The Reborn Bow

Watching as the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were successfully drawn away by Douluo Ghost Leopard, the three people hiding in the shadows all looked at him with admiration.

"Ghost Leopard, you're something else! This old bear needs to learn from you!"

"Elder Ghost Leopard is truly righteous, a role model for us all!"

"Elder Ghost Leopard is the fastest among the Titled Douluo. The Sky Azure Bull Python's Sluggish Domain poses no threat to him."

Douluo Qian Jun urged, "Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountain only works on that dimwit, the Titan Giant Ape. The Sky Azure Bull Python is no less intelligent than humans. Once it realizes what's happening, it'll be too late."

"Tianxing! Huh? Where did Tianxing go?"

Douluo Qian Jun realized that Ye Tianxing had disappeared.

Douluo Demon Bear raised a hand and pointed ahead, his expression blank. "Elder Qian Jun, Tianxing has already begun."

Douluo Qian Jun said, "He's that fast?"

By the lake, Ye Tianxing plunged his hand into the icy water. With the Withered Wood Bow slung across his back, he used the Spiritual Skull to release immense spiritual power, rapidly searching every corner of the area.

The Titan Giant Ape was a fool, but the Sky Azure Bull Python was anything but. Time was precious to Ye Tianxing.

Ye Tianxing removed the Withered Wood Bow from his back and slowly lowered it into the lake.

The instant it touched the water, faint ripples spread across the previously calm surface. The Withered Wood Bow grew heavier and heavier until it sank to the bottom, plunging straight into the mud.

Throughout this time, Ye Tianxing kept his eyes tightly shut, and his connection with the Withered Wood Bow never broke. He could feel a fresh breath slowly entering his body. It felt as though all things were coming back to life, as rich life energy washed over him.

At the center of the lake, the dried body of the Withered Wood Bow gradually began to crack. A brand-new, lush green bow emerged from within, as though reborn, and a refreshing fragrance spread across the entire lake.

The Withered Wood Bow was undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation. Having absorbed the immense life essence of the Star Dou Great Forest's core region, it was already experiencing a qualitative change.

Meanwhile, Douluo Ghost Leopard had already left the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape far behind.

He deliberately slowed down, creating the illusion that he was exhausted. Yet just as the Titan Giant Ape seized the opportunity to attack, Douluo Ghost Leopard suddenly accelerated, causing its strike to miss.

The sky was filled with thunder and lightning, and bolts as thick as water barrels fell from time to time. Douluo Ghost Leopard's speed was acknowledged as among the fastest in Spirit Hall, even among the Titled Douluo. In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.

When they saw him again, a small stone struck the Titan Giant Ape in the face.

Smack!

Another stone hit the Sky Azure Bull Python squarely on the forehead, driving the two king Spirit Beasts into unprecedented fury.

What kind of humans had they not seen in a hundred thousand years?

But one so unafraid of death was a first!

Just as the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape set off again to continue chasing Douluo Ghost Leopard, waves of howling suddenly rose from the direction of their lair far behind them. Then, the entire forest seemed to awaken.

The two Spirit Beasts turned around and saw a flash of green light erupt from the very center of the forest, transforming into a verdant bow that was then grasped by someone.

Immediately afterward, two figures rapidly approached and took away the small figure holding the bow. Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

It had only taken an instant, but to the Sky Azure Bull Python, it seemed that their home had been robbed.

"Second Brother, stop chasing!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python said darkly.

"Big Brother, that human was bait. The real culprit sneaked into our home long ago."

For once, the Titan Giant Ape's mind was working properly. Beating its chest, it threw back its head and roared, "Cunning humans!!!"

Their fury soared to the heavens. They had actually been played by four humans today. It was intolerable!

The Sky Azure Bull Python was equally enraged, but what use was anger?

Leaving aside the fact that they could no longer catch Douluo Ghost Leopard, who had served as bait, Douluo Qian Jun and Douluo Demon Bear beside Ye Tianxing were both formidable opponents. There would be no clear victor anytime soon.

If others launched a sneak attack, the two Spirit Beasts might even risk falling.

Thus, the Sky Azure Bull Python returned to their habitat with a grim expression.

No matter how furious the Titan Giant Ape was, there was nothing it could do. After being tricked by humans, its hatred for them would only deepen from then on.

The lake was calm, with a crescent moon reflected on its surface. The Sky Azure Bull Python's shadow gently rippled in the water. After sensing the area for a moment, it opened its eyes and said, "Fortunately, nothing is wrong. Only more than half of this place's life essence has been lost. It will recover after some time."

"Big Brother, are we just letting this go?"

Having been fooled, the Titan Giant Ape was now rubbing its fists together and vigilantly scanning the surroundings, terrified of being tricked a second time.

"You're going to the human world to settle the score with them?" Half of the Sky Azure Bull Python's body sank into the water as it prepared to inspect the situation below.

The Titan Giant Ape froze briefly, then could no longer restrain itself. It beat its chest and roared, "Big Brother, I'm going right now!"

The moment the words left its mouth, a long blue whip shot out from the lake and lashed across the Titan Giant Ape's face.

"Big Brother, why did you hit me?"

The Titan Giant Ape asked in aggrieved confusion.

"..."

The Sky Azure Bull Python gave no answer. It had just thought that its foolish little brother had finally become smarter, only to find that it was still the same as ever.

Don't know him. I absolutely don't know him!

The moon hung high overhead as a bleak wind swept past. Beside the vast central lake, only the Titan Giant Ape remained, alone and pondering what it had done wrong, its back looking desolate.

The next day, before dawn had fully broken.

The Red Dragon Horse pulled the carriage carrying the four of them along the familiar road toward Spirit Hall.

Their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest had finally come to an end. Fortunately, all four of them returned safely without encountering any real danger.

Only Douluo Ghost Leopard was pitiful. He had fled for an entire night, and when he returned that morning, his legs had gone weak. After all, not just anyone could withstand the towering fury of two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

"Tianxing, has your bow changed in any way?"

Douluo Qian Jun had not asked while they were leaving. Now that they were safe, he naturally did not fear retaliation from the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. If they dared step into the outside world—

Not to mention Spirit Hall, every Titled Douluo across the continent would mobilize to kill them and take their Spirit Rings and spirit bones!

"After my Withered Wood Bow absorbed the immense life force dwelling within the lake, it gained a new ability: healing. No matter how badly I'm injured, as long as it isn't fatal, I can recover naturally while the Withered Wood Bow is on me." Ye Tianxing smiled. Their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest had not been in vain; the rewards were immense.

"Oh!" Douluo Qian Jun's eyes lit up.

Ye Tianxing demonstrated by taking out the Withered Wood Bow. Its formerly dry, cracked body was gone, replaced by a large emerald-green bow. He aimed it at Douluo Ghost Leopard's legs, which were still twitching from time to time, and merely drew the bowstring lightly.

Douluo Ghost Leopard's legs immediately recovered. Even the old hidden injuries within his body were healed seven or eight-tenths of the way. The effect was remarkable.