*RAAAAAWR!*
Aiden let out a loud, bestial roar and the sound of a thunderstrike roared from within his body.
Tai Liu froze in her tracks and her expression changed slightly.
Channeling his [Soul Power], Aiden stomped on the ground heavily before leaping up, welcoming the descending mountain with both arms!
*BOOM!*
When Aiden's hands met the bottom of the mountain, gravel flew everywhere with a deafening sound.
His robes were immediately torn, revealing a pair of muscular arms with swelling muscles that intertwined like liquid steel!
A fierce wind blew by and around him, forming a visible whirlwind acting as a sort of supernatural aura.
His muscles turned swollen and his tendons were like a bowstring! This was the limit of Aiden's strength without assuming his true, ancient draconic form!
The mountain was still descending.
Against the descending mountain, Aiden seemed incomparably small. In fact, he wasn't even as large as the spilling gravel and looked laughable, like an ant trying to shake an ancient tree!
However, the mountain was stopped just as it was about to land on the ground!
An upright figure stood between the mountain and the ground, straight as a pencil with unbuckling knees and a fervent, golden glowing gaze, holding up an entire mountain with his supreme god strength!
Notwithstanding the many Azure Myst Sect disciples, even the gigantic silver-furred gorilla who was watching from afar was dumbfounded, as if it could not understand what was happening.
"[Reptilian] Haaaah!"
Taking a deep breath of air, Aiden channeled strength into his arms and lifted the mountain above his head, flinging it back in the opposite direction!
Along its way, the mountain splattered many ancient remnant beasts and an empty path appeared in front of them!
The momentum of the mountain did not stop as it continued charging towards the silver-furred ape.
The gigantic silver furred ape had a violent temperament and was easily enraged.
*Roar!*
Upon seeing that, it was furious as it stared with its bloodshot eyes. Panting out streams of steam, it pounded dully against its chest repeatedly.
The ant before it had not only stopped its attack but was even retaliating. That was a complete provocation of its dignity!
Gripping its humongous fists tightly, the primordial ferocious beast punched violently towards the incoming mountain, as if it was trying to quell the anger in its heart.
*Boom!*
A deafening boom reverberated through every corner of the valley.
The mountain was smashed into pieces by the silver-furred blazing crimson-foot gorilla's fists, turning into huge rocks that fell from the sky as dust billowed.
Everyone was scared out of their wits as they opened their mouths with shocked expressions.
That power had exceeded everything they ever knew! It was far above what mortals should be able to achieve!
The only people capable of fighting against the pure-blooded ferocious beasts like these that were at the peak of the world were probably only the similar peak stage Martial Grandmaster realm powerhouses!
The mountain exploded and gravel flew everywhere. The dust was too thick and coupled with the cover of the night fog, nobody saw that the gigantic silver-furred ape had to stagger backwards a few steps even though it managed to crush the mountain!
The flesh on its gigantic fists had split open with fresh blood flowing!
It was injured!
The scarlet blood triggered the beast ferocity entirely!
*RAAAWRGH!*
Roaring into the skies, the silver-furred ape charged in the direction of the gray robed ant where the Azure Myst Sect was located before the dust and smoke had even cleared.
Deep pits were formed as it stomped on the ground with its massive feet, creating spiderweb-like cracks in its wake. The ground shook and the mountains trembled as it charged towards its hateful opponent.
Naturally, there was no way that Aiden thought a mountain was enough to injure such a fearsome, ancient ferocious beast severely.
"[Reptilian] If you guys find an opportunity later, rush forward with all you've got and don't turn back no matter what!"
Without turning around, he instructed Tai Liu before taking a deep breath and charging forward with his Rygintarth, ready for a massive battle against the incoming titanic beast.
He did not expect to kill the ancient ferocious beast, but at the very least, he wanted to divert the silver furred ape's attention to allow the rest of the Azure Myst Sect disciples as well as his captains to run through its obstruction.
Right then, Aiden suddenly felt something arching his arm gently.
He turned over and was slightly stunned.
Before he knew it, despite his warning, his captains had run to his side, each standing firm with a resolute gaze as they stared at the certain death rushing at fervent speed and blood crazed eyes.
At that moment, Captain Dragha had his large hand over his shoulder as it gently tapped it in a brotherly, reassuring manner. It blinked its black eyes with a flicker of anticipation.
Looking around, all the rest of his team were giving him a similar nod; they were ready to give their lives for their masters and would not take no for an answer.
Suddenly, Aiden's heart skipped a beat as he recalled how much these band of misfits have changed and grown since their first time meeting. From the initial distrust to growing into brothers and sisters… siblings in arms.
They were truly a family!
"[Reptlian] You're thinking of…"
Pointing at the gigantic silver furred ape that was rushing over from afar, Aiden raised his brow slightly and did not continue.
"[Reptilian] Hmm. One family. One fate."
The saurian captain nodded and smiled.
Hearing this, Aiden was secretly shocked. He could hardly believe this group, that roughly a month ago didn't even know about his existence were now willing to give their lives up for this newfound family!
"[Reptilian] Be careful guys…" He sighed in the end, not sure what to say for the first time.
At that moment, there were still ancient remnant beasts charging at them and tearing at their formation.
The group from Azure Myst Sect huddled together, defending with all their might. In front of them, the mighty silver furred ape was already far from the Ancient Burial Ground ruins and had entered the night fog, disappearing from everyone's vision.
The only thing they saw was a pair of bloodshot eyes that resembled lanterns floating in the dark approaching rapidly!
The heavy footsteps were getting closer as well. Each time it sounded, everyone felt their hearts skip along with it!
Tai Liu tried her best to open her eyes and look forward. She could seemingly make out a musky and mighty silhouette in the hazy night.
It was the pure-blooded ferocious beast, the silver-furred gorilla!
Taking a deep breath of air, a resolute glint flickered through the elderly uncle's eyes as he whipped out an ornate golden sword from his storage bag, ready to strike.
Aiden's expression was calm and his gaze was like water without any ripples at all.
All of a sudden!
Mustering all the power in his fiber, as well as his internal spiritual energy as well further fueled by the overflowing love he felt coming his way from his family, his captains… the chains shackling his soul was once again temporarily loosened.
The primordial, mysterious entity residing deep inside, the endless depths of his soul space opened its massive golden eyes and smiled.
"Finally…" It's guttural, grating voice echoed in the endless void as it gazed towards the distance…
Aiden's figure began to glow as a strange, unexpected golden hue began to cover his entire being. He, either not aware of what was happening, or was unconsciously utilizing this unexpected power up to its fullest, suddenly bent his knees and in the next moment stomped on the ground.
The ground caved under the unexpected pressure forming a massive pit as well as a series of spiderweb cracks on the rocky terrain whilst the young, half-naked figure of Aiden exploded and skyrocketed towards the humongous palm that was coming his way.
Rygintarth glimmered with its unholy, eerie ebony glow, distorting the space whilst it draw a beautiful upwards arc, meeting the pure-blooded ancient ferocious beast's attack.
A gigantic shockwave exploded from their clash, covering the skies for thousands of yards around them.
"GRAWR!"
The silver furred ape seemed to have been the one to have suffered from their initial clash as it shrieked heartbreakingly while its lantern bloodshot eyes shook repeatedly in midair.
All of a sudden, a booming voice reverberated amongst the Azure Myst Sect's group of disciples.
"[Reptilian] Charge!"Aiden hollered still in mid-air.
"[Reptilian] Now?" Confused, Tai Liu was stunned.
"[Reptilian] Yes! Move it! NOW!" Captain Dragha, sensing the situation from the shared connection, reacted first and rushed back to the young miss and grabbed her hands whilst exclaiming.
Wielding Rygintarth, Aiden sliced up two ancient remnant beasts in the meantime that pounced at them, while the saurian captain pulled Tai Liu with his left hand.
Whilst he could not know how strong his Young Master actually was, he felt that at this point and whether it could really kill the silver furred ape.
With that, he could finally achieve a massive power up!