Not Quite Enough
That was a seasoned priest at the Seventh Rank Mid-Stage, commanding three thousand fierce warriors clad in heavy armor. How could they have been completely wiped out in just a few days?
What kind of audacity did these Fire Crow savages, who are usually so easily bullied, have?!
"What a... what a sharp-toothed, cunning Fire Crow!"
Enraged, Yuan Ba laughed, his joints cracking like a machine gun, his overwhelming killing intent turning the sky above him a dark yellow.
"If I don't crush every bone in your body today, and if I don't extract the marrow and refine the souls of every man, woman, and child in your Fire Crow clan, I will not be worthy of Lord of the Mountain Apes!"
Anyone can say harsh words.
Chen Fan remained calm and composed, even patting the monitor lizard's rough scales with his backhand, speaking as casually as if he were picking cabbages in his own backyard.
"I think this Blackstone Mountains is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and the terrain is quite sturdy. It's much more spacious and bright than our dilapidated village. I brought the brothers here today for no other reason than that we thought this house was nice and wanted to invite you to move in."
"This is outrageous! Die!"
The white-haired priest let out a sharp shriek, unable to contain himself any longer.
He exchanged a glance with the short, stout priest, then formed intricate hand seals and slammed them hard onto the stone platform in front of him.
In an instant, the entire Blackstone Mountains shook violently!
Rumble!
Several huge cracks suddenly tore open in the ground around the main village square, and the turbid earth evil that had accumulated underground for hundreds of years surged out and condensed in mid-air into dozens of gray-black giant rocks the size of Millstones.
Dark yellow witch patterns flowed across the surface of the giant rock, carrying immense pressure, and crashed down on the Fire Crow Raven Cavalry's formation like rain!
"Form the Black Tortoise Formation, retreat thirty feet, and just watch the show; don't get covered in dust."
Chen Fan didn't even turn around, and simply gave an order.
"I obey!"
The five hundred Fire Crow Elite Cavalry obeyed orders without any panic. They pulled on their reins and retreated rapidly, their heavy shields instantly closing together, creating an impenetrable barrier.
Almost at the same instant the cavalry retreated, Chen Fan lightly tapped the giant lizard's back with his toe.
Bang!
The sturdy giant lizard saddle suddenly sank half a foot, and Chen Fan's figure rose from the ground like a gray-red arc of lightning tearing through the dim light of the sky, soaring straight into the clouds to meet the falling rocks!
"You arrogant brat! Turn me into mincemeat!"
High in the sky, the Yuan Ba made his move!
He had anticipated that Chen Fan would take to the air. His massive, bear-like body suddenly bent over, and the entire observation platform collapsed under the enormous reaction force.
The violent, earth-yellow Qi and Blood around Yuan Ba surged wildly, instantly coalescing behind him into a towering, nearly fifty-foot-tall, Primordial Violent Ape phantom!
The ferocious ape looked up and pounded its chest, its menacing aura causing all the beasts in the distant mountains and forests to grovel in fear.
"Mountain-Breaking Seal!"
Yuan Ba Tyrant clenched his fists, harnessing all the brute force of Peak Seventh Rank, and combined it with the immense fist energy of the monstrous ape phantom behind him, slamming it down from above towards Chen Fan's head!
Before the fist even arrived, the violent sonic boom and wind pressure had already crushed the bluestone ground below, creating a hemispherical crater more than ten feet wide!
Ahead lay towering boulders blocking the way, above lay a massive, crushing fist; it seemed as if only this one deadly strike remained in the world!
Faced with this devastating attack, Chen Fan, still in mid-air, showed no fear in his eyes; instead, a blazing light shone in them.
"Good timing, quite strong, but unfortunately... you've chosen the wrong path."
The boy's lips curled slightly, and he suddenly thrust the rough bone knife in his hand forward.
Buzz!
The two Totem Power water and fire within his body collided violently without reservation, but instead of going berserk, they were instantly merged into a restrained gray-white aura under the precise micro-management of the supreme Dao from his previous life.
The blade trembled slightly, and an ancient, long sigh seemed to echo throughout the world.
Immediately afterwards, a grayish-red blade of light burst forth from the tip of the blade, swelled against the wind, and instantly transformed into a fierce river a hundred feet wide!
Boom!!
The long river flows backward, upstream!
The dozens of earth-fiend heavy rocks that roared down couldn't even hold on for half a breath the moment they touched the gray-red river. The solid witch runes on their surfaces instantly collapsed, and the entire boulder was cut into tens of thousands of fine stone fragments in mid-air, exploding into a sky-covering rain of stones!
But this is just the beginning.
The gray-red Blade Aura continued its momentum, like a giant divine weapon that split the heavens and the earth, and slashed head-on at Yuan Ba's white bone fists, which were carrying the force of collapsing mountains!
Clang!!
A deafening clang of metal clashing shattered the air, and the terrifying sound wave transformed into a visible circular shockwave that swept across a radius of a thousand meters!
The thirty-six totem pillars carved from single boulders on both sides of the main village square could not withstand the immense force and broke off one after another with a series of cracking sounds.
"Puff!"
Beside the ruins of the high platform, the white-haired priest and the short, stout priest, their minds connected to the earth's veins, were struck on the spot by the violent backlash. They both spat out a mouthful of scalding blood, staggered back several steps, their eyes filled with horror.
The collisions at high altitudes were even more devastating.
"Roar!!"
Yuan Ba's originally ferocious and arrogant face instantly twisted, and he let out a roar of extreme pain.
His proud Peak Seventh Rank protective aura was easily sliced apart the moment it came into contact with that gray-red aura, like boiling water poured on snow.
A violent and unparalleled force surged wildly into his fist bones, and the finger bones, as hard as refined gold, instantly emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound. The skin and flesh of his arms tore open, and scalding beast blood rained down like a storm!
Not only that, the Primordial Violent Ape phantom behind him, which was fifty feet tall, had a huge, deep gash torn open in its chest by this domineering strike, revealing the bone. Its light dimmed rapidly, and it almost collapsed on the spot!
"How is that possible?! Your physical body and swordsmanship..."
The massive body of the Yuan Ba was violently flipped over, flying dozens of feet through the air before crashing heavily through the stone eaves of the main hall. It landed in a sorry state, its feet carving two deep furrows in the ground before barely managing to stop its momentum.
He looked down at his bloodied and mangled hands, his mind blank.
A ten-year-old boy, in a head-on confrontation, actually completely overwhelmed this Mountain Ape overlord known for his brute strength!
A violent cloud of dust raged in the center of the square, obscuring everyone's view.
Tread.
A soft, subtle thud sounded as the object landed.
The smoke and debris slowly receded to both sides, Chen Fan stood unharmed at the edge of the pit. The White Bone Battle Saber in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground, and the gray-red totem light of water and fire on the blade not only did not fade, but became even more intense and dazzling.
The boy flicked his wrist lightly, his face still bearing that harmless smile, but a hint of mockery lurked in his eyes.
"Peak Seventh Rank? The power to shatter mountains?"
Chen Fan raised his eyelids, a dangerous smile curving his lips.
"Your strength is a bit lacking; it's not even enough to temper my bones. Do you have any other moves? If not, it's my turn to draw my blade."
Before he could finish speaking, the ground beneath Chen Fan's feet shattered with a deafening roar, and his figure transformed into a blur in place. His blade flashed horizontally through the air, aiming straight for Yuan Ba's throat!