Within a vast cyan bamboo forest, Jiao Xiao stood in an open clearing. A mangled corpse lay on the ground, and he held a Nascent Soul in his hand.
"An ant trying to topple a cart! You overestimate yourself."
Jiao Xiao sneered, stuffed the Nascent Soul into his mouth, and swallowed it.
He took the valuables from the corpse and devoured the body.
Just then, an earth-shaking beast roar rang out.
A Golden Light Ring bloomed across Jiao Xiao's body, but it quickly shattered.
He felt unbearable agony surge through his soul sea, as though someone had smashed it with a giant hammer and his entire soul sea was about to collapse.
The ground shook violently, and a long, thick fissure appeared. The crack continued to widen as a colossal Mountain Giant Ape crawled out from within.
The Mountain Giant Ape swung its right fist at Jiao Xiao.
With nowhere to evade, golden light blazed from Jiao Xiao's right hand as he met the blow head-on.
The two fists collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave that shattered the void across more than a hundred thousand li. Jiao Xiao flew backward like a kite with its string cut.
Jiao Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with disbelief.
The Mountain Giant Ape charged over in great strides, moving with astonishing speed.
Jiao Xiao flipped his right hand, and with a flash of golden light, a glittering golden axe appeared in his grasp.
He flicked his wrist, sending the golden axe flying toward the Mountain Giant Ape.
Yellow light flared from the Mountain Giant Ape's right fist as it met the attack.
The golden axe struck the Mountain Giant Ape's fist with a clang of metal, then was knocked flying back.
"An Immortal Body! You cultivated an Immortal Body?"
Jiao