At the sound of the commotion,
the two of them looked toward its source at almost the same time.
There, in the secluded depths of the mountain range,
dark clouds, like cotton balls soaked in ink, stacked layer upon layer, crushing the daylight until only a ghastly white sliver remained.
Gale-force winds whipped snowflakes into swirling vortexes in the air.
And amidst this world of Chaos,
a pitch-black "mountain peak" suddenly arched upward.
The accumulated snow for a hundred li around collapsed with a thunderous roar.
Looking closer,
they saw that this was no mountain peak at all.
It was a gigantic black ape.
Its body was immense and towering, its muscles coiled like flood dragons, and it radiated a heart-chilling pressure.
Pure white snowflakes had settled on its ink-black fur, the stark contrast of black and white only accentuating its terrifying presence.
At this moment, the giant ape slowly raised its head. A savage and tyrannical light glinted in its blood-red eyes.
