Everything had happened too fast. In just two breaths, the Shrek group had watched Huo Yuhao get caught by the Titan Giant Ape, then flung away like trash, vanishing from sight.
As they watched Huo Yuhao being thrown into the forest behind them, the Spiritual Detection Sharing linking him to them disappeared a second later. By then, everyone in the Shrek group thought his chances of survival were slim. Xiao Wu froze at the sight.
Huo Yuhao immediately severed his connection with the Shrek group as he flew through the air, then activated his Snow Maiden Martial Soul. His first Soul Skill, Ice Feather Wings, took effect, and a pair of wings appeared on his back. Once he steadied himself, he flew toward the Lake of Life.
After throwing Huo Yuhao away, the Titan Giant Ape did not stop. With another quick movement, it grabbed Xiao Wu, who was still frozen in place.
Everyone in the Shrek group, from Zhao Wuji to the others, wore expressions of despair. In less than a minute, their group had lost two people: one whose fate was unknown, and another who was being held in the Titan Giant Ape's hand. Before it, they were like little stones, picked up and discarded at will.
Seeing Xiao Wu caught, Tang San's eyes reddened, and he hurled hidden weapons at the Titan Giant Ape without pause. The others hurried into action as well. At the very least, they had to rescue Xiao Wu alive from its grasp. Yet none of their attacks, whether Tang San's hidden weapons or Zhao Wuji's full-powered strike as a Soul Saint, amounted to so much as a mosquito bite against the Titan Giant Ape.
Coming back to her senses, Xiao Wu took in her situation, then looked down at everyone fighting below.