That's right. According to the original storyline, the Titan Giant Ape's purpose in coming here was simply to take Xiao Wu away; it had no intention of harming anyone.
If the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny rashly went up to fight the Titan Giant Ape, and accidentally angered the giant ape, that would be truly disastrous.
This gorilla's strength is comparable to Peak Douluo, and its physical strength and defense are extremely powerful, probably not much weaker than the Sea God's clone that Zhou Chen encountered last time.
Zhou Chen didn't want to fight with such a powerful figure, since he could coexist peacefully with him. After all, fighting involves winners and losers, and life and death; what if he accidentally lost?
Moreover, Zhou Chen also planned to use the Titan Giant Ape to successfully locate the hidden Star Dou Core Area, the Lake of Life!
It's too much trouble for him to find it on his own; it's better to have a monkey familiar with the route lead the way.
Therefore, his current strategy is to cautiously observe from the sidelines, and if things do come to a head, he will only go through the motions without actually participating.
"Boom!"
Just then, the Titan Giant Ape took another step forward, heading straight towards Xiao Wu, making the Shrek Academy group's legs go weak with fear.
What to do?!
Zhao Wuji stood in front of Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others, his mind blank with shock, only three words lingering in his mind: What should we do?
Zhao Wuji knew very well that the strength of the Titan Giant Ape in front of him was far superior to that of the Peerless Dragon and Snake couple, and even the Haotian Douluo Tang Hao might not be a match for this ape.
As for Zhou Chen...
Zhao Wuji still doesn't know Zhou Chen's exact strength, only that he is slightly stronger than himself.
Although Zhou Chen is renowned, it is said that he relies entirely on the sheer number and power of the Purple Micro Palace, often ganging up on his opponents in unfair ways. Now that Zhou Chen is alone, he probably can't offer much help.
We can't win in a fight, and we probably can't escape either.
In particular, since Soul Beast have always harbored hatred towards humans, the hope of getting the Titan Giant Ape to let them go is extremely slim.
With a heavy heart, Zhao Wuji turned to look at the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny couple and Zhou Chen not far away, and said through gritted teeth in a deep voice, "Peerless Dragon Serpent couple, Zhou Chen, let's hold it off together and buy the children some time to escape, shall we?"
"Good."
Zhou Chen readily agreed, but secretly he was determined to slack off.
After all, he was just a child with limited abilities.
The couple Peerless Dragon Serpent and his wife, nodded in agreement.
"Alright! Tang San, Xiao Wu, Rong Rong, run! We'll hold it off!"
After uttering these words, Zhao Wuji roared to the sky, and his Seventh Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly.
The next second, his body expanded rapidly like an inflating balloon. In the blink of an eye, he was already over five meters tall. His muscles swelled up in an exaggerated way, and his brown and yellow fur grew wildly. He had transformed into a real giant bear.
When his body fully transformed into a bear, his brown fur shone with a brilliant golden light. Zhao Wuji, now a bear, charged towards the Titan Giant Ape without hesitation!
Not only that, five of his seven Soul Ring lit up, and he had to go all out against an opponent like the Titan Giant Ape!
The Immovable Bright King Body!
Vajra Palm!
Gravity Control!
Gravity Squeeze!
Martial Soul Avatar!
With all five Soul Skill activated simultaneously, a powerful energy fluctuation was suddenly released. Zhao Wuji's explosive power at this moment was comparable to that of a veteran Soul Douluo of level 85 or above, causing the Titan Giant Ape to narrow its eyes and become slightly more serious!
Seeing that Zhao Wuji had taken on the responsibility of being a human shield, the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny couple exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously struck their canes.
Immediately afterwards, red and blue light burst forth from the couple's bodies, and all of their dozen or so Soul Ring overlapped, forming a visible dragon and snake phantom.
"Dragon Serpent Strike!"
The couple shouted in unison, and the Dragon Head Staff and Snake Head Staff in their hands quickly merged together amidst a burst of light!
In an instant, a hundred-meter-long golden dragon with green eyes suddenly appeared in mid-air!
The dragon was covered in golden scales, with prominent horns and a majestic aura, looking even stronger Titan Giant Ape!
Of course, that's only what it seems.
With the strength of the Peerless Dragon Serpent couple, if the Titan Giant Ape got serious, a few punches would be enough to turn them into two little pancakes.
The couple were also aware of their own limitations, so they did not attack. Instead, they lashed out from a distance with a Divine Dragon Tail Sweep!
As for Zhou Chen, the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand shone with a dazzling golden light, looking very imposing, but he just wouldn't make a move.
However, Zhou Chen cannot be said to have made no contribution at all; he also separated a strand of his energy to lock onto the Titan Giant Ape, preventing it from being too presumptuous.
"Hongjun, you cover Xiao Wu and Oscar's retreat, I'll go help Teacher Zhao."
Tang San was clearly far more principled than Zhou Chen. He gave a command, stomped the ground, and charged directly towards the Titan Giant Ape's head.
"No, if you don't leave, I won't leave either."
Xiao Wu rushed forward without fear. If you look closely, you'll find that her expression doesn't seem to show any resolute determination to die. Instead, she seems quite relaxed, which makes her look like a mole.
Ma Hongjun didn't go forward; instead, he obediently ran backward.
It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but he had to take care of the unconscious Oscar in his arms, so he had to withdraw from the battle.
Seeing that even weaklings Tang San were joining the fray, Zhou Chen felt embarrassed to stay in the back any longer. He turned to Yu Tianmeng beside him and instructed, "Tian Meng, take Tian Ling, Yiran, and Rong Rong and retreat to the back to protect them."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng did not speak, but simply nodded, and then led Yu Tianling and Meng Yiran to the back.
They all knew very well that their presence would only make Zhou Chen restrain himself and hesitate to act rashly.
Yu Tianmeng was even more aware that Zhou Chen was simply trying to coast along without any real risk.
But Ning Rongrong refused to leave.
"Brother Zhou Chen, I'm not a burden. I can help you."
A gentle yet firm voice rang out, and the dazzling Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda slowly emerged from Ning Rongrong's palm.
She is no longer the pampered young lady she was a few months ago; when it's time to fight, she never hesitates.
Besides, this is a great opportunity to show off in front of Brother Zhou Chen!
"The Seven Treasures Have Names, the first of which is: strength."
"The Seven Treasures Have Names, the second of which is: Speed."
Ning Rongrong's clear voice rang out, and five beams of light shot out simultaneously, landing on Zhou Chen, Zhao Wuji, the golden dragon, and Tang San and Xiao Wu respectively.
The most powerful characteristic of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is that its amplification ignores level. That is, no matter what the strength of the object being amplified is, the amplification rate is the same!
Ning Rongrong's current amplification level is 30%, which means that even if the target of the amplification is a Title Douluo, the amplification will still be 30%!
Sure enough, under Ning Rongrong's enhancement, whether it was the golden dragon transformed by the Peerless Dragon Serpent and Snake couple, Zhao Wuji, the Soul Saint, or Tang San and Xiao Wu, their strength and speed suddenly increased by 30%, which can be described as a great increase in strength!
Only Zhou Chen remained completely unaware.
There was no way around it; his Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Spirit's passive skill was Immune to All Laws. No matter whether the skill was good or bad, as long as it was a magical skill, it was ineffective against him.
"As expected of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
Feeling the immense increase in power, Tang San couldn't help but sigh. His hands flashed across his waist, and more than ten beams of cold light rose up simultaneously, heading straight for the Titan Giant Ape's eyes.
The eyes were one of the few vital organs on the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang San, a level 30 Soul Master, could only pose a threat to this giant beast through this method.
However, the Titan Giant Ape made only a simple movement, which rendered Tang San's Hidden Weapon ineffective:
It closed its eyes.
"Ding ding ding ding ding..."
A series of rapid metallic clanging sounds rang out, and all the Hidden Weapon aimed at the Titan Giant Ape's eyes were blocked by its eyelids.
At the same time, the Titan Giant Ape raised its two fists and slammed them together towards Zhao Wuji and the golden dragon's tail!
"Boom!"
Zhao Wuji's Vajra Palm clashed heavily with the Titan Giant Ape's fist. The 30% increase in strength and speed gave Zhao Wuji a mysterious sense of confidence.
He felt that even a titled Douluo would feel some pain from that bear paw strike.
However, a scene that terrified everyone unfolded.
The moment Zhao Wuji clashed fists with the Titan Giant Ape, his entire body flew hundreds of meters backward like a cannonball, creating a sonic boom cloud in the air and snapping dozens of giant trees in half!
The Titan Giant Ape didn't move an inch.
As for the golden dragon transformed from the Peerless Dragon Serpent, it quickly retracted its tail after seeing Zhao Wuji's miserable state, and did not dare to clash with the Titan Giant Ape.
"Clang!"
Just as their own strongmen were being defeated one after another, the Xuanyuan Sword emitted a loud sword cry!
Zhou Chen, who had been slacking off, finally made his move, swinging his sword from a distance and unleashing dozens of golden sword energies in succession. It looked powerful and imposing, but in reality, it was just a tickle to the Titan Giant Ape.
But it was this seemingly insignificant sword energy that enraged the Titan Giant Ape.
Although the Xuanyuan Sword Qi failed to pierce the Titan Giant Ape's rock-metal-like skin, it did cut off a lot of its fur, especially its buttocks and two arms, leaving them completely bald.
This made many parts of the Titan Giant Ape's body feel chilly.
Male animals are generally quite protective of their fur, Titan Giant Ape was no exception.
Enraged, the Titan Giant Ape's massive body finally left its original spot!
It leaped up at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, its mountain-like body pressing down directly on Zhou Chen!
Holy crap!
Zhou Chen gave a warm greeting and quickly put his arm around Ning Rongrong's slender waist. He then activated his third Soul Skill, Ground Shrinking Golden Light!
In an instant, the two transformed into golden light and flashed hundreds of meters away.
It's too big for us to fight head-on.
"Boom!!"
The enormous tremor reverberated for dozens of miles as the Titan Giant Ape's body plummeted from the sky, crashing to the ground and creating a crater a hundred meters in size. Black shockwaves emanated from it, sweeping outwards in all directions!
Under this terrifying black shockwave, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and even Zhao Wuji, who had just gotten up and was seriously injured, were all involuntarily sent flying backward!
The couple, Peerless Dragon Serpent and Zhou Chen, cleverly hid in the sky, thus escaping this round of black storm.
As for Ma Hongjun, Yu Tianmeng, and the others, they had already hidden a kilometer away and were not greatly affected.
"Bang!"
Before anyone could react, a sound like a bullet being fired rang out, and the Titan Giant Ape soared into the air once more, its massive body hurtling towards Xiao Wu with an almost ethereal speed!
Instantly, Tang San, who was blown into the air by the black shockwave, felt a chill in his heart.
Because he clearly saw that one of the Titan Giant Ape's huge hands suddenly rose up and grabbed Xiao Wu's delicate body in its hand.
"No!!"
Seeing Xiao Wu fall into the Titan Giant Ape's grasp, Tang San's eyes immediately turned red. The immense pain made his heart seem to stop beating!
With the Titan Giant Ape's strength, Xiao Wu wouldn't survive with just a little effort.
At this moment, everyone witnessed Xiao Wu being captured by the Titan Giant Ape.
However, neither Zhao Wuji nor Peerless Dragon Serpent were able to do anything; they simply didn't have the strength to save anyone.
By the way, Zhao Wuji is already seriously injured and has difficulty even standing up, let alone saving people.
Only Zhou Chen actually had a chance to save people.
But he didn't make a move.
Since Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape are siblings, why should he act like a villain and interrupt their reunion?
"Roar!"
The Titan Giant Ape glanced at Xiao Wu in its palm, let out a deep roar, and suddenly leaped up, disappearing into the forest in a single bound.
"Don't want!!"
Tang San cried out in pain, wanting to give chase, but found that his speed was far inferior to that of the Titan Giant Ape.
However, at that moment, Zhou Chen suddenly let out a deafening shout:
"Xiao Wu!!!"
Zhou Chen handed Ning Rongrong, whom he was carrying, to the Peerless Dragon Serpent couple. With a mournful cry, Soaring Cloud Riding Mist and rushed after the Titan Giant Ape in the direction it had left!
Zhou Chen's feelings for Xiao Wu seem even deeper than Tang San's!
This made Tang San feel as if there was a green halo above his head.
"Let's follow them!"
Yu Tianmeng, who had been watching the entire battle, leaped lightly and chased after Zhou Chen in the direction he had left.
She knew that Zhou Chen's pursuit of Xiao Wu was a pretense; his true intention was to follow the Titan Giant Ape to the Lake of Life where the Silver Dragon King was hiding.
This guy is such a good actor; even at this point, he still can't resist putting on a show.
Seeing Yu Tianmeng off, Tang San, Yu Tianling, Meng Yiran, Peerless Dragon Serpent, and others quickly followed.
Only the severely injured Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun, who was holding the unconscious Oscar, exchanged a glance and could only helplessly remain where they were.
At the same time.
The Titan Giant Ape kept running, often leaping hundreds of meters in a single bound. Xiao Wu was no longer in its paws, but was sitting gracefully on its broad shoulders.
Although the Titan Giant Ape ran fast, it was extremely steady, and Xiao Wu's body did not even sway in the slightest.
However, Xiao Wu's face was full of doubt, and she kept looking in the opposite direction from which the Titan Giant Ape was running.
Because Zhou Chen Soaring Cloud Riding Mist, chasing after them at an extremely fast speed!
"When did Zhou Chen become so close to me? He's actually pursuing me so diligently?"