The word "leave" kept lingering in Xie Zhou's mind, and he didn't know who had given him the signal.
The system then told Xie Zhou, "Host, you're right. That aura is coming from a mountain-moving ape not far ahead. I don't know why it warned you not to go near there, as there might be great danger there."
Xie Zhou could sense that terrifying aura, which only lasted for a short while before disappearing. This aura seemed to be directed only at Xie Zhou.
The other elders, completely oblivious to anything amiss, continued their exploration. They had already reached the middle of the Monster Mountain Range, but had found nothing at all. The elders began to whisper amongst themselves.
"Why are these magical beasts so sparse after the black tide was generated? Shouldn't they be in clusters? Could it be related to that person?"
When one of the elders mentioned this person, his eyes kept darting towards Xie Zhou, but he was also very careful, afraid that the person would see him and displease him, otherwise his life would be in danger.
Unexpectedly, this young girl possesses such formidable strength despite her young age. Even if the group of them were to unite against Xie Zhou, they would likely be powerless to turn the tide.
The other elders, seeing him mention this person, quickly stepped forward to stop him, gesturing for him to be quiet, and whispered, "Shut up, how dare you say that? Those demonic beasts were probably badly injured just now, so they probably won't appear again. After all, a large number of black tides will appear in the inner and middle parts, but the exact location is not very clear."
"After all, the Monster Mountain Range is so vast. Are we really going to run into them the whole way? That would be like winning the lottery. I don't want to get hurt so early."
"Brother is right, but we still need to be careful. We've been walking for so long and haven't encountered one yet. Perhaps it's nearby, but why haven't we sensed any trace of a magical beast?"
"I don't know, let's wait and see!"
The elders followed the group and continued their exploration, while Xie Zhou rapidly used his powerful mental energy to search for the source of the terrifying aura that had vanished. Where was the Mountain-Moving Ape? How could it possibly have sent them a message?
Let them leave. It is also a magical beast, and like the Black Tide this time, it will go berserk. It will always remain clear-headed and stop them from advancing. It must have some other premeditated plan.
Her sharp mental energy quickly tracked down the source of the terrifying aura.
Having observed that the Mountain-Moving Ape was only three miles away, Xie Zhou noticed that its aura was very weak. Feeling something was amiss, he quietly used his spiritual power to check on the Mountain-Moving Ape's condition.
She discovered that its current strength was less than half of its peak, and that the Mountain-Moving Ape had also lost half of its life essence.
Strangely, despite its weakened state, the Mountain-Moving Ape used its last remaining strength to send a message to the cultivators who had come to explore the origin of the mountain.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, it had already sent out countless messages to prevent anyone from entering this place and losing their life. In order to escape the pursuit of those berserk demonic beasts, its body had already suffered many symptoms, so Xie Zhou could sense that its energy was very low at this moment.
The Mountain-Moving Ape had already sensed the exploration of that spiritual power, but it did not try to stop it. After all, with its current strength, it was completely powerless to resist and resigned itself to being spied on. However, Xie Zhou frowned slightly.
He then relayed the entire situation to the system without missing a word, and the system said with some surprise, "The Mountain-Moving Ape was originally a powerful magical beast in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, suppressing something for thousands of years, but how could its power suddenly weaken so much? There must be a problem!"
Xie Zhou then guessed that it might be due to the influence of the legendary curse, which greatly weakened his vital energy.
Xie Zhou quickly voiced his question without reservation. The system also expressed some doubts, but did not have a clear reason to fully explain this strange phenomenon.
The elders continued walking forward. Xie Zhou observed that they were getting closer and closer to the Mountain-Moving Ape, and he was also closely monitoring the ape's condition, noticing that its aura was becoming increasingly weak.
Xie Zhou felt that instead of making wild guesses here, it would be better to ask the person in question directly what was wrong with it and why it was so weak.
Xie Zhou then used his mental power to transmit his voice to the Mountain Moving Ape not far away.
"Mountain-Moving Ape, how did you become like this? Were you affected by the Black Tide? Did you see a group of men in black? Did they do anything to you?"
A barrage of questions bombarded the Mountain-Moving Ape, which had been relatively calm until its pupils slowly shrank, and its surroundings were filled with a crimson hue. Its entire body was expanding rapidly, and soon it broke through the barrier it had set up.
His consciousness gradually faded, and he was soon overtaken by an unknown force.
The Mountain-Moving Ape had already entered a berserk state, so naturally it did not answer Xie Zhou's question.
"Roar! Roar!..."
The roar of the mountain-moving ape came from the woods not far away, startling the birds in the forest. The elders also heard it and immediately stopped in their tracks, looking over there. The trees were shaking violently, indicating that something was coming this way.
Sure enough, the shaking of the ground became more and more violent, as if an earthquake was about to occur. The elders quickly retreated, while warily looking in that direction, fearing that some magical beast might suddenly rush over and attack them.
Moreover, Xie Zhou had noticed the strange behavior of the Mountain-Moving Ape in advance. She originally tried to control his berserk state with her mental power, but seeing his sudden surge of power, she quickly withdrew her mental power. After all, she wasn't alone; there were so many elders present.
What they had originally encountered might have been an allied force, but unexpectedly, the Mountain-Moving Ape swiftly leaped several times, its large paws leaving deep furrows in the ground.
With a leap, the Mountain-Moving Ape appeared before everyone.
It pounded its chest, its mouth wide open, emitting bursts of ape cries.
The elder of the Sand Sea Sect showed no remorse whatsoever; he had completely forgotten the humiliation he had just suffered.
Xie Zhou's attention was drawn to the Mountain-Moving Ape, while he was also reminding the elders.
"Be careful of this Mountain-Moving Ape; it has entered a berserk state!"
He saw that he was distracted by the grievances he was uttering.
He scolded her, saying, "Sword Sect, look what trouble this girl has gotten herself into this time. There was no unusual movement just now, but the Mountain-Moving Ape came from her direction. Don't you find that a bit strange?"
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