Chapter 717

One strike, just one strike, and the Soul-Destroying Leopard had injured and sent a mid-stage Primal Core cultivator who had taken a Blood Explosion Elixir flying. Such power was shocking.

From attack to defeat, it all happened in an instant. The other Primal Core cultivators did not even have time to escape.

The mid-stage Primal Core cultivator was injured and could not get up for a long time. The Soul-Destroying Leopard's cold eyes swept across the other Primal Core cultivators.

Being stared at by the Soul-Destroying Leopard's cold eyes, everyone felt as if they had been petrified. Their legs did not listen to them, and they could not move. Fear appeared on their faces.

The Soul-Destroying Leopard's body leaned back again. It bent its body and got into an attacking posture.

The mid-stage Primal Core cultivator tried to stand up, but it was useless. He was seriously injured. It was a miracle that he was not dead. His eyes were filled with despair and unwillingness. This team was about to be destroyed in his hands.

The mid-stage Primal Core cultivator could not move, but the Soul-Destroying Leopard could. In the next moment, it moved. Using its front paw, it rushed towards an early-stage Primal Core cultivator. It was as fast as a black lightning bolt. A cruel look flashed in the Soul-Destroying Leopard's cold eyes. Its powerful front paw struck towards the early-stage Primal Core cultivator's head.

Facing the attack of the Soul-Destroying Leopard, the latter did not have time to take any defensive posture. The opponent's speed was too fast.

The sharp claws fell. Just as the Primal Core cultivator's head was about to be smashed, a golden light suddenly flew from afar. The golden light arrived in an instant. It was extremely fast. Before the Soul-Destroying Leopard's front paw landed, it was in between the Primal Core cultivator and the Soul-Destroying Leopard, blocking the attack.

"Bang."

The golden light and the sharp claws collided, causing a loud explosion. The entire forest trembled. The moment the golden light and the sharp claws collided, the Soul-Destroying Leopard let out a shrill cry. Its body flew backwards. At the same time, the crisp sound of bones breaking could be heard in the air.

With one strike, the Soul-Destroying Leopard's front paw was broken. Its huge body rolled a few times on the ground before it got up. Only three of its claws were on the ground. Its eyes were filled with pain and vigilance.

The powerful Soul-Destroying Leopard was injured in one strike. Such a scene shocked everyone. Almost subconsciously, everyone's eyes moved away from the Soul-Destroying Leopard and looked at the golden light beside them.

Within the golden light was a human male. He wore a monk's robe and was slightly chubby. His entire body emitted a golden energy light. However, this was not the most attractive part of him. What attracted everyone's attention was his head, which was emitting an even brighter golden light than his body. The golden light was so dazzling that it was almost blinding.

The person who came was a bald monk.

After being saved by a human, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. However, before they could express their gratitude, the bald monk had already charged towards the Soul-Destroying Leopard and launched an attack.

His attack was relatively simple, and all the Core Essence cultivators saw it clearly. They simply dodged to the side and attacked.

The bald monk's figure flashed and appeared in front of the Soul-Destroying Leopard. Then, he slapped his palm toward the Soul-Destroying Leopard's huge head. Boundless golden light flashed like golden seawater sprinkling down.

In the face of such a simple attack, the Soul-Destroying Leopard seemed to have become like the others before. It was unable to move and could only put up some defense. It could only watch in horror and despair as the palm landed on its head.

"Bang."

The golden palm landed on the Soul-Destroying Leopard's head. The huge force of the palm directly sent the Soul-Destroying Leopard flying. The Soul-Destroying Leopard's huge body crashed into several ancient trees and rolled a few times on the ground before it stopped moving.

The other Core Essence cultivators looked at this scene in shock. Then, they released their spiritual senses to sense the situation of the Soul-Destroying Leopard. Then, all of them opened their mouths wide and their faces were filled with unimaginable shock.

Dead.

The Soul-Destroying Leopard, which was so powerful that it could slaughter their entire team, was actually dead. Moreover, it was killed by a palm strike.

Such combat strength almost petrified everyone again. At this moment, they did not know what to say. Their eyes all fell on the bald monk and could not move away for a long time.

After killing the Soul-Destroying Leopard, the bald monk walked directly to the Soul-Destroying Leopard. The golden light in his hand flashed again and the Soul-Destroying Leopard disappeared.

Then, the bald monk turned around and looked at the Core Essence cultivators.

In the golden light, the Core Essence cultivators saw a pair of calm eyes, as if killing the Soul-Destroying Leopard was an extremely ordinary thing.

"Thank you for saving us, sir." Everyone reacted one after another and quickly thanked him.

The bald monk waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank me. You just need to answer one question of mine."

"Please ask, sir. We will tell you everything we know," the mid-stage Core Essence cultivator said respectfully as he walked over with the help of others.

"I heard that the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion Master Zi Chen has broken through and returned. Is this true?" the bald monk asked.

"Yes, sir. Zi Chen has broken through and returned. Moreover, he will be engaged to Shangguan Yue 'er from the Shangguan family soon. Vice Pavilion Master Wang Qiong will also be connected to the Wu family by marriage." The mid-stage Core Essence cultivator said everything he knew.

Without waiting for the bald monk to continue asking, he said many things about the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion recently.

"Haha, I knew you would not die. As expected, you did not disappoint me. Sigh, just when I was feeling lonely, you appeared," the bald monk exclaimed.

There was an obvious excited smile on his face. "I really want to see how strong you are after breaking through. Moreover, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion has two consecutive good things. I have to go back and take a look."

The bald monk shook his head and laughed. "Fate really makes fools of people. I did not expect that the first person to be engaged to Zi Chen would be Shangguan Yue 'er."

Then, the bald monk looked at the Core Essence cultivators. "You guys better not go forward. There are people from the wasteland there. Be careful not to lose your lives."

"Thank you for telling us, sir. We will go back now and wait for the strong people from our families to come to our aid," the mid-stage Core Essence cultivator said gratefully.

The bald monk waved his hand and left in a flash. He was leaving the area.

"Sir, who was that bald monk just now? From what he said, could he be from the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion? But the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion should not have such a strong person," a Core Essence cultivator asked curiously.

The mid-stage Core Essence cultivator turned his head and saw that many Core Essence cultivators were puzzled. He snorted and said, "How long have you guys broken through to the Core Essence level? What do you know? Who said that the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion does not have any strong people? It's just that all the strong people have left. When Zi Chen first established the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion, he was enemies with all the forces in the Bedlam Land. However, he was able to destroy the attacks of all the forces time and time again. Even the overlords suffered great losses at the hands of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion."

"The fact that the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion does not have any strong people is just an illusion. That is because all the strong people have gone out to train. As long as they all return, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion will become the overlord force."

"The Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion still has such strong people?" Everyone's eyes widened.

"Did you see that person just now? If I'm not wrong, he should be the Good and Evil Monk. His combat power is not weaker than Pavilion Leader Zi Chen's. Among the strong people who have gone out to train in the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion, it is said that there are no less than four of them."

The mid-stage Core Essence cultivator looked at everyone and said, "When Pavilion Leader Zi Chen was in the advanced stage of the Imperial Air Realm, he could already kill a mid-stage Core Essence cultivator. Now that he has broken through to the Great Fulfilment of the Imperial Air Realm and reached the early stage of the Primal Core Essence, his combat power has increased greatly. It is not difficult for him to kill a late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator."

"With six strong people who can kill late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivators and one strong person who has surpassed the Primal Core Essence cultivator, no force can suppress the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion."

When everyone heard this, they nodded in shock. Unknowingly, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion had already become an overlord force.

In this area, as news about Zi Chen spread, more people began to pay attention to the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion.

"Zi Chen has broken through and returned. He wants to get engaged."

In the depths of the dense forest, a tall Demon Ape immediately abandoned an ancient beast after hearing this news. It stood up and returned, heading straight for the Teleportation Portal.

When the Demon Ape reached the Teleportation Portal, it was mistaken for an ancient beast by a group of humans who were guarding the portal.

"It's an ancient beast. How dare it barge in here? Hurry up and capture it."

"Hurry up and kill it."

"An ancient beast dares to come here. It is simply courting death."

Amidst the shouts, a group of Primal Core Essence cultivators charged towards the Demon Ape with Elixir Weapons in their hands.

The Demon Ape stood motionless on the spot. Just as the group of Primal Core Essence cultivators arrived in front of it, it took out its black rod and swept it violently.

A pitch-black rod flashed past, drawing a perfect circle around the Demon Ape. Everyone's attacks were all enveloped by the circle.

Then, loud sounds rang out. The group of Primal Core Essence cultivators who came forward were all swept away. Painful screams rang out continuously.

"Who dares to behave atrociously here?"

Just as the Demon Ape sent the group of Primal Core Essence cultivators flying, a cold voice rang out. An aura belonging to a late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator spread out and enveloped the Demon Ape. A strong person from an overlord force flew over from afar.

"Open the portal and let me out," the Demon Ape said coldly as it held the black rod.

"How dare you! An ancient beast like you beat up our people, and you still want to get out of here? You are courting death," the other party shouted.

The Demon Ape was enraged when it heard that. "You are the ancient beast. Your whole family are ancient beasts."

Then, the enraged Demon Ape swung the black rod in its hand and swung it towards the late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator. A pitch-black light flashed, and a powerful aura surged out from the black rod.

"Bang."

The rod landed, and an explosion sounded in the sky. The mid-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator was pushed back a few steps, and the Qi and blood in his body were in turmoil.

His expression changed slightly, and he was ready to use all his strength to attack the other party.

But then, the Demon Ape took a step forward. The ground shook, and the second rod landed. This time, it was even more imposing and powerful. With the force of Mount Tai, it smashed towards the late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator.

"Bang."

This time, in the tremor, the other party was pushed back dozens of meters. His face was flushed red.

When the Demon Ape landed the third rod, the late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator could not take it anymore. He spat out fresh blood, and his expression changed drastically. His face was full of shock.

But the Demon Ape did not stop. The fourth rod landed, and the force was even stronger. This time, the other party was sent flying and his ribs were broken.

"You …" The late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator's face was pale. He was shocked, and his eyes were filled with fear.

In the distance, the other cultivators were also in a state of extreme shock.

An ancient beast in the early-stage Primal Core Essence stage defeated a late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator from an Overlord force with just four rods.

At this moment, there were many Primal Core cultivators who heard the commotion. But when they saw that even a late-stage Primal Core Essence cultivator could not defeat the other party, they did not dare to step forward.

"Demon Ape." Just as the Demon Ape was intimidating everyone, a voice came from behind.

The Demon Ape turned around, puzzled.

"Haha, so it is you. I didn't dare to recognize you before." A hearty laugh was heard, and a young man in blue walked over from afar.

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