"A huge ape with the dark attribute? Why don't I remember there being such a species of Spirit Beast in the world?" Chen Ming's voice carried some doubt. His mind turned quickly, but he could not find a fitting example.
There were many dark-attribute apes, and also many huge apes, but there truly were no huge apes with the dark attribute.
After all, the dark attribute was more suited to hiding or sneak attacks.
Aside from overbearing dragon-type Spirit Beasts, or a few special exceptions that did not need to hide and attack from the shadows, most dark-attribute Spirit Beasts had very small or balanced bodies. This was to make sure their hidden burst of power could deal a deadly blow to the enemy.
The fight between the two apes and Dugu Bo was still going on. The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's methods were clearly not that simple. Although controlling dark-attribute power seemed to be the easiest thing for it, that did not mean it had no other attack methods besides dark power.
Using pure spiritual power as the guide, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape gathered all kinds of elements between heaven and earth, then smashed them toward Dugu Bo in different forms.
Fireballs, water waves, wind blades, rock spears.
Each one was not very strong alone, but there were many types. The power of each attack was not great, but they could work together and create combined effects. It also controlled the rhythm of battle very well. Almost every bit of power was used where it should be.
This kind of method, using spiritual power as the core to control many kinds of elemental power, was extremely rare in the Douluo world.
This was not a natural talent of the Sacred Magical Devil Ape race. It was a skill the old monkey had slowly learned by itself over a long time.
It was like a Spirit Master creating their own self-created Spirit Ability through study and training. This was the Sacred Magical Devil Ape's development and extension of its own power over its long life.
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape was like an experienced mage, focusing fully on guiding the energy between heaven and earth to attack Dugu Bo. The black giant ape under it took on the role of its mount.
Although it looked huge, bulky, and bad-tempered, seeming like a Spirit Beast good at strength, the black giant ape showed very fine dark-attribute ability and decent spiritual power.
Its body was not slow or clumsy at all. It had an extremely sharp sense toward any attack.
In the dark of night, the black giant ape's endurance and movement ability were greatly improved.
When facing weak attacks, it would directly block them with Spirit Power. Once it faced an attack that was hard to block, it would instantly merge into the shadows, using elementalization or short-distance jumps to directly avoid Dugu Bo's attacks.
The giant ape seemed to have worked with the Sacred Magical Devil Ape for a long time, and had already perfectly matched the Sacred Magical Devil Ape's fighting style.
Although it was wounded by Dugu Bo's power from time to time, and poison entered its body, the giant ape showed no intention of stopping at all. It fully allowed the Sacred Magical Devil Ape to heal it or drive out the poison, while it only focused on being a carrier and moving platform.
As time passed, the battle slowly leaned toward Dugu Bo. But the teamwork between the Sacred Magical Devil Ape and the black giant ape was balanced in every way. Their good strength and strong desire to fight made the battle hard to end for a while.
It was truly just as the Sacred Magical Devil Ape had said. Its cultivation of ninety-five thousand years and its quality gave it very strong power.
Although the decline of its body had indeed weakened its lasting power and part of its strength, with this cooperation, it could still burst out with power no weaker than a normal hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast for a short time.
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape was different from those stiff Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters who only knew how to use fixed methods and their own natural power. It showed very skilled battle techniques, bringing out the greatest effect from every bit of its strength. If its body had not already declined, its fighting power would have been even higher.
Both Dugu Bo and the Sacred Magical Devil Ape were large-area attack fighters. The damage they caused was far beyond what ordinary people nearby could handle, forcing the surrounding Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts to avoid their battle.
Some Spirit Beasts with weak wills took the chance to flee, leaving behind only those so-called companions that could not escape in time.
After a fierce struggle, the earth-attribute giant ape was finally beheaded by the Thunder Fire Sword Spirit Douluo, Shui Longjing. Its huge body slammed into the ground, causing a violent tremor.
But as the giant ape died, something seemed to be provoked. A huge aura suddenly burst out from far away, then moved toward this battlefield.
A giant turtle covered in overbearing Spirit Power flew over while controlling a huge force. Its massive body suddenly smashed down onto the ground, separating the Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.
Water-attribute power surged out and turned into healing power, saving the lives of those Spirit Beasts that had not fully died yet.
Water-attribute power itself was known for being gentle and pure, and often produced healing and cleansing skills.
Under the power of this hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, those Spirit Beasts badly wounded by the human Spirit Masters quickly recovered. The traces of poison Dugu Bo had spread into their bodies were also barely suppressed.
Unlike normal turtle-type Spirit Beasts, this turtle-type Spirit Beast had a head similar to a dragon's head. The shell on its back had patterns like dragon scales, and its body also gave off a wave of dragon aura.
Just looking at its appearance, it was extremely frightening. It was almost very similar to Bixi, one of the nine sons of the dragon in legend.
But in truth, Chen Ming could feel that the dragon aura coming from it was only at the level of a rather strong sub-dragon. Not only was it far from being a true dragon, it was also far from the legendary nine sons of the dragon.
Its bloodline was vast, but it did not seem pure. It counted as a sub-dragon under the water dragon line. However, its turtle bloodline seemed quite strong. It should come from some powerful turtle-type Spirit Beast with an unusual background. It was just unknown whether it was the Black Tortoise Turtle or some other powerful turtle-type Spirit Beast.
"Stop. All of you, stop fighting."
From the huge dragon head came a voice like that of a tired middle-aged man. A huge amount of water element directly turned into a giant hand and stood between Dugu Bo and the giant ape, instantly separating the two with a burst of force.
This was not some near hundred-thousand-year or hundred-thousand-year-comparable ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast. This was a genuine hundred-thousand-year water-attribute sub-dragon Spirit Beast possessing formidable power.
"Old turtle, you finally came. I thought you were going to keep watching forever."
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape mocked the giant turtle.
"I truly did not want to get involved in this matter, but why must you force me every time? I already said it long ago. Fighting humans has no meaning. Against humans, even if we gain victory for a time, we will only face even greater revenge. Sigh…"
Looking at the giant wolf on the ground, which could no longer be saved, the giant turtle let out a sad sigh.
"You old turtle, it's easy for you to talk when it doesn't hurt your own back. You can live both in water and on land, so of course you don't care what happens to the forest. If things really go badly, you damn thing can still run away. But where are we supposed to run? If we don't take this chance to fight now, then in the future, we won't even have a chance to fight."
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape snapped back at the giant turtle. After that, it stopped mocking this comrade of his and turned back to face the outside enemy.
"Humans, I will give you one last chance. Leave quickly. Otherwise, today, we can only keep you here."
A Sacred Magical Devil Ape that, with cooperation, was no weaker than a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, plus a giant turtle that did not have much desire to fight, but was still a genuine hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast. The power of the two brought huge pressure to the Spirit Master side. Even Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly.
He did not believe he could not defeat these three beasts, but he could not guarantee that, after releasing his Martial Soul True Body and unleashing his full poison, no one on his own side would be accidentally injured.
Dugu Bo had a clear understanding of his current destructive power. These Spirit Beasts might want to blast the mountain and use the landslide to reseal the road, but in reality, given a few months, the road could still be cleared again.
If he erupted with his full poison in battle, however, this road would be completely ruined for the next century. Whether human or Spirit Beast, anyone who set foot on it would be poisoned to death by the accumulated toxin.
Even so, Dugu Bo was not afraid. He knew that three Titled Douluo and at least two Spirit Douluo were still hidden in the shadows. Once those people stepped forward and joined the fight, these three Spirit Beasts would have no choice but to fall here today.
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