After Oscar finished absorbing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring, everyone was happily preparing to leave the Star Dou Forest. Only one person and one beast were reluctant to go.
As for why they didn't want to leave, both of them were waiting for a Soul Beast—the Titan Giant Ape.
The person was naturally Tang San. He was waiting for the Titan Giant Ape to show up and take Xiao Wu away, so he could put on a grand display of risking his life to chase after her. Most importantly, he wanted to obtain the Man Faced Demon Spider's third Soul Ring and External Soul Bone.
The beast was naturally Xiao Wu. During their earlier journey, the teachers and students of Shrek Academy had bullied her over the Soft Bone Rabbit, so she wanted revenge. She released her aura to summon the Titan Giant Ape and have it deal with the people from Shrek Academy.
What puzzled her was that during her hundred-thousand years, she had often had deep and meaningful conversations with the Titan Giant Ape. It knew her aura better than anyone, so why hadn't it come yet?
Just as everyone from Shrek Academy was preparing to leave the Star Dou Forest, two lantern-sized eyes suddenly appeared before them. Then the Titan Giant Ape's mountain-like body came into view.
Tang San looked at it. The Titan Giant Ape! My External Soul Bone is right up ahead!
Xiao Wu looked at it. The Titan Giant Ape! Her loyal simp and enforcer had arrived. You're all finished.
Zhao Wuji looked at it. Holy crap, that's the Titan Giant Ape!
"Respected King of the Forest, we mean no offense. We'll leave at once."
Then the Titan Giant Ape sent them flying. They crashed through twenty-six trees before finally coming to a