A Fierce Battle

At Ren Wei's command, all his men immediately turned and ran for their lives.

Fortunately, although the giant gorilla was enormous, it moved slowly. Once Ren Wei's men were running at full speed, they didn't need to worry about it catching up with them for the moment.

"Palm Thunder!"

Seeing the gorilla still chasing everyone, Qiusheng quickly circled around to its side and struck without mercy with a Palm Thunder.

The gorilla's body shuddered, and its attention was immediately drawn to Qiusheng.

"Boom!"

A vicious punch smashed into the spot where Qiusheng had been standing. Rocks scattered across the ground as he swiftly retreated.

He stared at the gorilla in disbelief. His Palm Thunder had hit it, yet it hadn't done a thing. How could it be so terrifying?

"Roar!"

Its punch missed. Fury filled the gorilla's blood-red eyes, and after pounding its chest several times, it charged straight at Qiusheng.

Facing the hulking beast before him, Qiusheng didn't dare let his guard down.

By his estimate, if he took one of its punches, he'd probably be sent straight to the afterlife.

That was why he was now darting and weaving, constantly circling the gorilla.

The magic power within him surged wildly. He combined Lightning Crushing Thunder Fist with Palm Thunder, landing blow after blow on the gorilla.

But the beast was simply too tough. Even with Qiusheng's current mastery of thunder techniques, he couldn't break through its defenses or inflict serious damage.

Fortunately, Qiusheng had already activated his earth spirit body. As long as his feet remained on the ground, he didn't have to worry about his magic power running dry.

Otherwise, he'd have to start thinking about how best to make his escape.

As time passed, Qiusheng struck the gorilla with more and more thunder techniques, yet still couldn't get the better of it.

With no other choice, Qiusheng temporarily withdrew from the fight, retreating before chanting under his breath.

"Shangqing Dongxuan, may the gods protect me. Four Directions Horse Immortals, come aid me at once. God-Inviting Technique!"

As Qiusheng finished chanting, his body rapidly grew until he had become a hulking giant.

"Roar!"

Seeing Qiusheng's transformation, the gorilla showed no fear. It pounded its chest a few more times and charged at him again.

This time, Qiusheng didn't dodge the ferocious gorilla.

After using the God-Inviting Technique, he felt an inexplicable confidence in his body. As the gorilla charged right up to him, he raised his hand and punched the fist hurtling toward him.

"Thud!"

Their fists collided with a meaty thump. Qiusheng's body trembled slightly. He hadn't gained the upper hand in the clash, but he had held firm against the gorilla's immense strength!

Without hesitation, Qiusheng quickly shifted from defense to offense after trading blows with the gorilla. Taking advantage of his greater agility, he engaged it in close-quarters combat.

"Boom!"

His heavy punch landed on the gorilla's chest. Pressed against its body, Qiusheng turned his hands into a pair of iron hammers and hammered relentlessly at its chest.

Under the force of Qiusheng's repeated blows, the gorilla staggered backward. As it retreated, its steps began to falter.

Seeing this, Qiusheng pressed his advantage, his strikes growing ever faster and more powerful.

Faced with Qiusheng's terrifying burst of strength, the gorilla finally lost its temper.

It suddenly took one of Qiusheng's full-powered punches, then threw its arms around him and clamped him in a crushing embrace.

The moment its arms closed, Qiusheng was trapped against its chest. Then the gorilla's strength surged, and his face instantly turned bright red.

The gorilla truly was a demon beast. Not only was its body incredibly tough, but it was also immensely strong. That crushing hug nearly broke Qiusheng's God-Inviting Technique.

After all, the God-Inviting Technique would be dispelled as soon as the caster opened his mouth and let out his breath.

That was why Qiusheng hadn't even taken a deep breath since using it.

Now, the gorilla's embrace had nearly made him lose control of the technique.

Qiusheng hadn't lost control yet, but the situation was already extremely unfavorable.

The gorilla's arms were thick and powerful, and it was still squeezing him with all its might.

Qiusheng's arms were straining too, as he struggled to free himself from the gorilla's embrace.

Seeing that he couldn't match the gorilla's overwhelming strength, Qiusheng immediately changed tactics.

"Palm Thunder!"

With his palm aimed at the gorilla holding him tight, Qiusheng unleashed another torrent of magic power. Palm Thunder burst forth at full force, hammering the gorilla again and again.

"Roar!"

As Palm Thunder continued to strike, powerful lightning spread through the gorilla's body, making it tremble from head to toe.

But Qiusheng was trembling too.

Palm Thunder was a thunder technique, and the gorilla's flesh-and-blood body conducted electricity.

Although he had numbed the gorilla with lightning, he'd been caught in the backlash as well.

Fortunately, the gorilla was the primary target. It was clearly taking far more of the lightning's force than Qiusheng was.

Enduring the discomfort, Qiusheng suddenly unleashed all the strength in his body and slipped out of the gorilla's embrace.

At the same time, a Dao Seal appeared in his hand. As magic power poured into it, golden light flared from the Mystic Dao Seal and pinned the gorilla between the brows.

"Roar!"

Pinned by the golden light between its brows, the gorilla threw back its head and let out an angry roar. Its body twisted and writhed, as though it were suffering unbearable pain!

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar rang out from the Mystic Dao Seal, answering the gorilla's cry. At its sound, the gorilla's fierce aura was suppressed.

"Whew!"

Qiusheng let out a long breath and dispelled the God-Inviting Technique.

He had no choice. The technique had a time limit, and he had now reached its absolute limit.

Luckily, he had escaped the gorilla's embrace before then. Otherwise, things would have gone very badly for him.

"Damn it. If I'd known the Mystic Dao Seal was so effective against demon beasts, I wouldn't have had to fight so hard."

Qiusheng muttered under his breath as he watched the gorilla pinned beneath the Mystic Dao Seal.