"Third Soul Skill—Poison Thorn Ground!"
As the old Soul Saint roared in fury, thorny vines coated in green poison sprouted from the ground one after another. In no time, they covered an area more than ten meters across.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. What an eye-opener. A dignified Soul Saint can't win, so now it's three against one? And you're ganging up on me, a mere Soul Ancestor!" Qin Chuan kept running his mouth, rubbing salt in their wounds without mercy. He was utterly dark-hearted.
"You've dragged the dignity of Soul Saints through the mud! Is this all you learned from following those so-called Starry Sky People—underhanded, poisonous tricks unworthy of the light of day?"
The three men were utterly shamed and furious.
Three dignified Soul Saints made a formidable force even in the Soul Master World. Yet here they were, beaten this badly by a Soul Ancestor.
They had roamed the world for half their lives. When had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Still, one of the three was sharp-minded. Watching Qin Chuan dodge through the thorny vines whipping across the ground, he felt a sudden, unsettling doubt.
"Something's wrong! There's a problem!"
"You two, this boy seems far too powerful. Even if he's a Power Attack System Battle Soul Master with a top-grade Beast Martial Soul, there's no way he could hold his own against us with his physical body when the gap in Soul Power is this great."
At those words, the other two Soul Saints stiffened. It was as if someone had doused them with a bucket of ice water, instantly quenching their rage.
The man continued to reason it out. "Have you forgotten what Lord Luo Lie said? The stars are home to countless tribes, each with strange and unfathomable abilities!"
Of those who had cultivated to become Soul Saints, how many were fools, apart from a rare few? Most were seasoned and clever. After that reminder, the other two quickly caught on.
The old Soul Saint's hair stood on end. His voice quavered with horror. "You mean we're hunting a Starry Sky Person?"
At that, the three of them panicked completely!
By following Luo Lie, they had already learned some of the rules governing the Starry Sky factions.
Generally speaking, these Starry Sky Nobles themselves weren't frightening.
What was frightening was the vast web of connections behind them. Their relationships were tangled and far-reaching; even Luo Lie was unwilling to offend other Starry Sky People.
If that was the case, then killing a Starry Sky Person on a whim would bring down vengeance that three insignificant Soul Saints like them could never withstand!
"I'm not sure. But haven't you noticed? He hasn't used those four Soul Rings of his from beginning to end. They're practically just decorations. Lord Luo Lie can use a trick like Simulation Soul Rings, so it's possible other Starry Sky People can too!"
At the thought, the three Soul Saints felt their legs turn to jelly. An icy chill crept into their hearts, filling them with dread. Without realizing it, they had stopped moving.
They weren't hunting an ant. They were provoking a Starry Sky prodigy with an unknown identity and a terrifying background!
The Luo Lie they followed would never offend another Starry Sky faction over three old nobodies like them.
"What's with these three? Why did they stop attacking?" Qin Chuan wondered, growing even more wary.
When things went against the norm, there was always something fishy. These three fellows were far weaker than the Soul Saint from Shrek Academy, but they were still Soul Saints with deep reserves of Soul Power.
There was no way they were already exhausted.
Or maybe...
A glint of suspicion flashed through Qin Chuan's eyes.
These three old codgers seemed to have misunderstood something.
"Roar..."
A terrifying aura swept through the heavens and earth, surging from afar like an ancient Titan god awakening.
The earth shook, and the entire forest seemed to tremble.
"The King of the Forest... the T-Titan Giant Ape!" The old Soul Saint's hair stood on end. He was utterly horrified.
The other two Soul Saints were little better. Their faces were filled with terror, as if they had come face-to-face with their natural enemy.
"The legendary King of the Forest has always lived in the Forbidden Land of the Star Dou Great Forest. Why has it appeared here?"
Qin Chuan also spotted the giant ape bearing down on them from afar, as huge as a small mountain. His expression turned grave.
"The battle between three God-Demon Realm powerhouses must have stirred it and drawn it here. But this might not be a bad opportunity."
A faint gleam shone in Qin Chuan's eyes. He lifted the corners of his mouth and regarded the three Soul Saints in the sky with ill intent.
Since these three old bastards were wary of his 'terrifying background' and didn't dare attack, he'd use the Titan Giant Ape to get rid of them once and for all!
Boom!
A burst of blood-colored energy exploded, scattering in every direction. It wasn't very powerful, but it made a great deal of noise, immediately drawing the Titan Giant Ape's attention.
"You little—" The three Soul Saints jumped in fright, their hearts practically leaping into their throats. They couldn't help cursing him out.
But when they looked toward Qin Chuan, he was nowhere to be seen. He had already slipped away.
"You..." The three Soul Saints gaped. The moment they realized Qin Chuan was gone, their faces turned deathly white. They turned around, trembling.
Sure enough,
The sudden explosion had enraged the Titan Giant Ape. It turned toward the sound, and its enormous, lantern-like eyes immediately locked onto the three Soul Saints.
"Roar..."
The Titan Giant Ape roared in fury. It hadn't thought those three ants worth noticing, but it had never expected them to provoke it.
Its already violent temper exploded in an instant.
A furious roar that shook the mountains and rivers burst forth. The sound waves surged, carrying a flood of Soul Power with them. The three Soul Saints were nearly shaken unconscious.
"It really is worthy of being the King of the Forest. No wonder those powerful Soul Masters didn't dare enter the depths of the forest earlier. It's unbelievably strong!" Qin Chuan clapped his hands over his ears, feeling as though he was about to get a concussion.
A creature like this could probably take on an ordinary God-Demon Realm powerhouse all by itself. No wonder it could claim an entire forbidden zone as its domain.
Qin Chuan shook his head and hid himself even more thoroughly, tucked into the dense canopy. He let not a trace of his aura escape.
"Damn you! If I ever see you again, I'll—"
The three Soul Saints were furious enough to curse him to the heavens. Qin Chuan's shamelessness had left them stunned, but even now, they didn't dare say it aloud. They could only howl inwardly.
A fist like a boulder came hurtling toward them, radiating a terrifying aura. It smashed through all three men's defenses and sent them flying.
The Titan Giant Ape was huge, yet remarkably nimble and fast. Before the three Soul Saints had even taken to the air, it had already reached them. Another pitch-black fist came crashing down.
Rumble!
It moved at blinding speed, giving the three no chance to flee or react!
The three Soul Saints hastily unleashed every Soul Skill they had and layered Soul Power defenses one upon another. But before the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape's overwhelming strength, every defense was as flimsy as paper. They crumbled in an instant!
The three were like kites with their strings cut. Spitting blood, they hurtled hundreds of meters through the air and crashed into a deep hollow in the mountainside, suffering devastating injuries at once!
"Damn it! You're on your own, everyone. I'm getting out of here first." The only Agility Attack System Soul Saint among them was covered in blood. He clambered out of the crater and flew away.
The Titan Giant Ape was simply too powerful.
Just two punches had already left them severely injured. If they stayed any longer, all three would be left here. Better to escape on his own first.
"Roar..."
The Titan Giant Ape pounded its chest and stamped its feet, displaying the King of the Forest's might to the fullest. Its roar filled the heavens, and it looked like a giant beast that could hold up the sky.
The Soul Saint had not flown far before the Titan Giant Ape caught up with him and knocked him back with another iron fist.
"What's that..."
Qin Chuan's eyes suddenly narrowed. Through a gap in the leaves, he fixed his gaze on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder.
There was a young girl there, dressed in a pink skirt.
Among the students from Shrek Academy earlier, there had seemed to be a girl wearing a pink skirt. Was it just a coincidence?
He used the system's scanning function, but the interface displayed only information about the Titan Giant Ape.
[Race: Titan Giant Ape] [Cultivation: 100,000 years!]
"So she really is just a human!"
Qin Chuan mused, lifting his gaze to keep watching the Titan Giant Ape.
Perhaps because it looked down on them and didn't consider the three Soul Saints worth its attention, once its anger had subsided, the Titan Giant Ape didn't finish them off.
Instead, it strode swiftly away in a certain direction.
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