Chapter 160: The Great Battle Against the Demonic Ape (Part II)
Boom!
Crash!
The fist of the crimson giant ape and the fist of the double-pupiled demonic ape collided fiercely in mid-air.
Countless electric arcs suddenly exploded in the mid-air, shooting out in all directions!
Rumble!
A mountain-shaking and tsunami-like tremor descended upon Wangyue Island.
The massive energy shockwave in the air propagated outward in concentric circular layers, instantly reducing numerous rocks and trees on the back mountain to flying ashes.
At the base of the island, the members of the Wu family were hiding in a cave. Feeling the world-destroying momentum, they had no idea what was happening outside; their faces turned pale with terror, not daring to let out a single breath.
Wu Jiang wore a bitter, twisted expression and muttered, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you must not meet with any mishap!"
In the back mountain of the main peak.
After exchanging blows, the crimson giant ape—transformed by Qin Ming—and the double-pupiled demonic ape were both sent flying backward through the air!
Thud!
Qin Ming's body slammed heavily into the mountain peak behind him, kicking up countless boulders and gravel. A sweet taste rose in his throat, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
This was the first time he had been injured since he mastered the *Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture*.
The demonic ape opposite him was also sent flying, crashing into the surface of the lake and kicking up a massive wave.
It fared no better, vomiting a mouthful of blood. The previous attack had only served to worsen its existing injuries.
A look of astonishment and disbelief appeared in the demonic ape's eyes. It could not fathom that a human cultivator possessed a physical body capable of going toe-to-toe with its own and fighting to a standstill.
Roar!
Before the demonic ape could prop up its massive torso, the Dark Water Crocodile—its body having expanded to over a hundred feet—let out an angry roar, opened its giant maw to reveal two rows of terrifyingly chilling teeth, and launched a surprise attack, clamping its jaws onto the demonic ape's left leg.
Instantly, fresh blood spurted, dyeing the nearby lake water red.
Roar!
Struck with pain, the double-pupiled demonic ape was both startled and enraged. It roared angrily and swung its fist, preparing to smash it toward the head of the Dark Water Crocodile.
Sizzle!
At that moment, a series of dark golden electric arcs flashed within the Dark Water Crocodile's mouth, and a bolt of lightning instantly spread from the demonic ape's left leg across its entire body.
The double-pupiled demonic ape's entire body suddenly stiffened, and its descending fist paused mid-air.
Swish!
Taking advantage of this opening, the Silver-Winged Frost Bee transformed into a silver streak of light, mysteriously appearing above the demonic ape's head, and shot a Soul-Extinguishing Poison Stinger directly at it.
The Soul-Extinguishing Poison Stinger was formless and invisible, shuttling through the air. Just as it was about to strike the demonic ape—
The demonic ape seemed to sense the danger as well, and its eyes once again erupted with two beams of profound light, sweeping across the space above. The Soul-Extinguishing Poison Stinger unleashed by the Silver-Winged Frost Bee was instantly swept away by the profound light, dissolving into thin air and vanishing like a bubble.
Subsequently, the demonic ape's eyes turned crimson, and it let out an angry roar. A series of purple spirit runes suddenly erupted across its entire body, covering its frame.
Its fur and skin instantly turned purple, and a formidable surge of power abruptly poured out from within the demonic ape.
It lunged up from the lake water, its huge left hand clamping onto the Dark Water Crocodile's neck, while its right hand exerted sudden force, slamming a ferocious punch directly onto the head of the Dark Water Crocodile.
Thud!
The Dark Water Crocodile was struck dizzy by the blow. Fortunately, its hide was thick and tough, protected by a layer of sturdy armor.
Had it been any other spirit beast, it probably would have been blasted into a mist of blood long ago.
Taking advantage of the moment, the double-pupiled demonic ape broke free from the crocodile's bite and hurled its massive body violently away, sending it flying several dozen feet.
Watching the double-pupiled demonic ape's transformation, Qin Ming realized it seemed to have unleashed some kind of bloodline secret technique, causing its physical strength to instantly double.
His eyes narrowed. His current crimson giant ape form required a vast amount of primordial blood essence to sustain, meaning he had to resolve this battle quickly.
Thus, he rose once again, tensing his fists, and charged fiercely toward the demonic ape!
Bang, bang, bang!
The double-pupiled demonic ape was not to be outdone, swinging its fists to engage the crimson giant ape in combat once more.
Shadows of fists intertwined, landing with solid impact. The two giant apes fought from the lake onto the island, and from the island back into the lake.
Qin Ming clenched his teeth, his expression pale and drained. Under such intense consumption, the primordial blood essence within his body was reaching a precarious state.
He immediately utilized a [Blood Essence Crystal] charm slot, instantly replenishing a portion of his depletion.
Having unleashed its previous secret technique, the double-pupiled demonic ape also seemed close to exhaustion; even its roars grew weak and feeble, lacking the raw ferocity it had displayed at the beginning.
With blazing eyes, Qin Ming shoved the demonic ape back, curled his five fingers once more, and poured all his remaining primordial blood essence into this single punch.
Boom!
In an instant, the crimson giant fist erupted with a dazzling red radiance, as tangible as reality.
Then, Qin Ming leaped high into the air, gathered his strength, and smashed his fist down toward the double-pupiled demonic ape!
Thud!
Crack!
"Awoo—!"
Under this punch, flesh and blood flew everywhere. The double-pupiled demonic ape let out a miserable howl as its left arm was directly blasted apart by the crimson giant ape, erupting into a mist of blood.
Seeing this, the Dark Water Crocodile opened its massive jaws, condensing an unprecedentedly massive ball of dark gold lightning within its mouth, and unleashed its strongest bloodline innate divine ability directly at the demonic ape.
Rumble!
The lightning struck instantly, landing squarely on the demonic ape and scorching it thoroughly. If not for the demonic ape's ridiculously formidable physical body, few late-Foundation Establishment demonic beasts could have withstood such an attack.
Having suffered consecutive heavy blows on top of its prior injuries, the demonic ape seemed unable to hold on any longer, falling backward straight into the lake behind it.
Believing it had slain the demonic ape, the Dark Water Crocodile revealed an excited look and moved to pursue it into the lake.
Qin Ming immediately swept his spiritual sense forward, but his expression changed drastically as he shouted, "No! Fall back!"
Yet, it was a step too late.
Splash!
Thud!
A wave churned across the lake's surface as a giant ape radiating purple mist suddenly charged out from the water, smashing its fist into the body of the Dark Water Crocodile and sending it flying dozens of feet away. It crashed heavily onto the ground, its aura plunging into a state of severe weakness.
Staring at the double-pupiled demonic ape, which had undergone yet another transformation, Qin Ming's pupils abruptly constricted. The left arm that he had just shattered with a single punch had actually recovered completely. What manner of vitality and capability was this?
However, he also secretly discerned a few clues: while the demonic ape looked fiercely formidable right now, it appeared to be merely struggling in its dying breath.
For Qin Ming noticed that the demonic ape's once-bright double pupils had now become extremely dim and murky.
Clearly, it had paid the price of temporarily losing the abilities of its pupils, employing a secret technique that burned its foundational life force to regain peak-condition strength for a short time.
Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out on Qin Ming's back!
A demonic beast's final strike before death was invariably its most ferocious.
Gritting his teeth without hesitation and setting aside any reluctance regarding his two spirit beasts, he commanded the Dark Water Crocodile to attack once more and stall the demonic ape for a moment.
Receiving Qin Ming's order, the Dark Water Crocodile revealed a fierce glint in its eyes. Undaunted by death, it charged at the demonic ape without a second thought.
Meanwhile, Qin Ming retrieved a third-tier talisman-treasure—the 'Azure Dragon Seal'—from his storage pouch.
Earlier, he had withheld it, wary of the demonic ape's spell-breaking divine ability.
Now, with the demonic ape temporarily unable to deploy that bizarre profound light from its pupils, he had no further reservations.
Qin Ming immediately poured a vast amount of magic power into the Azure Dragon Seal. Within mere breaths, more than half of the liquid magic power lake within his body was instantly drained dry.
Yet, this still seemed insufficient to fully activate the third-tier talisman-treasure. Gritting his teeth, he ramped up his magic power output: "I'll stake it all!"
Accompanied by the continuous, unbroken influx of magic power, the talisman-treasure acted like a bottomless pit, squeezing out Qin Ming's spiritual energy.
Not far away, the double-pupiled demonic ape sent the Dark Water Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee flying to the side with single kicks.
The two beasts collapsed onto the ground, hovering on the verge of death and utterly devoid of combat capability, unable to stand again.
Having dealt with Qin Ming's two spirit beasts, the double-pupiled demonic ape wore an expression of intense hatred and murderous ferocity as it charged straight toward him, closing the distance in the blink of an eye!
Hum~
At this critical juncture of life and death, the Azure Dragon Seal in Qin Ming's hand flashed with a brilliant cyan radiance.
"It's finally done!"
"That nearly scared the life out of me!"
Having expended roughly two-thirds of his total magic power, he had finally succeeded in activating the talisman-treasure.
Roar!
The Azure Dragon Seal flew out, transforming into a streak of light that morphed in mid-air into the phantom of an azure flood dragon. Countless electric arcs flickered around its body, and a world-shattering magical might abruptly descended upon the back mountain of the main peak.
The moment the double-pupiled demonic ape saw the flood dragon appear, its gaze went blank, revealing a trace of uncontainable despair.
The cyan phantom expanded continuously within its double pupils, and the purple mist shrouding its body faded away like melting ice.
Rumble!
The azure flood dragon slammed into the body of the demonic ape, piercing straight through its center and extinguishing its final thread of vitality.
Thud!
The double-pupiled demonic ape—a fierce and renowned overlord that had dominated the Lingqi Immortal Realm—collapsed heavily to the ground right before Qin Ming.