The black giant ape reprimanded them and then stepped forward, blocking the path between the extraterrestrial demons and the reinforcements.
His eyes, as large as lanterns, blazed with ferocity. "Who killed General Bull Head?"
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan both frowned upon seeing the black giant ape.
Its ten-zhang-tall body exuded an overwhelming pressure, even before any combat began.
However, with things as they were, they had no choice but to fight.
Zi Linling knew that only if she and Ye Lingyuan remained fearless could they inspire the entire reinforcement contingent to be fearless.
She instructed the reinforcements to retreat two hundred zhang, to avoid being affected by the residual power of the fight. Then, she and Ye Lingyuan ascended into the air and declared, "Those who invade my Azure Realm shall be punished, no matter how strong they are! Big fellow, that monster with the bull's head was slain by me. What do you want?"
The black giant ape was stunned for a moment, then roared, "You dog! A lowly prey dares to kill General Bull Head! Give me your life!"
With that, he spread his gaping claws and swiped at Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan.
The claws brought a whistling wind, indicating the immense power they contained.
With this swipe, the black giant ape clearly intended to crush Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan into minced meat.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan, with their hearts connected, moved apart rapidly as the black giant ape's claws descended.
Ye Lingyuan leaped up and landed directly above the black giant ape's head.
The Sky Breaking Sword appeared in his hand, and he fiercely thrust it down towards the ape's crown.
Zi Linling, not to be outdone, employed the Phantom Dragon Step and, brandishing the Dragon Scale Dagger, directly attacked the black giant ape's left eye.
The black giant ape's claw missed, and he felt the danger from above and his left eye.
He crossed his two forelimbs, his right claw swiping towards Zi Linling from the side of his face, and his left claw raised to strike at Ye Lingyuan above his head.
"Clang! Clang!"
Two crisp sounds echoed.
Both Zi Linling's Dragon Scale Dagger and Ye Lingyuan's Sky Breaking Sword were blocked by the massive claws and flung away.
Ye Lingyuan used the momentum to leap, landing on the black giant ape's left shoulder. Simultaneously, he swung his Sky Breaking Sword fiercely towards the ape's neck.
Zi Linling, her attack unsuccessful, rapidly descended, slashing across the black giant ape's abdomen. The Dragon Scale Dagger gleamed with a blade aura, directly stabbing towards the ape's belly.
Despite its colossal size, the black giant ape's reactions were not slow.
He moved his right claw to the left, blocking Ye Lingyuan's Sky Breaking Sword again, then transitioned from blocking to grabbing.
At the same time, his left claw slid down, covering his entire abdomen.
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Another two crisp sounds.
With the Sky Breaking Sword blocked, Ye Lingyuan dared not hesitate for a moment, swiftly withdrawing and narrowly avoiding being grabbed.
Then, his foot slipped, and he moved directly to the back of the black giant ape's neck, the Sky Breaking Sword once again chopping down towards the ape's neck.
Concurrently, Zi Linling, using the force of being flung back, inverted herself in mid-air and attacked the black giant ape's right armpit.
Sensing movement behind him, the black giant ape rapidly bent his upper body forward, causing Ye Lingyuan's Sky Breaking Sword to miss.
Simultaneously, he retracted his right claw and slammed it towards his right waist, attempting to trap Zi Linling.
Zi Linling's Phantom Dragon Step activated, and she appeared directly behind the black giant ape's posterior.
The Dragon Scale Dagger glowed even brighter, fiercely plunging towards the black giant ape's backside.
Meanwhile, Ye Lingyuan, his attack having missed, followed his momentum, slicing across the black giant ape's head and arriving in front of the ape.
He then rapidly descended, holding the Sky Breaking Sword with both hands, spinning himself like a top, and thrusting towards the black giant ape's abdomen.
The coordination between the two was exceptionally tacit.
If the black giant ape wished to avoid being stabbed in the posterior, he would have to straighten his body and press his rear downwards.
And if he did that, Ye Lingyuan's Sky Breaking Sword would precisely pierce his abdomen.
As it turned out, this was indeed the case.
Though the black giant ape's hide was thick and tough, his posterior, armpits, and abdomen were exceptionally soft.
In fact, the posterior and armpits were his vital weak points.
Therefore, upon sensing the danger to his posterior, the black giant ape had no choice but to stand up to avoid it.
This way, although his abdomen would be stabbed, compared to the vital weak point of his posterior, an injury to the abdomen was insignificant.
The outcome was as expected: Zi Linling's attack missed, while Ye Lingyuan succeeded.
Pierced through the abdomen, the intense pain instantly drove the black giant ape into a frenzy.
He clawed with both forelimbs, determined to tear the Ye Lingyuan who had injured him into pieces.
Ye Lingyuan tried to withdraw his sword, only to find that the Sky Breaking Sword was stuck within the black giant ape's body. No matter how hard he pulled, he could not dislodge it.
At that moment, the black giant ape's claws closed in around him. If the ape clenched his claws into fists, even if Ye Lingyuan didn't die, he would be severely injured.
In this critical situation, Ye Lingyuan had no choice but to temporarily abandon the Sky Breaking Sword and fall straight downwards.
Zi Linling also seized the opportunity, releasing the Dragon Scale Dagger and retrieving a scalpel from her Nine Spirit Ring. With the scalpel and the Dragon Scale Dagger, she positioned herself on either side of the black giant ape's armpits.
The Dragon Scale Dagger was spiritually connected to Zi Linling; with a mere thought, she could launch an attack with it.
The scalpel in Zi Linling's hand had also been re-forged. While its power was not as great as the Dragon Scale Dagger's, it had barely reached the level of a divine artifact.
Zi Linling and the Dragon Scale Dagger, positioned on the left and right respectively, fiercely stabbed towards the black giant ape's armpits.
The black giant ape intended to retract his arms and seal off his armpits, but Ye Lingyuan would not give him such an opportunity.
Without the Sky Breaking Sword, Ye Lingyuan directly produced the One Breath Whip and lashed out fiercely at the black giant ape's lower body.
Whether human or any other creature, no one could make their lower body, the foundation of humanity, impervious to blades and spears. The black giant ape was no exception.
With vital areas under attack simultaneously, the black giant ape was forced to fall backward.
"Boom!"
His massive body crashed down, crushing a large number of extraterrestrial demons on the ground and creating a huge pit.
Fortunately, Zi Linling had the foresight to order the reinforcement team to retreat three hundred zhang; otherwise, the reinforcements would have met the same fate as those extraterrestrial demons.
As the giant ape fell, the opportunity presented itself.
Zi Linling immediately communicated with the Law of Judgment, and in an instant, the Judgment Weapon appeared in her hand.
"Heavenly Dao! Judgment!"
A cold voice rang out, and the chilling Judgment Weapon cleaved the black giant ape directly in two.
Before the black giant ape could even utter a sound, it perished.
Blood gushed out, instantly dyeing the ground around the black giant ape red.
The Judgment Weapon in Zi Linling's hand quietly vanished, and she, weak from exhaustion, began to fall towards the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Lingyuan leaped up and caught her in his arms, his face filled with concern.
The extraterrestrial demons, who had been held in place by the black giant ape's imposing presence, let out screams of terror and fled.