Just as everyone turned around, a figure in pale blue rushed out from the end of the corridor.
It was Qin Hao.
His hair ornaments were askew, his robes were covered in dust, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. His right hand gripped a crimson ancient spear with flame-like spiritual patterns flowing across its surface.
A top-grade Heavenly Rank Spiritual Weapon!
Everyone's eyes lit up inside the underground palace.
Qin Hao had actually obtained the top-grade Heaven-rank spiritual artifact from the main hall.
But there was no joy on his face.
"Stop it!"
Qin Hao shouted at the people in the underground palace, but his speed did not slow down at all.
The next moment, a giant hand covered in crimson fur smashed through the stone wall of the corridor, carrying a large amount of rubble into the underground palace.
Immediately afterwards, a Crimson-Armored Ancient Ape, over twenty feet tall, smashed open the stone door, and its six thick arms simultaneously slammed into Qin Hao's back.
The Yao Qi of the Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level suddenly spread out.
Qin Hao's expression changed drastically, and he hastily swung his crimson ancient spear backward in a sweeping motion.
The fiery spear light clashed head-on with the six-path fist shadows.
Boom!
Qin Hao's arms trembled violently, and he flew into the underground palace like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the edge of the pool.
The Crimson-Armored Ancient Ape ignored the others.
Its six eyes were bloodshot, fixed on the ancient spear in Qin Hao's hand, and it opened its mouth to let out an angry roar.
Clearly, this top-grade Heaven-rank ancient spear was originally guarded by it.
Qin Hao forcibly took the magical artifact, which also lured the demonic beast to the underground palace.
Zhao Manshan looked at the two Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demonic beasts on his left and right, his face extremely grim.
" Qin Hao, you provoked this monster yourself, why did you bring it here?"
Qin Hao rose from the rubble, suppressing his surging blood and qi, and coldly shouted, "This ancient ape has gone mad. If we don't kill it, no one can compete for the main hall's opportunities in peace. If you join forces with me now, the Cangyun Sect will provide 100,000 low-grade spirit stones as compensation for those who contribute."
Zhao Manshan was so angry that he laughed instead.
"Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, and you think everyone will protect a high-grade Heaven-rank spiritual weapon for you? Holy Son Qin, you've got a clever plan!"
The Crimson-Armored Ancient Ape didn't give the group time to continue arguing.
Its legs shattered the ground as its massive body lunged at Qin Hao, its six arms simultaneously spreading out to block all his escape routes.
Qin Hao gripped the crimson ancient spear tightly, and panic finally surfaced on his face.
He had just acquired this magical artifact and had not yet refined it, so he was unable to unleash its true power.
With his Divine Sea Realm Second Layer, he could hardly withstand even a single punch from the ancient ape.
"Senior Brother He Yang, form the formation!"
Qin Hao roared, and the disciples of the Cangyun Sect quickly surrounded him.
Although He Yang was extremely dissatisfied with his reckless act of seizing the spiritual weapon, he could not stand by and watch the Holy Son of the Cangyun Sect be killed on the spot.
Dozens of azure Sword Qi converged to form a giant sword shield.
The ancient ape unleashed six consecutive punches.
The first punch dented the sword and shield.
The third punch caused several Cangyun Sect disciples to cough up blood.
With the sixth punch, the entire sword and shield shattered.
The Cangyun Sect members were thrown back by the shockwave, with Qin Hao being the first to be hit and sent flying backward once again.
The crimson ancient spear flew from his hand, twirled several times in mid-air, and embedded itself in the stone slab beside the pool.
Greed surged in the eyes of dozens of Rogue Cultivator simultaneously.
A top-grade Heavenly Rank spiritual weapon was right before their eyes.
Once you get your hands on it, it will be enough to change your life.
Three cultivators at the Divine Sea Realm rushed out almost simultaneously, reaching out to grab the ancient spear.
The ancient ape roared to the sky, slapping out with each of its six arms.
Before the three cultivators could even touch the gun, their protective spiritual energy was torn apart by the force of the fist, and they were sent flying back, spitting out blood.
At the same time, the Blood-Scaled Crocodile was also completely alarmed by the chaos in the underground palace.
Its tail suddenly lashed across the water.
The dark red pool water transformed into hundreds of blood arrows, shooting out in all directions.
The two Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demonic beasts went berserk at the same time.
The underground palace was thrown into chaos in an instant.
"Everyone retreat behind the stone pillars!" Xiao Yihan led the Heavenly Edict Sect disciples to the entrance of the underground palace. After assessing the situation, he shouted in a deep voice, "The two demonic beasts have locked onto their respective treasures. If we let them run rampant, no one will get the opportunity. Divine Sea Realm cultivators, split into two teams and hold them off one by one!"
Wu Changge followed closely behind and rushed into the underground palace.
Upon seeing the two Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demonic beasts, his eyes showed no fear, but rather a surge of fighting spirit.
"That's more like it!"
Wu Changge's fists glowed with a crimson spiritual light as he took the initiative to meet the ancient ape.
A human and an ape clash head-on.
The fist slammed into the giant hand, producing a dull thud.
Wu Changge was knocked back more than ten feet, his feet scraping the ground, but a smile of excitement appeared on his lips.
The ancient ape was forced to stop half a step, its six eyes simultaneously fixed on this tiny human who dared to confront it head-on.
Wu Mingyue arrived with her spear in hand, snapping angrily, "Brother, don't just think about your own pleasure! We're responsible for holding back the three arms on the left. Since the Cangyun Sect provoked this monster, they should take on the main attack!"
He Yang knew he couldn't refuse at this moment, so he immediately led the Cangyun Sect disciples to re-form the array.
Xiao Yihan and Si Yunshu also joined in, using their Sword Qi to restrict the ancient ape's movements.
On the other side, Yin Hanmei finally opened the black wooden coffin.
Three corpse puppets clad in black armor stepped out of the coffin, each exuding the aura of the Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer.
Yue Chenzhou controlled the four-armed battle puppet, which, along with three corpse puppets, pounced on the Blood-Scaled Crocodile.
Zhao Manshan and other Rogue Cultivator were also drawn into the battle and could only try to block the blood arrows.
Chu Yunfei stood at the edge of the underground palace, remaining motionless throughout.
His gaze slowly shifted between the two demonic beasts, the Seven-Transfusion Soul-Concentrating Flower, and the crimson ancient spear.
Seeing him stand idly by, Qin Hao's anger suddenly erupted.
" Chu Yunfei, everyone is fighting the demonic beast, but you're just hiding on the sidelines reaping the benefits. If you don't step in now, after the demonic beast is killed, you won't get any of the treasures here!"
Chu Yunfei glanced at him indifferently.
"You attracted the demonic beasts, and you stole the magical artifacts. Why should I help you?"
Qin Hao's face flushed red from being cornered.
He wanted to use the power of the Cangyun Sect to coerce Chu Yunfei, but the other party dared to insult even the sect leader Wei Shanhe to his face, so why would he care about this little threat?
"Fine, you're not going to make a move, huh?"
Qin Hao gripped the ancient spear again, his eyes filled with venom, and roared, "Once I, the Holy Son, have slain this ancient ape, you will be the first one I kill!"
A mocking smile appeared on Chu Yunfei's lips.
"Don't let it kill you first."
The ancient ape seemed to recognize the aura of the spiritual weapon, and suddenly abandoned Wu Changge, simultaneously unleashing all six of its arms at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's expression changed again, and he had no choice but to raise his spear to meet the attack.
On the other side, the Blood-Scaled Crocodile had also completely crawled out of the pool.
It opened its massive jaws and bit down on Yue Chenzhou's four-armed battle puppet, the terrifying force of its bite causing the metal body to emit a piercing, twisting sound.
Yin Hanmei's ten fingers moved swiftly.
Three black-armored corpse puppets attacked the Blood-Scaled Crocodile's abdomen, eyes, and hind legs.
The Blood-Scaled Crocodile has extremely strong defenses; ordinary Sword Qi only leaves faint white marks on its scales.
However, the black blade in the corpse puppet's hand, imbued with corrosive corpse energy, struck the same spot repeatedly, finally tearing open a wound.
Crimson demon blood gushed out.
Yue Chenzhou's eyes lit up with joy, and he shouted sharply, "The third reverse scale on its abdomen is the weakest point, attack there!"
The Puppet Sect disciples immediately controlled their battle puppets to launch an attack.
Zhao Manshan and several Rogue Cultivator at the Divine Sea Realm also concentrated their spiritual power at one point, causing the wound on the Blood-Scaled Crocodile's abdomen to rapidly expand.
The Blood-Scaled Crocodile, gripped by pain, went berserk, its massive tail sweeping across the underground palace.
The two war puppets were instantly smashed to pieces, and the three Rogue Cultivator were unable to dodge in time, their bodies crashing into the stone wall, their fate unknown.
Yin Hanmei ignored the casualties.
While controlling the corpse puppets to surround and kill, she kept an eye on the stone platform in the center of the pool out of the corner of her eye.
Chu Yunfei remained standing in the same spot.
This made her both wary and annoyed.
This person was clearly waiting for them to exhaust the Blood-Scaled Crocodile to its limit before seizing the Seven-Transfusion Soul-Concentrating Flower.
But as long as the Blood-Scaled Crocodile is alive, no one can get close to the elixir.
Even knowing Chu Yunfei's intentions, they had no choice but to continue their actions.
" Yue Chenzhou, seal off the retreat route through the pool!" Yin Hanmei ordered coldly, "We must not allow it to return to the array node."
Yue Chenzhou immediately manipulated the damaged battle puppet to trap the Blood-Scaled Crocodile's hind leg.
The three corpse puppets pounced simultaneously, their black blades piercing the wounds in the abdomens of the three puppets.
The Blood-Scaled Crocodile roared mournfully, and its Yao Qi began to weaken.
Meanwhile, the battlefield where the ancient apes were located also entered a fierce battle.
Wu Changge restrained the two arms from the front, Xiao Yihan's Sword Qi locked the three arms on the left side, He Yang led the Cangyun Sect disciples to continuously attack the ancient ape's lower limbs.
The ancient ape was covered in sword wounds, and its long, crimson fur was stained with blood.
But it possesses abundant energy and becomes increasingly ferocious in battle.
Qin Hao was chased relentlessly, but he refused to let go of the Heavenly Rank Ancient Spear in his hand.
He knew very well that once he lost the spiritual artifact, the ancient ape might stop its pursuit, but this top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Artifact would fall into the hands of someone else.
He has already lost several fellow disciples in his efforts to obtain the ancient spear; he absolutely cannot give up now.
"You wicked beast, I, the Holy Son, will surely slay you today!"