Chapter 5742
Finally, its mountain-like body crashed to the ground, shaking the earth.
Chen Ping, leaning on his sword, knelt on one knee, panting heavily, cold sweat beading on his forehead. This sword strike had almost drained the little strength he had just recovered, and his injuries seemed to have worsened.
Ignoring his own condition, he rushed to the little fire qilin, carefully lifting it and channeling a surge of pure immortal energy into it.
Fortunately, the qilin, being an auspicious beast, possessed remarkable vitality; merely injured, it quickly recovered under the nourishment of Chen Ping’s immortal energy, nurturing him affectionately, though its spirit remained somewhat weak.
Looking at the giant ape beneath his feet, Chen Ping’s heart stirred.
He was new to this place, knowing nothing of it, and his injuries were not yet healed; he desperately needed a guide and a means of transportation.
This giant ape was quite powerful and should be very familiar with this area.
He attempted to communicate with it using his divine sense, conveying his intention to subdue it.
However, though the giant ape was on the verge of death, its eyes still held a hint of arrogance, and it emitted a low, threatening growl, clearly determined to die rather than submit.
Chen Ping frowned slightly, then a golden glint flashed in his eyes.
He no longer suppressed the divine dragon power within him, which originated from the blood of the dragon royal family. A vast, ancient, and supreme dragon might, like a sleeping emperor awakening, slowly emanated from his body!
This pressure was not directed at the physical body, but directly affected the soul and the very source of the bloodline! It
was especially intimidating to demonic beasts!
The once arrogant giant ape trembled violently the moment it sensed this dragon might!
It was an absolute crushing force on a life level, the instinctive fear of a lower being facing a higher ruler!
The ferocity in its eyes vanished completely, replaced by boundless awe and submission. It tried to lower its head, emitting mournful howls to show its submission.
Chen Ping dispelled his dragon aura, walked to the giant ape’s head, placed his hand on its forehead, and transmitted a command through divine thought: “Submit to me, take me away from this forest, and I will spare your life.”
The giant ape showed no further resistance, obediently lowering its head in acceptance.
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief, sealed the wound in the giant ape’s throat, and saved its life.
He flipped over and mounted the giant ape’s broad, platform-like back, placing the little fire unicorn in front of him.
“Let’s go!”
the giant ape roared, standing up and beginning its heavy trek through the vast, boundless primeval forest.
Sitting atop the giant ape, Chen Ping finally had the chance to carefully observe this unknown land.
The forest was unbelievably ancient; some ancient trees were so thick that dozens of people would need to encircle them, their canopies blocking out the sun.
The light in the forest was dim, the air filled with the damp scent of decaying leaves and a rich aura of wood spirits, but also concealing countless dangerous auras.
Sure enough, they hadn’t gone far when a venomous crocodile, covered in slime and scales, lurking in the swamp, suddenly leaped out, its massive jaws, filled with fangs, snapping at the giant ape’s foreleg.
This venomous crocodile was roughly at the first rank of the Celestial Immortal realm, and its venom was extremely potent.
Without Chen Ping’s command, the giant ape beneath him roared, raising its other massive foot and stomping down with immense force!
“Bang!”
The earth shook violently, and the venomous crocodile was instantly crushed into a bloody pulp.
With a wave of his hand, Chen Ping used his immortal power to seize the relatively pure essence of flesh and blood from the crocodile’s body, along with an inner core containing poison and water elemental power, and offered it to the little fire qilin’s mouth.
The little fire qilin’s eyes lit up, and it let out a joyful cry, opening its mouth to devour and absorb the energy.
The luster on its scales seemed to have been restored slightly, and its spirit was much more invigorated.
This was just the beginning.
This vast forest of demonic beasts was fraught with danger.
They encountered packs of Bloodfang Wolves with sharp fangs, which Chen Ping swept away with a wide-range sword rain. The wolf king’s inner core and essence blood became nourishment for the little fire qilin;