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As a magical beast that has survived for hundreds of years and has been "blessed" by its master, its intelligence far exceeds the limits that reptiles should have. When faced with a troublesome enemy that offers no advantage, it instinctively wants to retreat in accordance with its biological habits.

—If it were still free.

Deep within the unobstructed eye sockets, a phantom black snake composed of countless tiny evil runes roams freely through the brain, issuing intense yet monotonous commands.

Hunt!

Hunt!

Hunt!

The black tongue moved faster and faster, revealing its master's dilemma. In the end, the instinct of living beings to seek advantage and avoid harm could not overcome the soul imprint. The giant beast let out a helpless low growl, and its huge body suddenly pounced, bringing a gust of wind. It opened its bus-sized mouth and bit down on the little people!

In the next moment, all sorts of inspirations arose one after another!

Even though they were quite confident in their own defensive spells, the group did not stand still arrogantly, but decisively and quickly dispersed. As it turned out, their caution was not unfounded.

A sharp, cracking sound, like glass breaking, rang out.

Its robust defenses, capable of easily withstanding large-caliber bullets, only lasted a few breaths before being shattered into pieces by the ferocious maw filled with foot-long, barbed fangs.

"Be careful, its teeth are strange, don't touch them!" Zhu Mingyao, with his sharp eyes, spotted the dark black energy swirling between its fangs and quickly warned it.

"Nonsense! Even without anything strange, getting bitten would be fatal!"

The blonde witch replied irritably, drawing an oval circle of fire with her hands. From it flew a magnificent and beautiful crimson bird, trailing a tail of sparks like fireworks. Aiming at the enemy's vulnerable eyes and ears, it opened its sharp beak and spewed forth billowing flames.

Despite its enormous size, the giant lizard was incredibly agile. It dodged the attack by tilting its head, then opened its mouth slightly and lashed out with its python-like tongue, which was like a blur, aiming to annihilate the Crimson Flame Bird on the spot!

Its speed was as fast as lightning, far surpassing the agile elemental birds, and even bringing up a piercing sonic boom. Madison wanted to change his move, but it was too late. He could only grit his teeth and prepare to withstand the backlash from the destruction of his summoned creature.

Seeing that the bird was about to follow in the footsteps of the force field's giant hand, the giant beast's body suddenly tilted, its strange tongue grazing the crimson bird's fiery tail, only leaving behind a few drops of disgusting slime.

On the ground, large swathes of crystalline spider silk and nine thick black wisps, each as thick as a telephone pole, tacitly wrapped around the giant beast's feet, pulling it forcefully toward the center.

Despite their youth, they all possessed considerable combat experience and had keen eyesight, immediately identifying one of the enemy's greatest weaknesses.

—Its size is too large, and there are too few points of support for it to exert force!

It is not a mythical creature like a real dragon that can float in the sky and gain strength from nothing. As long as its only two claws are tied up like a chick, it can still overturn mountains of gold and jade pillars and bow down to Lord Bull's apple tree truth.

The monitor lizard hissed angrily, its sharp claws bulging with tendons, writhing like snakes beneath its grayish-white skin. With a powerful struggle, it tried to break free of its restraints and then smash the wretched little insect into a pulp with a single swipe of its claws!

"Da da da!"

However, three golden sparks suddenly appeared, blooming almost simultaneously in the skull-like sunken eye sockets, and shattered metal fragments shot out indiscriminately. Even though it was blocked by the timely appearance of the dark light barrier, the sense of threat as if it were a thorn in its back still interrupted its counterattack plan.

Sam had secretly slipped away to a giant rock in the distance, where he set up a sniper rifle carved with strange runes and full of industrial aesthetics. Special bullets that could pierce through metal and stone flew towards the enemy's eye sockets and nostrils with crisp gunshots, each one hitting the giant lizard precisely at the moment it was about to exert its strength!

"Hiss—!"

A sharp, piercing cry, resembling both a bird and a snake, shattered the eardrums. A murderous aura, mixed with ferocity, violence, and bloodlust, surged forth like a volcanic eruption. The powerful aura of the creature steamed, making it difficult for the few Yin soldiers who wanted to stealthily attack to get close.

As a top overlord on the outskirts of the secret realm, it had roamed Skull Island for hundreds of years. After the gods left, it even wiped out its old enemy, the Vajra clan. The resistance of the little insect in front of it had completely enraged it, and the ancient beastly nature hidden deep within its body immediately overwhelmed its reason!

A dark mist rose, diminishing the power of the alchemical bullets and the streaks of flame. Suddenly, the giant lizard twisted its claws, its enormous body becoming as light as a feather. In a flash, it reversed its head and tail, turning 180 degrees on the spot. A giant snake tail, resembling a hundred-year-old tree, spread its scales and swept across with overwhelming force!

"careful!"

In an instant, broken wood and stones flew everywhere, and the sound of trees breaking was incessant. When the few people who had dodged the attack turned around, the vegetation in front of them was suddenly gone. A meadow and sparse forest the size of a football field had been completely swept away, and the dark soil was covered with deep ravines carved by sharp scales.

"Damn, this destructive power is practically at the level of an anti-military force..."

Zhu Mingyao unleashed a Five Thunderbolts Spell, tearing through the enemy's protective black mist and leaving grotesque, branch-like scorch marks on their body. With a wave of his hand, a silver-white sword light shot out, attempting to pierce the fanged maw and, like Sun Wukong, burst open inside its belly.

As if sensing the danger, the giant lizard shook its head, and its thick, flexible barb shot out like lightning, swirling and twisting through the air with a whooshing sound, colliding with the sword pellet more than a dozen times in an instant.

Despite being a wild beast, its movements resembled those of a martial arts master, its defense impenetrable. It would rather be cut by the sharp sword light than relax its guard even for a moment!

Chapter 214 Ape God, Open the Cave!

"That's really troublesome!"

Zhu Mingyao's sword light expanded and contracted, deceiving the interception and slicing off several pieces of scales covered in flesh and blood. He then flicked his wrist and unleashed a yellow silk ribbon embroidered with crimson gold runes, which transformed into a hazy golden light that covered his head, blocking the pungent acid liquid that was falling from the sky.

However, while the giant lizard was swinging its spiky tongue to intercept the sword pellet, it also coughed up a large pool of dark green viscous liquid from its throat, spraying it out like a shower of flowers.

The strong acidic gastric juices were poured onto the soil and rocks, making a sizzling sound as they corroded, and then a large cloud of sour, foul-smelling white smoke rose up, instantly creating a misty, ethereal atmosphere on the field.

However, seeing the earthworms and insects writhing and struggling in the white smoke, no one wanted to be tainted by this "celestial aura," and they all released spells to keep it away.

After several rounds, everyone felt they were struggling against it. This beast had high magic resistance, iron-like bones and immense strength, which was one thing, but the main problem was that its body was just too huge. Many methods that would be fatal to humans were no different from a stab with a knife to it.

Since direct damage attacks are ineffective, what about indirect attacks?

While manipulating the sword light to fight against the fleshy tongue, occasionally finding an opening to stab, Zhu Mingyao was also drawing some kind of Mount Tai talisman and Five Sacred Mountains talisman in the air, summoning earth energy to try to add three more points of weight to the enemy's clumsy body. Zhu Mingyao naturally turned to his companions to seek help from this expert.

"You two witches, one of you is a heretic, stop pretending to be a fortress and get to your proper skills, cast curses and spells on it!"

"You don't need to tell me! We've already used the Soul-Slaying Technique and the Bone-Melting Curse. This lizard's physique is ridiculously strong, and it seems to have some kind of alien divine power protecting it. It must have been blessed by the Aztec gods, which weakened the effect of the curse."

Bai Ziyuan shook the White Bone Banner with all his might, and nine skulls spewed out plumes of chilling black smoke, tightly gripping one of the enemy's feet. He replied with a frustrated expression:

"You dare to talk about others? Where's your zombie, you Taoist priest from Maoshan? Go and fight it! Buy me some time so I can prepare something really tough for it!"

Faced with his friend's retort, Zhu Mingyao just chuckled and said, "Fine! I'll let you show your face!"

He patted the treasure pouch at his waist, and a crimson light shot out, revealing a small dragon woven from vermilion velvet. Three tiny fire jade beads were inlaid in the dragon's mouth and eyes. The dragon slowly circled his body once, then accelerated and flew up to a low altitude of thirty or forty meters, expanding into a ten-zhang fire dragon, which entangled and tore at the giant lizard.

It's still the [Dragon Transformation Spell]!

Having learned from his previous adventure, he prepared a large quantity of similar spellcasting materials this time. Each piece was meticulously crafted and enhanced with additional magical components, greatly increasing its power. If the laws of the secret realm had not suppressed his flight ability, he would have taken them out just now.

With two fingers, Zhu Mingyao flicked out a crimson talisman, casting a glow over the fire dragon. Zhu Mingyao watched Bai Ziyuan with interest, and judging from his eager expression, he knew that Bai Ziyuan had gained a lot from the pile of giant ape bones, which was probably enough for him to use his family's unique supernatural power.

Cultivation is not simply about accumulating spiritual energy; it is also about transforming one's physique through internal refinement, elevating one from an ordinary being to a transcendent one. Each step forward will manifest unique characteristics according to one's own path.

The Bai Ziyuan family's inherited technique, once one reaches a certain level, allows them to extract the unique spiritual essence of powerful creatures from their bones and summon them to fight!

"Soul returns..."

Accompanied by strange sacrificial songs, the handsome young man stepped to the rhythm of an ancient shamanic dance, and the long white bone banner swayed gently, gathering all the fierce and evil aura and transforming it into a pure, tranquil, and serene atmosphere.

Hundreds of meters away, at the foot of a cliff, a high hill made up of large, interlocking bones suddenly trembled...

Another one!

Having had their last remaining spiritual essence drained, they should have weathered into dust like the bones of ordinary birds and beasts in the passage of time. But now, as if in a final burst of light, they emitted specks of warm, luminous glow.

Fluorescent light emanated from the pile of bones...

Fluorescent light emanated from the cave where King Kong lived...

Fluorescent light emanated from this land where the Gigantopithecus once lived and thrived...

Like willow catkins or flying snowflakes, the light spots merged and converged at the entrance of the abandoned cave, transforming into a huge, hazy mirror of light. Looking through the mirror, the abandoned Vajra Ancestral Land seemed to have turned back time, returning to hundreds of years ago. Inside, a cave surrounded by fruit trees and blooming flowers was clearly visible, and a mighty and domineering pale giant ape was slowly emerging from the cave.

"Come, let us exact our revenge on the culprits who wiped out your race!"

Bai Ziyuan's expression was calm and solemn, a stark contrast to his usual playful demeanor. He raised the long banner high and then swung it forcefully.

"Roar--!"

The illusory cave merged with the real cave, and a pair of long-haired giant hands tore open the light mirror, from which a phantom giant ape with its body floating in white light jumped out.

The giant ape glanced at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery around it, its dull eyes suddenly becoming more lively, and its gaze suddenly sharpened as it turned to the giant skeletal lizard that was fighting the flying dragon.

In its glowing eyes, a raging fury suddenly erupted. It pushed off the ground and stood upright, its fists, as big as cars, pounding its chest frantically, producing a soul-stirring sound.

Immediately afterwards, a streak of azure light burst forth, and the giant ape's figure suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield, its arms slamming down with boundless hatred!

"I..." Zhu Mingyao hurriedly put away the dragon that was almost accidentally injured, but Madison's reaction speed was not as fast as his. One of the wings of the Crimson Flame Bird was swept away and immediately burst into a burst of sparks. The magic backlash that followed made her chest feel tight, and she threw an angry look at him.

With a flick of his finger, the half-crippled firebird transformed into a string of dark red magic runes, branding the giant lizard's body like a branding iron. The runes radiated intense heat, scorching its flesh. Madison complained to Bai Ziyuan:

"Your undead puppets are really quite irritable..."

"This is not a simple ghost. To be precise, it is a spiritual entity formed by the fusion of the imprints and scattered consciousness left by the giant ape clan on this land over thousands of years. It is a spiritual life that is between a natural spirit and a totem hero."

Seeing that his friend was focused on controlling the device and had no time to be distracted, Zhu Mingyao took over and explained it to him carefully.

"Therefore, it retains a part of the collective consciousness of the giant ape clan before its death, and is not a common mindless undead. When it sees the murderer who slaughtered the clan, it is naturally extremely jealous."

Such a wise and spiritual being, in ancient indigenous tribes, could even be called a guardian deity…

He suddenly paused, his expression subtle, as if recalling some distant memory. He quickly glanced at the cave behind him and muttered something in a whisper, only he could hear.

"So, rounding up... does this count as the Ape God Rising from the Cave?"

Luckily, no one was acting strangely nearby, or they would have gone crazy again…

Ah, I'm taking leave on the 31st, the day after tomorrow. I'll use up my last leave slip and catch my breath a little (￣.￣)

Chapter 215 Slaughter Under the Polar Night 1

Once intelligent beings transcend basic instincts and develop complex self-awareness, the differences in their individual thinking will inevitably become increasingly pronounced.

If we expand this number to seven billion, then it's like a forest with all sorts of birds; in more elegant written language, it fully demonstrates the diversity of a certain species.

Given such a large number of people, if some can smash bowls and break dishes, cry and curse for a mere entertainment game, then naturally there will be others who will risk everything for a grander goal.

Regardless of how noble or despicable the purpose may be...

……

Vast expanses of shimmering white down, carried by the icy north wind, crashed and shattered upon the earth with unwavering resolve, concealing all filth, ugliness, and...

……bloody!

As far as the eye could see, the town's roads and buildings were completely shrouded in a blanket of white snow. The dense snowflakes obscured the view, and even the few "bonfires" burning brightly at the street corners were dimmed by the snow.

Through the raging flames, one can see the wreckage of cars, the vehicles of townspeople trying to escape.

Inside a three-story detached house, under a secluded attic window, a black-haired youth squatted on the floor, gently exhaling warm, moist white breath, leaving a faint mist on the cold glass in front of him.

He stared blankly outside through the gap in the curtains.

Under the glow of several blazing fires, the soft snow, not yet fully trampled, was littered with messy drag marks and fading bloodstains.

A tiny, six-pointed sprite, playfully dancing in the wind, slipped through a small gap at the top of the double-pane window and landed on the young man's head. It was then instantly vaporized by his warm skin and disappeared.

A sudden chill on his forehead made him shudder, his nerves already on edge. His Glock police pistol trembled, and he almost instinctively pulled the trigger.

Fortunately, the rigorous professional training he received at the police academy paid off. At the critical moment, the young man suppressed his impulse and carefully pushed the window shut, bit by bit, to keep out the biting wind and frost.