Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 166 – Level 6 Demon Ape

Long Yan clutched the scorching Level 5 Crystal Core, feeling the surging earth-elemental energy within it. A fire he hadn’t felt in a long time ignited in his eyes.

“Su Rou, your support abilities are even stronger than I imagined.” He turned his head to look at Lin Fan, his tone filled with undisguised admiration.

Lin Fan just gave a sweet smile, her amber eyes curving into crescents. “As long as I can help you, Brother Long Yan.”

“It’s not enough.” Long Yan shook his head, his gaze turning toward the deeper parts of the mist. “A single Level 5 Crystal Core isn’t enough. My body is like a funnel; it needs a massive amount of energy to be filled.”

He took a deep breath and made a decision.

“We’re going deeper. Today, I will hunt enough Level 5 Demonic Beasts.”

Lin Fan was delighted.

Great, the tool has ambition. Of course, I have to support him.

She nodded obediently, her fox tail swaying gently behind her. “Mhm! Little Rou will listen to whatever Brother Long Yan says!”

The two of them, one in front of the other, walked toward the core area of the Mist Forest.

The deeper they went, the dimmer the light became. The mist in the air was so thick it nearly condensed into water droplets, carrying the scent of decaying vegetation.

The surrounding trees grew exceptionally tall, their gnarled roots coiling on the ground like giant black pythons.

Even the air around them seemed to turn viscous, pressing down on them and making it hard to breathe.

After walking for about half an hour, Long Yan suddenly stopped and snapped his head up.

His pair of golden vertical pupils contracted abruptly.

Lin Fan stopped as well. She had felt it too.

A terrifying, violent aura, filled with a primitive desire for destruction, swept over them from a hundred meters ahead.

That pressure was far beyond what a Level 5 Demonic Beast could produce.

It was a Level 6!

“Dammit,” Long Yan cursed under his breath, his expression instantly turning incredibly grave.

He grabbed Lin Fan’s wrist and lowered his voice, his tone urgent.

“Don’t make a sound. We’ll go around it.”

A Level 6 Demonic Beast, even one that had just reached the sixth level, was absolutely not something he could contend with in his current state.

The gap in levels was like a chasm, not to mention his Dragon Bone had been dug out, preventing him from using even his strongest Complete Dragonization.

A direct confrontation was a dead end.

However, it was too late.

“ROAR—!!!”

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A deafening roar, like a clap of thunder, echoed through the forest.

The sound waves materialized into a physical shockwave, instantly blowing away the dense fog.

A hundred meters ahead, a massive five-meter-tall figure was revealed.

It was a giant ape covered in long black fur, its muscles bulging like blocks of granite. Its arms were thicker than Lin Fan’s waist.

Its eyes were not red, but a deep, abyssal purple that seemed to devour all light, filled with both Tyranny and intelligence.

A Level 6 Demonic Beast, the Demonic Giant Ape.

Its pair of abyssal purple eyes were staring straight at Long Yan and Lin Fan.

They had been discovered.

Long Yan’s heart sank to the bottom of his stomach.

He could feel that the demonic ape’s aura had locked onto them firmly.

Run?

He glanced at Lin Fan beside him. How fast could this little fox be at her top speed?

With her in tow, he could never outrun a Level 6 demonic ape known for its strength and speed.

“Brother Long Yan…” Lin Fan’s voice trembled slightly. Her small hand gripped the corner of Long Yan’s clothes, looking terrified.

Long Yan took a deep breath and shielded Lin Fan behind him.

A look of resolute ferocity appeared on his world-weary face.

“Su Rou, I’ll hold it off. Find a chance to run and don’t look back.”

Lin Fan looked up, tears welling in her amber eyes, but she shook her head stubbornly.

“No… I won’t go… Little Rou wants to be with Brother Long Yan…”

“Behave!” Long Yan growled, his voice carrying an unquestionable command.

Seeing the girl’s tear-streaked yet incredibly determined face, Long Yan’s heart trembled violently.

He said no more and took a sudden step forward.

“Foul beast, your opponent is me!”

Boom!

The blood and qi in Long Yan’s body instantly boiled. Black Dragon Scales visibly burst from under his skin, rapidly covering his limbs.

His figure grew taller, his limbs transforming into savage, thick Dragon Claws as the ferocious aura of a peak Level 5 expert erupted from him.

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Lin Fan marveled internally. As expected of a once-in-a-century genius from a branch family of the Dragon Clan. To think he could still achieve this level of Dragonization without his Dragon Bone.

The Demonic Giant Ape bared its teeth, revealing an extremely human-like, cruel smile.

The next second, its massive body vanished from its spot.

Long Yan’s pupils shrank.

So fast!

He had no time to think, crossing his arms to protect his chest.

Bang!

An irresistible force struck him. Long Yan felt as if he had been hit by a high-speed carriage, his body flying back uncontrollably. He crashed through a large tree that would take three or four people to encircle before finally stopping.

“Pfft—”

A mouthful of blood sprayed out, dyeing the front of his clothes red.

With just one blow, he had sustained considerable internal injuries.

This was the power of a Level 6.

“Roar!”

The demonic ape gave him no chance to breathe. Its fan-like hand descended from the sky, whistling as it tore through the air, aiming to smash Long Yan on the ground.

Long Yan roared in fury. He kicked his legs hard against the ground, his body carving a trench as he narrowly dodged the blow.

Boom!

The giant palm slammed into the ground, causing the entire area to shake. A three-meter-wide crater appeared.

A trace of horror flashed in Long Yan’s eyes.

He flipped up and, without any hesitation, launched an attack of his own.

He knew that being purely on the defensive would only lead to a quicker death.

“Roar!”

Long Yan struck out with both claws, carving two deep, bone-visible wounds on the demonic ape’s hard chest.

But the price he paid was a glancing blow from the demonic ape’s counter-punch to his left shoulder. The sound of his bones shattering was clearly audible.

The pure difference in strength was like a chasm.

With every clash, Long Yan could feel the blood and qi in his body churning wildly, his organs feeling as if they were about to be displaced.

If this continued, he would undoubtedly be dead within ten moves.

“Ning Shuang…”

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Long Yan coughed up a mouthful of bloody foam, the image of that stunningly beautiful figure in a cheongsam appearing in his mind.

He couldn’t die.

He had yet to kill Long Ao and Long Yanran with his own hands.

“Ahhhh—!”

Long Yan threw his head back and let out an inhuman roar.

In that instant, deep within his long-dormant Bloodline, it was as if something ancient and great had been awakened.

Hum!

An aura far more majestic, more desolate, and more domineering than before erupted from within Long Yan’s body.

A faint golden light flowed across the surface of his pitch-black Dragon Scales.

Behind him, the blurry, ethereal, yet supremely majestic phantom of an ancient dragon flashed and disappeared.

“Hmm?”

The Demonic Giant Ape, which had been preparing to deliver the fatal blow to Long Yan, showed a solemn expression in its abyssal purple eyes for the first time.

From Long Yan, it smelled a hint of danger that made its own bloodline tremble.

“Again!”

Long Yan’s eyes were crimson. Instead of retreating, he advanced, his entire body turning into a black streak of lightning as he charged at the demonic ape once more.

This time, his speed and power had increased by more than a single notch.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Deep in the forest, the dull thuds of impact sounded like a dense drumbeat, continuous and unending.

One towering tree after another was snapped in half by the violent shockwaves.

Hiding in the distance, Lin Fan’s amber eyes narrowed slightly.

This power…

Interesting.

As expected of a Son of Destiny. In a desperate situation, he can actually trigger a momentary Bloodline Regression.

This is no longer the power of a branch family of the Dragon Clan. This is the true pressure of the ancient Dragon Clan.

Although it’s just a sliver, it’s enough for him to cross the gap in levels and fight this Level 6 demonic ape head-on.

It’s a pity…

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Lin Fan could sense that because he lacked the Dragon Bone, the power within Long Yan’s body was like a rootless plant, fading away rapidly.

Three minutes at most.

After three minutes, he would be completely spent.

In the center of the battlefield.

“Die!”

Long Yan seized an opening in the demonic ape’s defense. His Dragon Claws,凝聚着金色的微光, fiercely stabbed into the ape’s right eye.

Psh!

Purple-black blood burst out.

“ROAR—!!!”

The demonic ape let out a roar of extreme pain, its huge palm swatting at Long Yan without any regard for itself.

Long Yan retreated hastily, but he was a step too slow.

Boom!

His entire body was sent flying by the giant palm. Like a kite with a broken string, he flew through the air in an arc and crashed heavily onto the ground a hundred meters away, plowing a long trench.

“Puh…”

Long Yan struggled to stand, only to spit out another large mouthful of blood.

He could clearly feel the powerful energy that had just surged within him receding like a tide.

An excruciating, tearing pain spread through his limbs.

The scene before him began to blur.

The demonic ape clutched its bleeding right eye, its remaining left eye filled with endless Tyranny and madness.

It walked toward the fallen Long Yan, step by step.

Each step made the ground tremble slightly.

It’s over…

Long Yan’s consciousness began to fade.

He used his last ounce of strength to turn his head toward where Lin Fan was hiding.

Run…

Little fox… run…