"Boom..."
Above the Ninth Heavens, thunder roared and shook the skies. Though Sky Rampart Palace was vast, the thunderous sound swept through every direction.
A flock of birds wheeled and soared among the clouds. Swept by that vast peal of thunder, they instantly burst into countless fragments of flesh and blood, feathers raining down through the sky.
When the thunder reached the ground, it immediately stirred up layer upon layer of transparent ripples, sending endless dust and gravel rolling into the air.
Even the towering Fusang Divine Tree, majestic as a mountain, trembled faintly, spiritual light scattering from its golden-red branches and leaves like rain.
Xuanming Heavenly Venerable, watching the battle from within the tree hollow, paid no heed to the tremendous upheaval in Sky Rampart Palace. All his attention was focused on Gao Xian and the Golden Ape Demon Emperor.
Though this avatar was formed from a thread of pure-yang divine consciousness, its mana and divine consciousness were merely at a lower level. That did not affect his discernment or knowledge.
Xuanming Heavenly Venerable saw it clearly: Gao Xian and the Golden Ape were evenly matched.
Since Gao Xian had dared to seek out the Golden Ape, he naturally had his own capabilities. It was only normal for the two sides to fight to a standstill.
But Gao Xian was using his physical body to clash head-on with the Golden Ape. The scale-like gauntlet covering his left hand was likely a divine artifact from the Red Dragon, yet it could actually withstand the Six Extremes Heaven-Pounding Staff head-on.
Even more terrifying was Gao Xian's formidable physique, which was no weaker than the Golden Ape's.
One had to know that the Golden Ape was an ancient exotic species, and had tempered its body for several hundred thousand years. How tyrannical