In the clearing, the Mountain-Shaking Ape rampaged with monstrous ferocity, its strength unmatched. It was about to slam both fists down and pound its victims into pulp.
At that moment, when their lives hung by a thread, a streak of pale green Sword Qi suddenly shot out of the woods.
It moved like a flash of lightning, reaching the Mountain-Shaking Ape before its descending fists could land.
Boom!
The Sword Qi burst, driving like a meteor into the slightly darker patch of fur beneath the Mountain-Shaking Ape's left chest—the very weakness Senior Brother Chu and the others had failed to strike despite their repeated attacks!
Boom!
Blood erupted in an instant, mingled with shredded fur and shattered bone. The Mountain-Shaking Ape's tough body, which could withstand the sword formation's slashes head-on, had been blasted open by that single streak of Sword Qi, leaving a bowl-sized hole that bled without pause.
"Roar!"
The Mountain-Shaking Ape staggered backward, roaring in agony. It lowered its head to stare at the hideous wound in its chest, then abruptly turned its golden beast eyes toward the source of the Sword Qi.
The other five were every bit as stunned as the Mountain-Shaking Ape.
Even with all five of them linked together in formation, their energies connected, their full-powered Mountain-Breaking Style had only left white marks on the ape king. Yet this Sword Qi from an unknown source had effortlessly pierced the beast's defenses in a single strike!
They all turned to look and saw a figure float down from a tree.
"Azure Lotus Sword, Lin Chen?"
Chu Xu was himself a martial artist ranked among the top twenty on the Cloud Province Rising Stars Ranking, so he knew something about those ranked above him.
After recognizing Lin Chen, his initial surprise quickly turned to delight.