The vast sea of forest in the Star Dou Forest rolled with dark green waves beneath the morning mist.
The deeper they went into the core region, the more terrifying the surrounding soul beast auras became. The pressure of thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul beasts layered atop one another, weighing on their hearts almost tangibly.
"Xiao San, are we really going to confront those two overlords of the Star Dou Forest?"
Dai Mubai lowered his voice, a faint sheen of sweat forming on his brow. Even though he had recovered his strength, his heart still trembled at the thought of those two terrifying existences who, together, had lived for nearly two hundred thousand years.
"The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape—either one is no weaker than a Super Douluo. We..."
"Don't worry." Tang San did not slow his pace. An unfathomable gleam churned in his deep eyes, and though his tone was calm, it carried unquestionable certainty. "I'm not here to hunt them. I'm here to give them a chance to escape their fate."
Oscar and Ma Hongjun exchanged a glance, each seeing a trace of complexity and wariness in the other's eyes.
Ever since Tang San had called Xiao Wu—a soul beast who had willingly sacrificed herself—a wicked soul beast that had launched a sneak attack at the Clear Sky Sect Altar, then secured his position as the Young Sect Master with a flawless lie, they no longer dared underestimate their brother's scheming.
Behind every word he spoke lay calculations too deep to fathom.
The farther they ventured into the depths of the Star Dou Forest, the more deathly still the woods became. Every soul beast that sensed the Limit Douluo pressure emanating from Tang Chen lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to make the slightest