Boom!
With a deafening crash, the ground split apart.
The massive Wind Baboon slammed down like a falling boulder, its terrifying aura—equivalent to five to six thousand years of cultivation—pressing down like a storm.
Where its claws struck, the earth caved in, forming a deep pit as gravel scattered in all directions.
"Watch out!" Bei Bei shouted sharply.
At that critical moment, the four of them reacted instantly—
Scattering in different directions.
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Huo Yuhao only felt a violent gust brush past him.
Before he could react, a powerful force grabbed him by the waist and pulled him away at incredible speed.
The wind roared in his ears. His vision blurred.
When he regained his senses—
He was already more than ten meters away.
Safely on the ground.
"Big Brother Liu Yuan…"
He looked up, still shaken.
Under the flickering firelight, Liu Yuan's expression remained calm—
As if that deadly ambush had been nothing more than a minor inconvenience.
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Meanwhile—
Bei Bei and Tang Ya had already engaged the Wind Baboon head-on!
"Vile beast! How dare you!" Bei Bei roared.
Lightning exploded from his body.
A phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon appeared behind him, radiating overwhelming dragon might.
Three spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple—rose and circled his body.
He didn't hold back at all.
"First Spirit Skill—Thunder Dragon Claw!"
"Second Spirit Skill—Thunderous Momentum!"
"Third Spirit Skill—Thunder's Wrath!"
Lightning surged wildly, wrapping around his body as his aura climbed to its peak.
His right arm transformed into a blazing dragon claw, crackling with violent thunder.
At the same time—
A massive web of lightning spread outward, descending toward the Wind Baboon!
"Xiao Ya! Flank it!" Bei Bei shouted.
"Got it!" Tang Ya responded immediately.
Her three spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple—lit up.
Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground like venomous snakes, wrapping around the Wind Baboon's limbs in an attempt to restrain it.
Hidden among them—
Seeds from her Blue Silver Grass Parasite silently sought an opening.
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But—
The gap in strength was absolute.
ROAR—!
The Wind Baboon roared violently.
Facing the incoming lightning web—
It showed disdain.
It inhaled sharply—
Then spat out a compressed green tornado blade!
Rip—!
The lightning web shattered instantly.
The wind blade tore through it effortlessly, reducing it to scattered sparks.
The next moment—
The Wind Baboon ignored the vines binding its legs.
With a single flex of its muscles—
They snapped.
Then—
It lunged.
Its massive body transformed into a black whirlwind, crashing toward Bei Bei with terrifying speed.
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"Not good!" Bei Bei's pupils shrank.
He raised his Thunder Dragon Claw to block—
But it was useless.
Boom!
He was struck like a ragdoll.
Sent flying.
He crashed into a massive tree before finally stopping—
Blood already trickling from the corner of his mouth.
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The Wind Baboon didn't chase.
Instead—
Its blood-red eyes shifted.
Locked onto Tang Ya.
Killing intent surged.
It had gone berserk.
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"Roar!"
It lunged again—
Faster.
More brutal.
Its claws tore through the air, aiming straight for Tang Ya's throat!
"Xiao Ya!" Bei Bei roared, eyes splitting with fury.
But he couldn't move.
Huo Yuhao turned pale.
"Sister Xiao Ya!"
Tang Ya—
Couldn't dodge.
The attack was too fast.
Too sudden.
All she could do—
Was watch.
As death closed in.
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Time slowed.
Despair filled her face.
Rage and helplessness filled Bei Bei.
Fear gripped Huo Yuhao.
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And then—
A voice rang out.
Cold.
Furious.
"Courting death!"
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Before the words even faded—
A streak of gold-green light tore through the battlefield.
Faster than anyone could perceive.
It cut between Tang Ya and the Wind Baboon—
Like a divine blade.
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It was Liu Yuan.
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No one saw when he moved.
To Huo Yuhao, Liu Yuan had been beside him one moment—
Gone the next.
As if he had crossed space itself.
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"Martial Soul Possession!"
Light erupted from Liu Yuan's body.
Behind him—
A divine emerald dragon phantom soared into the sky.
Ancient.
Supreme.
A terrifying dragon's might descended like the heavens collapsing.
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The Wind Baboon—
Trembled.
Its body froze.
Deep within its bloodline—
Fear awakened.
---
Liu Yuan transformed.
Emerald dragon scales appeared across his skin.
His pupils turned into golden vertical slits.
A ten-thousand-year spirit ring, glowing with emerald and gold, flared beneath his feet.
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First Spirit Skill—Extreme Speed!
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Buzz—
The world blurred.
Liu Yuan vanished.
Not disappeared—
But moved beyond perception.
Even spiritual sense—
Could not track him.
---
The Wind Baboon's fear had just begun to surface—
When it lost sight of him completely.
Its attack—
Struck nothing.
---
But behind it—
Death had already arrived.
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Puchi—
A soft, almost inaudible sound.
Like a blade piercing water.
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Liu Yuan appeared behind it.
His fingers extended like a sword—
Already embedded deep within its back.
Straight through—
To the heart.
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The Wind Baboon froze.
Its massive body stiffened.
Slowly—
It looked down.
At the fingers protruding from its chest.
Covered in faint dragon-scale patterns.
No blood.
Only death.
---
Its eyes—
Filled with confusion.
Fear.
Disbelief.
---
It couldn't understand.
Why this human—
Was so fast.
So fast that even its thoughts couldn't keep up.
So fast that death itself—
Felt unreal.
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Thud.
Liu Yuan withdrew his hand.
The Wind Baboon collapsed.
Its body hit the ground heavily—
Then fell silent.
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Dead.
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Everything—
Had happened in an instant.
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Silence.
Absolute silence.
The campfire crackled softly.
The wind rustled through the trees.
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But none of it mattered.
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Because at this moment—
Bei Bei…
Tang Ya…
And Huo Yuhao—
Were completely frozen in shock.