Titan Giant Ape

Danheng did not want to leave just yet before seeing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

After all, he was already here.

Last time, he had not understood Star Dou Great Forest. Now that he did, if he still did not get to witness the power of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, would all that learning not have been for nothing?

As he ventured deeper into Star Dou Great Forest, Danheng could clearly sense that traces of human activity were dropping off a cliff.

On the outskirts, hunting parties targeting soul beasts were often seen, along with tents left behind by people.

But once he reached the inner regions, let alone tents, it was difficult to spot even a single living person.

"Ah, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts really are hard to find."

Danheng stood atop a tree, overlooking the nightscape of Star Dou Great Forest beneath the moonlight. Without realizing it, he took out March 7th's camera.

"The scenery's not bad. I'll take a picture."

Click.

The photo was taken. Moonlight like flowing water spilled across the entire Star Dou Great Forest, as though draping the woods in a veil of silvery white gauze.

Gazing at the bright moon hanging in the sky, Danheng could not help thinking of his companions on the Astral Express Crew.

He wondered whether March 7th was feeling any better.

And Star—were her injuries serious? Had Miss Himeko and Mr. Welt received the distress signal?

"Hmm, Star should be fine, right? She has a Stellar Core inside her, after all."

Danheng only remembered seeing that Star had been injured before he lost consciousness.

But before he could check on Star's condition, his vision went black. When he woke again, he was already on Douluo Continent.

"Enough thinking about it. Maybe by the time I return, Star will have already completed the Trailblaze of Amphoreus on her own?"

There was no point continuing to worry. Danheng had no way to leave this continent right now, so he might as well honestly carry on Trailblazing.

Star was Trailblazing on Amphoreus over there, while he was Trailblazing on Douluo Continent here.

Yes, this counted as Trailblazing too!

Having made up his mind, Danheng was just about to leap down from the treetop when he abruptly halted, sensing an unprecedentedly powerful aura.

An aura from Douluo Continent.

"This feeling... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!"

Though the aura had only appeared for an instant and was extremely far away, Danheng was certain that it was far stronger than the Moonshadow Direwolf from before!

It was definitely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

"But that direction... doesn't seem to be the inner region of Star Dou Great Forest?"

Who cared? A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could go wherever it wanted, so long as he got to see it!

Or, if it was willing to trade a few moves with him, he would be more than happy to oblige!

After hesitating briefly, Danheng decisively set out.

The next instant, a storm violently erupted where Danheng had been standing. When the storm subsided, a massive crater had appeared in the forest.

A streak of cyan light flashed through the woods. Gale after gale rose in its wake, toppling vast swathes of trees.

The fleeting streak of light made some people wonder whether there was something wrong with their eyes.

"Bro, I think I just saw a green flash. Did you see it?"

"Green my ass! You idiot! Get over here and help! Who knows where this crazy wind came from—the soul beasts are getting away!"

At the same time, at a campsite within Star Dou Great Forest, a group of people stared at the mountain-like black ape before them, momentarily forgetting even how to breathe.

"This is... the Titan Giant Ape?!"

Even the usually composed Tang San could not stop his voice from trembling when faced with this colossal creature.

Zhao Wuji's scalp also went numb. What the hell had been going on with his luck lately? Why was it so terrible!

Clear Sky Douluo, Danheng, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape—these overwhelmingly powerful figures, whom one normally could not catch even the faintest glimpse of, had appeared one after another before Zhao Wuji.

And every time they appeared, he got beaten up!

Though when Danheng appeared, it had been Tang San, that little hedgehog, who had given him a beating.

"Enough nonsense. I'll hold it back. You all—run! Now! Immediately!"

After his attempt at negotiation failed, Zhao Wuji decisively activated his martial soul and charged at the Titan Giant Ape without hesitation.

The Shrek Academy students also gave up their chance to escape, choosing instead to face the Titan Giant Ape together.

"Commendable courage."

Danheng stood on a treetop nearby, quietly watching the battle.

He had not expected that, aside from Zhao Wuji, these children in their twenties and thirties in level would also dare to attack the Titan Giant Ape.

The Shrek Academy students were generally between twelve and fifteen years old. At that age, they could indeed only be called children in Danheng's eyes.

Or rather, even Zhao Wuji was nothing more than a child before Danheng, when it came down to it.

"Good. She didn't casually use her Soul Bone skill."

Danheng silently watched Zhu Zhuqing's movements on the battlefield. Seeing that she had not rashly chosen to use the Soul Bone skill in her right leg, he felt slightly relieved.

"Tsk, this battle is rather unbearable to watch. Still, getting this far is already quite good for these children."

Danheng was not surprised as he watched everyone fail to last more than a few exchanges under the Titan Giant Ape.

This thing was quite strong—even he would have to put in a little effort to deal with it.

At least, by this continent's standards.

"No, it's about to—"

After being struck by Zhao Wuji, the Titan Giant Ape let out an enraged roar that blasted everyone away, then swiftly pounced toward them.

Logically, this was a perfectly normal reaction from an enraged beast. But why was one of the Titan Giant Ape's arms heading straight for Zhu Zhuqing?

Zhu Zhuqing had just been sent flying by the Titan Giant Ape's roar, her body still suspended in midair.

She could originally have used her third Soul Skill to reposition herself and evade the attack, but the Titan Giant Ape's roar had drained all her strength. She could only watch as its fist came crashing directly toward her.

"Am I... going to die?"

Let alone a mere Soul Elder like her, even a Soul King would probably be smashed into pulp by a blow from the Titan Giant Ape.

"Senior Danheng, it seems I've wasted your gift..."

Zhu Zhuqing slowly closed her eyes. The image in her mind froze on the day she had just awakened and seen Danheng carrying a Netherclaw Panther in one hand.

"No!"

Zhao Wuji, who had likewise been sent flying by the Titan Giant Ape, watched this scene as a sense of helplessness rose within him. He was too late to save her.

But why did the Titan Giant Ape specifically want to kill a little girl?

In an instant, a streak of cyan light flashed over. Danheng caught Zhu Zhuqing as cyan energy gathered in his hand, then he forcefully thrust it upward.

With a deafening bang, the Titan Giant Ape's massive body was blasted away.

Yet as it flew back, its other arm seized Little Wu, who was still in midair.

Whether it had been frightened by Danheng's strike or there was some other reason, after being blasted away by Danheng, the Titan Giant Ape did not continue troubling the others. Instead, it fled straight into the distance.

Before leaving, however, the Titan Giant Ape turned back and glanced at Danheng.

More precisely, it looked at Zhu Zhuqing, whom Danheng was holding, a flash of hatred passing through its eyes.

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