The Spirit Ape Lord opened the box, and his lips twitched when he saw the sword inside.
"Haha, it truly is a sword! Your words were not in vain! Spirit Ape Lord, you are celebrating too soon!" Qing Luan the demoness laughed upon seeing the sword, for it was merely a top-grade spirit artifact.
Although a top-grade spirit artifact was indeed excellent, many Nascent Soul realm cultivators used them.
Qing Luan the demoness, despite having only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, also possessed a top-grade spirit artifact.
The Spirit Ape Lord took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart. He had initially thought it was a top-grade spirit artifact, and so, unable to resist, he had snatched it, intending to kill Qing Luan the demoness and then continue exploring Fire Flame King's tomb. But now, he found himself in an awkward predicament!
"Spirit Ape Lord! You are still injured and not recuperating at home, yet you come here to seek death. I shall oblige you!" Qing Luan the demoness sneered.
As she spoke, a long sword flew out. Even though it was inferior to the sword in the Spirit Ape Lord's hand, it was also a top-grade spirit artifact.
The Spirit Ape Lord's weapon was a staff, while Fire Flame King's sword was a long sword. Even if he used it, it would only serve as a makeshift staff, and its quality was comparable to his own staff. He might as well use his staff, as it had been refined and could unleash his full power. This long sword, however, had not been refined, and its effectiveness might not even surpass a refined high-grade spirit artifact.
With a hum, the long sword controlled by Qing Luan roared and instantly attacked the Spirit Ape Lord!
Qing Luan the demoness was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but facing the Spirit Ape Lord, who was at the perfection stage of the Nascent Soul realm, she adopted an offensive posture!
Tang Ya seized the opportunity to retreat to the side. The Spirit Ape Lord ignored her, as killing her would be meaningless. Moreover, he was not certain of victory in this ambush, and he would still need her to explore Fire Flame King's tomb later.
"The Spirit Ape Lord is still heavily injured, let's attack together and ambush him!" Qing Luan the demoness's shout rang out again.
She was certain that the news from Ling Jiu was true; the Spirit Ape Lord was indeed heavily injured. As for how he discovered Ling Jiu was her subordinate, perhaps Ling Jiu had carelessly revealed a flaw recently and been discovered by the Spirit Ape Lord.
The Spirit Ape Lord knew she would come to explore, but how did he know she would come today? That point was indeed problematic, but she didn't dwell on it. The Spirit Ape Lord was stronger than her and held much greater authority. Perhaps he had his own channels and methods.
At this moment, there was no point in overthinking. Strike him while he's down!
Thus, with Qing Luan as the main force and six Nascent Soul realm cultivators as auxiliaries, they jointly battled the Spirit Ape Lord!
Rumbling sounds echoed.
The Spirit Ape Lord was indeed being pushed back steadily, and his injuries appeared to worsen!
At this moment, all the demons and fiends had transformed into their true forms!
Qing Luan was indeed one of the four great beauties of the Vera Empire. Even in her true form as a qingluan, she was incredibly beautiful. Her feathers were exquisite, like a queen among birds.
Anyone who had a penchant for birds would undoubtedly be captivated. Yang Feilong himself had to admit that her plumage was truly stunning.
"Three-Eyed Crow, I have treated you well. If you abandon the darkness and embrace the light, I shall forgive your past transgressions and even grant you some of Fire Flame Lord's legacy!" the Spirit Ape Lord bellowed.
"Spirit Ape Lord, stop dreaming. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. You create discord among the personnel you assign to each region. Who doesn't know your ulterior motives? You simply wish for them to weaken each other, thus preventing them from threatening your position! But if I kill you, this Wanshan County will be mine. I will not be like you; I will do my utmost to help them achieve the Nascent Soul realm!" Qing Luan the demoness's cold voice replied.
"Your words are true, Lady Qing Luan. Spirit Ape Lord, you should just accept your fate!" the Three-Eyed Crow's voice boomed.
The Spirit Ape Lord, already injured and with greatly reduced combat power, was on the verge of being tragically killed by the surrounding attackers. Of course, his injuries were primarily inflicted by Qing Luan the demoness.
Although Qing Luan the demoness was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, her combat prowess surpassed that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivator. The Spirit Ape Lord, who was previously severely wounded and now injured, could not unleash his full strength. Coupled with the harassment from the others, his injuries appeared to worsen.
"The Spirit Ape Lord seems to be losing!" Tang Ya approached Yang Feilong. "Should we take this opportunity to leave?"
"Leave? Why? There are so many treasures here, they all belong to us," Yang Feilong said calmly.
Of course, they were speaking in Dragon Country language and using telepathy, so even if their transmissions were intercepted, no one would know what they were saying.
"Then should we intervene?" Tang Ya asked.
"No need. It's best if both sides suffer heavy losses. If one is dead and the other is seriously injured, then we can control the situation!" Yang Feilong shook his head.
If one died and the other was severely injured, the latter would no longer pose a threat.
But at that very moment, Yang Feilong's expression changed.
Because just then, the Owl Eagle Song, who was about to deliver the finishing blow to the Spirit Ape Lord, suddenly swung its blade at Qing Luan's back. The attack was so sudden that not only was Qing Luan caught off guard, but even Yang Feilong, the observer, did not anticipate this shocking turn of events!
A squelching sound.
Blood splattered. Qing Luan, ambushed, was instantly severely wounded. After all, her primary attention was focused on the Spirit Ape Lord, and she never expected the owl that had followed her for so many years to betray her!
And it happened at a moment of life and death!
A squelching sound.
Following that, the Spirit Ape Lord, who had appeared to be on the verge of collapse, suddenly unleashed a surge of power and sent Qing Luan flying with a powerful staff strike.
First ambushed and severely wounded, then enduring the fierce blow from the Spirit Ape Lord, Qing Luan was instantly critically injured to an extreme degree!
A spurt.
Qing Luan's body was sent hurtling backward and crashed heavily against the wall covered in secret patterns.
"Haha, Qing Luan the demoness, did you ever imagine that Eagle Song was my person?" the Spirit Ape Lord cackled triumphantly.
The Three-Eyed Crow and the others retreated with solemn expressions, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
How long had the owl followed Qing Luan? And yet, it had betrayed her!
"Eagle Song, you slut! I treated you well, why did you betray me?" Qing Luan looked at the owl with anger. She had even delayed her plans to wait for the owl to break through to the perfection stage of the Nascent Soul realm, only to be met with betrayal!
"Why? Because the Spirit Ape Lord is my man! What future is there in following you? You're just a woman. Moreover, if Lord Spirit Ape didn't want to take you as his woman and have me cooperate, do you think I would have followed you? Don't dream!" The owl demoness had already reverted to her human form, snuggling against the Spirit Ape Lord, her gaze towards Qing Luan filled with disdain!
Qing Luan's heart was bleeding. She had failed to see through Eagle Song's disguise. How many years had it been? She truly was a blind fool, a self-righteous waste!
"How does betrayal feel?" the Spirit Ape Lord said with a cold smile.
At this moment, Qing Luan finally understood why the Spirit Ape Lord knew they were coming to Fire Flame King's tomb today. It was because her most trusted subordinate was actually the Spirit Ape Lord's woman.
"To be honest, if Eagle Song hadn't told me that you knew about Fire Flame King's tomb's intelligence, I wouldn't have suspected Ling Jiu was the spy!" Thinking of this, the Spirit Ape Lord's expression turned grim and ugly.
He had doted on Ling Jiu, but Ling Jiu had betrayed him. Therefore, he had killed Ling Jiu before coming tonight to prevent any information leaks that might reach Qing Luan!
This was also why he hadn't brought other subordinates; he feared there might be others who had betrayed him!
Qing Luan's methods were too formidable; he had to be cautious!