Life-Sacrification

The Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape's fist was smashing down toward Zeng Rong, who was in the air.

The latter's eyes were closed, calmly welcoming death.

However, at this moment, a light figure suddenly flashed across the sky.

The monster's fist smashed into a giant tree that couldn't be hugged even by dozens of people, making a huge hole.

The giant tree fell back with a loud crash, and the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape flapped its wings, soaring into the sky.

Zeng Rong felt his entire body become light, and then his feet landed on the ground. He opened his eyes in shock and saw Xu Mo looking at him with a faint smile.

"Xu Mo, why are you here?"

Zeng Rong's tone was full of blame, but Xu Mo knew that the admiral simply just didn't want him to take the risk.

However, if he had not arrived in time, Zeng Rong would have been shattered by the monster's punch.

Platinum-ranked monsters were indeed extraordinary.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side mission. Reward: +10% fusion rate!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching the Chongming Bird's maximum fusion rate. Random acquiring one of the Chongming Bird's talents… Skill Acquired: Berserk!]

The system notification rang in Xu Mo's mind at this moment, slightly surprising him.

He had maxed out the Chongming Bird bloodline's fusion rate. From this, he got one of its innate skills, Berserk. This was a good thing!

The use of the [Berserk] skill can increase his damage by 10%, strength by 15%, and physical attack by 30%!

In short, once he activated that skill, Xu Mo's current 9-star Gold-rank strength could reach 1-star Platinum rank or even 2-star Platinum rank!

Thinking of this, he looked at the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape that was slowly descending from the sky, his eyes filled with fighting spirit!

Now that his bloodline had completely fused and he had activated his new skill, he should be able to handle the monster head-on. Knowing this, of course he wanted to fight the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape.

"Admiral, you go run to the Golden Phoenix Division. I'll lure this ape away!"

After saying that, Xu Mo pushed Zeng Rong away and dashed toward the monster.

"Stupid ape, come and chase me if you have the ability!"

He rushed into the air and suddenly swung his fist at the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape's thigh. At the same time, the Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking appeared in his hand, wrapped in lightning. The halberd's small branch smashed down heavily on the monster's knee!

"Swoosh!"

With a crisp sound, Xu Mo flew backward and sped toward the forest.

"Roar!"

The monster instantly let out a sky-shaking roar. The roar indicated that Xu Mo had angered it!

Xu Mo's actions just now were beyond the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape's expectations.

It did not take Xu Mo, who had suddenly appeared, seriously at all. It even deliberately let the man hit it.

However, it had never expected the opponent to use a dirty trick. Moreover, it didn't know what method Xu Mo had used to severely injure it.

The monster was truly furious at this moment. Looking at the stab wound on its knee that had blood spurting out, it let out a crazy roar.

It had never expected that the ant-like human in its eyes could actually injure its body to the extent that blood came out.

How could it not be angry?

After advancing to Platinum-ranked, the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape hadn't tasted the feeling of being injured by a human for a long time. However, Xu Mo had actually wounded it.

How could it tolerate this?

On Yanjing Fortress's walls, everyone's faces were pale as they looked at the black shadow that appeared in the sky outside the city,

The Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape's terrifying aura made everyone feel suffocated even though they were so far away.

It really was a Platinum-ranked monster. Moreover, it was so big and even had wings!

How the hell were they supposed to fight that?

Everyone's eyes were filled with despair.

However, at this moment, a commotion came from below the city walls, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"It's… It's the admiral! The admiral has fainted!"

"Quickly, bring the admiral in!"

"Oh my God, could it be that Admiral had angered that Platinum-ranked monster? But why did the monster go opposite the city wall?"

"What, you want the monster to come over and squash you?"

"I didn't mean that. I just..."

While the soldiers were rescuing Zeng Rong, many people were curious about what was happening in the forest.

However, no one would have guessed that Xu Mo was currently racing against the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape!

The monster tried its best to release its domain and chased Xu Mo all the way into the forest depths.

Xu Mo happened to be outside its domain range, making it impossible to capture Xu Mo's presence.

This further infuriated the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape, charging forward recklessly.

Wherever it passed, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Countless low-ranked monsters that couldn't dodge in time died miserably under its feet.

"Hmm? Why is there another mission from the system?"

Xu Mo, who was busy running away from the monster, suddenly heard the sound of a system notification in his mind.

[Ding! Side Mission: Kill or tame the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape. Reward: the Chongming Bird's innate skill, [Life-Sacrification]!]

Now, the system was forcing him to fight the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape?

Xu Mo's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He was determined to get the side mission's reward.

Of course, the more innate skills he could get from the Chongming Bird, the better. How could he be satisfied with just Berserk?

Xu Mo had just seen the introduction of the [Life-Sacrification] skill.

That was the Chongming Bird's strongest skill, and nothing else could match up to it.

As long as Xu Mo could cultivate to a sufficient number of stars, it wouldn't be a problem for him to shatter the void and destroy the heavens.

In ancient times, the Chongming Bird relied on this ultimate skill to dominate the primitive era.

"Human, are you ready to die?"

At this moment, the Sky-Splitting Demonic Ape discovered that Xu Mo had actually slowed down and finally stopped in front of it.

It couldn't help but stop as well, watching Xu Mo from afar.

Compared to the ant it had almost killed just now, this human in front of it was obviously much more cunning. The bleeding wound on its left knee was proof of that.

However, the monster couldn't understand why Xu Mo had stopped. Could the latter be plotting something?

On the other side, Zeng Rong slowly woke up on one of the Yanjing Fortress's walls.

His first reaction after was to look outside the city wall and ask loudly, "Has anyone seen Xu Mo? Has he returned?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"Admiral, you came back alone. We didn't see Lieutenant Xu."

"Could it be that Lieutenant Xu went to pick you up? No wonder that monster ran in the opposite direction!"

"Was it Lieutenant Xu fighting that green-furred monster just now? Isn't he just a 5-star Gold rank?"

"So you're saying Lieutenant Xu went head-on against that monster? Oh my god, then wouldn't he..."

Everyone's words made Zeng Rong's vision darken again. He was shocked and afraid because he had been exhausted for a long time.

If Xu Mo was killed by that Platinum-ranked monster because of him, he would never forgive himself!

"Hurry up and report to the alliance. Tell them to send an Adjudicator over immediately. Hurry!"