C41 Divine Weapon!

The Crimson Flame Ape growled, seemingly agitated.

Those huge eyes were fixed on the dense forest ahead as if there was a powerful enemy there.

The atmosphere was intense.

Zhan Tianming quickly swept his eyes over the remaining items.

He was stunned.

"Divine Punisher Sword?"

"The heck?"

"It can't be..."

Zhan Tianming was so excited that he couldn't help but shout out.

Divine Punisher Sword—it was a divine item!

"It's neither copper nor iron. It was once hidden under Mount Xumi.

"Without yin and yang upside-down refining, wouldn't there be water fire to quench the edge?"

"Immortal-slaying spirit, Immortal-slaying spirit, the red light of an immortal slaying spirit;

"The changes of absolute Immortals are truly marvelous. The clothes of the Great Firmament Immortal are stained with blood."

Zhan Tianming remembered this poem. (Note:- It's a famous poem in Chinese.)

It was about the four swords, namely the Divine Punisher, Divine Slayer, Divine Slaughter, and Divine Terminator, as well as the Divine Punisher Sword Formation Map.

The five divine weapons could be combined to give rise to the Divine Punisher Sword Formation.

The power of its attack was beyond words like awesome!

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The Crimson Flame Ape was getting more and more agitated. Even when Zhan Tianming ordered it to stay quiet, it didn't calm down.

It was as if there was something very dangerous approaching them.

Zhan Tianming didn't have time to think about it.

His heart stirred.

"Divine Punisher Sword, come out!"

Buzz!!!!!!

As soon as the sword appeared, the entire area was dyed in a crimson hue. Thunder and lightning roamed the skies as the air around was left trembling.

Right now, a pearless treasured sword was in Zhan Tianiming's hand that seemingly came out of nowhere.

A divine artifact!

It was definitely a divine weapon!

The instant he held the Divine Punisher Sword, Zhan Tianming felt it...

This sword...

"Damn!"

Bang!

The Divine Punisher Sword fell to the ground.

It wasn't that the sword itself was too heavy.

Instead…

It was the true Qi consumption that was heavy—no, monstrous.

It hadn't even been a second, but he had already exhausted all his true Qi points.

Furthermore, the Divine Punisher Sword began absorbing his blood essence after it had exhausted his true Qi.

It was so non-cost-effective that he couldn't even use it as a throw-away weapon.

The Divine Punisher Sword was like a hot potato.

'The heck? True Qi and blood essence?'

Had he not known it any better, he would've taken the sword for some sort of blood essence thief.

Anyway, you do see the problem here, right?

Zhan Tianming looked down at the Divine Punisher Sword lying on the ground and immediately sat down cross-legged, channeling True Qi Return with all his might.

Gradually, his true Qi points began reappearing.

However, Zhan Tianming could also feel the uneasiness in the atmosphere now.

By now, the Crimson Flame Ape resembled a crazed chimpanzee.

Moreover, the time limit for the ape was almost over; this worried Zhan Tianming the most.

Unbeknownst to him, time had slipped away, and only two minutes were left now.

If he could not regain his control over the Crimson Flame Ape within these two minutes, the berserk Crimson Flame Ape would probably squash him before the unknown, terrifying thing appeared.

After recovering a part of his true Qi, Zhan Tianming brought out the big gun—Beast Control.

"Beast Control!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed. Proficiency increased by 1 point."

"Beast Control!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed. Proficiency increased by 1 point."

"Beast Control!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed. Proficiency increased by 1 point."

"Beast Control failed..."

"Control it again!"

"The hell? What the fuck is happening?"

Zhan Tianming glared at the ape.

'Continuous failure?'

Normally, it wouldn't have mattered, but now?

This was an emergency.

If he failed now, wouldn't it be akin to dying?

Closing his eyes, he channeled True Qi Return again and recovered a bit more of his true Qi.

"Quick! Hurry up, goddammit!"

Zhan Tianming channeled True Qi Return like crazy.

His true Qi increased by two points with each passing second, but that wasn't enough.

'No, it is too slow!'

"Please, just hurry the fuck up!"

"Come on, come on, come on!"

After much difficulty and time, his true Qi recovered some more.

Without hesitation, Zhan Tianming used Breast Control.

"Beast Control!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed..."

"Control again!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control is still in the cooldown phase. Casting failed."

Zhan Tianming was speechless.

'What the hell's up with this cooldown time? FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Three seconds and the cooldown time passed.

In the blink of an eye...

"Beast Control! Come on!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed..."

'You are doing me dirty, System! I swear I won't play with you anymore if you keep this up!'

His control over the Crimson Flame Ape would end in only a minute or so.

Zhan Tianming almost ran away.

However, when it came to PK, he was the undefeatable and unstoppable warrior.

'Escape?'

'Like hell, I will do such a disgraceful thing.'

"Come on, you dumb ape!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed..."

"Again!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed..."

Zhan Tianming did not continue because there was no more true Qi left.

He sat down cross-legged and began to circulate True Qi Return.

Right now, he had no more than 56 seconds.

For some reason, Zhan Tianming was no longer panicking.

Instead, he was calmer than ever now. There was no trace of panic on his face.

Time was ticking away.

30 seconds...

20 seconds...

10 seconds...

4 seconds!

Suddenly, Zhan Tianming opened his eyes.

"Beast Control!"

"Ding dong! Beast Control failed..."

"Hundred Beasts Extermination!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhan Tianming punched out.

Rumble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The punch was as overwhelming as the arrival of a hundred beasts.

The majestic might instantly rushed towards the frenzied Crimson Flame Ape.

Die!

At the very last moment, Zhan Tianming killed the Crimson Flame Ape with the Hundred Beasts Extermination. If he were even a millisecond late, it would've been impossible to kill the Crimson Flame Ape with a mere Hundred Beasts Extermination. Since the Crimson Flame Ape was still in his control, he could kill it easily.

Instant kill!

Rumble!

The huge body of the Crimson Flame Ape, which was almost the size of a small hill, fell onto the ground with a loud bang.

The ground began to shake.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations! Host Zhan Tianming, you have killed the Crimson Flame Ape. You are rewarded with 15,800 experience points, 1 Crimson Flame Ape head (Quest Item), 1 portion of Crimson Flame Ape Blood Essence, and 35 Berserk points."

"Congratulations! Host Zhan Tianming, you have obtained a second-grade Fire Attribute demon core. Would you like to absorb it?"

Zhan Tianming's calculations were very accurate.

Within the remaining time, he left the last 1 second for precaution.

Then, his true Qi point would also reach 52 points by the last second.

Beast Control needed the two points, and the remaining 50 points were just enough to use Hundred Beasts Extermination.

After killing the Crimson Flame Ape, Zhan Tianming thought of something.

Buzz!!!!!!!!!

The Divine Punisher Sword on the ground was immediately collected and stored in the system.

And he...

He ran.

'Humph! It is better to lose something than to lose your life, right?'

Moreover, he wasn't running away, okay?

This was called a tactical retreat, and it was nothing like running away. Believe me, I know.

At the same time, Zhan Tianming said, "Absorb!"

"Ding dong!"

"Successfully absorbed. Your Fire Attribute has become stronger."

"Congratulations to host Zhan Tianming. Your Fire Attribute has leveled up to Level 3."

After absorbing a Grade Two Demonic Beast's core, Zhan Tianming's Fire Attribute rose from level one to level three.

However, Zhan Tianming knew only the initial levels were easy to level up.

The further one went, the harder it was to level up.

Zhan Tianming seemingly flew ahead. Although he no longer had any true Qi in his body and couldn't unleash the Nine Dragons Step, he could still run like the wind by relying on his physical strength.

He now possessed a strength of 5,000 kilograms.

In the blink of an eye, he had crossed a few kilometers.

"Phew... Phew..."

Zhan Tianming gasped for breath.

Although he was far away, he still felt a depressing atmosphere enveloping him.

This aura was the same as the one he had sensed earlier.

So that damned thing did not stop to enjoy the Crimson Flame Ape's meat?

It had been following him all this time?