Dragon Lord Meng Shu

At the same time, Zhao Wuji's Seventh Soul Ring suddenly lit up. His body expanded from 1.6 meters to three meters tall, and the enormous ferocious bear behind him let out a thunderous roar as it charged straight at the Titan Giant Ape.

The Titan Giant Ape's face twitched as it slapped Zhao Wuji with one massive palm.

A deafening boom erupted through the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

As the sovereign of the forest, the Titan Giant Ape was not something a mere Soul Saint could resist. Even if a Titled Douluo were here, they would not dare claim they could kill this Soul Beast.

The Titan Giant Ape roared, and with another tremendous crash, Zhao Wuji's body flew away like a cannonball.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others froze at the same time. Ma Hongjun and Oscar trembled violently in terror.

The Titan Giant Ape charged toward Liu Yi in huge strides. Just as it was about to kill Liu Yi in a single blow, Xiao Wu stepped directly in front of him.

The Titan Giant Ape frowned at the sight.

Without a second thought, it reached out and grabbed Xiao Wu, trapping her body in its palm before turning and racing toward the depths of the forest.

Tang San's eyes blazed with fury.

"Put Xiao Wu down, you great beast!"

Tang San roared and darted through the forest like lightning, but the Titan Giant Ape was even faster. It vanished after only a few strides.

Watching the Titan Giant Ape disappear, Liu Yi collapsed weakly onto the ground.

Ning Rongrong ran over in large strides and hurriedly supported Liu Yi's body.

"Teacher Liu, are you all right?"

Like a child, Ning Rongrong burst into tears.

Liu Yi wiped the tears from Ning Rongrong's face and smiled. "I'm fine. You're already so grown up, yet you're still crying. Aren't you ashamed?"

Ning Rongrong's pretty face immediately flushed red. She lowered her head, not quite daring to meet Liu Yi's eyes.

The injured Zhao Wuji also walked over, his expression especially grim.

Before leaving, he had promised Flender that he would keep the children safe. But now... let alone him, even if Flender were here, he would not be able to stop a top-tier Soul Beast like the Titan Giant Ape.

"Liu Yi, how are you?"

"I'm fine. Just superficial wounds."

Liu Yi turned toward Tang San, who was kneeling on the ground and roaring. "Tang San, if you're a man, go bring Xiao Wu back!"

Tang San's body trembled slightly as he turned around in agony. "B-But... that's a 100,000 Year Soul Beast."

"So what if it's a 100,000 Year Soul Beast? Didn't you say you would protect Xiao Wu forever?"

The others nodded to one another and all stepped forward.

Tang San clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot. At that moment, it felt as though his heart had already died.

Seeing Tang San so weak and helpless, Liu Yi was somewhat puzzled. In his understanding, Tang San should not have been like this.

Could his journey through time and space have caused some changes to the people here?

As Liu Yi pondered this, Tang San swallowed the sausage condensed from Oscar's Third Soul Skill.

"Sorry, everyone. I have to go find Xiao Wu, even if she's already dead."

"Go, Third Brother. Seven Treasures Manifest, second: speed!"

Even in her weakened state, Ning Rongrong still released her Martial Soul.

Watching Tang San disappear into the distance, Liu Yi slowly stood up. Ning Rongrong hurriedly supported his right arm.

She looked at Liu Yi with a heartbroken expression.

"You rest first. I'll go take a look. If anything happens to Tang San or Xiao Wu, we teachers won't be able to face the headmaster."

Zhao Wuji was just about to stop him, but Liu Yi was too fast. He vanished into the forest almost instantly.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, Liu Yi's body streaked through the sky like a meteor.

From midair, Liu Yi soon spotted Tang San in the distance. When he was a hundred meters away, he stopped. If he got any closer, he could easily be detected.

At last, the white wings behind Tang San turned transparent. It was obvious that his flight time was nearly up.

With no sign of the Titan Giant Ape, Tang San had no choice but to land on the ground, completely unaware that danger was drawing near.

At that moment, Liu Yi seemed to sense something and quickly turned his head.

A violet-black beam shot out from the distance, moving at incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived beneath Liu Yi.

"So it was this one."

Looking at the Man Faced Demon Spider below him, Liu Yi immediately knew that it possessed an External Soul Bone and was also Tang San's Third Soul Ring.

This time, Liu Yi had no intention of attacking the Man Faced Demon Spider. Instead, he would let it attack Tang San, then reap the benefits and obtain the External Soul Bone for himself.

With that thought, Liu Yi sat on a tree branch and watched the man and beast in the distance.

With a loud crash, the Man Faced Demon Spider began fighting Tang San. The two battled fiercely.

Yet before the three-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang San appeared especially weak. A few minutes later, he was forced back again and again.

Second by second, time passed. Finally, through Tang San's unrelenting efforts, he successfully killed the Man Faced Demon Spider. Just as Tang San was about to absorb the Third Soul Ring, three figures appeared before him.

Liu Yi stood up, because he knew he had to act. If this continued, Tang San would not merely fail to absorb the Soul Ring—he might not even be able to save himself.

"Boy, who gave you the courage to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider? Do you know this was our Soul Ring?"

Meng Shu's voice was exceptionally cold. Chao Tianxiang had already told him what happened, so he held no goodwill toward Tang San. Instead, he found him rather detestable.

Tang San slowly backed away several steps, gripping the Zhuge Divine Crossbow tightly in his palm. If Meng Shu wanted to kill him, then he should not blame Tang San for making his granddaughter accompany him in death.

"Dragon Duke, as a senior, bullying a child is rather beneath you, isn't it?"

Meng Shu narrowed his eyes. "Since you're here, come out."

With a light leap, Liu Yi landed in front of Tang San and stared coldly at the three people before him.

"Teacher Liu!" Tang San cried out, tears spilling from his eyes in excitement.

"It's fine. With your teacher here, no one can touch you!"

If not for the External Soul Bone, he would not have stepped in to save Tang San.

"Hmm? Who are you?"

After Chao Tianxiang turned and said a few words to him, Meng Shu gave a cold laugh. "Heh, I was wondering who it was. So you're Liu Yi. I heard you wanted to kill my old woman?"

"I wouldn't dare, Senior. You must be joking. How could a junior dare offend a senior?"

Meng Shu frowned slightly. "Then what are you doing here?"

Liu Yi pointed at Tang San behind him. "He's my student. Is it unreasonable for me to be here?"

"So he's your student. That makes things easy. This boy stole two Soul Rings from my granddaughter. Tell me, what should be done? The Man Faced Demon Spider is far more valuable than the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent."

"Furthermore, your student stole two of this old man's Soul Rings. This matter cannot be settled so simply."

Liu Yi sneered. Of course, he understood the meaning behind the old man's words.