327: Black Crystal Giant Ape as a sparring partner

"Really?" Huang Chen's spirits instantly lifted upon hearing this. "Do you mean that even if my HP is drained to zero, they still can't kill me?"

"Of course!" Zi Han nodded. "If you die, I die too... Even monkeys of the Golden Immortal Rank couldn't kill me, so do you really think these few unevolved small fries could pose any threat to me?"

Huang Chen felt reassured and quickly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go beat the hell out of it right now."

"What's the rush?" Zi Han said leisurely. "It takes time to set up the Soul Refining Array."

"Still ten minutes?" Huang Chen asked.

"Yes!"

"Then you go make the arrangements, and I'll go check which one is easier to fight."

After saying this, Huang Chen activated Stealth and quietly flew to a spot about five kilometers from the Mirror Shadow Tower. Circling around the tower, he locked onto a monster covered in deep black fur that looked like a giant ape.

Generally, ape-like monsters are melee types. For him right now, melee bosses were much easier to fight than magic-type ones.

Huang Chen approached cautiously, but when the distance between them was only one kilometer, the giant ape suddenly raised its head, its crimson pupils instantly locking onto Huang Chen in the sky.

"Roar!!!"

A terrifying roar swept over like a tangible shockwave, causing Huang Chen's clothes to flap violently.

"Why is its vigilance so high?" Huang Chen frowned slightly and immediately cast an inspect skill.

[Black Crystal Giant Ape, Lv 100, Saint Rank Boss]

Just as Huang Chen cast the inspection, the Black Crystal Giant Ape shot straight up into the sky and flew rapidly toward him.

Facing the Black Crystal Giant Ape flying toward him at high speed, Huang Chen did not retreat but advanced instead. He flipped his right hand, and the demon slayer immediately appeared in his grasp.

By this time, countless tens of thousands of monsters had died in the surrounding area, and Huang Chen's attack speed had been boosted by the demon slayer to an incredible level.

"Soul Severing Stab!"

Just as the distance between them was less than two hundred meters, Huang Chen gave a soft shout, turning into an afterimage as he dashed toward the giant ape.

"Boom!"

The two collided with a massive roar, and the dust kicked up instantly obscured their vision.

A moment later, a dark figure was seen flying out of the dust, followed immediately by a massive silhouette that slammed its clenched fists onto the dark figure.

"Boom!"

With another huge roar, Huang Chen was smashed directly into the mob of monsters by the Black Crystal Giant Ape like a cannonball.

At this moment, the other four Saint Rank bosses near the Mirror Shadow Tower were also attracted by the roar and opened their eyes to look in the direction of the battle.

Feeling the other four gazes, the corner of the giant ape's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smug smile, and it turned its head provocatively toward the Mirror Shadow Tower.

Seeing the giant ape's expression, the other four bosses rolled their eyes, then closed them again, ignoring it.

The giant ape let out a human-like snort, then turned its eyes toward the center of the dust.

"Roar!"

After a loud roar, it swung its fists toward the center of the dust.

However...

This time, the earth-shattering sound of a collision did not come, and the scene remained still for about two seconds.

"Awoo~~ wooooooo~~~"

A miserable howl came from the Black Crystal Giant Ape within the dust, and just then, a north wind blew by, dispersing the dust.

The giant ape was still maintaining its diving posture, while beneath it, Huang Chen was holding a golden cudgel that was dozens of meters high with both hands. The upright golden cudgel happened to be thrust right into the giant ape's unspeakable area between its legs.

The Black Crystal Giant Ape's entire face flushed purple, and a damage value of three million floated above its head.

The attack having succeeded, the golden cudgel immediately shrank and was put away by Huang Chen again. The giant ape's massive body also dropped straight to the ground, smashing the monsters beneath it and causing them to yelp.

Meanwhile, the high-ranking bosses who had been watching the battle between Huang Chen and the Black Crystal Giant Ape were all twitching their eyebrows...

This move, while not very damaging, was extremely insulting.

Sure enough, the Black Crystal Giant Ape that had crashed to the ground was thoroughly enraged. Even its naturally pitch-black furry face seemed to be flushed with heat. It slammed its massive palm against the ground, causing the entire earth to shake violently, and its huge body charged over at a terrifying speed that didn't match its size!

"Retreat!"

Huang Chen had just experienced the giant ape's strength; for now, going head-to-head would definitely be asking for trouble.

He did not use his aerial skills, but instead utilized his Movement Skill, which had returned to basics, maneuvering his body at high speed through the gaps in the monster horde.

In contrast, the Black Crystal Giant Ape didn't have that much patience. It continuously swung and kicked with its limbs, and all the monsters blocking its path were kicked away directly.

Slowly, a strange phenomenon formed on the field: no matter which direction Huang Chen ran, the monsters in that direction would scatter in a panic.

Without the obstruction of the monster horde, the giant ape could quickly catch up to Huang Chen with its speed.

It swatted Huang Chen away time after time, yet Huang Chen was like an unkillable cockroach; every time he was sent flying, he would crawl back up and continue to run for his life.

Just like that, the human and the ape, one chasing and one fleeing, soon disappeared from the sight of the other four bosses.

Finally, the ten minutes were up, and the Black Crystal Giant Ape had been successfully lured into the Soul Refining Array.

The disappearance of the Black Crystal Giant Ape's aura made the other four bosses frown slightly and gaze into the distance, but not a single one came out to investigate what had happened.

After all, the five of them had always been in a competitive relationship; to put it more severely, they were essentially hostile to each other and hoped the others would suffer.

"Soul Refining and Spirit Seizing, Five Elements Rotation, Suppress!"

Just as the Black Crystal Giant Ape stepped into the Soul Refining Array, a sweet shout from Zi Han reached Huang Chen's ears.

Hum~!

The Five Elements Array diagram instantly erupted with brilliant light!

The five pagodas buried in the five directions shook violently, and then light rays of five colors connected the five pagodas. Afterward, a wisp of light flew out from each pagoda, connecting to the Black Crystal Giant Ape.

"Roar~~!"

Feeling its soul power being extracted, the Black Crystal Giant Ape King let out a shrill, miserable scream, its voice filled with pain and a deep sense of fear.

Drawn by the flow of energy, it slowly raised its head to look at Zi Han, who was floating in the air.

"Wooooooo"

Unexpectedly, the moment the Black Crystal Demon Ape saw Zi Han, it immediately put away its fierce expression. Its entire body trembled uncontrollably, and it let out a series of sounds similar to begging for mercy.

"Defeat him!" Zi Han looked at the Black Crystal Giant Ape, her voice indifferent and devoid of any emotion. "I might consider not killing you."

Hearing Zi Han's words, a flash of struggle crossed the Black Crystal Giant Ape's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by the instinct to survive.

It let out a low roar toward the sky and lunged at Huang Chen again, but this time, its attack had less killing intent and a bit more ferocity.

"You've got to be kidding me?" Huang Chen dodged while shouting at Zi Han, "Aren't you going to weaken it? I can't beat it!"

Zi Han snorted coldly upon hearing this and said, "You couldn't even ask for a better sparring partner; just enjoy it."

"Holy... crap!!"

"Boom!"

Before Huang Chen could finish speaking, he was sent flying by the Black Crystal Giant Ape.

The Black Crystal Giant Ape clearly possessed a small amount of intelligence. The woman in the air gave it the feeling that her level of existence was countless times higher than its own, making it unable to muster any intention to resist.

However, the giant ape also understood a little bit about worldly wisdom. It would bully him without killing him, doing its best to act as a good tool-beast in front of Zi Han, hoping only to beg for a chance at survival...