Swwoooosssssh! The night wind blew fervently as the breath of life once again filled the entirety of the mountain range. One by one the cultivators that were either training or locked into combat came to their senses as they were freed from stillness.

"Haha! I can move again. I've had enough of this damn mountain range. Brothers gather your things. Let's get out of here before things get any worse!" A sizeable looking figure said as he pumped his fists excitedly at his partners.

"That’s right let's move!" said another

Upon regaining their freedom, the practitioners didn’t waste any time to see the outcome of the sudden appearance of a stranger and the creature. They each began to utilize their most valuable means to escape from the vicinity.

A distance away from the battle scene, two forms flashed across the fields leaving behind only a trail of bloody footprints behind.

Swish! Hui Ying’s body was a total wreck, but he pushed onwards not even bothering to look at the scene behind him. While moving, he quickly took a glance at Feng Yu who was hung on his left shoulder. It seemed to have lost all signs of life.

"Brother Feng! Hang in there. We are almost at the outskirts of this mountain range. A few more hours and we will be out of harm's way. You must resist, do not lose yourself in the cold..." Hui Ying muttered as their forms vanished further across the vast mountain range in a sea of trees.

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At the highest reaches of the sky, a golden form was traversing the distance at high speeds, using its entire strength to escape the creature from the mountain range. It had only one remaining arm, which was dripping blood endlessly, and a large wound that was visible from its chest, spreading all the way to it's now destroyed left eye.

The Golden Furred Ape King glanced towards its back cruelly as it thought back to the previous scene of it almost being sliced into two separate pieces. Its right eye shone with dense killing intent as is it roared towards the heavens.

"Feng Yu! Feng Yuuu! I will certainly have my revenge. From now on I will go by one name and one name only. I will be known as Kong Jin Tian, and we will meet again!"

Like a beam of golden light, he shot towards the horizon occasionally falling downwards to use a tree as his footing, launching himself further into the air once more traveling across the distance.

Suddenly, deep within the sky, a few figures appeared. They were all beautiful women, each having their peerless bearings as if they could charm the masses of any kingdom and fuel the kings to start wars. A beautiful young girl looked towards the disappearing ape with a strange glint in her eyes.

"Aunty Shuan, I feel that this ape has bad intentions. Can we kill it?" Fu Ling asked with a sweet-sounding voice that would make any men drool as she looked towards her aunt who was floating in the air beside her.

Looking towards her niece with a loving expression, Aunt Shuan smiled for a moment as she patted her gently, but soon she said in a strict tone.

"A man should fight his own battles and only through life and death could an expert grow truly strong. Ling'er, do not worry needlessly about that boy called Feng, if you are destined to meet again, you will do so at the talent meet."

As she said this, she looked at the scene behind her observing the figure that appeared while lighting up the sky with his immense aura. A dense feeling of fear soon shrouded her heart as she pondered.

"Tydol Mountain Range, such a strange mountain range. An ancient being, an evil creature, and a child that blazes with flames that are sacred. Almost, almost as if they belonged to that of an Ancient Phoenix... Phoenix, Hmm, Wait! Could it be?" With a look of shock, Aunt Shuan thought back towards the ancient markings that appeared on Feng Yu's body including the color of his hair.

"How can this be? How can they still exist?" She looked towards the scene behind her in shock carefully searching for a while with her soul sense, only to not discover the target of her worries.

After a short moment, she cleared her thoughts and regained her sense of calm, or rather, forced herself into that state as she looked towards her disciples and niece.

"Children let us go; we will waste no further time here. Things are about to get serious." She said in a solemn tone.

"Yes, Master!" All of them said in unison along with Fu Ling’er.

"Good!" With a wave of her hand, the energy of the world soon gathered around all the forms of the girls once again as she reached out her hands towards them as if she was holding each of them with her separately. Soon, she transformed into the light that quickly shot towards the horizon far into the distance, leaving the mountain range, traveling the distant lands with the girls being pulled along with her.

If Feng Yu were to see this scene, he would have had to have second thoughts about whether this gentle looking aunt was a practitioner at the stage of True Foundation realm.

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The light shone brightly as it continued to suppress the creature’s aura below the man that stood above the heavens. He looked towards the creature with an indifferent expression as he spoke with a voice filled with an ancient prestige and dignity.

"Evil creature, why have you descended to this planar?!" His voice echoed as it sounded throughout the region.

Seeing the being before it questioned its will, the creature was surprised. But soon, it became filled with rage as it stared violently at the man who defied its nefarious prestige.

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