Chapter 637 - 415: Giant Ape

Chapter 637: Chapter 415: Giant Ape

The Sword Intent, filled with death and slaughter, invaded its body, causing the flesh and blood around the wound to lose their vitality. Xu Yang didn’t stop. Although he had landed two sword strikes, the Fire Bear’s vitality was still vigorous, and its Qi-Blood showed no signs of weakening. Suppressing his own churning Qi-Blood, he directly lifted the suppression on his Spirit Bone.

"BOOM!"

In an instant, the Power of Heaven and Earth within a radius of dozens of meters surged and gathered as if greeting their king. Behind Xu Yang, a Blood Prison slowly emerged. The power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture poured out like a tidal wave, drawing in the Power of Heaven and Earth to form a Sword Aura over a dozen meters long. The Sword Aura slashed outward, tearing through the air and producing a series of piercing shrieks.

The Sword Intent, having reached the Manifestation Realm, burst from his body. This strike felt as if it could split the heavens apart, possessing the might to annihilate all things. Before the blade even arrived, the fierce Sword Intent had already sliced through the Qi-Blood protecting the Fire Bear’s exterior.

"BANG!"

Just as the Fire Bear was about to turn around, the massive Sword Aura fiercely crashed down, slashing into its waist. A gaping gash nearly cleaved the Fire Bear in half, revealing grisly bone and internal organs. The Fire Bear shuddered violently as if struck by lightning, and blood gushed wildly from its massive frame. The agonizing pain turned its eyes crimson. It let out a furious roar, though its aura finally began to show signs of weakening.

Xu Yang’s sword strikes fell like a relentless tide. Utilizing the Wandering Dragon Void Step to maneuver around, he exchanged twenty to thirty moves before sinking his blade into this Fire Bear’s neck—just before the second Fire Bear could arrive. The fierce sword glare sliced through more than half of its neck, causing blood to surge like a burst dam. As the Sword Intent filled with death and slaughter invaded its body, the Fire Bear let out a miserable howl, flailing its two huge palms wildly and even striking itself.

"BOOM!"

Xu Yang commanded the sword glare to detonate. The wound exploded into a massive hole, sending chunks of flesh flying in all directions. By now, the Fire Bear was covered in over a dozen cuts of varying sizes, its entire body dyed red with blood. Xu Yang knew it was absolutely impossible for it to survive. With its neck nearly severed and a gaping hole in its body, death from such injuries was only a matter of time.

"RUMBLE..."

"ROAR!"

The ground behind him exploded. Accompanied by a furious roar, the second Fire Bear had finally arrived. Violent Qi-Blood surged behind him. Xu Yang turned around, only to see the incoming Fire Bear hurtling toward him like an arrow released from its bowstring. Its massive body crashed down like a small mountain, its imposing aura fracturing the earth beneath it.

Facing this Fire Bear, whose strength was merely comparable to a Celestial Essence Third Level Martial Artist, he no longer felt his previous apprehension. Without dodging or evading, he charged straight at it, his body brushing past a giant bear palm to close in on its head. Space seemed to freeze. A flicker of terror surfaced in the eyes of the newly arrived Fire Bear.

A fierce Sword Intent burst out, and a blood-red blade erupted from Xu Yang’s body.

Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique!

A flash of blood-red sword glare swept past the Fire Bear’s neck. In the next moment, the world in Xu Yang’s eyes returned to normal, and time began to flow once more. The sword glare burst out from behind the Fire Bear, bringing with it a trail of bloody blossoms. The bear’s head, massive as a cabinet, separated from its body. Blood shot into the sky. Its previously taut frame instantly went limp, crashing into the ground like a pile of mud.

A Fire Bear comparable to the Celestial Essence Third Layer—dead! It had been decapitated by a single strike before it could even utter a scream.

"RUMBLE..."

The massive body crashed, causing the ground to rumble. Fissures spread everywhere, and dust billowed into the air.

The Celestial Essence Fourth Layer Fire Bear was not completely dead yet. Seeing its companion slain in a single strike, it roared and lunged forward. However, its blood was nearly drained, leaving it with little strength. Xu Yang dodged and followed up with another strike, cutting off its head as well, before finally letting out a long breath of relief.

Although the fight hadn’t lasted long, the Seventh Layer of the Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique consumed a tremendous amount of Heart Spirit. Combined with the palm strike he had taken earlier, he felt severely drained. However, since the situation in this place was entirely unknown, he immediately began processing the corpses instead of resting.

From the Fire Bear comparable to a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist, he extracted more than half a jar of Essence Blood. This Essence Blood was somewhat different from what he had obtained in the past; it carried a faint silvery-white hue and a refreshing fragrance.

"Good stuff. The effects of this Essence Blood will probably surpass those of the Profound Water Spirit Loaches," he noted.

Xu Yang carefully stored the Essence Blood and then carved out the bear’s gall bladder. The gall bladder of a Fire Bear comparable to a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist was also quite valuable. He took out another Spirit Bottle and collected the Essence Blood and gall bladder from the other Fire Bear. The remaining items of greatest value on these two beasts were their pelts and claws. The bear pelts were too massive, and he lacked the appropriate chemical solutions to treat them. Deciding to abandon them, he settled for just chopping off their claws.

"ROAR..."

Just as he finished chopping off the claws of the Fire Bear comparable to a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist, an earth-shaking roar blasted into Xu Yang’s ears, causing the surrounding Power of Heaven and Earth to surge violently. The rolling soundwaves sent a sharp, piercing pain through his eardrums and made his chest feel stifled.

At the same time, the earth trembled. A tidal wave of coercive pressure radiated from the distance.

Xu Yang abruptly turned his head. In the distant forest, he saw a terrifying giant ape slowly sitting up among the trees, its crimson eyes locking onto his position. He couldn’t even fathom the giant ape’s true size. Just the upper half of its body as it sat up was taller than many ancient trees, rising like a small mountain. Even from several miles away, a mere glance from the creature made Xu Yang’s scalp tingle with numbness, as if a massive boulder was pressing down on his chest.

He thought, "It’s at least comparable to a Celestial Essence Sixth Level Martial Artist, maybe even stronger."

He had suspected there would be terrifying entities here, but he never expected something of this magnitude. Standing before this creature, he felt like an ant that could be crushed effortlessly.

"Flee!"

Without a second thought, Xu Yang abandoned the half-processed Fire Bear corpses, taking a step through the void and soaring straight into the sky. The giant ape stood up from the ground, its height horrifyingly immense. Some of the ancient trees barely even reached its legs.