This Titan Giant Ape was much like in the anime—over ten meters tall and shaped like a giant gorilla. King Kong from the movie Skull Island was probably the closest match to its appearance.
Seeing such a colossal creature in person was indeed visually overwhelming, but Luo Chen had long since grown used to it. After all, he had traveled through various worlds and seen creatures dozens of times larger than this.
The Titan Giant Ape, over ten meters tall, was steadily approaching them. With every step it took, the surrounding forest seemed to tremble.
"It's the Titan Giant Ape, the legendary King of the Forest..." Tang San immediately shouted.
All eight of them began retreating. Even Zhao Wuji, who stood at the front, could not help taking a step back before immediately shouting, "I'll hold it off! Run!"
Several of Zhao Wuji's soul rings lit up. He used Gravity Squeeze in an attempt to restrict the Titan Giant Ape's movements, while also hurling the surrounding trees at it to block its path.
"Zhuqing, Tang San, get out of here! I'll stay and help Teacher Zhao."
Just as in the plot, Dai Mubai shouted, glanced at Catwoman Zhu Zhuqing behind Luo Chen, and immediately used White Tiger Vajra Transformation. The muscles across his body bulged exaggeratedly as he prepared to stay behind and fight alongside Zhao Wuji.
"Boss Dai, what are you talking about? How could I, Tang San, let you fight alone?" Tang San stepped forward with a serious expression, then said to Oscar and Ma Hongjun, "I'm staying to help Teacher Zhao too. You two take the others and retreat."
Fatty Ma Hongjun ignored Tang San. Cursing under his breath, he used Phoenix Avatar and joined the battle.
Only Oscar truly had no useful skills. He could only hurriedly run toward Ning Rongrong, intending to get her away first.
"Luo Chen, what's going on? Should we run?" The proud but adorable Ning Rongrong was somewhat frightened as well, tightly clutching Luo Chen's hand.
Luo Chen said calmly, "It's fine. I'll protect you..."
After saying that, Luo Chen quickly kissed Ning Rongrong's cute cheek and led her a few steps backward.
This scene happened to be seen by Oscar, who had rushed over to protect Ning Rongrong and take her away. Oscar's face immediately twisted with anger. He gritted his teeth and was just about to leave when he suddenly recalled the words spoken by the mysterious man who had stepped on his face that night.
Even now, Oscar could still feel a faint ache in his face. The mysterious man's words seemed to echo in his ears once more.
Oscar immediately clenched his teeth, and his eyes turned bloodshot.
"That's right. I, Oscar, can't be a coward anymore. So what if he's a Battle Soul Master? So what if I'm a food-type Soul Master? Why should I be afraid of him? The girl I like, I'll definitely win her over. With my charm, Oscar, I'll definitely make Rongrong sincerely fall for me. I-I may be a food-type Soul Master, but I'm also a genius with Innate Full Soul Power..."
Thinking of this, Oscar immediately found his courage. He walked over to Luo Chen and Ning Rongrong, then anxiously shouted at Luo Chen, "At a time like this, you're still taking advantage of Rongrong? The Titan Giant Ape is about to reach us. She has no defensive ability at all. Hand her over to me now. I'll take her somewhere safe."
Luo Chen glanced at Oscar's bitch face and said with a faint smile, "I told you, I'll protect them. You should run for your own life."
Luo Chen's contempt only made Oscar angrier. He practically roared.
"What are you going to use to protect them? This is the Titan Giant Ape, something even Teacher Zhao fears! If you want to die, fine, but why drag Ning Rongrong down with you?"
Looking at the enraged Oscar, Luo Chen gently released Ning Rongrong's hand and smiled. "Fine. You think I'm harming Rongrong, and that you really like her. Then ask Rongrong whether she's willing to leave with you. If she is, of course I won't stop her."
"Luo Chen, what are you doing..." Ning Rongrong glared at Luo Chen with some resentment, yet she took the initiative to hook her arm around his again.
Seeing the Titan Giant Ape getting closer and closer, Oscar became even more anxious. He hurriedly said to Ning Rongrong in earnest, "Ning Rongrong, come with me. He doesn't care whether you live or die. He's getting you killed. How could he possibly have the ability to protect you against such a powerful Titan Giant Ape? Let's leave together, quickly..."
After saying that, Oscar with the bitch face extended his right hand toward Ning Rongrong with a serious expression, gazing at her affectionately.
Oscar had some confidence in his own charm. Before meeting Ning Rongrong, he had dated more than one girlfriend. He knew that although he was a food-type Soul Master, he was fairly handsome, and he had hardly ever failed when pursuing girls before.
Facing Oscar's expectant gaze, Ning Rongrong looked at him coldly. She stepped forward lightly, raised her right hand, and slapped his already distorted, fair bitch face.
Slap...
The crisp sound of the slap and the burning pain proved that Ning Rongrong had not held back. She had used Soul Power, leaving Oscar completely stunned.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened as she stared at Ning Rongrong in shock. She had seen Luo Chen and Ning Rongrong's earlier actions, but she had not expected Ning Rongrong to reject Oscar so decisively.
Oscar had been slapped so hard that he fell onto the ground on his butt. Rubbing his left cheek, which had already reddened, he stared blankly at Ning Rongrong.
At this moment, Oscar's gaze was filled with incomparable pain. His heart was bleeding. He had considered that Ning Rongrong might reject him, but he had never expected her to hurt him like this and make him seem so pathetic.
Ning Rongrong did not feel even the slightest guilt. Her beautiful eyes looked coldly at Oscar as she said,
"Didn't you say before that if I didn't change, you would never like me? Don't you have an entire forest? Why don't you go find them? You still want to drive a wedge between Luo Chen and me? Compared to him, are you even worthy? You useless trash, just run for your life. As long as I'm by Luo Chen's side, no matter what danger we face, I won't be afraid. I'll be with him..."
"Useless trash?" Oscar laughed, tears already streaming down his face. As a food-type Soul Master without combat ability, it was the inferiority he felt most deeply in his heart. Yet he had always worked hard to cultivate, wanting to prove his strength.
No matter who said the words "useless trash," they could never hurt him as deeply as when they came from Ning Rongrong's mouth.
Oscar said in a trembling voice, "Ning Rongrong, I know I said some unpleasant things to you before, but you shouldn't hurt me like this either. One day, I'll prove to you that I, Oscar, am not just a food-type Soul Master. I have the ability to protect you..."
"No, you're just useless trash..." Seeing that Oscar had been slapped by her and was still acting so shamelessly, Ning Rongrong lost even more interest in him. She hurriedly ran back to Luo Chen's side and hooked her arm around his again.
Luo Chen looked at the miserable and furious Oscar without caring in the slightest. Ning Rongrong was quite a good girl. Before he had even told her about the Ultimate Hunt plan, she had already begun carrying it out.
Oscar was useless trash; so what if he got beaten? Did he think he was going to pull some "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river" nonsense? Tang San, on the other hand, might stand up for him.
At this moment, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were busy attacking and holding back the Titan Giant Ape, completely unaware of what was happening here. Only Tang San turned back and shouted, "Oscar, what happened? Get up quickly and protect them with Xiao Chen as you leave..."
Just as Tang San finished shouting, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly charged closer, black waves of air erupting from its enormous body.
Luo Chen's Three Tomoe Sharingan detected the incoming black waves first. Like lightning, he grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's soft, perky butt with his other hand, held Ning Rongrong's hand with his left, and shouted at Xiao Wu, "Watch out... Move!"
After saying that, Luo Chen immediately used Flying Thunder God Teleportation twice, taking Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong over a hundred meters away.
Relying on her leg techniques, Xiao Wu stomped her sexy, long jade-like legs against the ground and launched her supple body into the air, dodging the black waves. Tang San was frantically rushing over from the front at that moment, catching Xiao Wu as she was about to fall and taking her away.
At that moment, the Titan Giant Ape, over ten meters tall, suddenly fixed its eyes on Xiao Wu. Its enormous palm shot out and seized Xiao Wu in its grasp.
"No! Let Xiao Wu go..."
Seeing Xiao Wu get captured, Tang San immediately roared like an idiot.
"Xiao Wu..." Ning Rongrong, standing beside Luo Chen, looked anxiously at the captured Xiao Wu and cried out.
Luo Chen watched this scene without caring much. He knew Xiao Wu would be fine.
But since Xiao Wu was leaving, it was time for him to leave too.
Seeing that Ning Rongrong's attention was entirely focused on the Titan Giant Ape, Luo Chen gently released her. He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, whom he was still holding on his right, her face flushed red, quickly kissed her cheek as well, and said softly,
"I may need to leave for a few days. Don't forget our plan. Get revenge for you, and slowly kill Dai Mubai."
PS: From now on, the protagonist will not merely follow the plot and take part in the Soul Fighting Tournament. He will return to Spirit City, begin by taking in the Spirit Hall girl group, experience his own main storyline, then return to torment Grandmaster. Tang Yuehua and A Yin will be taken in too. This novel only gets more exciting in the later stages; Ultimate Hunt is all still ahead...
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