At this moment!

Xu Binghu discovered that a white mist was becoming increasingly vivid and oppressive, tightly surrounding him, forming a white protective barrier, though outsiders could still see the scene inside.

The mist permeating the surroundings gradually rose to Xu Binghu’s eyes, and that familiar sensation swept through his body once more. It was that mystical feeling he had experienced in the strange Peach Grove.

Without a doubt, the current mist was identical to the mystical feeling from that time!

Clearly, unbeknownst to him, after entering that mysterious village, some of the mist had lingered in his body. It hadn’t been triggered before, but now, at the critical juncture of life and death, with Xu Ran in extreme danger, it was unconsciously activated!

This was a blessing!

Suddenly!

Xu Binghu’s eyes emitted a blazing light, his gaze filled with the same fearless determination as the Peregrine Falcon. He thought to himself,

"With this magical mist, maybe it can buy Little Ran a lot of time, perhaps even make him wake up!"

"Even if Little Ran can’t defeat that White Ape right now, with his speed, escaping from here isn’t a problem. As long as he survives, it’s enough!"

"As his father, why should I fear death?!!!"

Immediately, he crouched down and picked up the two dropped machetes from the ground.

Strong Spiritual Qi erupted like a tide from Xu Binghu’s body, causing a crack to appear on the hardened yellow earth, with the cracked soil popping out from the ground, forming ripples like water waves.

The onlookers, seeing that Xu Binghu still intended to resist, straightened up, focusing their eyes on him.

Lian Ji also became tense at this moment. Although she hadn’t undergone Body Refining and had no cultivation, watching her husband, son, and spirit pets every day, she knew the level of danger.

Moreover, the scene of Xu Binghu and the Peregrine Falcon being repelled was engraved in her mind. Even though Xu Binghu’s Spiritual Qi was exploding now like a War God, facing the White Ape was still quite risky.

As one of the only two talking White Apes, it grasped the branch with its feet, squinting at the formidable Xu Binghu. Although its expression was calm, the grip marks on the branch grew deeper.

The power Xu Binghu displayed was already comparable to its own, coupled with the magical mist surrounding him. If it faced Xu Binghu, perhaps it might really be slaughtered, which was somewhat unacceptable to it.

This village, previously, no one could cultivate, but now, how long has it been, a year? Or two years? And someone’s cultivation can match its level. In a few more years?

To achieve such cultivation results in such a short cultivation time, he could already be considered a genius.

But this trouble can now be solved at the hands of the Great King, the sense of crisis in its heart disappeared in an instant.

After all, given the current strength of the entire village, even with the addition of that sleeping person, even with a special physique, an ungrown genius is nothing more than an ant. The Great King wouldn’t let them go either.

"Ah---"

Amidst countless gazes fixed on Xu Binghu, he suddenly let out a roar, his foot stepping on the yellow earth, accompanied by the white mist around his body, and fiercely shot towards the White Ape.

The White Ape did not make any moves at this moment.

Although the strange white mist indeed aroused its curiosity, that was it. To kill Xu Binghu is just a matter of a moment.

"Clang---"

In a blur, Xu Binghu’s figure had already arrived in front of the White Ape, instantly echoing a sound of steel collision.

Xu Binghu’s machete in hand slashed against the black stone rod in the White Ape’s hand.

"How’s that? Doesn’t the rebound from the force feel unpleasant? My stone rod can bounce all your power back at you." The White Ape mocked, looking at Xu Binghu.

This stone rod had accompanied the White Ape since its birth, extremely resilient. Countless souls perished beneath this rod over the course of its cultivation. Several battles were won against stronger foes because they didn’t know its rebounding ability, unexpectedly slaying enemies.

Now using the stone rod’s rebounding ability to counter Xu Binghu wasn’t because Xu Binghu was very strong, but because it wasn’t clear what the white mist surrounding him was for.

Now it seemed, this white mist had no defensive ability.

"It seems this mist, apart from allowing you to avoid oppression, has no other function!"

With that, a surge of Spiritual Qi erupted from the White Ape’s body, transmitting to the stone rod. Xu Binghu’s figure was violently blasted away like a cannonball, slamming into a distant rock.

"Boom!"

The nearly five-meter-high rock was forcefully smashed into a large hole by Xu Binghu’s body, raising a wave of yellow dust, obscuring the scene inside.

"Binghu!"

"Husband!"

Both Qi Lao and Lian Ji shouted towards the rock.

Lian Ji wanted to check on Xu Binghu’s condition at the rock, but she was held back by Qi Lao beside her. No one could predict if the White Ape would take any further actions, and if it did, with Lian Ji’s body, she might be directly slain.

Soon.

The yellow dust slowly dispersed, showing a figure standing in front of the rock, with a large "大" character on the rock behind him.