Raise a sword!

In a short period of time, two people died in succession.

Such a major change suddenly turned the previously relaxed and composed atmosphere into one of tension.

The relaxed and carefree expressions on the faces of the remaining four members of the demon-hunting team were completely gone.

Old Liu took the initiative to fill the vacancy of the fourth brother, and stepped in front of the white ape. At the same time, he activated a golden armor talisman, and two golden light shields appeared in front of him.

With the protection of the first-tier mid-grade golden armor talisman, he finally managed to hold off the berserk white ape, thus creating more opportunities for his three companions to attack.

"This beast is not right. Show us what you've got, or we might not be able to leave here alive!" Old Liu shouted.

In fact, he didn't even need to remind them; the other three members of the demon-hunting team had already unleashed their most powerful skills.

The one who activated the Daoist technique actually summoned lightning in this dense forest; it was clearly a rather extraordinary lightning technique.

Unfortunately, the lightning struck the white ape, and apart from charring its fur, it didn't seem to cause any real damage.

The one who cast the talisman used a high-grade first-tier talisman.

Jiang Peng recognized the secret behind the talisman at a glance.

"A first-grade superior-level Blade-Splitting Talisman... This talisman is quite rare."

Once activated, the Blade-Splitting Talisman can gather spiritual energy and condense it into more than ten extremely sharp blade energies.

This talisman is extremely powerful and has a very wide coverage area, making it one of the best types of first-tier offensive talismans.

In Cangshan Market, only Master Zhang is capable of crafting this talisman; it is his unique lineage.

Jiang Peng had only heard Master Zhang talk about the power of this talisman at the mutual aid meeting before, but this was the first time she had actually witnessed it.

As soon as the Blade-Splitting Talisman was activated, the spiritual energy around the white ape was noticeably drained for a moment, and then the surrounding space began to distort.

Of course, the so-called spatial distortion is just a slight illusion caused by the gathering of spiritual energy into the phantom of a blade.

Even so, when the blade formed by the Rift Rune landed on the white ape, many more terrifying wounds, deep enough to expose bone, appeared on the ape's already battered body.

Large amounts of blood were spilled all around.

Accompanied by the white ape's painful cries, various roars of beasts echoed from all directions in the forest, as if the monsters of the forest were responding to the white ape.

Upon hearing the roars of the beasts rising and falling, Old Liu's expression darkened further.

The golden shield in front of him was about to dissipate, so he had no choice but to activate a second mid-grade first-tier golden armor talisman.

However, activating a talisman also requires consuming spiritual energy.

His cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining had already been greatly depleted after fighting the white ape for a long time. Now, with the activation of another talisman, his aura had weakened considerably.

But Old Liu, completely disregarding his own injuries, shouted, "Oh no, the commotion is too loud!"

As he spoke, Old Liu suddenly looked outside the formation.

"You're making a move too! We'll finish this quickly!"

Jiang Peng nodded slightly in agreement, without arguing, and quickly entered the formation.

Although the agreement did not stipulate that he was required to lend a hand, his entire responsibility had ended when the white ape entered the battle.

But things have developed to this point, and if we just stand by and watch, who knows if this demon-hunting team will even survive.

We can't just watch all these people die and then have Jiang Peng face the white ape alone in the end.

The reason Jiang Peng didn't take action earlier was that she was worried that she might disrupt the demon-hunting team's coordination, since they worked together seamlessly, while she was just an outsider.

But now that Lao Liu has taken the initiative to ask for help, Jiang Peng no longer has any concerns.

As soon as they entered the formation, the repulsive force from before suddenly reappeared.

This repulsive force is extremely strong. Even with Jiang Peng's physical body, she would need to use at least 40% of her spiritual power to resist the suppression of the formation.

Jiang Peng possesses the Great Perfection of the White Ape Force, the Minor Perfection of the Dragon Tiger Force, and a body of copper skin and iron bones nurtured in the Yin Sha Land.

Such a physical body is even superior to that of a demon beast of the same level, yet unexpectedly, it cannot even withstand this formation and requires the mobilization of spiritual power within its body.

The repulsive force within the formation quickly dissipated. Old Liu, standing to the side, tapped the formation plate twice, and Jiang Peng immediately felt a sense of relief wash over her.

However, the dissipation of the repulsive force did not bring Jiang Peng any real relief, because he suddenly realized that the seemingly unrestrained white ape in front of him had actually been bearing such terrifying pressure, killing two members of the demon-hunting team.

at the same time.

Because he was distracted by helping Jiang Peng dispel the repulsive force of the formation, Lao Liu revealed an opening. The white ape nimbly jumped behind him, bypassed the shaky golden shield, and struck straight at his heart.

Upon seeing this, the other three members of the demon-hunting team were all greatly shocked.

"Boss, watch out!"

"Get behind you!"

"escape!"

In his panic, Lao Liu turned around and tried his best to manipulate the golden shield to get behind him, but it was too late.

Looking at the enormous hand that was sweeping towards him with a strong wind, Old Liu could almost see the fate of the fourth brother who had just died on his own body.

Just at this critical moment, a figure suddenly stood between him and the white ape.

Jiang Peng suddenly swelled up a bit, appearing much more robust.

Although he was still extremely small in front of the white ape, his aura was subtly no weaker than the white ape's.

bang——

Jiang Peng gritted his teeth and threw a punch, but it collided with the white ape's palm like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

With a loud bang, a visible shockwave spread out from the point of the fight between the man and the ape. At the same time, the white ape took a step back, while Jiang Peng continued to retreat, taking more than a dozen steps before finally regaining his footing.

They held on!

Jiang Peng's eyes lit up slightly.

Although his fists were numb and his blood was surging, he seemed to have suffered some minor internal injuries.

But he actually withstood the white ape's attack head-on with his bare body.

"As expected, my premonition was right. Under the suppression of the formation, in terms of physical strength alone, the white ape is only 20-30% stronger than me... In a one-on-one fight, he would naturally be no match for me, but a difference of 20-30% is enough for me to hold my own against him head-on!"

Without the formation and the help of the remaining four members of the demon-hunting team, Jiang Peng would have definitely stayed as far away from the white ape as possible.

After all, this white ape was clearly abnormal and was definitely not an ordinary late-stage first-order demon beast. This beast was either a bloodline reversion or had some other extraordinary encounter.

Unfortunately, there aren't that many "what ifs".

"I will hold them off head-on; you all wait for your chance to act," Jiang Peng said.

An eerie silence was maintained within the formation at this moment.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Peng was actually unharmed.

Suddenly, Old Liu broke the silence, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Am I seeing things? You're actually alright, kid?"