The moment those words fell.
A familiar figure stopped overhead, holding a long-handled weapon and wearing a mask.
Even against the light, everyone could see what looked like two extraordinary beams shooting from that figure's eyes.
One beam was purplish black, as though it contained an endless hell.
The other was sacred gold, as though gods and Buddhas filled its depths; a single glance could make one feel compelled to prostrate oneself in worship.
"Aooo-!!!!!"
At the sight, the Titan Giant Ape immediately pounded his chest and howled toward the sky. Piercing sound waves spread in every direction, as though he were declaring to the figure above that he alone was the king of this forest.
"Threatening me?"
"You think you're worthy?"
"I don't much like beating around the bush, and I have a bad temper. From the moment I awakened my Martial Soul until now, I've always been the one bullying others. No one has ever dared bully me."
"If another Soul Master sets their sights on you, you might not die. But if I set my sights on you, you'll die quite quickly. You might even beg me to hurry up and kill you."
That voice, so indifferent that it utterly disregarded the Titan Giant Ape, echoed softly through the forest like a fine rain in early winter.
It seemed light and gentle, yet it could chill you to the depths of your heart.
"Look!"
"That weapon in Yang Jian's hand!!"
Ning Rongrong, who had been waiting for death with her eyes closed, was now pointing at Yang Jian overhead with hot tears streaming down her face.
Those words drew everyone's attention once more.
Just then, both the three-colored pillar of light and the two-colored light from his eyes had faded. One glance was all it took for the weapon in Yang Jian's hand to seize everyone's attention.
The blade was forged of Kunlun immortal iron, fired in the furnace by Yuanshi's own hands.
Its edges rose like twin stars above tall towers, its points like three peaks piercing the clouds.
Across heaven and earth, few could rival it, as young Yang twisted, turned, and leaped.
Three thousand days and nights nurtured its true essence; revealed at last, it displayed its divine might!
What a wondrous treasure of divine justice!
Truly a divine weapon, a peerless blade! A heavenly edge of the nine skies!! The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade!!!
[Ding! Detected a surge in Ma Hongjun's excitement, pride, and other emotions. Reward: current constitution increased by 10%.] [Ding! Detected an intensification of Dai Mubai's excitement, shock, and other emotions. Reward: current attack and defense both increased by 10%.] [Ding! Detected Ning Rongrong's heart fluttering like a startled fawn, her thoughts running wild like a restless monkey and a galloping horse, and other emotions reaching their peak. Reward: Tier Two Seven Treasure Card · Ning Rongrong.] [Tier Two Seven Treasure Card · Ning Rongrong: after use, grants a 60% increase to current strength and a 60% increase to current speed. Limited to 2 minutes per use, twice per day. This card has been deeply bound to Ning Rongrong and may fluctuate according to her strength.] [Ding! Detected...] [...]
"Holy shit, is this still the boss I know?!"
"Damn! Since when could Bastard Yang pull something like this off?"
"Aaaaaah-those lines were incredible! You're amazing, big brother! I love you so much!! Go, big brother!!!"
"Brother Yang, that blade... looks like a divine artifact."
"..."
Everyone from Shrek, including Flender and Zhao Wuji, was deeply shaken by the sight.
Almost simultaneously, they all contributed another wave of emotion rewards to Yang Jian.
That Tier Two Seven Treasure Card, in particular, was practically another divine artifact.
Its duration might have been only two minutes, but with the Persona Mask on, Yang Jian already possessed rank eighty-five Soul Power. With another sixty-percent boost, his reserves of Soul Power would far exceed those of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
Add to that his constitution, which had been strengthened who knew how many times, and never mind the Titan Giant Ape before him-even against the Sky Azure Bull Python deep within the forest, Yang Jian would not flinch.
"Roar-!!!!!"
The Titan Giant Ape seemed to have been truly enraged by Yang Jian's words.
With a furious roar, he thrust both legs against the ground and leaped.
In what seemed like an instant, the Titan Giant Ape had reached a height of more than ten stories.
Towering above Yang Jian, he slammed a palm down at him.
"Just in time."
Yang Jian shifted his waist, driving his legs with it. The strength of his entire body surged into his wrist as he thrust out the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade.
A glint of cold light arrived first, followed by a spear thrust like a dragon!
"Clang-!!!!!"
Palm and blade collided, and boom, boom, boom-explosions of energy rang out.
They seemed to resound across the entire sky above the Star Dou Great Forest, shaking the surrounding rocks loose in cascading showers. Violent waves of air swept in every direction, sending dust soaring skyward.
The Titan Giant Ape's enormous body shot diagonally downward. The ground beneath his feet instantly sank several meters, and cracks spread through the surrounding grassland like the fine strands of a spiderweb.
In midair, Yang Jian still stood with his spear in hand. Though the blood throughout his body churned and his arm went numb, he did not retreat even half a step.
"Aoo-roar!"
The Titan Giant Ape suddenly felt his body sink slightly. Agony shot through the bones of his palm, and he raised his head to look at Yang Jian in midair, shock and fury mingling in his crimson beast eyes.
He truly had not expected this insignificant human, only fifteen years old, to withstand his blow without using a Soul Skill.
"Roar-!!!!!"
The Titan Giant Ape did not dwell on it. His fighting style had always been to shatter all techniques with brute force. He immediately roared again, his massive body leaping once more as his huge palm smashed toward the figure in midair, intent on crushing Yang Jian into pulp.
"No Soul Skill fluctuations?!"
"Again, no Soul Skill fluctuations!!"
Flender shouted in astonishment once more.
"No way?!"
"Doesn't that mean Boss Yang relied on nothing but physical strength for that strike?!!"
Oscar was utterly dumbfounded.
He was beginning to suspect that he was dreaming.
But clearly, the sounds reaching his ears and the oppressive pressure all around told him this was no dream.
It was ironclad reality.
[Ding! Detected Oscar...] [Ding! Detected Flender...] [...]
Another wave of emotion rewards swept in.
Feeling his strength grow even more formidable, Yang Jian immediately lifted the corners of his mouth. "Little monkey, you really are my lucky star. I'm almost reluctant to kill you now."
With that.
He whipped out another spear strike.
Man and ape actually began exchanging blows in midair just like that.
Although Yang Jian held the upper hand in their first few exchanges, the Titan Giant Ape was, after all, an overlord-level soul beast-and a hundred-thousand-year overlord-level soul beast at that.
He was highly intelligent.
After just a few exchanges with Yang Jian, he realized that Yang Jian could not remain airborne for long, and immediately unleashed his Gravity Control Domain.
With sheer force, he pressed Yang Jian straight down out of the air.
Yang Jian had only been showing off in midair to farm some emotion rewards from the Shrek group in the first place.
Now that he had already farmed two waves of emotion rewards, remaining up there would only waste his Soul Power.
Since the Titan Giant Ape had given him a step down, Yang Jian naturally took it.
"However."
"Little monkey, if you think this level of gravity can defeat me, then you've overestimated yourself far too much-and underestimated my strength far too much."
As Yang Jian spoke, he swept his right index and middle fingers across the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stems Jade Belt at his waist. A card immediately appeared between his fingers.
It was none other than one of the emotion rewards he had obtained earlier, the Temporary Soul Skill · Strength Amplification Card.
Using this card would increase the power of his current Soul Skill by 100%.
"Xiaotian!"
"Woof, woof, woof-"
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