Capítulo 445: [Bonus chapter] Cracking

"DAD!" Ania finally reached her father's side, along with Vloz and the other gorillas.

"Heh, heh, heh… Baby girl, you don't need to worry about me. Daddy will be- OWW!"

Thud, thud…

"Right, you're fine!" Ania shouted, dispersing her essence hammer after hitting her father across the ground. 

Groaning, Bradok groaned and yelled, "WAIT! Ania, I'm not steady yet! I need to stabilize or I can still die!"

"H-huh?! WHAT??" shouted Ania, just as shocked as the rest of the gorillas.

Zelsh nodded and agreed, "He's right, Ania. You'll have to save the beating until after he's stabilized his essence."

Ania was too confused, asking, "Wh-what's going on? I thought–"

"What you just witnessed was one of the leading causes of death for peak-perennial cultivators," Warak interjected, striking the entire crowd dumb. "This idiot ape actually attempted cracking… And he might actually pull it off! Something I've never seen before!"