Sky Azure Bull Python

As the fist and palm collided, Zhao Wuji spat out blood on the spot; it was clear he could not hold on much longer.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai turned and shouted, "Tang San, cover the others as they retreat! I'm going to help!"

He then turned and charged forward.

Tang San naturally would not leave, and none of the others had any intention of abandoning the group; they all rushed forward to attack the Titan Giant Ape.

Watching the group beside him, Zhao Wuji felt his strength surge a little more.

Ning Rongrong stood where she was, at a loss, feeling as though she must still be in a dream.

Stay calm. If it were him, what would he do?

Ning Rongrong whispered to herself, trying to bolster her courage.

Use Trapped Beast? No, Trapped Beast would ultimately require her to take some damage, and she could not withstand that.

Turn and flee? Could she even escape? And what would happen if she returned to the academy? Would she just confirm the fact that she was a coward?

Call the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? She didn't even have the corresponding item!

"Haa..."

Ning Rongrong let out a breath, and Strength Amplification, Speed Amplification, and Poison Attribute Amplification descended upon the seven of them.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong felt her soul power draining away rapidly, but she gritted her teeth.

"If only I could use the Blue Potion. Every time I drink one, my soul power recovers..."

She muttered, her mental energy probing into her spatial Soul Tool, but the Blue Potion remained locked, completely unusable to her.

She could only curse, "Damn it."

Under the triple amplification, Zhao Wuji felt his power greatly increased.

Truly worthy of being the world's number one support martial soul.

With that thought, Zhao Wuji exerted even more force; he felt as though he could trade blows with a Titled Douluo right now.

But the moment his next punch connected with the Titan Giant Ape, he felt his spirit reel.

The Titan Giant Ape was too powerful. Even with the massive boost from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, it only caused the beast to pause for a brief moment. The Titan Giant Ape let out a roar, shaking the others away; even Ning Rongrong, who was the furthest away, was sent flying by the shockwave.

Because she had Strength Amplification active, Ning Rongrong took 100% of the impact, flying backward several meters before slamming into a tree and losing consciousness.

"No!" Xiao Wu cried out in alarm as she watched her companions being thrown back.

The next second, she was gripped in the Titan Giant Ape's hand.

"Xiao Wu!" Seeing the Titan Giant Ape about to leave, Zhao Wuji immediately gave chase.

But Ning Rongrong had already fainted, so the Speed Amplification was naturally canceled. With Zhao Wuji's own base speed, he had no way of catching up to the Titan Giant Ape.

Tang San slid down from a tree, quickly regained his footing, and glared fiercely at the direction in which the Titan Giant Ape had departed.

"You have invited your own death!"

Zhao Wuji's Avatar of the Martial Soul dissipated. Looking at the five injured students and the still-unconscious Ning Rongrong, his face turned ashen.

No one had ever survived an encounter with a Titan Giant Ape; this was a recognized fact in the world of soul masters.

"I'm sorry, everyone..."

Before Zhao Wuji could finish his sentence, the forest shook violently once more.

This time, the disturbance came from the opposite direction of the Titan Giant Ape's arrival—from behind them.

A massive soul beast with the head of a bull and the body of a snake appeared, even larger than the Titan Giant Ape from before.

"This is!"

Tang San turned around, intending to vent the rage sparked by Xiao Wu's abduction, but he was suppressed by the presence of this even greater soul beast.

He didn't even recognize this soul beast!

If even Tang San didn't recognize it, it went without saying that Zhao Wuji and the others were equally clueless.

They watched as the tail of the Sky Azure Bull Python swept through the forest and reached the seven of them.

"Is this the end for us?" Zhao Wuji felt a wave of pessimism. He could sense that this soul beast's strength was likely no less than the previous Titan Giant Ape. He forced himself to summon his Avatar of the Martial Soul once more and attacked the tail, but he was sent flying with a single strike.

Zhao Wuji fell heavily to the ground. Zhu Zhuqing hoisted the unconscious Ning Rongrong onto her back, and the other four moved to help Zhao Wuji. The next instant, the tail lashed out at Zhu Zhuqing. She lost her footing and fell to the ground, and Ning Rongrong slid off her back, only to be snatched up by the Sky Azure Bull Python. Shortly after, both Ning Rongrong and the Sky Azure Bull Python vanished before their eyes.

Zhao Wuji stood up, watching this scene, his fists clenching involuntarily.

"What is going on here! How could these two soul beasts appear in the outer zone!"

He hammered the ground with all his might, creating a deep crater.

"Oscar, give me a Flying Mushroom Sausage."

Oscar heard Tang San speak these words to him from beside him.

"Oscar, give me one too."

This time, it was Zhu Zhuqing.

They did not lower their voices, so the rest of the group knew exactly what they intended to do.

"You... fine, then we shall charge in and rescue Rongrong and Xiao Wu!"

Watching the actions of Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing, Zhao Wuji felt his anger ignite into a renewed fighting spirit.

Oscar chanted his incantation, quickly producing six Flying Mushroom Sausages, and everyone ate one.

The group flew toward the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest. Although they lacked Ning Rongrong's speed boost, flying was still undoubtedly faster than traveling on foot.

Xiao Wu sat on the shoulder of the Titan Giant Ape, looking in the direction of the Shrek group, her face filled with worry.

"Put me down, they will be worried. Erming, you shouldn't have come out."

The Titan Giant Ape listened to Xiao Wu's words, came to a halt, and set her down on the ground.

"How is Daming doing..."

Just as Xiao Wu was about to ask about Daming, she sensed movement behind her and turned to see Daming himself.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong was lying on Daming's tail.

"Rongrong?"

Xiao Wu looked at Erming with a face full of confusion.

"I can understand kidnapping me—you missed me, right? But what is the meaning of kidnapping Rongrong?"

She then turned to face Daming.

"Daming! Put Rongrong down, she is my friend!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python paused, but it was only a brief hesitation. He looked at Xiao Wu, then at Erming, and continued moving toward the core area, the Lake of Life.

Xiao Wu looked at Erming again, but the Titan Giant Ape just wore an innocent expression.

"What do you mean even you don't know why Daming is doing this? No, we have to go find Daming."

Climbing back onto the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder, the two beasts headed toward the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Behind them, relying on the unique skills of the Tang Sect, Tang San was far ahead of the others, but he soon encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider—a two-thousand-year-old one. Tang San cared for nothing else; with only Xiao Wu in his heart, he killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and began absorbing the spirit ring, pushing past his limits.

If Ning Rongrong could absorb a spirit ring beyond her limits, he naturally could too.

But as the poison from the Man Faced Demon Spider invaded his body and its energy constantly battered him, Tang San realized that this was no simple task.

He absorbed the spirit ring and the energy with everything he had, sweat dripping onto the ground, and the others who arrived from behind were shocked to see him.

With Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's fates still unknown, Tang San now looked as if he were on the verge of death himself.

"How could it be like this!"

Zhao Wuji felt a sense of unwillingness. The chances of Tang San successfully absorbing this spirit ring were slim, but if they stepped in to stop him, Tang San would surely die.

"Another Man Faced Demon Spider?"

Dai Mubai looked at the corpse not far away, feeling surprised.

Ning Rongrong's third spirit ring had also come from a Man Faced Demon Spider. He hadn't thought much of it before, but seeing this one—which couldn't possibly be at the three-thousand-year level yet still left Tang San in such a half-dead state—was truly terrifying.

Just how had Ning Rongrong managed to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider spirit ring back then?