Sky-Treading Demonic Ape

Ye Qi's pupils suddenly contracted, as though he had witnessed something utterly terrifying. His heartbeat instantly accelerated, and the spiritual power within his sleeves surged wildly like raging waves, reaching its peak in the blink of an eye.

Ye Qi had originally thought that the cyan flying sword, glimmering with an eerie light, would pounce at him like a ferocious beast with thunderous force.

Yet, to everyone's surprise, the flying sword suddenly turned with uncanny agility, as if it were not a cold weapon at all, but a living creature possessed of life and intelligence.

The cyan light flowing along the blade abruptly flared, and like a brilliant meteor streaking through the night sky, it shot toward the outside of the arena at an astonishing speed.

The change happened so quickly that Ye Qi had no time to react. He could only watch helplessly as the flying sword vanished like a bolt of lightning.

Outside the protective barrier, Gou Paili stood with his hands behind his back. His Xuan Se Daoist robe snapped in the night wind, as if he had become one with heaven and earth. Half-squinting, he watched the sudden development with great interest.

Gou Paili's withered fingers lightly tapped the jade token at his waist, producing crisp sounds. Yet from beginning to end, he showed no intention of stopping the cyan flying sword, as though he did not care in the slightest.

When the cyan flying sword's glow gradually dimmed, everyone finally came back to their senses and looked closely. The sword was hovering before a sturdy young man, only three inches from his body.

The young man carried a dark, gleaming chain on his back. Entwined within the chain was a huge yellow gourd, its mysterious patterns seemingly concealing endless secrets.

That man was none other