Back then, Lin Xiuyuan, along with Jian Qiong, Zhang De, and others, encountered two black-haired apes at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining in that water pool cave. He had some experience in dealing with such demonic beasts.

But compared to what's in front of us, it's like the difference between a child and an adult.

Even if their cultivation levels are different, it would never cause such a huge gap, making them look like two different kinds of demonic beasts.

Clearly, this black-haired ape had a special destiny.

Seeing the black-haired ape rushing towards him at incredible speed, Lin Xiuyuan quickly took out another top-tier spirit sword, mounted it, and temporarily avoided its sharp edge.

However, the black-haired ape's eyes flashed with ferocity. It bent its legs slightly, leaped into the air, and fiercely attacked Lin Xiuyuan.

Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to throw out a series of low- to mid-level talismans, a total of twenty or thirty, mostly thorn talismans for restraint, plus fire cloud talismans, ice arrow talismans and other auxiliary attacks.

A burst of dazzling flames erupted instantly, and thorny vines sprouted, continuously wrapping around and dragging downwards, immediately halting the black-haired ape's advance.

Lin Xiuyuan reached out and summoned a spiritual shield to protect his body, then continued to perform sword incantations.

Now that Lin Xiuyuan has become the black-haired ape's primary target, its ferocity has been fully unleashed. Taking advantage of this, Huo Yun bursts forth with flames from the side to attack the black-haired ape, but the effect is minimal.

Before long, Lin Xiuyuan's magical power gathered and condensed into a sword technique. Its spiritual power suddenly flared up. With a flick of his sword finger, the spiritual sword instantly emitted a dazzling light, gathered a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation, and emitted a tail flame before slashing out at lightning speed.

A sword that cleaves the heavens!

Taking advantage of the black-haired ape being distracted by the talismans, the power of the sword technique was unleashed in its entirety, instantly striking the black-haired ape's shoulder.

They penetrated several inches deeper, and some blood spurted out, but they had finally achieved some results.

This sword technique is very powerful, perfectly demonstrating the power of a top-tier spiritual sword, but its drawback is that it consumes a lot of mana, directly taking away 10%.

"roar!"

The black-haired ape felt pain and let out a roar. Its hands, as thick as palm fans, immediately emitted bursts of dense, eerie light and slammed down repeatedly. With a deafening roar, it completely shattered the power of the talismans and then rushed towards Lin Xiuyuan at an extremely fast speed.

Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to temporarily avoid the attack and retreat on his sword. However, he was not fast enough, so he could only throw out talismans as he retreated to slow down the black-haired ape and then take the opportunity to launch an attack.

Huo Yun continued to spew flames from the side, but dared not approach, only coordinating with the talisman attacks, causing little damage.

From this perspective, Lin Xiuyuan looked as if he were being chased and beaten by a black-haired ape.

But the advantage lies with me!

Although he was being chased, he couldn't harm a single hair on Lin Xiuyuan's head. By using the power of the talismans to continuously inflict damage, it was only a matter of time before he killed the black-haired ape.

Furthermore, there are many low- to mid-level talismans, so there's no fear of them being consumed.

As they chased and fled, the black ape's wounds gradually increased.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the black-haired ape's vitality began to decline.

However, Lin Xiuyuan frequently activated the Sky-Splitting Sword, which consumed a lot of his mana. Although he consumed Spirit Gathering Pills and used spirit stones to recover, it was not enough to keep up with the consumption.

He then switched to using the Splitting Light Sword Technique and high-level talismans, barely managing to maintain his offensive capabilities and continuously inflict damage on the black-haired ape.

With the help of the talisman and the protection of the top-level spiritual shield, Lin Xiuyuan was not harmed at all, even though he was chased and attacked by the black-haired ape.

At this moment, the black-haired ape was covered in wounds, and its entire body had turned a dark reddish-black color...

Even with his fierce nature, the intense pain emanating from his body made him realize the dire situation.

A hint of retreat appeared in his scarlet, fierce eyes.

The fear that arises between life and death is undoubtedly the most intense, overpowering all ferocity and brutality.

After shattering the power of the talisman once again, the black-haired ape did not pursue again, but turned and ran away.

It was moving extremely fast, and it was about to disappear into the jungle.

Huo Yun spewed forth flames; though she tried to stop it, the damage she caused was...

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan sneered, immediately released his sword technique, took out several top-tier talismans, and activated them instantly.

This black-haired ape is too fast. Chasing it with a sword is too conspicuous. Now that the fight has reached this point, I have no choice but to use a top-tier talisman even if I don't want to.

Otherwise, it would be a bit unreasonable to let this black-haired ape escape after fighting it for so long...

"Sleepy!"

Lin Xiuyuan's mind stirred.

Several wooden talismans landed in all directions in an instant, emitting a hazy blue light. In a flash, they extended into streaks of black shadows, shooting out like a swarm of snakes, frantically coiling towards the black-haired ape.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Like a swarm of snakes dancing in the sky, baring their fangs and claws, they lunged to devour the black-haired ape.

Several wooden talismans erupted simultaneously, creating a terrifying scene in front of them that resembled a wooden cage.

In an instant, it was covered by dense branches and vines, covering an area of ​​several feet, layer upon layer, gradually forming a cage.

Lin Xiuyuan pointed his sword again, and the spirit sword pierced through it, unleashing its full sword light.

Huo Yun also darted away rapidly, finding a gap in the path and continuously spewing out flames. Although there was a difference in their cultivation levels, and the black-haired ape's physical body was too strong to cause immediate harm, prolonged burning could still inflict considerable damage.

Especially now that the black-haired ape is almost completely suppressed in a small space, it is undoubtedly the best time for Huo Yun to make a move.

In an instant, sword light pierced the air, and whistling sounds rang out continuously, accompanied by the clashing of swords and spears, which rang out incessantly and piercingly.

Within the wooden cage, another crimson hue spread, radiating intense heat and creating rolling waves of heat that radiated outwards.

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