Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape, gave an unwilling rumble, but he still obediently lowered himself, spreading his furry giant palm before Jiang Chen and Xiao Wu.
"Come on, Xiao Wu. Don't let Rongrong and the others worry for too long." Jiang Chen was the first to jump onto the thick palm.
Xiao Wu looked back at the calm lake and waved to Da Ming. "Da Ming, I'm leaving! I'll come see you again next time!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python gave a slight nod, its enormous head slowly sinking beneath the water and leaving behind only a ring of ripples.
Er Ming carefully placed the two of them on his shoulder, then turned and strode toward the outskirts of the forest.
Elsewhere, Gu Rong led the Shrek Academy group along the traces Tang San had left behind and quickly made a new discovery.
"Look, what's that?" Ma Hongjun suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted.
Following his finger, they saw a giant cocoon woven from dark crimson vines standing quietly in a devastated clearing, faint Soul Power fluctuations flowing across its surface.
Not far from the cocoon lay the corpse of a massive, ferocious Man Faced Demon Spider. Above it floated a purple Soul Ring so dark it was nearly black, slowly being drawn toward the giant cocoon by an unseen suction force.
"That's... Tang San's Blue Silver Grass?" Dai Mubai's pupils contracted. "He's absorbing a Soul Ring?!"
"Reckless!"
Flender's expression changed dramatically. "Absorbing a Soul Ring alone in a place like this, and even absorbing one beyond his level? He's practically throwing his life away!"
Zhao Wuji anxiously rubbed his hands together. "This kid, why is he so reckless? Judging by that color, this Soul Ring has to be at least four thousand years old. Can a