Fierce Battle

As Ren Wei gave the order, his subordinates all turned and began to run for their lives.

Fortunately, although the giant gorilla was massive, its movements were sluggish, so once Ren Wei's men were running at full speed, there was no immediate need to worry about being caught.

"Palm Thunder!"

Seeing the giant gorilla still chasing the group, Qiusheng quickly circled around to its flank and unleashed a Palm Thunder without mercy.

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

"BOOM!"

A ferocious punch smashed into the spot where Qiusheng had been standing, sending rocks flying as Qiusheng retreated rapidly.

He looked at the giant gorilla in front of him in disbelief; his Palm Thunder had done absolutely nothing to it. Did it really have to be this terrifying?

"ROAR!"

With its punch missing, the giant gorilla's blood-red eyes filled with rage. After pounding its chest a few times, it charged headlong toward Qiusheng.

Facing the massive beast, Qiusheng dared not be careless.

By his estimation, if he were to be hit by one of its punches, he would likely be sent straight to the afterlife.

Because of this, he dodged and weaved, constantly circling the giant gorilla.

The mana within his body surged wildly as he combined the Lightning Crushing Thunder Fist with Palm Thunder, raining blow after blow upon the giant gorilla.

Yet, the creature's hide was simply too thick; even with Qiusheng's current mastery of thunder arts, he could not break through its defenses to deal any significant damage.

Fortunately, Qiusheng had already activated his Earth Spirit Body, meaning that as long as his feet were planted on the ground, he didn't have to worry about his mana running dry.

Otherwise, he would already be seriously considering what posture to adopt for his escape.

As time slowly passed, Qiusheng struck the giant gorilla with more and more thunder arts, yet he still could not overcome his opponent.

Helpless, Qiusheng had to temporarily disengage, retreating backward before beginning to chant.

"Shangqing Dongxuan, gods protect me, spirits of the four directions, come quickly to my aid, God-Inviting Technique!"

As the incantation left Qiusheng's lips, his stature began to swell rapidly, and he soon transformed into a hulking giant.

"ROAR!"

Seeing the change in Qiusheng, the giant gorilla showed no fear. It pounded its chest a few more times and launched a charge toward him.

This time, facing the fierce giant gorilla, Qiusheng chose not to dodge.

Having used the God-Inviting Technique, he felt an inexplicable confidence in his current body. Watching the gorilla charge right up to him, he raised his hand and threw a punch, meeting the gorilla's incoming fist head-on.

"BANG!"

The sound of flesh colliding with flesh rang out. Qiusheng's body shuddered slightly; although he hadn't gained the upper hand in this exchange, he had managed to withstand the giant gorilla's immense strength!

Without a moment's hesitation, after trading blows with the giant gorilla, Qiusheng quickly turned passive into active. Relying on his superior agility, he engaged it in close-quarters combat.

"BOOM!"

A heavy punch landed on the giant gorilla's chest. Qiusheng pressed his entire body against the beast, his hands turning into copper hammers as he hammered away at its chest.

Under the barrage of Qiusheng's heavy blows, the giant gorilla was forced to retreat, its footsteps beginning to falter.

Seeing this, Qiusheng pressed his advantage, his speed and strength becoming increasingly terrifying.

Faced with Qiusheng's terrifying outburst, the giant gorilla lost its temper.

It suddenly endured a full-force punch from Qiusheng, threw its arms around him, and pulled him into a crushing embrace.

As the move was completed, Qiusheng was caught in a tight hold. The gorilla's strength exploded, and Qiusheng's face turned bright red in an instant.

The giant gorilla was indeed a monster; not only was its body incredibly tough, but its strength was boundless. This bear hug nearly broke Qiusheng's God-Inviting Technique.

One had to know that the God-Inviting Technique would be broken the moment the practitioner opened their mouth to exhale.

Because of this, Qiusheng hadn't dared to take a single deep breath since he had cast the spell.

Now, caught in the giant gorilla's grip, he was on the verge of losing his focus.

The giant gorilla's thick, powerful arms continued to exert force, relentlessly crushing Qiusheng's body.

Qiusheng's own arms began to strain as he tried to break free from the gorilla's embrace.

Realizing that he could not compete with the giant gorilla in terms of raw strength, Qiusheng decided to change tactics immediately.

"Palm Thunder!"

With his palms pressed against the giant gorilla holding him, he poured his mana out once more. The Palm Thunder exploded with full force, striking the giant gorilla repeatedly.

"ROAR!"

As the Palm Thunder was released continuously, the potent thunder energy began to spread through the giant gorilla's body, causing it to tremble uncontrollably from head to toe.

However, Qiusheng was shaking as well.

Palm Thunder was a lightning art, and the giant gorilla's flesh and blood were conductive.

Although he was numbing the giant gorilla with electricity, he was also being caught in the crossfire.

Fortunately, the giant ape was the primary target, and the force of the lightning strikes it endured was clearly far greater than what Qiusheng had to bear.

Suppressing the discomfort in his body, Qiusheng suddenly unleashed all the power within him, darting directly out of the giant ape's embrace.

At the same time, a Dao seal appeared in his hand. As he poured his mana into it, a golden light suddenly erupted from the Mystic Dao Seal, pinning itself directly onto the center of the giant ape's brow.

"Awoo!"

Struck by the golden light, the giant ape threw its head back and let out a roar, its body twisting incessantly as if it were suffering immense pain!

"Roar~!"

Responding to the giant ape's roar was a dragon's cry from within the Mystic Dao Seal. With the emergence of this dragon's cry, the aura surrounding the giant ape was instantly suppressed.

"Hoo~!"

Exhaling a long breath of stale air, Qiusheng immediately deactivated his God-Inviting Technique.

He had no choice but to deactivate it; this God-Inviting Technique had a time limit, and he had already reached the maximum duration for its use.

It was fortunate that he had escaped the giant ape's embrace before this limit was reached, otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble.

"Damn it, if I had known this Mystic Dao Seal had such a powerful restraining effect on demonic beasts, I wouldn't have had to fight for my life like this."

Watching the giant ape being held firmly in place by the Mystic Dao Seal, Qiusheng cursed under his breath.