Singing with a Sword

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Yi Ranxiao accepted the little monkey, thinking to herself, "I've been looked down upon. I can only accept the weakest monkey." She couldn't help but shake her head. Emperor Di Bai, seeing this, said with displeasure, "I gave you a gift, why are you shaking your head? Are you dissatisfied?"

Yi Ranxiao, unwilling to antagonize the emperor, said, "Not at all, I'm quite satisfied." Only then did he examine the little monkey, about the size of his palm, likely an ordinary miniature stone monkey. The little stone monkey squatted in his palm, its bright eyes looking pitifully at Yi Ranxiao, the tears still welling up in its eyes from when it had been bullied by the closing-toe divine monkey.

Yi Ranxiao recalled the time when Luo Yunxiao bullied her, and suddenly felt compassion for the monkey. She said to it, "Little monkey, you can come with me from now on." Yi Ranxiao decided to take the little monkey in.

The little stone monkey suddenly grinned and smiled at Yi Ranxiao. Yi Ranxiao smiled back at him and placed him on her shoulder.

Having captured the Divine Monkey with its Toes, the group left the cave, exited the waterfall, and retraced their steps back to the cave they had come from. Along the way, Yi Ranxiao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Emperor Di Bai had obtained the Divine Monkey with its Toes, but what about his own opportunity? Why hadn't it appeared yet? Had he misjudged it?

Or is it this little monkey?

Yi Ranxiao carefully sensed the little monkey's aura again. Sigh, it was just an ordinary, tiny stone monkey! It didn't have any Yuan energy in its body! If it wasn't an ordinary monkey, how could it have been bullied and toyed with by the Hezhi Divine Monkey? Yi Ranxiao sighed and shook his head.

Seeing that Yi Ranxiao was unhappy, the little stone monkey perched on Yi Ranxiao's shoulder squeaked twice and looked at him with a smile, as if to say, "Don't be so unhappy, smile with me."

Yi Ranxiao looked at him and forced a smile, thinking to herself, "How could a monkey like you understand my feelings?" On the path of cultivation, opportunities are very important to cultivators. If the opportunity that has been waiting for a long time does not appear, or does not appear at all, the cultivator will naturally not be happy.

Upon reaching the entrance of the cave they had come from, Xue Wuyai's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Be careful!" At this, everyone immediately stopped and looked around. Xue Wuyai, however, kept his eyes fixed on the dark depths of the cave.

"Grand Preceptor, what's wrong?" Di Bai's words had barely faded when he was not answered by Xue Wuyai's words, but by a rumbling sound coming from the depths of the cave, growing louder and louder as it approached!

"Not good! It's an ancient giant! This one is several times larger than the ones we just saw! Everyone, retreat quickly!" Xue Wuyai said with a grave expression. Although he couldn't see the giant's face clearly, its size was very distinct—a full twenty meters tall!

Everyone was startled and immediately retreated, but the super ancient giant in the cave was quite fast and rushed out of the cave in the next second!

roar~

A massive shadow enveloped everyone, and as they looked up, a huge fist came crashing down on them.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

Eight servants formed hand seals, and a barrier immediately appeared above Dibai's head!

boom!

A massive fist slammed into the barrier, the force of the blow sending the mercenaries around Debai flying! The sturdy barrier shattered! Eight servants coughed up blood! The monkeys Debai had given them died instantly!

What incredible power! This is a true ancient giant! Standing over twenty meters tall with a robust physique, he looked like a god in the valley!

roar~

The ancient giant roared. This giant was the true guardian of this valley. Humans had dared to break in and kill their own children. This was unforgivable!

Xue Wuyai frowned deeply. He had just been struck simultaneously by the six metal figures of the Hezhi Divine Monkey, leaving him severely injured. Now, facing such a massive giant, he had no confidence whatsoever! To make matters worse, eight of Dibai's servants were injured by the giant right from the start. So, he would not only have to fight the giant but also protect Dibai!

The only option now is to escape into the cave and leave this place as soon as possible!

Xue Wuyai immediately raised his flute and flew swiftly towards the cave entrance. The giant saw through the human's intentions and suddenly blocked the entrance, swinging his stone club.

"Damn it!" Xue Wuyai cursed and immediately retreated back to his original spot.

"Master Xue, we need to find a way to lure the giant away!" Old Mo said. Xue Wuyai nodded. In this situation, the only option was to find the right opportunity to escape. The best opportunity would be once the giant left the cave entrance!

But then, the giant turned around and started bombarding the cave entrance with a barrage of blows. The entrance shattered, and huge rocks instantly blocked it!

It directly cut off humanity's escape route!

Xue Wuyai was furious. "Damn it, this giant is really going all out!" Old Mo was also furious. "There's a saying, 'Close the door and beat the dog,' right? Damn it, they're treating us like dogs!"

"Go! Fight this giant!" Old Mo brandished his heavy sword, leaped up, and landed on the giant's chest, slashing horizontally with his sword.

The giant's enormous stone club came crashing down, and Old Mo raised his sword to block it. With a loud "bang," the force was so great that Old Mo was knocked to the ground, his legs sinking into the ground up to his knees! The sheer force of the blow was evident!

"Don't engage him head-on!" Xue Wuyai shouted. "Spread out and attack his vitals!"

Several archers immediately spread out around the giant, and "whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!" hundreds of arrows shot rapidly towards the giant's head from all directions, but the giant raised his stone club and knocked them all down. Just then, Old Mo, having pulled his legs out, leaped up and, at the giant's neck, slashed down with his sword!

Puchi~

Although the cut wasn't deep, it still made the giant roar in pain. But that wasn't the end of it. Meng Da's ghost-headed blade swept upwards and struck the giant's... genitals.

This was truly the most vital spot! The giant screamed in agony, but it wasn't over yet. Bloodless Eyes immediately unleashed two blood-red beams of light, aiming straight for the giant's eyes! The giant was shocked; this was a ruthless tactic—gouging eyes and groin!

The giant ducked sharply, narrowly avoiding the two crimson beams of light. However, the blow to his groin enraged him. He raised his stone club and hurled it at Dibai. This giant was not without intelligence; Dibai was undoubtedly the leader of this group, so he had to kill him first! As the saying goes, to catch the thief, first catch the king!

Xue Wuyai was shocked. Eight servants were injured, the barrier was destroyed, and Di Bai was in danger! He immediately increased his speed to the maximum, and flew over in a flash, taking Di Bai away before the giant stone club could fall. Di Bai was safe, but the eight injured servants couldn't dodge in time and were smashed into a bloody pulp.

"Damn it!" Xue Wuyai roared in fury. "If I hadn't been injured, how could this giant have killed my companion right in front of me?" At that moment, the giant strode forward and attacked Xue Wuyai. Xue Wuyai suddenly formed hand seals and shouted, "Wind spell—Sandstorm!"

Suddenly, a violent storm swept through the valley, whipping up clouds of sand and mud. The gale-force winds, carrying sand and mud, blew directly at the giant. The wind was so strong that he instinctively closed his eyes!

Closing your eyes during battle is a huge opening!

Xue Wuyai immediately roared at Lao Mo and the others, "Take advantage of this moment and attack!" He himself continued to unleash the Sandstorm, trying to keep the giant's eyes closed.

Old Mo and the others immediately leaped up again, brandishing their weapons and charging towards the giant. The giant's eyes were closed, temporarily blinding him, but his hearing remained! He heard Xue Wuyai's words and immediately began wildly swinging his stone club in front of him! He completely abandoned any defense of his back. The reason was simple: the "sandstorm" was still raging, and the remaining humans didn't have the ability to attack his back against the wind.

Old Mo and his men knew their limitations and could only attack the giant head-on. However, the giant's stone club kept swinging in front of him, forming an impenetrable defensive wall that Old Mo and his men couldn't break through at all!

Xue Wuyai was about to collapse. The "Sandstorm" spell was consuming far too much of his energy. "Hurry up!"

Old Mo and the others were also anxious. They knew that the opportunity for the giant to close his eyes was fleeting, and it would be extremely difficult to get Xue Wuyai to use this technique again. Old Mo gritted his teeth; if they didn't seize this opportunity, all his brothers might die here!

Fight!

Old Mo suddenly crashed head-on into the stone rod!

"Old Mo, what are you doing!" Meng Da exclaimed in shock. Was Old Mo courting death?

Bang!

Old Mo was hit, but he immediately grabbed the giant's stone club! He held on tightly! The stone club suddenly stopped for a few seconds!

"Hurry up!" Old Mo urged laboriously, coughing up blood. Meng Da was stunned; Old Mo had sacrificed himself... Unlike Meng Da's stunned silence, the other five mercenaries immediately seized the opportunity to bypass the stone pillar's defenses and charged towards the giant.

We can't let Lao Mo's sacrifice be in vain!

The five people reached the giant and were about to slash at its head when, just then, Xue Wuyai couldn't hold on any longer, and the "sandstorm" disappeared!

The wind stopped, the sand disappeared, and the giant suddenly opened his eyes to see five clowns baring their teeth and brandishing their claws before him. "Roar!" the ancient giant roared, a sound so deafening it shook the heavens and earth, leaving the five figures before him dizzy and disoriented! They plummeted limply from the sky!

Seeing this, Meng Da immediately landed and caught all five people. Then, Old Mo also slumped down from the stone pillar and was caught by him as well. The other five were alright, but Old Mo had been struck head-on by the stone pillar, fracturing most of his bones. However, he was still alive, muttering in disappointment, "Cough cough, still...failed..."