A roar startled the great apes who were hunting.
The most powerful among them, at this moment, swung a giant hammer in its hand and charged towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan did not dodge. Instead, he charged forward and smashed his fist hard onto the head of the great ape.
"Crack!"
The great ape's head was crushed by Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan kicked the great ape away and then lunged at another one, using the same simple and brutal move: "Bang!" and it was dealt with again.
In this way, Zhou Yan quickly finished off three great apes. As Zhou Yan was dealing with these three, other great apes around had already heard the commotion and charged towards Zhou Yan.
Although these great apes were massive, their movements were extremely swift, especially at night. They had no reservations and were even fiercer than during the day.
This indeed put immense pressure on Zhou Yan.
"Boom!"
Zhou Yan's right leg swept fiercely across the neck of a great ape. Instantly, a deep bloody gash appeared on its neck, and blood spurted out from the wound.
These were all demon beasts at the Divine Man realm, their strength was naturally terrifying. However, even so, Zhou Yan could still easily defeat them.
This was because Zhou Yan was using attack techniques of the Divine Man realm, and moreover, high-level attack techniques of the Divine Man realm.
"Bang bang bang..."
As time slowly passed, the number of these great apes dwindled, and Zhou Yan's strength gradually increased.
At this point, Zhou Yan finally stopped the slaughter.
As he was killing, the rules of this world began to change, because these great apes had all died because of him.
Suddenly, large swathes of dark clouds appeared in the sky of this world.
Within the dark clouds, lightning flashed, and strong gusts of wind blew, rustling the leaves. The temperature of the entire world plummeted.
At this time, in a valley several kilometers away from here, five men were gathered. These five men were all demons.
Their clothes looked very ornate, and each wore a jade pendant at their waist.
One of the men was tall and slender, dressed in a black robe. His hair was purplish-red, giving him an evil appearance. His gaze was cold as he fixed it in Zhou Yan's direction.
"It's been a long time since we've encountered this situation. It seems these humans are quite restless," said another young man in a green robe.
"Hmph, who cares? We just need to act according to the plan," another man said.
"Let's go. The resources here must be abundant. We'll find a place to settle down first, and then we'll teach these humans a lesson," the man in the black robe said.
"Mhm." The men beside him nodded in agreement.
Their target was Zhou Yan and his companions. In their eyes, humans were nothing more than lowly food.
Now that they had encountered humans, they naturally had to eat them to obtain enough blood and core crystals to increase their strength.
After these people finished their discussion, they quickly disappeared. Along the way, they left no trace of their scent. Even beasts with keen senses would find it difficult to track them.
"This time, I can finally have a good meal, hahaha." Zhou Yan thought to himself after these people had left.
Zhou Yan's body slowly floated up and then landed on a large tree.
This tree looked very ancient, its age in this world unknown. Its branches and leaves were lush, and Zhou Yan could also feel a sense of antiquity emanating from the tree, indicating its extraordinary nature.
"Whoosh..."
As soon as Zhou Yan landed on the tree, several vines suddenly appeared around it.
The main trunks of these vines were very thick, and they actually had tendrils. These tendrils swayed in the air like pythons, resembling an octopus, and then coiled towards Zhou Yan.
"Thump..."
Zhou Yan extended his right hand, grabbed a vine, tore it forcefully, and threw it on the ground. Then, Zhou Yan continued to find other vines, his movements extremely skillful, able to grab a vine almost every second.
However, there were too many vines, and they were very fast. Once Zhou Yan grabbed a vine, it would struggle fiercely as if it were alive.
Zhou Yan couldn't control them, and soon, the vines wrapped around him, forming a sphere.
"Heh heh, these vines have good toughness, and they're quite hard," Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Bang!"
Zhou Yan punched the vines. The vines instantly cracked open, but these were not ordinary vines. After splitting, they quickly reformed.
Zhou Yan looked at the vines and sneered. Then, a red glow flashed in his eyes.
The next moment, a beam of red lightning shot out from Zhou Yan's eyes and struck the vines. Instantly, the vines turned to charcoal and fell to the ground.
"Is this the attack power of the Divine Man realm?" Zhou Yan looked at the vines, a hint of surprise on his face.
At this moment, a Flame Flower appeared before Zhou Yan. This was a Flame Flower, with fiery red petals that also shimmered with specks of red light, making it look very alluring.
Zhou Yan's eyes lit up when he saw this plant. This was a treasure.
This was something that artifact refiners dreamed of. If he could absorb it, it would definitely help his martial arts.
Without a second word, Zhou Yan reached out and grabbed towards the Flame Flower.
However, just as Zhou Yan approached the Flame Flower, he suddenly noticed a drop of water on its tip. This drop of water was like a ruby.
This ruby-like water drop seemed to possess a peculiar power, actually blocking Zhou Yan's approach. This situation caused Zhou Yan to frown.
At this moment, Zhou Yan's hand had already reached the Flame Flower. His left hand grasped the tip of the Flame Flower, which had sharp thorns.
"Pfft!"
It was like piercing tofu. The thorns at the tip of the Flame Flower instantly broke. This Flame Flower also fell from mid-air and finally landed on the ground.