She never in a million years expected to find something so terrifying beneath her sect's grounds!
What was the founding ancestor of the Purple Cloud Sect thinking?
Why would they seal such a horrifying creature right under the sect? Was it because they wanted their descendants to have nightmares?
If it weren't for the fact that the white-haired demon ape was bound by chains, the Purple Cloud True Person would have likely collapsed in fear long ago.
Even so, the demonic energy radiating from the white-haired demon ape made her feel incredibly uneasy. The most immediate effect was that her internal true qi felt like it was stuck in a swamp. And this was just from the unintentional leakage of its demonic energy. If the white-haired demon ape were to exert even a fraction of its pressure, she feared she would die on the spot.
The others from the Purple Cloud Sect were in no better condition. Some elders with weaker cultivation levels were visibly trembling. The mutated ant, for its part, simply shrunk to the size of a soybean and hid behind the Second Elder.
Unfortunately, the Second Elder and Master Xie Yan weren't faring any better. They huddled together, shivering.
"Heavens, what is this abomination?"
"It's so terrifying!"
...
"Ah Yang, don't be scared, I'm here," Zi Yu unleashed her demonic energy to shield Wang Yang. However, her own face was a little pale. Regardless of her incredible potential, she was still only at the peak of the Soul Transformation stage. Not collapsing in fear immediately was already a remarkable feat.
"Master, what exactly is this thing? It's so terrifying," Zi Yu communicated with Ye Fan mentally.
"It seems our luck is truly terrible," Ye Fan replied mentally. "This isn't a white-haired demon ape, but a White Reaper."
Zi Yun Zhenren, due to her extreme tension earlier, had overlooked something crucial: the usual size of white-haired demon apes. Even newborns were much larger than the creature before them. Adult specimens were colossal, standing tens of thousands of feet tall! While this creature looked similar to a white-haired demon ape at first glance, its size was clearly wrong. Despite its smaller stature, it was far more ferocious than a white-haired demon ape! The White Reaper's strength was at the peak of the Spirit Severing stage, capable of holding its own against early stage cultivators of the Integration stage! A power comparable to early Integration stage cultivators could no longer be described as merely terrifying!
The Little Demoness also tightly clutched Ye Fan's clothes, her expression grave. This was the first time she had felt this way. When they encountered the big boss in Ge Shan City, she had only felt uncertain. Now, it was genuine despair.
"Little Demoness, Zi Yu," Ye Fan instructed immediately, "quickly take Master and the others and leave." Ye Fan had already decided. Once everyone else had left, he would stay behind to face this powerful entity alone. There were only two possible outcomes. Either the dog system would suddenly act up and take down this entity, or he would be killed by it. He was accustomed to the former. As for the latter... he couldn't ask for anything more!
"Understood!"
Without any hesitation, the two prepared to lead the group away. Zi Yun Zhenren and the others certainly had no objections. The combat at this level was far beyond their ability to interfere. No, not just interfere. Even staying here could get them killed by the residual shockwaves! Not being a burden to Ye Fan was the greatest help they could offer.
However...
Before they could even take flight, the White Reaper suddenly raised its head! Its crimson eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty gaze!
"Roar—!"
Accompanying the White Reaper's roar, a powerful suction force erupted from the stone platform! Before everyone could react, they were sucked towards it! Following that, a faint barrier lit up around the platform, its runes constantly flowing. It was obvious that before they could defeat this powerful entity, they wouldn't be leaving this place.
Ye Fan felt a wave of frustration. He had been too far away earlier to notice the formation on the stone platform. Now that he saw it, it was too late. The formation on the platform was a thirteen-tier grand formation known as the "Life and Death Prison." And there was only one way to break it: defeat this white demonic beast. This type of formation was typically found in arenas, used to restrict the movement of gladiators and their opponents. Arenas, as everyone knew, were merely tools for powerful or high-status cultivators to amuse themselves. He never imagined he would one day stand inside such a Life and Death Prison.
At this moment, all his knowledge of formations became useless! There was no other way to break it except to defeat the White Reaper! The Life and Death Prison was also one of the few formations that even a layperson could easily break, provided they had sufficient strength! Ye Fan currently had no cultivation base, so what strength did he possess?
Upon seeing human cultivators, the White Reaper instantly seemed revitalized! With a wave of its right hand, the chains attached to it swept towards the group! It was truly unfortunate for Zi Yun Zhenren and the others. After countless years, the seal on the stone platform had clearly weakened significantly, allowing it to break free from one of the chains. At the same time, they were fortunate. If all the chains had been broken, they would have had to prepare for death. The chains, originally connected to pillars at the edge of the platform, swept across more than half of the platform with the White Reaper's attack! Zi Yun Zhenren and the others were nearly scared to death! It wasn't that they didn't want to dodge, but they were completely unable to! Firstly, the speed was too great, too fast for them to react. Secondly, after awakening, the demonic energy pressure from the White Reaper was far more intense than before! In fact, the White Reaper didn't even need to make a move. If the pressure continued for a little longer, these people would have been ready for a banquet on the spot.
Zi Yu and the Little Demoness were not as severely affected by the demonic energy pressure, but the difference in strength was still too vast. At this critical moment, Ye Fan had to resort to his trump card: a mental attack! Black evil flames shot from Ye Fan's fingertips, penetrating the White Reaper's head. The entire process took only a thought, faster even than the White Reaper's sweep! However, the usually invincible evil flames failed this time! The White Reaper seemed completely unaffected, its attack continuing without pause! Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat! This demonic beast had no innate immunity to mental attacks. His terrifying spiritual power should have been enough to defeat it. Now it seemed there was something else hidden here that he hadn't discovered! But it was too late to ponder these things now. Ye Fan was truly out of options. He didn't mind dying himself. However, watching the people around him die so helplessly left him with a lingering discomfort. Perhaps in less than half a second, everyone would lose their lives.