At this moment, the most shocked was the Qingluan demoness. She simply couldn't understand why the Three-Eyed Crow and the others would recognize Yang Feilong as their master. She truly couldn't comprehend it; it was far beyond her expectations!
"Three-Eyed Crow, go kill the Spirit Ape Lord!" Yang Feilong commanded.
"Yes, Master!" the Three-Eyed Crow responded. Its body flickered, and it appeared beside the Spirit Ape Lord, who was now a cripple with a destroyed heart and a shattered Nascent Soul.
Naturally, the Spirit Ape Lord was unwilling to die at the hands of his subordinate.
"Three-Eyed Crow, as long as you betray that human and kill him, I swear on my life that all of Fire King's treasures will be yours!" the Spirit Ape Lord said, facing the approaching Three-Eyed Crow, his voice filled with unwillingness as he roared.
"You want me to betray my master? You truly deserve to die!" the Three-Eyed Crow sneered.
Meanwhile, the owl, Eagle Song, couldn't stand by and watch her man be killed, so she prepared to intervene and stop the Three-Eyed Crow. However, at this very moment, the Golden Mane Lion and the Curly-Haired Baboon joined forces to block Eagle Song!
"Eagle Song, go kill that human! Don't get entangled with those two!" the Spirit Ape Lord shouted, doing his best to dodge the Three-Eyed Crow's killing blow.
Eagle Song let out a piercing cry. In the next instant, she evaded the killing moves from the Curly-Haired Baboon and the Golden Mane Lion, her figure flashing as she darted towards Yang Feilong. But before Yang Feilong could make a move, she changed direction and flew towards Tang Ya!
Clearly, she realized that Yang Feilong's strength was formidable. Although he had launched a surprise attack on the Spirit Ape Lord, the fact that he could severely injure the Spirit Ape Lord to the brink of death meant he was no simple opponent. She knew she likely couldn't kill him. Since that was the case, why not use Tang Ya to threaten Yang Feilong?
She had been following them all along, so she naturally knew Tang Ya's importance to Yang Feilong!
However, just as she turned, she found Yang Feilong appearing directly in front of her.
"Such speed!" the owl demoness's eyes revealed shock.
*Swoosh!*
In the next moment, Yang Feilong's long sword slashed down. The owl demoness wanted to dodge, but the sword's speed was too great, and she felt locked onto. In reality, it wasn't just being locked on; Yang Feilong's sword strike contained a soul attack!
*Slash!*
The long sword cut through the void, and blood splattered. The owl demoness was split in two, utterly dead!
After Yang Feilong broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, his attack power had already surpassed the limits of the Nascent Soul stage, reaching the level of the Primordial Spirit stage. Of course, his soul itself couldn't yet compare to that of a true Primordial Spirit stage existence. If he were to face a complete Primordial Spirit stage cultivator, he might not necessarily be able to suppress them!
This was because his current soul realm was only at the peak of the Transcendent Ninth Tier.
Yes, after his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, his soul had also undergone a transformation, advancing from the Transcendent Eighth Tier to the peak of the Transcendent Ninth Tier. However, there was still a significant gap between the Transcendent Ninth Tier and the Primordial Spirit stage souls!
Of course, for the current Yang Feilong, as long as his physical body reached the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, he could break through to the Primordial Spirit stage at any time!
At this time, the Cuckoo Bird and those cultivators of the Golden Core stage were guarding Qingluan, not participating in the slaughter between the two sides.
These demons and monsters now only hoped that Yang Feilong and his group would not target Commander Qingluan, otherwise, Commander Qingluan would also meet a tragic end!
"Ah!" Seeing the owl demoness's tragic death, the Spirit Ape Lord fell into complete despair and roared, "You will all die!"
In the next instant, he self-destructed!
*Boom!*
A terrifying divine might erupted completely.
He didn't want this, but there was no other way. He refused to be killed by his subordinate, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and chose the most tragic path!
Before he self-destructed, the Three-Eyed Crow sensed the danger and instantly flew far away, escaping the core blast radius.
Yet, even so, it was blown to the brink of death.
The self-destruction of a Primordial Spirit stage expert was terrifying, especially in this relatively small space. Qingluan's Golden Core stage subordinates were engulfed by the aftershocks and all exploded to death.
Yang Feilong sensed the danger as the Spirit Ape Lord self-destructed. He flashed and appeared in front of Tang Ya, holding her in his arms, and simultaneously ordered the Curly-Haired Baboon and the Golden Mane Lion to block in front of them.
Ultimately, Yang Feilong and Tang Ya were unharmed!
The Curly-Haired Baboon and the Golden Mane Lion both sustained serious injuries, though they were far from death.
Qingluan was lucky. She was already farther away from the Spirit Ape Lord. During the explosion, the Cuckoo Bird sacrificed itself to hold her. The Cuckoo Bird's speed was top-notch, and its attack power was weak, but its defense was very strong. Thus, although Qingluan's injuries worsened slightly, she survived.
This was also thanks to her secretly taking a few healing pills earlier.
Of course, for her severe injuries, those pills were merely a drop in the bucket.
She had hoped that the Spirit Ape Lord's self-destruction would kill Yang Feilong. But alas, her wish was shattered. In her mind, if the Spirit Ape Lord had died after killing Yang Feilong, then the Three-Eyed Crow and the other two might have had a chance to defect to her.
But now, although the Spirit Ape Lord was dead, her own fate didn't seem much better!
She now could only hope that Yang Feilong, considering she hadn't killed them before and had promised to let them go after the task was done, would not relentlessly pursue her!
"Are you alright?" Yang Feilong asked Tang Ya with concern after the shockwaves from the Spirit Ape Lord's self-destruction subsided.
"I'm fine," Tang Ya shook her head. "What do we do next?"
Now she understood why her man had never chosen to leave. He actually had these three helpers. Although she was curious how Yang Feilong had managed this, now was clearly not the time to ask.
Her heart was filled with excitement. She hadn't expected them to be the ultimate winners!
No one could have foreseen this beforehand.
"What's next?" Yang Feilong looked at Qingluan, who was behind the Cuckoo Bird, Pudding, and grinned. "Commander Qingluan, you used us as cannon fodder before; did you ever imagine this outcome?"
Qingluan fell silent. Then, she looked up at Yang Feilong and asked, "Can you tell me why the Three-Eyed Crow and the others recognize you as their master?"
"Because my kingly aura is very strong. I just gave a shake of my mighty body, and they felt I had a bright future and recognized me as their master!" Yang Feilong chuckled.
Qingluan: "......"
Cuckoo Bird: "......"
Tang Ya: "......"
Seeing Yang Feilong speak nonsense with a straight face, Qingluan was filled with indignation. But now, she was the fish on the chopping block; no matter how angry she was, what use was it?
"If I can form a contract with you, will you be willing to let me go?" Qingluan looked at Yang Feilong and said seriously.
"Is it that kind of master-subservient contract?" Yang Feilong asked with interest.
"No," Qingluan was almost infuriated. "A contract of servitude, I would never sign even if I died. I'm talking about a partner contract. With that, I won't betray you, and I can even help you obtain Fire King's treasures!"
"Just a partner, what benefit is there for me? Why should I let you go? After all, if you sell me out later and obtain Fire King's treasures, I'll be hunted all over the world!" Yang Feilong shrugged, mocking.
"Once a partner contract is signed, in my heart, you are my most loyal partner. I would never betray you!" Qingluan said indignantly.
"When asking for a favor, one should act like they are asking for a favor. Are you threatening me with that statement?" Yang Feilong grunted.
"You..." Qingluan was momentarily speechless. Being naturally proud, and seeing Yang Feilong's unyielding demeanor, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "This is just my personality. If you can't stand it, you can kill me. I can't do anything to you anyway!"
"I'm a soft-hearted person, especially towards beautiful women. You can try acting cute, perhaps my heart will soften, and I'll agree to anything," Yang Feilong said with a half-smile.
"Acting cute?" Qingluan almost bit her tongue upon hearing that. Seeing Yang Feilong's half-smiling expression, she couldn't figure him out and snorted. "If you find toying with me amusing, then go ahead and toy with me. I won't beg you even once."
She believed Yang Feilong was toying with her. In fact, her guess was entirely correct!