Sage of Humanity

Boom...

The Berserk Giant Ape landed awkwardly, its massive body sending dust flying upon impact.

What surprised everyone happened next, as it landed, the solid protective demon origin on its body suddenly shook violently!

Previously, whether it was the power of the Formation or the attacks from the cultivators, none could even cause a tremor to its protective demon origin. Now, a simple fall from midair caused such an intense shake, which was clearly abnormal.

It was almost reaching its limit!

That thought popped up in the minds of all the cultivators witnessing this scene.

"Kill!" A roar erupted, sending an even more ferocious and denser wave of attacks towards the place where the giant ape had fallen.

The already unstable protective demon origin began to tremble even more violently.

The Berserk Giant Ape struggled to its feet, bellowing furiously, its roar sweeping through the air. The cultivators who were close by immediately felt their eardrums ache as blood trickled out of their ears, but they didn't retreat a single step, instead frantically stimulating their spirit force to strike at the giant ape.

The giant ape leapt up again, but under the Great Sky Prohibition Array, the higher it was from the ground, the greater the pressure it faced. For an Overlord-class demon beast, leaping hundreds of feet was usually not a problem, but this time it barely managed to jump less than thirty feet before losing strength, and under the pressure of the Great Sky Prohibition Array, it rapidly fell back to the ground.

It seemed to realize that something was wrong and no longer made futile efforts, but instead charged in one direction, obviously attempting to forcibly break through.

"Don't let it escape!" the Fox Demon shouted angrily.

Immediately, more than a dozen cultivators dashed out, blocking the direction in which the giant ape was trying to break through, with several broad and burly physique cultivators wielding spirit artifact big shields at the forefront.

Despite the fierce bombardment of magic and weapon control, they couldn't stop the giant ape from breaking through. As it drew near, the physique cultivators roared, bracing their big shields in front, their blood Qi surging as they stubbornly withstood the charge.

The giant ape swiped with its hand, and the cultivator at the very front let out a muffled grunt, getting swept away in an instant, bleeding non-stop from the mouth while still in mid-air and fainting upon landing.

Then came the second physique cultivator, the third...

Wherever the giant ape went, it swept through the cultivators like autumn leaves before the wind, with none able to withstand its might.

Just as the giant ape seemed about to break free, a fierce burst of fire suddenly exploded, with deafening booms shattering the air. The surging flames enveloped the giant ape.

The few remaining explosion magic arrays released their final splendid light.

The next moment, the towering figure of the giant ape tore through the flames, charging out. However, before it could go far, another big array was triggered, and a transparent dome-like barrier instantly enveloped it. The giant ape crashed into the barrier, causing ripples to spread across it, but it did not break. Instead, the barrier bounced the giant ape back a few steps.

Trap array!

This was originally meant to protect the lives of the Fox Fairy Valley cultivators, but unexpectedly, it played an unforeseen role at this moment.

The giant ape roared in anger, its huge palms turning into fists, pounding the barrier of the trap array. With just a few simple punches, the barrier shattered with a loud crash.

But that brief delay allowed the surviving cultivators of Fox Fairy Valley to complete their encirclement of it.

As the barrier shattered, attacks from all directions arrived as anticipated. Multicolored lights swallowed the giant ape.

Anguished roars emerged from the center of the chaotic spirit force, vaguely accompanied by the sound of something breaking.

It took a full 5 breaths for the giant ape to charge out of the intense barrage.

But its current state caused a surge of excitement in all the Fox Fairy Valley cultivators.

The once impenetrable protective demon origin that shrouded it was now completely gone. Its red fur was mostly damaged, and not just that, its body was covered with numerous wounds, dripping with fresh blood!

"Good!" The Fox Demon, who had been closely watching the scene, showed a burst of joy on her face. Master, do you see it? The years of persistence and waiting have finally paid off. Today, Xian'er can avenge you.

With the giant ape's protective demon origin broken, the once mighty Overlord-class demon beast now looked utterly disheveled. As the Fox Fairy Valley cultivators sensed victory was within reach, their attacks grew even more fierce.

The giant ape roared and bellowed, raising its arms in front of it, but it was still unable to stop the barrage of magic and weapon control, accumulating more and more wounds on its body.

Had it been any ordinary demon beast, being without the protective demon origin under such a dense barrage would have likely left it with no bones intact, but an Overlord-class demon beast is, after all, an Overlord-class demon beast, with an unbelievably strong body. Although its wounds were numerous, they were all superficial.

It had lost the imposing grandeur it had upon its arrival, and it sensed the direness of its situation. The one that was supposed to be invincible in the Cloud River battlefield sensed the breath of death.

This caused its mind to panic.

Instinctively, it tried to break through in one direction, but after just a few steps, it was bombarded back by the violent attacks of the cultivators on that side. When it changed to another direction, the result was the same.

Although the Fox Fairy Valley had lost many cultivators, about fifty still remained, and they naturally had the upper hand against an Overlord-class demon beast with exhausted demonic power.

Without any unexpected developments, the Berserk Giant Ape would soon be overwhelmed and killed by the group of cultivators!

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Killing an Overlord-class demon beast, an outcome that previously, no one even dared to contemplate, was now within easy reach. Under such circumstances, even without the command of the Fox Demon, the cultivators in the valley spared no effort.

However, just then, the Berserk Giant Ape suddenly roared and opened its mouth, from which a dazzling earthy-yellow light burst forth.

The halo transformed into a straight line, charging forward, rendering all magic and spells and spiritual artifacts in its path faint and lackluster, tearing through everything as easily as pulling rotten wood.

The first physique cultivator caught in its path stood frozen in place. Only when the earthy-yellow light disappeared from his field of vision did he blankly lower his head to look at his chest.

What he saw made his eyelids shrink.

There was a bowl-sized hole in his chest that he couldn't recall forming, one that pierced straight through him. As his sight darkened, he collapsed to the ground.

As if a chain reaction had been triggered, following the collapse of the first physique cultivator, seven or eight cultivators who were in that direction all fell to the ground, each with a bowl-sized hole in their bodies, their vitality weak.

Most people didn't know what had happened.

Hovering in mid-air, Lu Ye, who was always vigilant of the battlefield's dynamics, saw everything clearly. That earthy-yellow light was unmistakably the color of a demonic pill, and just now, the Berserk Giant Ape had actually sacrificed its own demonic pill.

He had heard of demon beasts attacking by sacrificing their demonic pills when cornered, but not every demon beast possessed such an ability. After all, the demonic pill was the crystallization of a demon beast's entire strength. Once it left the body, at the very least, their vital energy would be greatly damaged, if not immediate death, so even if some demon beasts were capable, they would not dare to do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

The Berserk Giant Ape's decision to sacrifice its demonic pill at this moment clearly indicated it was making a desperate final attempt after being driven into a corner.

The result was the death of the seven or eight cultivators in the path of the demonic pill's attack!

This scene left Lu Ye feeling a chill envelop his entire body.

Battling an Overlord-class demon beast truly leaves no room for carelessness. Despite appearing to be at the end of its strength, it still possessed such a terrifying method.

He felt fortunate that his role within Fox Fairy Valley was that of an array cultivator and not required to participate in this slaughter. Otherwise, he very well might have been among the dead cultivators.

There really was no avoiding this simply by being careful and cautious; those who survived were not necessarily stronger but luckier.

The originally impenetrable encirclement around the ape had been tight, no matter which direction the Berserk Giant Ape tried to break through, it could have been pushed back by the cultivators. But with the strike from the demonic pill, a gap had now appeared in the circle.

Almost the instant the earthy-yellow light faded, the Berserk Giant Ape broke through the front and fled towards the distance, reabsorbing its demonic pill halfway through its escape.

The surviving cultivators, clearly shaken by that single strike, failed to stop it in time.

"What are you dawdling for?" the Fox Demon yelled, her face, which should have been extraordinarily beautiful, now twisted and ferocious, spewing extremely vicious words, "If it escapes today, all of you will die!"

Upon these words, the cultivators' faces changed dramatically.

Zhou Yuntian, covered in blood, raised his arm and called out, "Chase!"

Immediately taking to the air, he led the way toward the direction of the giant ape's escape, with the surviving cultivators closely following.

The giant ape first had its demonic power drained from the beating, and then, out of desperation, launched an attack with its demonic pill, which left it severely weakened. Now, despite having escaped the range of the Great Sky Prohibition Array and unable to fly, its speed was not fast. Within moments, the group of cultivators caught up with the giant ape.

The battle resumed, but this time the cultivators completely gained the upper hand.

The Fox Demon followed suit, as taking revenge with one's own hands made it all the more meaningful.

Xie Yunhan gave Lu Ye a shout and flew towards the scene.

Lu Ye lagged a bit behind, and while everyone was distracted, he raised his hand and pressed the battlefield marking, sending a message out.

By the time Lu Ye arrived at the battlefield, the situation had already become clear.

The Berserk Giant Ape was putting up a resistance but its Demon Origin was depleted, and the attack from its sacrificed demonic pill had greatly impaired its vital energy. Now, its body was covered in wounds, and its strength was less than half of what it was at its peak.

Although the number of cultivators from Fox Fairy Valley had been reduced by more than half, there were still nearly forty people left. Without the ability to fly, how could the giant ape stand a chance?

Time passed, and the giant ape grew weaker and weaker, its wounds increasingly severe, the blood flowing from its body dyeing the ground beneath it red.

Until a certain moment, it couldn't hold on any longer and its towering body crashed to the ground.

It wasn't dead, but it had lost the strength to continue fighting.

The surviving cultivators surrounded it tightly, without cheers or excitement, feeling only a deep reverence. The toll of today's battle had been far too grievous.

The Fox Demon parted the crowd and walked forward with a seductive gait, the hatred in her eyes solidifying.

"Be cautious, Venerable One!" Zhou Yuntian warned in a low voice, following closely beside the Fox Demon with several other cultivators.

The Fox Demon took to the air, stood a few meters above the giant ape, looking down coldly but her eyes filled with satisfaction, "You too have met your day!"

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