Rumble!
A gigantic dragon claw suddenly slammed toward the Ghost Ape. The heavens and earth roared as golden light shimmered across the enormous claw. It came crashing down like a golden mountain, shaking the entire world as if it were about to shatter it.
The Ghost Ape bared its sharp teeth at the gleaming golden claw, its face twisted into a savage expression. Its right arm transformed into something like an iron cudgel, sweeping toward the claw. The force was tremendous, dragging the claw's owner out of the void—a terrifying Dragon Crocodile, its body seemingly clad in golden armor, with rune-like patterns coalescing across its skin.
The Dragon Crocodile felt a searing pain in its mountain-sized golden claw. It nearly snapped clean off. It was the only Demon God on Earth to have cultivated to the quasi-sage realm, and it had now become Sage Guiguzi's mount. Its cultivation had grown even stronger than before.
"Roar!"
The Dragon Crocodile bellowed, its aura rising relentlessly, as if it could swallow mountains and rivers. Vast vital energy surged through its body, and its golden tail swung, transforming into an unparalleled immortal sword. It rang out sharply, wreathed in chaos energy, and slashed down. The blow struck the Ghost Ape's head, shearing off half of it with tremendous force.
But astonishingly, not a drop of blood was left behind. The Ghost Ape seemed not to feel any pain at all. It grabbed the enormous dragon tail with one hand and suddenly swept it around in a wide arc.
Bang! Bang!
The Dragon Crocodile was as long as a mountain range. Its sweep caught the surrounding cultivators in the crossfire, and its massive body smashed several of them to pieces in succession. Blood splattered everywhere, staining its golden scales. Its body swept about like a