At first, it had seemed nothing out of the ordinary, but the farther in they went, the more tangible the pressure became, squeezing the body cultivators until they were extremely uncomfortable. From within this layer, terrifying roars could be heard from time to time, both near and far. It was impossible to tell whether they came from humans or beasts. Perhaps in this gloomy Demon Mound, the fallen human cultivators had already become no different from wild beasts.
"There's a mound spirit!" The Purpleazure Ape Demon, the first to break through the clouds, shouted loudly. Its body swelled to more than three zhang tall, directly bracing against a Barren Stone Beast five or six zhang long, its back covered in rocks. The Barren Stone Beast had a dull gaze and heavy breathing, while a fierce Killing Intent billowed from its entire body. Its two eyes, larger than fists, shone with a deep blue light and were utterly terrifying. Standing on all fours, its mountain-like body was about as large as the expanded Purpleazure Ape Demon's, except that it dragged behind it a tail more than six zhang long. The tail gradually narrowed toward the rear, but at its end grew a round ball larger than a human head, covered in numerous stone spikes. It looked like a gigantic spiked stone hammer.
The Purpleazure Ape Demon was locked in a head-to-head struggle with the Barren Stone Beast. Thick veins rose across its body like earthworms, while dense demonic qi and blood-qi power surged into the sky. A pair of purple-gold gauntlets had already formed over its thick ape claws. It braced against the sharp horn on the Barren Stone Beast's head without yielding an inch. However, after releasing blood-qi power day and night during the alchemy process, the Purpleazure Ape Demon