Forest King, Titan Giant Ape

Lin Qing was not yet strong enough to sense whether Tang Hao was really here. However, for Lin Qing, Tang Hao had better be here, because he would need Tang Hao's help to stage a golden cicada escape.

Of course, even if Tang Hao was not here, he had a backup plan: leave Shrek Academy, then head to Heaven Dou City to seek out Immortal Herbs.

The Immortal Herbs within the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye were Tang San's greatest opportunity, but Lin Qing did not care about that. Opportunities belonged to the capable, and he would not simply let Tang San claim them all.

Just as Lin Qing was thinking this, a row of trees before them was forced apart to either side. The trees at the center were even uprooted and toppled outward.

The next moment, a colossal creature as huge as a small mountain pushed aside the trees and emerged from the depths of the forest.

It resembled an enormous ape, its fur pitch-black and reflecting streaks of dark light beneath the moonlight. Its forelimbs braced against the ground, leaving it on all fours, yet even so, it stood over ten meters tall.

"Respected King of the Forest, we mean no offense. If this is your territory, we are willing to leave immediately." Zhao Wuji was drenched in cold sweat. The aura emanating from this Titan Giant Ape made it clear that it was a top-tier Soul Beast more than seventy thousand years old.

The Titan Giant Ape ignored Zhao Wuji. It merely turned its gaze toward Lin Qing's group—more precisely, toward Xiao Wu standing beside Lin Qing.

Seeing this, Lin Qing immediately stepped forward and shielded Xiao Wu behind him. Although he knew the Titan Giant Ape before him was Xiao Wu's younger brother, he remained