The blade light rose.
A colorful, solid tiger roared out from behind the young girl.
"Roar—!!!"
Its form was majestic, its momentum overwhelming, actually shattering all the flying sand and stones!
Blade light and claw shadow fiercely collided at the peak of the solitary mountain!
Clang—
An earth-shattering roar, like a thunderclap, and terrifying sound waves transformed into visible ripples, spreading wildly in all directions!
...Hundreds of miles away, at Yumen Pass.
On the city wall, the soldiers on night watch felt a violent tremor beneath their feet and a buzzing in their ears.
The next second.
A loud bang.
"My dear mother! What in the world was that?!"
Everyone paled in shock, instinctively looking in the direction from which the sound came.
They saw a blinding golden light and a bloody explosion on a distant mountain peak, illuminating half the night sky as bright as day!
What was that?!
On the city wall, there was a deathly silence.
After a long while, a Centurion finally awoke from the boundless horror, pointed into the distance, and roared, "Quick! Go report—!"
...Whoosh—
Jiang Yuechu exhaled a breath, retreating three steps before steadying herself.
She raised her head, a hint of surprise in her brows.
Just now, relying on the Perfection of the Sealing Mouth and Solidifying Qi Method, and the supreme-level Core Merging Art, the purity of her strength far surpassed the ordinary.
Yet, even so, after a direct clash with her opponent, she was evenly matched?!
No... she was even slightly at a disadvantage.
While she was surprised, a monstrous wave also surged in Old White Ape's heart.
Not only had the young girl before him entered the Core Formation Realm at a young age, but she could also use her Human Race Physical Body to contend head-on with a Great Demon like him, who had been immersed in Core Formation for hundreds of years?
But... what of it?
The previous exchange was merely a test. Now, after a brief clash, he had a good grasp of the young girl's true strength.
Indeed formidable.
But that was all.
"I see, to have entered Core Formation at such a young age and possess such power."
White Ape slowly retracted its claws, a hint of relief in its cloudy eyes. "My son died by your hand; it was not in vain."
Jiang Yuechu remained silent.
The next second.
She slashed horizontally again.
Just fight. Why so much chatter?
What's wrong with him?
"But..."
Old White Ape's withered face instantly became covered in hideous lines.
"You shouldn't, you absolutely shouldn't... use a blade in front of me!!!"
Before his voice faded.
It bared its fangs fiercely, letting out a sharp shriek!
Boom—
Countless sand and stones shot up from the ground, like arrows released from a bowstring, overwhelming Jiang Yuechu!
He didn't expect this Move to cause much damage to Jiang Yuechu.
Such a Move was merely for delay.
As a Core Formation Great Demon, his battle tactics were naturally seasoned, and he knew he absolutely could not let the opponent seize his opportunity.
The moment the sky-filling sand and stones obscured the young girl's vision.
It suddenly opened its bloody maw, actually reaching its withered hand directly into its own throat!
The next second.
Crack... crunch... a grating sound of bones rubbing against each other echoed from within its body.
Old White Ape's face showed extreme pain, but its eyes were filled with madness!
It was actually pulling something out of its throat, segment by segment!
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Facing the flying stones, although they didn't cause any harm to Jiang Yuechu, they did delay her for a while.
The dust settled.
When Jiang Yuechu looked up at Old White Ape again, her pupils suddenly contracted.
Old White Ape's figure had already become terrifyingly grotesque.
Its entire upper body hung limply, like a piece of rag with its bones removed, weakly drooping at its waist.
But in its withered hand, it held a long blade, entirely bone-white and distinctly segmented.
No... that's not right... this was its spine!
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah—!!!"
A desolate shriek, unlike that of a living creature, exploded from its limp chest cavity.
The next instant, Old White Ape's figure stumbled and charged fiercely towards her.
Although its steps were chaotic, its speed was terrifying!
The bone-white blade in its hand slashed down from above!
Jiang Yuechu's expression darkened.
With a thought, the horizontal blade in her hand was instantly enveloped by wriggling flesh, transforming into a hideous demonic blade.
She didn't hesitate for a moment, raising her blade to block!
Clang!!!
A tremendous force came from the blade, and Jiang Yuechu felt an intense pain in her arm.
Before she could stabilize herself, that mad, demonic figure, like a maggot on bone, pressed forward again!
Its already crimson eyes were now so red they seemed about to drip blood.
It had gone completely insane.
Its long arms wildly danced, the bone-white blade in its hand moving so fast it was just an afterimage, each strike faster than the last, each strike heavier than the last.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Jiang Yuechu's expression was grave as she continuously swung her blade to parry.
Sparks flew, and bone fragments scattered.
She felt as if each of her opponent's attacks was a mountain crashing down on her.
It made her Qi and blood churn, and her arms go numb.
Holy crap!
After barely deflecting the bone blade once more, Jiang Yuechu used the force to retreat several feet, her heart surging with shock.
Its spine is gone, yet it can still Move, and its strength is even more exaggerated than before!
A Xuanhuan world truly can't be explained by science!
"Insignificant ant!"
"I, White Ape Duke, have roamed for nine hundred years, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, and suppressing all peaks!"
It suddenly raised its head, its crimson eyes fixed on Jiang Yuechu.
"How dare you block me!!!?"
"How can you block me?!!!"
Old Ape let out a hoarse roar, its figure closing in again, the bone blade in its hand whistling through the air, heading straight for Jiang Yuechu's face.
Boom—
The speed of this strike actually caused a sonic boom.
Faint golden light even shimmered upon it.
Jiang Yuechu frowned deeply.
This old thing's offensive was like a relentless storm, continuous and unending.
Being passively beaten like this, she would eventually be ground to death!
Her mind raced. No longer dodging, she changed the stance of her blade from defense to offense, sweeping it towards the opponent's face.
Clearly, she intended to sacrifice eight hundred to kill a thousand enemies!
White Ape Duke saw through her intention, its face full of mockery.
Heh.
This bone blade was forged by it using its own spine, supplemented with thousand-year cold iron, tempered day and night, and finally refined with a secret method of the Demon Court.
This strike, moreover, was its full Divine Ability, capable of splitting mountains; even the famous Ink Dot Realm Demon Kings of the Western Regions wouldn't dare to easily take this blow.
Trading injuries?
You'd have to be alive to do it!
"Die for me!!!"
The bone blade, with the force to split mountains and break peaks, fiercely slashed towards the young girl's left shoulder.
However.
Pfft—
It didn't cleave through the person and bone as imagined.
The bone blade only cut a few inches into the young girl's shoulder, then became firmly stuck in her flesh, unable to advance further!
Old White Ape:?
A trace of bewilderment flashed in its eyes.