Qu Feiyan nodded. "Don't worry, I'll protect myself. You just—"
Before she could finish, the ground suddenly shook violently. The next moment, a pair of furry yellow giant hands burst out of the earth without warning, snatching lightning-fast at Shi Yue's legs.
Shi Yue blurred and vanished from where he stood.
He clenched his right fist and punched the air where he had been standing.
The air twisted and rippled. A flash of azure light later, a giant fist more than thirty feet across shot out and slammed toward the ground.
Rumble!
A tremendous boom rang out as the earth was smashed into a crater more than thirty feet across. A flash of yellow light, and a two-zhang-tall Yellow Giant Ape crawled out of the crater.
The Yellow Giant Ape had four furry hands, and only one eye in the middle of its head. Judging by its aura, it was clearly a tenth-level spirit beast.
"Multi-handed One-eyed Ape! You don't see those often." Shi Yue smiled faintly.
He blurred into a streak and charged straight at the Yellow Giant Ape.
At the sight of this, the Green-robed Old Man looked pleased. The Multi-handed One-eyed Ape was renowned for its immense strength. Even though Shi Yue was a body cultivator in the Spirit Transmutation Realm, he might not be stronger than the ape.
A dazzling yellow light shone across the Yellow Giant Ape's body, and thick Yellow Armor appeared snugly around it. Its four furry hands clenched into fists and swung forward.
It stamped its right foot hard against the ground. A brilliant yellow glow spread across the earth, and a powerful gravity field appeared out of nowhere.
A flash of azure light, and Shi Yue appeared behind the Yellow Giant Ape. His right fist, wrapped in azure scales, slammed into