Before the main gates of Clear Sky Castle, Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan were desperately fending off Tai Tan's attacks.
Tai Tan's offensive was ferocious, every blow carrying crushing weight. Even without using soul skills, his bare fists alone put immense pressure on them.
"Hah!"
Tai Tan threw another punch, its heavy force hurtling straight toward Bei Bei.
The fierce wind arrived first, whipping Bei Bei's hair into disarray and making his expression change drastically.
Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan stepped in front of him, using the Silver Moon before her to neutralize most of its power.
"Careful," Zhang Lexuan said softly, her attention never leaving Tai Tan.
Bei Bei gave Zhang Lexuan a conflicted look. During the earlier True Heart Questions Love segment, he had already learned how she felt about him. But he only saw her as an older sister, without any deep romantic affection.
Now that they were facing this trial together and he had to rely on her protection, he had no idea how to handle those feelings.
But they had no time to let their minds wander. They exchanged a glance and nodded in silent understanding.
Though Tai Tan was powerful, Zhang Lexuan could still contend with him while he deliberately suppressed his strength. By avoiding his attacks, they had already managed to hold out for several minutes.
Yet in the next instant, Tai Tan's already formidable aura surged again, and the phantom of a black giant ape appeared behind him.
Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan immediately turned deathly pale.
Feeling the savage aura emanating from Tai Tan, Zhang Lexuan covered her mouth in shock. "Could his martial soul be the legendary Titan Giant Ape?"
As the senior sister of the Shrek Inner Court, she had become a Soul Douluo before thirty, and her eighth soul ring