Perfect World

Chapter 699: Chapter 699 Body
 

The plain was vast and wide, encompassing hundreds of thousands of miles, all dyed a deep red – the blood of Divine Demons had stained it so.

Though some paths were well-trodden, always frequented by travelers, there were still many areas perpetually shrouded in blood-red mists, mists that have lingered since ancient times and never dispersed.

“Ao…”

With Yun Xi on his back, Shi Hao had just rushed into the dense fog when he saw a ferocious creature resembling a man-ape, but covered in dark scales, with crimson eyes emitting a deathly aura.

“Swoosh!”

It pounced to kill instantly, its speed too fast, digits splayed, claws an inch long, sharp like hooks, curved, with a flickering dark sheen.

Shi Hao stood his ground, his right fist emitting a faint golden glow as he struck forward.

“Clang!”

The collision sounded like metal against stone, harsh and grating.

The creature howled, flying backward in the air, leaving a trail of dark light behind. It moved incredibly fast, surpassing ordinary Venerables.

However, its arm was now twitching, its inch-long black nails broken on almost half of them, blood flowing steadily, its face wearing a look of shock as it stared at Shi Hao.

“It’s an Ape Demon!” Yun Xi exclaimed in surprise. In such an ancient and boundless battlefield, there were all types of fierce creatures. Ape Demons were rare but extremely powerful.

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Sometimes, you wouldn’t find many even in a battlefield tens of thousands of miles wide.

Their bodies were as hard as steel and unshakable, capable of contending against weapons barehanded, even able to break Treasured Artifacts and shatter various Great Divine Powers with their bare hands.

Yun Xi’s eyes showed astonishment; the Ape Demon’s body was equivalent to that of a Divine Fire Realm expert, difficult to contend with, and at the very least, not an opponent for a Venerable. Yet, the young man who carried her managed to injure it with a single punch, which was truly startling.

Boom!

The gloom was overwhelming; the Ape Demon bellowed, a torrent of crimson fog billowing as it left an afterimage and attacked once more, its claws black and distorting the very void.

It was too fast, its body curved like lightning, arriving in an instant, surpassing the prowess of those in the Venerable Realm, reaching behind Shi Hao in a heartbeat, reaching for Yun Xi’s heart.

Shi Hao shivered without turning his head, but his right leg swung back like a whip’s tail, launching a dazzling light as it collided with the Ape Demon’s claw.

The Ape Demon grunted, one arm bleeding black blood, and sharp, broken claws lay on the ground. It quickly retreated, its expression one of disbelief.

“Your physical strength is astonishing!” Yun Xi said, her eyes showing a sense of strangeness, as the young man before her was more formidable than she expected.

“Is this guy a Divine Level expert?” Shi Hao wore a serious expression; he was not afraid of physical confrontations, but dreaded powerful Mana attacks.

“The ancient and boundless battlefield is rich in gloom, and the creatures that are born here are all peculiar. This Ape Demon is physically strong, indeed in the Divine Fire Realm, yet it does not cultivate Mana.” Yun Xi explained.

“There are such creatures?” Shi Hao was astonished, then completely relaxed. If that was the case, there was nothing to worry about. In physical combat, he wasn’t even afraid of those from the Immortal Hall!

“However, it can resist Mana attacks, almost immune, following the pure path of body refinement,” Yun Xi further clarified.

“So powerful!” Shi Hao was startled.

There was a kind of body refiner who didn’t cultivate Mana but was almost immune to attacks from symbols, their bodies refined to the extreme.

“Boom!”

The Ape Demon roared, exerting all its power, its body glowing faintly, its black scales opening and closing, throwing punches that were almost crystalline.

“Bang!”

Shi Hao countered, feeling a slight numbness and pain in his fist, but the opposing Ape Demon screamed, its fist torn and bleeding black, sent flying away.

Shi Hao wanted to pursue, but then he saw a trail of blood left in front, the Ape Demon vanishing into the depths of the ancient and boundless battlefield after a few flickers.

“Such a formidable body, yet it didn’t collapse under my punch,” he muttered to himself, unsatisfied.

Yun Xi was speechless; even a Primordial being wouldn’t dare claim they could definitely kill such a powerful Ape Demon. This young man before her was truly too arrogant.

“Your achievements are startling; you should know, it’s an Ape Demon that has taken the ultimate path in body refinement, and it’s rare for other creatures to match its physical strength,” said Yun Xi, her beautiful eyes gleaming with divine splendor.

She began to suspect that the young man before her might be an extraordinary Primordial, as otherwise, it would be exceedingly difficult to possess such an incredible physique.

You see, the path taken by the Ape Demon was no ordinary body refinement journey; it was a route of extreme natural transformation!

“Let’s go. Now that we’re here, we need to be cautious. Such an ancient and boundless battlefield is very sinister,” Shi Hao said to himself.

“Thank you.” Yun Xi expressed her gratitude. She had sustained serious injuries, and without Shi Hao carrying her here, she would certainly not have survived.

Even after so many tens of thousands of years, the battlefield still bore rotten Long Spears, shields, and the bones of Divine Demons, alongside the fog, a scene of desolation and terror.

Suddenly, Shi Hao turned around to look behind; he heard the sound of flapping wings and said, “They’ve followed us down.”

He referred to the ferocious birds that had been pursuing them, among which were Divine Level experts. If not for his mastery of the Ground Shrinking Technique and the use of complex terrain to hide, they would have been caught long ago.

Shi Hao moved forward swiftly, leaving behind a faint afterimage and then disappearing as he burrowed deep into the ancient battlefield.

“You can’t escape!”

The leading predator bird, enveloped in gold and wreathed in flames, was a Three-legged Golden Crow, powerful by birthright, unaffected by the gloom near its body.

Beside it flew Red Cloud Birds, blood-red as fire, also accompanied by terrifying Divine Fire, heating up the space until it became vague and driving away all sorts of gloom.

Among this group of fierce birds were not a few Divine Level experts. They belonged to the Hundred Birds Mercenary Group, tempted by a handsome reward, all to hunt down the descendants of the Celestials Clan.

They had a name in Mo Province, and while perhaps not the most powerful mercenary group, their speed was unmatched. Few forces could vie with them in pursuit of leads.

“Boom!”

A Thunder Bird shone and sent forth a streak of lightning from its beak, splitting a hill on the battlefield, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.

“Not good, it’s hard to shake them off.” Shi Hao frowned.

“Ah, that’s the howling of the fiendish apes.” Yun Xi exclaimed in surprise, then her expression changed.

“What happened?” Shi Hao was puzzled.

“Within tens of thousands of miles, although there are only a few Ape Demons, they are very united. It seems that it is now summoning its companions to deal with us.” Yun Xi explained.

There are enemies in front, and pursuers behind, the situation is very bad.

In mid-air, a group of fierce birds were circling.

“They should have gone in that direction.” One of the fierce birds spoke; its head resembled a mastiff, but the rest of its body was that of a bird of prey.

It possessed an Innate Divine Ability, a nose that could communicate with spirits, even if the enemy hid their aura, it could still sense where they were using special character Divine Skills.

Dozens of fierce birds spread their wings and rushed toward the depths of the ancient and boundless battlefield.

“Roar…”

An Ape Demon roared, its eyes blood red with scales all over its body spread out, it leapt from the peak of a mountain and swiftly pounced on one of the fierce birds in midair.

This was sudden; the Ape Demon had immense strength and an unrivaled body, extremely fast. It landed on a Golden Eagle, erupted violently, and tore it apart in an instant, blood splashing high into the air.

“Be executed!”

The leading Archaic Golden Crow was furious, opening its mouth to spit out fiery symbols to annihilate the fiend.

“Swoosh!”

However, the Ape Demon was too fast. Although it was grazed by the light from the characters, it was unharmed. Its body was resistant to mana and it landed on another fierce bird.

It was extremely ferocious, with one punch it shattered the fierce bird’s head, brain matter and blood burst forth together.

Afterward, it quickly leaped toward the ground, with a loud bang, it shattered the earth and vanished into the mist in the blink of an eye.

In secret, Shi Hao and Yun Xi saw everything very clearly, both were amazed, this Ape Demon was too formidable.

“This one is even more terrifying, definitely at the peak of the Divine Fire Realm. Its body is unbelievably strong. The Ape Demons have a strong sense of territory and do not allow outsiders to intrude. Now there’s good drama to watch.” Yun Xi smiled, taking a deep breath.

Shi Hao showed a surprising expression, not expecting that before he could spur conflict, both sides had already started fighting each other.

“Kill it!”

The group of fierce birds was enraged, flapped their wings to the sky, and chased at extreme speed.

“Swoosh!”

On the ground, a grey-haired old Ape Demon suddenly leaped up, rushing hundreds of feet high, swift as a black lightning, and in an instant tore apart another fierce bird.

“You’re looking for death!” The Archaic Golden Crow was furious, spitting fire as it dived toward the old Ape Demon.

“Swoosh!”

In the next moment, shadows danced on the ground, and suddenly eight or nine Ape Demons appeared, all like arrows shot from a bow, rising into the sky, and erupting with divine might.

Their bodies shone brilliantly, their physiques radiating light, strong enough to make Shi Hao shudder, just in this piece of the ancient and boundless battlefield, to encounter such a terrifying group of Body Refiners.

Puff!

In the sky, blood blossomed; just within an exchange, seven or eight fierce birds were killed, their blood dyeing the long sky red, their brilliant feathers falling, and corpses plummeting to the ground.

Of course, one of the elder Ape Demons was targeted by the leader, the Archaic Golden Crow, and was injured. Even so-called Mana Immunity has its limits.

“Roar…”

An especially tall Ape Demon howled, leaping up, its dark aura surged as it met the Archaic Golden Crow, using its physique to disperse the opponent’s Divine Fire and symbols.

This was a great battle; the Hundred Birds Mercenary Group’s fierce birds suffered a major loss in this extremely yin-heavy land, not adapted to it, with eleven of their strong ones killed, including two of Divine Level beings.

And yet miraculously, not one of the Ape Demons died, only one was seriously injured, and two had light injuries.

“Let’s go!”

The Archaic Golden Crow and Red Cloud Bird were shocked, encountering such a monster with Mana Immunity made them feel powerless. Although angry, they also chose to retreat.

The scene quieted down, Shi Hao hidden in the distance, saw everything very clearly, his eyes glowing, his heart surging, feeling a hot flow coursing through his body.

This extreme path of bodily refining, for him, was too tempting; if immune to mana, and symbols had no effect on the body, it could make his strength surge!

“What kind of path is this?”

Suddenly, a miserable howl disrupted his thoughts, a Nine-headed Ape Demon transformed into nine black lightnings, rushing over in an instant, surrounding him.

“Let’s get out of here!” Yun Xi’s face was pale, facing such creatures, even those in the Divine Fire Realm would find it troublesome. With strong physiques and ineffective mana, they were troublesome foes.

Shi Hao’s expression was solemn, but he was not afraid. Since he was surrounded, he would fight his way out!

Even if these nine Ape Demons were equivalent to experts in the Divine Fire Realm, he feared nothing, just in terms of physique, he was not weaker than these nine formidable beings.

As for their Mana Immunity, it was meaningless to him.

“Don’t worry about me, escape yourself.” Yun Xi’s face turned pale, she knew, if even a Primordial came here facing nine Ape Demons, they would likely perish.

“Don’t worry, how could I be weaker than others.” Shi Hao set her down and smiled at her.

In that instant, Yun Xi’s heart trembled. Looking at the bright smile, the white teeth, she did not know why, but she felt somewhat dazed, the smile somehow familiar. In the Lower Realm, there was also a person who was always so confident.

“I want to uncover the secret of Mana Immunity; for me, this is a path to ultimate strength!” Shi Hao mused to himself.

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