Chapter 440 - 318: Demon-slaying the Ape, Crossing Nine Peaks! (Part 2)

The sky cleared instantly, without a cloud in sight.

Yet it still could not hear any sound, and not only that, there was warm liquid flowing from its seven orifices. The Ape Demon touched it with its hand, and it was covered in bright red blood!

Only then did the Ape Demon finally realize that with that one sound just now, its eardrums had been shattered, and it had lost its hearing.

The most terrifying part was that this force not only shattered the eardrums and hearing of its physical body, but also completely destroyed its Divine Sense’s ability to hear the world.

It was completely deaf.

But this was just the beginning. In its panicked gaze, it saw Gu Yuan’s lips move lightly and open again.

It couldn’t hear, but it could see the Spiritual Mechanism surging between heaven and earth, forming a gigantic golden shadow of a Golden Howl behind Gu Yuan, standing on four flaming lotus flowers, its body brimming with golden strands, exuding an unparalleled majesty.

The Golden Howl roared skyward!

The Ape Demon couldn’t hear any sound, but it clearly felt intense pain radiating from every limb and bone, as if every inch of its skin was under the attack of a ten-thousand-pound hammer, and its Soul felt like it was being torn apart. The pain was indescribable, and even its thoughts seemed to shatter.

The eighty-one Sword Shadows in the air, like dream-like illusions, were shattered into seventy-two, leaving only nine Spirit Swords in their original form, trembling and humming endlessly in mid-air, as if on the verge of collapse.

Ten Thousand Roar Spirit Sound Seal!

This Ancient Seal, which could be cultivated to the Daoist Embryo stage, had undergone a tremendous transformation after Gu Yuan entered Thousand Sounds Valley and listened to the myriad sounds.

The myriad sounds entered the seal, Dao Charm circulated, the Golden Howl manifested, and under his vast Mana, this seal already possessed some of the might of the Late Stage Golden Core.

With a single shout, rivers were severed, clouds halted, eagles and geese fell together, and mountains and rocks crumbled—not an exaggeration.

Being caught off guard, the Ape Demon bore the full brunt of the attack and in an instant was stripped of "hearing." Moreover, its physical body was struck by sound waves, affecting even its Soul, causing its Demonic Power to boil like scorching water, impossible to concentrate.

One could say that after a single shout, the Ape Demon lost almost all power to resist.

With Gu Yuan’s second shout, the nine Spirit Swords also nearly shattered, and the so-called Sword Array was instantly destroyed.

"No!"

"No!"

The Ape Demon’s heart shook violently, its inner self screamed frantically, desperately trying to gather its Heart and Spirit to calm its Demonic Power.

But from below the sky, a gray lightning bolt had suddenly struck down.

The Ape Demon’s heart raced, and a fear of death quickly overcame it. Without thinking, it desperately reached out, pulling a strand of silver hair from its back and fiercely tossed it toward the sky.

This strand of silver hair, once tossed into the wind, rapidly enlarged, instantly transforming into an exact duplicate of the Ape Demon, albeit seemingly cast from countless spiritual materials and metals, embodying a sense of "indestructibility."

Moreover, upon its appearance, the clone immediately drew the attention of the Thunder, causing the lightning to uncontrollably crash toward this duplicate.

"Hmm!"

Seeing this scene, Gu Yuan was instantly surprised, letting out a sound of astonishment.

The Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal was augmented by the Little Innate Thunder Spirit, akin to a Celestial Tribulation. If an Enemy Cultivator slaughtered wantonly, their aura like a demon, this Thunder Seal would amplify its power out of thin air.

After Gu Yuan consumed the Golden Bone Origin Fruit, the Golden Bone Thunder Aperture in his Dao Body was perfected, further enhancing the seal’s power by several fold. When battling demonic and evil beings, this seal was Gu Yuan’s most formidable single-target Dharma Seal.

Moreover, this seal had the ability to lock on to an Enemy Cultivator; once struck, it was nearly impossible to evade.

Yet this Ape Demon’s clone forcibly altered the Thunder Seal’s lock, causing it to strike the wrong "demon."

"Boom!"

The material used to forge this clone was unknown, with Spirit Charm flowing through it, resembling copper skin and iron bones, even more formidable than the flesh of a Tier Three Great Demon.

However, under the strike of the Thunder Seal, as if punished by a Celestial Tribulation, the gray lightning bore an aura of Chaos; even this clone couldn’t withstand it, directly exploding into countless fragments.

But after this strike, the lightning suddenly vanished, nowhere to be seen.

The Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal was a supreme Secret Seal. Even with Gu Yuan’s current level, unleashing it consecutively within a few short breaths was impossible; it needed to be nourished.

Taking advantage of this moment, the Ape Demon managed to recover a bit of its Demonic Power, dark light surging on its body, attempting to flee.

It had already realized that the person before it wasn’t truly versed in the Sword Dao.

The Sword Seal’s method was probably the lowest-grade technique in the opponent’s hands, not worthy of being on the big stage!

Why did such a person bother competing for this Sword Seal?!

"Escape!"

This was the only thought in its mind.

But just then, it suddenly noticed a blue Dao Seal appeared on Gu Yuan’s forehead.

As the Dao Seal sketched itself out, it resembled a vertical pupil, opening at the center of his brow.

"Bang!"

It only felt that the vertical pupil seemed to open slightly for a moment, and then all its thoughts were completely extinguished, its vision went black, and it lost consciousness completely.

"This, this, this..."

Below the Spirit Peak, the Old Ape witnessed this magical combat with his own eyes, feeling twofold terror, his mouth dry.

He was aware of the Ape Demon’s strength.

Regardless of the Demonic Techniques it secretly practiced, just with those nine Spirit Swords, splitting into eighty-one Sword Lights, it had already suffocated the Nine Spirit Peaks, only allowing them to survive at its whims.

Today, although he had reminded Gu Yuan, due to the Ape Demon’s might, he dared not aid in his escape.

At that time, seeing Gu Yuan’s Upper-class Sword Pill suppressed, he sighed deeply in his heart, convinced that Gu Yuan would surely die.

Unexpectedly, after losing the Sword Pill, Gu Yuan instead became more valiant, using three techniques in unison to unexpectedly turn defeat into victory in an instant.

In his perception, the breath of the Ape Demon’s soul had completely vanished, leaving only a breathless corpse falling from the floating clouds, which was then collected by Gu Yuan, and the nine Spirit Swords in the air were also suppressed by his Vast Magical Power and forcibly collected into his sleeve.

Then his Escape Light casually descended below the clouds, outside the Sword Array of the Spirit Peak, making eye contact with the Old Ape.

"Ascendant, such prowess, slaying the treacherous demon who turned against its master, this Little Demon submits in admiration!"

Confronting those eyes like a deep pond, the Old Ape shuddered inwardly and immediately spoke respectfully.

"Come out of the array for a battle!"

Gu Yuan said indifferently with his hands behind his back.

Inwardly alarmed, the Old Ape hurriedly said, "Ascendant, be discerning, the Little Demon did not intervene because the Ape Demon was too fierce; the lives of the entire Sword Nine Peaks clan depend solely on me, truly not daring to help, please, Ascendant, be appeased!"

"For hundreds of years, since the Little Demon took over the Sword Order, I have diligently guarded, never leaving, fearing one day the benefactor’s descendants would arrive and lose the Fate Technique, waiting incessantly!"

"It was truly impossible to fight against the Ape Demon, we could only live at its whims, please, Ascendant, forgive, forgive!"

The Old Ape, thinking Gu Yuan was going to punish him for simply watching without aiding during the battle, was in great panic, repeatedly explaining.

Gu Yuan, his heart like a clear mirror, naturally knew the Old Ape’s thoughts and understood the intrigue of these Nine Peaks.

If the Nine Peaks’ Great Demons wholeheartedly united, the Ape Demon certainly wouldn’t have obtained the nine Sword Orders so easily.

He had dueled with the Ape Demon until now, yet not a single demon had acted, which was also quite questionable.

But ultimately, it was just some petty selfish scheming, plotting for their own Spirit Peak, trying to fish in troubled waters, which Gu Yuan didn’t bother to pay attention to.

Slaying the Ape Demon with thunderous methods should be terrifying enough to intimidate the petty and weak.

"With this ape’s death, the trial must continue; these Nine Peaks I need to pass through one by one, to comprehend the Sword Stone, you must open the Grand Array immediately and battle me, and then I will enter the peak to cultivate!"

Gu Yuan instructed.

"This, this, this..."

Upon hearing this, the Old Ape’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat, hesitating indecisively.

Although Gu Yuan spoke thus, he was truly afraid that the moment the Grand Array opened, Gu Yuan would turn hostile and slaughter everyone in the Sword Nine Peaks.

After all, the Sword Ape tribe had already turned against their master, and he had just stood by and watched.

"This Grand Array is as good as nonexistent to me, do not hesitate and bring harm upon yourself!"

Seeing this, Gu Yuan only urged indifferently.

"Yes, yes, yes, the Little Demon will open the Grand Array immediately!"

Hearing this, the Old Ape shuddered inwardly and dared not delay any longer, instantly disabling the Grand Array, and taking out a strange demon artifact resembling an iron rod, sending it flying toward Gu Yuan.

"The Little Demon is unworthy, having only mastered this Qianyang Swordsmanship, please, Ascendant, impart your knowledge!"

The Old Ape’s iron rod ignited with fire, brilliant Sword Light surged like flames, tremblingly bowing to Gu Yuan.

"Do not cower, a swordsman should be ever forward!"

Gu Yuan rebuked.

"Yes!"

Seeing that Gu Yuan indeed harbored no murderous intent, the Old Ape immediately put away his panic, a hint of confidence appearing in his eyes.

The Qianyang Swordsmanship, he had practiced for hundreds of years, the Qianhuo Sword Intent well-ingrained in his heart, if not for the Ape Demon practicing the Demonic Path Method back then, it may not have been able to take the Sword Order from him!

"Please, Ascendant, impart your knowledge!"