Shelly's Awakening

On the other side.

Watching helplessly as the metal sphere where Ling Yi was hiding was grabbed by the "Titan Giant Ape" and swaggered away, Yang Shelly's eyes were bloodshot, and she almost bit her teeth to pieces.

This was the second time Yang Shelly felt a deep-seated hatred for her own weakness.

Last time it was because of Ah Yin, this time it's because of "Titan Giant Ape".

Ah Yin's fault was not due to a lack of fighting spirit. After all, the opponent's Martial Soul "Blue Silver Emperor" could perform Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Brother Yi. Yang Shelly herself had no other choice but to engage in various battles with the opponent using fighting spirit.

But this time, "Titan Giant Ape" really woke Yang Shelly up from her obsession with romance.

When did Yang Shelly, the "Jade Rakshasa" who struck fear into the hearts of her peers in "Dragon Rising City" and made them retreat in fear, become less shrewish, less assertive, and less Swift as Thunder and Wind?

Was it from the first moment you saw Ling Yi in ' Dragon Rising City ' that you were attracted by his Wushuang handsome face? Or was it because you were captivated by his unique aura of being aloof from the world?

Or perhaps it was after getting to know Ling Yi that she admired him, even feeling inferior because of his inspiring background, his remarkable progress in strength, and the unexpected discovery that he possessed superb forging skills, self-created body-forging techniques, and other talents.

Yang Shelly didn't know whether her feelings for Ling Yi were love at first sight or a gradual, irreversible infatuation, but she knew she was poisoned by an incurable poison called "Ling Yi".

Now, as Ling Yi was abducted right before her eyes by the "Titan Giant Ape," and she was powerless to do anything but watch helplessly, the excruciating pain that gripped her to the bone caused Yang Shelly's mind to suddenly enter a strange, ethereal, and indifferent state.

Turning her head, Yang Shelly's gaze swept over Zhang Ji beside her and landed on Woma, who was in the final stages of absorbing the Soul Ring inside the tree hole. Her eyes were as deep as a frozen pool.

Zhang Ji: "..."

Why do I suddenly feel a bit cold?

Seeing Yang Shelly's completely changed aura, as if she were a different person, Zhang Ji opened his mouth, but finally mustered up the courage to say something comforting:

"Um... Yang... Yang Clan girl, don't worry too much. I... I think that little guy Ling Yi has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. That suddenly appearing big metal ball is incredibly tough. Even the Titan Giant Ape shouldn't be able to break it in a short time... Maybe... maybe after a while, that guy will lose patience and throw the metal ball away, and Ling Yi will be safe..."

Because in the past few days, Zhang Ji had mostly been communicating with Ling Yi, and hadn't exchanged more than five sentences with Yang Shelly. Just now, he almost didn't know how to address Yang Shelly.

As for Ling Yi's safety, Zhang Ji only said it verbally, and in reality, he didn't have much hope.

Although it's unclear why the "Titan Giant Ape" escaped from the core area and came to this inner area, it seemed to ignore them after taking the large metal sphere and leaving without further attacking them. Its departing figure resembled a mischievous child who had found a fun toy and ran off with it.

Therefore, regardless of whether the opponent can break the metal ball, they probably won't lose patience with it in the short term.

What if the "Titan Giant Ape" were to play with the metal sphere for a year or two? Even if Ling Yi had food and water in his Storage Soul Tool, and even disregarding whether there was enough air inside the metal sphere, the thought of having to eat, drink, relieve oneself, and sleep in such a small space is enough to drive anyone crazy.

Yang Shelly did not respond to Zhang Ji's words of comfort. She simply looked calmly at Woma, who was still meditating with his eyes closed after absorbing the Soul Ring.

Time ticked by, and Zhang Ji tried to say something several times, but in the end, he said nothing.

say what?

Does that mean you'll accompany Yang Shelly to chase after the "Titan Giant Ape" and rescue Ling Yi?

Or could you explain why, when Ling Yi was attacked by the "Titan Giant Ape," he didn't rush to save him immediately like Yang Shelly did?

You must be joking!!

That's the "Titan Giant Ape"! The King of the Forest, the "Titan Giant Ape"!! Understand?!

A hundred-year-old Titan Giant Ape can defeat other ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. A ten-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape is in no way inferior to those eighty- or ninety-thousand-year-old, or even one hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast!

Although Zhang Ji didn't know exactly how many years of cultivation the being had, just the domineering, explosive, and terrifying aura standing there made Zhang Ji's whole body stiffen, and his own aura weakened by three points.

It wasn't that Zhang Ji didn't want to save people, but after weighing the situation carefully, Zhang Ji knew it was an impossible task.

Besides, the relationship between the two wasn't so close that he would risk his life for them.

The reason I invited him to team up was because of our friendship during those three months in the Spirit City, when we met in the Collection Tower, and it was also an investment in Ling Yi, this promising young man.

Zhang Ji's mind was racing with various thoughts as he tried to find reasons for his inaction. He tried to make his thoughts chaotic in an attempt to suppress the guilt he didn't want to admit and the self-reproach he felt for his momentary cowardice.

While her gaze remained fixed on Woma inside the tree hollow, Yang Shelly possessed a remarkable insight into Zhang Ji's inner thoughts.

Yang Shelly has an extremely keen intuition, which always brings Yang Shelly great convenience and amplification in battle.

After the dramatic ups and downs, Yang Shelly's mind seemed to have undergone some kind of sublimation and transformation.

It's not about the growth of mental strength, but a change in one's mind.

Just like now, even though she didn't go to see Zhang Ji, Yang Shelly could still sense the change in Zhang Ji's emotions.

"Call--!"

Inside the tree hollow, Woma opened her eyes, let out a long sigh, and couldn't hide the joy on her face.

It was a success!

He successfully absorbed the "Six-Armed Demon Bear's" Soul Ring and also obtained the "Soul Skill: Six-Armed Critical Strike" as he wished. Under the effect of the Soul Skill, he will gain a six-fold increase in strength, and other aspects such as resistance to abnormal statuses, as well as attack power, defense power, etc., will also gain more than double the increase. The duration can be freely turned on and off according to the consumption of Soul Power.

In addition, this is Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, not those hundred-year or Thousand-Year Soul Skill that also have an amplification effect. The amplification limit is extremely high, so there will be no embarrassing situation where one's own strength of ten thousand jin is doubled through Thousand-Year Soul Skill, but in the end, it can only increase by five thousand jin.

Although the maximum amplification limit of this newly developed Sixth Soul Skill has not yet been verified, Woma feels that, at least with his current strength, a six-fold increase in power should be a genuine six-fold increase, without any discount!

"Woma!"

Seeing his eldest nephew wake up, Zhang Ji immediately walked towards the tree hollow and asked with concern, "How did it go? Did it work?"

The question here is not about whether the Soul Ring was successfully absorbed, but about the effect of the Soul Ring's Soul Skill. After all, this thing has a certain probability. Often, even with the same type of Soul Beast and the same age, different Soul Master can obtain completely different Soul Skill after absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Third Uncle, I did it!"

Woma jumped up, as happy as a big kid weighing over 200 pounds, and smiled at Zhang Ji to share the good news.

"Huh?"

Woma's gaze passed over his third uncle in front of him and looked towards the outside of the tree hollow. Meeting Yang Shelly's indifferent eyes, the joy in his heart instantly cooled as if hit by a bucket of ice water. Seeing that Ling Yi was always inseparable from Yang Shelly, was nowhere to be seen, he asked curiously:

"Where's Brother Ling Yi? Where did he go?"

Zhang Ji: "..."

My older sister's child is good in every way, it's just a pity that he has a mouth.

Just as Zhang Ji was wondering how to start the conversation, Yang Shelly's clear, cold voice rang out from outside the tree hollow:

"Gentlemen, now that the Soul Ring absorption is successful, I should take my leave. After we leave the forest, please don't reveal Brother Yi's situation for the time being. Thank you~"

After saying that, Yang Shelly didn't care whether Zhang Ji and his nephew Woma agreed or not, and turned around and walked towards the edge of the banyan tree aerial root forest.

Since Brother Yi agreed to help this person named Woma hunt for Soul Ring, even though Brother Yi is not here at the moment, he helped search and guide her before. Now that she is here as a witness to protect her, it can be considered that he has finished what he started.

Next, Yang Shelly plans to hunt for her Fifth Soul Ring and become Soul King.

Next, you must go to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, find the Titan Giant Ape, kill it, and rescue Brother Yi!

Still writing, next chapter before midnight~