A glint of schadenfreude flashed in Dai Mubai's Evil Eye. "I can't believe Fu Qin was so impulsive. That's the Titan Giant Ape. He probably won't die, but he'll come back with serious injuries at the very least."
Oscar chimed in, "Yeah. Still, I hope he dies here. Once he's gone, no one will be competing with me for Rongrong."
Ma Hongjun thought it was a little inappropriate, but he didn't say anything. In his view, Fu Qin was quite strong, but he was still far too green to take on the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang San watched the three of them, inwardly disagreeing with them, but he didn't argue.
However, when he heard Oscar say he hoped Fu Qin would die at the Titan Giant Ape's hands, a faint trace of killing intent stirred in his heart.
Fu Qin was his dearest friend, his brother in arms.
He had been Tang San's little sidekick since he was one year old. The bond between them was something Oscar and the other reincarnated foxes could never compare to.
"Heh. Oscar, if I find out you're trying to hurt Fu Qin, don't blame me for making you disappear for good."
Tang San's heart turned ice-cold. He knew Fu Qin would be fine. The Titan Giant Ape wouldn't hurt Xiao Wu, so it wouldn't give Fu Qin any trouble either.
"Are you even human?!" Ning Rongrong had watched the four of them show no concern at all, and she could hold back no longer. Burning with rage, she pointed at Tang San and cursed him.
"You useless piece of trash! Xiao Wu is your girlfriend, and the Titan Giant Ape has carried her off, yet you're still standing here chatting and laughing! Fu Qin risked his life to go after her and save her. What about you? Are you just going to stand here and cower like a turtle?!"
Ning Rongrong's voice was shrill and cutting, every word a dagger to the heart. Everyone's attention immediately turned to her.
The more she spoke, the more worked up she became. Tears were nearly spilling from her eyes.
"If anything happens to Fu Qin, I'll never forgive you! And you three, too—you're all a bunch of cold-blooded, heartless scum!"
Zhu Zhuqing stood to one side, her expression dark as well.
She was usually cold and taciturn, but she despised people who stood by and did nothing while others were in danger.
Xiao Wu was Tang San's girlfriend, and Fu Qin was their companion. Yet Tang San was not only doing nothing, he was chatting and laughing with Dai Mubai and the others. It completely overturned everything she thought she knew.
Flender and Zhao Wuji clutched their wounds, their faces livid as they watched the four of them.
Though Flender and Zhao Wuji didn't know about the relationship between Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape, Fu Qin had risked his life to save her, while Tang San, her "boyfriend," had stood by and done nothing. The sight filled them with contempt.
Flender simply couldn't understand how Tang San, the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, could be such a cold-blooded, heartless person.
Tang San's face turned pale, then flushed red. Ning Rongrong had torn into him, but he couldn't utter a single word in response.
How could he tell everyone that Xiao Wu knew the Titan Giant Ape and wasn't in danger?
If he did, Xiao Wu's identity would be exposed, and the consequences would be disastrous.
"Dean, about this..." Tang San opened his mouth, but had no idea how to explain.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Dean, Little San didn't do it on purpose. He was just too worried about Xiao Wu and didn't know what to do." Oscar and Ma Hongjun quickly chimed in as well, trying to get Tang San out of trouble.
But their excuses were powerless in the face of Ning Rongrong's fury and Flender and Zhao Wuji's contempt.
However.
The very next second.
A pitch-black figure with eight greedy compound eyes appeared behind Oscar.
Meanwhile.
Deep in the forest, Fu Qin stood on the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger, hot on the Titan Giant Ape's heels.
As a transmigrator who knew the entire story, he naturally knew about the relationship between Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape.
But he still had to put on a show when the time called for it.
Fu Qin watched Xiao Wu's favorability meter shoot straight up to one thousand and couldn't have been more delighted.
"Titan Giant Ape, stop right there!"
Fu Qin shouted in a deliberately furious voice. He poured Soul Power into the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger, boosting its speed even further as he slashed at the Titan Giant Ape's back.
The Titan Giant Ape seemed to sense the attack behind it. It turned and roared, then casually swung a hand. A mighty surge of power swept toward Fu Qin.
Fu Qin's expression changed. He hastily controlled the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger to dodge, barely avoiding the deadly blow, but the shockwave still left his blood and energy churning.
"What incredible strength!" Fu Qin thought in shock. The Titan Giant Ape was even more powerful than he'd imagined.
But he didn't give up. Instead, he sped up.
Held in the Titan Giant Ape's hand, Xiao Wu watched Fu Qin repeatedly face danger. She was both moved and worried.
She shouted to Fu Qin, "Fu Qin, stop chasing! It won't hurt me!"
But Fu Qin didn't listen. Instead, he chased even faster. "Sister Xiao Wu, don't be afraid! I'll get you out of there!"
Watching Fu Qin's stubborn figure, Xiao Wu's eyes grew wet once more.
The Titan Giant Ape seemed to be angered by Fu Qin's persistence. It stopped, turned around, and roared at him. Its deafening bellow made the trees around them shake violently.
The deafening roar echoed through the heart of the Star Dou Forest.
Fu Qin watched the Titan Giant Ape's mountain-sized figure carry Xiao Wu away, tearing through the air at its breaking-point speed before vanishing into the depths of the woods in the blink of an eye. But there was not a trace of worry in his eyes—only a mischievous grin.
Of course.
It was a good thing the reincarnated God King Tang hadn't followed them. Otherwise, Fu Qin really wouldn't have known how to get himself out of this.
But just as Fu Qin turned to leave, a bone-chilling sensation suddenly locked onto him!
"Hiss—"
A shrill insect cry came from behind him, accompanied by a thick, stinking gust of wind. Eight spider legs covered in black fuzz, sharp as scythes, stabbed toward his back with a whistle through the air!
It was the thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider that should have become Tang San's third Soul Ring—and that contained the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances!
"Tsk. Why aren't you looking for Tang San, you beast? Why come here to pick a fight with me?"
A cold glint flashed in Fu Qin's eyes. Rather than dodge, he abruptly twisted aside and flipped his right hand. Nine silver streaks shot from his sleeve, transforming into nine razor-sharp blades of qi: his flying daggers, which he had tempered for more than three years.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The daggers collided with the spider legs, ringing out like metal striking metal as sparks flew.
The Man Faced Demon Spider's shell was unbelievably hard. It actually withstood the first two waves of dagger strikes, but Fu Qin had nurtured his daggers with Soul Power for years. Every one of them carried his own Soul Power!
"Shatter!"
Fu Qin gave a low shout and poured a steady stream of Soul Power into the daggers. The nine silver streaks suddenly flared, like nine waning moons, and hacked simultaneously at the Man Faced Demon Spider's weak points—the joints, eyes, and other vulnerable spots!
"Splurt!"
With a muffled sound, one of the Man Faced Demon Spider's compound eyes was pierced through. Black fluid gushed out.
Wounded, it attacked even more wildly, firing silk as thick as a downpour in an attempt to ensnare Fu Qin.
But Fu Qin had already seen through its attack patterns. His figure darted between the strands like a ghost as he controlled the nine daggers, relentlessly striking at the Man Faced Demon Spider's vital points.