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 Chapter 46: The Spirit Monkey Appears

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

He had no choice but to fight head-on!

In a split second, Su Zimo circulated Body Petrification. His entire body muscles tightened, large tendons pulsated and he unleashed his strength to the maximum. Holding the saber in one hand, he swiftly drew an arc in front of him!

There were numerous flashes of saber shadows and icy cold lights.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Spirit weapons continuously clashed in the shadows of the sabers in front of Su Zimo. Successive sounds of weapons clashing with one another could be heard. Sparks were flying everywhere.

Su Zimo’s steps were clumsy and he retreated continuously. There was a sweet taste in his throat as he held a pool of blood in his mouth, refusing to spit it out.

Su Zimo gritted his teeth and endured. Once he released this breath, he would instantly lose his life!

Bang!

Su Zimo’s body landed heavily on a huge pit not far away; his mouth vomiting fresh blood. He lost his grip on the Cold Moon Saber, and his palms were mangled and trembling.

Although he had blocked the attack of more than 50 Qi Refinement Warriors, Su Zimo was gravely injured.

Under such powerful and intensive blows, Su Zimo’s body crumbled. He was covered in cuts and his green robe drenched in blood.

Snowflakes that dropped onto Su Zimo’s body were instantly melted by his body warmth.

“Ee... ”

Su Zimo was ghastly pale. He murmured a little before struggling to sit up. However, he only felt his tendons and bones about to break, and piercing and intensive pain constantly stimulating his brain.

Under such aggravating conditions, Su Zimo’s body shivered and twitched uncontrollably.

Everyone from the Joyful Clan surrounded the huge pit and looked at Su Zimo from the sky. Their eyes were full of excitement, mingled with some fear and reservation.

Finally, this person was going to die.

Everyone actually felt relieved of a huge burden.

If they were to continue with the chase and this person hid in another cave, everyone including Elder Qian dared not guarantee that they would be courageous enough to enter it.

The Elder Qian trio had been in the cultivation world for more than ten years and had gone through many life-and-death battles with cultivators. However, they had never encountered someone who was so difficult to deal with.

The most terrifying thing was that this person was not a cultivator but a mortal without any spirit qi!

“Hahahaha... ”

Su Zimo started laughing.

Each time he laughed, more fresh blood would spill out from his mouth, making one’s flesh creep.

At the sound of Su Zimo’s laughter, many Qi Refinement Warriors felt chills down their spine.

“Damn. He’s really a madman!” Some Qi Refinement Warriors cursed in a low voice.

Gong Liangjing was having goosebumps from Su Zimo’s laughter. His face dimmed and he said coldly, “I’ll go and kill him!”

Having said that, Gong Liangjing unsheathed his flying sword, wanting to cut off Su Zimo’s head.

“Wait a minute.”

Elder Chen stopped Gong Liangjing and sneered. “He looks half-dead. Are you still afraid that he will escape? We’ll spare his life first, then bring him back to the clan and give him a good round of torture. We’ll make sure that he begs for death!”

“What are you laughing at?”

At this juncture, Elder Qian suddenly asked. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Su Zimo.

“Hehe... ”

There was a flash of mockery in Su Zimo’s eyes. Tilting his head, he spat out a mouthful of blood, raised his brows and said, “Do you really think that you will surely win? Mark my words. Cang Lang Mountain Range will be your tomb!”

Just as he finished his words, he gave out a deep and deafening roar, “Sanguine Ape Transformation!”

The Sanguine Ape Transformation was the last style of the Sanguine Ape Tri-style. In Die Yue’s words, this style was the essence and also a forbidden skill that could not be used unless one was on the brink of death.

Su Zimo rampantly circulated the incantation of Sanguine Ape Transformation and constantly did breathing and expiration.

If he did not use this style at this juncture, he would no longer have any chance to do so.

At the sound of the three words ‘Sanguine Ape Transformation’, everyone from Joyful Clan jumped in shock. Elder Qian and trio shuddered and moved a step back instinctively.

Everyone’s expression was grave as they fixed their gazes at the Su Zimo in the deep pit, preparing to attack at any point in time.

However, after about ten moments of breath, Su Zimo was still sitting in the pit, looking expressionless and still.

Nothing changed!

Su Zimo’s heart sank deeply to the bottom.

How could this be?

After circulating the heart sutra of Sanguine Ape Transformation, there was no change to his body. Su Zimo could still feel the pain from the various parts of his body. He felt drained and listless.

Previously, when he was rounded up by the wolf packs, Su Zimo had just cultivated Tendons Transformation and was not qualified to release Sanguine Ape Transformation.

Now, Su Zimo had already begun cultivating the Bones Strengthening section. Why did nothing happen when he circulated the heart sutra and incantation for Sanguine Ape Transformation?

This was Su Zimo’s last trump card.

In the end, he discovered that he could not use this trump card when he took it out!

As the Sanguine Ape Transformation was a forbidden skill, Su Zimo had never released it before. This was his first time.

Su Zimo’s first reaction was that he did not cultivate it correctly.

“Something must have gone wrong somewhere.”

Su Zimo wracked his brains and tried to figure out this puzzle.

However, this was not the cultivation field and Die Yue was not beside him. Instead, a group of cultivators full of murderous intent in their eyes were staring at him ferociously!

No one would help him clear his doubts and the other party would not give him that much time.

After waiting for a while, everyone from the Joyful Clan discovered that they could not find the slightest bit of change on Su Zimo.

They had been tricked!

Everyone was enraged.

“Damn, this inferior commoner can still think of fooling us!” One Qi Refinement Warrior cursed and scolded loudly.

“Kill him!”

“Kill him!”

Everyone was aggravated and many Qi Refinement Warriors were shouting above him.

Almost everyone had their attention on Su Zimo but no one noticed that, in the forest behind them, amidst the wind and snow, a tall and huge figure was swinging on the tree branches and approaching them at lighting speed. Eyes flickering with flashes of blood, his murderous intent was strong!

“Mmm?”

Su Zimo exclaimed in puzzlement. He suddenly smelled a familiar and pungent odor and looked up instinctively.

Right behind everyone from Joyful Clan, a tall and huge figure leaped down from the towering old tree, dropping from the sky with a furore. Holding an alloy steel rod in one hand, it was swinging it towards the Qi Refinement Warriors in front of him.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

The skulls of a total of five Qi Refinement Warriors were smashed by this rod. Their brains split and their headless corpses fell into the pit.

“Spirit beast!”

“It’s a spirit beast!”

“Be careful, everyone!”

A wave of shock and astonishment could be heard from the crowd.

“Damn monkey!”

Su Zimo rejoiced greatly in his heart.

The big and tall figure that rushed here to help was none other than the spirit monkey whom Su Zimo had lived together with for six months in Cang Lang Mountain Range.

The alloy steel rod in the spirit monkey’s hands was the inferior-grade spirit weapon left behind by that Joyful Clan Qi Refinement Warrior who died in Su Zimo’s hands previously. He did not know when the spirit monkey picked it up to become its weapon.

Just as the joy in Su Zimo’s heart rose, it completely turned into worries.

Although the spirit monkey was powerful, he could only defeat the Qi Refinement Warriors. After all, it had not advanced to the realm of a spirit demon.

Furthermore, the spirit monkey had the same weakness as Su Zimo. It could not fly in the sky.

At the thought of this, Su Zimo hollered, “Damn monkey, quickly scram!”

“Ga! Ga!”

The spirit monkey opened its mouth and laughed, seemingly oblivious to Su Zimo’s shout. After killing all five Qi Refinement Warriors at once with one hit from the rod, it did not pause as it leaped into the pit, grabbed Su Zimo and carried the latter on its back. Thereafter, it tried to escape out of the pit without even turning its back.

The spirit monkey was very smart.

Although he could not differentiate the realms that the cultivators were at, it knew how to assess the situation.

Since Su Zimo had been beaten up so badly to the point of no escape, he was definitely not their match.

Hence, the spirit monkey’s first thought was not to forcefully fight with the Joyful Clan but to bring Su Zimo out of the place!

Chapter 47: Landed in a Desperate Situation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Which bastard dares to wreck the important matter of my Joyful Clan!”

Elder Qian was instantly enraged. After a moment of distraction, he leaped onto the flying sword in the sky and led everyone from the Joyful Clan to chase after them.

Flashes of lights streaked across the sky.

Elder Qian’s face was ghastly pale as he glared at Elder Chen, clenched his teeth and scolded, “Look at your jinxed mouth!”

Earlier on, Elder Chen had just said that it was impossible for Su Zimo to escape given the latter’s grave injuries.

In the end, an unknown spirit monkey sprang out of nowhere and killed a few of the clan disciples. It even saved and took Su Zimo away.

Elder Chen wore an innocent expression.

For the sake of chasing and killing this Su Zimo, Elder Chen had already been scolded harshly by Elder Qian twice. He was also enduring a bellyful of anger and had nowhere to vent his frustration.

Elder Chen looked at the spirit monkey who was dashing far ahead. His eyes filled with resentment and malice, he said coldly, “This bastard’s speed is not fast. It can’t run for too long!”

Similar to what happened six months ago when Su Zimo was surrounded by the wolf packs, at a time when he faced critical danger, it was the spirit monkey who stood up for him and saved him from the doors of hell.

However, the situation this time was different from that six years ago.

The spirit monkey was clever at ascending hills and adept at climbing rocks. It could also leap and swing with extreme ease in the forest. However, speed was not its forte.

Furthermore, the spirit monkey was carrying someone on his back.

Su Zimo made use of environment, terrain and external factors to cause the Joyful Clan to suffer heavy casualties. However, these factors also made it very hard for the spirit monkey to steer away from the Joyful Clan’s line of sight.

These external factors were a double-edged sword. It could benefit both the self and the enemy.

It was the beginning of winter and heavy snow was falling. Although the withered trees were still around, they were barren. Without the green, luxuriant forest and camouflage of thick, dense branches and leaves, the trails left behind by the spirit monkey’s escape were visible with one glance.

Su Zimo felt listless all over. He leaned on the spirit monkey’s back and listened to the winds howling by his ears. His heart was full of sorrow and misery as he said in a low voice, “Damn monkey, we can’t escape. Put me down and leave on your own.”

The spirit monkey did not utter a sound. Streams of mist surging out from its nostrils, it dashed forward continuously, sweating profusely. Obviously, it was already using all its might and exhausting a lot of energy.

The sounds of clothes flapping in the air were coming closer and closer.

The speed of the Qi Refinement Warriors’ Sword Kinesis Flight was obviously much faster than that of the spirit monkey!

Su Zimo sighed gently, “Monkey, these people only want to kill me. Put me down and you still have hopes of escaping. Otherwise, if we continue like this, they will catch up with us in less than 15 minutes. We will both die here.”

The spirit monkey continued to keep mum. His expression was obstinate and his gaze sharp. He stubbornly dashed ahead.

Su Zimo clenched his teeth and punched the spirit monkey’s shoulders harshly. He said loudly, “Leave me alone and only one of us will die. If you take me along, both of us will die! This is such a simple logic. Why can’t you understand? Why can’t you understand?”

“Damn monkey, aren’t you very smart and quick-witted? You’ve become a fool! Quickly scram!”

Roar! Roar!

The eyes of the spirit monkey reddened. It suddenly roared loudly, shaking the heaven and earth. Upon the impact, snowflakes on the surrounding old trees fell one after another.

The Joyful Clan group following closely behind were shocked at the sudden roar from the spirit monkey.

Fear? Furore? Or hopelessness?

They did not know.

However, Su Zimo understood.

“Yours truly wants to do so. It’s none of your business!”

This was the spirit monkey’s response to him.

The spirit monkey was not stupid. From the moment that it saved Su Zimo, it already knew that they would possibly die here.

However, the spirit monkey still saved him.

Six months ago, the spirit monkey saved Su Zimo because of its enmity with the wolf clan.

Six months later, the spirit monkey saved Su Zimo because it saw him as his buddy, a buddy that he could share weals and woes with and live and die together.

This was the chemistry between a man and a monkey. There was telepathy without the need to communicate in words.

Su Zimo was silent for a while. He then laughed.

“Hahahaha!”

Su Zimo laughed heartily.

The Joyful Clan group looked puzzled. They did not understand why Su Zimo could still laugh, and in such a hearty and happy manner.

Their hearts were already numb and they could not understand the friendship between Su Zimo and the spirit monkey.

In the eyes of everyone, the spirit monkey was basically a beast that had not attained spirit intellect, and Su Zimo was a man struggling on his death-bed.

However, the more Su Zimo laughed happily, the angrier they felt.

“Attack!”

Elder Qian gave orders. Many flying swords tore the wind and snow and dashed towards them, filling the air.

With just a bit of effort and the distance between the two parties had closed so much. They were already within the Joyful Clan group’s geographical scope of attack.

The spirit monkey ran left and swung right. Bending its body at one point and leaping at another, it dodged the attacks with all its might.

Poof!

Flashes of blood appeared.

The spirit monkey trembled for a while and staggered. Thereafter, it straightened its back and continued to dash on, pretending that nothing had happened.

Su Zimo looked down and saw that the spirit monkey’s thigh had been pierced through by a flying sword. It was bleeding heavily non-stop. A striking and scarlet bloody trail was left on the snow behind it.

Su Zimo’s heart ached. He could clearly sense that, earlier on, this sword was heading towards the middle of his back.

However, at the eleventh hour, the spirit monkey suddenly jumped...

The spirit monkey noticed Su Zimo’s concern. It tilted its head and smiled. It looked a little silly, seemingly wanting to make Su Zimo feel assured.

Su Zimo’s sight gradually turned blurry.

He was not sure if it was because the snowstorm was too strong or other reasons.

The spirit monkey’s speed had obviously slowed down. Its steps were also not as swift and agile as before. It was limping, looking a little unkempt and pitiful.

Its thigh had been pierced through and it must be dying of pain. How could it be alright?

However, the spirit monkey still did not give up.

Suddenly, the spirit monkey threw away the alloy steel rod in his hands, hurled Su Zimo in front of his chest and carried him.

This was just a simple action but Su Zimo understood further.

The spirit monkey was worried about the flying swords coming from behind.

It was worried that the flying sword would hit Su Zimo first. Hence, it carried Su Zimo in front of its chest while baring its own back to the flying swords!

The Joyful Clan group was right on their heels and closing in.

All of a sudden!

The corner of Su Zimo’s eyes twitched vigorously. His scalp was blistering and he broke out in goosebumps.

It was extremely dangerous!

Without the Cold Moon Saber by his side, Su Zimo took out the Sanguine Crystal Bow immediately. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a ring-shaped spirit weapon amongst the many flying swords behind the spirit monkey. Two dazzling and eye-catching spirit patterns were shining on it.

The spirit monkey did not sense the threat of his ring-shaped spirit weapon. It could barely dodge the many flying swords. More wounds appeared on its body, and flesh and blood could be seen. It was a gruesome sight.

This ring-shaped spirit weapon was charging towards the middle of the spirit monkey’s back.

They could not avoid it anymore!

Su Zimo bit the tip of his tongue. He exhausted all of the remaining strength in his body, raised the Sanguine Crystal Bow and smashed towards the ring-shaped spirit weapon.

Clang!

Su Zimo’s entire body was shaken. The Sanguine Crystal Bow left his hands.

A cloud of bloody mist erupted from Su Zimo’s entire right arm. His skin burst open and his large tendons broke. All the bones in his arms were fractured and hanging down.

This was a middle-grade spirit weapon and the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator launched the attack with all his might.

Su Zimo could not endure it at all.

The ring-shaped spirit weapon paused momentarily upon the impact of the Sanguine Crystal Bow but it still smashed heavily on the spirit monkey’s back eventually.

Bang!

The spirit monkey’s back caved in deeply. Horrifying sounds of bones breaking could be heard. Its entire body was shaken. Carrying Su Zimo, it was directly hurled into the air before falling onto the snowy ground nearby.

Chapter 48: Sanguine Ape Transformation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

A man and a monkey fell onto the cold and snowy ground. The spirit monkey vomited a huge mouthful of blood that coincidentally landed on Su Zimo, splattering all over the latter’s face.

Su Zimo’s mouth was filled with the spirit monkey’s warm blood.

The spirit monkey turned to his side with his eyes drooping and pupils losing focus. He stared blankly at Su Zimo, his eyes filled with some indignation, some nostalgia, some reluctance and some regrets.

Finally... it closed both its eyes.

“Monkey!”

Su Zimo called out, his heart trembling.

The spirit monkey did not move the slightest bit. The vitality in its body was draining rapidly.

The mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator had unsheathed the middle-grade spirit weapon and attacked with all his might. That had a devastating impact to the spirit monkey.

If Su Zimo had not blocked the weapon with the Sanguine Crystal Bow and the weapon were to pierce through the spirit monkey’s body, the monkey could have disintegrated!

Su Zimo wriggled his body in the snow and crawled to the spirit monkey. He reached out his uninjured left palm and patted the spirit monkey’s cheeks continuously, speaking in a trembling voice, “Monkey, wake up. Please don’t die!”

The spirit monkey did not utter a sound. It looked like it had fallen asleep.

Su Zimo bowed his head. His black hair scattered down and covered both his eyes, which were gradually reddening.

It was not light or dark red. It was a bloody scarlet red.

It was striking, eerie and frightening!

Su Zimo was already covered in wounds. After being splashed with and swallowing the spirit monkey’s blood, a trace of the spirit monkey’s blood had already been integrated into his blood and veins.

This trace of blood from the spirit monkey was circulating rampantly in his body and resulted in many strange and chaotic changes.

Su Zimo’s veins and blood were boiling!

Besides Su Zimo himself, the Joyful Clan people would not be able to sense such changes.

The Joyful Clan people floated in mid-air, encircling a man and a monkey. They finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Elder Chen looked as though he had a weight off his shoulders. He swallowed his saliva and smiled lightly, “Although there were some hiccups, we still didn’t let them escape.”

At the sound of these words, Elder Qian’s face dimmed.

Just as he wanted to ask Elder Chen to shut his jinxed mouth up, he heard a sound filled with cold and pervasive murderous intent.

“All of you have to die today!”

Everyone glanced at the source of the sound, only to see Su Zimo, who was kneeling on the snow, suddenly standing up and gradually turning his head back. As the cold wind blew past him, a pair of bloody red eyes were revealed.

Psst!

After being glanced at by this pair of bloody eyes, everyone suddenly felt chills down their spines and could not help gasping in cold.

“Sanguine— Ape— Transformation!”

Just as he finished his words, the energy in the blood and veins of Su Zimo’s body surged rampantly. His large tendons pulsated, flesh and blood recharged, body expanded into a strong and huge figure that actually reached a height of ten feet!

Ten feet was already slightly more than three meters tall. He was two times taller than an ordinary man!

Although the Joyful Clan people were flying in the air, they were at most at the height of about ten feet.

If they were too far away, their control of the spirit weapons would definitely weaken.

However, Su Zimo’s current height was already ten feet. Both his eyes were at the same level as the Joyful Clan people!

In comparison to Su Zimo, everyone suddenly looked relatively small and insignificant.

“T—this... what monster is this?” Some of the Qi Refinement Warriors were so scared that they turned as white as a sheet. Their voices were trembling.

Giant!

Wrong. This appearance did not belong to the human clan!

Sanguine Ape Transformation’s transformation was not restricted to the body figure and height. Even Su Zimo’s appearance had undergone a drastic change. He looked ferocious and frightening, and bore a resemblance to the spirit monkey who was lying on the ground.

A giant ape!

The muscles on Su Zimo’s body were knotted together like metal casing. They were flickering with metallic shine and filled with an explosive strength!

That pair of bloody eyes were exuding endless murderous intent.

Wind and snow seemed to have solidified at every nook and crook swept across by that bloody glance.

“Kill!”

Su Zimo gave out a deep and furious roar. He strode forward, reached out his left arm, opened his hands and simply grabbed Gong Liangjing who was in mid-air.

Su Zimo hated these three Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Joyful Clan to the core.

If not for them, the spirit monkey would not have been injured, and its life or death unknown.

Gong Liangjing’s reaction was a tad slower. He had just wanted to reverse his flying sword and dash higher into the sky. However, he had a surprise blackout as Su Zimo’s palm had already enshrouded and clutched him.

Su Zimo squeezed hard!

Poof!

A mist of blood filled the air.

Gong Liangjing who was at the early-stage Foundation Establishment Realm was crushed by Su Zimo!

At this moment, Elder Qian and Elder Chen had just flew to a height of 20 feet. When they looked back instinctively, their eyes met with this gruesome and bloody scene. They could not help shivering with shock and fear in their hearts.

“It is no wonder that this Su Zimo’s body is so scary. It is because he is not human but demon! He is a spirit beast!” Elder Qian said coldly. He could still feel the fear in his heart.

“S—should we report this to the clan first and get more reinforcements to come here?” Elder Chen was also feeling a little scared.

Elder Qian waved his hands and said, “We don’t need to worry. This Su Zimo must have used some demon techniques to stimulate the potential of his body. He can’t hang on for too long.”

Just as he finished his words, Elder Qian saw something from the corner of his eye and was scared out of his wits. He did not even have the time to call out to Elder Chen as he started fleeing to one side.

“Bang!”

Both Su Zimo’s feet stepped on the ground heavily. His legs bent slightly and then jumped into the air.

Initially, there was nothing to be alarmed about a jump.

However, Su Zimo’s leap actually covered a height of ten feet!

How strong must the body be in order to erupt such frightening strength?

Elder Chen heard a deafening sound. Slightly distracted, he felt his vision dimming and he looked up instinctively.

Unknowingly, Su Zimo had already appeared at the top of his head.

A humongous footprint landed and trampled with the power capable of destroying everything!

Bang!

The footprint landed on top of Elder Chen’s head. The Protection Talisman was shining brightly and shaking vigorously. Lines of cracks appeared on its surface.

This Protection Talisman had been released for a long time. Hence, there was very little spirit qi left on it. On the impact of Su Zimo’s violent strength, it was instantly on the verge of collapse and could shatter to pieces at any point in time.

Once the Protection Talisman lost its effect, Elder Chen would be no different from other Qi Refinement Warriors in front of Su Zimo.

Elder Chen turned pale with fright. Just as he wanted to flee from the spot with the flying sword, another sole immediately trampled. There was hardly any pause in between.

This time, it was even more ferocious, strong and powerful!

Divine Steed Trampling.

With every successive step, the strength would increase and become stronger!

Snap!

The Protection Talisman shattered.

Another step came.

Poof!

Elder Chen was directly trampled till death by Su Zimo and ground into minced meat!

In the blink of an eye, two out of the remaining three elders of Joyful Clan had died. Only the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Elder Qian was left.

Elder Qian knew that Su Zimo would definitely target him next.

Swoosh!

Elder Qian controlled the flying sword and rose continuously in the air, wanting to distance himself from Su Zimo as much as possible.

No matter how strong Su Zimo was or how astonishing the powers he erupted, he could not fly, and that was his weakness.

30 feet, 40 feet...

In the blink of an eye, Elder Qian had already risen to the height of 50 feet tall!

It was only until now did Elder Qian’s expression gradually ease. After calming down, he looked back.

“Mmm?”

Elder Qian was stupefied. He exclaimed in puzzlement, “Where is he?”

Su Zimo actually disappeared from the battlefield!

How was that possible?

He could not have escaped from the place in such a short time.

At this moment, the few Qi Refinement Warriors not far away pointed to the front of Elder Qian with shock and fear written on their faces. They seemed to have witnessed a terrifying sight.

Chapter 49: Tomb

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Swoosh!

Sounds of snowflakes falling could be heard coming from behind Elder Qian.

“Mmm?”

Elder Qian was stunned and he looked back instinctively.

Behind him was a tall and old tree. It was sturdy and straight, with a height of about 70 to 80 feet. Using both his hands and legs, Su Zimo was climbing up the tree like a giant ape with extreme ease. He had already reached the height of 50 feet!

Elder Qian traveled by air while Su Zimo relied on the old tree to climb up. Yet, there was not much difference in their speeds.

Relying on the energy of the blood and veins, Sanguine Ape Transformation could not only improve Su Zimo’s body strength within a short time frame but also cause major transformation to his body’s agility, coordination and flexibility. His speed had thus increased exponentially!

The moment that Elder Qian looked back, Su Zimo had bounced off the old tree. The bloody shine in his eyes intensified and the murderous aura was towering. He reached out his gigantic palm, almost engulfing Elder Qian.

Su Zimo’s palm looked soft and weak like a tongue. He gently wrapped it on Elder Qian’s body but erupted the strength of twisting and crushing someone. It was extremely cruel and savage.

Pa!

Elder Qian’s body shook violently. The Protection Talisman shattered on the spot!

“Go!”

Elder Qian’s expression changed greatly. Stepping on the flying sword, he tried his best to balance his body. In the panic and chaos, he quickly unsheathed the ring-shaped spirit weapon in his hands and smashed it towards Su Zimo’s chest.

The two parties were very close to each other. Su Zimo’s body was in mid-air and he had no place to lean on. Facing the oncoming ring-shaped spirit weapon, he had to fall on his back with his face facing the sky in order to dodge the attack.

But if that were to happen, Su Zimo would also drop from the sky.

Su Zimo’s bloody eyes were filled with viciousness. Facing the ring-shaped spirit weapon, he neither retreated nor dodged. His palm transformed into a fist. Using the fist as a seal, his left arms drew a gigantic arc in the air.

Boom! The gigantic seal landed!

Following Bovine-tongued Saber was Sanguine Ape Fist Seal.

Su Zimo would rather take the hit by the middle-grade spirit weapon so that he could kill Elder Qian with his palm!

Elder Qian was really panicking.

He could clearly sense Su Zimo’s determination to perish together with him.

Just as the ring-shaped weapon left his hands, Elder Qian did not think twice about patting the storage bag and took out another brand new Protection Talisman. He immediately tore it with a pinch of his fingers.

Elder Qian’s face revealed a pained expression.

To him, every talisman was very precious.

This was reserved by Elder Qian to save his life. It could block a wave of attacks from Foundation Establishment Cultivator. But now, he actually had to consecutively waste two Protection Talismans when chasing a mortal.

Bang!

The ring-shaped spirit weapon crashed onto Su Zimo’s chest directly, as if it had hit something strong and hard.

The sound of bones cracking could be heard.

Su Zimo’s chest caved in deeply, his blood and flesh were mangled.

If Elder Qian had not been distracted by the tearing of the Protection Talisman and as a result, caused insufficient energy to condense on the spirit weapon, Su Zimo would have died instantly when he released Sanguine Ape Transformation!

Simultaneously, Su Zimo’s fist transformed into a gigantic seal and smashed on the top of Elder Qian’s head heavily!

Bang!

The gigantic fist collided with the glowing shield formed by the Protection Talisman and erupted a deafening sound. Waves of air gushed and turned the falling snowflakes in the surroundings to vapors instantly.

“I blocked it!”

Elder Qian did not care about rejoicing. He escaped from the place on his flying sword as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Su Zimo’s figure dropped from the sky. Fresh blood was spilling from his mouth but the murderous gleam in his eyes did not reduce. He was still glaring viciously at Elder Qian who was fleeing towards a greater height.

Bang!

Su Zimo landed on the snowy ground heavily. Soon after, he turned and got up, panting and gasping heavily. Each breath of his was accompanied by a strong stench of blood.

This were signs of grave injury to his internal organs.

The injury to tendons and bones could heal fully after resting for a hundred days.

However, it was extremely hard to cure injuries to the vital organs of the body.

Furthermore, no one was clearer than Su Zimo about the condition of his own body.

The earlier hit by Elder Qian had already crushed his internal organs.

He could not live for too long.

Elder Qian hid and loitered in the air. He did not leave.

In Cang Lang Mountain Range, none of the other old trees had that kind of height. Elder Qian would not give Su Zimo any more chances to come close to him.

Su Zimo clenched his fists. Suddenly, with his back facing the spirit monkey whose life and death was still unknown, he rampantly charged towards a direction.

Although the Sanguine Ape Transformation could increase Su Zimo’s strength exponentially within a short time, it could not nurse his injuries.

This meant that the injuries on Su Zimo were still present. After an intensive battle, the injuries in his body had worsened!

The Sanguine Ape Transformation made Su Zimo turn into berserker mode. His nerves were numb and he thus could not feel any pain in the body at all.

Although Su Zimo was swift and succinct in his movement techniques, his body had already crumbled both inside and out. He was only relying on the strength of his blood and veins to hang on with one breath.

When the time of the Sanguine Ape Transformation was up, Su Zimo would revert back to his original state and become even weaker.

At the sight of Su Zimo escaping, Elder Qian chased him hurriedly on the flying sword.

The Joyful Clan suffered heavy casualties this time. He was the only one left among the five elders. If he did not kill Su Zimo here, how could he explain this to the clan when he returned.

Since Elder Qian had decades of experience in the cultivation world, he could tell that Su Zimo was now an arrow at the end of its flight and could not hang on for long.

Although the remaining five Qi Refinement Warriors from Joyful Clan also rushed over, they dared not get too close and kept a huge distance from Su Zimo.

Su Zimo’s speed gradually decreased. His body also began to shrink as he slowly reverted to his original appearance.

Waves of fatigue surged in his heart and mind. He began to feel the pain on his various body parts intensifying.

Su Zimo gritted his teeth and continued to dash ahead.

Not far away at the front was a valley. The steep hilltops surrounding it were straight, tall and had strong walls. They looked ordinary, and were very quiet.

Su Zimo came to the center of the valley and revealed a trace of a smile.

The time for Sanguine Ape Transformation was almost up. Su Zimo arrived at the middle of the valley and paused his steps. With his back facing the spirit monkey, he began to climb up the stone walls.

The surrounding stone walls at the valley had many cave entrances. It was pitch dark and there was no light inside them.

The Joyful Clan people looked at the Su Zimo who was covered in wounds but still dared not move forward casually.

They watched on as Su Zimo climbed into a cave without any further movement. Everyone finally could not endure any further. They flew on their flying swords and arrived at the top of the valley.

At the sight of the cave entrances of various sizes on the surrounding stone walls, Elder Qian frowned. Suddenly, a trace of uneasiness flashed across his heart.

At that very moment, Su Zimo suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave, holding a purple gigantic bird in his hands. He looked at Elder Qian and started laughing.

That laughter was a little eerie and horrifying. It made people’s hearts shudder.

Pierce!

Su Zimo tugged with his might and simply broke the neck of this purple gigantic bird. Fresh blood flowed and a unique stench of blood filled the air in the snow and wind.

“Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!”

Suddenly, waves of hurried chirps of birds resonated and echoed in the valley. The pitch was getting higher and the sound getting clearer.

Commotion could be heard coming from inside the caves of various sizes.

At this very moment, Su Zimo’s voice could be heard. It was calm and still but made everyone’s heart instantly sink to the bottom.

“I have said... Cang Lang Mountain Range... is your tomb!”

Just as he finished his words, Su Zimo threw away the gigantic purple bird in his hands and wriggled into the cave.

In the cave surrounded by valleys, beams of purple lights shone in the darkness. Their lively eyes actually emanated endless murderous intent!

“Chirp!”

Another shrieking chirp could be heard, penetrating gold and cracking stones. Initially, they were still far away. When the Joyful Clan people came to their senses, a huge shadow had already engulfed the top of their heads and shrouded the wind and snow...

Chapter 50: She... Still Came

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The Joyful Clan people looked up, only to see a gigantic eagle with a huge pair of purple wings circling the skies above the valley. Its gigantic wings were spreading and shrouding the sky and sun.

The wings on the purple eagle were impregnable and had an illustrious, metallic shine. Its pair of claws was strong and powerful, seemingly able to crush the hilltop.

This was obviously the leader of the purple-wing eagles. Both its eyes exuded boundless fury and murderous intent!

“S-spirit demon?”

Elder Qian’s voice was trembling and his face drained of colors.

In the eyes of cultivators, spirit demons could be divided into two categories – Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core Realm.

The purple-winged eagle in front of them should be at the Foundation Establishment Realm but it was obviously much more powerful than Elder Qian! Most importantly, this spirit demon could fly!

“Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!”

Chirping sounds of furore could be heard coming from the caves surrounding the valley. Numerous purple-winged eagles flew out of the cave. At one glance, there were hundreds of them!

Although these purple-winged eagles were spirit beasts, there were more than enough of them to tear the Joyful Clan people into pieces.

There was really nowhere to turn to.

They could not even escape!

Su Zimo’s earlier words resonated in everyone’s mind.

In that moment, everyone understood.

Su Zimo came here because he wanted to borrow the powers of these purple-winged eagles in Cang Lang Mountain Range to wipe them out in one swoop.

This place was their tomb!

“No... We didn’t kill it. That purple eagle... No... It’s that man in the cave.” A Qi Refinement Warrior spoke incoherently. He was so frightened that his lungs and guts were splitting.

It was just that this explanation sounded too feeble.

The spirit demons had a strong sense of territory possession.

Even spirit beasts and spirit demons who intruded their territory would be viciously attacked by the purple-winged eagles, let alone cultivators from the human clan.

Although Su Zimo killed that purple eagle, in the eyes of the purple-winged eagles, they had long classified the Joyful Clan people in the same category as Su Zimo.

The detestable human clan!

“Chirp!”

The purple-winged eagles circling in the high skies chirped. In the next moment, hundreds of purple-winged eagles pounced on the Joyful Clan people murderously.

At the same time, the leader of the purple-winged eagles dived down, opened its sharp claws and dashed towards Elder Qian to grab the latter’s head.

Everyone from the Joyful Clan felt devastated.

This was a doomed situation.

The moment that they stepped into the valley, they could no longer get out of it.

The winds outside the cave were cold and pervasive. Nevertheless, it was very warm inside the cave.

Thick straw mats were placed on the cold ground. Lying on top of them, Su Zimo could hear the miserable cries coming from outside. The corners of his lips curled into a smile.

“Monkey, did you hear that? This group of people who harmed you are all going to die.” Su Zimo said softly.

The spirit monkey was lying by Su Zumo’s side. Its eyes were shut and it did not respond.

Having lived in Cang Lang Mountain Range for six months, Su Zimo knew this place like the back of his hand. Both he and the spirit monkey knew which areas were frequented by spirit demons and which areas posed extreme danger.

Su Zimo had planned this well in advance.

This was the key reason that he chose Cang Lang Mountain Range as his battlefield.

On the warm straw mat were a few oval-shaped bird eggs with faint purplish lines on the eggshells. They looked very beautiful.

Su Zimo casually took two of the eggs and knocked them against each other using the remaining bit of his strength.

Crack! Crack!

Lines of cracks appeared on the eggs and purplish-gold liquid flowed out of them, emitting a strong fragrance.

Su Zimo placed one of the eggs by the spirit monkey’s mouth and the other by his own mouth. He sucked the liquid bit by bit. He could not help smiling when he said, “Monkey, haven’t you been longing for this egg? I have brought it here for you today.”

The spirit monkey often mentioned to Su Zimo that eggs of purple-winged eagles were extremely nutritious and tasty. However, there was a purple-winged eagle at the spirit demon level. On normal days, the two of them dared not even approach the eggs.

The spirit monkey felt proudest about one thing in its life – he secretly ate an egg belonging to a purple-winged eagle and escaped safe and sound thereafter.

The purple-winged eagles were one of the rare birds that would go through various stages of hibernation during winter.

A man and a monkey already had plans to come here to steal the eggs once winter was approaching and when the purple-winged eagles were hibernating. They would be less sensitive to the outside world at that time.

Unfortunately, Su Zimo left at the beginning of winter.

The spirit monkey’s lips were tightly shut. The purplish-gold liquid flowed down the corner of its mouth and dropped onto the straw mat. There was no response from it all this while.

At the sight of this, Su Zimo’s eyes dimmed.

The fragrant liquid in his mouth suddenly turned tasteless.

The miserable cries outside gradually faded.

Elder Qian’s hysterical shout could be heard, “Su Zimo, you can’t leave here even if I am dead! Do you think this group of beasts will let you off? Ah... ”

Elder Qian cried in pain, and there was no more noise thereafter.

Su Zimo smiled.

Since he had arrived here, Su Zimo did not intend to leave this place alive.

The objective of this plan was for everyone to perish together. It was just that Su Zimo did not expect to implicate the spirit monkey in the end.

Su Zimo struggled to stand up and walk out of the cave. Looking at the over 50 corpses beyond recognition in the valley, devoured and torn to pieces by the purple-winged eagles, he shook his head. A flash of mockery streaked across his eyes.

So what if they were Foundation Establishment Cultivators?

So what if they were an immortal clan?

Eventually, they still died in an obscure corner of this Cang Lang Mountain Range without anyone knowing.

In actual fact, one would say that the death of the Joyful Clan people was due to Su Zimo’s trap rather than being devoured by the purple-winged eagles.

From the moment the Joyful Clan people stepped into Cang Lang Mountain Range, they had already fallen into an invisible net. Led around the nose by Su Zimo, they were heading to the abyss of death with every step that they took.

In mid-air, the leader of the purple-winged eagles sensed something as it suddenly lifted its head and landed its icy cold gaze on Su Zimo. The murderous intent was akin to that of a saber.

Su Zimo had seen it before on his first night in Cang Lang Mountain Range.

The numerous purple-winged eagles gradually stopped devouring the corpses. Flapping their wings in the air, they fixed their gazes on Su Zimo, only waiting for the order from their leader before they charged forward to tear Su Zimo into pieces!

“Chirp!”

The spirit demon level purple-winged eagle chirped loudly.

Swoosh!

Numerous purple-winged eagles swarmed over like a turbulent purple sea that would drown Su Zimo in the next moment.

Facing the incoming death, Su Zimo was calm. He neither retreat nor panic.

From the moment that he embarked on the path of cultivation, Die Yue had told him that he would face unimaginable dangers and could lose his life at any time. He should not expect her to save him.

At that moment, Su Zimo replied that life and death were preordained.

This moment had eventually arrived.

It was just that Su Zimo did not expect it to come so soon.

All of a sudden!

In Su Zimo’s line of sight, a flash of unrivaled, stunning scarlet color that seemingly wanted to dye the entire world red suddenly flashed across that purple sea. It was impossible to overlook it.

The shadow of a figure appeared and blocked the front of Su Zimo.

Su Zimo opened his mouth slightly. There was first shock in his eyes, followed by endless delight and happiness.

The intruder was clad in a long, blood-colored robe. Back facing Su Zimo, she had a slim figure and her dark tresses were hanging loosely around her neck, blowing in the breeze.

“You dare touch my people. Then, you shall die.”

The calm tone, pleasant voice and lazy drawl. Yet, the dominance in it was suffocating!

Su Zimo suddenly felt like crying.

He had fantasized countless times about Die Yue appearing in the times of critical danger but had been repeatedly disappointed.

“She, still came.”