Titan Giant Ape VS Amethyst Winged Lion King, Desperate Xiao Wu!

Around him, five elders with white hair and beards sat slumped in their chairs, their faces ashen as if they had just survived a great battle.

"A lizard, a mutated big-footed lizard..."

The Second Elder's lips trembled, his eyes hollow as he repeated Heiqing's words over and over.

"That was a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"

"It was the only Beast Spirit sect among our Upper Three Sects!"

"Although our Clear Sky Sect has always boasted of being the number one sect in the world and looked down upon those thunder-playing worms, we have to admit that the strength of that old fellow Yu Yuanzhen would have required our Sect Master to exert himself to deal with."

"Yet now, he was held like a chick and had his spirit bone stripped away..."

At this, the Seventh Elder couldn't help but gulp, then slammed his hand onto the table.

However, his face, usually known for its fiery temper, was now filled with terror.

"The most outrageous part is the spirit bone—that was a 60,000-year spirit bone!"

"Our Clear Sky Sect has passed down through so many years, and we only have a few such heirloom spirit bones in total. We usually treat them like treasures and worship them; who would dare to desecrate one like that!?"

"And yet, they used it to pave the floor? And they only used it because they complained the color was too dull?"

"This... this is simply tearing the skin off us Douluo people and throwing it on the ground to trample!"

Tang Xiao, standing to the side, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the raging waves in his heart.

He looked up at the massive Clear Sky plaque hanging above the great hall, a flash of unprecedented confusion crossing his eyes.

"Our Clear Sky Sect has sealed itself away for many years, always believing that as long as we cultivated the Ring Detonation and mastered the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to its peak, we would be invincible."

"Even regarding Spirit Hall, while we were wary, we were never truly afraid."

"But today..."

Tang Xiao paused, his voice sounding uncharacteristically hoarse.

"The appearance of that higher-dimensional world has made me realize one thing."

"That is, our Clear Sky Hammer, the number one Tool Spirit we are so proud of, might just be a piece of junk iron for hammering in the eyes of the people from that world."

"If I were the one chosen..."

As he spoke, Tang Xiao glanced at his own massive Clear Sky Hammer spirit, then suddenly let out a bitter laugh.

"I fear the outcome would be no better than Yu Yuanzhen's."

"That black-armored giant dared to kill a true dragon and could even tear through space; my hammer would likely be too light to even scratch an itch for him."

"Big Brother..."

The elders watched Tang Xiao's dejected back, each of them feeling a lump in their throats, unable to speak.

However, the live broadcast in the sky did not stop because of their despair.

As the images on the light screen shifted, a new scene slowly emerged.

Battle Through the Heavens Plane, eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The core region.

This was the most famous forbidden land within the Jia Ma Empire, filled with ancient trees reaching the heavens and thick, poisonous miasma. Countless high-level magical beasts lurked here; even experts at the Dou Ling level dared not venture deep inside.

BOOM!!

Suddenly, accompanied by a thunderous roar, a thick beam of golden light slammed heavily into a patch of primeval forest in the core region.

In an instant, the earth trembled, and countless towering ancient trees were snapped in half, kicking up a sky full of dust and smoke.

As the dust settled, a massive black shadow, as large as a mountain, was fully revealed.

Its body was pitch black, its muscles bulging like granite, and its eyes glowed with the light of yellow crystals. Just by standing there, it radiated a terrifying, suffocating pressure.

The king of the Star Dou Forest, the 100,000-year spirit beast, Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming!

"ROAR!!"

As soon as he landed, Er Ming habitually beat his chest, letting out a roar that shook the mountains and forests.

As the hegemon of the Star Dou Forest, he was accustomed to declaring his territory in this manner.

In the Douluo Continent, as long as he let out this roar, spirit beasts within a hundred miles, whether thousand-year or ten-thousand-year, would have to obediently lie on the ground and tremble.

"So this is that higher-dimensional world?"

After observing his surroundings for a moment, Er Ming snorted two puffs of white air from his nostrils, his voice echoing through the dense forest like thunder, spreading far into the distance.

"The energy in the air is quite rich, but why is there no movement from these so-called magical beasts?"

"Could it be that they were frightened by my pressure?"

"That makes sense. Although this world is powerful, it's impossible for 100,000-year spirit beasts to be everywhere. While I may not be the strongest, I shouldn't be among the weakest either."

At the thought of this, a look of human-like satisfaction flashed in Er Ming's eyes.

In its perception, although there were many life signatures in the vicinity, most were lying in wait, not daring to move easily.

This instantly bolstered its confidence.

What high-dimensional world? What terror?

It seemed the world of beasts still relied on brute force!

Er Ming possessed extreme strength and defense, along with a gravity control domain; even in this world, it was definitely a formidable existence.

"Since I'm here, this forest will be my territory from now on!"

After excitedly pounding its chest once more, Er Ming strode forward with great pride, preparing to properly patrol its new domain.

However, just as it took its first step, a purple radiance suddenly hummed to life from the peak of a distant mountain.

Immediately following, a scorching aura, countless times more violent than Er Ming's, locked onto it in an instant!

"Hmm?"

Sensing this threatening aura, Er Ming whipped its head around to look.

Then, a purple stream of light arrived like a comet striking the moon, accompanied by the sound of tearing wind, reaching it in the blink of an eye!

It was a massive beast, its entire body covered in purple crystals, with wings on its back and a ferocious lion's head.

Although its size was not particularly impressive compared to the tens-of-meters-tall Titan Giant Ape, the purple, flame-like energy fluctuations radiating from its body made every hair on Er Ming's hide stand on end!

Sixth-rank Magical Beast: Amethyst Winged Lion King!

This was the true overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a terrifying existence comparable to a human Douhuang powerhouse!

"Roar! Where did this black-furred monkey come from, daring to make such a racket in this King's territory?"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King hovered in mid-air, its eyes, filled with tyrannical intent, staring coldly at Er Ming as it spoke in human tongue:

"So noisy! Are you looking to die for disturbing this King's nap?"

Hearing this little lion dare call it a monkey, Er Ming flew into a towering rage!

With blood rushing to its head, it stopped caring about high dimensions or whatever else and prepared to teach the beast a lesson in manners!

"Roar! Little kitty! I am the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape! How dare you show me such disrespect?"

"You are the one seeking death!"

With that, Er Ming let out a furious roar, its body glowing with a brilliant yellow light as its innate domain instantly activated!

"Gravity Control Domain, get down!"

BOOM!

In an instant, a terrifying wave of gravity centered on Er Ming enveloped a radius of a thousand meters.

Strangely, however, unlike when this move was unleashed on the Douluo Continent—where the ground would instantly collapse and countless giant trees would be crushed into powder—nothing happened.

Even a Title Douluo-level powerhouse would have been unable to move an inch, yet in this world, neither the earth nor the trees showed the slightest reaction, as if they were welded shut with steel.

Not only that, but the Amethyst Winged Lion King in mid-air only swayed slightly.

Following that, a flash of purple light emanated from the Amethyst Winged Lion King; that layer of purple crystals seemed to isolate all rules, allowing it to withstand the gravity suppression by sheer force!

"Is that it?"

Sensing the Titan Giant Ape's gravity suppression, a hint of mockery flashed in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's eyes:

"Manipulating gravity? A mere parlor trick!"

"Let me show you what true power is! Amethyst Seal!"

ROAR!

With that, the Amethyst Winged Lion King opened its maw wide, and a brilliant, extreme purple beam of light erupted, ignoring Er Ming's gravity domain entirely before slamming fiercely into its rock-hard chest!

Squelch!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a teeth-grinding sound of penetration.

Er Ming's proud, invincible defense—that granite-like skin that even a Title Douluo's soul skill could barely breach—was like tofu before this purple beam, instantly burned through to create a hole that shone through from front to back!

"AWOOO!!!"

Er Ming let out a shrill, agonizing scream, its massive body crashing to the ground and kicking up a sky full of dust.

"Too weak."

After taking down the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming in one strike, the Amethyst Winged Lion King descended slowly, then stepped on Er Ming's head as if it were a ball:

"All brute strength, yet your energy is as loose as cotton."

"You dare call yourself the King of the Forest? I think you're here to be a joke."

"It just so happens my cave is missing a gatekeeper. Your strength is trash, but this physique will barely suffice."

Saying this, the Amethyst Winged Lion King casually flicked out a chain of purple fire, looped it around Er Ming's neck like a dog leash, and dragged the heavily wounded, dying hundred-thousand-year soul beast slowly toward the mountain peak.

Along the way, Er Ming's blood stained the mountain path red.

The former King of the Forest was now being dragged along like a ragdoll, lacking even the strength to let out a whimper.

Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent.

On the outskirts of the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest.

"Er Ming!!"

A cry of heart-wrenching agony pierced the heavens. Da Ming, the Azure Bull Python, who had been hiding out of fear, suddenly lunged out.

His massive bovine head was streaked with tears and disbelief.

He was Er Ming's elder brother; the two beasts had relied on each other for a hundred thousand years, and their bond was profound beyond measure.

In his understanding, while Er Ming might not have been his equal, he was still a powerhouse standing at the very pinnacle of the continent.

His defense, in particular, was so formidable that even a Super Douluo among humans would struggle to break through it!

Yet, he had been pierced through in a single strike by that little lion.

"How is this possible!!!"

Da Ming's colossal body coiled around the giant tree on the island at the center of the lake, trembling all over, his voice filled with despair.

"That purple lion—its size is clearly so small, so why is its power so immense?"

"And that purple flame... it didn't just burn through Er Ming's defenses; it even sealed his soul power!"

"It's too terrifying. That world is just too terrifying!"

"Our hundred thousand years of cultivation couldn't even withstand a single move from a lion in that world?"

"What kind of fierce beasts are we? What kind of Kings of the Forest are we?"

"And that world... what kind of place is it, anyway!!"

Da Ming was breaking down.

The strength he took pride in, along with his dignity as a hegemon among soul beasts, had been crushed to dust the moment the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, was killed in one hit.

If he were also chosen to go to that world...

Da Ming glanced at his own Slow Domain, which he had always been so proud of, and shook his head with a bitter, hollow laugh.

The result, he feared, would be no better than Er Ming's.

On the other side, at Shrek Academy.

"No! Er Ming!"

Xiao Wu was already a tear-streaked mess. She gripped Tang San's arm so tightly that her nails dug into his flesh, yet she remained oblivious, leaving Tang San wincing in pain.

Xiao Wu's eyes were red and swollen, her body convulsing violently, her gaze completely bloodshot.

"San-ge! That's Er Ming, I know him!"

"He's so strong, so sturdy—how could he be beaten like this by a little lion?"

"What kind of species is that purple lion? It didn't even use its full strength. Why... why does that world have to treat us like this?"

"Are soul beasts destined to only ever be someone else's prey, someone else's slaves?"

Xiao Wu's wails were shrill and helpless, filling everyone around her with a sense of sorrow, while simultaneously leaving them bewildered, feeling as though something was fundamentally wrong.

Tang San felt the same. Though he couldn't understand why Xiao Wu knew that Titan Giant Ape, or why she was so devastated and speaking in such a way, he still held her tightly, his expression so dark it seemed as if water could drip from it.

He watched the Titan Giant Ape being dragged away like a dead dog on the light screen, and beyond his anger, he felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

"A hundred thousand-year soul beast, possessing combat power equivalent to a Title Douluo."

"In that world, he was actually killed in one hit by such an unknown demonic beast."

"And looking at that beast, its intelligence seems extremely high; it can even speak human language and establish a lair."

"This is clearly a high-level beast race with a complete social and cultivation system!"

At the thought of this, Tang San couldn't help but shudder.

"Are my Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer truly still meaningful in the face of such absolute power and energy density?"

"If one day I were to encounter a monster of that caliber..."

Tang San dared not think any further.

His hidden weapons, which he took such pride in—even the Guanyin Tear—would likely fail to even scratch the hide of that Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Elsewhere, at the Spirit Hall, in the Elder Hall.

Compared to the sorrow on the side of the soul beasts, the reaction of the powerhouses here was more one of fear, a sense of "the fox mourning the death of the hare."

"Hiss, what terrifying penetration power!"

Ghost Douluo, who had just been devastated by the death of Yan, stared at the gaping hole through Er Ming's chest and felt a phantom pain in his own.

"I have personally experienced the defensive power of the Titan Giant Ape."

"Back then, Chrysanthemum Guan and I had to join forces to execute our soul fusion skill, Polar Static Domain, just to barely trap it for a moment."

"To break through its defenses, it would require at least three Title Douluo attacking the same point simultaneously!"

"But that purple lion..."

At the thought of this, Ghost Douluo could not help but swallow hard, his expression bitter as he said:

"It was just a single breath!"

"No charging, no complex skill wind-up; it simply opened its mouth and spat out a beam of light!"

"Even a level 99 Limit Douluo would likely not dare to take such an attack head-on, would they?"

At this, Qian Daoliu, who was seated at the head of the table, heard these words and, though his expression was extremely unsightly, he uncharacteristically did not refute them.

Because he knew that Gui Mei was speaking the truth.

The level of that purple energy was far too high; it was pure destructive power, devoid of any flashy techniques.

"It seems our assessment of that world was still too conservative."

Following this, Qian Daoliu let out a long sigh, looking down at the Angel Holy Sword in his hands with a flicker of confusion in his eyes:

"Our god, the Angel God..."

"If she were in that world, could she defeat this lion?"

No one dared to answer this question, nor could anyone answer it.

Above the firmament, the light screen continued to play.

Just as the people of Douluo Continent were still feeling suffocated by Er Ming's encounter, the scene shifted once again.

This time, it turned to the legendary figure known as the Blind Douluo, the man who had once awakened Tang San's martial soul: Su Yuntao.

Battle Through the Heavens Plane, Jia Ma Empire.

The outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Su Yuntao was currently standing in the middle of a forest, looking completely bewildered, still clutching the certificate that declared a useless martial soul.

"Where... where am I?"

"Wasn't I just working at the Nuoding City Branch Hall?"

Before he could even figure out the situation, a series of low, guttural growls suddenly echoed from the surroundings.

Then, over a dozen pairs of glowing green eyes lit up one after another from the bushes in every direction.

They were Tier 2 magical beasts: a Wind Wolf Pack!

Although they were only Tier 2, equivalent to the Dou Shi level, the physical strength of magical beasts in the Battle Through the Heavens world far exceeded that of humans of the same rank, let alone a Great Spirit Master from Douluo Continent.

"Hmph! So it's just a bunch of wolf pups!"

However, upon seeing the pack, Su Yuntao suddenly felt a surge of confidence.

After all, his martial soul was the Lone Wolf, the elite among wolves!

"In the presence of my Lone Wolf martial soul, aren't you beasts going to submit obediently?"

"Martial Soul Avatar, Lone Wolf!"

With a loud shout from Su Yuntao, two soul rings—one white and one yellow—instantly lit up around him.

In an instant, Su Yuntao's body rapidly expanded. Not only did grey fur sprout all over him, but his hands transformed into wolf claws as he struck a pose he deemed quite handsome and let out a roar at the wolf pack:

"Awoooo!!!"

He attempted to use his superior pressure to intimidate the Wind Wolf Pack.

However, as the dozen or so wolves looked at this human who had suddenly grown fur and was making strange noises, there was no fear in their eyes; instead, their expressions seemed almost amused.

In their eyes, this human's aura was pitifully weak, his internal energy as thin as paper, yet he insisted on putting on such a fierce display.

Most importantly, the "wolf scent" on him was completely unauthentic!

It was practically an insult to their wolf kind!

"Roar!"

At this moment, the alpha wolf seemed to lose its patience. With a low growl, it issued the command to attack.