Beating Down the Snow Demon Ape, Subduing a Fifth-Rank Beast with One Slash!

"A place where natural treasures grow?"

Zi Yan's eyes lit up at his words, and she immediately said excitedly, "Of course I know! I was born with a special sense for those spiritual treasures. I know exactly where all the medicinal herbs grow deep in the Inner Academy's mountains. There's a Snow Demon Ape in a valley, for example. It's definitely guarding something good. I went there a few times, but it beat me back every time."

"A Snow Demon Ape? Could it be earth core body tempering milk?"

Lin Chen clicked his tongue twice. As far as he knew, magical beasts like the Snow Demon Ape possessed an innate berserk bloodline. Once activated, their strength would surge dramatically, far beyond what an ordinary Dou Wang expert could match.

As an Ancient Void Dragon hatchling, Zi Yan had yet to master spatial power and could not use Space Strangulation against her enemies. Against an adult Snow Demon Ape capable of dramatically boosting its strength, she would naturally suffer. She could probably do little more than protect herself.

To defeat the Snow Demon Ape head-on, Zi Yan would probably have to learn how to activate the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's bloodline and obtain its inheritance.

But while a fifth-rank magical beast like the Snow Demon Ape was a thorny problem for Zi Yan, it posed little difficulty for him...

At that thought, Lin Chen smiled at Zi Yan and fed her another pill before saying unhurriedly, "Tell me everything about that Snow Demon Ape. Take me there in a bit, and watch me avenge you!"

"Really?"

Zi Yan immediately bounced up, her large, dark eyes sparkling. She instinctively clenched her fists and said indignantly, "That big brute even mocked me for being a little runt last time! We'll go together this time and really show it what we're made of."

"It keeps hiding in that valley in the mountains behind the academy and refuses to come out, no matter what. It guards that treasure like its life depends on it. It's about as strong as me, but it has a really powerful transformation Dou Technique. Once it transforms, I can't beat it..."

"You have to be careful later. Once it transforms, it gets faster and stronger, and it isn't afraid of pain. That's how it drives me off every time..."

Lin Chen nodded slightly as he listened. Only after Zi Yan had finished sharing everything she knew did he set off, saying, "Understood. No time to waste—let's go now. It's just a Snow Demon Ape. Watch me subdue it with a turn of my hand!"

"Let's go!"

Zi Yan waved her fists, her face brimming with excitement. She had wanted to give that big brute a beating for ages. With Lin Chen joining her this time, even if the two of them could not seize the treasure, they would at least wash away her humiliation.

Not long afterward,

In the mountains behind Jia Nan Academy, beyond the lush magical beast forest, lay a small valley nestled against a mountain. Its entrance narrowed like the neck of a gourd, yet inside lay an expansive, secluded stretch of land. Thick vegetation flourished in the quiet surroundings, lending it an air of peace and tranquility.

That day, two figures, one large and one small, suddenly shattered that peace.

Whoosh!

Two streaks of light, one purple and one blue-green, swept across the sky and landed in the valley. A young girl's sharp shout immediately rang out!

"Big brute, get out here!"

"Your granny's here to teach you another lesson!"

"Roar! Insolent!"

An enraged roar echoed through the valley, and a snow-white figure suddenly leaped out. It was a giant white ape thirty to forty feet tall, its entire body radiating biting cold. Its arms were long, its claws as large as human heads, and its blood-red eyes fixed on the taunting Zi Yan, filled with savagery and murderous intent.

Clearly, this was not Zi Yan's first encounter with the Snow Demon Ape. It already bore a grudge against the little runt who kept provoking it.

"You again, purple-haired monkey! This time, I'll tear you apart!"

The Snow Demon Ape ignored Lin Chen entirely. Its face twisted viciously as its black-iron claws pounded its white-furred chest. Breathing heavily, its eyes blood-red, it abruptly opened its enormous mouth.

Boom!

Its chest heaved, and a visible wave of force spread from its body, instantly shattering the surrounding boulders. A thin layer of frost crept outward beneath its feet as a terrifying torrent of cold blasted toward Zi Yan!

"Perfect timing! Watch this!"

Zi Yan's fair little face grew solemn. A faint purple glow enveloped her body before gathering in her palm, condensing into a massive purple sphere in a flash. She hurled it out!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The white torrent of cold collided with the purple sphere. Terrifying ripples of energy spread outward as fierce winds howled. The two attacks steadily wore each other down, dissolving within a few breaths into specks of light that filled the sky before slowly fading away.

Seizing the moment, Lin Chen raised deep-blue flames in his hand and formed them into a long saber of fire. Dou Qi surged around him, flowing into the blade like rippling water and making it blaze with dazzling light and searing heat!

Boom!

Lin Chen slashed downward. A deep-blue blade radiance shot out, surging in layer upon layer like a tide. With explosive cracks that trembled through the air, it slammed into the Snow Demon Ape's enormous body!

Bang!

An immense surge of heavenly flame energy exploded, bursting across the ape's body like blooming fireworks!

"Roar!"

The Snow Demon Ape roared as its entire body flew backward. Deep-blue flames burned all over it, drawing agonized cries. Its white fur was instantly burned away, and the aroma of roasted meat wafted through the air.

Yet the excruciating pain fully awakened the fifth-rank magical beast's ferocity. It threw back its head and roared, its bloody eyes turning an even deeper scarlet. Wisps of blood-colored mist seeped from its body and instantly enveloped it, causing its already powerful aura to surge!

Three-Star Dou Wang!

Four-Star Dou Wang!

Five-Star Dou Wang!

In an instant, the Snow Demon Ape activated its berserk bloodline, its strength rocketing from the Three-Star Dou Wang level to the terrifying realm of a Five-Star Dou Wang!

"Lin Chen, be careful! That big brute's going berserk again!"

Zi Yan's expression shifted slightly as she moved beside Lin Chen. Normally afraid of neither heaven nor earth, she still felt a flicker of anxiety as she stared at the giant ape, its entire body now blood-red.

"No matter. Watch me subdue it with one slash!"

Lin Chen's expression turned serious. He formed seals with both hands, and phoenix cries rang out around him. Driving the Ninefold Phoenix Flame Art to its fullest, he unleashed a torrent of deep-blue crystalline light from his body. It blazed like a brilliant sun, too dazzling to look at directly!

Then a long saber of deep-blue flame took shape. Several dozen feet long, it resembled a spear, with wave-like patterns spreading across it in rings and forming dazzling crests!

Lin Chen gripped the saber with both hands, its hilt down and tip up, then abruptly brought it down toward the Snow Demon Ape!

Boom!

An invisible wave suddenly surged upward. The deep-blue blade radiance swelled against the wind, instantly becoming a terrifying blade of energy over a hundred feet long. Like a raging blue tide, it cleaved downward with searing heat capable of burning everything to ashes!

Xuan-tier Advanced Dou Technique, Blazing Flame Raging Tide Slash!

"Roar!"

The Snow Demon Ape roared and crossed its black-iron arms over its chest, trying to block the attack. Yet the deep-blue blade radiance sliced through both arms as easily as cutting tofu, then brutally split open its scarred chest!

Riiip!

Blood sprayed wildly from its chest, revealing glimpses of a heart shredded by the blade energy. The Snow Demon Ape's eyes widened. The savagery and murderous intent faded from its bloody gaze, and it crashed heavily to the ground.

"Done."

Lin Chen chuckled and dismissed his flame saber. Approaching the Snow Demon Ape, he searched inside its chest before finally extracting a blue crystal. Shaped like an irregular sphere, it radiated waves of cold—a fifth-rank ice-type magic core.

"Wow! Lin Chen, you're amazing!"

Only then did Zi Yan snap out of her daze. With a cheer and a beat of her purple wings, she flew to Lin Chen's side, her face full of disbelief.