Boom! Boom!
Ye Yinyue, a Silver Badge expert of the Demon Suppressing Division, let out a sharp cry. A streak of Sword Qi came crashing down.
"Hmph, little human girl! I can't beat you, but I can still run, can't I?"
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit gave a cold snort at the sight.
Its eyes flew open, and a surge of Blood Qi instantly enveloped its entire body!
Just a second before the Sword Qi struck, the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit's enormous body transformed into a streak of blood and shot away, vanishing in the blink of an eye!
It moved so fast that only a trace of crimson remained in the air.
Screee!
"It escaped?"
At the sight, Lin Guanhuo, Chen Jianxing, and the others, who had been hiding in a corner, hurried out and looked in the direction the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit had fled.
"Don't worry. With the Restriction from my Demon Suppressing Division in place, it can't escape." Ye Yinyue remained calm. She sheathed her sword, then led Lin Guanhuo and the others in pursuit.
At that very moment.
Somewhere in the Abandoned Infant Forest.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
No one knew what sort of divine art the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit had cultivated. With Bloodburst coursing through its body, it leaped from branch to stump, covering a hundred meters in a single bound!
One second it was here, the next it was there, and a second later, it was nowhere to be seen.
At that pace, it reached the outskirts of the Abandoned Infant Forest in no time. The exit lay just ahead.
As long as it got out and disappeared into the deep woods, the Demon Suppressing Division wouldn't be able to track it down.
The secret art Old Ancestor taught me really is overpowered! Who below the Bone Forging Realm could stop me?
Old Ancestor granted me this secret art, and it's helped me escape death time and again. Once I attain the Dao, I'll repay Old Ancestor properly!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit glanced behind it. It could still sense the Demon Suppressing Division's people, but they were far away.
Hahahaha! You little brats from the Demon Suppressing Division!
Lord Monkey's making his getaway!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit let out a hearty laugh, grabbed a branch with its long, thin arm, and swung forward.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Its massive body soared through the air, about to burst out of the forest.
But then...
Hum!
Something had been affixed to a tree ahead. It seemed to have detected the Demonic energy.
The object suddenly blazed with golden light.
Hum!
As soon as one beam of golden light appeared, the rest of the forest seemed to respond in turn. One beam after another flashed to life!
Hum!
Hum!
In moments, the golden lights formed walls, sealing off the entire Abandoned Infant Forest and leaving no way out.
"Ow!"
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit slammed into the golden light. A tremendous force hurled it backward, and it crashed heavily to the ground, its head split open and bleeding.
"This is... a Restriction?"
Lying on the ground, the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit stared at the golden light filling the area. Clutching its bleeding head, it gritted its teeth. "That damned little girl! She actually got some expert to draw talismans to deal with me?"
Just as the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit finished speaking,
several auras rushed toward it from nearby!
At their head was Ye Yinyue, who had been chasing it.
"You vile beast! You've harmed and killed people, and you specialize in eating babies' brains. You're utterly vile! Let's see where you can run now!"
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit: "..."
Its head was split open and bleeding. It lay sprawled on the ground, saying nothing—just eerily silent.
Ye Yinyue held her long sword and stared coldly at the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit as she advanced step by step.
Behind her, Chen Jianxing glanced at Lin Guanhuo, drew his sword, and whispered, "Brother Lin, what are you standing around for? Draw your sword! It's a free achievement—why pass it up?"
"That beast's been badly hurt by the Restriction. Let's help Lord Ye finish it off and add a few lines to our records. We can say we've slain an Eighth-Rank Great Demon!"
After speaking, Chen Jianxing and the other Division Servants who shared his idea drew their weapons and closed in step by step.
After all, chances to land a few finishing blows on an Eighth-Rank Great Demon didn't come often.
The people there then began beating the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit. Ye Yinyue led the charge, bringing her sword down hard!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit grunted. Its hide was so thick and flesh so tough that it actually took the blow head-on.
"Pretty tough, huh?" Ye Yinyue sneered. With the Restriction in place, she didn't have to worry about the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit escaping.
She raised her hand and brought her sword down hard again!
At the same time, Chen Jianxing and the others hacked at it with their swords and sabers!
In no time, the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit was battered and bleeding.
"Is it dead?"
After they'd beaten the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit for a while, Chen Jianxing stepped closer to take a look.
But the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit was still breathing heavily.
"My lord, the beast is still alive! It's playing dead!" Afraid the creature might lunge at them in its final moments, Chen Jianxing hurriedly backed away and told Ye Yinyue.
"Keep hitting it!" At his words, Ye Yinyue brought her sword down several more times!
"Is it dead?"
"Not dead..."
"Keep hitting it!"
"Is it dead?"
"Not yet!"
"Is it dead?"
"...My lord... it's still breathing!"
The furious barrage continued for nearly half an hour.
As a result, a few beads of fragrant sweat slid down Ye Yinyue's forehead.
Who could have guessed the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit would be so hard to beat!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit wasn't dead, but the people from the Demon Suppressing Division were already getting tired.
They couldn't help marveling at how tough Demons were. If it had been a human, they would've scattered their ashes and blasted the relics from their bones by now.
Looking again, the golden light from the Restriction had gradually dimmed, showing signs of fading.
Ye Yinyue furrowed her brow, sensing something was wrong. "That beast is trying to endure until the Restriction lifts! Everyone, with me! Put everything you have into killing it!"
This time, Ye Yinyue raised her long sword and pushed her inner force to its limit, channeling it into the blade!
No good. If I take that strike head-on, I won't be able to withstand it!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit had curled up like a turtle. It had planned to rely on its tough hide and stinking flesh to endure the blows, play dead, and find a way to escape.
But...
Damn it!!
It never thought those bastards from the Demon Suppressing Division would keep beating a corpse. They wouldn't be satisfied until they ground its bones to dust!
Looks like I have no choice but to use that thing!
When I left Ape Mountain back then, Old Ancestor gave me another treasure... I hated to part with it, but today I have no choice!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit muttered something incomprehensible.
"Urgh!"
It retched repeatedly, then finally spat a clump of blood no bigger than a palm from its stomach.
Then!
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, may Old Ancestor's might reveal itself!"
Then the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit clenched its fist and crushed the clump of blood!
Whoosh!
The clump burst apart, instantly turning into a spray of blood that surged into the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit from all directions!
Hm?
Behind a tree in the distance, Lin Guanhuo had been trying to figure out how to steal the kill. Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong.
He hurriedly shouted, "Brother Chen, get back!"
"What?"
At his words, Chen Jianxing instinctively took several steps back!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit, which had been lying on the ground, curled up and gravely wounded, suddenly sprang to its feet after gathering all the Blood Qi in its body!
Boom!
In an instant, it grew to six or seven meters tall. Its body swelled to an immense size, doubling in bulk!
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit leaped into the air and slammed one massive foot down. It came down like a mountain crashing overhead, moving at incredible speed.
It gave the crowd no chance to react!
"Not good!" Ye Yinyue was a Martial Master, after all. Sensing the danger, she cried out and retreated several steps.
Even so, the shockwave injured her, and she spat blood.
The others weren't so lucky.
"No! Help me! My lord, save me!"
"Ah!"
Several members of the Demon Suppressing Division who had come along couldn't dodge in time. The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit crushed them beneath its foot, turning them into bloody patties.
The stomp was so powerful that, with a wet smack, someone's eyeball was squeezed out and landed at Chen Jianxing's feet.
"Ah! Fuck you! Fuck you!"
Chen Jianxing saw it and cursed twice, still shaken.
If Lin Guanhuo hadn't warned him, he would've been a mangled lump of flesh by now!
"W-what's wrong with that beast?"
Ye Yinyue coughed up blood on the spot. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand how the beast, which had been on its last legs just moments ago, could suddenly unleash such immense power.
What should I do?
Run?
Ye Yinyue gripped her long sword and gazed at the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit as it strode toward her step by step.
She could run, but if she fled now and her older sister found out...
She gritted her teeth.
I'd rather die here than let my sister think I'm a deserter!
Just imagining her sister's cold, disappointed gaze
made her feel worse than death.
As the Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit came closer, step by step,
Ye Yinyue closed her eyes, ready to meet her end.
But...
Right then.
Whoosh!
A breeze stirred from nowhere and drifted by.
The wind rose, then came again, sweeping up leaves and dust that filled the sky. Then it passed.
And with it came an immense streak of Saber Qi!
That streak of Saber Qi skimmed along the ground, moving at the speed of sound!
Roar!
As the streak of Saber Qi slashed through, a Tiger Roar seemed to ring out, echoing across heaven and earth!
As if a fierce tiger had appeared!
Fierce Tiger Devouring Ape!!
"What?"
The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit had been about to stomp Ye Yinyue to death. It furrowed its brow, but before it could react—
Slash!
The blow swept across its neck, severing its entire head. The Blood-Eyed Ape Spirit's massive body froze.
Clang.
Then it crashed to the ground.
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