Hundred Thousand Years, Titan Giant Ape

Hundred Thousand Years, Titan Giant Ape

To Zhongli, this Soul Beast was nothing much. It was not even as strong as a Hillichurl King.

Against an opponent like this, there was no need to prepare at all.

"Zhongli, Zhongli, what do we do?"

"Danger is coming. Are we going to be stuck here forever?"

Little Paimon was panicking like crazy. Tugging on Zhongli's sleeve, her expression changed dramatically.

Hearing this, Zhongli glanced sideways and looked at the little fellow speechlessly.

What to do?

With him here, was there even a need to consider that question?

"It's nothing. Just an ape."

Zhongli waved a hand, his expression unchanged.

If he had guessed correctly, this ape was Er Ming, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape.

Though the Titan Giant Ape looked ferocious, it was actually a vegetarian.

"Don't worry. This fellow is a vegetarian. It won't take an interest in Paimon."

He could not handle a child like Hu Tao, and Paimon was the same...

"Ah..."

"A vegetarian?"

Paimon froze. Her expression changed faster than a page being turned, and she immediately released Zhongli's sleeve, planted her hands on her hips, and said, "That's great! Then we should be fine, right?"

"It probably won't attack us, will it?"

Paimon asked tentatively. Though she had yet to see it, she trusted Zhongli's words without question.

What else could she do but trust him?

She had no fighting ability at all. Without Zhongli, she would probably starve to death.

Hearing this, Zhongli stroked his chin and pondered briefly before saying, "Though it is vegetarian, it will also actively attack humans."

As the true gatekeeper of the core region, driving away or killing humans was the Titan Giant Ape's duty.

Because Bibi Dong had killed Xiao Wu's mother, the Titan Giant Ape did not have much goodwill toward humans.

As for this Titan Giant Ape, it was hard to say whether it was lucky or unlucky. Ever since it had been very, very young, it had been plotted against by certain people.

Its situation was nearly identical to that of the Sky Azure Bull Python.

One had to know that the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python belonged among the ranks of super Soul Beasts.

Even at only a thousand years of cultivation, they could easily defeat ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

Yet Xiao Wu's mother had been able to save them...

Among rabbit-type Soul Beasts, the Soft Bone Rabbit was considered a top-tier existence. But a Soft Bone Rabbit was still only a Soft Bone Rabbit. Problems that even the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python could not solve had been resolved by her.

Unless Xiao Wu's mother had broken through the limits of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and, with a hundred thousand years of cultivation, saved the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Patting Paimon on the head, Zhongli said gently, "Little fellow, have you forgotten what I told you earlier?"

"Which sentence?"

Zhongli: "..."

Selective amnesia, huh!

Qian Renxue held a holy sword formed from a soul skill, her gaze locked firmly on the Bright Tiger King.

Neither she nor Ci Xue had noticed the approaching danger.

Ci Xue watched the surroundings, guarding against any danger that might appear. However, because his strength was comparatively weaker, he had not detected the danger that was closing in.

The Bright Tiger King was not weak. Qian Renxue needed to devote her full attention to defeat it.

Even Ci Xue, a Titled Douluo, could not discover the source of the danger, much less her, a quasi Soul Emperor.

Time passed. After about half an incense stick's worth of time, Qian Renxue seized an opening. In a flash, she arrived behind the Bright Tiger King, and holy radiance locked onto the back of its neck.

The Bright Tiger King sensed something, but it was already too late...

"As expected of Miss. You can kill a Bright Tiger King with more than twenty-seven thousand years of cultivation on your own. Your strength is already comparable to mine when I was a quasi Soul Sage."

A quasi Soul Sage was a powerhouse who had reached level seventy but did not yet possess a seventh soul ring.

The Martial Soul Avatar was a dividing line. With its powerful boost, challenging opponents above one's level was normally impossible.

Ci Xue's voice was neither loud nor soft. The corners of Qian Renxue's lips rose slightly. She had every right to be proud.

As a quasi Soul Emperor, she could already rival a quasi Soul Sage.

Once she reached the Soul Sage level, she would be able to rival an ordinary Titled Douluo!

That would be when her Martial Soul became truly invincible.

Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and Ci Xue's expression changed.

From such a great distance, it could still affect this place. The newcomer had ill intentions—and it was something huge!

"Miss, don't absorb the soul ring yet. Something huge is coming!"

Ci Xue hurriedly revealed himself, his face grave as he looked toward the source of the tremors.

"Zhongli, didn't you say it wasn't scary?"

"Grandpa Ci Xue looks really panicked!"

After seeing Ci Xue's reaction, Paimon blurted out instinctively.

Zhongli: "..."

How should he put it? Different people had different constitutions.

Sometimes, the gap between people was even greater than the gap between a person and a dog.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue descended from the air as well. The trembling ground made her expression change.

For even Ci Xue to call it something huge, it had to be at least an eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast!

In a one-on-one fight, Ci Xue might not necessarily be a match for an eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast!

A Soul Beast that had reached that age could already rival an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Soul Beasts with powerful races and bloodlines were not something ordinary Titled Douluo could handle, even if they had only eighty thousand years of cultivation.

If they encountered something like a Dark Gold Claw Bear, a Titan Giant Ape, or a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, they should run immediately!

Boom—

Boom...

The footsteps drew closer and closer. Gradually, it felt as though the earth itself were shaking.

That figure appeared before them as well.

It stood about eight meters tall, like a moving hill.

"Ti... Titan Giant Ape!"

Ci Xue was utterly dumbfounded. Spirit Hall had records of Titan Giant Apes!

This giant ape possessed such overwhelming might that it could not possibly be a Soul Beast that had only just entered the ten-thousand-year level.

"I need to take this seriously!"

"Humans..."

Just as Ci Xue was preparing to get serious, he heard the Titan Giant Ape speak!

His entire body shook, and he stared at the Titan Giant Ape in confusion. This fellow had spoken!

One had to know that for a Soul Beast to speak human language, it needed to meet one basic condition: it needed a hundred thousand years of cultivation!

In other words, only Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could speak human language.

Forget a Titan Giant Ape at the hundred-thousand-year level—even one with only several tens of thousands of years of cultivation might not be something he could defeat!

Swallowing hard, Ci Xue cupped his hands toward the Titan Giant Ape and said, "Beast King, we did not intend to enter your territory. We will leave at once."

"Humans, die!"

The Titan Giant Ape did not waste words with Ci Xue. It directly hurled a fist toward him.

"Miss, run!"

Ci Xue roared, instantly completing Martial Soul Possession. He had never expected that hunting Soul Beasts at the edge of the core region would actually draw out a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

The Titan Giant Ape—the king of the forest.

Its formidable strength left Ci Xue not daring to lower his guard in the slightest.

"They're really fighting!"

"Why won't this ape listen to Grandpa Ci Xue's explanation?"