"Crack! Crack! Crack!..."

A crisp bone-splitting sound rang out as blood spurted from the Corpse Ape's mouth.

The tall man did not even have the chance to scream before he became food in the Corpse Ape's belly.

"Boom!"

After consuming the tall man, the aura on the Corpse Ape surged again, breaking through directly to the early stage of Sect Martial Seventh Realm, and it was very close to its peak stage.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, as the tall man fell, the Ghost King Stele floating in the air suddenly emitted a vibrating hum. The ghostly face on it turned into a vortex once again, absorbing all the remaining ghosts at the scene back into it.

Immediately after, with a crisp 'crack', the Ghost King Stele split down the middle, turning back into two separate tombstones.

"What a pity, that short one got away. Otherwise, if the Corpse Ape had consumed that guy, wouldn't its cultivation have directly broken through to the peak of Sect Martial Seventh Realm?"

Zhao Letian swung his hand, using the power of True Yuan to sweep up the two tombstones and stored them in the Storage Ring. His eyes showed joy, and he thought to himself.

This Corpse Ape is not a creature born naturally within the world, and its progression pathway is somewhat unfathomable. It doesn't need to meditate to cultivate; merely devouring some sinister force is enough for it to advance rapidly, which is truly against the natural order.

However, the Heavenly Dao is extremely fair, there are disadvantages to every advantage. Beings like the Corpse Ape, despite their speedy advancement and powerful strength, must endure abnormally terrifying Heavenly Tribulation Power. Additionally, their Spiritual Wisdom opens very slowly, and they must reach a significantly high realm before possessing Spiritual Wisdom akin to that of a normal human. P+ar+t$ of a s-e#r$i-es hoste@d by My Vi*rt$ual Lib&r^a#ry& E#mpi*r^e (M$V!&.L@EMP.&&YR&).-

"Roar!"

Seeing the ghosts suddenly vanish, the Corpse Ape couldn't help but roar towards the sky, swinging its fists, pounding its sturdy chest, revealing an appearance of unsatisfied craving.

"This guy, still hasn't had enough, be patient, in the future, I'll definitely let you have your fill."

Zhao Letian shook his head and smiled.

He couldn't let the Corpse Ape consume all the ghosts in the Ghost King Stele.

After all, those ghosts with Sect Martial Realm cultivation are a powerful force for him. Keeping them could be of great use later on.

Especially those with the cultivation of the high-level Sect Martial Realm, their combat power is astonishing. Had the Corpse Ape not possessed the Power of thunder and lightning that restrains them, it would have been impossible to defeat them so easily.

However, although the tall man was dead, Zhao Letian was still unable to control the Ghost King Stele.

Because one half of the tombstone belonged to the short man.

Since the short man was not dead, the Divine Soul Seal inside it was still intact.

Unless Zhao Letian could forcibly erase the Divine Soul Seal, he would not be able to fully control the Ghost King Stele.

"Fortunately, the direction that guy escaped in is where Master Yu is headed. I hope Master Yu can intercept him."

Zhao Letian looked into the distance, thinking to himself.

It turned out that as soon as the short man fled, Zhao Letian had already informed the approaching Master Yu via a Communication Jade Scroll, asking him to kill the short man.

"Pfft!"

At that moment, the Corpse Ape suddenly spit out a black Storage Ring and threw it directly to Zhao Letian.

The Storage Ring naturally belonged to the tall man.

"This guy's wealth is not insignificant."

Zhao Letian swept a glance at the items inside the storage ring, revealing a satisfied smile on his face.

Even putting other things aside, just the High Grade Essence Stones in this storage ring alone amounted to two to three hundred thousand pieces.

With these Essence Stones, the High Grade Essence Stones Zhao Letian possessed had broken through to over a million, and his wealth surged once again.

"The third heavenly tribulation, it's been brewing for so long?"

After putting away the tall man's storage ring, Zhao Letian looked up at the Tribulation Clouds in the sky, his eyebrows inadvertently creasing.

This third heavenly tribulation had been brewing all this time, and its power now seemed to far surpass the second one. It was uncertain whether the Fiery Flame Mantis could withstand it.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a sharp sound of cutting through the air suddenly rang out.

At the same time, a terrifying pressure enveloped Zhao Letian, making him startled and quickly turn his head to look.

The newcomer was a long-bearded man dressed in a black Taoist robe, with an aura that shockingly revealed the terrifying presence of a high-level Sect Martial Realm master.

Moreover, this person's aura was considerably stronger than that of the Corpse Ape and those massive ghosts.

Even, Zhao Letian felt this person might possibly compete with Master Yu.

"Fiery Flame Mantis? It turns out to be a mutated speed-type demon beast. Good, I'll be taking this beast. Additionally, where are the Yin Yang Demons? Their aura lingers here, so why don't I see these two wastes?"

The man in the Taoist robe first greedily looked over the Fiery Flame Mantis, then turned to Zhao Letian and asked with a cold smirk.

Although this person did not possess Pupil Skills and could not see through Zhao Letian's disguise, he could sense that Zhao Letian's aura was not strong and his cultivation likely wasn't high, thus his tone naturally carried an air of superiority when speaking to Zhao Letian.

"Firstly, this Spiritual Beast is mine, it's not something you can simply take because you want to. Secondly, the Yin Yang Demons you mentioned are already dead. If you came for them, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

Zhao Letian stared at the man in the Taoist robe, speaking neither servile nor overbearing.

Although he was far from being an opponent to this man, Master Yu was about to arrive, and all he needed was to hold on for a moment, so he did not need to be overly afraid of the other party.

Moreover, even without Master Yu, he still had other hidden cards that he did not need to fear the Taoist robed man.

However, utilizing those hidden cards would come at no small cost, and unless it was a true crisis, he would not use them lightly.

"The Yin Yang Demons are dead? How did they die?"

The man in the Taoist robe did not care about Zhao Letian's confrontational approach but instead urgently asked with a frown.

"What do you think?"

Zhao Letian said indifferently.

"It can't be that they were killed by you? That's impossible, those two wastes were weak, but they were not something you could contend with. Moreover, they had an item on them, which even I would have to be wary of, let alone an unknown junior like you. Speak, where exactly are the Yin Yang Demons?"

The Taoist robed man stared intently at Zhao Letian, speaking coldly, with a chill of murderous intent in his eyes. His terrifying aura pounded down on Zhao Letian like turbulent waves, making Zhao Letian feel as if he were aboard a tiny boat amidst the raging sea, possibly sinking at any moment.

However, facing the dreadful aura displayed by the man in the Taoist robe, Zhao Letian did not show any fear; on the contrary, his heart lightened, and he revealed a slight smile.

Because he saw that Master Yu had already arrived, holding a bloody head in his hand.

"I don't care who you are; I give you the time of three breaths to disappear from my sight, or else, die."

Master Yu threw the head to Zhao Letian and looked at the man in the Taoist robe, speaking indifferently.