No! Xiao Wu!

"Forget it, let's call it our loss."

Chao Tianxiang sighed softly and joined Zhao Wuji in stopping the two of them.

Willing to accept defeat, she prepared to leave with Meng Yiran, though she shot a fierce glare at Tang San and Oscar before departing.

Oscar successfully absorbed his soul ring and stepped into the realm of a Soul Elder.

Dai Mubai urged him to demonstrate his third soul skill, and Oscar, looking embarrassed, chanted the incantation: "I Have a Mushroom Sausage."

A sausage with a mushroom-shaped cap appeared in his hand, and everyone burst into laughter.

Oscar said indignantly, "The effect is flight! It allows you to fly for one minute at the same speed as a Cockscomb Serpent!"

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: This soul skill looks lewd, but it can actually fly!]

[6G Sky Wing: This Oscar is truly a genius, it's just a pity he's following that sinking ship, Shrek, and acting like a sycophant. As for this Tang San, his victory wasn't exactly glorious; it was merely an advantage of his cultivation technique and his superior stamina. If we're talking about actual martial soul combat techniques, he's still quite crude.]

The video didn't end there. The scene shifted to Tang San sitting cross-legged, his internal soul power surging—he had broken through to level thirty during his duel with Meng Yiran! He opened his eyes and said, "Teacher Zhao, we cannot leave. I need a soul ring as well."

Zhao Wuji's eyes widened in shock. "What did you say? Twelve years and seven months old, and already level thirty?" After confirming it, he immediately decided to remain in the forest to help Tang San find a soul ring.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Time for a sharp critique! The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch are pure, old scoundrels. If they can't win, they talk logic; if they can't win with logic, they compare children; and when they realize they can't win with children either, they have no choice but to admit defeat. As for Tang San, he's back to his specialty: "playing the pig to eat the tiger." He could have ended the duel much sooner, but he insisted on making it look perilous—so hypocritical. And Zhao Wuji, knowing full well how dangerous the Star Dou Forest is, he changed the plan just because Tang San leveled up. He has none of the composure a team leader should have.]

(Emotion points from 6G Sky Wing +200)

Ye Qiong immediately released the third video segment.

[Ding! Group Owner "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero" has uploaded the video file <Journey to the Star Dou Forest (3): The Descent of the Forest King>]

The video cut to nighttime. The group had set up temporary tents to rest, with Zhao Wuji on watch. Suddenly, Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically. He pulled Tang San behind him and instantly manifested his Vajra Bear martial soul. "Everyone, get out of the tents! Now!"

The students scrambled out, only to see two large trees slowly parting as a mountain-like figure emerged. It was pitch black, stood over seven meters tall on all fours, and possessed lantern-like eyes that shimmered with a yellow, crystalline luster. It was the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape!

[First Cute Bunny: Ah! The Titan Giant Ape! It's a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!]

The terrifying aura made everyone, both inside and outside the video, hold their breath.

Zhao Wuji said in a deep voice, "Respected King of the Forest, we have no intention of offending you. We shall withdraw from your territory immediately."

The Titan Giant Ape did not respond; it took a step forward, closing the distance instantly.

"I will hold it off! You all eat Oscar's mushroom sausage and leave at once!" Zhao Wuji gritted his teeth as his seven soul rings lit up. Four rings flashed simultaneously, triggering Gravity Control and Gravity Squeeze, and he unleashed his full-force Vajra Palm.

But the moment his palm struck the top of the Titan Giant Ape's head, he was sent flying like a cannonball.

Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Vajra Transformation and charged at the beast's forelimb, while Ning Rongrong immediately summoned her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda: "The Seven Treasures has a name, the first: Power! The second: Speed!"

Four beams of light fell upon Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass surged wildly, entangling the beast's forelimb. Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu also launched their attacks, but in the face of such an absolute gap in strength, their efforts were like grass against a scythe. They were all sent flying, the Blue Silver Grass snapped inch by inch, and Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line even recoiled, burning himself.

In the video, the moment Xiao Wu saw the Titan Giant Ape, her face turned deathly pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

And the Titan Giant Ape's target seemed to be none other than Xiao Wu!

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Xiao Wu! Hurry and dodge!]

[First Cute Bunny: This... this is the Titan Giant Ape! How could they encounter a soul beast of this level!]

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's face went white, but she forced herself not to cry out the name "Er Ming."

The group was a mixed bag. Aside from the Group Owner, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, who already knew her identity, she could not let anyone else discover her secret as a soul beast.

The video continued. Tang San's eyes turned blood-red as he roared, "Let go of Xiao Wu!" and launched a dozen hidden weapons directly at the Titan Giant Ape's eyes.

But the beast simply closed its eyelids, blocking every weapon.

It stood upright, dodged Zhao Wuji's pounce, and with Xiao Wu in its grasp, leaped into the air, disappearing into the depths of the forest in a few bounds.

"Xiao Wu!" Zhao Wuji cried out, but he was too slow to pursue.

Blood spilled from the corner of Tang San's mouth. He forced himself up through the pain, and after Oscar handed him two sausages, he ate them to ease his injuries. He then leaned in and whispered to Oscar, "Little Ao, give me a mushroom sausage. Don't tell anyone."

Oscar was startled, but Tang San pleaded, "If it were your sister who had been taken, what would you do? Even if there is only a sliver of hope, I must try."

Oscar sighed and chanted the incantation: "I Have a Mushroom Sausage."

Tang San took the sausage, ate it, and six illusory wings sprouted from his back.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong's voice rang out: "The Seven Treasures has a name, the second: Speed!" A colorful light landed on Tang San.

Tang San gave her a deep look, ignored Zhao Wuji's attempt to stop him, and flew rapidly in the direction where the Titan Giant Ape had vanished.

[Most Beautiful Pope: Foolish.]

[6G Sky Wing: This Tang San, for the sake of a woman, abandons his team and disregards his own safety. He's acting on impulse. He doesn't understand that preserving himself is the greatest hope for saving his companion.]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Love-brained above all else. For Xiao Wu, he leaves his teacher and teammates behind to suffer in fear. This is what you call a team core? Bah! Of course, this Titan Giant Ape is also lacking in the IQ department.]

(Emotion points from First Cute Bunny +200)

(Emotion points from Most Beautiful Pope +250)

Ye Qiong ignored the dissatisfaction of a certain someone caused by his roast of Er Ming and continued with the revelations.

[Ding! Group Owner "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero" has uploaded the video file <Journey to the Star Dou Forest (4): The Hypocritical Victory>]

In the footage, Tang San relied on the flight ability of the Mushroom Sausage to press forward, but once the minute of flight ended, he still lost track of the Titan Giant Ape.

He continued onward, unwilling to give up, his physical strength gradually reaching its limit. Just as he leaned against a large tree to rest, a rustling sound reached his ears. A black spider with a diameter exceeding one and a half meters appeared; its eight long legs spanned over three meters, and its lower abdomen bore a sinister human face formed by white markings. It was none other than a Man Faced Demon Spider, and its two eyes were already damaged, clearly indicating it had been injured.

Tang San judged that this Man Faced Demon Spider had already spat its web three times and would be unable to use it again today, making this the perfect opportunity.

He drew the Black Box with his left hand and rapidly manipulated the mechanism with his right, firing dozens of hidden weapons toward the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes. He then advanced instead of retreating, summoning his small black hammer to strike with all his might against the creature's chest. Taking advantage of the moment its body reared up, he used the Black Box to fire sixteen shadows, striking its eight eyes with precision.

The Man Faced Demon Spider let out a shrill, miserable shriek, and after struggling for a moment, it went still as a blue-purple spirit ring slowly began to condense.

Just as Tang San prepared to recover his strength to absorb the spirit ring, three figures appeared...