57: Chapter 57 This evil-horned ape is incredibly powerful; I wonder which expert came to its aid?

Zhao Ruoan shook the blood off his hands.

He walked over to the corpse of the Evil-Horned Mad Ape, his long sword leaving its scabbard as he skillfully flicked and gouged.

A fist-sized Yao core shimmering with a pitch-black halo was precisely extracted.

As the Yao core entered his hand, a surge of pure yet violent energy fluctuations came over him.

"Good stuff."

With another stroke of his sword, he also severed that menacing single horn.

This thing was top-tier Materials for Artifact Refining and worth a small fortune.

As for the mountain-like flesh and blood, he didn't even spare it a glance.

After finishing all this, he sheathed his sword, the entire process clean and crisp.

The more than thirty Qingxuan Sect Disciples behind him just watched in a daze.

It wasn't until Zhao Ruoan turned around that someone snapped out of it.

"Zha... Senior Brother Zhao..."

Senior Sister Liu, who was saved first, had a crying tone in her voice, her legs going soft as she was about to kneel.

"Senior Brother, you are basically my second parents!"

"More than just second parents! Senior Brother Zhao, from today onwards you are my own biological brother!"

A young Disciple was flushed with excitement.

"Brother my foot, call him Daddy! You gotta call him Daddy!"

Another Disciple roared even louder.

The scene was somewhat out of control for a moment, as everyone gathered around, their faces of surviving a catastrophe filled with fanaticism.

"Everyone, be quiet."

Zhao Ruoan's voice rang out, and the noisy crowd instantly fell into utter silence.

"This is not a place for celebration. The beast tide has not receded yet, so pull yourselves together if you want to stay alive."

Everyone looked at each other, seeing shame in each other's reactions.

That's right, the crisis hadn't been resolved yet, what on earth were they getting so excited about here.

Just at that moment, a sharp and shrill bird cry pierced through the rain curtain, coming from high above.

This voice was filled with majesty, completely different from the roars of Yao Beasts.

Everyone raised their heads to look.

An Azure-Feathered giant eagle with a wingspan exceeding ten zhang was breaking through the clouds and circling down.

Standing on the back of the giant eagle was a familiar figure.

"It is the Sect's Azure-Feathered War Bird!"

"An Elder has come to save us!"

"We are saved!!"

The joy that had just been suppressed burst out in an even more violent manner.

Quite a few Disciples wept with joy on the spot.

The Azure-Feathered War Bird landed steadily, and an Elder wearing the attire of the Law Enforcement Hall leapt down from the eagle's back.

The first glance he took upon landing shocked his heart at the tragic battlefield before him.

The wreckage of Yao Beasts was all over the ground, mixed with mud and blood, resembling an Asura Hell.

Especially that Evil-Horned Mad Ape embedded in the giant pit with a miserable death, which caused his mind to shake violently.

A Peak Spirit Sea Realm Yao Beast!

An unimaginable battle had taken place here.

"Elder Xiong!"

A Disciple recognized the newcomer and shouted loudly.

Elder Xiong's gaze quickly swept across the crowd. When he saw Zhao Ruoan standing at the very front, the heart he had been holding up finally dropped by half.

"Ruoan, it's good that you're safe!"

He walked up in a few steps, his tone full of relief.

"Elder, we were all saved by Senior Brother Zhao!" Senior Sister Liu blurted out eagerly.

"That's right! If it weren't for Senior Brother Zhao, we would have long become food on the plate for those Yao Beasts!"

"Senior Brother Zhao protected all of us with his own strength!"

Listening to the Disciples' chatter and reports, Elder Xiong's expression as he looked at Zhao Ruoan grew increasingly appreciative.

"Good, very good! Calm in the face of danger, possessing the demeanor of a great general! Truly a future pillar of the Sect!"

He heavily patted Zhao Ruoan on the shoulder, then turned to the corpse of the Evil-Horned Mad Ape, asking with a solemn expression.

"This Evil-Horned Mad Ape has astonishing strength. I wonder which passing Senior expert lent a helping hand? This old man must thank them in person."

In his view, an existence capable of so neatly slaying such a Yao King must at least be a great Cultivator of the Spirit Pill Realm.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the surrounding Disciples became somewhat peculiar.

Senior Sister Liu puffed out her chest and replied proudly, "Reporting to Elder Xiong, there are no other experts."

"It was Senior Brother Zhao. He alone hammered this Yao King to death."

The appreciation on Elder Xiong's face froze.

"What did you say?"

"This old man asked which Senior it was."

"I said, it was Senior Brother Zhao." Senior Sister Liu said word by word, intensifying her tone.

Elder Xiong's expression changed from solemn to blank, and then from blank to astonishment.

He pointed at Zhao Ruoan, then pointed at the completely dead Yao King, his tongue somewhat tied.

"Him? Alone? Hammered to death... this?"

"Mm."

The more than thirty surrounding Disciples nodded in unison, their actions neat and uniform.

Elder Xiong's brain went buzz.

He walked a circle around the corpse of the Evil-Horned Mad Ape, the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

This Yao King's bones were shattered all over its body, its internal organs turned to mud, and its head was even trampled into the ground; its death was extremely miserable.

This was clearly being crushed to death without a shred of suspense purely in terms of raw power.

A junior beat a Peak Spirit Sea Realm Yao King, known for its tyrannical Physical Body, to death alive?

What kind of outrageous Hell joke was this?

He had lived for several hundred years and had never heard of such utter nonsense!

"You guys... aren't joking with this old man?" Elder Xiong's expression was full of disbelief.

"Elder, do we look like we're joking?" A Disciple replied with a wry smile.

"We saw it with our own eyes. Senior Brother Zhao erupted with super-strong power, then chased after this Yao King and beat it violently, killing it with just a few punches."

Elder Xiong fell completely silent.

He looked at Zhao Ruoan, as if looking at a monster wearing human skin.

Just what kind of Prodigy was this kid?

"Elder."

Zhao Ruoan's voice interrupted his wild thoughts.

"This place is not suitable for a long stay. The unusual movements deep within the mountain range have not subsided yet, so we should evacuate as soon as possible."

This sentence woke Elder Xiong up.

Right, now was not the time to dwell on this; leaving safely was the primary task.

"Everyone, immediately board the War Bird! Quick!"

He made a prompt and decisive decision, shouting his orders.

The Disciples did not dare to tarry, each executing their movement techniques and scrambling to leap onto the broad back of the Azure-Feathered War Bird.

Zhao Ruoan went up last.

"Screee—!"

The Azure-Feathered War Bird let out a high-pitched eagle cry. With a shake of its wings, it whipped up a violent gale and soared straight into the sky.

The moment they left the ground, everyone let out a long breath of relief.

Finally, they were safe.

However, this thought had just arisen.

An utterly sharp sound of a piercing gale came without warning from deep within the Tianyao Mountain Range!

That sound was inconceivably fast, as if tearing through space!

Immediately after, a terrifying pressure far surpassing the Evil-Horned Mad Ape, and even exceeding Elder Xiong's cognitive limit, descended abruptly like the collapse of heaven and earth!

"Hum—!"

The Azure-Feathered War Bird let out a miserable cry, its massive body shaking violently in the air, and its flying posture becoming unstable.

Everyone on the back of the War Bird, including Elder Xiong, turned completely pale, their blood seeming to freeze at this moment.

An unspeakable, great terror gripped everyone's heart.

A new crisis had arrived abruptly.