novelpro #1077 - Formation presents power
#1077 - Formation presents power
The giant ape waved its arms, stirring up a gust of wind that churned the surrounding miasma.
Its two enormous palms spread open, like two iron gates, grabbing towards Tang Gui and Sang Bu.
Tang Gui and Sang Bu were each enveloped in an earthen-yellow glow, which solidified into a shield around them.
If Song Wen were here, he would recognize that they were using the Thick Earth Talisman.
Chi Pei, having sent them into danger, naturally provided them with something to protect themselves.
The giant palms each seized one of the shields, and with immense brute force, crushed them.
However, as the shields shattered, they released a powerful shockwave that slowed the giant ape's grasp, allowing Tang Gui and Sang Bu to escape and recall their defensive magical artifacts.
As the giant ape was about to pursue them again, a semi-transparent black barrier suddenly appeared in the sky above.
The barrier resembled a massive net, covering an area of ten miles, and emitted a dense aura of death. This aura rapidly coalesced into nine thick black chains, resembling nine fearsome giant serpents, which swept towards the giant ape.
The black chains carried an intense chill. Wherever they passed, the temperature plummeted, and ice crystals formed in the air. Even the thick miasma froze, turning into flakes of frost that fell to the ground.
Within the barrier, the miasma dispersed like morning mist, quickly thinning, and the scene within gradually became clearer.
"Hahaha..." Chi Pei's laughter echoed, filled with triumph and arrogance, "It really is the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape!"
He hovered in the air above the barrier, a basin-sized array disc floating before him.
Qi Luo and Shi Man stood on either side of him, with Song Wen behind him.
Under Chi Pei's control, the nine chains moved like living things, rapidly entangling the giant ape from all directions.
Seeing that it had fallen into a trap, the giant ape's eyes blazed with fury. It abandoned its pursuit of Tang Gui and Sang Bu, clenching its fists and smashing them towards the incoming chains.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
The giant ape's fists were like two small mountains, pounding relentlessly.
The chains collided with the giant ape's fists, shattering into wisps of deathly energy that dissipated into the air.
However, before the giant ape could catch its breath, the broken chains reformed and lashed out at it once more.
The chains seemed endless, reforming rapidly after being broken, clinging to it like a malignant tumor.
The giant ape roared repeatedly, wildly swinging its fists to shatter the chains.
However, unless the array was broken, the chains would continuously reform; no matter how many chains it destroyed, it was all in vain.
Its intelligence was not weak, and it quickly realized this. Its figure soared into the sky, heading straight for the barrier's dome.
The giant ape's massive body rose like a mountain erupting from the ground.
Chi Pei stood in the sky, his gaze cold, a sneer on his lips.
"Blood-Eyed Divine Ape, truly worthy of its reputation. However, you cannot escape my grasp."
With that, Chi Pei formed a hand seal, channeling energy into the array disc.
More chains coalesced, like spears, aiming directly at the giant ape.
The giant ape had no choice but to defend itself.
Although it shattered the chains once more, it was forced back to the ground from mid-air.
Chi Pei's hand seals became faster and more complex; however, nothing changed within the array. The nine chains continued to harass the giant ape, leaving it exhausted.
Standing behind Chi Pei, Song Wen noticed that the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape seemed even stronger than the last time he saw it.
However, Chi Pei's carefully prepared 'Nether Corpse Purgatory Array' seemed like an unbreakable cage, trapping the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape firmly within.
After a prolonged battle, the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape would inevitably weaken and eventually be defeated, becoming Chi Pei's cultivation material.
Chi Pei had waited over a year after learning of the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape's existence before setting out, perhaps to wait for the completion of this array.
Song Wen couldn't help but wonder, what did the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape possess that was worth Chi Pei's elaborate scheme?
Why didn't Chi Pei enlist the help of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Masked Moon Hall? Why did he dare to venture into the Rotting Miasma Ridge with only a few Core Formation stage cultivators?
If it weren't for him providing clues, Chi Pei would never have found the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape so easily. Otherwise, Chi Pei might still be wandering aimlessly in some part of the Rotting Miasma Ridge.
Song Wen stared at Chi Pei's back, contemplating when to make his move.
The distance between him and Chi Pei was only a few dozen feet.
If he launched a sudden sneak attack, Chi Pei would have no way to dodge it.
However, he wasn't confident in delivering a fatal blow.
As a core disciple of the Divine Blood Sect, Chi Pei's methods and trump cards were beyond those of ordinary cultivators.
Song Wen had never seen Chi Pei truly fight, making it difficult to guess his true strength and life-saving measures.
If Chi Pei hadn't dealt with the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape today, revealing his Core Formation late stage cultivation, Song Wen wouldn't even know his specific cultivation level.
Just as Song Wen hesitated, he suddenly noticed that Tang Gui and Sang Bu had appeared on the ground outside the barrier.
Chi Pei had opened a gap in the barrier, releasing them.
The two were flying towards the mid-air where Song Wen and the others were.
Seeing this, Song Wen temporarily abandoned his plan.
He wasn't completely confident in killing Chi Pei alone. Adding these two, Song Wen would probably only be able to run.
At that moment, the situation within the barrier below changed again.
Where the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape stood, deathly energy surged, and two new chains coalesced, wrapping around the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape's legs.
The giant ape, preoccupied with the nine chains above, was unaware of the newly appearing chains and was immediately bound around its insteps.
The chains, like venomous snakes, coiled around the giant ape's shins, then continued to extend towards its thighs.
A hint of anger flashed in the giant ape's eyes, and its hard, iron-like muscles instantly tensed.
It raised its right foot and stomped forcefully on the ends of the two chains.
"Bang, bang."
Two loud sounds rang out, and the two chains shattered.
However, the other nine chains lashed out from above once more, only a dozen feet away.
The giant ape had no time to react and was attacked at close range, its neck ensnared.
It formed its right hand into a blade and struck down, shattering the chain.
The other eight chains seized the opportunity to wrap around its body, and the two chains on the ground reappeared, climbing onto its feet.
The giant ape roared repeatedly, but was helpless, gradually being bound around its hands, legs, body, and head.
The chains continuously coiled, eventually completely obscuring the giant ape's figure, leaving only a sphere formed of chains standing in the array.