The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame struggled hard to speak.
But in the end, it couldn’t form normal words.
Only a few hoarse, unpleasant sounds emerged.
They didn’t resemble human speech but instead sent chills down the spine.
Nine Nether Ice Flame casually said, “Alright, alright, if you can’t speak properly, then don’t speak.”
“You don’t have much sanity left. Take my advice, old friend—let’s die first.”
Shen Mo clicked his tongue in disbelief.
“Let’s die first”—does that even sound like something a person would say?
Whimpering came from within the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame.
The next moment, Shen Mo sensed a tremendous crisis rising.
Without hesitation, he instantly flashed backward, putting distance between himself and the danger.
Nine Nether Ice Flame also sensed the threat and immediately returned to Shen Mo’s body.
A huge black shadow crashed down from the sky, smashing the ground where Shen Mo had just stood into a deep crater.
Keep in mind, the rocks here had been tempered by Divine Thunder, making them incredibly hard.
Even a full-strength strike from a Dharma Manifestation Realm cultivator couldn’t cleave a stone here.
But this black shadow could crush the ground deeply, showing terrifying brute strength.
The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame suddenly erupted with lightning, illuminating the surroundings brilliantly.
Using the lightning’s glow, Shen Mo saw the figure clearly.
It was a massive giant ape.
Its body was like a small mountain.
Muscles were as rugged as jagged rocks.
Its skin was like golden iron, reflecting cold light under the thunder.
It stood at least three hundred zhang tall.
Compared to it, Shen Mo looked like an ant.
“But it’s already dead.”
Shen Mo recognized the giant ape immediately.
The Star-Picking Ape was an ancient rare beast.
The legend of it plucking stars from the sky was a myth.
But ripping a small mountain with its hands and smashing it down like a meteor was easily within its power.
However, this Star-Picking Ape was clearly dead.
Its eyes were hollow and lifeless, showing signs of death.
It was likely the final guardian placed here by the Heavenly Dao Will to protect the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame.
“A ninth-rank demon beast, equivalent to a Nirvana Realm powerhouse. Its flesh and skin have been tempered by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame for thousands of years, making it incredibly tough. Not an easy opponent.”
Nine Nether Ice Flame whispered.
Shen Mo smiled, “If I can’t even deal with a dead beast , then there’s no need to tame the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame.”
With that, he suddenly activated his Dharma Manifestation.
A similarly large and muscular giant ape appeared.
Its four muscular arms looked as if they could tear the sky apart.
The Star-Picking Ape stomped fiercely and charged.
Strength clashed against strength.
The battle instantly reached a white-hot intensity!
the Star-Picking Ape’s mountain-like body slowly fell to the ground,
emitting a huge, heavy thud.
Shen Mo remained unharmed, not even a corner of his clothes torn.
This Star-Picking Ape was indeed powerful.
Its flesh was tough and its strength terrifying.
Even the pain was completely gone since it was already dead.
However, precisely because it was dead and without any consciousness,
Shen Mo’s small trick was enough to kill it.
After killing the Star-Picking Ape, Shen Mo collected its essence blood.
The essence blood of such an ancient rare beast was valuable.
Even if he couldn’t use it himself, he could trade it to others.
Shen Mo recalled that Yuan Tai, the fortress lord of Jinshan Fortress, used the Star-Picking Ape as his Dharma Manifestation.
For others, this essence blood might only help enhance the Blood Qi Realm.
But for Yuan Tai, it was almost priceless!
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