Chapter 1004: Stay Behind, Mountain-Burning Ape (Second Update, requesting all)

Hiss—! Roar—!

The hundred-armed giant that Li Zhangsheng had transformed into forcibly tore off one dragon wing, and the other dragon wing was also severely damaged, with only a small portion still connected to the back of the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon.

The Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon only felt a sharp pain coming from both sides of its back; it could not help but let out a miserable shriek, no longer able to maintain its balance, and seemed about to fall from the sky.

However, the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon discovered in despair that the many outer arms of the hundred-armed giant were still gripping its dragon body, giving it no chance to fall at all.

"Oh no!"

After the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon was severely damaged, Dou Cangqiong's expression changed abruptly, and a strong sense of unease surged in his heart.

The situation was already unfavorable for him; if he were to lose another Saint Grade Spirit Pet, it would likely lead to a collapse, much like a row of dominoes.

Dou Cangqiong paid the price of a minor injury to forcibly break through the siege of Ning Bizhen and Zhao Yuanqing, appearing instantly before the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon.

Li Zhangsheng could feel Dou Cangqiong's arrival, but he did not let go; his inner arms did not go to tear at the other nearly ruined dragon wing, because that would be meaningless.

Under the desperate gaze of the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon, the fifty heads of the hundred-armed giant simultaneously sprayed out beams of light, instantly enveloping the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon.

Roar—!

The shrill, miserable shriek of the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon rang out, then came to an abrupt halt, and a tattered, massive dragon corpse began to fall from the sky.

Dou Cangqiong had arrived a step too late after all; in this situation, he pointed at the Heavenly Demon Tower in a fit of shame and anger, charging toward Li Zhangsheng.

Pop—! Pop—!

The light screen formed by the Nine-Rank Star Palace Lotus Platform and the Universe Immeasurable Bell resisted for a moment, only to be pierced through in succession by the Heavenly Demon Tower.

Yet at this very moment, a nine-layered pagoda hovered above Li Zhangsheng's head; it was the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda.

The Heavenly Demon Tower, its momentum weakened by more than half, was finally successfully blocked by the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda, which then knocked it flying.

Although in terms of rank, the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda was inferior to the Heavenly Demon Tower, the material of the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda was definitely superior; it was possible that it was a Langhuan Supreme Treasure.

Therefore, even after being struck by the Heavenly Demon Tower, there was no damage on the surface of the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda.

At this moment, Dou Cangqiong swayed, his face turning another three shades paler; the backlash caused by the death of the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon had already fed back into his Consciousness Sea, stirring up raging waves.

In this battle, he had already lost two Saint Grade Spirit Pets.

Even so, Dou Cangqiong showed no signs of vomiting blood.

Hmm, the endurance of a Double-Character King is stronger than that of a King.

After the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon died, Dou Cangqiong entangled with Li Zhangsheng while observing the situation.

The longer the fight went on, the more alarmed he became; following the death of the Saint Grade Spirit Pet golden dragon, his three Saint Grade Spirit Pets and the Power Angel were retreating steadily. Having been more focused on defense than offense to begin with, they were now barely able to counterattack, and their injuries were becoming increasingly severe.

On the other side, the Mountain-Burning Ape was covered in wounds; although most were not deep, it had still sustained injuries that were neither light nor heavy.

Looking at Kailan, Baitan, and Heiye, their condition was clearly better, and it was likely that they would be able to defeat the Mountain-Burning Ape before long.

Dou Cangqiong felt a bit of regret; had he known it would come to this, he should have disregarded the consequences and brought the three Saint Grade Spirit Pets left behind to guard the base as well; at the very least, he would not have fallen into such a predicament.

Now Dou Cangqiong only had two choices: either run away or continue to defend, gambling on the aftereffects of Li Zhangsheng's Kailan, Baitan, and Heiye kicking in. But only two or three minutes had passed, which seemed a bit too early.

Dou Cangqiong was more inclined toward the principle of "as long as the green hills remain"; he could leave temporarily, and once the aftereffects of Kailan and the others wore off, he could turn back. At that time, there would be no Demon Pets left to stop the Mountain-Burning Ape, and the possibility of turning defeat into victory would be high.

Thinking of this, Dou Cangqiong immediately wanted to forcibly recall his remaining Demon Pets.

However, at this very moment, a crack seemed to split open on the forehead of the middle head of Li Zhangsheng's hundred-armed giant form, followed by the appearance of an eyeball, giving this head a third eye.

This was the Truth Eye; as a ghostly light emerged, Li Zhangsheng could clearly feel the movements of all things slowing down significantly, as if time itself had become sluggish.

Thus, when Dou Cangqiong prepared to recall his Demon Pets, Li Zhangsheng immediately sensed it.

Li Zhangsheng did not unleash a Mental Shock on Dou Cangqiong; not to mention that his Mental Power was already nearly exhausted, the gap in their realms alone was enough to make a Mental Shock return without success.

It was also difficult to kill Dou Cangqiong in a short time, but that did not mean he was out of options.

As Li Zhangsheng's intent shifted, a spherical object emitting black light appeared.

This was a one-time treasure Li Zhangsheng had accidentally obtained during a session of artifact refining; its function was very singular: it could temporarily prevent Demon Pets from being recalled by their Monster Tamer.

However, Li Zhangsheng had tried to refine it many times afterward until he ran out of materials, but unfortunately, every attempt ended in failure.

In an instant, the spherical treasure shattered, turning into a black ray of light that rushed toward the Mountain-Burning Ape with lightning speed.

Clearly, since it could only stop one, he naturally chose the one that posed the greatest threat: the Mountain-Burning Ape.

However, the Mountain-Burning Ape was not the Dark Night King's Life-Bound Demon Pet; to take a step back, none of the Demon Pets on the field were the Dark Night King's Life-Bound Demon Pet. It was unknown if it was one of the two Demon Beast-level pets he hadn't summoned, or if it had been left behind in the Langya Kingdom.

According to common sense, it must have been the latter.

At this moment, the Mountain-Burning Ape and the three Saint Grade Spirit Pets were all radiating white light, turning into streams of light, looking as if they were about to return to the Demon Pet Space.

Yet precisely at this moment, the black ray hit the stream of light that the Mountain-Burning Ape had become.

The stream of light shattered instantly, and the Mountain-Burning Ape stumbled, exiting the recall state with a bewildered expression.

Kailan, Baitan, and Heiye did not let this fleeting opportunity pass; they launched a powerful offensive in unison. Three light swords of different colors appeared, one slashing toward the throat, one slicing toward the crotch, and one thrusting straight into the center of the buttocks, all aimed directly at the Mountain-Burning Ape's vitals.

It was a Demon Emperor Level Demon Pet after all, and its reaction was not slow; however, the Mountain-Burning Ape was not known for its speed. After losing the best moment to dodge, it barely managed to avoid the throat and crotch vitals, only to feel a sharp pain in its chrysanthemum as a thick, long, milky-white Light Flame Giant Sword was forcibly thrust inside, and blood began to gush out uncontrollably.

Awoo—!

The Mountain-Burning Ape roared in pain, but it still endured the agony, flames suddenly erupting from its body in an attempt to melt the Light Flame Giant Sword.

Unfortunately, although its reaction was fast, Baitan was just as quick, immediately detonating the Light Flame Giant Sword.

At this moment, the Light Flame Giant Sword had already been melted quite a bit by the flames.

Boom—!

A sound like a septic tank exploding rang out; the Mountain-Burning Ape felt a pain in its chrysanthemum far exceeding what it had felt before, so painful that it saw stars, and it subconsciously clutched its buttocks and shrieked, but the blood still gushed out uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)