Treasures in the Nest

The water ape opened its mouth and spat out a dark blue pearl. As it spun, it actually carried the power to freeze all the nearby waters.

An ancient demon bloodline, a natal spiritual item—this demon beast had been driven to its limit.

The moment the pearl emerged, the surrounding chill surged. The vines coiled around its body immediately slowed, their surfaces frosting over with a thin layer of ice.

Its eyes brimming with savage ferocity, the water ape seized the chance to violently drive the pearl. An even fiercer cold current erupted, temporarily freezing and blasting away the vines. Then, without the slightest hesitation, it burned its blood essence and abruptly activated its innate divine ability.

Bolstered by both methods, the water ape turned into a black streak and fled madly in a certain direction, vanishing in an instant into the gloomy depths of the riverbed.

"Decisive, aren't you."

Xu Yuan raised a brow slightly and recalled the slightly damaged Celestial Wood Vine.

The water ape had reacted quickly and had been willing to expend its very essence to escape. It truly was slippery.

Had he gone all out with his lightning arts or true form just now, he might have been able to hold it back once more. But the waters here were deep and swift, the terrain complex, and the other party possessed an innate water escape technique. If it was bent on fleeing, even if he could severely wound it, he might not have been able to guarantee its death.

However, during their exchange, he had left an extremely faint Yin Wood spiritual power mark upon the demon. With the Green Wood Sacred Body's keen sensitivity to the vitality of living creatures, he should be able to track it for ten days.

Moreover, that demon beast