Jiang Kai had already used up all three Fraud Substitutes, and the Golden-Furred Spirit Monkey King had entered a relatively stable state. Jiang Kai hurried to seize this opportunity and launched a frenzied assault.
After equipping the Critical Ring and the Fierce Agility talent, Jiang Kai's critical hit chance reached 6 points. Adding to that the original 15% critical chance from Pursuit, Jiang Kai now basically landed a crit almost every few strikes.
And each crit dealt nearly four hundred times damage.
On top of that, the Ignite effect was constantly active. Jiang Kai's DPS was terrifying. In just 10 minutes, the Golden-Furred Spirit Monkey King had entered the third phase.
The Spirit Monkey King actually summoned a clone.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei said, "To get it into the third phase is already unbelievable. Jiang Kai's attacks really are monstrous, even we can't compare."
The others nodded in agreement.
"Too strong. But there's no way he'll clear the third phase. Azure Dragon's team wiped four times, all in the third phase. The clone has some attack power, but the key is—the Spirit Monkey King can switch between its real body and its clone."
"Exactly. This boss can't be taken down without at least 500,000 people. No matter how strong Jiang Kai is, he can't compare to hundreds of thousands."
But just as the words fell, a clone appeared next to Jiang Kai as well.
The moment it appeared, the clone raised its chin and shouted at the Spirit Monkey King, "Little fur monkey, how dare you act arrogant in front of your grandpa…"
Jiang Kai slapped it across the head. "Cut the crap, get to work!"
Jiang Kai's "clone" wasn't really a clone, but a copy.
It had the same attack power, weapon, and attributes as Jiang Kai—equivalent to a clone that inherited 100% of the main body's abilities!
Two Jiang Kais activated the skill Breath of Life simultaneously!
Breath of Life could detect the position of a lifeform, meaning it could tell the real body apart from a clone.
Yet strangely enough, neither could identify which was the real one.
"Damn, forgot this is simulated training. None of them are real bodies!"
Jiang Kai suddenly realized. "Doesn't matter. At least the clones aren't as berserk as before. We'll both focus on one, kill a clone first! Let's make this pipe dream real!"
Jiang Kai and his copy together launched a fierce assault on one of the Spirit Monkey Kings.
A few minutes later, Jiang Kai and his copy gained a new status.
[Special Attack Boost: Flame Strength +50%.]
With this effect, Jiang Kai's Flame Strength rose to 120 points, his power greatly increased.
Under the blazing flames and relentless Pursuit strikes, the first clone was slain.
The third phase ended, meaning the Spirit Monkey King's HP was down to only 30%!
"My god, he passed the third phase!" Ge Yunfei muttered, "Soloing a King-tier boss and pushing it past the third phase?!"
"If Azure Dragon brought him along, they'd clear the Golden-Furred Spirit Monkey King in one run!"
"This guy's strength is way beyond what we imagined!"
But Jiang Kai was already drained. The earlier three Fraud Substitutes had been used too early, leaving him now with no recovery methods.
However, his copy still had plenty of stamina left. That guy's power was almost equal to Jiang Kai's real body, and it continued its furious assault on the Spirit Monkey King.
Jiang Kai thought to himself: I've taken down 70% of its HP. Then the copy should be able to handle the remaining 30%.
But at that moment, the Spirit Monkey King entered the fourth phase.
Rage!
In this state, all its attributes skyrocketed. Its attacks carried shockwaves, and it could freely use Spirit Monkey Tail Swing!
"Roar!" The Spirit Monkey King, enraged by Jiang Kai, leapt up and lunged straight at the copy.
Its speed was too fast. The copy had no choice but to use a Substitute. But the very next second the Substitute was destroyed, the real body was forced out by a tail swing, then had to burn another Substitute.
The Spirit Monkey King's attacks came nonstop, giving the copy no chance to breathe, hounding it relentlessly.
Watching from the side, Jiang Kai felt his heart tighten with fear. Even at full strength, he wouldn't stand a chance in this situation.
As expected, a King-tier's power was still too overwhelming—he couldn't solo it yet.
In the end, the copy was struck by a shockwave, its body dissipated, but then reformed in an instant.
"Fateful Life! Moonlit Fairy Sword!"
At the last moment, the copy stabbed its sword into the Spirit Monkey King's chest.
With a scream, the Spirit Monkey King staggered back. Then it grabbed the copy in one hand and crushed it to pieces…
"Damn it, it actually killed my copy!" Jiang Kai's heart ached. Once a copy died, restoring it would take much longer!
And he still had to participate in the Special Training Hall mission… which meant half his combat strength was gone!
But thanks to that final strike, the Spirit Monkey King staggered back several steps, then dropped to one knee, clutching its chest, wailing in agony.
"Damn it, if I had even a bit more strength, I might've really killed it!" Jiang Kai cursed.
Suddenly, Jiang Kai thought of the Demon-Slaying Sword.
After the last battle, it still hadn't fully recovered. But now, with the Spirit Monkey King heavily injured—if he released the Demon-Slaying Sword and stalled until he regained some strength, he might be able to kill it!
"No! I have to finish it myself!" Jiang Kai suddenly thought of this and immediately abandoned the idea.
Both the Spirit Monkey King and Jiang Kai were resting, but the Spirit Monkey King's recovery speed was clearly faster. Supporting its chest, it leapt up and charged straight at Jiang Kai.
Its eyes locked on him, brimming with killing intent!
"Roar!" With a furious roar, the Spirit Monkey King raised its arm and slammed it down toward Jiang Kai.
Just as its massive fist was about to smash into him, the scene in front of Jiang Kai suddenly froze!
The jungle around him vanished. The lights flicked back on. He was once again in the vast training room.
Jiang Kai let out a long breath. That scene had been too realistic—he almost thought he'd have to activate the Wheel of Fate.
But thinking about it, if it were a real battle and he did activate the Wheel of Fate, he might actually have had a chance to kill the Spirit Monkey King with his own strength!
The overexertion left him completely drained. He simply collapsed to the ground.
"So close… damn it!" Jiang Kai sighed.
Before long, many unfamiliar faces appeared before him.
"Kid, you almost killed the Spirit Monkey King! My god, you nearly soloed a King-tier boss!"
"Incredible, absolutely incredible. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. And you're only fourth tier!"
"Jiang Kai, don't rush. Go home and rest well today. We'll carefully study the tactics. If we refine them a bit, I think you really could solo the Spirit Monkey King!"
"Yeah, yeah, leave the research to us. You just rest. Oh, I'll invite a Transcendent Healer to restore you—you'll be fully recovered within a day."
"And for skill recovery, we'll find you some Ghost Star Heaven's Gift Pills to speed it up."
Jiang Kai frowned at these excited people. Why were they so enthusiastic? He didn't plan on challenging it again…
Weakly, he said, "Tomorrow again? No way, I can't beat it."
"What do you mean can't beat it!" Xiao Fei barked. "You were this close!"
"Yeah, don't you trust us? I'm telling you, we'll make sure you do it—you'll be able to solo a King-tier boss!"
Jiang Kai said helplessly, "Seniors, I really don't want to solo a King-tier boss…"
"No way, you must! I've never seen anything like this before, and I won't allow you to quit halfway!"
"We war gods will personally train you. If you'd just used two fewer Substitutes during the Spirit Monkey's Rage Claws, you absolutely could've killed it!"
"Exactly. We're all at least Transcendent sixth tier, with plenty of combat experience. If you learn from us, your fighting ability will skyrocket!"
Jiang Kai looked bewildered. "But… I still have to attempt the Special Training Hall… and during training, nobody's supposed to get special privileges, right? Everything should depend on one's own effort!"
"What special privileges? This has nothing to do with that!"
"Anyway, you have to come tomorrow. If you can't beat the Spirit Monkey King, you're not allowed to challenge the Special Training Hall!" Xiao Fei declared directly.
Jiang Kai's face twisted in pain. Fighting the Spirit Monkey King once was exhausting enough. And truthfully, he actually had a chance to kill it…
According to his plan, he could clear a Special Training Hall, then collect daily resources, increase his Flame Strength, upgrade his skills—that would be enough.
After four months of life-and-death training, followed by a national war, Jiang Kai really didn't want to keep training every day.
He just wanted to casually fight monsters, level up, make some money, gather some materials…
"Big brothers, uncles, sisters, please, let me go. I… I don't want to fight anymore…" Jiang Kai said with a crying face. "How about I learn later instead…"
"No way!" The war gods roared in unison, firm and resolute, scolding Jiang Kai who lay on the ground.
"Young man, what's this tiny bit of suffering? This will benefit you for a lifetime! Rest today, but tomorrow morning, be here."
"Not until you defeat a King-tier boss—you're not leaving the War God Hall!"
Jiang Kai sucked in a sharp breath.
Now the problem had gotten worse—it had already escalated to a matter of his personal freedom.
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