The Titan Giant Ape Falls, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Qian Renxue froze briefly.

"Grandpa, this is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"Are you afraid?"

Qian Renxue shook her head.

"I'm not afraid."

"It's just that even an ordinary Soul Master's ninth Soul Ring might not reach a hundred thousand years."

"And this is only my seventh Soul Ring."

Qian Daoliu said, "You've been tempered by Immortal Herbs, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and whale rubber."

"Your body already far surpasses that of an ordinary Soul Saint."

"The Ice and Fire Golden Body can also protect your meridians and internal organs."

"As long as I suppress the Soul Beast's will within the Soul Ring for you, you'll be able to absorb it."

Qian Renxue looked toward the other side of the stream.

The Titan Giant Ape had raised both arms again.

Its two enormous fists struck its chest.

The heavy impact stirred up a ring of surging air.

The surrounding gravity changed with it.

Liu Erlong's feet sank into the earth.

She tried to move, but her body felt as though a mountain were weighing down on it.

"Gravity Domain."

Liu Erlong gritted her teeth.

"This Titan Giant Ape has already taken us for intruders."

Qian Daoliu raised his right hand.

A layer of golden radiance spread from his palm.

The Gravity Domain released by the Titan Giant Ape shattered on the spot.

The pressure on Liu Erlong vanished with it.

She raised her face and looked at Qian Daoliu again.

The hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape's innate domain had failed to last even a moment.

The Titan Giant Ape sensed its domain disappear.

It suddenly took a step forward.

Its enormous foot cut through the stream, which was dozens of meters wide.

Great sprays of water shot into the air.

The Titan Giant Ape bent down, its thick legs driving upward together.

Boom!

The ground caved in.

Its massive body leaped from the other side of the stream.

A pitch-black shadow quickly covered the sky.

Liu Erlong looked up.

A fist larger than a house was hurtling down.

The fist had yet to reach them.

The surrounding ground was already splitting apart in succession.

The crowns of the ancient trees were pressed downward.

All the water in the stream was forced to either side.

Liu Erlong released her Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

Seven Soul Rings rose from beneath her feet.

She tried to take Qian Renxue away.

But Qian Daoliu raised his left hand.

"Stay here."

Liu Erlong stopped in her tracks.

Golden divine light had already enveloped her and Qian Renxue.

The Titan Giant Ape's enormous fist slammed down.

Qian Daoliu did not release his Martial Soul.

He merely extended his right hand, spreading his fingers.

Fist met palm.

Bang!

A ring of surging air exploded between them.

The ancient trees on both sides snapped at once.

Large swaths of rock were swept into the air, then crumbled into drifting powder.

The blades of grass beneath Qian Daoliu's feet swayed gently.

His body did not move an inch.

The Titan Giant Ape's enormous fist, meanwhile, stopped before his palm.

Liu Erlong watched the scene before her.

Her breathing gradually came to a halt.

The Titan Giant Ape's greatest strength was its power, enough to overwhelm Soul Beasts of the same level.

Even a Titled Douluo would not dare take its head-on punch barehanded.

The Titan Giant Ape was hundreds of times Qian Daoliu's size.

Yet that slender hand steadily supported its fist.

Qian Daoliu curled his fingers slightly.

Crack!

The hardened outer layer of the Titan Giant Ape's fist split apart in succession.

Blood flowed down between its fingers.

It immediately tried to pull its arm back.

But Qian Daoliu did not let go.

The Titan Giant Ape pulled its body backward.

Its two enormous feet plowed deep furrows through the ground.

Qian Daoliu remained where he stood.

His right hand held one of the Titan Giant Ape's fingers.

No matter how much strength this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast exerted, it could not withdraw its hand.

The Fire Dragon Martial Soul within Liu Erlong withdrew on its own.

She finally truly understood what Level 100 meant.

Qian Daoliu had not relied on angel divine power to block the Titan Giant Ape.

He had only used his own strength.

The Titan Giant Ape raised its other enormous fist.

Qian Daoliu casually swung his arm to the side.

The massive body immediately lost its balance.

He swung the Titan Giant Ape, dozens of meters tall, into the air with one hand.

Its enormous body arced through the air and slammed heavily beside the stream.

Boom!

The earth sank inward.

The stream's course was completely diverted.

Dirt and shattered stones shot high into the sky.

The Titan Giant Ape lay in the deep pit.

It shook its head, trying to stand again.

Qian Daoliu had already appeared before the space between its brows.

His white hair fluttered gently in the rushing air.

His Golden Robe remained immaculate as he pointed the fingers of his right hand forward together.

A speck of holy radiance gathered at his fingertips.

Sensing the threat of death, the Titan Giant Ape's eyes rapidly turned red.

A hundred thousand years of Soul Power erupted fully from within its body.

Its black fur flared outward.

A thick layer of earthen-yellow light covered its entire body.

The Gravity Domain descended once more.

The ground around the deep pit continued to sink.

Liu Erlong was just about to mobilize her Soul Power to resist.

Qian Daoliu had already brought his finger down.

Shhk!

Golden divine light pierced through the space between the Titan Giant Ape's brows.

The earthen-yellow light covering its body vanished instantly.

The arm the Titan Giant Ape had just raised fell back down.

Boom!

Its enormous palm struck the edge of the deep pit, and its crimson eyes gradually lost their luster.

Its immense aura of life was also rapidly dissipating.

From the Titan Giant Ape taking the initiative to attack to its collapse in the deep pit.

The entire process had taken only a moment.

Qian Renxue delivered the finishing blow.

Qian Daoliu slowly descended to the ground.

A Crimson Soul Ring condensed above the Titan Giant Ape's corpse.

Red radiance illuminated the nearby forest.

The lingering pressure of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast spread outward.

The Soul Beasts fleeing in the distance ran even faster.

Liu Erlong came to the edge of the deep pit.

She stared at the Titan Giant Ape, which had already lost its aura of life, and did not look away for a long time.

This was no ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The Titan Giant Ape possessed a top-tier bloodline.

Its combat strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Even several Titled Douluo joining forces to surround and attack it might not have been able to keep it here.

Yet Qian Daoliu had not released his Martial Soul.

He had not used a Soul Skill.

First, he had caught the Titan Giant Ape's fist with one hand.

Then he had swung it into a deep pit single-handedly.

Finally, he had pierced the space between its brows with one finger.

Liu Erlong looked toward that white-haired figure.

She had already seen Qian Daoliu crush the Golden Sacred Dragon with one finger.

She had also seen the Angel Space-Rending Sword slay Flender.

Only now did she clearly understand that Qian Daoliu had never fought seriously before.

Before such power, the Golden Iron Triangle truly did not even amount to a joke.

Qian Renxue came to her grandfather's side.

Her gaze fell on the Titan Giant Ape's Crimson Soul Ring.

"Grandpa."

"Can I really absorb it?"

"Yes."

Qian Daoliu raised his hand and rested it on Qian Renxue's shoulder.

"Rest for a night first."

"Get yourself into peak condition before you begin absorbing it."

Qian Renxue did not push herself.

The temptation of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was immense.

She understood even more clearly what dangers she would have to endure to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"All right."

Qian Daoliu waved his hand.

Angel divine power formed a golden barrier, enveloping the Titan Giant Ape's corpse and Soul Ring within it.

The Soul Ring would not dissipate.

The lingering Soul Beast aura could not escape the barrier either.

Liu Erlong took the initiative to walk over to the stream.

"Senior, I'll prepare a place to rest."

She soon cleared a patch of ground.

Nearby broken ancient trees were sliced into neat logs by her fire dragon Soul Power.

A campfire sprang up in the center of the clearing.

The firelight illuminated the gradually darkening forest.

Qian Renxue sat on a clean log.

She raised a slender hand and gathered the long golden hair spilling down her back over her chest.

After all the flying and fighting along the way, her silky hair had become slightly disheveled.

A tiny leaf was still hidden among its ends.

Qian Renxue searched for a while but still failed to remove it.

Qian Daoliu came up behind her.

He reached out and plucked the leaf from her golden hair.

Qian Renxue lifted her face.

"Grandpa, are there any more in the back?"

"No."

She took a Jade Comb from her Storage Soul Tool.

Her long golden hair spilled over her white dress, reaching all the way to her slender waist.

Qian Renxue combed it a few times, but the ends tangled together.

She had only recently refined the whale rubber and had then continued traveling without pause.

The abundant blood and vitality within her gave her skin a faint rosy glow.

The Angel Runes between her brows gleamed gold in the firelight.

Qian Daoliu took the Jade Comb.

"Sit still."

Qian Renxue immediately turned around.

She sat on the log with her back to her grandfather, her hands resting in the folds of her white skirt.

Qian Daoliu separated her long hair.

The Jade Comb slowly passed down through it.

The tangled ends gradually became smooth.

Qian Renxue straightened her back.

She felt her grandfather's palm occasionally brush through her hair, and her taut nerves gradually relaxed.

"Grandpa."

"You used to comb my hair too."

"When?"

"The day I awakened my Martial Soul at six."

Qian Renxue gave a soft laugh.

"The maid had messed up my hair while combing it."

"In the end, you were the one who fixed it for me."

Qian Daoliu placed the Jade Comb in her hand.

"It's done."

Qian Renxue turned around.

Her neatly combed golden hair fell over her shoulders.

A few strands clung to her fair cheeks, and she raised a hand to tuck them behind her ears.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Liu Erlong sat on the other side of the campfire.

As she watched the grandfather and granddaughter interact so naturally, some of the awe in her eyes gradually faded.

Facing an enemy, Qian Daoliu could decide a Titled Douluo's life or death with a lift of his hand.

Facing Qian Renxue, however, he would patiently comb her hair for her.

Liu Erlong lowered her head and stirred the campfire before her.

She recalled her own childhood.

Yu Luomian had never taken care of her like that.

Between father and daughter, there had mostly been only distance.

Qian Renxue truly had an enviable grandfather.

Night fell completely.

Qian Renxue went into her tent to rest.

Liu Erlong sat beside the campfire, volunteering to keep watch.

Qian Daoliu stood at the edge of the stream.

He looked at the Titan Giant Ape's Soul Ring within the golden barrier.

A powerful remnant of the Soul Beast's will still lingered within the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Qian Daoliu raised his right hand.

Angel Divine Power passed through the barrier and merged into the Crimson Soul Ring.

The Titan Giant Ape's lingering savage will was suppressed by the divine power.

Golden Angel Runes appeared one after another on the Soul Ring's surface.

Noticing the change, Liu Erlong came up behind him.

"Senior, are you purifying the Soul Ring?"

"Merely suppressing its will."

Qian Daoliu said, "The power within the Soul Ring will not diminish."

Liu Erlong looked at the red Soul Ring.

"The energy of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring far exceeds that of an ordinary Soul Ring."

"The young mistress is only at rank seventy."

"Even if her body is strong enough, the mental impact will still be extremely dangerous."

"With me here, nothing will go wrong."

Liu Erlong nodded slightly.

She looked at Qian Daoliu again.

Moonlight fell through gaps in the leaves, shining on his white hair and Golden Robe.

His nearly perfect face still bore no trace of the passing years.

Liu Erlong hesitated for a moment.

"Senior."

"Why were you willing to take me in?"

Qian Daoliu did not turn around.

"You possess the Fire Dragon Martial Soul."

"Your rank seventy-eight cultivation is not too poor."

"Since you were willing to submit, I gave you a chance."

Liu Erlong lowered her eyes.

It was only because she still had value.

The answer was very direct.

Instead, Liu Erlong relaxed.

At least Qian Daoliu had not soothed her with false promises.

"I will prove my worth."

"Go and rest."

"You still need to stand guard for Xue'er tomorrow."

Liu Erlong voiced her assent.

She turned and walked toward another tent.

Her long black dress swayed gently with her steps.

Her long legs emerged alternately from beneath its hem.

When she reached the tent, Liu Erlong glanced back.

Qian Daoliu still stood beneath the moonlight.

Golden Divine Runes encircled the Titan Giant Ape's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Liu Erlong withdrew her gaze.

She lifted the tent flap and stepped inside.

The next day.

Early morning.

Qian Renxue finished meditating.

She stepped out of her tent.

She had changed out of her white dress into gold-and-white Training Clothes that allowed greater freedom of movement.

The fabric fit snugly around her slender waist.

Golden patterns extended downward from the collar.

Her trousers encased her two straight, beautiful legs.

A pair of tall white boots crossed the grass and stopped before Qian Daoliu.

Qian Renxue had tied her long golden hair into a high ponytail.

The hair ribbon was the very accessory her grandfather had retrieved for her earlier.

"Grandpa."

"I'm ready."

Qian Daoliu looked at her.

After a night of recovery, Qian Renxue's Soul Power had returned to its peak.

Her mental state was likewise in good condition.

"Begin."

The golden barrier slowly opened.

The Crimson Soul Ring flew out from above the Titan Giant Ape's corpse.

Its hundred-thousand-year pressure enveloped the forest once more.

Qian Renxue came to the center of the clearing.

She sat down cross-legged.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul rose behind her.

Three pairs of golden wings slowly unfurled.

Six Soul Rings appeared in succession beneath her feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.

Qian Daoliu stood behind her.

His right hand settled on top of Qian Renxue's head.

"Draw the Soul Ring toward you."

Qian Renxue closed her eyes.

Her golden Soul Power formed a thin thread, connecting to the Titan Giant Ape's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The Crimson Soul Ring slowly moved.

It reached the space above Qian Renxue, then rapidly contracted.

Boom!

Vast Soul Power poured into Qian Renxue's body.

The surging waves of Soul Power blew her gold-and-white Training Clothes outward.

Her high golden ponytail streamed out behind her.

Her fair face rapidly flushed red.

The moment the hundred-thousand-year Soul Power entered her meridians, Qian Renxue's body came under immense pressure.

Her meridians continually expanded.

Faint sounds also came from her bones and flesh under the onslaught of Soul Power.

Qian Renxue's brows knitted tightly.

She did not interrupt the absorption.

The Angel Meditation Method rapidly circulated.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul shed great swathes of sacred radiance, protecting her body.

The Ice and Fire Golden Body activated as well.

Two powers, ice blue and crimson, emerged beneath her skin.

Each time the hundred-thousand-year Soul Power battered her meridians, the power of ice and fire immediately repaired the damage.

Qian Daoliu poured angel divine power into her Sea of Consciousness.

The phantom of an enormous Titan Giant Ape was taking shape within it.

It had only just raised its massive fist.

A Six-Winged Angel manifested amid the golden divine light.

Three pairs of wings spread outward.

The Titan Giant Ape phantom was immediately pinned to the bottom of the Sea of Consciousness.

Qian Daoliu curled his five fingers slightly inward.

Golden Chains descended from the Six-Winged Angel's palm.

They passed through the Titan Giant Ape phantom, completely sealing away the lingering will of the soul beast.

The mental pressure Qian Renxue bore rapidly eased.

Liu Erlong stood at the edge of the clearing.

She did not dare get too close.

The energy shock produced by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had already exceeded what a Soul Saint could withstand.

Liu Erlong looked at Qian Daoliu's palm resting on top of Qian Renxue's head.

He needed only to divert a wisp of divine power to suppress the Titan Giant Ape's remnant soul.

Such means had already surpassed her understanding of soul masters.

Time continued to pass.

The Crimson Soul Ring gradually stabilized.

It slowly revolved around Qian Renxue's body.

Drawn by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, the first six soul rings revolved faster and faster.

The form of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul began to grow solid.

Golden feathers appeared one by one.

Divine patterns spread along the wings toward the body.