Accepting a Little Brother

Animals all liked to follow the guidance of instinct, and the Titan Giant Ape was no exception.

After all, it was currently fleeing madly under the guidance of its survival instinct. It nearly burst forth with its fastest speed, vanishing from Gu Yi's sight in the blink of an eye.

But that did not allow it to stop. For some reason, it felt that the road ahead stretched on endlessly, and the aura that had made its heart tremble earlier had never disappeared.

Suddenly, dozens of enormous bone spikes rose around it, forming a gigantic cage that forcibly brought the Titan Giant Ape to a halt.

"Bang!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Titan Giant Ape gathered its strength and smashed a fist into the bone spike, yet it could only leave a somewhat noticeable fist mark on it.

These bone spikes were actually even harder than its fists!

"Where do you think you're running to?"

Before the Titan Giant Ape could try again, Gu Yi's voice sounded behind it.

The Titan Giant Ape's heart jolted. It hurriedly turned around, only to find Gu Yi standing inside the cage as well, looking at it with a mocking expression.

"This is my world. Everything here is closely connected to me, and my Soul Power determines everything within it."

"With my current ninety-eighth-rank Soul Power, it is impossible for you to destroy anything here."

Gu Yi did not rush to attack. Instead, he patiently explained it to the Titan Giant Ape.

Seeing this, the Titan Giant Ape relaxed its body. After taking a deep breath, its expression slowly calmed.

"What... exactly do you want?"

Suddenly, a voice resembling that of a human emerged from the Titan Giant Ape's mouth. Though rough and hoarse, it was still understandable.

Gu Yi was not particularly surprised. It could already understand human speech; with such high intelligence, it was not strange that it could speak.

"Actually, I don't intend to do anything to you. I merely wanted to use this opportunity to get acquainted with you all and tell you a few things," Gu Yi said calmly.

Yet his words left the Titan Giant Ape dumbfounded. If you wanted to talk, then just talk properly!

Why did you have to capture me here and scare me with your aura?

"What do you want to tell us?"

Though the Titan Giant Ape felt aggrieved inside, it could only curse in its heart. Outwardly, it remained calm.

"Very simple. Three things."

"First: I bear you no ill will. Otherwise, you and Xiao Wu would already be dead."

"Second: six years from now, Spirit Hall will launch an encirclement operation against the three of you. At that time, they will dispatch two Titled Douluo, and their primary target will be Xiao Wu."

"Regarding this, I can tell you very clearly: do not think nothing of it just because you are strong. If you do not avoid them, Xiao Wu will definitely die!"

"Third..."

At this point, Gu Yi paused. An exceedingly friendly smile appeared on his face as he asked again, "Would you consider becoming my little brother?"

"That way, I'll have a reason to help you, and I can also take better care of Xiao Wu, right?"

Gu Yi's purpose in doing all this today was simple. First, he wanted to strengthen his impression in Xiao Wu's heart to make it easier to gain her favorability later. Second, it was for the Titan Giant Ape.

If he could accept it as a little brother, obtaining soul rings and such in the future would become much more convenient.

Besides, having the King of the Forest as his little brother—what a show of status. How cool would that be?

But the Titan Giant Ape was currently covered in black lines. Never mind whether Gu Yi's first two points were true; it could not possibly accept that final condition.

A soul beast—especially a powerful soul beast like it—how could it possibly submit to a human?

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Becoming my little brother doesn't come without benefits."

"Come, take a look at what this is."

As he spoke, a strange smile appeared on Gu Yi's face. He retrieved that soul from the System Warehouse and held it out before the Titan Giant Ape.

At that moment, the Titan Giant Ape froze. It stared blankly at the illusory pink rabbit in Gu Yi's hand as a familiar and intimate aura lingered in its heart.

"This... this is Auntie's soul?"

"How... how is this possible? Didn't Auntie already...?"

The Titan Giant Ape was so shocked that it began to stammer. In its memories, Xiao Wu's Mother should have been hunted down by humans, and her soul should have long since dispersed. So what exactly was going on now?

Sure enough, it was more or less what I guessed. This really is Xiao Wu's Mother's soul.

When he had first obtained this reward, Gu Yi had been quite puzzled. But after thinking it over briefly, he arrived at his current guess.

He had taken it out for the Titan Giant Ape to see precisely to verify that guess. At the same time, he had gained another bargaining chip.

"Nothing is impossible. You should know what having this soul represents."

Gu Yi put the soul back into the System Warehouse and looked at the Titan Giant Ape with a faint smile.

Having this soul meant that Auntie still had hope of revival. The Titan Giant Ape understood this very clearly, and its heart began to waver.

When it and Da Ming had still been very weak, Auntie had taken great care of them. Xiao Wu had even saved both its and Da Ming's lives!

If Auntie could be revived, who knew how happy Xiao Wu would be!

At that thought, the Titan Giant Ape compromised. For Xiao Wu's sake, it could even give up its life, let alone become a human's little brother.

"Human, I am willing to accept your conditions. But you must promise me that you will take good care of Sister Xiao Wu and do everything possible to help revive Auntie."

"Otherwise, I, Er Ming, will never let you go!"

The Titan Giant Ape issued the threat in a deep voice.

A smile appeared on Gu Yi's face as he solemnly promised the Titan Giant Ape, "No problem. I can swear to you that I will definitely do everything I have said!"

Hearing this, the Titan Giant Ape gave Gu Yi a deep look before speaking again. "In that case, from now on, you are my big brother. I will do my utmost to fulfill any request you make."

However, Gu Yi waved his hand and smiled. "No rush. Let's have a fight first. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll be unconvinced in your heart."

As he spoke, Gu Yi dismissed the surrounding bone-spike cage, and the Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul appeared behind him once again.

Seeing this, the Titan Giant Ape unconsciously took two steps back.

"I don't think that's necessary, is it?"

Though they had not fought head-on earlier, the Titan Giant Ape knew that if they truly fought, it would definitely be the one getting beaten up.

"No, we can't skip the proper process. I'm afraid you'll be unconvinced later on."

"Alright, enough nonsense. Make your move!"

As he spoke, Gu Yi raised his fist and smashed it toward the Titan Giant Ape. To prevent it from fleeing, Gu Yi deliberately summoned enormous bone spikes all around them, cutting off any possibility of escape.

"Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul Avatar!"

"Fourth Soul Skill! Tearing Crocodile Claw!"

"Roar!"