Chapter 3451

A hidden underground cavern had jagged stone walls. A large hole in its ceiling allowed a few rays of sunlight to drift in, landing precisely on a Nine-Turn Exquisite Fruit tree, which bore twelve fruits.

A massive golden ape lay beneath the large tree, its eyes tightly closed. After a moment, it opened its eyes, stood up, picked one of the fruits, and began to eat it.

A burly youth in a red shirt flew in, a pair of red-glowing iron wings protruding from his back. His gaze was vacant, suggesting he was not a normal person.

As soon as the red-shirted youth appeared, the golden ape opened its eyes, each firing a beam of golden light directly at him.

The red-shirted youth's eyes glowed with dazzling red light, and he retaliated by firing two beams of red light. With a deafening roar, the red and golden lights collided and annihilated each other.

With a whoosh, a gleaming golden fist shot forward, striking the red-shirted youth. It produced a muffled 'thud', as if hitting a wall of copper and iron.

The red-shirted youth flew backward, crashing into the stone wall, sending a shower of rubble tumbling down.

The red-shirted youth opened his mouth and spat out a thick stream of crimson flames, striking the golden ape. The ape was engulfed by the surging flames, letting out an enraged roar.

After a dazzling golden light flared up, the flames flickered wildly and died out. The golden ape was covered in soot, much of its fur burned away.

The red iron wings on the red-shirted youth's back flapped lightly, and he flew out, with the golden ape giving chase. The red-shirted youth emerged from a large cave, moving at high speed, when a thick beam of golden light shot out and struck him.

With a muffled thud, the red-shirted youth was sent flying backward, but he seemed unharmed. He flew off into the distance, as numerous crimson fire blades simultaneously emerged from the void, heading directly towards the golden ape.

The golden ape spat out a shimmering golden sound wave, meeting the attack.

With a thunderous roar, the golden sound wave shattered many of the crimson fire blades. However, some of the fire blades still struck the golden ape, transforming into surging flames that engulfed it.

Golden light erupted from the golden ape's body, and the flames flickered wildly before dying out. By this time, the red-shirted youth was a hundred miles away. The ape transformed into a beam of golden light and gave chase.

After it had pursued for three hundred miles, thousands of golden beams burst from the ground, soaring into the sky.

The golden ape realized something was wrong. Just as it was about to evade, a woman's loud shout rang out, echoing endlessly across tens of thousands of miles.

The golden ape's head drooped, its reaction slowed by half a beat. As the void above its head rippled, a colossal crimson hand materialized out of thin air and slapped down on the golden ape.

A piteous wail resounded as the golden ape rapidly plummeted towards the ground, its body engulfed by surging flames.

The thousands of golden beams converged, forming a massive golden light barrier that trapped the golden ape within it. Countless golden flames emerged from the void, heading directly towards the golden ape.

Wang Yong'an and four others appeared, each holding a golden formation plate. They successively cast a spell into their respective plates.

Inside the golden light barrier, numerous golden fire blades, numbering in the tens of thousands, emerged from the void and sped towards the golden ape.

Continuous beast roars erupted as golden flames engulfed the golden ape's body.

Wang Yong'an and the four others showed joyful expressions, preparing to intensify their efforts to eliminate the golden ape.

Just then, a piercing shriek came from Wang Yong'an's robes.

"Oh no," Wang Yong'an exclaimed, "the warning formation has been triggered! Beware of enemy attacks!"

He had set up a warning formation when he arranged the main formation to lure and kill the demonic beast, in order to prevent interference from other demonic beasts. No sooner had he finished speaking than the void above Long Yufei and Wang Yuanjiang rippled, and a dazzling golden miniature mountain materialized, instantly growing in size and smashing downwards.

Just as they were about to defend themselves, a raucous bird cry rang out, causing their heads to spin and their bodies to go weak.

The golden peak crashed down, embedding itself into the ground and causing the earth to shake violently.

Two streaks of spiritual light flared up in the void a hundred miles away, revealing the figures of Wang Yuanjiang and Long Yufei. Their expressions were grave.

If not for their life-substituting treasures, they would have lost their lives.

With a whoosh, two gigantic, shimmering green fists shot forward, heading directly towards Wang Yuanjiang and Long Yufei.

Blue light erupted from Wang Yuanjiang's body. He moved both fists, sending out dense blue fist shadows that blocked the two green gigantic fists.

A gust of wind swept by, and a burly man in a green shirt appeared behind Long Yufei without warning. Judging by his aura, he was clearly a cultivator at the mid-Integration stage.

The green-shirted man had a pair of shimmering green feathered wings on his back, exuding astonishing spiritual energy, and a single golden horn on his head.

He moved both fists, striking at Long Yufei. Simultaneously, a gigantic human-shaped phantom appeared in the void above his head.

Just as Long Yufei was about to defend herself, a raucous bird cry rang out, and she immediately felt dizzy and her body went limp.

With a scream, Long Yufei's protective spiritual light was shattered by the green-shirted man. Her chest caved in, and her face was filled with disbelief; in a direct confrontation, she would not have been defeated so quickly.

As soon as a miniature nascent soul emerged from her body, the human-shaped phantom above the green-shirted man's head spat out a large swath of slender golden light, piercing through Long Yufei's figure.

Two thick beams of golden lightning shot forward. Just as the green-shirted man was about to evade, a woman's loud shout rang out. The green-shirted man frowned as an unbearable sharp pain surged through his Sea of Consciousness.

By the time he recovered, the two thick beams of golden lightning had already struck the green-shirted man, eliciting a scream.

A sound like surging waves erupted as Wang Yuanjiang brandished a blue-glowing long staff, conjuring numerous staff shadows that smashed towards the green-shirted man's head. His head exploded, and as soon as a miniature nascent soul emerged, it was enveloped by a blue ethereal glow and sucked into a blue jade bottle, vanishing from sight.

"Oh no," Murong Yushuang frowned, "two people have gone to pick the Nine-Turn Exquisite Fruit."

"Yushuang and I will go stop this person," Wang Zongyun instructed. "We cannot let them take the Nine-Turn Exquisite Fruit. Yong'an and Yuanjiang, quickly eliminate the demonic ape and come support us." The Nine-Turn Exquisite Fruit was extremely important and could not be lost.

Murong Yushuang responded. Lightning light flared from her body, and she vanished from her spot, with Wang Zongyun pursuing her.

Wang Yong'an and Wang Yuanjiang activated the formation, intensifying their assault. The golden ape was engulfed by golden flames, letting out continuous screams.

Numerous golden flames emerged from the void, and after blurring, they transformed into a gleaming golden gigantic blade, slicing towards the golden ape.

With a scream, the golden ape's head was severed by the golden blade. A miniature ape's nascent soul flew out from its body, was enveloped by a blue ethereal glow, and sucked into a blue jade bottle, disappearing.

"First, let's go support them," Wang Yuanjiang said. "We must eliminate them."

After Wang Yuanjiang finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of blue light and flew towards the ape's lair. His cultivation partner, who had been with him for many years, had been killed, and he was overcome with grief and indignation. He vowed to kill the enemy and avenge his partner.

Just then, a deafening thunderclap rang out. The cavern cracked open, and a thick beam of silver lightning shot up into the sky, exceptionally conspicuous.