However, he did not exert much effort nor displayed more powerful techniques, such as the Thousand Mountains Ice Blade Skill or the Thunderfall Skill.
Though these spells were powerful, they did not actually align with the immortal technique realm he had shown.
*To avoid unnecessary trouble, and given that they had already firmly secured the upper hand, he naturally felt no need to strive for display, thus merely arousing suspicion.*
The Strong Ape King suddenly let out a thunderous roar from its mouth, carrying panic, fear, and a trace of despair.
One could see a sword disc spinning swiftly, its edges razor-sharp, rotating up and down around the Strong Ape King, its incredibly hard fur seemed utterly useless in front of the sword disc, being easily sliced open. In just a short time, deep wounds appeared all over its body, streaming with blood, looking extremely pitiful.
Suddenly, the Strong Ape King’s face looked increasingly ferocious, its eyes widened, and a violent aura spread.
A faint golden light flashed across its body, followed by its hands hammering forcefully.
The sword disc abruptly halted, failing for the first time.
Then, the Strong Ape King, in a frenzy, charged toward Elder Wu.
In response, Elder Wu’s expression remained extremely calm, and he did not retreat or evade. He merely extended his hand slightly forward.
Instantly, a spell was cast.
The soil beneath the Strong Ape King’s feet instantly turned to sand, transforming into a flowing sandy mire, causing its frenzied charge to abruptly pause.
Then, the sword disc swiftly slashed again.
This time, it directly cut into the golden fur on the Strong Ape King’s head.
As if steel clashing, the golden fur on top of the Strong Ape King’s head stood upright like steel needles, incredibly hard.
This strike merely cut down dozens of hairs from its head.
Elder Wu’s expression did not change, he drove the sword disc down once more.
At the same position, the rotating sword disc burrowed into the Strong Ape King’s skull, causing it to let out a fearful wail from its mouth.
This time, the sword disc finally fully embedded into the Strong Ape King’s head, pulverizing its brain matter.
Naturally, the Strong Ape King, which had been struggling to escape the quicksand, halted mid-stride and collapsed, completely silent, dead!
Bai Ziyue’s eyes flashed, his face showing a hint of joy.
This time, truly, it was not fruitless; in a short period of time, his soul energy had spiked significantly.
"From the increase in soul energy points, this Strong Ape King’s power should far exceed the Snake Demon of Qinghe Town.
If my guess is correct, it should roughly compare to a second-class expert among martial artists, or someone at the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation among immortal cultivators?"
*Bai Ziyue compared slightly, estimating yet not entirely certain.*
*Though he could roughly estimate the opponent’s power level by the amount of soul energy gained, he had not previously slain a being of this level, thus unable to make an accurate judgment.*
"However, Elder Wu’s strength is also truly formidable.
*Such a fierce Monkey Demon King was easily slain by him; one wonders what terrifying might he possesses when unleashing his full power?*"
*Bai Ziyue mumbled, naturally seeing that Elder Wu, when killing the Monkey Demon King, remained composed and unhurried, evidently not using his full strength.*
At the moment the Strong Ape King died, the previously resolute Strong Monkeys suddenly panicked, with some even turning to flee.
Even the remaining two Demon Monkeys felt immense fear and wanted to escape.
However, Lady Blood and Xie Gucang naturally did not want to miss this opportunity, subsequently taking harsh actions, and at almost the same time, they slew the two Demon Monkeys.
Meanwhile, Bai Ziyue and the others quickly ended their battles.
Besides a few Strong Monkeys that fled realizing the unfavorable situation, the rest were all killed by them.
Looking now, the scene was littered with the corpses of Strong Monkeys, blood flowing like a river, staining the ground red, appearing as a mess.
"Soul Energy: 108512."
"My soul energy points have finally surpassed one hundred thousand once more."
*Taking a deep breath, Bai Ziyue still struggled to contain his excitement.*
"However, it still wasn’t enough.
*As strength improves, the soul energy needed for enhancement grows increasingly terrifying.*
*This amount of soul energy is still insufficient to elevate the Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique to the Seventh Layer.*"
*Bai Ziyue thought for a moment, quickly calming down.*
*Advancing the Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique to the Sixth Layer required forty-eight thousand points; for the Seventh Layer, he estimated it would double to ninety-six thousand...*
*Deeply inhaling, he could only lament, still too poor.*
"Next should be the Tiger Demon Old Scrooge Zhou mentioned earlier.
Considering there were three demon beasts in the Strong Ape group, it is estimated that this time we are facing more than just one Tiger Demon."
Looking at Elder Wu, Lady Blood, and Xie Gucang extracting the demon cores from the three Demon Monkeys’ heads, Five Elders Root’s expression briefly flashed with envy before he sighed.
As soon as he spoke, everyone’s eyes turned to him.
"What... what’s the matter?"
Five Elders Root looked astonished and asked.
After a long while, seeing that there wasn’t much movement around them, the others finally sighed in relief. Just as they were about to take out Spirit Stones to recover their spent Spiritual Power, suddenly a thunderous tiger’s roar erupted not far away.
Immediately following, a massive black python, with a head as thick as a water drum, swiftly slithered from the depths of the fog.
Its tongue, nearly two meters long, struck a small tree barring its path, and with a thud, the tree snapped and toppled over.
"Tiger Demon! Snake Demon! And... Black Bear Demon!"
From another direction, a fierce roar sounded, followed by a towering three-zhang tall black bear charging rapidly towards them.
Everyone’s eyes then eerily turned to Five Elders Root.
*Is your mouth really that auspicious?*
Five Elders Root opened his mouth, trying to explain something, but was immediately interrupted.
"Shut up! Prepare for battle!"
Even Elder Wu shouted angrily, summoning his Sword Disc Magical Artifact once again. Without a second thought, he attacked the Snake Demon directly in front of him.
Bai Ziyue and the others quickly joined the battle. Among them, Xie Gucang, Zhou Licheng, and Zhang Xianshi confronted the Black Bear Demon, while Bai Ziyue, Lady Blood, and Ji Fengniang took on the Tiger Demon.
Lady Blood made a gesture, summoning a jade bottle.
The jade bottle, white and translucent, emitted a bright glow. In an instant, it flew to the front of the Tiger Demon, tipping over.
What poured out was a thick black, ink-like putrid liquid.
The black water seemed filled with endless filth, and as its aura spread, the grass and trees on the ground withered rapidly.
The Tiger Demon roared, a thick black smoke surged to meet the putrid liquid, colliding in an instant.
Both the putrid liquid and the black smoke roiled violently, appearing to be at a stalemate.
Immediately after, the Tiger Demon roared again, and a multitude of ghostly spirits of various Exotic Beasts rushed out from its body.
The Tiger Demon, being yin-aligned, naturally mastered a method of refining ghosts, forming Chong Ghosts that it could control.
These more than ten ghostly entities were precisely the Chong Ghosts under its command.
Seeing this, Bai Ziyue unhesitatingly summoned the Soul-Gathering Banner, and in a blink, dozens of Main Souls were called forth, charging directly at the Chong Ghosts.
The ferocious Main Souls, each possessing the strength equivalent to Peak External Forging Martial Artists, quickly tangled with the ghosts, engaging in violent combat.
Meanwhile, Bai Ziyue’s Spiritual Power surged, and the Cyan Light Sword transformed into a lightning bolt, slashing fiercely at the Tiger Demon.
The Tiger Demon’s claw struck fiercely, repelling Bai Ziyue’s Cyan Light Sword without effect.
But in the next moment, silver needles, like stars, shot out, nearly all landing on the Tiger Demon.
It was Ji Fengniang who had made her move.
Her Mother and Child Silver Needle Spiritual Artifact was likewise a middle-grade Dharma Artifact, and with forty-two prohibitive enchantments, its power was not weak.
Moreover, the silver needles possessed a concealment effect, allowing them to succeed in a single move.
The silver needles pierced the Tiger Demon, but only managed to embed in its flesh before losing momentum.
The Tiger Demon’s fur was extremely tough, far surpassing the defense of Martial Artists with External Forging and Internal Cultivation.
Perhaps only those martial artists who specifically trained their physical bodies could compare to it.
Even though the silver needles hadn’t caused it significant harm, the stinging pain enraged it. With a roar, it charged forward like lightning, directly closing in on Bai Ziyue and the others.
Bai Ziyue swiftly retreated, instantly producing three or four talismans in his hand, activating them without hesitation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Flaming spheres flew out rapidly.
Bursting Flame Talismans!
The Tiger Demon, pouncing to attack, was enveloped by four blazing flames before it could launch its offensive.
The explosive flames spread almost instantaneously along its body.
The Tiger Demon roared wildly, wrapping itself in intense Demon Qi to fend off the flames.
In the next moment, however, a blood-red dagger suddenly shot out, piercing into the Tiger Demon’s body in a flash.
It was Lady Blood who made her move.
This small dagger was her Blood Refining Dharma Artifact, and also the origin of her title, Lady Blood.
The blood-colored dagger radiated a fierce red glow, generating a powerful devouring force.
The Tiger Demon’s abundant and thick Qi and Blood were rapidly drained by the blood-colored dagger. Its aura weakened in a flash, and even the Demon Qi surrounding it became unstable, breaking under the spreading flames.
With a whoosh, the flames engulfed, and the Tiger Demon’s fur ignited instantly.