Sunrise and sunset passed, and another day began.
After deciding to hunt the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, Qian Wuyou prepared to take Tianzhen and Wuxie to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Before leaving, Qian Wuyou gave some instructions.
"Little sister, I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest with my two aunts. Hunting the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python will probably take some time. Until I get back, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things at home."
"Also—take this map. Once the clan members have all absorbed their Soul Bones, arrange for them to go outside and gather resources and mine ore. While they're out there, have them establish a few intelligence-gathering outposts, too."
After speaking, Qian Wuyou handed the map to Qian Wulu.
With the authorization of the Lord of the Douluo Planet Plane, he had specifically located several hidden resource-rich areas and underground mineral deposits.
If they wanted to develop a clan, they couldn't stay cooped up in the Ice God Secret Realm forever, living off what they had stored.
Whether it was daily necessities, resources needed for cultivation, Soul Rings and Soul Bones, or even ore for forging weapons and armor, they would have to go outside and gradually mine and accumulate supplies.
"Oh!"
"Gather resources and mine ore outside?"
Qian Wulu nodded and took the map.
As soon as she opened it, she saw that the marked locations were well hidden. They were undeveloped resource-rich areas and underground mineral deposits, all perfectly situated beyond the territories of the Soul Beast groups in the Extreme North.
"Got it, big brother!"
Qian Wulu put away the map, already making plans in her mind.
Twenty clan members wouldn't be nearly enough to gather resources and mine ore.
Since every member of their Radical Faction was a fighter, why not send all the remaining clan members out to work?
The Ice God Secret Realm was perfectly safe, after all. There was no need to worry about anyone ambushing them, so they only needed to leave a few clan members behind to keep watch.
While Qian Wulu went to arrange the workforce, Qian Wuyou took Tianzhen and Wuxie straight to the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Wuyou, I have to say, your fourth Soul Skill's teleportation array, combined with the Plane Master's authorization, is unbelievably convenient..."
Looking at the familiar Star Dou Great Forest before them, Tianzhen and Wuxie couldn't help but marvel once more.
They had already used this method to make an "Angel Descent" on every faction in Heaven Dou City, but even so, experiencing firsthand the ability to reach a destination thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye left the sisters amazed all over again.
"Hehe! You two will get used to it."
"You can use this way of teleporting now, too!"
Qian Wuyou gave a soft laugh.
Tianzhen and Wuxie were both second-tier Life Contract holders, so the sisters could naturally use his teleportation Soul Skill.
The only difference between them was how convenient it was.
As the Plane Master, Qian Wuyou could use his authorization to pinpoint any location in the world, then teleport there with his Soul Skill.
Tianzhen and Wuxie didn't have it nearly so easy.
Without the Plane Master's authorization or the immense spiritual power of a god, the sisters couldn't pinpoint and teleport to anywhere in the world.
The range of their teleportation depended entirely on the reach of their spiritual perception or on locations where they had left teleportation array marks.
Even with all those restrictions, there was no denying that Qian Wuyou's fourth Soul Skill had an incredibly powerful teleportation ability.
"All right! Let's not waste time chatting."
"From here, we'll follow the plan we discussed. First, we'll draw out the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python."
"Then the two of you will use the Angel Martial Soul Fusion Skill to deal with the Titan Giant Ape. I'll hold off the Sky Azure Bull Python..."
As he explained the plan they had agreed on, Qian Wuyou led Tianzhen and Wuxie toward the Lake of Life.
Finding the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python wasn't difficult. They lived in the innermost part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The difficult part was hunting them without alerting the Ferocious Beasts in the alternate space beneath the Lake of Life.
Silver Dragon King was the biggest problem of all.
Although Silver Dragon King was badly injured, that didn't mean he could defeat her.
Of everyone on the Douluo Planet, the one Qian Wuyou feared most was Silver Dragon King, the unpredictable wild card.
Compared to people like Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen, this wounded God King posed an unprecedented threat to him.
To avoid alerting Silver Dragon King, Qian Wuyou had devised a plan.
He would bring out the remains left behind after Xiao Wu's sacrifice to lure out the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.
Once the two beasts had left the area around the Lake of Life, he would hold off the Sky Azure Bull Python. After Tianzhen and Wuxie dealt with the Titan Giant Ape, they would join him in taking down the remaining Sky Azure Bull Python.
Qian Wuyou had absolute confidence in this plan.
The two Beast Kings regarded Xiao Wu, that Rogue Rabbit, as their big sister. Once they learned that someone had killed her, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python would surely fight with all their might to avenge her.
After hearing the details about the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, Tianzhen and Wuxie nodded.
"Good. We understand."
With Qian Wuyou holding off the Sky Azure Bull Python, their Angel Martial Soul Fusion Skill would have no trouble dealing with the Titan Giant Ape.
Before long, the three of them had reached the Lake of Life. The first thing that caught their eyes was a small lake, its surface glittering in the sunlight.
The lake lay as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the lush trees around it and the birds that occasionally swept overhead. It was so beautiful it seemed otherworldly.
But beneath that tranquility lurked mortal danger.
Through the perspective of the Plane Master, Qian Wuyou saw the Sky Azure Bull Python lying in wait beneath the water.
"Wuyou, is this the Lake of Life?"
Even though they hadn't seen the Titan Giant Ape or the Sky Azure Bull Python, Tianzhen and Wuxie immediately summoned their Angel Martial Souls.
They held their Angel Holy Swords, their expressions turning grave as they readied themselves for battle.
Just as Tianzhen and Wuxie grew tense, Qian Wuyou looked in another direction.
"Auntie, our target is here!"
The moment Qian Wuyou's words fell, the ground throughout the Star Dou Great Forest began to tremble, as if an invisible mountain were rumbling toward them from afar.
The towering trees in the distance toppled with a crash, and a massive figure abruptly appeared before them.
The enormous figure was like a moving mountain. Its muscles bulged and coiled, each one seemingly filled with devastating power.
Its huge head was hideously fierce, and its lantern-sized scarlet eyes blazed like leaping flames. They brimmed with a savage, violent air, wild and imposing.
And this colossal creature was the target Qian Wuyou and the others had come to find.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast—the Titan Giant Ape.
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