Chapter 1430: Chapter 52: The Great Ape Demon!_3
âSince thatâs the case, Iâll give you a chance⊠Itâs also to let you know our origins, so you wonât remain ignorant.â
âI am a Cultivator from the Great Sui of Huangji Continent, with the mandate of heaven, unifying the Nine Continents!â
âWhat stands before you is the supremely venerable, widespread virtuous, spiritually responsive, and highly sanctified emperor of Great Sui. Will you not surrender promptly? Otherwise, if the moment passes, do not blame me for being ruthless.â
âYou have ten breaths of time. Wait not beyond the limit! Ten⊠nineâŠâ
But at this moment, Mei Shanâs heart suddenly skipped a beat!
Everything before his eyes blurred!
Almost instinctively, he quickly sidestepped with a flash.
In the next breath, a fierce shadow of a staff crashed down where he had just been.
Buzz!
The whistling sound of cleaving through the air and the explosive noise of hitting the void made Mei Shan involuntarily shudder.
Had that staff hit himâŠ
Mei Shanâs face turned ugly as he looked forward.
There stood a three-foot-tall Ape, radiating Killing Intent, retracting its long staff with an impatient expression:
âToo annoying!â
âIf you want to fight⊠Fight! Whatâs with all the prattling!â
Mei Shanâs eyes turned icy.
Just then.
âHa ha, excellent! This Spirit Beast is quite interesting, Lord Mei, I quite fancy this Ape.â
Inside the cabin.
Yang Que watched the Ape, his eyes sparkling with interest.
Hearing Yang Queâs voice, Mei Shan frowned, but he still had to turn his head and bark sharply:
âSky Wave Marquis! Five Light Marquis! Sea Step CountâŠâ
With his roll call, the figures of six Nascent Soul Cultivators instantly flew over.
Landing around the Ape.
The auras of the first two clearly indicated they were Perfect Practitioners.
The other four were in the late-stage of Nascent Soul.
âCatching this Ape, any problems?â
Mei Shan asked sharply.
Among the six, the leading two said proudly:
âIf we cannot capture this Ape, we are willing to accept punishment!â
âGood!â
âAfter catching this Ape, I will personally commend your actions!â
Mei Shan shouted, then no longer focused on the Ape, his gaze suddenly shifted to the Sect Protection Array before him and he exclaimed loudly:
âYou fail to recognize the will of heaven, stubborn and unenlightened, thus you court this disaster!â
âEveryone, ready the God-breaking Crossbow!â
As his voice fell, the Cultivators aboard the ship began to take out huge crossbows.
The bolts on these crossbows were dark green and heavy, as thick as a babyâs arm, each inscribed with complex runes imbued with special aura.
These crossbows were the accumulation of the previous dynasty over many years, different from ordinary Divine Crossbows, demand high requirements from the user; only a Nascent Soul Cultivator could employ them.
And their power was terrifying. While not quite up to a single strike from a Divinity Transformation cultivator, if thousands were fired at once, even the Evil Gods of the Kingdom of Immortals would meet their doom.
Mei Shanâs gaze swept over the Cultivators who had set up their Divine Crossbows, nodding slightly with satisfaction, then bellowed thunderously:
âPrepareâŠâ
Before he could finish.
An astonishing wave of Spiritual Power suddenly erupted, causing Mei Shanâs voice to involuntarily halt.
He turned sharply to look.
At the mountain gate.
The three-foot Ape, surrounded by Sky Wave Marquis, Five Light Marquis, and the other four Nascent Soul Cultivators, had opened its mouth.
Spiritual Power surged around its body like a dragon!
It tossed the long staff in its hand, and then its body inflated rapidly, growing larger!
Grey Fur turned quickly to black.
Muscles burst!
In almost an instant, a giant Ape dozens of feet tall appeared before everyoneâs eyes.
It had a ferocious appearance, with protruding canine teeth!
The skin on its back tore, revealing four strong and muscular Ape arms.
The neck twisted, and two heads struggled to push their way out!
Quickly, they mimicked the Apeâs appearance.
One face showed anger, the other greed.
The six arms flailing, pounding its chest; the three heads bared their teeth in a roar.
Demonic Flame rolled from its coiled body like fog, enveloping the surroundings.
It was as if a great demon had descended upon the world!
What remained of the little Ape from before?
âDivine Skills with three heads and six arms?!â
Sky Wave Marquis and the other six were so startled by the Apeâs shocking transformation that they involuntarily stepped back!
But then, their expressions all darkened.
âAttack!â
Sky Wave Marquis shouted angrily, and from his mouth, a steaming, blue, and rippling water blasted toward the Ape!
This blue, rippling water was also a water-based Divine Skill called âQianlan Iceflame Triple Watersâ.
It aimed to dissolve flesh, erode bone, and destroy the Soul.
Effective against both Body Refinement and Qi Refining, if this Divine Skill caught its adversary, immediately flesh and bones would dissipate, and the Soul would be annihilated.
This was his trump card, but the presence of this Ape made him unusually anxious, hence he couldnât afford to be negligent.
âItâs just that it might be hard to explain to the emperor afterward, but on the battlefield, thereâs nothing to be done!â
Sky Wave Marquis frowned slightly in his heart.
Not only him, as Sky Wave Marquis made his move, the other five also did not hesitate to go all out.
Five Light Marquis brandished a top-notch Class IV magic treasure, the Jade Ruyi, smashing it down at the Demon Ape.
Sea Step Count brought out a Soul Banner, intending to capture the Demon Apeâs Soul.
The other three each deployed their own techniques.
Pleasing the Sui Emperor was important, but ensuring oneâs own safety was of utmost urgency.
They had reached this point precisely because they were clear about their priorities.
Not far away, Mei Shanâs brow creased slightly; with his battle experience, how could he fail to see through the sixâs intentions?
But on the battlefield, such choices were not entirely unjustifiable.
âForget it, kill it if it must be killed.â
Mei Shan shook his head slightly:
âLet them kill this Demon Ape first, then attacking Wanxiang Sect can be done afterward.â
His gaze fell on the Demon Ape, with a slight sense of regret.
Spirit Beasts were always weaker than cultivators of the same class; the effort it must have taken for this one to get to where it is now must have been prodigious.