"Brother, what happened today was my fault. Spare my life, and someday... I will repay you handsomely!"
Xiao Chen strode through the sky and drifted down to the deep crater. Amid the swirling dust, the Nether Azure Giant Ape struggled to rise, ignoring the blood spilling from its lips as it humbly begged for its life.
After their brief clash.
It knew full well.
The youth before it was extraordinary.
Though his cultivation was unremarkable.
His reserves were astonishingly deep.
"Those who kill are forever liable to be killed. Besides, I came here today to slay monsters and vanquish demons!"
Xiao Chen extended his lustrous white palm, radiant with divine yin-yang light, and swept it down without hesitation, severing the Nether Azure Giant Ape's head.
Nether-blue demonic blood gushed out.
The headless corpse crashed to the ground.
Lao Six reacted swiftly.
He caught the Nether Azure Giant Ape's millstone-sized head.
Split it in two.
And extracted a blue Demon Crystal the size of an infant's fist.
Then tucked it away against his chest.
A King Realm Fifth Layer Demon Core.
Its spiritual energy was immense.
Because it had been demonized.
The Nether Azure Giant Ape's Demon Crystal contained both Demon Essence and Demonic Light.
It held two kinds of extraordinary power.
One such Demon Crystal.
Was worth a full fifty Demon Spirit Coins.
Enough for him and Xiao Chen.
To improve their lives.
And trade their bird guns for cannons.
Having dealt with the Nether Azure Giant Ape.
Xiao Chen wasted no time. He lit the Hidden Lantern within his sea of consciousness, and a wondrous map appeared, woven from intertwining strands of crimson light.
Upon it.
Intricate, complicated routes were clearly visible.
Dark light surged around the destination.
It was none other than the Ancient Demon Land.
It had