Chapter 303: Chapter 297: Suppressed Mania
Standing on the shattered rocks, Shentu Ni and his two companions watched the red demon ape devour the vicious beast’s flesh from afar, feeling an inexplicable fear.
It was an instinct from living beings.
Especially as the red demon ape continued its frenzied feeding, the Evil Energy emanating from it became increasingly terrifying, creating a horrifying scene.
At this moment, Shentu Ni hesitated and said, "Are we just going to watch?"
Zong Zheng Nan Mo scratched the back of his head: "What else do you want to do, go over and ask if we can join in?"
"Ha... I don’t have that strong of a stomach." Shentu Ni laughed it off.
While the two of them were joking to ease their fear, Yu Jing said seriously, "The vicious beast has already been dealt with. Are you staying here, or are you coming back with me to inform the others?"
"Let’s go together."
"I need to go back and sleep; today was too frightening."
The scene of the Chaos Demon Ape swallowing the vicious beast was too brutal, and coupled with the Evil Energy it exuded, even Zong Zheng Nan Mo, who was the closest to it, felt a bit uneasy.
Therefore, he decisively chose to leave.
As the three turned to leave, the Chaos Demon Ape in the distance looked up at them with one glance, its vertical pupils blood-red and terrifying.
Roar! The Demon Ape gave a low growl, dark red blood dripping from its mouth as it took a fierce bite.
However, this eighth-tier vicious beast was too enormous. Even without the rock armor fused with the Power of the World, its body was over five hundred meters long, and even with the Chaos Demon Ape’s full effort, it consumed only half before the Demon Soul Power was depleted.
After reverting to the Purgatory Giant Ape form, which had grown to 140 meters, it took more than four hours to finish the remaining portion.
However, constrained by the level cap, the Purgatory Giant Ape now stood at only 140 meters, and only after breaking through the seventh tier and completing a third evolution could it continue to grow.
Roar!
Feeling the endless power within, the Purgatory Giant Ape roared, its fiery blood bursting forth, forming a blood pillar with a diameter of several hundred meters that shot into the sky, piercing the clouds.
Boom!
The clouds at an altitude of ten thousand meters shook, rapidly rotating, forming a massive vortex that quickly expanded to cover hundreds of kilometers, blocking out the sun.
A terrifying, indescribable aura spread across the Purgatory Giant Ape, enveloping the world.
Boom boom boom!! The void trembled, and dragon-like roars echoed, shaking the world.
Buzz!
Within the black fog that filled the space, strands of multicolored radiance appeared out of thin air, and golden petals fell within the glow, each petal containing pure energy.
These golden petals landed on the ground, creating the illusion of life on the dry, cracked earth.
And it wasn’t over yet. Above the rotating clouds, the shadow of an imposing celestial gate emerged, behind which were layer upon layer of palace shadows.
This scene was so widespread that everyone at the entrance base, twenty kilometers away, could see it.
Including Shentu Ni and the others, who had returned to report but hadn’t gone back immediately.
But before they could exclaim, the celestial phenomenon that covered the sky suddenly disappeared, along with the dreadful aura that instilled fear deep within one’s soul.
"No, I can’t sleep right now!"
Huff huff!! The Purgatory Giant Ape growled, hot breath spewing from its nostrils, its eyes blood-red, forcibly suppressing the urge for evolutionary breakthrough within it.
Just now, it almost couldn’t resist evolving and breaking through the eighth tier.
But just like the Purgatory Giant Ape said, it had to wait a bit longer, until the White Fox Beast Feitong awakened, so it could sleep peacefully.
The Purgatory Giant Ape had a premonition that this time the evolutionary and bloodline breakthrough would be significant, but similarly, this breakthrough would cause it to slumber for a long time.
And during this period without its presence, if a Demon God invaded anywhere else, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, it had to wait until the White Fox Beast awakened, whose bloodline potential, once breaking through the seventh tier, could reach at least a double-limit-breaking power comparable to late-tier seven or even its peak.
With it holding the fort, the Purgatory Giant Ape could then retreat to the ruins for a breakthrough in peace.
However, fortunately, it was expected that Feitong would awaken in just a day or two, so the wait wouldn’t be too long.
......
Morning, the sky slightly lit.
The personnel at the defense base were coming and going, very busy.
Although the invading vicious beasts had been suppressed, this attack still put everyone on alert, and all primary combat members received orders to extend the monitoring points out to five hundred kilometers around the passage.
Meanwhile, Zong Zheng Nan Mo, who had just returned and hadn’t rested, was leading a team again to survey the resource points they had discovered.
In the office, Li Mengwu handed a document to Jiang Hou: "Minister, the battle summary is finished. See if there’s anything that needs to be modified."
"Let me take a look."
The chair facing away from Li Mengwu turned, revealing Jiang Hou.
However, at this moment, Jiang Hou didn’t seem to be in a good state; his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a faint, oppressive violent aura about him.
The so-called report was actually a reward application form.
Slaying an eighth-tier beast that attacked the entrance, even without those high-value items like flesh and bones, just the basic merits alone amounted to a million points.
But it’s not enough to just say you killed it; you need some evidence.
Such as the breakthrough remains of the skeletonized beast, remaining trace tissue examination reports, these gathered together for filing to complete reward settlement.
After a brief glance at the report, Jiang Hou nodded in satisfaction: "No problem, send it to headquarters in this format."
Li Mengwu took back the document, then couldn’t help but ask with concern: "Minister, are you okay?"
Jiang Hou waved his hand: "I’m fine, don’t worry."
"Glad to hear it." Li Mengwu took one last look at Jiang Hou, then walked out of the office.
Jiang Hou was indeed fine, but the impulse to break through the barrier was too intense within him, yet he had to forcibly suppress it, making him uncomfortable.
But thinking of today’s gains, Jiang Hou felt it was all worth it.
The beast form was about to break through the eighth tier, the millions of points from the beast slaying could pay off most of the loans, along with the hundred thousand points from slaying the Evil God in Zhangxi Province already allocated.
His loan was suddenly only a little over fifty thousand points.
Now, slaying a few more invading Evil Gods would clear the loan, allowing yet another substantial loan of a few million resources, greatly boosting his power.
Jiang Hou then arranged some other matters before leaving the base.
After seven o’clock, Jiang Hou opened the door to find a young girl busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast, who turned her head in surprise: "Jiang Hou, why are you coming back from outside?"
Jiang Hou smiled slightly and casually said, "Something happened near the passage last night, and I went to handle it."
Qin Siyu noticed Jiang Hou’s bloodshot eyes but did not press further, simply nodding: "Go wash up; breakfast will take a little while."
"Alright." Jiang Hou nodded.
Returning home, the oppressive agitation in Jiang Hou’s heart eased significantly, making him feel less uncomfortable.
After washing his face and brushing his teeth, Jiang Hou returned to the living room and squatted next to the cat bed in the corner.
The white kitty, which had been sleeping for two days, had grown considerably, its fur glossy and it looked even more adorable. Unable to resist, Jiang Hou reached out to stroke its belly.
"Ah... don’t, touch there."
