The Iron-Arm Ape reacted with lightning speed.
Although Tang Wulin's hammer had knocked it off balance and Gu Yue's little ball of wind and fire had obscured its vision, its instinct for danger remained astonishingly keen as a hundred-year humanoid soul beast.
The instant Xie Xie's Shadow Dragon Dagger swept through the shadows beside its neck, its thick right arm was already swinging backward.
That iron-gray ape arm came with a dull rush of wind, like a metal pillar smashing sideways.
Xie Xie's pupils contracted, and he forcibly twisted his body in midair.
At that instant, Gu Yue's wind element buoyed him, shifting his body half a foot to the side.
Whoosh!
The ape's arm swept past, almost brushing his chest.
Without that wisp of wind element altering his trajectory, the blow would have thrown him off balance even if it missed his vital points.
Xie Xie used the momentum to land behind the Iron-Arm Ape, then sprang up again the instant his toes touched the ground.
He did not rush to attack.
The most troublesome thing about a hundred-year Iron-Arm Ape was not merely its strength and defense, but the intimidating roar it could unleash at any moment.
If they allowed it to let out a full roar, the team's rhythm would be disrupted.
"Keep it pinned!"
Xie Xie gave a low shout.
In fact, Tang Wulin had already moved before he spoke.
Rather than recklessly charging into the Iron-Arm Ape's arms, he stopped abruptly half a step in front of it.
The Star-Sinking Hammer dropped, its face striking the ground heavily.
Thud!
His first soul ring lit up.
The phantom of his Little Ant soul spirit flashed across the hammer's face. Pale golden patterns spread along its handle, and even the air around its head seemed to grow