"I am the master of this Vast Mountain Range!!!"
The King-level Demon Ape's demonic wings on its back flapped, and a Blood-colored Gale swept out like lightning, covering half of the Vast Mountain Range.
This Blood-colored Gale wasn't just terrifying to look at; it was like billions of tiny, imperceptible tendrils, frantically absorbing the life essence within the gale.
Plants withered, birds and beasts perished.
At this moment.
A faint, slender Willow appeared in mid-air, and a gentle glow protected Stone Village. Otherwise, when the tiny tendrils within the Blood-colored Gale spread in, they would drain the life of everyone in Stone Village in minutes, turning them into dried corpses.
Seeing this bizarre and terrifying scene.
Shi Yi had no intention of continuing to watch the show. He turned and ran, but he quickly stopped. It wasn't that he wanted to court death, but because he found that above his head, a faint, slender Willow also extended from the void.
A gentle glow appeared, forming a luminous green barrier protecting him.
"Willow Deity?"
Shi Yi touched the luminous green slender Willow above his head. He felt as if he had touched the Willow Deity's fingertip, and even felt her consciously retract her finger.
But before he could savor this strange feeling, another luminous green slender Willow quietly extended from the void, directly giving his backside a hard whip.
"Slower than I expected, Shi Yi, you seem to be lacking." The Willow Deity's voice was still the same, gentle with a hint of sacredness that could not be violated.
"I'm lacking?"
Shi Yi immediately became anxious, selectively forgetting the burning pain on his backside. He jumped up from the ground, as if to confront the Willow Deity hidden in the void.
"I thought you would be back in ten days. I didn't expect you to linger for a month and a half," the Willow Deity said calmly.
"My sense of direction wasn't very good then. I took a wrong turn and went off course by several million li," Shi Yi argued.
Leaving aside Shi Yi and the Willow Deity's casual chat, deep within the Vast Mountain Range at this moment, the struggle between the King-level Demon Ape and the Li Fire Bull Demon had reached a fever pitch.
"Moo! You are not qualified to be the master of this mountain range. The old Suan Ni is dead, and this mountain range should be ruled by this old bull. How dare you dream of being the master of this mountain range?"
The Li Fire Bull Demon seemed very angry. Not only was its bull nose constantly snorting, its eyes were red, and its thick, tall bull hooves were currently burning with raging flames, unconsciously stomping on the ground.
The Li Fire Bull Demon was not afraid of the King-level Demon Ape. Fierce and violent flames burned around its body, incinerating half the sky and successfully blocking the Blood-colored Gale from eroding the Vast Mountain Range.
Heaven and Earth Lihuo, thunder and wind oppose each other, mountains and marshes communicate, water and fire do not mix. Lihuo can burn everything in the world.
Heaven and Earth refer to Qian and Kun, thunder and wind refer to Zhen and Xun, mountains and marshes refer to Gen and Dui, water and fire refer to Kan and Li, which are the Innate Eight Trigrams.
Among the Eight Trigrams, Li represents the south.
Because the south is the position of the sun at noon, it belongs to Yang, and among the Yin and Yang Four Symbols, the south belongs to the fire of Bing and Ding, guarded by the Vermilion Bird. Therefore, in the Eight Trigrams, the Li position is fire, which is Lihuo.
The Li Fire Bull Demon possesses the ability to control Heaven and Earth Lihuo and is also an Ancient Descendant that cannot be underestimated. The bloodline potential of the Li Fire Bull Demon is no less than that of the King-level Demon Ape.
"Old bull, if you want to die, I'll give you the chance to accompany the old Suan Ni," the King-level Demon Ape sneered.
"Arrogant. You and I are merely equals. Without devouring the old Suan Ni's true blood, you alone probably can't do anything to me." The flames on the Li Fire Bull Demon's body became even hotter.
"Is that so? Then let's speak with strength and see who is the master of this Vast Mountain Range."
The King-level Demon Ape vibrated the demonic wings on its back. Its figure was like lightning, swift as the wind. The hand that could pry open the skull of a Desolate Variant moved towards the Li Fire Bull Demon's skull.
But the Li Fire Bull Demon wasn't a giant bear that was intimidated by the King-level Demon Ape, had its skull cracked open, and couldn't even resist eating tofu pudding. It charged forward, its horns lowered.
This fight lasted for three days and three nights. The King-level Demon Ape was covered in wounds, both large and small, and the Li Fire Bull Demon was also exhausted, its movements weary.
"Old Bull, we can't determine a winner between us. If we keep fighting, outsiders might take advantage. How about we split the old Suan Ni's true blood?"
The King-level Demon Ape's tone was very cautious. It sensed several Ancient Descendant auras, slightly weaker than its own, hidden outside the Vast Mountain Range.
"I... I have no objection, but what about the Vast Mountain Range?"
The Li Fire Bull Demon's massive bull head finally lowered. It chose not to fight the King-level Demon Ape to the death, knowing that neither of them would benefit from a deathmatch.
"It's simple, half for each of us. We'll rule this Vast Mountain Range together," the King-level Demon Ape sat down.
"You're not human, and I'm not human. It should clearly be split in half each," the Li Fire Bull Demon also slumped down.
"Human... You're right, old bull. Humans in this Great Wilderness are just our blood food. We've been fighting for days. After we finish sharing the old Suan Ni's true blood, I'll go find a few large tribes in the Great Wilderness and have a good taste of human deliciousness."
The King-level Demon Ape didn't refute the Li Fire Bull Demon. As it spoke, it seemed to recall the taste of human tofu pudding, and saliva couldn't help but drip from the corner of its mouth.
"If you have the guts, leave the Great Wilderness and go to Stone Country and Fire Country to catch humans," the Li Fire Bull Demon grumbled.
"Old Bull, do you think I'm stupid? Stone Country and Fire Country are ancient countries, both with Human Emperors presiding over them. I'd be going to my death!" The King-level Demon Ape glanced at the Li Fire Bull Demon with disdain.
Just at this critical moment.
The old Suan Ni, which had been lying on the ground, its life force long gone, opened its closed eyes. A powerful golden light bloomed in its pupils.
The golden light intensified, spreading its radiance.
In an instant.
The entire Vast Mountain Range was enveloped in a brilliant golden light. Grass, trees, rocks, and everything else turned golden. The pure golden light seemed to completely assimilate the Vast Mountain Range.
No one had expected that the old Suan Ni, which had long been dead, would leap up. Although it was incredibly old, at this moment, it was as fierce and powerful as it had been in its youth.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was the old Suan Ni's final battle. Its life had reached its end. After this battle, it would truly die of old age.
"Rumble..."
Like a thunderclap from the nine heavens, shaking the mountains, the old Suan Ni stood up straight, swift as a golden lightning bolt, and quickly pounced on the two beast kings who ruled over their respective territories.
The King-level Demon Ape and the Li Fire Bull Demon's minds were blank at this moment. They didn't understand, couldn't figure out, how the seemingly dead old Suan Ni had suddenly come back to life.
And looking at its power, it was clearly no less than when it was young, in its prime. At that time, the Suan Ni roamed the Great Wilderness; it was the true master of this Vast Mountain Range.
"Pfft!"
It was too fast, and too sudden.
The golden light that the old Suan Ni transformed into flashed by. Although the King-level Demon Ape reacted, the fierce battle with the Li Fire Bull Demon had consumed a large part of its physical strength.
One of the King-level Demon Ape's arms, along with half of its body, was torn off, sending blood spurting dozens of feet high, instantly putting it in a state of severe injury and near death.
"Crack!"
Before the King-level Demon Ape could flap its demon wings, no, its single demon wing, to escape, thunder exploded from the old Suan Ni's mouth, turning into a pillar of lightning that killed the King-level Demon Ape on the spot.
"You were faking death!"
Before the Li Fire Bull Demon could finish speaking, a ball of golden light shot towards it.
The next second.
The Li Fire Bull Demon, whose entire body was engulfed in flames, had its two massive horns, several meters long, along with a large chunk of flesh from its head, torn off by the old Suan Ni's claw.
With its horns gone and flesh stripped away, revealing stark white bone, the old Suan Ni showed no mercy. It struck down with another claw, shattering the Li Fire Bull Demon's skull.
This sudden turn of events.
Not only stunned all the fierce beasts and raptors secretly watching from outside the Vast Mountain Range, terrifying them into collapsing onto the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Even Shi Yi, under the protection of the Willow Tree, couldn't help but smack his lips at this moment. He hadn't expected the old Suan Ni to be so decisive and ruthless in its actions.
Not bad.
Worth learning from!
"Why do I feel like a war correspondent?" Shi Yi rubbed his chin. He felt he had gone down the wrong path; his fighting was mediocre, but he was quite good at watching the show.
"Roar!" A deafening roar echoed.
The old Suan Ni let out a long howl towards the sky, its terrifying pressure enveloping the entire Vast Mountain Range. Except for Shi Yi, all the fierce beasts and raptors secretly watching the bloody struggle in the Vast Mountain Range left.
If the old Suan Ni could put on a show once, it could do it again. None of them wanted to become the next King-level Demon Ape or Li Fire Bull Demon, becoming something for the old Suan Ni before its death...
Just then.
The old Suan Ni suddenly looked in Shi Yi's direction.
"Young friend, seeing as we've met, could you allow this old one to rest in peace?"