Zhou Xun stood in mid-air, watching the giant light screen envelop him.

There was not a trace of panic on his face!

When this array was activated earlier, he had already sensed its level, merely Tier Three Middle-Grade,

with his current strength, he could break it with a flick of his hand.

Naturally, he sat steady like a fisherman calmly waiting!

Looking at the three Middle-Stage Core Formation Cultivators across from him, Zhou Xun smiled faintly:

"It seems you all wish to have a duel with me!"

"Well then, I haven’t had a fight in nearly a year, I wonder if I’ve become rusty in magical combat!"

"I’m fortunate to have such enthusiastic opponents today, it’s a good chance to stretch myself!"

"To say the least, fellow cultivator, you sure have a tough mouth. My fellow disciples and I have lain in ambush for days, and you’re the first of your kind we’ve encountered!" The leading middle-aged man looked leisurely, with an expression of assured victory,

surprisingly, he wasn’t in a hurry to attack!

While intercepting Zhou Xun, he had already sent messages to other Demonic Cultivators, who were on their way for support,

after all, judging by his aura, the Zhou Xun before them was a Late-Stage Core Formation expert, and they weren’t sure they could kill him here.

The man on the left, however, grew anxious and urged:

"Senior brother, let’s act, lest we delay too long!"

"Indeed, we’ve waited here for days, finally encountering a Late-Stage Core Formation, it’s perfect to witness his methods!"

The speaker was slightly chubby, with a thumb-sized mole on their round cheeks, showing an expression eager to try.

Generally, two Middle-Stage Core Formation Cultivators together can’t match a Late-Stage Cultivator,

which was evident during the Xui Country defensive battle, where the Celestial Feather Sect Grand Elder suppressed two Middle-Stage ones single-handedly.

But at this moment, Zhou Xun was enclosed by the array, unable to exert his full strength, plus they had three men,

giving the round-faced middle-aged man immense confidence.

"Why haven’t you attacked yet, shall I leave then?" Zhou Xun spoke with interest.

Upon hearing this, the leading middle-aged in the black robe showed a slight sneer,

"Very well, since you so wish for death, I shall fulfill your desire. In truth, I’ve never tried making a Late-Stage Cultivator a refined corpse!"

As he finished speaking, he opened his mouth, spraying out a black mist,

from which came roars!

Then, the middle-aged man formed a seal with his hands, pointing towards the black mist!

"Rise!"

A massive black ghost head banner emerged from the mist, spanning dozens of meters,

its face covered with fierce ghosts, constantly howling.

"Today, let’s see how you handle the might of my Ten Thousand Souls Banner!"

With that, he pointed at Zhou Xun!

Howl, howl, howl!

The banner face shimmered slightly, sending out black shadows flying towards Zhou Xun’s position!

Meanwhile, the two cultivators beside him summoned their lifebound magical treasures,

a pitch-black long hook emitting eerie black mist, and a hundred-zhang-long pitch-black chain, ghostly figures all around!

"So, they’re from the Soul Refining Sect!"

Upon seeing their methods, Zhou immediately recognized them.

Though not as high-ranking as the Blood Refining Sect, the Soul Refining Sect still stood in the second tier within the Demon Alliance, with a Supreme Elder at the Middle-Stage Nascent Soul level.

An idea flashed in his mind, as a thought sprang up.

He swiftly patted his waist, and with a flash of black light, a small banner about a foot long appeared in his hand,

then he quickly formed a seal with both hands, pointing at the banner face,

"Don’t sleep, it’s time to work!"

"Roar, roar!"

As soon as the words fell, an excited cry came from the banner face,

followed by a cyan light flying out, landing on the ground and transforming into a Cyan Ape over ten feet tall,

that was the Soul-Devouring Beast, Cyan Ape!

The Cyan Ape was now extraordinarily bright, emitting a faint golden radiance, significantly stronger than before.

As soon as it appeared, an extremely excited expression flashed across its face, its gaze fixed on the opposite ghost head banner,

as if utterly unfazed by the onrushing black shadows!

Utterly delighted, like a cat spotting a school of fish, it playfully punched its own nose a few times,

then, with a flickering light from its nose,

it sprayed a cyan misty light, enveloping all the black shadows opposite!

Under this light, the once-menacing black shadows seemed to be paused, frozen in place,

then,

"Whoosh—"

without any resistance, they were sucked into the Cyan Ape’s belly in a breath, trailing along the cyan light.

At this moment, the massive long hook and chain also shot towards the Cyan Ape, their might intimidating,

the leftover force from their swing whipped up strong winds, uprooting towering trees dozens of fathoms high, throwing them into the distance!

"Hiss—"

The Cyan Ape roared, its cyan light flashing before it vanished from its spot, evading the joint assault of the black-robed trio,

upon reappearing, it had grown to a towering height of 150 fathoms!

"I once underestimated you, allowing you to sleep undisturbed at the rear!"

At this moment, Zhou Xun was seated in a vine chair formed by Thorn Techniques, suspended hundreds of fathoms in the air,

relaxing as if watching a play,

a pot of Spirit Tea would make the scene even more enjoyable!

Remarkably, this was the first time Zhou Xun saw the Cyan Ape exhibit abilities beyond Soul Devouring, based on size alone,

clearly not inferior to an average Tier Three High-Grade Great Demon.

With the hundred-meter giant ape revealing its true form, grasping with both hands,

one hand caught the black rod of the long hook, the other snatched the lengthy pitch-black chain,

forcefully pulling them together!

"Bang—"

A tremendous sound rang out,

black light burst forth!

The hook and chain cried out, their spirit light gravely diminished, shrinking back to mere inches and falling from the sky!

At the same time, the two cultivators controlling the magical treasures, the round-faced and the husky man,

also suffered, as their treasures were damaged,

their faces turned white, they spat out huge mouthfuls of blood, heavily injured in an instant!

These two treasures were their lifebound magical treasures, linked to their minds, thriving or suffering together.

Witnessing this, the Cyan Ape opened its mouth wide, exposing four sharp, halberd-like teeth,

roaring at the trio opposite!

The violent sound waves, imbued with the Cyan Ape’s demonic power, directly targeted the divine souls of the three black-robed men!

Struck by this, the black-robed trio suddenly stiffened!

The Cyan Ape was naturally a bane for ghost soul entities, and the sound waves carried soul-suppressing capability,

seeing this, the Cyan Ape’s body flickered,

even at a hundred fathom size, its speed was unaffected, 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

becoming a mere shadow, it came barreling to the round-faced man’s side, ferociously punching!

"Slow!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xun hurriedly voiced to stop,

but it was too late!

"Bang—"

With a tremendous explosion, the man’s head suddenly burst apart, and then his entire body was like a cannonball

crashing heavily into the ground,

creating a giant crater dozens of fathoms deep!

Zhou Xun hastily swept with his Divine Sense and saw a cluster of flesh!

"Alas!"