Qin Hao roared, and his Divine Sea spiritual power surged wildly into the crimson ancient spear.
However, he had only just acquired this top-grade Heavenly Rank spiritual weapon and had not yet had time to refine it. The vast spiritual power surged into the spear, but most of it was blocked by the restrictions inside the spear, with only the outermost layer of crimson spiritual patterns barely lighting up.
Buzz!
The spearhead emitted a crimson light that was about ten feet long.
Qin Hao, holding the gun in both hands, thrust it fiercely at the massive body of the ancient ape charging towards him.
Pfft!
The crimson spear tip pierced the ancient ape's right shoulder, but only penetrated half a foot before being trapped by the layers of taut muscles.
The ancient ape suddenly stopped walking.
It glanced down at the wound on its shoulder, and its six scarlet eyes locked onto Qin Hao simultaneously, unleashing a ferocious and demonic Yao Qi like a volcano.
Qin Hao felt a chill run down his spine.
He originally thought that with his high-grade Heaven-rank spiritual weapon, even if he couldn't kill the ancient ape, he could at least severely injure it. But the physical body of this Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demon beast was even stronger than he had expected.
The next moment, the ancient ape's two right arms suddenly gripped the gun barrel.
The other four giant fists tore through the air and slammed into Qin Hao's head and chest simultaneously.
"Not good!"
Qin Hao's expression changed drastically. He decisively released the gun barrel and retreated rapidly.
Four giant fists slammed down on his body.
Large sections of the underground palace's stone slabs collapsed, and rubble was swept into the air by the force of the punches. Even though Qin Hao avoided the direct attack, the aftershocks still caused his blood and qi to surge.
The ancient ape did not continue the pursuit.
It pulled the ancient spear from its shoulder, held it in its large hand, looked down at it for a moment, and the anger in its eyes subsided slightly.
This ancient spear had been guarded by it for many years.
Now that the magical artifact was back in its hands, and there were so many humans around, it seemed unwilling to continue fighting, and turned to rush back to the corridor it had come from.
Qin Hao's eyes immediately reddened upon seeing this scene.
In their efforts to retrieve the ancient spear, the Cangyun Sect had already lost several disciples, and he himself had been repeatedly severely injured by the ancient ape. If they were to let the demonic beast take the spiritual weapon away like this, all his previous efforts would become a joke.
"Stop it!"
Qin Hao shouted loudly, but the Cangyun Sect disciples nearby had all been scattered by the ancient ape and had no time to form a formation.
He Yang stabilized his injuries and urgently reminded, "Holy Son, that ancient ape has lost its will to fight. Letting it leave now will at least save the sect's disciples. Heaven-rank spiritual artifacts are precious, but we shouldn't trade everyone's lives for them!"
Qin Hao wouldn't listen to a word.
The ancient spear has been seen by cultivators from all sides.
If he were to allow the demonic beast to reclaim the magical artifact in full view of everyone, where would the face of the Holy Son of the Cangyun Sect be?
What's more, Chu Yunfei was standing not far away watching.
Qin Hao could almost see the mockery on that face.
"No one may take anything belonging to this Holy Son today!"
He flipped his hand and took out his original sword, pouring all his spiritual power from the Divine Sea Realm Second Layer into the blade.
Azure Sword Qi energy soared into the sky, converging above the underground palace into a gigantic sword shadow tens of feet long.
" Cangyun Spirit Transformation Sword!"
Qin Hao brought his sword down in a single strike.
A massive sword shadow pierced through half of the underground palace, slashing straight at the back of the ancient ape.
Sensing the danger, the ancient ape turned around and swung its ancient spear to block, but because it could not activate the spiritual patterns within the spear, it could only rely on the spear itself to withstand the attack.
boom!
The azure sword shadow struck the ancient spear.
The violent Sword Qi spread along the spear shaft, tearing a wound several feet long in the ancient ape's chest.
Blood splattered.
The ancient ape recoiled in pain, its grip on the gun loosening.
The crimson ancient spear flew out of his hand and landed diagonally in the ground dozens of feet away.
Qin Hao's eyes gleamed with wild joy.
He unleashed spiritual energy beneath his feet, disregarding the ancient ape nearby, his figure transformed into a streak of azure light as he lunged at the spear, grabbed the shaft, and swiftly stored it in his storage ring.
"A Heavenly-Rank Spiritual Artifact, in the end, still belongs to this Holy Son!"
A smug look appeared on Qin Hao's face.
Seeing this, Wu Changge frowned deeply.
If it weren't for everyone working together to restrain him, Qin Hao would have already died from the Ancient Ape Fist. Now that they had finally managed to drive the demon beast back, he attacked again for a spiritual weapon, and even took the opportunity to put away his gun, completely disregarding whether the demon beast would go completely berserk.
"That idiot."
Wu Mingyue gripped the silver spear tightly, her face equally grim. "He wants a magical weapon, but he wants everyone to bear the consequences."
The ancient ape slowly raised its head.
He was stabbed in the shoulder by an ancient spear.
He took another blow to the chest with the Cangyun Spirit Transformation Sword.
The ancient spear, which had been lost and then recovered, was once again taken away by Qin Hao.
Its six eyes turned completely blood red.
The demonic Yao Qi, which had already weakened, surged again, its long crimson hairs stood on end, and a layer of blood-red mist appeared around its massive body.
"Roar!"
A roar far more ferocious than before swept through the underground palace.
The ancient ape pounded its chest with all six arms simultaneously, its wounds constantly bursting open, yet its aura surged to its peak in a short time.
It ignored Wu Changge and the others.
Six furious gazes were all fixed on Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's smugness vanished instantly, and his heart sank.
"Stop it!"
He gave the order sternly, but then took the lead in retreating.
He Yang's face was grim, but he could only lead the Cangyun Sect disciples to block their way.
"Form the Cangyun Mountain-Locking Formation!"
Dozens of disciples simultaneously brandished their swords.
The azure Sword Qi intertwined, transforming into an illusory mountain that stood between the ancient ape and Qin Hao.
The ancient apes did not slow down in the slightest.
It allowed Wu Changge to punch it in the side, and it also withstood two Sword Qi from Xiao Yihan, pushing all six of its arms toward the Azure Mountain.
Boom!
The illusory mountains shook violently.
He Yang's feet sank into the ground, veins bulging on his forehead, and he gritted his teeth, shouting, "Holy Son, the ancient ape has gone completely berserk! Throw the ancient spear out first! Its target is only spiritual weapons. As long as we return the ancient spear, we can avoid more casualties!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Without a second thought, Qin Hao sternly refused. "This is a top-grade Heaven-rank spiritual artifact that I, the Holy Son, personally obtained. How can I return it to a beast? You all hold it off for me. Once the ancient ape's life force is exhausted, I, the Holy Son, will personally slay it!"
He Yang's heart sank.
Large cracks have appeared on the green mountains.
For every extra breath the disciple holding the formation endures, the meridians within their body will suffer severe damage.
Qin Hao, however, was only concerned about the ancient spear and didn't care about the lives of his fellow disciples.
But with a formidable enemy at hand, he had no time for argument.
The next moment, the ancient ape exerted force with all six arms simultaneously.
Click!
The verdant mountains burst open from the center.
More than ten Cangyun Sect disciples coughed up blood and flew backwards in all directions. Three disciples with slightly weaker cultivation were hit head-on by the ancient ape's fist wind, their chests caved in, and they died on the spot.
He Yang swung his sword at the ancient ape's eye, but a giant hand struck the blade.
His tiger's mouth split open, and he flew sideways, crashing into and shattering a stone pillar in the underground palace.
No one stood in Qin Hao's way anymore.
The ancient ape stepped across the rubble, raising all six of its arms simultaneously.
Qin Hao's face turned ashen, and he hastily activated his protective spiritual artifact.
Just as a layer of azure light shield took shape, the ancient ape's heavy fists rained down one after another.
The first punch caused the light shield to dent.
The second punch caused the spirit patterns to dim.
The third punch landed, and the protective magical artifact shattered with a deafening roar.
The remaining three punches landed squarely on Qin Hao's chest.
Bang!
Qin Hao coughed up blood and his body flew hundreds of feet like a rag doll before crashing heavily to the ground.
If he hadn't been wearing a Heaven Rank Low Grade inner armor, those three punches would have been enough to completely shatter his physical body.
"Holy Son!"
Despite his injuries, He Yang tried to step forward again.
The ancient apes, however, gave him no chance at all.
It allowed Xiao Yihan's silver-white sword light to tear open its shoulder wound, and it also took a blow from Wu Changge's Mountain-Subduing Fist, yet it still relentlessly pursued Qin Hao.
At this moment, its eyes were completely red.
Until the ancient spear is retrieved, no attack can change its target.
Qin Hao watched the massive figure approach once again, fear finally welled up in his heart.
He struggled to his feet, looked around, and his gaze quickly fell on the battlefield where the Blood-Scaled Crocodile had been.
Yue Chenzhou and Yin Hanmei had already cornered the Blood-Scaled Crocodile against the stone platform in the center of the pool.
Three black-armored corpse puppets held tightly to the Blood-Scaled Crocodile's limbs, while the four-armed war puppets used serrated scimitars to continuously slash at the wound on its abdomen.
The Blood-Scaled Crocodile's aura had weakened considerably, and it seemed it was about to be killed by the combined efforts of the group.
Once the ancient ape is lured over, the Puppet Sect and those Rogue Cultivator will have no choice but to intervene.
Thinking of this, Qin Hao didn't hesitate at all and turned to rush towards the dark red pool.
"Holy Son, stop!"
He Yang saw through his intentions, and his expression changed drastically. "There's already a Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demon beast over there. If you lure the ancient ape there, both demon beasts will go berserk at the same time, and everyone will be caught in the crossfire!"
Qin Hao acted as if he hadn't heard.
He pushed the Cangyun Sect technique to its limit, passing through the gaps between several Rogue Cultivator, and headed straight for Yue Chenzhou and the others.
The ancient ape roared and chased after them.
Its enormous body smashed through stone pillars along the way, and its six giant hands slammed wildly, instantly turning dozens of cultivators who couldn't dodge into a bloody mist.
The stench of blood quickly filled the air.
Hearing the commotion, Yue Chenzhou, who was besieging the Blood-Scaled Crocodile, instinctively turned around.
When he saw Qin Hao and the ancient ape charging wildly behind him, his pale face instantly changed color.
"Brother Yue, help me!"
As Qin Hao fled for his life, he shouted at him fiercely, "Since our two sects have formed an alliance, we should advance and retreat together. As long as we join forces to kill this beast, my Cangyun Sect can give you all of its demon core and materials."
Yue Chenzhou's vision went black.
In their efforts to slay the Blood-Scaled Crocodile, they had already lost two battle puppets and seven core disciples were injured.
With just one more round of attacks, we can kill the monster and obtain the Seven-Transfusion Soul-Concentrating Flower.
As a result, Qin Hao lured over another ferocious Divine Sea Realm Seventh Level demonic beast.
The ancient ape, disregarding everything, crashed its massive body into the Puppet Sect's formation.
The three war puppets that were suppressing the Blood-Scaled Crocodile were sent flying by its punch. The Blood-Scaled Crocodile, which was originally seriously injured, took the opportunity to break free of its restraints. Its giant tail swept up a large area of dark red pool water and swept wildly in all directions.
Both monsters went berserk at the same time.
The situation that had just stabilized completely collapsed.
Yue Chenzhou could no longer contain his anger and pointed at Qin Hao, who was charging towards him, and cursed loudly:
" Qin Hao, I'll help you!"