Everyone was astonished, unsure why the Scarlet Dragon Old Daoist possessed such thorough knowledge of the ancient royal bloodlines. But at this moment, no one had the mind to think too deeply about it.

Once the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique was set in motion, it could rival the divine gods themselves. Every single strand of the Battle-Saint Ape’s fur flickered like arcs of electricity, blazing and resplendent. Mighty battle will, terrifying killing intent — surging forth like a tidal wave.

Bang!

It fixed its fiery golden eyes forward and unleashed a strike of absolute supremacy over heaven and earth. Its golden furry fist crashed down upon the blood-red great hand.

Nine layers of divine power, one after another, surged forward in succession — nine strikes shaking the heavens in sequence, their might without parallel!

Even the formidable Scarlet Dragon Daoist wore a grave expression. Red dragons on the great hand raised their heads high, merging as one with the blood-red hand, dragon roars shaking heaven and earth in continuous tremors, scarlet radiance searing to the eyes.

He was compelled to do this — for the nine layers of divine power unleashed by the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique kept accumulating, each more terrifying than the last. Nine strikes combined into one could split heaven and earth asunder.

Boom!

Like moving mountains and overturning seas, like flooding waters rolling across the sky — the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique’s nine world-shaking strikes were unleashed, deserving to be called a spectacle that made heaven and earth lose their color.

If left unchecked, not just the heaven-ranked stone garden — the entire stone workshop might be reduced to flying ash.

Such were the terrifying means of the Battle-Saint Ape clan of the Primordial age!

The great master of the Ji Family, Xu Tianxiong the third great outlaw, and the Imperial Uncle of the Great Xia all acted simultaneously, sealing off this area of space with intricate and profound Dao-inscriptions, isolating this space from the rest.

Even so, everyone was still filled with waves of bone-chilling terror. One could see within the arena that killing intent shot into the sky — as if a hundred or a thousand great rivers were surging up into the clouds.

The Scarlet Dragon Old Daoist endured all nine world-shaking strikes of the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique. His ancient Daoist robe flapped noisily, yet he himself did not move a single inch.

Dong… dong… dong…

The Battle-Saint Ape failed to shake its opponent. The golden fur all over its body dimmed. It swayed, staggering backward repeatedly — with every step it landed, the ground cracked open into a terrifying great fissure.

The blood-red great hand in the air pressed down, slowly closing in and enveloping its entire body — dragon roars sounding continuously.

The crowd erupted into a clamor. The Scarlet Dragon Old Daoist truly deserved his reputation for dominating the Eastern Desolation — and he was actually on the verge of subduing a royal bloodline of the Primordial age. Were it to be raised to maturity, the holy lands would face enormous future trouble.

The Battle-Saint Ape let out a low growl. Golden fur rose on end. Twin golden beams shot from its eyes — actually tearing open a rift in the void.

“This is bad — stop it quickly! Don’t let it cross through the void!”

“Its fiery golden eyes can open a domain gate — it cannot be allowed to escape.”

The great master of the Ji Family, Xu Tianxiong, and the Imperial Uncle of the Great Xia all struck simultaneously, targeting the spatial gateway and the Battle-Saint Ape’s eye pupils — giving it no chance to flee.

The domain gate was sealed. The Battle-Saint Ape’s golden eyes came under attack. Pressed down forcefully by the Scarlet Dragon Old Daoist, its body appeared to sustain injury, and it staggered backward.

It retreated to the debris of the immortal tomb. Then suddenly it reached out, scooped up the extraordinary source containing the divine maiden, swept up the divine source fragments on the ground — and with a flash of light, it vanished into a black void.

“What happened?!” Everyone was baffled. The stone workshop erupted into chaos.

The Scarlet Dragon Old Daoist stepped forward, kicked aside the fragments of the immortal tomb, and discovered in that spot some Dao-inscriptions resembling star radiance, slowly fading away.

The great master of the Ji Family said: “That monkey was cunning — it had already prepared a way out. If it could beat us, it fought. If it couldn’t, it could still escape.”

“That monkey has not yet fully matured and is already this powerful — truly alarming.”

“Pursue it — it won’t have gone far from the Divine City!”

The several figures vanished in a flash, disappearing without a trace.

“Damn monkey — give me back my divine source!” Ye Fan bellowed in fury from within the stone garden.

Clang…

Suddenly, a deep, lingering bell toll resounded throughout the Divine City, shaking everyone — the entire city stirred!

That bell sound was all too familiar. This was the third time it had rung. The waves from the Wushi Bell atop the Purple Mountain had crossed the void and carried here.

The Divine City erupted into clamor. Even more shocking than witnessing an ancient king, people knew — the final assault on the Purple Mountain had produced a result!