up in uncertainty, and found that the area where the Tiger King and the Monkey King were had already fallen into darkness. Those outside could not see what was happening within that area at all.

For a time, this group of spectators was both curious and afraid, and some even wanted to force their way into the darkness.

Unfortunately, they quickly fled in fear after just touching it, not daring to intrude arbitrarily.

But even such a sight did not make the spectators retreat!

After all, this duel between fifth-tier creatures could be said to be the strongest battle among fierce beasts, and even globally, since the spiritual energy revival. The outcome would not only directly establish the status of the Monkey King or the Tiger King, but also concern people's understanding of fifth-tier powerhouses!

"Seven clones!"

"It seems the Monkey King's understanding of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends has improved to another level."

At this moment, Xia Fan in the darkness saw these eight Monkey Heads, and for a moment couldn't distinguish who was the main body and who was a clone. He immediately revealed a hint of excitement, "What a Monkey King, I didn't expect you to have made such progress in such a short time. It's not in vain that I traveled tens of thousands of miles to find you!"

Although the strength of these eight Monkey Heads varied, the difference between them was not great, and they could all reach the fifth-tier. This made Xia Fan finally understand why the Monkey King dared to fight him even when he knew he had treasures like the eastern emperor bell and the Diamond Cutter. It turned out that he alone was equivalent to several Monkey Kings.

The more clones, the stronger his power!

"Tiger King, do you still dare to fight?"

On the opposite side, the Monkey King saw him in thought and thought he was scared, so he became even more arrogant, "If you are afraid, then admit to the whole world that you are inferior to me, and I will spare this battle today."

Now, Xia Fan was essentially fighting eight early fifth-tier opponents by himself.

If it were any other early fifth-tier fierce beast, they would probably have lost the desire to fight long ago. However, this was Xia Fan!

He was not an ordinary fifth-tier, and he had been in the fifth-tier for a long time, unlike the Monkey King, who had just entered the fifth-tier.

Furthermore, with Magic Cat's blessing, Xia Fan's own strength was already very close to the mid-fifth-tier. What was there to fear from a mere early fifth-tier Monkey King? "Monkey Head, aren't you speaking too soon?"

"I haven't even made a move yet!"

"Thunder Control!"

Rumble—

Suddenly, Xia Fan directly made a probing move, and an endless burst of thunder light exploded, heading straight for the eight Monkey Kings.

However, the scene of being defeated in one blow, as imagined, did not occur, because these eight Monkey Kings were all able to release their abilities and evenly distribute the surging thunder light, making it easy for them to cope.

"A probe?"

The Monkey King's mouth curled into a smile, "If you only know how to probe, then you will surely lose this battle!"

"Hah!"

The next moment, the Monkey King pounced over, each moving as swiftly as a flood dragon emerging from the sea, continuously attacking Xia Fan in turns.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A terrifying roar immediately erupted in the field; that was the sound of the immense power of the Monkey King's every strike.

"Rage Berserk Technique!"

"King Kong Transformation!"

Amidst these overwhelming attacks, Xia Fan was unsure whether the Monkey King would drain a large amount of spiritual power from his main body after releasing so many clones.

To test this, he directly strengthened his limbs and body and joined the melee.

He needed to clarify the difference, although he already had an answer in his heart.

If the Monkey King didn't need much power to create clones with the same strength as his main body, then this spell would be too heaven-defying and abnormal. Xia Fan would never believe that such an extremely unbalanced spell could exist in the world!