"I've seen the Earth Ghosts run amok on other continents too. That's why I asked." Lu Xiaotian paid no heed to the disdain in the ghost ape's tone and continued speaking to himself.
"You've run into something like this on other continents as well?" The Cave Ape Ghost King, who had still sounded somewhat contemptuous, was suddenly taken aback.
"The disturbance they caused was no smaller than the one you've stirred up here," Lu Xiaotian said, keeping his gaze fixed on the ghost ape's eyes, hoping to catch some clue in them. As for which continent it had been, the other party was so tight-lipped that Lu Xiaotian naturally wouldn't reveal it easily.
"Looks like those fellows opened a passage too. Not bad—now there are others to share the pressure." The Cave Ape Ghost King gave a sinister laugh, his interest growing stronger. "From what I've heard, you only reached Nascent Soul in the past decade or so, yet you've even been to the Crimson Abyss Continent. You've certainly had quite the adventurous life."
Lu Xiaotian was about to continue when an extremely faint aura suddenly struck from behind. If his Primordial Spirit hadn't been powerful enough, and if he hadn't been constantly watching his surroundings, he might well have fallen for the ambush.
Lu Xiaotian casually swept his sword behind him. Sword Qi coiled around, and several shrill cries rang out. A few ghost apes, each several feet tall, had burrowed up from underground and been cleaved in two. They rolled across the ground, falling silent in the blink of an eye.
"Not bad. You're quick to react." The Cave Ape Ghost King's expression turned cold again. He produced an enormous spiked club made of white bone. With his towering, two-zhang frame, he looked like a fiend god striding