"Heh, none of you can do it. Watch me."
Lu Ting chuckled and strolled up before the stele. His arms suddenly shook, and dazzling golden light too bright to look at erupted from within him like a tidal wave.
"Heaven-Reaching Great Ape King, descend!"
As that roar, which shook everyone present, fell, the phantom of a Desolate Ancient Giant Ape thousands of zhang tall appeared before their eyes. The instant it emerged, waves of terrifying pressure spread out.
The explosive muscles coiling through its body like horned dragons, the hair standing upright like steel needles, and the chest as thick and solid as a mountain all made the overwhelming combat power of this ancient beast unmistakably clear.
"That's the outer manifestation of the Heaven-Reaching Great Ape King of the Heaven-Reaching Ape Clan. Lu Ting actually has a way to summon him as a dharma manifestation."
Huo Wu murmured in astonishment.
"Ha! Open for meee!!!"
After summoning the phantom of the Heaven-Reaching Great Ape King, Lu Ting threw his head back and roared. His right arm gathered all its strength and smashed out with a punch, and the Desolate Ancient Giant Ape behind him seemed to come alive in an instant. With one step, it merged with Lu Ting.
Rumble!
A long sonic boom rang out, and the plaza shook violently. Everyone saw the Bronze Lamps atop the Strength Stele being lit at a frantic pace—one, two, three.
Only after the eighth lamp was fully lit did the towering phenomenon finally disperse. Eight lamps burned together!
Buzz!
The stone stele trembled slightly, and a mass of Chaos Qi, more than half occupied by blood-red vital energy, slowly emerged. Lu Ting swallowed it down without the slightest hesitation. His thick body shook hard, and streams of blood energy rose in wisps from