"Human, you're out of line!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python let out an enraged roar, and blue flames immediately flickered in its lantern-sized eyes.
Its hundred-zhang body writhed in the water, raising enormous waves.
Its scales scraped against one another, producing a series of "clack, clack, clack" sounds.
A terrifying aura poured from its body. Under the pressure of its powerful presence, the surrounding air grew unbearably oppressive. The life energy in Lake of Life seeped out of the water and gathered around it, swirling into a vortex.
The Sky Azure Bull Python opened its bovine maw and let out a tremendous bellow.
"Boom!"
The sound was like an exploding cannon, carrying an overwhelming, terrifying force as it barreled toward Chu Feng, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo.
Although the Sky Azure Bull Python hadn't used its full strength with that roar,
an ordinary Titled Douluo struck by it would be gravely injured.
Seeing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't dare hesitate for a moment. They immediately activated Martial Soul Possession.
They used Martial Soul Possession to counter the force.
Far away, atop the dense canopy of a tree, thick leaves formed a patch of shadow.
A graceful figure stood in the shade, radiating an evil aura.
A faint, dark purple light flickered in her eyes as she stared intently in the direction of Lake of Life.
Her gaze settled on the Spirit Beast with a python's body and a bull's head. Watching it unleash the might of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast and churn the lake with its enormous body, her eyes darkened.
Her fair, smooth brow furrowed slightly.
Looking at the enraged, rampaging Sky Azure Bull Python, she parted her lips and murmured to herself,
"What did he say to make the usually mild-mannered Sky Azure Bull Python go on such a rampage?"
"Perhaps this is for the best. The enraged Sky Azure Bull Python will kill him.
That'll make it easier to explain things to those old geezers.
Even if they hold me responsible, it'll have nothing to do with me."
"But this is also a perfect chance to get a good look at the Sky Azure Bull Python's strength.
I can see just how powerful the Forest Emperor really is.
Without Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, what chance would I have of taking it down?"
The mysterious woman lurking in the shadows was none other than Bibi Dong, who had sworn to kill Chu Feng.
Ever since Chu Feng left Pope Palace, Bibi Dong had been looking for a chance to kill him.
So she concealed her aura and secretly followed him as they left Spirit City and came to Star Dou Forest.
Spirit Beasts had keen senses. If she got too close, they might detect her, so after reaching the core area, Bibi Dong didn't rashly approach Lake of Life.
Instead, she chose to hide here.
Bibi Dong had carefully picked this spot.
It offered a clear, unobstructed view of everything happening at Lake of Life, and she could either strike or retreat from here.
If Chu Feng gained the upper hand in his battle with the Sky Azure Bull Python,
Bibi Dong could secretly ambush him from here, put him at a disadvantage, and let the Sky Azure Bull Python kill him.
If the Sky Azure Bull Python had a decisive advantage, she could observe the fight and judge the difference between its strength and her own.
Of course, the best outcome would be for them to be evenly matched, with neither able to get the better of the other!
That way, Bibi Dong could strike like lightning, reap the rewards, kill Chu Feng, and obtain the Sky Azure Bull Python's Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
Bibi Dong happily imagined the possibilities.
Suddenly, the ground began to tremble.
Something was coming this way.
The next moment, a scorching, violent aura appeared and surged toward her from far away.
Feeling that aura, Bibi Dong's expression shifted slightly in the shadows.
She instinctively turned, her gaze snapping toward the direction of the tremors.
A rapidly moving "little volcano" came into view, racing toward Lake of Life.
Trees along its path were knocked down or trampled flat in droves.
Bibi Dong made out the figure.
It was a mighty, imposing giant ape, its body as imposing as an ancient Titan and entirely pitch-black.
Red, molten patterns of flame covered its body, making it look like a moving "little volcano."
That was why Bibi Dong had mistaken it for a moving "little volcano" at first glance.
"Even the Titan Giant Ape is here. Chu Feng is done for this time!"
Bibi Dong watched the Titan Giant Ape charge toward Lake of Life, a cold smile at the corner of her mouth.
With the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape joining forces, even Golden Crocodile Douluo would have to think twice before facing them—anyone except Qian Daoliu, that was.
At that moment, Bibi Dong could almost see Chu Feng losing his life at the hands of the two great kings.
"It's a shame about Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo!" Bibi Dong shook her head. "They're both my right-hand men. They've done a great deal to help me hold on to my position as Pope!
They're also my trump cards for hunting the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape in the future, and now they're going to die here!"
If she could, Bibi Dong would have liked to save Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
But she couldn't save them now.
If she saved them, she'd have to reveal herself.
She was right here, yet she'd watched Chu Feng get killed by the Sky Azure Bull Python.
There'd be no way to explain that to the Grand Pontiff.
Likewise, Bibi Dong couldn't explain why a Spirit Hall Pope had appeared at Lake of Life.
So, to avoid trouble, Bibi Dong decided to sacrifice Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
Without them and their Martial Soul Fusion Skill's control, hunting the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape would be much more difficult later.
But that didn't mean she couldn't hunt the two of them without Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
The elders of Elder Hall weren't limited to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
Besides...
A calculating light flickered in Bibi Dong's eyes.
Chu Feng, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo all dying together wouldn't be a bad thing for her, Bibi Dong.
The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape had joined forces to kill Chu Feng. He was Qian Daoliu's prized disciple and the person Qian Renxue loved, so afterward they would surely seek revenge.
When that time came, she could obtain the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones without lifting a finger!
"Chu Feng, you really are strong."
"But no matter how you look at it, you shouldn't have crossed me, Bibi Dong. And you definitely shouldn't have threatened me, demanding that I strip Xiao Gang of his Honorary Elder title. Everything that's happening now is your own fault!"
With that, Bibi Dong completely concealed her figure and aura in the shadows beneath the treetops.
Meanwhile, just before reaching Lake of Life, the Titan Giant Ape slammed both arms into the ground and pushed off hard with its right foot.
In an instant, its massive body sprang straight up, following an arc through the air before landing opposite the Sky Azure Bull Python—behind Chu Feng, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo. Together with the Sky Azure Bull Python in front of them, it had the three of them caught in a pincer attack.
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