"How could this be? Why would a Soul Beast like the Titan Giant Ape appear on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Snake Dowager was overwhelmed with shock. By all reason, a Soul Beast like the Titan Giant Ape should have been in the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. That was where it belonged.
Yet it had appeared in an area where even Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were exceedingly rare. This unexpected development had caught them completely off guard.
At that moment, the breathing of all three people present nearly stopped. They feared that even the slightest movement would draw the Titan Giant Ape's attention.
Fortunately, the King of the Forest paid no heed to Qing Mu and the other little insects. It merely passed by them and charged rapidly toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Still, Qing Mu vaguely noticed that there seemed to be an extremely tiny figure sitting on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder.
Just as Snake Dowager and Meng Yiran sighed in relief, believing the danger would pass like this, the Titan Giant Ape seemed to discover something and suddenly stopped.
Then, the Titan Giant Ape crossed several hundred meters in a few strides and slammed a fist heavily into the ground.
Boom—
The tremendous force instantly split the earth apart. An elderly white-haired figure flew out of the forest, his face filled with terror.
"Damn it! I didn't provoke the Titan Giant Ape. Why is it attacking me for no reason?"
Dragon Duke was also deeply puzzled. Soul Beasts like the Titan Giant Ape possessed intelligence no weaker than that of humans. Why had it launched an attack on him out of nowhere? Could it be simply because he was a human Soul Douluo?
"This is bad—it's the old man!"
Seeing this, Snake Dowager immediately sensed that something was wrong. Her Soul Rings lit up around her as she hurried toward Dragon Duke.
That Titan Giant Ape was at least sixty thousand years old. Dragon Duke alone could not hold out for long. Only by joining forces would they have even a sliver of hope for survival!
The instant Snake Dowager appeared, Dragon Duke sensed her nearby. Overjoyed, he immediately rushed to meet up with her.
Roar!!!
Seeing this, the Titan Giant Ape let out an earth-shaking roar. It uprooted a towering tree beside it, stripped it down with a casual swipe, and a crude club appeared in its hand.
The Titan Giant Ape then leaped forward and swung its massive club down at Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager.
The Titan Giant Ape was not slow, but its use of a weapon was rather clumsy. Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager easily dodged the blow.
However, the moment she evaded it, Snake Dowager realized something was wrong. The Titan Giant Ape's attack had been aimed at their previous meeting spot.
Boom—
Meng Yiran, who had been by the river, watched the enormous tree fall from the sky, and her face turned pale. She wanted to move and flee, but her body was utterly stiff, without even a trace of strength.
Under the Titan Giant Ape's overwhelming presence, she was actually pinned in place, unable to move.
Swoosh~
At that moment, a green vine stretched out from afar and, by the narrowest margin, pulled her beyond the Titan Giant Ape's attack range.
That was right—Qing Mu's Bulbasaur had acted. The moment Snake Dowager rushed out, Qing Mu knew things were about to go wrong. He immediately fled toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest with Bulbasaur, while also using Vine Whip to tug Meng Yiran, who had yet to react, intending to warn her.
Yet even Qing Mu had not expected the Titan Giant Ape's attack to land precisely where Meng Yiran was. His casual action had saved her life.
Soon, Vine Whip pulled her to Qing Mu and Bulbasaur's side.
As Qing Mu ran at full speed, he shouted at Meng Yiran behind him, who was still frozen in shock, "What are you standing around for? Run! Do you want to become a burden to your grandfather and grandmother?"
Qing Mu's words immediately snapped Meng Yiran back to her senses. Two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring rose around her.
As her newest Third Soul Ring lit up, two pink wings formed from condensed energy appeared at both ends of the Serpent Cane in Meng Yiran's hand.
This was her Third Spirit Skill, Snake Wing!
Its effect allowed her to use the Serpent Cane as a base and fly at ninety percent of a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's speed for three minutes.
Within a few breaths, Meng Yiran rode her Serpent Cane and caught up to the fleeing Qing Mu. She brushed back the hair on her forehead, extended a hand toward him, and said, "Little brother, thank you for just now. Get on. My Serpent Cane is much faster than you running like that."
Qing Mu glanced at Meng Yiran while running and saw that her Serpent Cane truly was much faster than he currently was. He immediately nodded, grabbed her hand, and climbed onto her Serpent Cane.
As for Bulbasaur, the moment Qing Mu recalled his Martial Soul, it returned to his body, so there was no need to worry about it being left behind.
Although Bulbasaur was an External Beast Martial Soul, an External Beast Martial Soul was still only a Martial Soul. Qing Mu was the true body.
Their attempt to flee naturally caught the Titan Giant Ape's attention, and it casually hurled a massive boulder at them.
Under the Titan Giant Ape's immense strength, the mountain-sized boulder shot toward Qing Mu and Meng Yiran like a cannonball.
"This is bad!"
Seeing this, both Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager were nearly driven mad. After all, the Titan Giant Ape was attacking their beloved granddaughter!
Without any hesitation, they intertwined the Dragon Head Cane and Serpent Head Cane in their hands and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dragon Snake Combination Skill!
As a dragon's roar intertwined with a serpent's hiss in the air, a golden dragon cry and an azure dancing serpent entwined, transforming into a golden-and-azure spiraling beam that instantly pierced the mountain-like boulder hurtling toward Meng Yiran and Qing Mu.
Even after shattering the boulder, the Dragon Snake Combination Skill did not end. The spiraling beam formed by the golden dragon and azure serpent turned and blasted rapidly toward the Titan Giant Ape.
Boom—
In an instant, the golden dragon silhouette and azure serpent mist intertwined and slammed heavily into the Titan Giant Ape's mountain-like body, sending energy shockwaves billowing out and knocking it back dozens of meters.
Seeing the Dragon Snake Combination Skill hit the Titan Giant Ape, a flicker of joy appeared in Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager's eyes. Even if it was a Titan Giant Ape, being struck by their Dragon Snake Combination Skill could not have felt good, right?
However, once the energy shockwaves dispersed, the sight before them shattered their hopes completely.
The Titan Giant Ape merely patted the spot on its chest struck by the Dragon Snake Combination Skill as though dusting itself off. It looked at Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager with a trace of disdain, as if saying, You think an attack like that can hurt me?
Seeing that the Titan Giant Ape remained as lively as ever and did not even have the slightest wound, Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager were filled with despair.
Such an opponent was simply not one they could defeat.
Run! Only by running would they have a sliver of hope for survival!
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