King of the forest?
Titan Giant Ape!
Oh my god!
Tang San and the others widened their eyes after hearing Sun Sheng's words.
The Titan Giant Ape was an absolute overlord existence. No soul beasts dared to offend it, let alone clash with it.
Even a hundred-year-old Titan Giant Ape dared to duel with other ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
That terrifying power and speed, alongside attacks and defenses with almost no flaws, gave it formidable combat strength.
At this moment, Sun Sheng finally remembered.
This Titan Giant Ape was called Erming. It lived in the Star Dou Great Forest's Star Lake, and it had come looking for Xiao Wu.
In the original story, the Titan Giant Ape had sensed Xiao Wu's aura, which was why it had appeared so abruptly.
"Respected king of the forest, we have no intention of offending you, and we will leave right now."
Zhao Wuji slightly bowed, speaking in a deep voice while signaling for Tang San and the others to retreat quickly.
Yet the Titan Giant Ape ignored Zhao Wuji, instead taking a step forward as if wanting to get closer to them.
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji's heart leaped into his throat, not daring to make any moves.
Right now, he had only a single thought, which was what to do.
Judging by the massive physique of the Titan Giant Ape before him, it possessed at least ten thousand years of cultivation.
It was definitely not something he could match in combat.
"Little San, retreat quickly. I'll hold it off."
Zhao Wuji gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
No matter what, he had to persist long enough for Tang San and the others to leave.
He summoned his martial soul, and seven soul rings flashed repeatedly, transforming him into a brilliant golden giant bear five meters tall with bulging muscles.
Yet he still fell far short in front of the Titan Giant Ape.
"Little Yuanyue, let's get out of here quickly."
Knowing the power and purpose of the Titan Giant Ape, Sun Sheng stared at it with absolute concentration, pulling Tuo Bayue as he slowly backed away.
As long as the Titan Giant Ape made any aggressive move, he would immediately take Tuo Bayue and make his escape.
"No, we aren't leaving!"
Tang San and the others exchanged glances, standing behind Zhao Wuji, summoning their martial souls with resolute expressions on their faces.
"The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile turns and glows. With the Seven Treasures' fame, the first is called: Might, and the second: Speed."
Ning Rongrong decisively chanted the incantation, buffing everyone with her first and second soul skills.
Zhao Wuji's strength increased by thirty percent under the amplification of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Old Man has a thick sausage!"
"Old Man has a mushroom sausage!"
Oscar refused to fall behind, repeatedly chanting incantations and handing out the Recovery Sausage and Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage to everyone.
He also ate a Recovery Sausage and a Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage himself.
Tang San and the others accepted them without hesitation, swallowing them in one bite.
Instantly, small pink wings emerged behind their backs, and they took flight.
Yet at that very moment, the Titan Giant Ape reached out its massive palm toward Xiao Wu.
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji immediately swung his fists, launching a counter-attack.
Tang San and the others also launched their attacks one after another.
However, how could they possibly be match for the Titan Giant Ape? In a single exchange, they were blasted away, and Xiao Wu was grabbed in its hand.
"Xiao Wu!"
Seeing this, Tang San cried out sharply, executing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. With one hand he unleashed Hidden Weapons, and with the other he swung the Clear Sky Hammer to smash down.
The Titan Giant Ape showed no fear at all, casually swatting with a palm that surged with a wave of black Qi, blasting Tang San flying away.
"Don't!"
Xiao Wu cried out, watching Tang San being blasted away.
The Titan Giant Ape lowered its head to glance at Xiao Wu, then retracted its hand, no longer making things difficult for Tang San.
At this moment, Sun Sheng directly pulled Tuo Bayue into his arms and rapidly escaped.
He cursed under his breath, "Damn it, this Titan Giant Ape is really freaking strong."
On the Titan Giant Ape's body, Xiao Wu watched the fleeing Sun Sheng and said with a hint of small grievance, "Erming, don't let him get away. Help me deal with him."
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, the Titan Giant Ape looked toward Sun Sheng and let out an angry roar.
With a single bound, it soared into the air, and upon landing, it was already hundreds of meters away.
Then came another leap and bound, covering another several hundred meters.
Even though Sun Sheng had already run far away with Tuo Bayue, the Titan Giant Ape caught up in just a few bounds.
"What the hell, what's going on? Why is the Titan Giant Ape chasing me? This shouldn't be happening."
Seeing the Titan Giant Ape chasing after him, Sun Sheng's expression changed drastically. He quickly increased his speed, drawing on every ounce of strength he had.
Yet no matter how fast his speed was, could he outrun the Titan Giant Ape?
In the blink of an eye, he was caught up to, blocking his path forward.
"Little Yuanyue, escape quickly. This fellow seems to be targeting me."
Sun Sheng glanced at Xiao Wu, who was sitting on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder with a somewhat smug expression, and instantly understood what was going on.
This Xiao Wu was settling a private score using public means.
She actually had the Titan Giant Ape deal with him—despicable!
"Xiaosheng, I'm not leaving. I want to stay with you."
Tuo Bayue shook her head, deciding to stay without the slightest hesitation.
"Little Yuanyue, stop messing around and go quickly. This big guy can't kill me."
Sun Sheng couldn't care about all that. He wrapped his arms around her small waist and threw her away with force.
Then, he rapidly escaped in the opposite direction.
Right now, he had only a single thought, which was to lure the Titan Giant Ape far away so as to avoid accidentally harming Tuo Bayue when they fought later.
Seeing him run, the Titan Giant Ape quickly gave chase.
"Xiaosheng!"
Watching Sun Sheng purposefully lure the Titan Giant Ape away to protect her, Tuo Bayue collapsed to the ground, weeping bitterly.
Drop after drop of tears streamed down her delicate face.
Ding! Quest progress for capturing Tuo Bayue: 100%. Reward: two Soul Orbs, five hundred points of Leveling Value, five hundred points of Exchange Value.
Just as Sun Sheng was fleeing for his life, the system's prompt voice echoed in his mind.
Yet right now, he was in no mood to care about these so-called rewards as he sped all the way forward.
Without Tuo Bayue as a burden, his speed increased quite a bit.
"Erming, hurry up. If you let him escape, see how I have Daming deal with you."
Seeing Sun Sheng's escaping speed getting faster and faster, Xiao Wu hurriedly urged the Titan Giant Ape to give chase.
Seeing that Sister Xiao Wu was a bit angry, the Titan Giant Ape let out a low roar. The muscles in its legs bulged, and with a burst of strength, it leaped a thousand meters away, successfully cutting off Sun Sheng's escape.
"Damn it!"
Realizing he couldn't escape, Sun Sheng cursed aloud as a dazzling red flash swept past, transforming him into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong.
When Xiao Wu saw the vibrant red soul ring surrounding Sun Sheng's body, she exclaimed, "A hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"
As for the Titan Giant Ape, upon sensing the violent aura erupting from Sun Sheng's body, it froze in place with a look of extreme vigilance.
It could sense a heavy sense of oppression coming from the other party.
This oppression came from their bloodlines.
"Adamantine Body!"
"Thousand-Jin Strike!"
Seeing the Titan Giant Ape fall into a brief stupor under the influence of the Demon King's might, Sun Sheng immediately made his move.
He leaped into the air, swinging the Ruyi Jingu Bang as it infinitely lengthened and thickened, smashing down with a single strike.
The four soul skills of the million-year soul ring erupted simultaneously, alongside the ten-fold strength amplification of the Goliath Right Arm Spirit Bone, the one-hundred-percent enhancement of the External Soul Bone monkey tail, and the formidable amplification brought by the hundred-thousand-year soul skill, Adamantine Body.
This time, he had truly unleashed his full strength, and victory or defeat hung entirely on this single moment.
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