An eighth-tier magical beast possessed strength on par with a Dou Zun. Sensing the faint scent of blood on Xiao Yan, the Red-Eyed Demon Ape King knew that its offspring had died at Xiao Yan's hands, and its fury soared to the heavens.
Blood-red light burst from its eyes as the pressure of an eighth-tier magical beast made the entire Mist Mountain tremble and shudder. Its enormous palm slammed violently into the ground, cracking the mountain rock into a spreading web. Dou Zun-level Dou Qi, unrestrained by the mist, swept up shattered stones into a hurricane and rushed straight at Xiao Yan's face.
"Good!" Xiao Yan tapped off the ground with his toes, his figure sliding sideways like a ghost to evade the attack. Yet he had not dodged perfectly, and some of the flying stones slipped through to envelop him.
Invisible soul power surged from between Xiao Yan's brows, knocking every piece of earth and stone away. It then swiftly condensed into threads and shot fiercely toward the Red-Eyed Demon Ape King.
Xiao Yan's attacks came from exceptionally tricky angles, targeting the exposed parts of the Red-Eyed Demon Ape King's body. Most magical beasts possessed extremely weak soul power, and Xiao Yan moved so quickly that his attacks scarcely missed. The giant beast let out an earth-shaking roar. The agony in its soul made its movements stall, and the blood-red color in its eyes faded slightly. The instincts buried deep in a magical beast's bloodline made it realize that this human, not even as large as its forearm, was exceedingly dangerous.
"Sorry," Xiao Yan said. "I generally don't torture magical beasts to death, but I have use for your essence blood."
Whether it understood him or not, Xiao Yan did not care. The power released from his brow suddenly