Legend of the Great Sage

l artifact, so there was no intelligence to speak of.
The material it was made out of was not bad, however.
The hilt was engraved with two words, “True Steel”.

He gripped the hilt with both hands and lifted up the great True Steel sword with some difficulty, swinging down on the White Ape King’s neck.

With a clang, like the clashing of metal, the sword rebounded.
It only left behind a white mark on the White Ape King’s neck.

“Truly the White Ape King.”

Li Qingshan smiled.
The White Ape King only managed to claim dominion due to the lack of anyone stronger, but he was still one of the peak cultivators of this world.
If Gu Yanying had not overwhelmed him, it would probably take them quite a lot of effort.

The White Ape King suddenly raised his head.
In the face of death, he finally recovered a hint of clarity from the pain, only to see his subordinates annihilated, the ground littered with limbs and blood.
Even he had fallen into the hands of the enemy.
His face became warped with malice.

His expression was enough to strike fear into the hearts of anyone from this world, except the two people before him were not from this world.

“Some willpower, not bad.”

Gu Yanying nodded.
The spiritual qi in this small world was so sparse that it definitely was not an easy feat to reach such a realm of cultivation.
Perhaps he was restricted by the world around him, but his disposition was still not bad.

However, she did not worry too much either.
This was the first time he had faced this torturing of hell, so he definitely could not adjust and grow accustomed to it in a short while. 

“Yeah!” Li Qingshan answered before swinging down with the True Steel sword again.
He lamented over the fact that his great strength of the ox demon had actually declined to such a point where he even struggled to wield a large sword with ease.

“Hey, don’t actually kill him.
Why don’t we try and get him to surrender? If we could get this fellow White Ape’s assistance, we’ll have it much easier,” said Gu Yanying.

“Forget about that.
He’s not a measly daemon, but a mighty daemon king.
Just that pride of his won’t allow him to surrender.
Even if he surrenders, he can strike back at any time, which is far too troublesome.
Just let me cut him down!”

“Hold on.
Don’t damage his hide.
Just let me do it instead!” Gu Yanying held the kunpeng’s feather between her fingers.

The White Ape King flew into a rage.
They actually treated him as a regular wild beast.
In the face of despair, the surrounding spiritual qi surged, and his daemon qi suddenly erupted.
His throat gurgled away as he actually seemed like he was about to make a breakthrough on the spot.

Abruptly, his throat felt cold, and blood spurted out.

No, I should have noticed the issues with them long ago.
How can two ordinary people venture so far north? How can she possess such beauty? And that man is a hundred times more dangerous than any opponent I’ve ever faced in my life, but he doesn’t even hold much hostility towards me.
Why didn’t I handle this carefully, instead overwhelmed by an urge to kill him? Don’t tell me?

His reflections on the brink of death brought him clarity.
He understood several things, but it also filled him with even more doubts.
The coldness infiltrated his wound with the blood, filling his entire body.

At the end of the day, he was still just an ape daemon that had not undergone a heavenly tribulation.
It was impossible for him to possess the same powerful vitality as Daemon Generals and Daemon Commanders.
In a short moment, he had died with a grievance in his own blood, soon covered up by the great snow.

Li Qingshan felt a hint of sorrow.
He did not feel sorrow because of death.
No matter when or where, he would never feel sorrow if someone died in battle.
What was truly sorrowful was he had died without knowing how he had died.
He was clearly so puny, yet he believed himself to be powerful, harassing others as he pleased.
This way of dying was not merely sorrowful.
It was basically a disgrace.

He reminded himself again, Li Qingshan, you’re still nothing yet.
Daemon King Northmoon isn’t exactly more powerful than this White Ape King, so you better just stay honest and continue striding forwards!

Gu Yanying removed a whitish-gold daemon core from the ape’s belly and handed it to Li Qingshan.
“Eat it and see if you can recover any strength.
There are another three over there.
It’s basically impossible to move around as just mortals, and we can’t keep wasting the power of belief either.”