To conceal the presence of the black ape, Long Chen didn’t just feed it an aura-concealing pill but also rubbed medicinal powders on it to mask its scent.16

The reason Long Chen did this was to sneak attack the other devil beasts. After all, this place was filled with them. If he had to go around every time he encountered one, it would significantly delay his progress in leaving the region.4

Thankfully, the black ape had powerful senses, and the surrounding devil beasts routinely marked the boundaries of their territories with excrement and aura as a warning to others. Thus, the black ape would immediately alert Long Chen once it sensed that they were on the border of...1