Battle Saint Ape, Six-Winged Golden Mantis

"His Highness? Who was he calling His Highness?"

Xiao Wu turned her head and stared wide-eyed at Lin Qi.

"He couldn't have been calling you His Highness, could he?"

Though it seemed utterly unbelievable, combined with Lin Qi's complete lack of panic, that was probably the only possibility.

What the hell?

Xiao Wu was about to shut down again.

Ever since she had met Lin Qi, her entire worldview had collapsed time and time again.

Whenever she thought she had already learned Lin Qi's limits and would no longer be easily surprised, Lin Qi would always give her another shock.

Meanwhile, the Titan Giant Ape, whose leg was tightly gripped by a massive hand, was being pulled hard by the Sky Azure Bull Python, who was terrified he would fall into the abyss.

The Titan Giant Ape felt a tremendous force tug at his ankle, and his huge body staggered.

But he did not fall into the abyss, because he crashed into a body that was incomparably hard and several times larger than his own.

"Little fur monkey, watch where you're going."

This time, those huge hands rested on the Titan Giant Ape's head and gave him a light shove, sending him staggering several steps to the side.

"Don't block me from paying respects to His Highness."

The Soul Beast that had emerged from the abyss was a giant monkey covered in dazzling golden fur.

Compared to the Titan Giant Ape, this giant monkey was far more handsome.

"A Battle Saint Ape? This kind of legendary, powerful Soul Beast actually exists?"

At that moment, Master Meng, who had been silent for quite some time, spoke and explained the Soul Beast's identity to Lin Qi.

"You human have some knowledge. You barely qualify to be my His Highness's follower."

Master Meng's beard trembled wildly.

What did he mean, follower? I'm Little Qi's teacher. Teacher, understand?

But Master Meng did not speak up to correct him.

This Battle Saint Ape was terrifyingly powerful, far beyond anything he could handle.

"This subordinate pays respects to His Highness. For countless years, we have awaited Your Highness's arrival day and night!"

The Battle Saint Ape fell to his knees before Lin Qi with a thunderous boom.

Xiao Wu was numb. Completely numb.

Such a powerful Fierce Beast, one that made even her, Da Ming, and Er Ming fear him from the bottom of their hearts, had actually knelt before Lin Qi, a human?

This world really had gone mad.

The Battle Saint Ape looked at Lin Qi with tears in his eyes, then frowned.

"Six-Wing, hurry up. What's the point of having wings if you're so slow? Stop dragging your feet and come pay respects to His Highness."

"You're the fast one. I woke up later than you, so naturally I'm slower."

Another voice came from beneath the crack in the earth.

Then, like a golden line extending out from the fissure, a figure arrived beside the Battle Saint Ape in the blink of an eye.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has finally lived to see you."

Only then did Lin Qi see that at the end of that golden line was a mantis with six wings.

But compared to the Battle Saint Ape, this mantis was absurdly small.

The Battle Saint Ape seemed capable of holding up the sky and supporting the earth. Even the Titan Giant Ape looked like an underdeveloped little monkey before him.

Yet this mantis was only as large as a human finger, barely any different from an ordinary insect.

"A Six-Winged Golden Mantis? This legendary, exceptionally ferocious Soul Beast exists too?"

Master Meng let out another exclamation.

Lin Qi glanced sideways.

Good grief, Master Meng, were you some omniscient passerby emperor? Knowing everything was one thing, but did you have to narrate it too?

"Er Ming, that senior is an ape too. Could he be your ancestor?"

The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, now shrank their heads and only dared to speak quietly.

"Huh? I don't know."

"You two little brats, what are you gossiping about your grandfather for?"

The Battle Saint Ape stretched out a massive hand and grabbed the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python from far away.

"Go kneel over there. Can't you see even I'm being respectful toward His Highness? You two little punks dare remain standing?"

With a thunderous boom.

The Titan Giant Ape obediently dropped to his knees.

Even Senior Battle Saint Ape had knelt. How could he remain standing?

But the Sky Azure Bull Python stared with huge, lantern-like eyes and said aggrievedly, "Senior, I don't have legs. How am I supposed to kneel?"

Other than his head, the Sky Azure Bull Python's body was just that of a giant snake. He normally slithered across the ground, so how was he supposed to kneel?

"You don't even know how to kneel? Should I split your tail in half to make it easier for you?"

"No need to trouble yourself, Senior. I'll kneel right now. Right now."

Under the threat of being casually chopped in half, Da Ming's not-so-bright brain began spinning at high speed.

In the end, he folded his body twice, making his lower half resemble two legs of different thicknesses. Then he bent once more, making it look as though those two legs had dropped to their knees.

The Titan Giant Ape stared at his Elder Brother in shock.

He had never known the Sky Azure Bull Python was so flexible. How many times had he folded himself?

Thankfully, he had legs. Otherwise, he did not have Da Ming's flexibility and could never fold himself into that shape.

Lin Qi asked, "Why do you call me His Highness?"

He wanted to see what the Battle Saint Ape and Six-Winged Golden Mantis would say. Could they possibly claim that he was a Soul Beast who had undergone Humanoid Transformation?

Xiao Wu's vacant eyes shifted as well.

"Your Highness, this was a prophecy left behind by Lord Beast God in ancient times. There can be no mistake," the Battle Saint Ape said.

The Six-Winged Golden Mantis also said:

"Only when Your Highness descended upon the Star Dou Great Forest would we awaken from our slumber. There is no mistake."

"Lord Beast God? Are you talking about Lord Di Tian?"

The Titan Giant Ape asked in a muffled voice.

Lord Di Tian actually had the ability to make prophecies?

"Pah!"

The moment the Titan Giant Ape asked, the Battle Saint Ape immediately spat.

"What the hell is Di Tian? Does he deserve to call himself the Beast God?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python's expression twisted. Forcing himself into a kneeling posture was still far too difficult.

"Lord Di Tian is an expert of the Dragon Clan, and also the most powerful Fierce Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest..."

"So he's an earthworm. That old earthworm who called himself the Dragon God was utterly respectful before our Lord Beast God. How could he, a mere younger earthworm, dare steal the Beast God's title?"

The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python did not even dare breathe loudly.

In truth, they did not know much about Di Tian either.

Di Tian spent long periods asleep, and they had barely seen him a few times.

Yet Di Tian's powerful figure remained deeply imprinted in their minds.

These two Fierce Beasts that had emerged from underground actually called Di Tian a little earthworm?

Even more terrifyingly, they did not even respect the Dragon God.

The mighty Dragon God, Lord of all Soul Beasts, was actually being called an old earthworm.

The two of them wished they had never grown ears and could not hear such horrifying remarks.

Xiao Wu was beyond numb, numb upon numb!

Something must have gone wrong when he underwent Humanoid Transformation. This was all an illusion.

Otherwise, how could reality possibly be this insane?

This was not the Star Dou Great Forest she knew, nor was it the Douluo Continent she knew.

"You've even met the Dragon God?"

Lin Qi asked with great interest.

The identities the system had arranged for these two Fierce Beasts this time were rather extraordinary. They even involved the Dragon God.

The Six-Winged Golden Mantis flew before Lin Qi.

"Your Highness, those were matters from ancient times. That so-called Dragon God was nothing more than a selfish old loach, practically the greatest enemy of all Soul Beasts."

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon God had gone from an old earthworm to an old loach. At least that was quite an evolution.