Huh? Don't you know I'm single? Why are you rubbing it in like this?!
"What are you doing?" Zhang Tianyu frowned.
"You're the only one who can escape from his grasp!" Ning Rongrong said.
"That's right! Hurry and go! If we die, remember to collect our bodies and avenge us!" Zhu Zhuqing said.
Everyone felt relieved.
That was right. Aside from Zhang Tianyu, who excelled in speed, no one else could possibly escape from the Titan Giant Ape.
Dai Mulv also let out a sigh of relief. So that's how it is. I haven't been cheated on.
Death God Incarnate
Of course, dying was impossible.
Everyone thought they were doomed today, but only Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu knew that the Titan Giant Ape had come for Xiao Wu.
After two seconds of silence, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly grabbed Xiao Wu and turned to flee.
"Xiao Wu!" Everyone cried out in alarm.
Zhang Tianyu had already mounted his Flying Sword and chased after them.
"Tianyu!" everyone shouted again.
Even Zhao Wuji was so anxious that his eyes nearly popped out.
He had thought Zhang Tianyu was merely an extraordinary genius. He had never expected him to be a heaven-defying genius!
A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor with four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings—just saying it aloud would scare people to death!
Nothing could happen to him!
"Oscar! Get the Mushroom Sausages!" Zhao Wuji roared.
"Yes, Teacher Zhao! They're right here. I prepared them long ago!" Oscar hurried over.
While everyone had been fighting the Titan Giant Ape, Oscar had already begun making Mushroom Sausages.
"Hurry, hurry!" Zhao Wuji quickly grabbed one and swallowed it. "I'll go take a look. You all stay here and don't run around!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of wings sprouted from Zhao Wuji's back. He soared into the air and chased in the direction Zhang Tianyu had gone.
The others stood where they were, looking at one another.
"Little Ao, give me one!" Tang San said first.
"Uh, but Teacher Zhao just said..."
"Tianyu is my best friend. Aside from my father, he is the person closest to me. I can't just stand here and watch!"
Dai Mubai said, "Give me one too! Tianyu saved me just now. I can't just stand here and do nothing!"
"Give me one too!" Ma Hongjun held out his hand.
Then Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing held out their hands as well.
Oscar: ...
"Then let's just go together. One for each of us!"
Everyone ate the Mushroom Sausages, rose into the air, and flew after them.
Honestly, this was a little far-fetched.
Someone who had never experienced flying before would need time to adjust on their first flight.
After all, this was not like standing on solid ground, something they had done for more than a decade.
In Mother Earth's embrace, you could roll around and throw tantrums without any consequences.
But in midair, someone trying to fly for the first time would find it difficult even to maintain their balance.
Not just anyone could become a Rocket Soldier.
If it were weightless floating, maintaining balance would be even harder. Tumbling through the air while moving forward would be perfectly normal.
Of course, this was a fantasy world. You couldn't judge it by the standards of an ordinary world.
The Titan Giant Ape and Zhang Tianyu were far too fast for them to catch. By the time they took off, the man and ape had already vanished without a trace.
"Er Ming, you really shouldn't have come looking for me!" Xiao Wu said reproachfully as she looked at the Titan Giant Ape.
Er Ming felt awkward.
"If you sense my aura again next time, observe from a distance first. Don't act rashly, or it'll be troublesome if you hurt my friends."
"Okay, Sister Xiao Wu..." Er Ming felt even more awkward.
Damn it, who hurt whom?!
I didn't hurt that guy at all, okay? On the contrary, he hurt me badly!
Those sword thrusts had drained quite a bit of my life force.
And those black fireballs... Even now, the places struck by them were still... Huh? They didn't hurt anymore? They weren't freezing cold anymore either? What was going on?
Could it be that my own resistance had neutralized them?
"Er Ming, do the places hit by the fireballs still feel bad?" Xiao Wu asked. "That was Tianyu's Nether Ghost Fire. It can burn the soul. It seems only he can remove it personally, otherwise it'll keep burning inside you."
"It doesn't feel bad anymore." Er Ming fell silent for a few seconds before asking, "Sister Xiao Wu, is the person you mentioned the Representative of the Death God in the human world? Or perhaps an incarnation of the Death God?"
Xiao Wu was startled. "Huh?"
Er Ming said, "That person wasn't particularly strong, but his abilities were terrifying. After his sword pierced into my body, I could clearly feel my body being corroded and my life force rapidly draining away!"
Xiao Wu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "His Martial Soul carries some sinister energy, and it can even release Netherfire to burn souls. But he isn't a bad person, and he definitely isn't some Representative of the Death God. He's an ordinary, living human. His Martial Soul mutated, so maybe it has something to do with that mutation."
Er Ming hesitated before saying, "In any case, Sister Xiao Wu, I don't recommend getting too close to that person. The Death Aura around him is far too dense. Even I feel fear in my heart. Facing him feels like facing the Death God."
Xiao Wu shook her head. "You don't understand. We've lived together day and night for six years. He takes good care of me and treats me very well. Forget it, let's not talk about this. How is Daming?"
"We're all fine. We just miss you very much."
Watching the streak of sword light fly off in another direction in the distance, Xiao Wu sighed. "As long as you're all fine, that's good. Tianyu has chased off in another direction now, so I can quickly complete my third Soul Ring. Once I'm done, I need to find him as soon as possible."
"Uh, Sister Xiao Wu..."
"Er Ming, help guard me."
"...Okay, Sister Xiao Wu."
Before long, Xiao Wu completed the self-awakening of her third Soul Ring. Her face became more mature and beautiful, while her figure grew curvier and fuller.
"Come to think of it, Tianyu doesn't need to hunt Soul Beasts either. He can obtain Soul Rings through self-awakening," Xiao Wu said. "If his Martial Soul weren't a sword, I would definitely think he was a Soul Beast that had taken human form."
"There's such a thing?" Er Ming frowned, increasingly feeling that something was wrong.
"Alright, Er Ming, I'm going to find Tianyu. Hurry back, and say hello to Daming for me."
"Uh, Sister Xiao Wu..."
Xiao Wu had already quickly departed.
Zhang Tianyu was very cooperative. Naturally, he knew that Xiao Wu needed to complete her third Soul Ring, so he deliberately wandered around outside to give her enough time.
Although the Live Map could not encompass the entire Star Dou Great Forest, it could freely search within a hundred-li radius.
So Zhang Tianyu entered Meng Yiran's name.
That Man Faced Demon Spider is mine!
Tang San absolutely can't be allowed to obtain the Eight Spider Soul Bone!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sword light flashed, sword qi crisscrossed, and the Man Faced Demon Spider was directly shredded into minced meat.
"Notification: Successfully extracted the Eight Spider Soul Bone from the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse. It has been placed in the system storage space. The host may activate and equip it directly, or gift it to another person."
"Huh?" Zhang Tianyu was a little dumbfounded when he heard the notification. "So this Man Faced Demon Spider is guaranteed to drop a Soul Bone?"
"Yes," the system said. "No matter who kills it, it will drop a Soul Bone."
"Damn, what other Soul Beasts are guaranteed to drop Soul Bones? Can you tell me?" Zhang Tianyu's eyes lit up!
Soul Bones were worth a fortune!
"Of course. The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python are guaranteed to drop Soul Bones."
Zhang Tianyu: ...
Did that need saying? As if I didn't know that!
"The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King of Hanhai is also guaranteed to drop a Soul Bone," the system continued.
"Mm, and besides that, the leaders of the Upper Three Sects are also guaranteed to drop Soul Bones, right?" Zhang Tianyu asked sarcastically.
"Yes, you're very smart," the system praised.
Meng Yiran Is Very Open-Minded!
"Thanks for the compliment. Can I beat any of those guys?" Zhang Tianyu said irritably. "I mean ones like the Man Faced Demon Spider—ones I can beat that are guaranteed to drop Soul Bones."
"If you encounter any in the future, I will actively remind you," the system said.
Just as Zhang Tianyu was about to speak, a familiar voice sounded behind him. "You... you are?!"
Zhang Tianyu turned around. Sure enough, Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang had appeared.
An old man with completely white hair and beard had appeared with them this time. Naturally, it was Dragon Duke Meng Shu.
"Kid, we really are fated!" Chao Tianxiang's eyes also lit up.
As she spoke, she whispered something into Meng Shu's ear.
Meng Shu's eyes lit up as well. "So you're Zhang Tianyu. Mm, not bad, not bad. You certainly look distinguished. I heard you became a Soul Elder at the age of twelve?"
"Yes." Zhang Tianyu summoned Huangquan, and three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—emerged from his body.
"Very good! Very good!" Meng Shu was clearly quite satisfied. Smiling, he said, "We tracked this Man Faced Demon Spider for an entire day, and we exhausted all the times it could spit spider silk. We put in considerable effort. Originally, seeing it get so easily killed by someone else would naturally make us very unhappy. You would be unhappy too, wouldn't you?"
"Such is Fate. It can't be helped." Zhang Tianyu spread his hands. "It wanted to kill me. I couldn't exactly refuse to fight back, could I?"
Meng Shu sneered. "Hmph, you're quite eloquent..."
"In any case, I won't join your family. How do you want to settle this? Just name your terms." Zhang Tianyu said.
All three of them were stunned. Chao Tianxiang exchanged a glance with Meng Shu.
Damn, how did this kid know what they wanted to say?
Meng Shu was a little slow to react. He turned to Meng Yiran, intending to ask for her opinion.
But when he turned his head, he saw Meng Yiran staring at Zhang Tianyu with a lovestruck expression.
And it wasn't the ordinary kind of lovestruck expression. It was more like... the kind that came from deep brainwashing.
What was wrong with my granddaughter? Did she take the wrong medicine?
The kid looked decent enough, but was there any need to look at him like a starving wolf?
Could this kid have something special about him?
With that thought, Dragon Duke turned around and carefully examined Zhang Tianyu.
The moment he looked, he noticed something.
Intermediate Snake Musk!
And it was still active!
Dragon Duke's Martial Soul was the Dragon Cane!
Although the Dragon Cane was much more advanced than the Serpent Cane, according to the settings provided by the system, the Dragon Cane Martial Soul would also be affected by Snake Musk. It was simply not as obvious as with the Serpent Cane.
So when Dragon Duke Meng Shu stared at him, hey, this kid... Why did he look more and more pleasing the longer he looked?
Mm, not only did he look more and more pleasing, but he gradually gave off a sense of closeness, as though they shared blood ties as family.
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