The Three Great Primordial Ancient Species

"Roar! Moo!"

Amidst two strange beast roars, a black fiendish ape flapping a pair of massive fleshy wings descended from the sky, while from the north, a crimson giant bull over ten zhang tall came trampling through the flames.

"The Devil Ape and the Separated Fire Bull Demon—they really have come!"

Amidst the exclamations of the Stone Village folk, the two powerful Primordial Remnants crashed into the beast horde from the north and south, slaughtering until blood flowed like a river and their roars shook the heavens.

In an instant, the hundred beasts were terrified; some died, others fled.

Just as the Devil Ape and the Separated Fire Bull Demon cautiously approached the beast carcass, preparing for the final struggle over the Suanni's precious body, the Old Suanni—whose entire body seemed cast from gold—suddenly leaped up, launching a lethal surprise attack on its two old rivals.

The Devil Ape had an arm torn off, and the Separated Fire Bull Demon had one of its horns snapped.

The two Primordial Remnants, caught off guard, let out a collective wail. Having long been steeped in the terror of the Old Suanni, they dared not even look back, turning and fleeing in a panic.

Although this Old Suanni, which had dominated the mountains and forests for hundreds of years, could not be considered a pure-blooded member of the Suanni King clan, it was already very close to the pure-blooded creatures that resided high atop the Primordial Divine Mountain.

However, the Old Suanni, having succeeded in its ambush, did not pursue as everyone had expected; it suddenly stumbled and collapsed to the ground with a thunderous crash once more.

"Feigning death to finish off old rivals is clever, but this Old Suanni is ultimately too old; it cannot escape the fate of falling. Very well, it is time for us to act."

The village chief, Shi Yunfeng, sighed softly and waved his hand, prompting the clansmen to spring into action.

The able-bodied men of Stone Village remained to guard the spot, forbidding outsiders from approaching the Suanni's precious body.

The Azure Heaven Roc went off to pursue the Devil Ape, while Shi Yunfeng and Little Shi, wielding the village's two great Ancestral Artifacts, followed to hunt down the Separated Fire Bull Demon.

The two Primordial Remnants, both in the early stages of the Spirit Transformation Realm, were severely wounded and could only exert strength equivalent to the Spirit Transformation Realm for a short time; the two parties from Stone Village were more than enough to finish them off.

The Separated Fire Bull Demon's fur was as red as fire, as striking as the most vibrant crimson silk, but unfortunately, it possessed not a shred of the dominance expected of a Primordial Remnant at this moment.

This crimson giant bull, over ten zhang tall, was covered in blood. One of the sharp horns on its massive head had been forcibly snapped off, and bright red blood continued to spill onto the ground, leaving only a single horn pointing lonely toward the sky.

It fled in a panic toward the depths of the great mountains.

"Strike!"

The old man and the young boy, who had been lying in ambush, moved.

Shi Yunfeng took out a piece of Crystal Beast Bone and quickly pressed it against his left arm bone. As countless runes intertwined, they transformed into a massive Suanni King that roared as it emerged.

Shi Hao pressed the blood-stained Ancient Beast Skin against his chest, summoning the phantom of the Golden Bian to join the fray. The two great true fiends intercepted the fleeing Separated Fire Bull Demon from front and back.

The Separated Fire Bull Demon, already terrified to the extreme by the Old Suanni's feigned death, saw a Suanni King radiating an overwhelming aura blocking its path. Thinking its old rival had caught up, it was scared out of its wits. Daring not to resist, it immediately turned to flee again.

"Roar!"

The Golden Bian, formed by Shi Hao merging with the Ancestral Artifact, arrived just in time. It opened its blood-red maw and bit off the only remaining crimson horn of the Separated Fire Bull Demon.

"Moo!"

In agonizing pain, the Separated Fire Bull Demon's eyes turned blood-red. Just as it fell into a berserk state and prepared to counterattack, the attack from the Suanni King behind it arrived.

"Boom!"

Black clouds gathered in the nine heavens, and a violent silver streak of lightning roared down, the rolling thunder instantly dealing a heavy blow to the Separated Fire Bull Demon.

The Suanni commands clouds and mist, generates lightning, and is a sacred being of the thunder path.

In the blink of an eye, the two great primordial fiends joined forces, relying on their tacit coordination to kill the already wounded Separated Fire Bull Demon in one fell swoop.

In truth, even though the Separated Fire Bull Demon had been heavily wounded by the feigning Old Suanni, it might not have been without a chance to fight against Shi Hao and the others wielding the Ancestral Artifacts.

It was a pity that it had been scared witless by the Old Suanni; seeing the Suanni King that Shi Yunfeng had transformed into, it foolishly gave up resistance, losing its only chance at survival.

The Golden Bian phantom dissipated, and Shi Hao stepped forward quickly to examine the gruesome beast carcass.

Within the original precious bones of Primordial Remnants are engraved the precious techniques and heritage of their clans, and even fragments of divinity left behind by their ancestral emperors from the primordial years.

Generally, these powerful races would self-destruct the precious bones within their bodies before death to prevent their heritage from leaking out. Thus, even though the human race had hunted many primordial fiends, the opportunities to obtain their supreme precious techniques were always few and far between.

The blood-soaked Separated Fire Bull Demon collapsed silently to the ground. Between its fur-covered brows, a piece of crimson bone, shattered beyond recognition, seemed to be mocking something in silence.

"Hateful! I thought the village would gain another precious technique, but I never expected this Bull Demon to have self-destructed its original precious bone!"

Seeing this, Little Shi hammered the ground in frustration.

"It is alright, Little One. The original precious bones of Primordial Remnants are hard to come by as it is, so do not take it to heart. Besides, its precious body and true blood remain, so our harvest is still quite substantial."

Shi Yunfeng walked over carrying the Ancestral Artifact, smiling as he comforted Little Shi.

After a brief discussion, the grandfather and grandson worked together to hoist the massive carcass of the Separated Fire Bull Demon and hurried back to the site where the Old Suanni had fallen to reunite with the other clansmen.

In that dilapidated mountain stream, the Suanni's precious body was surrounded by the able-bodied men of Stone Village.

Not far away, the elegant and spirited Azure Heaven Roc stood proudly, occasionally lowering its head to preen its deep cyan steel feathers. The carcass of a black fiendish ape with sleek fur lay quietly at its feet, its brains splattered.

Everything before them spoke silently of the Azure Heaven Roc's power.

"The Azure Heaven Roc has returned, and the Devil Ape has been captured and killed!"

Shi Hao, having brought back the Separated Fire Bull Demon, leaped excitedly toward the primordial demonic bird and asked whether the Devil Ape's original precious bone had been preserved.

"Screech! Screech!"

The Azure Heaven Roc, which had been feeling rather smug about returning before Shi Hao and the other, let out two awkward chirps and hurriedly explained through its divine sense.

As it turned out, the Azure Heaven Roc did not fear the Devil Ape even at its peak, let alone one that had been severely wounded.

After toying with it for a while, the Azure Heaven Roc pecked its skull to pieces, ending the battle cleanly and efficiently—though, unfortunately, the Devil Ape's original precious bone was destroyed in the process.

"Another precious technique has slipped away from the village..."

Shi Hao pouted after hearing this, feeling incredibly aggrieved.

Why was it that protagonists in other stories always gained treasures and gear from killing monsters, while he ended up with nothing? Could it be that he possessed the legendary constitution of a "non-chief"?

"Hehe, Little One, don't be so impatient. That Old Suanni didn't have time to destroy the original precious bone within its body after its final death blow. The Suanni Precious Technique is ours for certain."

A clan elder who had stayed behind said with a beaming smile.

"Alright, hurry and transport the spoils from this place back to the village, lest any complications arise overnight."

Following the old clan leader's order, the clansmen immediately set to work with great enthusiasm.

Earlier, when hundreds of Great Wilderness exotic beasts had surged out from the depths of the mountains and fought crazily over the Suanni's precious body, most had been slaughtered by the invading Devil Ape and Separated Fire Bull Demon. They were the true source of the harvest.

With the complete precious bodies of three archaic remnants, plus the carcasses of over a hundred Great Wilderness exotic beasts, Stone Village had truly reaped a massive harvest this time!

ps1: What a sin. My book, which premiered on Chuangshi, actually hit 300 favorites on Qidian first. Please allow me to make a sad face.

ps2: Also, the contract I sent yesterday arrived in Shanghai today. The speed is incredible, thumbs up.

The signing status has just been updated, and I was the first to tip myself, haha.