59: Six months later, the hunt for the giant ape

Half a year later.

On the boundless ocean, archipelagos were scattered like stars, and the turquoise waves stretched for ten thousand miles like a mirror.

A certain sea area.

A large island, five hundred miles in circumference, stood tall.

The island was covered in continuous mountain ranges and towering ancient trees. Occasional Yao Beast roars echoed, causing ripples across the sea surface.

Yu Xuzi sat cross-legged on the back of the Golden Eagle Embracing Star, whose wingspan had grown to seven zhang. His blue robe fluttered in the wind, and his eyes scanned the dense forest below like lightning.

Soaring, who was beside him, had also grown considerably, its golden wings shimmering with a metallic luster under the sunlight.

"It's right here."

Yu Xuzi muttered softly, his gaze fixed on a valley surrounded by towering ancient trees.

There was a Giant Ape Yao Beast tribe in the valley.

The Giant Ape sleeping in the center was nine zhang tall. Its tough body hair was slightly white, and two tusks several chi long extended downwards from its upper jaw. Its body was densely muscled, and with every breath, the surrounding air seemed to tremble slightly.

Its aura clearly indicated a Level One Peak standard.

Lying beside it were over twenty slightly smaller Black Apes, all with large teeth growing from the corners of their mouths. The smallest was two zhang tall, and apes five or six zhang tall were common.

They were all true Yao Beasts.

This group of Yao Beasts occupied the most fertile valley on the island, feeding on Spirit Fruits and wild beasts.

Occasionally, they would hunt passing low-Level Yao Beasts, which were also on their menu. No creature dared to provoke them easily.

As for what Yao Beast species they were, Yu Xuzi had not seen them in the Thousand Spirits Sect's Yao Beast Atlas.

Perhaps because the worlds were different, the racial forms of low-Level Yao Beasts varied greatly, and minor differences were normal.

However, he easily determined their strength based on their height and aura.

And today, he had come specifically for them.

"The leader is Level One Peak, there are four Level One Late Stage, sixteen Middle Stage, and five Early Stage young Black Apes."

"No problem!"

Yu Xuzi performed a final check of the surrounding situation.

He then slowly stood up, forming a hand seal with his left hand. A beam of purple-gold light flew out from the Storage Pouch at his waist, transforming into the yu king sword in the air.

"Embracing Star, Soaring, let's begin."

Yu Xuzi gave a low shout.

"Caw~~"

The two Golden Eagles responded with long cries, flapping their wings and separating, slicing through the sky like two bolts of golden lightning.

The leader Giant Ape in the center of the valley suddenly raised its head, its crimson eyes fixed on the sky.

It clearly sensed the danger, pounding its chest with both fists and letting out a heaven-shaking roar.

"Roar—Roar—Roar—!!"

Over twenty Black Apes quickly gathered, baring their teeth at the sky, their savage Yao nature fully exposed.

A cold light flashed in Yu Xuzi's eyes. With the yu king sword in hand, his figure abruptly leaped down from the air, like a meteor plummeting to the ground.

When he was a hundred zhang above the ground, he flicked his wrist.

"Whoosh!!!"

The yu king sword erupted with dazzling purple-gold light, transforming into a shocking sword rainbow that shot straight towards the Giant Ape leader's glabella.

The Giant Ape leader reacted extremely quickly, roaring in anger. Its massive fist, wrapped in earthy yellow Yao Power, met the sword light.

"Boom!"

The sword and fist collided, and powerful Qi waves rolled for a hundred zhang, sending turf flying and dust swirling.

Yu Xuzi retreated using the momentum. The yu king sword traced an arc in the air, instantly splitting into hundreds of sword lights that descended again like a fierce storm.

At the same time, the two Golden Eagles in the sky moved.

Soaring excitedly flapped its wings, unleashing dozens of golden Wind Blades that poured down like heavy rain, specifically targeting the smaller members of the Giant Ape tribe.

"Whoosh whoosh~~"

The Void Realm seemed to be ripped apart, emitting a piercing whistle.

Even more wondrously, every golden blade constantly cooperated, recombined, and split, truly resembling a master Sword Cultivator executing a Sword Technique!

Embracing Star, meanwhile, dove straight down, its sharp golden beak and talons aimed directly at the eyes of a four-zhang Giant Ape on the edge of the tribe.

"Caw—"

"Roar!!"

The Giant Ape tumbled, narrowly dodging, but its chest was sliced open by the tip of Embracing Star's wing. Blood splattered, and it instantly let out a miserable shriek.

While it was still wailing, Embracing Star flew back again, its talons like hooks, seizing its head directly.

"Bang!"

Flesh and blood exploded, and the broken Corpse fell to the ground.

The Giant Ape leader roared with uncontrollable fury upon seeing the death of its tribesman, but it itself was being relentlessly besieged by seemingly endless purple-gold sword light, and its body already bore countless wounds.

Powerless!

It had never seen that strange two-legged beast in the sky.

As for things like Sword Techniques, its limited Spiritual Intelligence made them completely incomprehensible!

It only knew that its tribe was in danger!

"Roar roar roar?!"

The surrounding Giant Apes naturally saw their leader's crisis, roaring anxiously and mobilizing all their Yao Power.

Some picked up massive boulders several zhang wide nearby and threw them forcefully into the sky; others condensed dense, earthy yellow Earth Spikes that whistled as they shot toward the two-legged beast in the sky.

But it was all futile.

"Seeking death!!"

Amidst the whistling sword light, all the massive boulders and Earth Spikes were instantly shredded, turning into dust that scattered with the wind.

Following this, Yu Xuzi pointed his sword towards the firmament.

[Prairie Fire Sword Art—Fire Crow Burning Field]

The yu king sword shone brightly. The sword tip instantly spewed out hundreds of thousands of Fiery Fire Crows, each several chi in size, realistically squawking "caw caw." They surged towards the Giant Ape tribe, carrying scorching Qi waves that covered the sky and earth.

Wherever the Fire Crows passed, vegetation withered and rocks melted.

One Giant Ape after another failed to dodge, became engulfed by the Fire Crows, and instantly turned into fireballs. Their miserable shrieks echoed throughout the valley.

A trace of terror flashed in the Giant Ape leader's eyes, immediately replaced by deeper fury.

"Roar—!!!"

It roared towards the sky, slamming its fists onto the ground.

The earth shook, and thick Earth Walls rose from the surroundings, converging into a hemisphere, attempting to protect its tribe.

"Hmph, can you block this?!"

Yu Xuzi directly pulled dozens of Talismans from his Storage Pouch... Although they were all Level One Talismans, there were too many of them.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Violent explosions shook the clouds, and massive fireballs rose up.

The seemingly thick Earth Walls instantly crumbled.

The next moment.

The sound of bursting sword cries reverberated across the horizon.

[Prairie Fire Sword Art—Burning Heaven Boiling Sea]

Seemingly endless purple-gold flames expanded with the wind, transforming into a hundred-zhang Sea of Fire that descended from the sky, completely engulfing all the Giant Apes on the ground.

Rocks melted, and the earth cracked.

In the Sea of Fire, the Giant Apes' miserable shrieks were incessant. Soon, all that remained were chunks of scorched Physical Body.

Only the Giant Apes taller than six zhang managed to leave behind complete Corpses.

Embracing Star and Soaring landed with excited cries, a little blood still clinging to their talons, and affectionately rubbed their heads against Yu Xuzi.

"Well done!"

Yu Xuzi gently stroked their necks and praised them, then took two Spirit-Feeding Pills from his Storage Pouch and fed them.

The two of them had also killed five Giant Apes, contributing significantly.

It had been half a year since he arrived in this Shattered Minor Realm, and he hadn't even seen a human silhouette.

Besides the boundless ocean and archipelagos, there were only Yao Beasts.

On normal days, he could only talk to the two Golden Eagles.