At this moment,
Consort Dan now stood like a rare orchid blooming in a secluded valley at night, her slender figure perched on a thick tree branch. She gazed anxiously toward Jiang Chen's location, her exquisitely beautiful face filled with obvious worry. Yet, beneath the surface in the depths of her eyes lurked a stubbornness that was now clearly written on her features.
"This madwoman..." Jiang Chen knew scolding her wouldn't help at this point. He prepared to slow down and face the enemy again.
"Jiang Chen! At the hundred-meter mark, circle left three steps! At the sixty-meter mark, circle right three steps! At the thirty-meter mark, leap through the air and don't touch the ground!" Consort Dan's voice was urgent, like the startled cry of a nightingale cutting through the darkness.
Hmm?
Jiang Chen, who had been about to slow his pace, felt a jolt of understanding upon hearing her words. Had this woman not fled far, but instead laid a trap here?
He was a decisive person. Under these circumstances, he hesitated not a moment longer. Following Consort Dan's instructions, he circled left, then right, and upon reaching the thirty-meter zone, he suddenly kicked off the ground, launching his body into the air like a soaring giant bird, gliding through the void.
After entering the Spirit Realm, although true flight was not yet possible, gliding through the air was no trouble at all. With the large trees on either side to provide leverage, Jiang Chen made a few leaps and landed on the branch beside Consort Dan.
"I told you to run! Why didn't you leave?"
Consort Dan's sensuously thin lips pressed together, and her pretty face showed its stubbornness. "In your eyes, am I really so disloyal? To abandon a companion and run?"
Jiang Chen had been about to say she had ruined the original plan, but then thought, what was the point of saying that now? He rolled his eyes, grabbed Consort Dan's hand, and resumed gliding through the air.
"Jiang Chen, this entire area has been laid with Mishenxiang. I don't believe this big brute won't fall for it again!"
Consort Dan's small hand was grabbed by Jiang Chen, and a slight tremor ran through her entire body, as if struck by an electric shock. However, her voice remained steady as she spoke.
"What good will it do? Once this Spirit Beast has been tricked, it will definitely be on guard."
As they spoke, the giant ape had already charged into the hundred-meter zone. It clamped one massive paw over its nose and strode powerfully toward Jiang Chen and Consort Dan.
"See that?" Jiang Chen flung her onto a nearby tree trunk and barked, "This time, don't dawdle! Flee quickly! I'll catch up!"
Seeing that her carefully laid trap had been instantly seen through by the giant ape, Consort Dan felt a wave of frustration. She hadn't expected this ape, which looked all brawn, to be so clever!
Jiang Chen snatched up the Dayu Bow, no longer caring about his dwindling supply of arrows. He was going to bet everything on one last gamble. If he won, they might just escape this time.
If he lost, they'd be in serious trouble!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Three arrows flew in rapid succession toward the ape's path of advance. The ape was incredibly fast, but the arrows could at least force it to slow down.
Furthermore, with one of its huge paws clamped over its nose, it only had one free hand to work with.
Bang, bang!
Two fists batted away two arrows, but the third arrow was already upon it. The ape, having no choice, had to swing the hand that was covering its nose to intercept.
Smack! The arrow, which had been mere inches from its face, was knocked aside.
At that moment, Jiang Chen drew all six of his remaining arrows. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Six arrows flew in rapid succession, launched at maximum speed and full power, each locking onto a completely different angle of the giant ape's body. They were unleashed without mercy.
A volley of six arrows, with such intimidating force and attack density, forced the giant ape to halt its charge. And at this very instant, the ape had just reached the thirty-meter zone.
Jiang Chen had unleashed these six arrows precisely to seize this fleeting moment.
That area must be where Consort Dan had laid the most Mishenxiang, which was why she had made him glide through the air earlier.
With six arrows arriving simultaneously, the giant ape had no choice but to either take the hits with its body or exert all its strength to block.
If it used all its strength to defend, its spiritual energy would inevitably surge. This wave of energy would churn the Mishenxiang in the surrounding air, accelerating its diffusion. In the midst of such exertion, even if the ape didn't want to, it would have to breathe!
As long as it breathed, it would inhale the Mishenxiang!
This calculation was exquisitely precise, accurate down to the meter.
Consort Dan, having been tossed onto the tree by Jiang Chen, still had her heart pounding wildly. Even though Jiang Chen had warned her again to run, her feet felt rooted to the spot, and she couldn't bring herself to move.
"Roar!"
The giant ape was ferocious. Knowing this area was filled with Mishenxiang, its entire body suddenly surged forward in a burst of speed. Its two thick, powerful legs stomped hard on the ground, and its enormous body bounced into the air like a giant silver ball.
Pfft! Pfft!
The giant ape actually used its body to absorb the impact of two arrows directly.
The force of this leap was incredibly fierce, propelling it straight toward the tree where Consort Dan was perched.
Seeing this sudden development, Jiang Chen felt a surge of white-hot anger. This foolish woman still hadn't fled!
But it was too late!
Consort Dan saw the giant ape bounding toward her and felt a jolt of fear. She instantly understood—the ape was charging recklessly at her because it had sensed the scent of the Spirit Beast cub.
"Dodge!"
Jiang Chen was now a distance away from Consort Dan. If he tried to rush over and save her, using his physical body to directly clash with the ape, he would undoubtedly be smashed into a meat patty, without a doubt.
A mid-tier Spirit Grade Spirit Beast, striking with the full fury of its peak power—even if injured—would deliver a terrifyingly devastating blow. Forget being hit directly; even the shockwave from a casual swipe could rupture organs and cause instant death.
In that split-second of lightning and flint.
Jiang Chen raised both hands slightly. His left hand held the concept of Taiyin (Greater Yin), his right hand held the concept of Taiyang (Greater Sun). His two arms stood firm like ancient trees, and with subtle shifts in his hand positions, he manifested the opposing essences of flourishing decay and vibrant life.
In his hands, two flying knives now appeared.
"Moon-Shattering Flying Knife, don't fail me this time!" Jiang Chen's thoughts raced. He was finally going to deploy the flying knife technique he had painstakingly practiced recently, one that incorporated the true essence of the Kurong Shenquan—Flourish and Wither Divine Fist. One hand adopted the Eagle Soar Stance, the other the
Two diametrically opposite ultimate moves, fused with the profound meaning of the Kurong Shenquan.
Whoosh!