36: Chapter 36 Giant Ape

"Such terrifying combat power..." The Buck-toothed Man stared, dumbfounded, taking a long time to recover.

"Brother Cheng... didn't gelatinous tooth have three thousand men? Why are there so few left now?" Gu Na suddenly descended from the sky.

Following closely behind was Lu Yuxuan, her Bloodline Power manifesting as wings—clearly, they had already broken through to the fifth rank.

"What three thousand men? There weren't that many, okay?" Mu Cheng pretended not to know.

"Besides, what do we need so many for? More people means more mouths to feed."

"Alright! Whatever Brother Cheng says." Lu Yuxuan had no strength to argue, her gaze fixed intently on what lay ahead.

Even without them saying it, one could guess the reason: more people meant more food... and when danger struck, they'd run faster than rabbits.

In less than ten minutes, the wild animals had been mostly dealt with, their corpses piled into a mountain.

The ladies making the Menglou Pavilion achieved zero casualties...

"It's here. Leave this big guy to me!" Lu Yuxuan suddenly spoke up.

Peppa was also unusually serious. "It is indeed a big guy, just a bit thick-skinned."

"What big guy? What did you see?" Gu Na looked utterly confused.

Even Mu Cheng chimed in, "Shouldn't it be over for now?"

No sooner had he spoken... the city wall suddenly shook noticeably as a massive figure slowly approached.

"Isn't it here now? Leave it to me!" Lu Yuxuan released crimson Energy Wings and shot straight into the sky toward it.

"Such a huge ape. Its strength must at least be at the sixth rank, right? Can Yu Xuan handle it?" Gu Na watched with growing concern.

This giant ape stood nearly twenty meters tall and likely weighed over sixty tons.

Before such a colossal being, Lu Yuxuan appeared extremely tiny.

"What a huge creature... Can Regiment Leader Mu handle it?" Yang Dali suddenly blurted out.

At this moment... he looked utterly disheveled, clearly having given it his all.

"No big problem. Just watch with peace of mind." After replying, Peppa started snoring loudly again.

Gu Na expressed serious doubt. "Are you sure it's really no problem?"

"Let's wait and see. If it really comes to it, we'll all jump in." Mu Cheng wasn't entirely confident in Lu Yuxuan's strength.

However, he was quite certain that even if she couldn't win... with her fifth-rank strength, she could still escape.

So, he decided to adopt a wait-and-see approach for now.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Yuxuan drew her death heavy sword and engaged the giant ape in fierce combat...

Despite the giant ape's size, before Lu Yuxuan, it was still forced to a halt...

"This little lass... her strength has improved too terrifyingly!" Mu Cheng watched in utter shock.

Gu Na was also stunned. "Yu Xuan... has become so strong. Her brute force must have reached at least the ninth level of thousand-jun, right?"

"Aren't you of the Bloodline of the Goddess of Life? Once you undergo your second awakening, you'll naturally be as strong as her." Peppa suddenly spoke up.

Hearing this... Gu Na instantly grew very curious. "Isn't it awakened using a card? Or is my method wrong?"

In truth, she had tried various methods... but that card showed no reaction whatsoever. Otherwise, she would have already undergone her second Bloodline awakening.

"Just wait for it. It should be soon." Peppa offered no further explanation.

Mu Cheng naturally heard it all, but he was more concerned about Lu Yuxuan's safety at the moment, so he didn't pay much mind to this matter.

As time passed, Lu Yuxuan wore the giant ape down until it was... panting heavily.

"Alright, time to finish you." Lu Yuxuan suddenly stopped, hovering mid-air.

Moreover, her death heavy sword was continuously absorbing crimson energy. Soon, a phantom figure coalesced behind her.

This phantom was a six-winged angel roughly seven meters tall, clad in black-gold armor and also wielding a heavy sword.

It looked vivid and lifelike, as if it were alive...

"Truly worthy of the Death Bloodline. With merely fifth-rank strength, she could likely put up a fight even against a seventh rank." Peppi suddenly grew serious, watching ahead as he spoke.

"And she's even obtained the Bloodline memory inheritance. That's the most crucial part!"

Hearing this... the most unsettled was naturally Gu Na.

"You... you're not joking? Can she fight a seventh rank? And what the heck is Bloodline Power memory inheritance?"

"Why would I lie to you? It's not like I can eat lies for dinner. Even if she can't win, escaping shouldn't be a problem." Peppa spoke with a serious face again.

"Alright, alright. Seventh-rank powerhouses can shatter the void. A fifth rank defeating one? You'd be blowing smoke then."

Mu Cheng, of course, didn't believe it either. He had seen a seventh-rank powerhouse in action, that world-destroying power.

They could even tear space itself. Forget fifth rank, even a sixth rank before a seventh-rank powerhouse...

Was basically trash, no matter how many came, they'd just be delivering themselves as cannon fodder...

"Heh, kid, this world is far more complex than you imagine. There's still much you don't know. So don't think that just because your abilities and Bloodline rank are high, you're invincible." Peppa gave Mu Cheng a reminder before immediately starting to snore loudly again.

"This... can a fifth rank really fight a seventh? It doesn't seem possible!" Mu Cheng's conviction wavered.

In his previous life, he had only reached the sixth rank, so it was indeed as Peppa said—he knew too little.

But he also couldn't be certain... that a fifth rank necessarily couldn't defeat a seventh.

On the other side, Lu Yuxuan simply swung her death heavy sword down from her position. The six-winged angel phantom behind her mirrored the motion.

Without anyone understanding what happened... the giant ape just collapsed. No one could tell how it died.

"Just now... what happened?" Yang Dali was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped, clearly losing his composure.

Gu Na also wore an incredulous look. "Resolved with one move? What exactly happened just now?"

"This... such terrifying strength. It seems even if we encounter a seventh-rank powerhouse, we might not necessarily be without a fighting chance." After witnessing Lu Yuxuan's power firsthand, Mu Cheng's previous belief began to shake.

"Don't just stand there. Gather the spoils first! The zombie horde will be here soon." Peppa suddenly spoke up to remind them.

Despite sleeping soundly now, it didn't hinder his judgment in the slightest.

"Mm-hmm, you all go ahead and arrange the cleanup." Mu Cheng nodded in reply.

Gu Na operated the high-tech bracelet on her right wrist. "Already arranged... What is Yu Xuan planning to do?"

Lu Yuxuan was ahead, examining the giant ape's body, her intentions unclear.

"Follow her and you'll find out." Mu Cheng released his Purple Cloud Wings and soon arrived at the giant ape's corpse.

Gu Na followed and asked, "Yu Xuan... does this thing have something good on it?"

"Of course it has something good. Otherwise, I would have left already." Lu Yuxuan answered directly and succinctly.

There really was no need for extra steps. Her lingering here so suspiciously naturally meant there was something valuable.

Otherwise, why wouldn't she have gone back?

"This big guy... what good could it possibly have?" Mu Cheng looked utterly baffled.

In his previous life, he had never heard of wild animals carrying anything good on them.