Azure Sea Spirit Ape

"Judging by its cultivation, this thing should be over three thousand years old. Be careful."

Pulling the two girls back as he retreated through the air, Su Chen warned the two teachers leading the group.

"Got it."

As they spoke, the Wind Baboon opened its huge, blood-filled maw.

A streak of white light shot out instantly—it was an innate soul skill of the Wind Baboon clan!

"Water Shield!"

One of the teachers released her soul skill again, barely managing to block the blast from its mouth.

"Poison mist?"

A pale green haze suddenly appeared, surrounding everyone.

There was no need to think about it—they all knew this stuff was definitely bad news.

But the poison mist spread quickly. Even though they had defended themselves the instant they noticed it, they were still a step too late.

After inhaling the poison mist, the two Soul Kings' movements visibly slowed.

"Hold your breath. With the cultivation levels you two have, if you inhale this poison, you might not even be saved."

As he used Soul Power to isolate the poisonous mist, Su Chen warned them.

But how could the two students, who had lost all will to act, obediently hold their breath?

"Su Chen! What kind of soul beast is this? Do you recognize it?"

As the teachers leading the group, they naturally knew about Su Chen, this exceptional case.

"It seems to be an Azure Sea Spirit Ape. Its cultivation should be over ten thousand years."

This was a rare type of soul beast. Generally speaking, individuals with less than ten thousand years of cultivation would not appear.

Moreover, they usually controlled large numbers of other ape-type soul beasts. They were true monkey kings.

The Azure Sea Spirit Ape was an ape-type soul beast that fed on the highly poisonous Azure Spirit Fruit.

It transformed the food it normally ate into deadly poison for battle. Some with higher cultivation could even control the plants around them.

"Can you still retreat?"

One of the teachers asked.

Although killing this ten-thousand-year soul beast would not be difficult for two Soul Kings,

generally speaking, one could only attach a ten-thousand-year soul beast ring starting from the Fifth Soul Ring.

Whether it was Su Chen's Third Soul Ring or the two girls' Second Soul Rings, it was obviously far too early.

Not to mention that these were soul beasts capable of using poisonous mist.

If there was any type of soul beast people least wanted to encounter, poison-using soul beasts were undoubtedly among them.

After hesitating slightly, Su Chen said, "I should be fine. I can still move normally, but these two students may be in danger."

Looking at the two students beside him, who had nearly been scared senseless, Su Chen could only look helpless.

Logically speaking, ten-thousand-year soul beasts should not have appeared in the area where they currently were.

The Azure Sea Spirit Ape stood around one and a half meters tall, far smaller than the thousand-year Wind Baboon from before.

Yet its body was extremely muscular. Beneath its azure-green fur, its not particularly large frame was visibly brimming with strength.

Its pair of dark green eyes looked even more vicious, leaving a lingering fear in people's hearts.

"I have an idea."

Seeing the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's stomach suddenly swell, Su Chen immediately remembered.

This was a sign that it was about to use its innate soul skill, Azure Spirit Poison Mist.

"Teacher, quickly use your soul skill to freeze the poison it sprays out."

Mist itself was made up of tiny particles and could be divided into smoke and water vapor.

The Azure Sea Spirit Ape's poison mist was the most typical form of water vapor.

No matter how potent the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's toxins were, the poisonous gas it expelled from its body naturally carried moisture. In other words, it was ultimately still water vapor.

"Understood!"

Under the suppression of Soul King-level Soul Power, the poison would not take effect that quickly.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Imprisonment!"

The purple Fourth Soul Ring lit up, and the teacher did not hesitate to unleash her soul skill.

"Roar!"

At that moment, six or seven Wind Baboons suddenly charged out.

They varied in size, and their cultivation levels appeared to differ greatly.

But they had one thing in common: the moment they sprang out, they all fired mouth blasts at once.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Sheltering Water Curtain!"

Faced with attacks from every direction, the teacher could only pour all her strength into her soul skill.

A water barrier several meters in radius enveloped the area. After a cloud of dust settled, it had finally blocked the enemy's attacks.

"Second Soul Skill: Netherworld Tremor!"

Su Chen's Second Soul Skill was not merely a Soul Power attack. It was a special type that combined Soul Power and spiritual power.

Although these Wind Baboons had powerful bodies, spiritual power was not their specialty.

Spotting the Wind Baboon charging the fiercest, Su Chen struck it down on the spot with a Netherworld Tremor.

Though it could not stop them from throwing themselves against the water barrier with all their strength, it at least slowed their assault.

Meanwhile, the water curtain did not merely block the baboon pack's attacks.

It also trapped the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, their leader, inside.

After letting out an angry roar, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape spewed out a large amount of poison mist.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Imprisonment!"

Having prepared in advance, the teacher used her soul skill again.

A wave of cold air condensed from Soul Power rushed toward them.

All the moisture turned into ice shards, and the poison mist collapsed on its own. It was immediately neutralized by the low temperature.

"As long as we can dispel its poison mist, this thing is much weaker in combat than ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts."

Though Su Chen said that aloud, the stone hanging over his heart did not fall.

The two teachers had already inhaled some poison. The dosage had only been small, and their Soul Power was suppressing it, so it had not taken effect yet.

If the battle continued, their movements could easily cause the poison to spread further.

The best way to detoxify this poison was to eat the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's flesh.

"First Soul Skill: Ice Blade!"

A yellow soul ring lit up, and several throwing knives suddenly appeared in the teacher's hand.

"Whoosh!"

The ice throwing knives tore through the air, but they did not achieve the expected result.

With an angry sweep of its hand, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape smashed the Ice Blades into fragments.

"Shang Yang Sword Qi!"

Seizing the opportunity, Su Chen darted sideways at an angle. This attack was aimed directly at the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's eyes.

But the Azure Sea Spirit Ape had, after all, cultivated for ten thousand years. It was not a mindless beast.

Furthermore, primate-type soul beasts generally possessed greater intelligence than other soul beasts.

Although the strike came from a clever angle, it failed to blind the creature.

Instead, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape blocked it with the thick fur along the outside of its palm.

"Roaaar!"

Perhaps driven by rage, after a long howl,

the several Wind Baboons under the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's command attacked even more fiercely.

Even a five-ring Soul King had limits to their Soul Power.

Withstanding fierce attacks from several directions meant constantly pouring enormous amounts of Soul Power into the water curtain.

Very soon, the teacher responsible for defense turned to inform the others of the situation.

"If this continues, the water curtain may be torn open. If it comes to it, take those two and run!"

"Don't say something so discouraging!"

Using Ice Spears again, the teacher responsible for offense launched another charge.