Stopping the Titan Giant Ape from Coming

Entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhao Wuji had Ye Fan and Dai Mubai walk at the very front together while he personally brought up the rear.

One could never be too careful in a place like this.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu was undoubtedly the most excited.

She did not seem to think it was a dangerous place at all.

She skipped and bounced about, unable to hide her happiness.

After all, to Xiao Wu, this was practically like returning home.

The sight made Zhao Wuji frown.

However, Xiao Wu had not gone beyond the boundaries he had set, so he did not say anything.

The group continued onward along a path that others had already cleared.

Although it spared them the trouble of clearing a path themselves, they still had to watch out for soul beasts that might suddenly spring out from the surrounding undergrowth.

Unknown dangers were the most frightening.

The group traveled for roughly an hour.

It was already midday.

Over the past hour, they had encountered quite a few soul beasts.

However, most were ten-year or hundred-year soul beasts. Whenever they encountered one, they generally avoided it rather than clashing with it head-on.

Occasionally, some foolish ones came looking for death, and Dai Mubai's tiger claws solved the problem directly.

"Alright, everyone, rest for a while."

Zhao Wuji's voice allowed the constantly tense group to relax.

Dai Mubai cleared away the surrounding thorny brush, creating an open space of nearly a hundred square meters as a buffer zone.

The group sat down against the trees and rested for the time being.

Oscar naturally contributed his sausages again.

At a time like this, no one had the mood to care whether they tasted good or not.

They ate Oscar's sausages, drank the water they carried with them, and rested for the moment.

Zhao Wuji had ordered them to rest for an hour.

This was still the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest. High-level soul beasts were uncommon here, so it was relatively safe.

Their goal was to help Oscar hunt a suitable thousand-year soul beast, which meant they needed to venture deeper.

And the farther in they went, the more dangerous it would become, making rest more difficult.

Therefore, it was extremely necessary to adjust themselves to their best condition in a relatively safe place.

Xiao Wu leaned against Ye Fan's shoulder. For some reason, although she had been delighted when they first entered the forest,

after encountering a soul beast for the first time, she had become listless, as though something weighed on her mind.

Ye Fan guessed that perhaps the Titan Giant Ape had sensed her aura, and that was why she was worried.

At the thought of the Titan Giant Ape coming over,

Ye Fan began considering what to do. Ideally, it would be best if it did not come.

Xiao Wu's aura as a transformed soul beast spread out and was precisely caught by the Titan Giant Ape...

"Add a 'not' before 'was.'"

Xiao Wu's aura as a transformed soul beast spread out and was not precisely caught by the Titan Giant Ape...

This way, the Titan Giant Ape would not be able to find Xiao Wu's exact location, and the matter of the Titan Giant Ape coming over would not happen.

Deep within the forest, the Titan Giant Ape was currently charging forward at full speed.

Suddenly, the aura of Xiao Wu that he had sensed was gone.

It could not exactly be called gone. Rather, it had become extremely chaotic, appearing here one moment and there the next.

Roar!

A terrifying roar abruptly erupted.

A powerless, furious rage.

Just as the group had rested for around half an hour,

Ye Fan suddenly spoke.

"A soul beast is coming."

The Dolphin Rider Zombie, acting as a scout outside, had discovered a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent fleeing frantically in their direction.

Zhao Wuji immediately turned his gaze toward a certain direction.

He had sensed it as well.

"Everyone, get up. Something is approaching."

At once, everyone, including Zhao Wuji, released their martial souls.

The rustling sounds grew louder and louder.

Even Oscar and Ning Rongrong, who were auxiliary soul masters, could clearly sense how swiftly the unknown creature was approaching.

"Zhu Zhuqing, see what it is," Zhao Wuji ordered in a deep voice.

Without saying a word, Zhu Zhuqing silently sprang into the air.

The claws on her hands extended as she swiftly climbed a nearby tree as though walking on flat ground, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

Zhu Zhuqing's cool voice came from the tree.

"It seems to be a flying snake, but it cannot fly high. It can only move forward about three meters above the ground. There is a fleshy crest on its head, larger than its head itself, bright red like blood. Its tail is rather unusual, shaped like a fan."

"It is approximately six to eight meters long."

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up.

"It's a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. This kind of soul beast is quite rare. The fleshy crest on its head has many marvelous uses."

"Oscar, you're in luck."

"Six to eight meters means it is just under eighteen hundred years old, perfect for you."

"Not bad luck."

"It's coming in our direction, and it's moving very quickly."

"However, its body seems to be having trouble maintaining its balance."

Zhao Wuji swiftly issued his command.

"Everyone, get ready and take it down!"

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was incredibly fast.

"It's here!"

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly shouted.

Her First Soul Ring flashed, and she immediately dove downward.

Her target was the incoming Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Screech!

A series of sounds rang out from the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's body.

Although it was not an especially powerful soul beast,

it was still at the thousand-year level.

Its snake scales possessed no weak defensive power.

However, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent slowed by several degrees and began falling downward.

"Zhu Zhuqing, stand on the trunk and don't move,"

Ye Fan suddenly called out to Zhu Zhuqing.

Although Zhu Zhuqing did not know why, she instinctively did as he said.

Then Ye Fan's Third Soul Ring flashed.

A blade of grass with only three leaves, resembling a fan, appeared on the ground.

It looked only palm-sized.

A casual step could have flattened it.

The three-leaf clover looked at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent flying in the air with a humanlike smile.

"Are your feet off the ground?"

"No, that's not right. You don't even have feet. You can't hold on in this life."

Then, the clover's three leaves suddenly spun.

An incomparably fierce gale swept forth.

Although the wind was powerful, it did not affect them in the slightest.

Only one target was affected.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, which had been rushing forward wildly, was suddenly forced uncontrollably backward.

Bang!

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent slammed heavily into a tree trunk and was severed at the waist.

Its body dropped to the ground with a thud and stopped moving.

Though it was not dead, it was clearly not long for this world.

For a moment, everyone present was dumbfounded.

"Fan Ge, what kind of plant did you just summon? It's so powerful."

Ma Hongjun swallowed hard.

"It instantly killed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent?"

Dai Mubai was equally incredulous.

Back then, Ye Fan had nearly beaten him to death with a single unremarkable melon.

It seemed Ye Fan had gone very easy on him.