Come Out, My Soul Beasts!

Several soul rings on Zhao Wuji's body shone. Even when facing the King of the Forest, he refused to retreat.

As a Soul Saint, if he wanted to flee now, he would certainly have a chance of surviving. Yet he chose to protect his students,

even at the cost of fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Unfortunately, with a casual wave of the Titan Giant Ape's hand—just an ordinary slap—Zhao Wuji was sent flying like a cannonball.

And that was with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's boosts to speed and strength!

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, had forcibly enhanced a Soul Saint-level Soul Master. Her Soul Power had been drained dry, leaving her pale and unsteady on her feet.

Lu Shi reacted quickly, catching Ning Rongrong and placing her somewhere safe. He then had Zhu Zhuqing look after her

before returning to the others.

Of those remaining, aside from Xiao Wu, Lu Shi, and Lu Shi, no one knew of the Titan Giant Ape. They had thought Zhao Wuji could defeat the sudden Soul Beast,

but had never expected him to be completely overwhelmed.

Three Purple Soul Rings lit up around Lu Shi, and his aura instantly turned sharp. "Tang San, cover everyone's retreat. I'll help Teacher Zhao!"

With that, he leaped into the air and charged valiantly toward the Titan Giant Ape.

His target was the Eight Spider Lances. If he went after Xiao Wu without laying any groundwork, the others would likely become suspicious.

Seeing Lu Shi rush over, Zhao Wuji roared, "Get out of here, all of you!"

A ferocious black soul ring suddenly lit up,

and accompanied by the roar of the Vigorous Vajra Bear, Zhao Wuji's body instantly swelled to five meters tall. His bronze-cast muscles bulged and knotted, gray fur grew across his body, and he became like a true giant bear:

Seventh Soul Skill—Martial Soul Avatar!

His aura was majestic, and the terrifying pressure of a Soul Saint spread outward. But compared to the Titan Giant Ape, it was like a firefly before the moon,

so weak it was hardly worth mentioning.

The Titan Giant Ape let out a heaven-shaking roar, and a wave of black air surged out like a tsunami,

shattering every blade of grass and tree in its path and blasting everyone away,

forcing them back.

Then, its enormous body finally moved. It was so fast that it was nearly impossible to react, and its massive form descended from above,

crashing down toward where everyone was gathered.

Zhao Wuji was still in midair, flying diagonally away. Even if he wanted to save them, it was already too late.

After Tang San was blown away, he slammed through a massive tree and coughed up blood. His face immediately turned deathly pale, but in the face of mortal danger, he had no time to care about that.

He used Blue Silver Entangling while simultaneously releasing every hidden weapon from Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night,

trying to blind the Titan Giant Ape.

But every hidden weapon was easily deflected by its heavy eyelids, producing a dense series of clanging sounds,

while the Blue Silver Grass had no effect at all. That enormous body did not even pause for an instant,

and the backlash immediately struck Tang San.

He coughed up another mouthful of blood, his vision went black, and he passed out.

Seeing that he could not evade it, Dai Mubai tried to counterattack. Instead, the Titan Giant Ape's right fist struck him viciously. Before he could even finish coughing up blood, he lost consciousness, his internal organs nearly shattered by the impact,

and his body flew away like a kite with its string cut, disappearing into the nighttime forest.

Oscar lay on the ground, unable to catch his breath. As a support-type Soul Master, his body was weak, and the shockwave had injured him badly.

His eyes reddened as he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

He hated Tang San to the core. If not for Tang San, then after absorbing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, he would surely have gained a speed boost. At the very least, Shrek's chances of survival would have been greater.

It was all Tang San's fault!

The others had not fared much better. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had been farther away, but their faces were equally pale. They had clearly been affected as well.

Xiao Wu was held in the Titan Giant Ape's hand. Seeing Lu Shi about to be attacked, she cried out anxiously, "No!"

The Titan Giant Ape lowered its head and glanced at Xiao Wu in its palm. It let out another low roar, then leaped away and vanished into the forest a hundred meters away.

"Xiao Wu!"

Zhao Wuji shouted and wanted to give chase, but the Titan Giant Ape had nearly shattered his Martial Soul Avatar just now. His Soul Power was also close to exhaustion. It was nearly impossible for him to catch up, and even if he did, it would be useless.

He clenched his fist and smashed it fiercely against a tree trunk.

His face was livid. "Why would a Titan Giant Ape appear in the outer region of the forest? I'm sorry, everyone. It's all my fault. I couldn't..."

Blood trickled from the corner of Lu Shi's mouth as he staggered over, asking anxiously, "What exactly was that?!"

The anxiety was an act. He knew Xiao Wu was fine, but the blood at his mouth and his unsteady steps were not. He had been closest to the Titan Giant Ape just now and had suffered the strongest impact.

No matter how invincible he was among those of the same rank, he currently could not contend with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Lu Shi stared firmly at the place where Xiao Wu had vanished, then turned to Ning Rongrong. "Rongrong, give me a boost."

"Ah..." Ning Rongrong did not react at first, but when she looked into Lu Shi's eyes, she suddenly remembered their conversation that night.

She was a little envious of Xiao Wu, even a little jealous. No matter where Xiao Wu was trapped, she never had to worry whether anyone would come save her,

because there would always be someone willing to risk his life to find her.

Ning Rongrong lowered her gaze and summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda:

"Seven Treasures turn forth with glazed light, second: speed."

A dazzling stream of light flowed from the glazed pagoda and entered Lu Shi's body.

Zhao Wuji immediately realized something was wrong and lunged over. "Lu Shi, what are you doing?!"

But he was still a step too late. Lu Shi flashed away. "Sorry, Teacher Zhao, but I have to find Xiao Wu. She's my companion. Even if she's already dead, I'll bring back her body."

"Get back here!"

Zhao Wuji was truly panicked now. He hurriedly tried to get up and stop Lu Shi. Xiao Wu had already died because of his mistake; he could not stand by and watch another student throw his life away.

But the weakness in his body rendered him powerless.

"Lu Shi, go quickly. I support you. I increased the Soul Power output, so the speed boost should last for one minute after you leave the range of my Soul Power. You must bring Xiao Wu back!"

Ignoring Zhao Wuji's murderous expression, Ning Rongrong looked at Lu Shi, her beautiful eyes shining. She imagined that when she faced danger one day, perhaps someone would also disregard the danger and come save her.

Perhaps that person would be Lu Shi...

"You... you two..." Zhao Wuji was so furious that he could not even speak.

He turned with an expression as though he wanted to eat someone alive and shouted angrily:

"Oscar! Hurry up and make some sausages for recovery!"

Elsewhere, Lu Shi sprinted all the way, savoring a long-lost sense of freedom.

Now, no one could monitor him. Not even Tang Hao would dare follow him here.

After traveling more than ten li, Lu Shi faced the wind with a carefree smile. He released his three soul beasts. "Come out!"

"Hiss!" "Roar!" "Screech!"

The three soul beasts appeared again at last,

then immediately sensed a powerful aura and instantly became alert as if facing a great enemy.

"It's fine, it's fine," Lu Shi reassured them. "This was left behind by the Titan Giant Ape, a soul beast that lives at the center of the Star Dou Forest. It's already gone now."

Hearing that, the three soul beasts finally relaxed.

"I need your help finding a soul beast called a Man Faced Demon Spider. It's a spider-type soul beast."

All the soul beasts that had originally lived nearby had been frightened away by the Titan Giant Ape. The only soul beast they could encounter now was the fleeing Man Faced Demon Spider.

The Mandala Snake, Flame Spirit Eagle, and Thunder-Patterned Sacred Tiger heard that,

a hunt?

That was their specialty!

"Hiss!" "Roar!" "Screech!"

They would definitely find the Man Faced Demon Spider!