Killing the Iron Arm Ape, Encountering Senior Sister (Fifth Watch)

"Attack!"

As they reached the Iron Arm Ape, Long Yuan let out a low roar, releasing his White Dragon Martial Soul and two Purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

The Water Dragon Spirit appeared on his shoulder. He waved his hand and struck toward the empty air.

The next second, a dark cloud appeared above the Iron Arm Ape, accompanied by a deafening peal of thunder.

Rain suddenly poured down from the clear sky.

The Iron Arm Ape looked utterly bewildered as it raised its head to look at the sky.

Why was it raining out of nowhere? And why was the rain only falling on it?

While it was still confused, Long Yuan and the others had already appeared in six directions.

They surrounded the Iron Arm Ape in the middle.

"Attack!"

Long Yuan gave the order and waved his hand. The rainwater on the Iron Arm Ape's body instantly condensed into ice.

The Iron Arm Ape was instantly frozen in place.

Even its blood flow slowed.

As Long Yuan attacked, the others quickly released their Martial Souls, Soul Spirits, and Soul Rings, launching their attacks.

Tang Wulin released his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and unleashed his First Soul Skill, Entangle.

Dense Blue Silver Emperor Vines, tough and seemingly alive, lashed toward the Iron Arm Ape, trying to bind it.

It had the same effect as Long Yuan's freezing.

However, the freezing even slowed the flow of blood.

Naturally, its reaction speed was reduced as well.

Gu Yue waved her delicate hand. With Earth Element Control, earthen swords emerged from the ground one after another and shot toward the Iron Arm Ape.

Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger swiftly slashed forward.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi also unleashed their strongest killing moves.

Roar...

The Iron Arm Ape had only been trapped by Long Yuan and Tang Wulin for a moment. After nearly everyone had completed one round of attacks, it let out a low roar, and the ice on its body shattered.

Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor Vines were also shaken apart inch by inch.

By then, Long Yuan had already been carried into the air by the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon. He had originally intended to attack the Iron Arm Ape's back of the head.

But the Iron Arm Ape's aura forced him back, leaving him no choice but to retreat.

"The back of its head is its weak point. Find an opportunity to attack it!"

Standing atop the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon's head, Long Yuan waved his hand. Sharp Ice Cones rained densely toward the Iron Arm Ape's back of the head.

Then, he quickly descended to the ground. Under his control, the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon suddenly rammed into the Iron Arm Ape.

With a bang, the Iron Arm Ape was knocked back several steps by the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon. It stumbled and nearly fell.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gu Yue launched two fireballs glowing with faint Azure Light.

The combination of Wind Element and Fire Element made them incredibly fast as they struck the Iron Arm Ape's head and began to burn it.

Roar...

Caught by the flames, the Iron Arm Ape let out a howl and charged toward Gu Yue.

But it could not get to her. At that moment, Tang Wulin had already released the Clear Sky Hammer.

"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!"

He shouted lowly, swinging the hammer with a mysterious technique. Every swing followed a precise rhythm.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The Clear Sky Hammer carried terrifying power as it smashed toward the Iron Arm Ape again and again.

Each strike was stronger than the last.

Almost at the same time, Long Yuan condensed another massive Frost Sword. Descending from the sky, it pierced viciously into the Iron Arm Ape's back of the head with a squelch.

Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger also sliced across the Iron Arm Ape's legs.

Under the combined assault of the group, even the powerful Iron Arm Ape was no match.

After standing blankly for a moment, its two-meter-tall body crashed to the ground with a boom.

The light of Xie Xie's First Soul Ring faded, and a translucent wisp of light drifted out from the hundred-year Iron Arm Ape, turning into a faint yellow halo around him.

He then sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the spiritual energy.

Just as Wu Zhangkong had said, it required time to digest. However, the spiritual energy produced by a mere hundred-year Soul Beast did not take much time to absorb.

"The left side is safe for now!"

After the absorption was complete, Zhang Yangzi spoke at the right moment. The group quickly sorted out the scene and headed into the distance.

"Wait, someone..."

Before they had gone far, Zhang Yangzi raised a hand, signaling everyone to stop.

Through the Little Black Eagle Soul Spirit flying in the sky and scouting ahead, he had discovered something unusual.

The group quickly concealed themselves and looked into the distance.

Not far away, three people appeared—two men and one woman—walking in their direction.

"Could the commotion from our fight just now have attracted them?"

Gu Yue whispered.

Although the battle had lasted only a dozen seconds or so, it had caused quite a stir. Anyone passing nearby would definitely have noticed.

"Most likely. Avoid conflict if we can, but if they want to provoke us, then we won't be polite!"

A cold glint appeared in Long Yuan's eyes as he spoke icily.

The three approaching figures looked to be around fifteen or sixteen years old.

But after saying that, he recalled the original plot and completely relaxed.

It seemed to be Mu Xi's team.

"Mu Xi?"

A few breaths later, when the three drew near, Long Yuan immediately recognized the girl walking in front.

Sure enough, it was Teacher Mu Chen's daughter, Mu Xi. "Do you know her?"

Xie Xie looked at Long Yuan in confusion. That girl was rather pretty, yet Long Yuan actually knew her.

"Yes!"

Long Yuan did not explain further and stepped out from behind the tree.

If he remembered correctly, among Mu Xi's group of three, there was one three-ring Soul Elder and two two-ring Soul Grandmasters.

Their strength was quite impressive.

"It's you? You guys?"

As Mu Xi approached and recognized Long Yuan, her beautiful eyes went blank for a moment before she cried out in surprise.

Above her head floated a fireball resembling the sun.

This was her martial soul, Blazing Sun.

She was currently releasing her Soul Rings, clearly preparing for battle.

She had three Soul Rings, making her the strongest among the three.

"Senior Sister!"

Tang Wulin stepped forward two paces, cupped his hands, and called out.

"Mm!"

Mu Xi glanced at Tang Wulin, then at Long Yuan, and nodded at the two of them before turning to her companions and saying:

"Let's go!"

Then the three headed off in another direction.

The two who had come with Mu Xi looked back at Long Yuan's group, confusion appearing on their faces. Then they followed after Mu Xi.

"Senior Sister?"

A shocked expression appeared on Zhang Yangzi's face. He gave the departing Mu Xi another look and said to Tang Wulin, "You actually have such a beautiful Senior Sister. How about introducing her to me?

Or we could travel together!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yangzi ran forward a few steps and called out:

"Hey, let's go together!"

But the only response he received was the mocking, head-shaking expressions of the two boys behind Mu Xi.

Mu Xi, meanwhile, acted as though she had not heard him. Her long legs carried her onward.

Before long, she disappeared into the forest.

"She's my teacher's daughter, and she's also in Fifth Grade Class One at our school. She seems to dislike Long Yuan and me, so we rarely interact!"

Tang Wulin's expression did not look very good as he said this.

"Fifth Grade Class One? Her temper doesn't seem very good. She's so cold... Forget it, forget it. Don't introduce her to me after all. I don't want to ask for trouble!"

The moment Zhang Yangzi heard that she was from Fifth Grade Class One, that she was a Three-Ring Soul Master, and recalled Mu Xi's attitude just now, he repeatedly shook his head.

"What should we do next?"

Gu Yue did not want Long Yuan and the others to keep discussing Mu Xi, so she hurriedly pulled their thoughts back.

Taking care of business was more important.

"There are few Soul Beasts here. Our main goal is to complete the graduation assessment and hold out for an hour. Let's rest here for now!"

Long Yuan spoke, and everyone agreed. They then walked to the side and sat among several large boulders to rest temporarily.