Sky-Supporting Demon Ape

Sky-Supporting Demon Ape

Absorbing a soul ring had always been a time-consuming matter. Even when it went smoothly, it could sometimes take more than half a day.

Tang San's first soul ring, the Mandala Snake, was nearly four hundred years old, and the power within the soul ring was rather tyrannical, so absorbing it was not easy.

It had already been afternoon when Lu Yuan and the others entered the Soul Hunting Forest, and they had spent more time on the road. Less than two hours after Tang San began absorbing the soul ring, the sky had already darkened.

Grandmaster and Ferros had already set up the tent. For people familiar with wilderness survival, pitching a tent was merely a basic skill.

Lu Yuan took the snake-repelling powder Grandmaster had given him and carefully scattered it around the area. Besides concealing their scent, it could also drive away venomous insects. Generally speaking, it was essential for surviving in the wild.

Night slowly fell. Grandmaster and Ferros had already lit a campfire and used the Mandala Snake's meat to stew a pot of snake soup.

When they buried the corpses of the Mandala Snake and the Fiery Mountain Boar, Grandmaster had cut off a portion of the Mandala Snake's meat to make soup.

Although the Mandala Snake was highly venomous, its flesh itself was not poisonous, and it tasted delicious. Lu Yuan drank three large bowls in succession before closing his eyes and beginning to meditate.

The Soul Hunting Forest was far from quiet at night. The roars of all kinds of Soul Beasts continuously echoed from the distance.

Lighting a campfire at night was actually a very dangerous thing. Some weaker Soul Beasts feared flames, but certain powerful Soul Beasts were extremely drawn to fire.

It was only because the Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest were relatively low-level, and Ferros possessed the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor. If Grandmaster had been leading the group alone, he would never have dared light a fire in the Soul Hunting Forest.

When spending the night in the wilderness, someone always had to keep watch. Grandmaster was worried about Tang San, so he voluntarily took on the duty.

Ferros was happy to take it easy. He lay down in the tent, and before long, snores began to sound.

By the firelight, Grandmaster's gaze would occasionally drift toward Tang San. Only when he saw that Tang San's complexion was normal and his breathing steady did he gradually relax.

Time flowed like water, and soon it was midnight!

The temperature in the Soul Hunting Forest dropped sharply in the dead of night, and the gentle breeze brought an added chill.

Grandmaster let out a deep yawn. Keeping watch had always been an exhausting task.

As midnight descended, the sounds of the various Soul Beasts gradually vanished. The entire Soul Hunting Forest suddenly fell silent.

Grandmaster moved a little closer to the campfire, borrowing the warmth of the flames to drive away the chill in his body.

Suddenly, Grandmaster's eyes sharpened. "Why did it suddenly become so quiet?" There were countless Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest. Even in the dead of night, there should have been faint sounds from them. How could it suddenly become so silent?

Grandmaster immediately became alert and swept his gaze around. Then his eyes froze. Less than two hundred meters from the camp, a pair of yellow eyes gleamed brightly in the darkness.

"Ferros, Xiao Yuan, get up! Something's wrong!" Grandmaster shouted, startling Lu Yuan from his meditation and Ferros from inside the tent.

"Where?" Ferros instantly activated his Martial Soul, and the surrounding air immediately grew scorching hot.

Roar! With an enormous beastly roar, a black figure charged straight at Lu Yuan and the others.

"Watch out!" Everyone hurriedly dodged!

The enormous figure landed, kicking up clouds of dust!

Only then did they finally see its full appearance!

"It's actually a Sky-Supporting Demon Ape!" Grandmaster's voice was filled with shock. The Sky-Supporting Demon Ape was an exceptionally powerful existence among ape-type Soul Beasts, second only to the Titan Giant Ape. Among ape clans, aside from the Titan Giant Ape, the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape and the Earth-Shaking Giant Ape were the strongest. He had never expected them to encounter one today.

"Ferros, draw the battle farther away. Little San is still here!" Grandmaster immediately reacted. They were too close to Tang San. They absolutely could not let the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape affect him.

"First Soul Skill, Prairie Fire!" Scorching fireballs blasted into the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's body. The intense pain drove its beastly nature wild, and it lunged straight at Ferros.

"Grandmaster, can Dad handle that Sky-Supporting Demon Ape?" Watching the battlefield steadily move farther away, Lu Yuan felt worried. The Sky-Supporting Demon Ape was no ordinary Soul Beast.

Grandmaster's expression was grave as he said, "Hard to say. This Sky-Supporting Demon Ape is nearly three meters tall and has cultivation close to a thousand years. A rough estimate would place it between eight hundred and fifty and nine hundred years."

"Though the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape cannot, like the Titan Giant Ape, contend with ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts after only a hundred years of cultivation, its strength likely makes it comparable to a three- or four-thousand-year Soul Beast. Ferros may already be a Soul Ancestor, but his Martial Soul is not particularly powerful, and his soul ring configuration is not high either. The outcome is unknown!"

After hearing Grandmaster's words, Lu Yuan's heart immediately tightened. With a sweep of his hand, an iron spear appeared in his grip. "Grandmaster, I'll leave Tang San in your care. I'm going to help Dad!"

"You!" Grandmaster raised his hand, intending to stop Lu Yuan. But when he recalled the formidable strength Lu Yuan had displayed during the day, he could not help lowering it again. "Then be careful!"

Lu Yuan nodded. The Golden Dragon Spirit instantly possessed him, and with the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions Movement Technique in motion, he gripped his spear and rushed toward the battlefield between Ferros and the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape.

With Golden Dragon, Avatar, Lu Yuan was like a beacon in the night, exceptionally dazzling.

"Crimson Flame Howl!"

Not far away, Ferros unleashed his fourth soul skill, leaving a deep wound on the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape.

Roar! The Sky-Supporting Demon Ape howled in pain, throwing its head back. Its thick arms swept sideways. Although Ferros dodged in time, he was still grazed by the force of the blow and sent flying.

"Old man!" Lu Yuan leaped forward, turning into six afterimages. Before Ferros could hit the ground, he finally caught him in his arms.

"Old man, are you all right?" Lu Yuan asked.

A trace of blood appeared at the corner of Ferros's mouth, but he smiled. "I'm fine. What a formidable beast. Let's take it on together, father and son!"

Lu Yuan nodded and tightened his grip on the spear.

"Third Soul Skill, Infernal Flame!" The soul skill from an eight-hundred-year Crimson Demon Mastiff carried blazing hellfire.

"Vast Sea Spear Art!" The spear shot out, accompanied by the sound of surging waves, stabbing directly toward the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's eyes.

For a Soul Beast like the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape, there were practically no weaknesses. Its only weak point was its eyes—or rather, that was a weakness shared by most Soul Beasts.

The dense hellfire surged onto the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's back and instantly flared even more violently!

When the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's fur was burned by the hellfire, it actually fed the flames.

Taking advantage of his adoptive father's attack, Lu Yuan's spear also stabbed directly into the Sky-Supporting Demon Ape's body.

Although it did not pierce its eye, it did stab into its neck.

What a hard body! Lu Yuan was startled. Empowered by the Golden Dragon Spirit, his strength exceeded two thousand jin, yet even with the formidable power of the Vast Sea Spear Art, he had failed to fully pierce its body. Only the tip of the spear had entered. Its powerful defense was truly terrifying!