96: Chapter 96 Third Rank, Ninth Level

Boom!

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's mountain-like body slammed into the battlefield, instantly cracking the earth into huge fissures; gravel flew everywhere, and a powerful shockwave spread outwards.

The human soldiers and fierce beasts who were fighting were all blown away by this shockwave, and the situation, which had just stabilized, showed signs of spiraling out of control once again!

"Not good!"

Liu Jianguo's expression changed drastically!

"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"

But it was already too late!

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's massive palm moved casually, and it could instantly crush soldiers within dozens of meters into meat paste!

"Roar!!!"

With every step it took, the ground trembled three times!

"It's over..."

Zhou Zhiyuan muttered to himself, his eyes filled with despair. A Fifth-Order Beast King was an existence that human strength simply could not contend with!

Once this Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape joined the battle, the defense line would be completely finished; forget resisting, they probably wouldn't even be able to hold on for a moment.

However, just at this moment, a figure actually took the initiative to charge up!

"Young man!"

"Come back quickly!"

Liu Jianguo's eyes were splitting with rage!

That figure was none other than Lin Mo! He trod on the void, his blood energy boiling all over his body!

What made him feel excited was nothing else, but the intense pressure radiating from this Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape!

This was the strongest opponent he had encountered so far, even stronger than Shen Yi!

"Then let me see just how strong a Fifth-Order Beast King really is!" Lin Mo grinned!

Seeing Lin Mo charge over, a hint of mockery flashed in the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's eyes.

In its view, this tiny human was simply courting death.

It casually raised its right claw and slapped it toward Lin Mo; that massive claw was like a dark cloud, instantly obscuring Lin Mo's vision.

However, the next second, the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's pupils shrank violently.

Lin Mo's figure had actually disappeared into thin air beneath its claw!

"Bang!"

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's claw slammed heavily onto the ground; the earth was instantly struck into a huge deep pit, gravel flew everywhere, and smoke and dust rose up.

"Roar?"

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape let out a confused roar, suddenly raising its head and looking around, trying to find Lin Mo's figure.

But it discovered that a sharp sound of breaking air was already coming from behind it.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound of metal colliding rang out, sparking a splash of fire.

Lin Mo frowned; the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's scales were outrageously hard, almost comparable to the world's top alloys, and his full-strength strike could only leave a white mark.

Moreover, he also discovered that the blade of zhan chao had already slightly rolled!

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape felt the attack on its back and turned around abruptly, its scarlet eyes staring fixedly at Lin Mo.

It also didn't expect that this tiny human could actually hurt it?

No, the scales were not damaged; this human's attack couldn't break through its defense at all.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape let out a roar and slammed its right claw toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo's expression remained normal; although this Fifth-Order Beast King was powerful, it was clearly a strength-type tank. Its speed was not very fast, and with Instant Shadow in hand, he could deal with it calmly.

"Instant Shadow, Dual-Point Strike!"

Lin Mo's figure disappeared instantly and appeared above the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's head; the zhan chao in his hand slashed down toward the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's head again.

"Clang!"

There was another crisp collision sound; the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's scales were still unscathed, but the blade of zhan chao had rolled even more severely.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape raised its palm and slapped at him like it was swatting a mosquito.

That palm was larger than a truck, and the force of the wind it brought was enough to tear an ordinary person into pieces.

Lin Mo disappeared again.

The palm slapped empty air, emitting a deafening sonic boom.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape was stunned for a moment.

It lowered its head and looked around.

Where is that kid? Disappeared again?

"Roar?"

A sharp pain came from its neck.

Sparks flew everywhere.

A shallow white mark was left on the scales again.

The mockery in the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's eyes finally disappeared.

Although this slash still didn't break its defense, it was enough to make it feel stinging pain.

Lin Mo's expression was equally solemn.

If this continued, although the opponent couldn't hurt him, he couldn't hurt the opponent either; instead, he would consume his own stamina. The Fifth-Order Beast King's defense was indeed outrageously strong!

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape was enraged; it began to wildly wave its arms, slapping toward that continuously flashing golden figure.

One slap.

Two slaps.

Ten slaps.

Twenty slaps.

Not a single slap hit.

That human kid was like a slippery loach, disappearing the moment before it was about to hit, then appearing in another place to give it a slash.

Although it couldn't hurt it, that feeling was like being constantly bitten by a mosquito.

Annoying!

Too damn annoying!

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's breathing became heavier and heavier; the mockery in its eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by endless fury.

A Third-Order human was actually playing with it!

"Roar—!!!"

It roared up to the sky, the sound waves exploding, and the surrounding ruins were blown away.

Then, it raised its arms and slammed them toward the ground; a terrifying air wave instantly spread toward the surroundings.

Boom!

The earth rolled like sea waves.

Huge fissures spread from under the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's feet to the surroundings; countless gravel flew up from the ground, shooting toward the surroundings like cannonballs.

Seeing this, Liu Jianguo's expression changed drastically; he shouted loudly: "Quick! Everyone, hide behind the cover! Quick!"

The soldiers further back heard Liu Jianguo's order and ran toward nearby cover one after another.

But the fierce beasts still attacking from the city wall side were not so lucky; countless fierce beasts were swallowed by the rolling earth, suffering heavy casualties instantly.

[Instant Shadow · Will Anchoring]

Lin Mo's figure flashed and disappeared a second before the shockwave arrived.

On a ruin three hundred meters away.

Lin Mo knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

He had used Instant Shadow too many times in a row.

That strange buzzing sound began to appear in his brain, and the scene in front of him was shaking.

This was space-time tinnitus, a sequela of continuous teleportation.

But before he could catch his breath, he felt a terrifying killing intent locking onto him.

Lin Mo raised his head and found that the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's scarlet eyes were staring fixedly at him.

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a sky-supporting palm had already descended from the sky!

Lin Mo gritted his teeth, wanting to activate Instant Shadow again.

But the buzzing in his brain became more intense, and his vision went black.

It was too late!

[Dragonization]

The phantom of black dragon scales instantly covered his whole body, and his physical strength skyrocketed by 300%!

The sky-supporting giant hand fell!

"Bang—!"

Lin Mo was slapped into the ruins, creating a deep pit several meters deep.

Gravel flew, and dust filled the air.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape withdrew its palm, lowered its head to look at the deep pit, and the corners of its mouth curled into an exaggerated arc.

Finally slapped this annoying mosquito to death!

However, the next second!

In the dust, a golden light slowly lit up.

Lin Mo climbed up from the deep pit, the phantom of dragon scales on his body having completely dissipated.

He raised his head and looked at the giant ape.

In those golden eyes, a crazy flame was burning.

"Are you surprised?!"

Lin Mo grinned.

The Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape was stunned; this human actually dared to provoke it!

The enraged Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape prepared to slap down again!

However, the next second, Lin Mo's aura began to climb crazily.

The system's prompts kept scrolling.

[Ding! Consumed 3600 slaughter value, cultivation improved to Third-Order Sixth Stage!]

[Ding! Consumed 3800 slaughter value, cultivation improved to Third-Order Seventh Stage!]

[Ding! Consumed 4000 slaughter value, cultivation improved to Third-Order Eighth Stage!]

[Ding! Consumed 4200 slaughter value, cultivation improved to Third-Order Ninth Stage!]

[Ding! Remaining slaughter value 1200 points. Improving cultivation to Fourth-Order First Stage requires 8400 slaughter value. Current slaughter value is insufficient!]

Waves of heat exploded in Lin Mo's body!

His bones were cracking, his muscles were expanding, and his blood was boiling!

His aura was climbing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Third-Order Sixth Stage.

Third-Order Seventh Stage.

Third-Order Eighth Stage.

Third-Order Ninth Stage!

In just three seconds, he jumped four stages!

The moment the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's palm fell, Lin Mo disappeared again.

But this time, he did not use Instant Shadow!

Instead, he relied on his speed, which had climbed to the Fifth-Order level, to dodge this attack from the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape head-on!

[Starlight Moon Condensation, activated!]

The passive attribute boost of Instant Shadow doubled again!

On the attribute panel, the agility attribute, which had already reached the Fifth Order, climbed again!

At the same time, Lin Mo's strength attribute also began to skyrocket, until it was on par with his agility!

Lin Mo raised zhan chao, the golden lightning on the blade condensed to the extreme.

Flowing Cloud Continuous Slash!

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, a palm-sized blood hole was blasted open in the Mountain-Hugging Demon Ape's chest.

The whole scene was dead silent.

Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Mo.