As the ground tremors intensified, Lu Jingming couldn't help but frown. He instinctively looked towards Zhang Lexuan's location, fearing that the vibrations might affect Sister Lexuan's soul ring absorption.
However, Jingliu had clearly already considered this. At some unknown point, a shimmering ice wall had quietly risen, thoroughly shielding Zhang Lexuan. Neither the bone-chilling cold emanating from the ice wall itself nor the violent tremors from the ground could penetrate this barrier and reach Zhang Lexuan.
At this moment, Zhang Lexuan seemed to be in her own independent space, completely unaffected by any external disturbances.
Soon, a vast shadow, like a dark cloud, descended, instantly blocking out the sunlight. A soul beast reaching fifty meters tall appeared in Lu Jingming's vision.
This soul beast was shaped like an ancient giant ape, its entire body a mass of knotted muscles, like tightly stacked blocks of hard granite. Its skin was grayish-green, covered in dense, crack-like patterns.
And deep within those patterns, a faint dark-golden glow shimmered, like magma flowing from an earth vein. Its brow bones protruded high, and its pair of golden-red eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light. Its exposed fangs were incredibly sharp, and a chilling, fierce aura emanated from its entire being.
"Silvermoon? Roar! Damn humans, you actually killed Silvermoon!" When this giant ape saw the massive body of the Silvermoon Flood Dragon Emperor and Zhang Lexuan absorbing its soul ring, it immediately let out an enraged roar.
The sound was like rolling thunder, shaking the surrounding air. To everyone's surprise, it actually spoke human words, each one brimming with intense anger and hatred.
"A 100,000-year Mountain-Moving Giant Ape, Teacher, you really think highly of me!" Lu Jingming's mouth twitched slightly, silently grumbling. The "free soul ring" Jingliu spoke of was actually a 100,000-year Mountain-Moving Giant Ape.
This Mountain-Moving Giant Ape was a distant relative of the Titan Giant Ape, a powerful soul beast of the earth and gravity elements. If converted to human martial souls, it would definitely be a top-tier martial soul, and its strength was not to be underestimated.
"Are you scared?" Jingliu's lips curved into a faint smile, seemingly teasing him.
"Scared? How could I be? I'm actually quite excited now!" Lu Jingming's lips curved into a confident arc. With a 100,000-year soul beast delivering itself to his doorstep, how could he be afraid? Anyway, he had the Abyss White Flower in hand; even if his body collapsed, as long as his soul remained, he wouldn't die.
As long as he didn't die, he could be as reckless as he pleased. As the saying goes, "without madness, one cannot become a Buddha."
Although absorbing a 10,000-year soul ring was safer, the pain endured during the process would be less, and he could later use Honkai Energy to upgrade the soul ring to 100,000 years.
But in his opinion, how could that compare to the thrill and challenge of directly absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring? Furthermore, it was well-known that 100,000-year soul beasts invariably dropped extremely precious 100,000-year soul bones, which were highly sought-after treasures.
He didn't think much of ordinary 10,000-year soul bones, but a 100,000-year soul bone was a different matter entirely.
"Roar—!"
Seeing Jingliu and Lu Jingming calmly chatting among themselves, completely ignoring its existence, the Mountain-Moving Ape was utterly enraged. It clenched its fists, shaking the air.
A wave of gravity swept down, shattering the earth, and countless broken stones floated in mid-air, rotating around the Mountain-Moving Ape. Its mountain-like fists then slammed down fiercely towards the two, vowing to smash them into paste.
The terrifying fists compressed the air, emitting violent sonic booms and unleashing a ferocious airflow. They descended with terrifying gravitational force, as if meteorites were falling.
The air grew heavy, and Lu Jingming's body sank. The Abyss Spear instantly appeared in his hand, plunging into the ground. Scarlet lightning covered his entire body as he exerted all his strength to resist the terrifying gravitational pressure.
Unbeknownst to him, a large crater had already formed where Lu Jingming stood, demonstrating the immense strength of this gravitational pressure.
If he hadn't formed a protective barrier with soul power, his internal organs would probably have been impacted immediately, causing internal injuries.
A 100,000-year soul beast was still too powerful for the current Lu Jingming, but for Jingliu, it was nothing. She disregarded the terrifying gravity as if it were nothing. With a flick of the ice sword in her hand, a colossal ice greatsword erupted from the ground.
"Boom—!"
A deafening crash echoed as the ice greatsword collided with the Mountain-Moving Ape's fists, rippling the air.
The next moment, a violent shockwave spread outwards from the center of the collision, engulfing an area of several thousand meters. The terrifying shockstorm transformed the former forest into desolation, revealing bare earth.
Only Zhang Lexuan remained unharmed, protected within the ice wall, while Lu Jingming was far less fortunate, sent flying by the aftermath. Luckily, he had promptly activated the soul tool shield of his defensive soul tool and simultaneously deployed his flying soul tool.
After stabilizing himself, he looked towards the battlefield from a distance. His Abyss White Flower was skilled in healing and attack, but not defense, so he carried some defensive soul tools to compensate.
He didn't have the mental burden of traditional Soul Masters who scorned soul tools as external objects. There was nothing wrong with Soul Masters seeking personal strength, but there was also nothing wrong with skillfully using tools! After all, a certain Sword Saint used his spear to tell us, "Sir, times have changed!"
"Titled Douluo?"
Shaking his frozen hands, the Mountain-Moving Ape looked at Jingliu with a mixture of shock and uncertainty. Jingliu's aura was incredibly calm, having returned to its natural state, which prevented the Mountain-Moving Ape from discerning her true strength at first.
But after one exchange, the Mountain-Moving Ape immediately realized that Jingliu was not a weak human Soul Master it could kill at will.
"Little monkey, I took one punch from you. How about you take one sword from me?" Jingliu's crimson lips slightly parted. Although it was a question, her tone carried an undeniable forcefulness. Clearly, she didn't care whether the Mountain-Moving Ape agreed.
In an instant, her figure shot up like a meteor, rising hundreds of meters into the sky. She elegantly spun and moved in the air, using the momentum to unleash a sharp sword strike. "Let this moonlight illuminate all rivers!" Her clear, cold voice echoed in the sky.
Sword intent capable of shattering stars surged forth, and an ice-cold aura that froze all things permeated the air, as if time and space themselves had frozen.
The Mountain-Moving Ape subconsciously looked up at the sky, its gaze filled with dullness and fear. It seemed to see a crescent moon, emanating a chilling aura and carrying endless destructive power, falling heavily towards it.
The line between life and death often stimulates a creature's most primal instincts. Under the intense stimulus of death, the Mountain-Moving Ape roared furiously towards the sky, its voice shaking the surroundings.
It forcibly moved its body, which was stiff from the sword intent, its arm muscles bulging high as it erupted with terrifying power, slamming its hands fiercely into the ground.
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