The Corpse Ape at the peak of Sect Martial Sixth Realm could easily handle those fierce ghosts. After advancing to the Sect Martial Seventh Realm, it would be even less pressured.
"Not good, let's go!"
The short man was terrified.
He was well aware that facing a Corpse Ape at the Sect Martial Seventh Realm, they stood no chance.
To stay alive, they could only flee; otherwise, they would likely perish here today.
The tall man was also very aware of the situation on the scene and, with a deep shout, immediately turned around and flew off into the distance, even ignoring the Ghost King Stele that he didn't have time to retrieve.
However, the newly advanced Corpse Ape, brimming with a killing intent, naturally wouldn't let the Yin Yang Demons escape easily. Its massive body, over dozens of feet tall, suddenly flickered, turning into a blurry green shadow. It chased down the tall man with a terrifying speed.
The Corpse Ape caught up and delivered a slap, sending the tall man deep into the ground.
Startled, the short man abruptly gave an order to those fierce ghosts and then turned into a streak of light, flying rapidly away.
The fierce ghosts immediately howled and rushed forward.
Although they were extremely fearful of the Corpse Ape that had advanced to the High-level Sect Martial Realm, they dared not disobey the short man's orders and had no choice but to charge forward head on.
The Corpse Ape momentarily spared the tall man in the deep crater, turning its head to face the charging fierce ghosts and let out an angry roar. Suddenly, a Thunder Arc surged in its hand, gathering into a Thunderbolt Whip, several dozen feet long, and it viciously lashed out at the fierce ghosts.
The giant fierce ghost at the forefront bore the brunt of the attack and was cleaved in half by the Thunderbolt Whip, letting out a piercingly miserable scream.
However, following that, a sinister ghost energy surged from the suspended Ghost King Stele, entering the giant fierce ghost's body, quickly reconnecting its severed body, and swiftly healing it.
However, those ordinary fierce ghosts following the giant fierce ghost were not so lucky.
The ordinary fierce ghosts, with their strength, simply could not withstand the power of the Thunderbolt Whip. They were annihilated on the spot, turning into a green ghostly mist.
At that moment, the Corpse Ape strode forward, opened its gaping maw, and with a forceful inhalation, sucked in all the ghostly mist that filled the air into its belly. Its aura immediately rose by a notch.
At the same time, seeing their companions slaughtered in large numbers, the remaining fierce ghosts, though their eyes revealed sheer terror, still swarmed toward the Corpse Ape, climbing onto its body and tearing at it.
The Corpse Ape suddenly let out a roar, its face showing a trace of pain.
Logically, as a zombie, the Corpse Ape should feel no pain and wouldn't know fear, much like a Puppet that knows only to execute its master's commands unconditionally.
But that was only the case for the lowest-level Black Zombies and White Zombies.
A zombie at the level of Green Zombie had already rekindled its Divine Soul and had begun to possess a hint of Spiritual Wisdom, more akin to a young Spiritual Beast.
Thus, the Corpse Ape still had some perceptive abilities.
Ordinarily, given its strong Physical Strength, it should not fear attacks below the High-level Sect Martial Realm.
However, those ordinary fierce ghosts were not tearing at the Corpse Ape's flesh, but were attacking its Divine Soul.
The pain of a wounded Divine Soul is extraordinary, and even the Corpse Ape, with its not particularly sensitive perception, found it unbearable.
Enraged, the Corpse Ape suddenly extended its massive palm and, with one hand for each, seized two specters at the Middle Stage Sect Martial Realm and then, as if nibbling on radishes, devoured them in just a few bites.
However, in just that instant, dozens more specters clambered onto the Corpse Ape and began tearing at it, causing the expression on its face to become ever more agonized.
The next moment, before the Corpse Ape could retaliate, a giant specter with a black iron fork plunged it firmly into the Corpse Ape's chest, splashing green blood.
The Corpse Ape couldn't help but let out a painful howl.
Seeing this, Zhao Letian furrowed his brows.
He realized that he had underestimated the strength of those specters. Against their desperate attacks, even the advanced Corpse Ape was struggling to cope.
Nonetheless, the Corpse Ape's strength should be more than this; resolving these specters shouldn't pose too great a problem.
As expected, the Corpse Ape, besieged by hundreds of specters, could bear it no longer. With an angry roar, it suddenly erupted with strands of purple Thunder Arcs, blasting all the specters clinging to its body away.
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Even those giant specters were struck charred, emitting waves of shrill and wretched screams.
With its hands now free, the Corpse Ape once again opened its mouth full of razor-sharp white fangs and took a strong breath, swallowing all the specters that turned into ghostly mist, and its wounds of the Divine Soul were immediately healed.
Just then, the tall man who had been smashed into the ground by the Corpse Ape broke through and rushed out, his clothes torn, blood trailing from his mouth, and looking extremely disheveled.
"Kid, I've taken note of this debt. Our paths may not cross today, but on another day, you will pay with your life."
The tall man's face was livid as he stared intently at Zhao Letian and coldly spoke, before turning into a sword light and breaking through the air to escape.
"Another day? You no longer have another day. Kill him!"
Zhao Letian's eyes filled with a cold murderous intent as he gave the Corpse Ape a deadly command.
He might have let the shorter man escape, but this tall man shall not have the same chance.
The Corpse Ape roared angrily, ignoring the specters that continued to pounce at it; its figure flickered, charging towards the tall man. Swinging the dozens of zhang-long Thunderbolt Whip in its hand, it wrapped the tall man securely, pulling him back. At the same time, it opened its huge mouth, ready to swallow him whole.
"No! How can I, a mighty figure, fall here? Yang Demon Eye!"
With a reluctant and furious howl, the tall man's eyes suddenly shot out two piercingly bright white beams, striking the Corpse Ape's arm that was holding the Thunderbolt Whip, leaving two scorched marks on the Corpse Ape's apparently indestructible skin.
The Corpse Ape howled in pain, and the Thunderbolt Whip wrapped around the tall man involuntarily dissipated in an instant.
The tall man, now freed, was overjoyed and immediately turned into a sword light, dashing towards the distance.
Who would have known, just as he started moving, the Corpse Ape's other hand descended out of nowhere, directly seizing him tight in its palm, and then without any hesitation swallowed him into its gaping maw.