Star Dou Forest, core region.
The once quiet and peaceful Life Lake was now completely shrouded by a suffocating, terrifying pressure.
The lake water boiled violently. The once emerald surface seemed stained red by blood, rippling with waves that made the heart tremble.
"Roar—!!!"
A deep bull's roar exploded from the bottom of the lake. Immediately after, a bull's head as huge as a small mountain burst above the surface. Blue-purple scales flashed with a metallic sheen, and its lantern-sized eyes were filled with unprecedented terror.
The Sky Azure Bull Python—Da Ming!
At this moment, it no longer possessed the dignity of a king of the forest. It could clearly sense that the aura rapidly approaching from the sky belonged to some supreme existence that stood above even the dragon race!
Beside it, the Titan Giant Ape—Er Ming, as towering as a mountain, was actually curled up like a quail, its massive body trembling nonstop.
The figure they were guarding at the center was none other than Tang San, covered in blood and in an utterly wretched state.
"Da Ming, Er Ming... hurry, stop him!"
Tang San's voice was as hoarse as a broken bellows, his once handsome face twisted by fury and fear. The Eight Spider Lances on his back had long since shattered, and even the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul he had once taken pride in looked withered and yellow from excessive Soul Power depletion.
"Stop me? With what?"
A voice filled with extreme arrogance and mockery came crashing down from high in the sky.
The originally clear sky was instantly dyed dark red. Heavy thunderclouds gathered madly, yet did not dare release even the slightest bolt of lightning, as though they feared the master hidden behind the clouds.
"Boom—!!"
A blood-red thunderbolt tore across the sky.