The ape's entire body was golden, but the Daemonic Qi around its body was pitch-black and churning endlessly. The rolling Daemonic Qi turned into a massive daemonic cloud over the horizon, and the ape stood upon it as it took to the skies, holding a massive combat blade in its hand.
Daemonic Qi and immortal radiance interweaved over the combat blade, and it turned out to be an inferior-grade daemonic weapon.
The immortal radiance rising from Skull Island was an array that shrouded the entire island.
"An inferior-grade daemonic weapon …"
Wang Hou's gaze twitched then and he said, "Moreover, there's actually an array on Skull Island. It seems that the Ape King had extraordinary providence."
"Speaking of providence, who could compare to you, Minister Wang?"
Jiang He teased.
Wang Hou smiled helplessly and shook his head.
Providence and fortune …
He was certainly terrifyingly powerful.
Which normal person would have the fortune to find a cave dwelling in a heritage site just by jumping off a cliff?
Even so, he felt helpless at times.
He would end up in a heritage site out of nowhere, and would only be able to get out after spending days or even a dozen days … was his time not valuable?
Unwilling to think too much about such a troublesome matter, Wang Hou asked, "Jiang He, you're a master of arrays. Could you see the depth of this array?"
He wanted to use that to determine the origin of the array.
Marquis would never believe that this formation was set up by the Ape King of the Skull Island.
The ape king's origins were a mystery in the first place.
And now …
The mystery was solved.
It had been born hundreds of years ago, and had displayed its power as a Feral Emperor during World War II, wiping out an entire army. According to intelligence, there had been many other powerful monsters on the island aside from the ape king, and now …
Those monsters must have been high-ranked Ferals, or even Feral Emperors.
"There must be a great secret hidden on this Skull Island. Perhaps it's a natural paradise that wasn't fully opened before, and the Spiritual Qi that leaked out created a bunch of Ferals … Now that it's fully opened, the Ferals have changed drastically again," Wang Hou said. That was the only possibility.
Jiang He then said, "That means that the Ape King was already very powerful a hundred years ago or even earlier, reaching the level of Feral Emperors. Moreover, it must have had a group of powerful Ferals under its command … if it had started a war then, Earth's history would have been rewritten. Human technology and weaponry were not exactly advanced at the time, and the cultivators hiding their legacies in the Secret Realm might not have stood up to stop it."
"Indeed."
Wang Hou said. "The truth is that the Ape King had only attacked once after the Revival of Qi, and never came out of Skull Island. It might have developed its cultivation recently, which is why it would invade the western nations. I'm guessing that some legacies it obtained on Skull Island might have recorded certain things that let it know that there are hidden elites in the world. Now, perhaps the Ape King feels that it has the power to protect itself, which is why it gathered its Ferals and invaded the western nations."
This kind of explanation was feasible.
Meanwhile, the battle in the distance had already erupted.
Six western elites attacked at once, charging towards the horizon.
Sacred elites were equal to Mahayana cultivators, and could naturally soar in the skies.
"How dare you!"
Some daemons bellowed and charged at them, only to be instantly routed by the six sacred elites.
Apart from the Ape King, the strongest demon beasts on the Skull Island were only at the level of Ferocious Beast Emperor, which was equivalent to the Nascent Soul Cultivators. How could they resist six Sanctuary Realm experts?
On the horizon.
The Great Ape bellowed in rage and swung its blade.
Its entire body was golden, and every strand of its golden fur was flashing in faint golden radiance, intertwining with the pitch-black Daemonic Qi around its body, making it appear rather demonic.
He slashed out with his blade, causing a gigantic astral blade to descend from the sky. It was a thousand meters long, and it slashed toward the six Saints. The six Saints used all of their techniques to destroy the astral blade. The black-robed Magus Magus was surrounded by crimson flames, making him look like a god of destruction as he unleashed one fire-type magic after another toward the giant ape.
He knew many spells …
Water-type, earth-type, wind-type, and so on, though he was most adept at fire-type spells.
The four sacred warriors attacked at once as well. They did not cultivate True Qi, but Combat Qi … of course, it was no different from True Qi in Jiang He's perspective.
The blonde lady did not appear to be adept at fighting, and was more adept at supporting.
The six Saint realm experts attacked together, and for a moment, the Ape King was somewhat suppressed. The Ape King's body was covered in blood, and its golden fur was dyed red. However, in the next moment, the Ape King roared in anger, and a golden light burst out from its body. Its originally ten-meter-tall body expanded in an instant, turning into a hundred meters tall.
Its aura almost doubled, and its combat ability increased greatly.
Pow!
One of the sacred warriors' armor was shattered, and he was sent flying thousands of meters back, vomiting blood before crashing heavily into the ocean.
"Oh, no!"
The black-robed sacred mage barked furiously. "Attack at full power! Don't hold back! Focus on defense! We could cut it down if we could hold it off until its transformation ends!"
"Earth-type forbidden spell, Earth Guard!"
The blonde woman let out an angry roar, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and cast a spell.
Ooom!
The air quaked.
Massive amounts of earth elements began to gather in the air, and a layer of earthen-yellow stone armor appeared over the sacred elites' armor.
The Sacred Warrior who had fallen into the sea activated his Combat Energy and flew out again to join the battle. Half of his shoulder was completely shattered, but at this moment, he used some kind of treasure to repair the shattered shoulder at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Pfft …
Five kilometers away, Jiang He could not help laughing out loud.
These western elites were quite interesting.
Fight if you want … what's the meaning of shouting the name of a technique at the drop of a hat when it's a matter of life and death?
And what was up with the Ape King?
Was it transforming?
It did not appear to be a simple enlargement of its body. After all, at its level of cultivation, it would not be difficult to become a thousand meters tall, let alone a hundred meters. Golden Immortals and Grand Luo could change their size at will, and it was even said that there was a godly technique known as Divine Phenomenon that allowed them to transform into a hundred-thousand-meter tall giant.
"That giant ape probably has the bloodline of some divine beast, and as its cultivation improves, its bloodline awakens and it could activate its power …"
Jiang He thought then.
If that was the case, the six sacred elites were doomed.
At this moment, the six Sanctuary experts were only defending and not attacking in order to buy time and wait for the Ape King's transformation to end before launching a counterattack … They believed that this transformation was probably some kind of "demonic secret technique" that would have severe side effects. Once the transformation was over, it would be a period of weakness. At that time, they would be able to kill it easily.
It could only be said that they were overthinking things.
Whipping out a cigarette, Jiang He lit one for himself.
Taking a puff, he felt refreshed.
Another ten minutes or so passed …
"No!"
One of the sacred warriors was cut in two by the Ape King's blade.
Sacred warriors had incredible vigor.
Even after being cut in two, he did not die at once. His upper body hovered in the air, his eyes filled with fear and despair as he could not help exclaiming, "What secret art did the Ape King unleash? How could it last until now? "
The other sacred elites' faces fell as well, with the black-robed mage crying out, "Our information is wrong! That daemon would not lose out to a Lesser God … retreat!"
Whoosh!
He stretched out his hand and grabbed the Sanctuary Warrior that had been chopped into two, and then he was about to flee with the other Sanctuary Realm experts. However, right at this moment, the Demonic Ape sneered and waved its hand ….
Whoosh!
Veins of flashes shot out from its hand.
Ooom!
A huge light shield rose in an instant and enveloped the entire Skull Island, trapping the six Sacred Realm warriors on the Skull Island as well.
Reverting to its true form, the ape demon's aura dropped. Even so, in that instant, it drew the might of Skull Island's array to buff itself, and its aura expanded once more, even more than before.
It rested its giant war blade on its shoulder, smiling sinisterly as it strode toward the six sacred warriors.
A look of despair flashed in the sacred warriors' eyes then.
The black-robed mage's eyes tightened and he cried out, "Ape King, you can't kill us, or the gods of the western pantheon would return …"
"Pantheon?"
"Western gods?"
The giant ape shook its head and said seriously, "Never heard of them."
It swung its blade down, ready to finish off the six sacred elites with a single slash, but that was when … Ooom …
A special energy extended, instantly penetrating the array and striking the war blade.
Clang!
The war blade flew out of its hand, and the golden ape bared its fangs, showing its ferocity as it promptly shook its head and looked into the distance.
Two figures were approaching over the surface of the ocean, and Jiang He called out from afar, "Don't be in such a hurry to kill them, Little Ape. I have a few questions, and it wouldn't be too late to kill them after I'm done."
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