The pained lion ape raised its head and let out a roar of shock and anger. The Immortal Slash cut a long and ferocious wound on its back, but strangely no blood flowed from the wound.
Ignoring the huge wound on its back, the lion-ape rolled and evaded in the pool with strange movements.
While dodging Lu Xiao's second round of attacks, Lion Ape regained his balance, raised his arms in anger and struck downwards.
"boom!"
Lu Xiao, who ducked back, avoided the direct attack of the Lion Ape's fists, but the hands it smashed into the pool also brought up a wave of water curtain with strong impact, which was about to hit Lu Xiao.
'Magic Floating Cloak.'
The white cloak hanging behind Lu Xiao suddenly shone with a faint light, and he dragged Lu Xiao back a few steps out of thin air, narrowly avoiding the indirect attack of the lion ape.
In the first round of confrontation, Lu Xiao took some advantage, but to the worm-possessed Lion Ape, this injury was nothing and he would recover quickly.
Lu Xiao took a defensive posture and faced the lion with a knife in his eyes, his eyes full of anger. The opponent also roared and beat his chest hard, and the second round of the battle was about to begin.
"roar!"
The lion ape with amazing jumping ability kicked off the ground with both legs and jumped more than 5 meters high. The kinetic impact of falling with his arms slammed towards Lu Xiao.
No matter how reckless a person is, he would not be stupid enough to directly attack the huge lion ape head-on. Lu Xiao pushed his feet on the ground and moved back, avoiding the direct attack of the lion ape's fists.
He rushed forward in the opposite direction before the water curtain that was following him took shape, split the water curtain with a single slash that made a heavy buzzing sound, and then struck the head of the lion ape with a second slash that caught it off guard.
department.
At the critical moment, Lion Ape raised his arms to block Lu Xiao's blade.
The left arm that was blocking the front was cut off by the sharp Immortal Slash and fell into the pool. The right arm narrowly blocked the Immortal Slash with weakened impact.
"Ouch!"
The pain of the broken arm made the lion ape even more violent. Taking advantage of Lu Xiao's strength and loss of his left arm, it simply threw its huge body forward in an attempt to crush Lu Xiao with its body weight.
A flash of light flashed in Lu Xiao's eyes, and he temporarily gave up the immortal slash that cut into the right arm of the lion ape. He used the reaction force of pushing the handle of the knife to jump out to the side, just in time to avoid the lion ape's pounce.
Before he could stand still in the pool, the Boots of Hermes suddenly activated for a short time, and in the blink of an eye Lu Xiao was sent to the shoulder of the lion ape who was half lying on the ground.
Holding the handle of the severely rusted Odachi on the neck of the lion with both hands, using the principle of leverage and using his own body as a leverage chip, the Odachi that penetrated the neck of the lion cut off the neck and flew out.
The lion ape with half of its neck cut off could not control its head, and its huge head hit the pool heavily.
Lu Xiao ignored the almost unusable Odachi sword and quickly changed direction to pull out the Immortal Slash stuck in the muscle of the lion's right arm.
Using Iai's posture, he temporarily retracted the Immortal Slash into its scabbard. Lu Xiao bowed his body slightly forward, combining the power of Wei Mingren's Cross Slash with the Immortal Slash itself.
"Secret · Immortal Slash!"
The two undead slashes that streaked through the air hit the target one after another. The first knife completely cut off the head of the lion ape, and the second knife that followed immediately struck the broken neck of the lion ape.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
The immortal sword that cut into the body was hit directly, and the giant insect possessing the lion ape let out a desperate scream before dying.
"die!"
The lion ape's body was cut open, completely exposing the undead insect in his body. After a brief breath adjustment, Lu Xiao used his strength again and finally split the oversized giant insect into two pieces from the middle.
"Huh~"
The entire battle process seems simple, but fighting this huge creature consumes more physical strength and energy than the previous battle with the Sword Master Monkey.
The lion ape has great strength and is not weak in agility. Unlike those giant beasts with one-sided attributes, it is really not easy to deal with them.
Fortunately, Lu Xiao knew the weakness of the lion ape in advance and guided it in a targeted manner during the battle. Finally, the vital part of the lion ape's neck was exposed, and then he successfully killed the bugs in its body and ended the eternal life of the lion ape.
Endless life.
After taking a short rest, Lu Xiao came to where Lion Ape was squatting before.
There is a small cave at the end of the pool, and the quiet fragrance is faintly coming from the cave.
After walking through the cave and entering the interior, what caught Lu Xiao's eyes was a blue-white lotus flower that exuded a faint light. It was one of the raw materials for refining the fragrance of the source - the fragrant water lotus.
Carefully removing the water lotus from the roots, Lu Xiao temporarily tied it to the scabbard of the Immortal Sword.
"I have obtained a piece of material. Let's return to Ashina Castle and give it to Kuro."
…
"Oh~ Is this the fragrant lily blooming in the deepest part of the Valley of the Fall?"
Jiulang's smart eyes seemed to be shining with light, and he looked curiously and excitedly at the lotus that Lu Xiao had just brought back.
Behind Jiulang stood an indifferent man less than 1.6 meters tall. He was the wolf that Lu Xiao had seen at the Buddha Sculptor Orangutan.
The wolf's eyes were not on the fragrant water lotus, but were staring at Lu Xiao vigilantly. The device that had just been installed was already pressed with his left hand on the handle of the knife, and he might launch an attack at any time.
'Is the owner's loyal dog...'
Lu Xiao didn't care about the wolf's hostility. This was the case for exclusive ninjas. As long as someone might threaten their master, these domestic fierce dogs would show their fangs to the enemy.
"It just so happens that Wolf has some impression of the lingering fragrance of cherry blossoms mixed with the fragrance of the source. I plan to ask him to investigate the whereabouts of Changyingzhimu."
"Your Excellency Lu Xiao, if possible, I hope you can help us continue to search for the Stone of Resistance."
Jiulang patted a large pile of books beside him, showed a proud expression asking for praise and said: "I have not been idle during the time you are taking action."
"I read a lot of documents left by Zhangheba and got some clues about the stone of knotting. This kind of stone seems to only exist in a hidden village in Ashina. It's a pity that I don't know about Ashina.
Where is it?"
"The bottom of Ashina..."
There was a thoughtful expression on the wolf's face, and Jiulang turned around unexpectedly and asked: "Wolf, do you know?"
"Well, when I was investigating your whereabouts, I heard a mysterious old woman mention it from the depths of the dungeon."
"If you want to reach the bottom of Ashina, you must jump into the deepest pit of Ashina Dungeon. I was eager to find Miko's whereabouts and did not continue to explore further."
"Dungeon?" Lu Xiao asked thoughtfully: "So, where is Ashina's dungeon?"
"Don't leave in a hurry."
Jiulang patted Lu Xiao's arm and said: "Your Excellency Lu Xiao has just returned from a long journey and must have accumulated a lot of fatigue. I will let the wolf go to the dungeon to investigate first. You should take a good rest during this period."
Lu Xiao looked up at Yongzhen who had just arrived at the gate of the castle tower, thought about it, and finally nodded and accepted Jiulang's kindness.
"That's fine, it just so happens that I still have a commitment to fulfill."
"Right."
The taciturn and indifferent Wolf suddenly provided Lu Xiao with information: "Bianruo Yuzi of Xianfeng Temple asked me to convey a message to you. She has something she wants to discuss with you."
Lu Xiao looked at the wolf who had no change in his expression speechlessly, "How many places have you traveled in one night..."