After devouring all the glowing fist-sized orbs in one breath, the Savage King muttered an incantation and spat out a mass of eerie green essence blood, which vanished in a flash into the ghostly face.
In an instant, the ghostly face on the shield let out a belch, its body swelling violently. After a few flickers, it transformed into a colossal entity the size of a small mountain and lunged at Han Li with a vicious bite.
The sky darkened in response!
Though the bite seemed ordinary, it gave the eerie sensation of swallowing an entire mountain whole.
“Devour Heaven and Earth!”
The three-headed, six-armed giant ape’s expression changed, involuntarily exclaiming the name of the ghostly face’s divine ability. But it immediately roared, raising all six arms simultaneously. Golden runes surged wildly, each condensing into a radiant golden orb that shot forth.
In a blink, the six golden orbs appeared beneath the ghostly face’s gaping maw, converging in a single flash.
A muffled *thud* sounded!
The six golden orbs exploded simultaneously, countless runes swirling into a golden vortex.
The vortex spun rapidly, expanding to the size of an acre, from which Buddhist chants echoed and golden scriptures fluttered out in a frenzy.
A *boom* resounded.
The ghostly face’s maw clamped onto the golden vortex, releasing a dazzling interplay of light. Two opposing forces erupted, forming a shimmering halo of gold and black between the ghostly face and the vortex.
Seeing this, the Savage King’s face grew solemn for the first time. But then he took a step forward and vanished on the spot.
The next moment, space rippled above the giant ape as a massive black foot, wreathed in bloody light, stomped down from midair.
The ape narrowed its six eyes, one arm shooting upward without hesitation.
A golden sunburst exploded.
The black foot paused, then was repelled by the overwhelming force of the golden radiance.
But then, the void above rippled like water, and the Savage King reappeared as a thousand-zhang-tall giant. With a sinister grin, he swung both arms downward like two dark clouds.
Bloody flames sprayed from the clouds, accompanied by a nauseating stench.
“Good timing…”
Seeing the opponent transform into a giant and attack directly with brute strength, the ape—Han Li’s transformed self—let out a low laugh of delight. With a hand seal, its body swelled to a hundred zhang, silver patterns of varying sizes emerging across its skin. Its six arms flashed with sword light, manifesting six distinct golden weapons—a staff, a mace, a hammer, and others—before swinging violently, sending six golden tornadoes hurtling skyward.
A deafening explosion shook the heavens.
The ape staggered, its six golden weapons shattering into pieces as it was forced back two steps.
Meanwhile, the Savage King’s giant form, now free of the dark clouds, revealed arms reduced to bloody mist, appearing even more disheveled than the ape.
But instead of retreating, the Savage King seemed further enraged by the grievous injury. He stomped down fiercely.
With a *pop*, black patterns appeared on his calf before it exploded into swirling black mist, coalescing into a several-dozen-zhang-long black dragon that lunged savagely.
At the same time, the Savage King shrugged his shoulders and opened his mouth wide.
In an instant, the spikes on his armor flashed brilliantly before shooting out, transforming into blood-red conical projectiles that rained down with a *hiss*.
From his mouth, he spat out a bizarre crimson cloud.
A buzzing sound emanated from the cloud as countless thumb-sized black insects surged forth.
Each insect was as long as chopsticks, covered in black carapaces, with crimson wings and scissor-like mouths. They moved like lightning, swarming downward.
The ape laughed heartily, rubbing its six hands together before raising them skyward.
Thunder roared as six thick golden arcs coiled around its arms, rolling thunderously into six golden pythons that encircled the descending black dragon.
A frenzied battle ensued between the six pythons and the dragon.
Meanwhile, the blood-red cones shot toward the ape.
Unfazed, the ape’s three heads inhaled deeply before exhaling.
A tempest erupted as three gusts of azure wind swept forth, scattering the cones into oblivion.
The insect swarm, however, proved more cunning. With a sudden buzz, they split into over a dozen streams, bypassing the wind to attack from other angles.
The ape seemed indifferent until the insects were mere zhang away. Then, with a *whoosh*, silver flames erupted from its body, engulfing the swarm in a sea of fire, reducing them to ash in moments.
But then, black mist surged behind the ape as a skeletal ghostly claw emerged, piercing through the silver flames with eerie silence to strike at the ape’s back.
A dull *thud* sounded.
A silver pattern flashed on the ape’s back where the claw struck.
Despite its frail appearance, the claw carried immense force, sending the ape stumbling forward. Yet the silver pattern remained intact, unharmed.
As it stumbled, the ape swung a backhanded strike.
A golden blade flashed, splitting the black mist to reveal a three-foot-tall creature resembling a cross between a monkey and a demon.
The creature, with a single horn and blank white eyes, bore a faint bloodline from its forehead downward, gushing blood.
It had been cleaved in two by the blade.
But the ape wasn’t done. Its other five arms moved, unleashing countless golden arcs that wove into a net, ensnaring the creature.
With a *pop*, the creature’s halves dissolved into black mist, slipping through the golden net as if the divine thunder were nothing.
Even Han Li was startled, the ape’s movements pausing momentarily.
Seizing the chance, the two black mists soared upward, reforming into the monkey-demon hybrid.
After a cold glance at Han Li, it vanished, reappearing beside the giant’s head before exploding into mist and entering the giant’s nostrils.
Instantly, the giant’s missing arms reformed from black mist, good as new.
“A second Nascent Soul—no, a second spirit.”
The ape’s eyes gleamed coldly as it rumbled these words.
“You’re quite knowledgeable to recognize it at a glance. This second spirit was forged from the remains of an ancient fiend. Not only is it silent and swift, its strength surpasses even mine. As for that pattern on your back—what is it? To withstand its full strike, it must be no ordinary technique. Not something from the mortal realm, is it?” The Savage King flexed his new arms, momentarily surprised before sneering.
“Try it yourself and find out,” the ape retorted indifferently.
Above, thunder roared as the six golden pythons tore the black dragon apart.
Meanwhile, the ghostly maw and golden vortex, locked in stalemate, finally dissipated in a series of explosions.
Glancing at the dual light screens in the sky, the Savage King chuckled darkly.
“With such a technique protecting you, ordinary methods are futile. It seems I must resort to my innate divine ability.”
With a shrill screech, the giant summoned the five golden ghostly fiends battling the Gold Devouring Beetle King. They abandoned their fight, reverting to skulls that shot back into the giant’s body, reappearing as five skulls around his neck.
Each skull chanted a different spell, their voices ranging from melodious to hoarse.
As the chants grew louder, an astonishing sight unfolded.
Bloody flames surged across the giant’s body as black spirit patterns emerged, transforming into thousands of fist-sized ghostly faces.
Each face was lifelike, eyes closed but expressing varied emotions—anger, joy, sorrow—covering every inch of the giant’s form.
With a hand seal and a sinister laugh, the Savage King’s giant form caused all the ghostly faces to slowly open their eyes.
A golden flash!
A sword light, like an immortal’s strike, shot from the void, circling the giant’s head before reappearing dozens of zhang away.
The light faded, revealing a foot-tall golden figure with an expressionless face.
A *thud* sounded as the giant’s head toppled from its neck.
The golden figure shuddered, unleashing countless invisible sword Qi from its body, converging on the headless giant from all directions, intent on shredding it to pieces.
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