Despite having its chest and heart pierced by the King of Yan, blood still flowing like a small stream, it was now dragging its broken body to save Yu Haizhen’s life.
Unfortunately, its movements were no longer as agile as before due to its severe injuries.
Tears welled in Yu Haizhen’s eyes. She bit her lip and decisively turned to flee back the way she came. Since Red Zhen had sacrificed itself to save her, at least its death shouldn’t be in vain.
Sure enough, the fierce beast let out one final roar from behind, then fell silent forever.
Seeing this, the giant python suddenly abandoned Feng Miaojun and turned to chase after Yu Haizhen.
Just then, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted from not far away!
This sound was ten times more powerful than a lion’s roar. Though it came from two hundred feet away, it sounded like a sudden thunderclap to everyone present, making their eardrums buzz incessantly. Nearby soldiers with weaker cultivation or ordinary humans either fainted on the spot or fell to their knees clutching their ears, groaning loudly.
Immediately after, something crashed to the ground like a cannonball with a dull “boom,” causing the ground to crack in a spider-web pattern and sink more than five feet at the center.
The black-robed woman fighting Feng Miaojun was the most unfortunate, as her back directly absorbed the shock wave, making her stumble forward. Feng Miaojun thrust her awl toward the woman’s eyes, and the black-robed woman reflexively raised her arm to block.
With a “clang,” the Star Sky Awl pierced but was blocked by something hard. The sound was like metal striking metal, not at all like cutting into flesh. But Feng Miaojun could see she wasn’t wearing any armor, blocking purely with her arm. The Star Sky Awl hadn’t gone through her arm because it had struck bone.
As the owner of this divine weapon, she understood its sharpness better than anyone—it was no less formidable than the King of Yan’s spear. What background did this black-robed woman have to block it with her bare flesh?
What kind of body could be this hard? In today’s world of declining spiritual energy, could someone still cultivate their body to such a level?
It was a massive white-furred giant ape. Even with its hunched back, it stood over thirty feet tall, its presence as imposing as a mountain. Just after landing, it swung its long arm at the King of Yan with tremendous force.
Before even making contact, the gust of wind from its attack was suffocating. With such heavy force, even the naturally powerful King of Yan was unwilling to meet it head-on, stepping aside to avoid it.
The giant ape then turned its head and locked eyes with Feng Miaojun.
Both were momentarily stunned.
Immediately after, those tea-brown giant eyes quickly filled with rage. The ape clenched its fist—larger than a door panel—and smashed it down toward Feng Miaojun.
Before the first arrived, the howling wind preceded it with incredible speed. Without thinking, Feng Miaojun retreated several steps riding the force of the wind. Unexpectedly, her right arm suddenly hurt—the black-robed woman had emerged from underground and seized the opportunity to grab her.
This woman moved like a specter, her trajectory nearly impossible to track.
Everyone who witnessed this was bewildered, not understanding why this newly joined beast was attacking both sides. Only Feng Miaojun was crying out in distress:
Her sharp eyes had instantly spotted the golden armor on the ape’s arm, and considering its white fur, she thought of the strange monkey statue in the Mountain God Temple…
Her imagination had always been rich, and it wasn’t difficult to guess that this was the little white-furred monkey. Heh, she and Chen Dachang hadn’t been particularly friendly when dealing with the little monkey before, so no wonder it was now furious at the sight of her.
Terrible! It had suddenly transformed and rushed to battle like this—she wondered if Chen Dachang was still safe and sound.
As she worried silently, the giant ape wanted to vent more anger, but Yu Haizhen shouted: “Stop! She is friend, not foe!”
The white ape seemed to listen to her. Upon hearing this, it glared at Feng Miaojun twice, and though still clearly dissatisfied, it finally turned to attack the black python.
Now its sophistication beneath the brute force became apparent. The black-robed woman was too nimble to catch, and it was well aware of the King of Yan’s strength—neither was easy to handle. So it chose the giant python, whose size matched its own.
The snake demon wouldn’t easily admit defeat and directly coiled around its entire body, attempting to strangle it with full force. But the ape grabbed its head and smashed it against the ground a dozen times in a frenzy.
Each impact was deafening, no different from the effect of a pile driver. No matter how hard the giant python’s skull was, it now felt dizzy and disoriented, involuntarily loosening its long body. Yu Haizhen managed to leap onto the giant ape’s shoulder and pointed at the land bridge: “Break the bridge! Today you’ll earn the highest merit!”
The giant ape responded with a great leap, jumping onto the stone bridge. Its body weight plus the force of its landing made the entire land bridge shake precariously, sending a large number of Yan soldiers tumbling.
Sitting on its shoulder, Yu Haizhen also suffered from the terrifying recoil force. A trace of fresh blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, but she didn’t make a sound: this creature’s recklessness remained unchanged, but right now she needed its impulsiveness and valor.
Next, the giant ape’s fists struck repeatedly. Each “boom boom boom” made hearts flutter, while the land bridge creaked in response, countless small stones rolling into the abyss.
Everyone finally remembered that breaking the natural land bridge was indeed the only way to stop the Yan army. This bridge had originally been unbreakable, and neither opposing army had ever considered this idea. However, the war around Yinggong City lasted for several months, and the long-term artillery fire had already loosened the stone platform’s structure. Finally, today’s chain of cannons that broke through the Six Ao Formation also struck the southern side of Yinggong City!
The land bridge inevitably suffered damage, becoming especially fragile. The King of Yan must have understood this problem as well—otherwise, the Yan army’s forceful attack on the bridge wouldn’t have been without a single cannon fired forward, for fear of damaging the bridge and sinking their only passage to attack Yinggong City.
Of course, after the land bridge collapsed, Yinggong City would completely become a dead zone with no way in or out. But for the current Xi Kingdom, this was like drinking poison to quench thirst—they had to drink it down to continue living precariously, to avoid the fate of national destruction today!
The nearby demon-devouring vines had all withered, and the Yan army knew their life hung by a thread. Arrows and giant crossbow bolts rained down on the white ape. The black-robed woman silently abandoned Feng Miaojun and disappeared directly into the ground.
Feng Miaojun turned her head just in time to see the King of Yan’s figure disappear into the crowd. The white ape’s actions had made it the target of everyone’s attacks, and cultivators were rushing over quickly.
Not just the Yan Kingdom, but Xi Kingdom’s cultivators also understood the significance of this move and hurried from various parts of the battlefield to provide support.
In terms of overall strength, Xi Kingdom was weaker than its opponent, especially since the King of Yan was among them.
Feng Miaojun had never directly faced the King of Yan in battle, but she instinctively knew that this man hadn’t even used his full power!
What should be done now? Her eyes darted around and happened to see the giant python flipping over on the ground, shaking its head as if still somewhat dizzy.
She was just helping out, and now the Yan people’s attention was all drawn to the giant ape, with few paying attention to her. Feng Miaojun leaped up and jumped onto the black python’s large head.
Suddenly feeling the extra weight on its head, the black python paused briefly, just about to throw her off when Feng Miaojun placed both hands on the soft bone behind its skull and began to speak softly, her lips barely moving.