Heavenly Horned Ant vs. Titan Giant Ape: Who is Stronger?

Mad Rhino dared not be arrogant. With a thunderous roar, a massive phantom of an iron rhinoceros manifested behind him. Two yellow and one purple soul rings rose into the air, his muscles instantly swelling as veins pulsed beneath his skin like frantic little snakes.

"Get up for me!!!"

Mad Rhino bellowed, his arms locked tightly around the two handles of the Bronze Cauldron. He planted his feet in a horse stance, unleashing his soul power without reservation.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The bluestone tiles beneath Mad Rhino's feet shattered into pieces under the pressure.

His face turned beet red in an instant, the veins on his neck bulging as if they might burst, and he even bit his teeth hard enough to draw blood!

Yet, the Bronze Cauldron, which Su Chen had lifted with one hand just moments ago as if it were a flimsy bamboo basket, did not budge a single millimeter from the ground despite the full-force effort of a level thirty-nine power-type Battle Soul Elder!

It remained completely motionless!

"Thump!"

After a stalemate that lasted for a full ten breaths, the soul power within Mad Rhino was completely exhausted.

His arms went limp, and he collapsed onto the floor like a pile of mud, gasping for air with eyes full of shock.

"It... it is actually real."

Mad Rhino raised his head, trembling. The look he cast toward Su Chen had shifted from initial skepticism to absolute conviction.

"This cauldron is definitely no less than five thousand jin!"

"I couldn't even make it wobble..."

Facts speak louder than words!

Those soul masters who had been frantically questioning earlier now looked at the collapsed Mad Rhino, then at Su Chen, who stood with his hands behind his back without a single bead of sweat on his brow, and felt their scalps go numb.

A man without soul power had lifted a heavy cauldron with one hand that even a power-type Battle Soul Elder could not shake!

That world Mr. Su spoke of, that Blood Moving Realm where a three-year-old child could exert a hundred thousand jin of force with one arm, that Perfect World where one did not cultivate soul power but only the physical body...

Could it all be true?

"Gulp."

At this moment, countless people swallowed hard.

Their martial soul system, which they had once taken such pride in, had begun to tilt ever so slightly.

In the corner, Tang San, who had previously been so brazen, now looked ashen. He bit his lip hard, his expression one of utter disbelief.

"Mr. Su!"

Just then, an elderly soul master in the front row of the hall stood up excitedly and bowed deeply to Su Chen.

"Only today does this old man realize the vastness of the world!"

"May I ask Mr. Su, since in that Perfect World, even a three-year-old child in the Blood Moving Realm can erupt with a hundred thousand jin of force!"

"Then, in that vast heaven and earth, what is the creature with the greatest strength?"

As soon as the old man's question fell.

Within the entire Listening Rain Pavilion, thousands of eyes immediately turned toward Su Chen, awaiting the answer from his lips.

That's right!

If a three-year-old child has a hundred thousand jin of force, what about the adults?

What about those terrifying Ten Primordial Evils?

"We beg Mr. Su to enlighten us!"

"We beg Mr. Su to continue his storytelling!"

"Yes, please continue, Mr. Su, let us broaden our horizons!"

For a time, the pleas echoed throughout the hall, and everyone stared at Su Chen with burning eyes.

Watching this group of Douluo natives who were now speechless, Su Chen smiled slightly and walked back to the high platform at a leisurely pace.

He sat back down in the grand armchair, flipped his wrist, and the folding fan appeared in his hand once more.

Swish. The fan snapped open.

"Since you all wish to hear it, then this Su shall continue."

Su Chen's gentle voice echoed through the Listening Rain Pavilion once again:

"Do you know that in the Perfect World, there are ten terrifying races that even Immortal Kings fear? The world calls them the Ten Primordial Evils!"

"Among these ten, there is the Thunder Emperor who naturally commands lightning, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass known for its peerless killing intent, and the True Phoenix that is reborn from the flames."

"And among these ten, if we speak solely of physical strength, of the absolute pinnacle of power..."

Su Chen paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the breathless, focused faces of the crowd before finally settling on Yu Xiaogang.

"Then it is a creature known as the Heavenly Horned Ant!"

"Heavenly Horned Ant?"

The crowd looked at one another, many eyes filled with confusion.

Ants?

On the Douluo Continent, while ant-type soul beasts possess decent strength—such as the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor—they are hardly considered top-tier existences.

However, seeing the crowd's reaction, Su Chen knew exactly what they were thinking.

"Do not, under any circumstances, measure it by the ants you know."

"The Heavenly Horned Ant clan is known for the mantra: 'A single force breaks ten thousand laws!'"

"They are born representing the most extreme laws of power in this vast universe!"

"Even a newly hatched Heavenly Horned Ant larva possesses strength far beyond that of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts you speak of!"

"When a pure-blooded Heavenly Horned Ant reaches adulthood..."

"Its strength is so immense that even the Great Dao of heaven and earth cannot bear it!"

"If it grows angry, it needs no treasure techniques; with a single swing of its arm, it can contend bare-handed against a Primordial True Dragon!"

"A single punch is enough to shatter countless stars."

"In the ancient Immortal Ancient Era, an adult Heavenly Horned Ant King could even carry a broken universe on its back, striding through the chaos with ease!"

Tear a True Dragon apart with bare hands?

Shatter countless stars with a single punch?

Carry a universe on its back while striding through chaos???

As Su Chen cast out the description of the Heavenly Horned Ant's power—a strength so terrifying it defied description—

Everyone inside the Listening Rain Pavilion froze, some unable to believe their own ears.

After all, these words combined were entirely beyond their mental capacity and comprehension.

In their understanding, a fight between soul masters was nothing more than flashing soul rings and throwing light waves back and forth; being able to collapse a small hill was already the mark of a peerless expert.

Shattering stars? Was that something a human could do?

After a brief moment of stupor, someone in the main hall finally couldn't help but speak up.

A burly battle soul king with a face full of flesh, built like a small iron tower, stood up.

He rubbed his shiny, bald head and spoke with a hint of arrogance:

"Mr. Su, your story is certainly exciting, blowing this so-called Heavenly Horned Ant up to be something unique in all the heavens."

"But, when it comes to raw strength, our Douluo Continent isn't without creatures that could trade blows with it!"

Having said that, the battle soul king crossed his arms and raised his voice with a proud expression:

"Deep within the Star Dou Forest, there exists a legendary King of the Forest: the Titan Giant Ape!"

"It is said that the Titan Giant Ape stands as tall as a mountain, possesses infinite strength, can trigger earthquakes with a single stomp, and can even control a gravity domain!"

"If they really fought, one slap from that Titan Giant Ape would probably crush the shell of that ant you're talking about, wouldn't it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many soul masters in the vicinity chimed in with agreement.

"That's right! The Titan Giant Ape is the hegemon among Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts; that is the true limit of power!"

In the corner, Tang San, who had been feeling indignant on behalf of Yu Xiaogang, felt a flicker of disdain upon hearing the name Titan Giant Ape.

He knew all too well the terror of those two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Forest.

Trying to compare an ant to Er Ming? How ignorant, Tang San sneered inwardly.

Beside him, Xiao Wu wrinkled her cute nose and pouted, clearly dissatisfied that Su Chen was praising an ant as being more powerful than the Titan Giant Ape.

Just as the crowd was buzzing with discussion, a hoarse, aged voice suddenly drifted from a common private room on the second floor.

"Heh, regardless of whether this Heavenly Horned Ant is stronger than the Titan Giant Ape, since it claims to represent the laws of power, its soul ring must be the finest of the fine!"

The crowd looked up to see an old man holding a serpent cane, his eyes sinister, standing by the railing.

The powerful soul power fluctuations radiating from him revealed him to be a high-level soul douluo!

The old man licked his withered lips, his eyes filled with fanaticism:

"I am currently stuck at the eighty-ninth-level bottleneck. If I could travel to that Great Wilderness and hunt an adult Heavenly Horned Ant for my ninth soul ring..."

"Not only would I successfully break through to become a Title Douluo, but I might even obtain a terrifying soul skill capable of exerting hundreds of thousands of catties of force!"

"At that point, I could go anywhere in this world; even the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall would be someone I dare to challenge!"

The old man's bold declaration immediately drew envious and longing gazes from many in the hall.

Indeed!

If one could kill such a divine creature to harvest its soul ring and soul bone, wouldn't they be able to ascend to the heavens in a single step?

However, listening to this group of frogs in a well blathering on with their delusions, Su Chen didn't even have the heart to mock them.

He simply looked at the soul douluo dreaming in broad daylight, and the bald man who held the Titan Giant Ape in such high regard, with the eyes of someone looking at the dead.

"Compare the Titan Giant Ape to the Heavenly Horned Ant?"

Su Chen shook his head, his tone indifferent.

"Setting aside a mature Heavenly Horned Ant, Su would say that even if a newly hatched, unweaned Heavenly Horned Ant larva were to appear in the Star Dou Forest,"

"The mere act of it yawning, a single breath exhaled from its mouth, would be enough to instantly annihilate the Titan Giant Ape you hold in such high regard, along with the better part of the Star Dou Forest."

Having said this, Su Chen's gaze slowly drifted upward, landing on the Spirit Douluo on the second floor.

"As for your desire to hunt it for a spirit ring?"

"Old thing, you wouldn't even need to go looking for it."

"If an adult Heavenly Horned Ant were to truly descend upon this world, it wouldn't even need to lift a finger."

"The pressure from its very life essence alone would instantly cause every spirit master on the entire Douluo Continent, along with the martial spirits within your bodies, to vaporize and vanish into dust!"

"Hunt the Ten Primordial Evils? Even the high and mighty Immortals and True Immortals wouldn't dare boast such nonsense. What kind of thing do you think you are?!"

Su Chen scolded him mercilessly, the verbal lashing causing the old man's face to flush a deep, angry red.

He wanted to lash out, but recalling the terrifying sight of Su Chen lifting a cauldron with one hand, he swallowed his pride, slumped back into his chair, and didn't even dare to let out a peep.

For a moment, the entire hall fell silent once again.

The spirit masters who had been spouting nonsense just moments ago were now red-faced, not daring to mention the Titan Giant Ape again.

In the face of such high-dimensional beings capable of destroying the world with a whim, the spirit beasts of their Douluo Continent truly didn't even qualify as a joke.

"Mr... Mr. Su."

At this moment, a young spirit master in the crowd who appeared somewhat scholarly swallowed hard and asked with newfound courage:

"Since the Heavenly Horned Ant is already so terrifying, then among the Ten Primordial Evils, who is truly the most powerful existence?"

As soon as this question was posed, everyone pricked up their ears.

Indeed, they were the Ten Primordial Evils; there had to be some hierarchy, right?

Hearing this, Su Chen slightly retracted his sharp edge, gave his folding fan a gentle flick, and spoke in a measured tone:

"The Ten Primordial Evils are all existences who have evolved the laws and paths of their respective domains to the absolute limit."

"If it truly came down to a life-or-death struggle, it is difficult to reach an absolute conclusion on who is weaker or stronger."

"However, in terms of comprehensive foundation and combat power, the world generally regards the True Dragon as the head of the Ten."

"The True Dragon race possesses not only an immortal physical body, but the True Dragon Precious Technique they master is the ancestor of all laws, capable of evolving the mysteries of the heavens."

Upon hearing the words "True Dragon," everyone held their breath.

It was a pity that Su Chen did not seem to intend to delve too deeply into this topic.

"But, everyone."

Su Chen shifted the tone, pulling the audience's thoughts back from the distant Ten Primordial Evils:

"Though the Ten are strong, in the vast river of time, they are ultimately just creatures of this great world."

"As for the protagonist Su wishes to speak of, little Shi Hao,"

"His future achievements will far surpass those of the Ten Primordial Evils!"

Hearing that the topic had finally returned to the Little Milk Baby who carried a jar of beast milk every day, and that this child could surpass the Ten Primordial Evils, the listeners in the hall were instantly invigorated, their anticipation reaching a fever pitch.

"Clack!"

With a strike of the gavel, Su Chen continued his tale:

"Let us speak of that Little Milk Baby, Shi Hao. After enduring that life-or-death medicinal bath, his physical strength had surged to a truly terrifying degree."

"But for a child in the Great Wilderness, brute strength alone is not enough; one needs to see blood and undergo tempering."

"One day, a group of older children from Stone Village, taking advantage of the village elders being out hunting, boldly climbed a precipice on the edge of the Great Wilderness to improve the village's food supply!"

"Their target was a massive bird's nest perched upon the cliff."

Su Chen's speaking speed gradually increased, bringing with it a sense of tense pressure:

"That was no ordinary nest; it was the lair of a Green-Scaled Eagle, an incredibly ferocious raptor of the Great Wilderness!"

"This Green-Scaled Eagle possessed a thin trace of the bloodline of an ancient demonic bird."

"It was seven or eight meters long, its body covered in scales as cold and hard as cyan gold. A single spread of its wings could whip up gales capable of tearing through forests."

"Its sharp iron beak and talons could easily crush boulders and pierce the skull of an elephant!"

"The older children, ignorant of the heights of the world, stole three bird eggs glowing with a cyan light from the nest."

"However, not long after they escaped down the cliff, the sky suddenly turned black."

At this point, Su Chen abruptly snapped his folding fan shut:

"The Green-Scaled Eagle, returning from its hunt, discovered its offspring had been stolen and went completely berserk!"

"This terrifying demonic bird quickly locked onto Shi Hao and his companions, as well as the nearby Stone Village."

"In an instant, the winds howled, and sand and stones flew through the air!"