The next morning, the first light of dawn broke at the entrance to the Pope's Palace.
Ghost Leopard and Ling Yuan had arrived. The two stood at the bottom of the stone steps, talking in hushed tones.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei followed closely behind, walking side by side with almost identical steps.
Ghost Leopard and Ling Yuan weren't particularly concerned when they saw that Yue Guan and Gui Mei were accompanied by Gui Yuan.
Both of them assumed that Gui Yuan had come to see them off.
Ling Yuan Douluo walked forward with a smile, squatted down, and gently rubbed Gui Yuan's face with both hands. " Gui Yuan, did you come to see us off?"
She pinched Gui Yuan's cheek with her fingertips, a touch of indulgent force.
Gui Yuan removed her hand with a helpless expression. "Sister Ling Yuan, I was planning to go with you, not come to see you off."
Although Ling Yuan was happy to hear Gui Yuan call her "sister," she was stunned when she heard this.
She turned to look at Yue Guan and Gui Mei, her eyes filled with doubt. "Is he going too?"
Ghost Leopard frowned as well. "Don't you know how dangerous this trip is? How could you let him come along?"
Yue Guan smiled slightly, "There's a reason for that. Let's wait for His Holiness the Pope."
Ghost Leopard curled his lip and said nothing more.
Neither of Gui Yuan's two fathers had any objections, so as an outsider, he shouldn't interfere.
After all, these two are the ones who love Gui Yuan the most.
Although Gui Yuan is nominally the adopted son of Yue Guan and Gui Mei, strictly speaking, Gui Yuan can be considered their biological son.
After all, the bloodline within Gui Yuan was drawn from and condensed from the bloodline power of these two people.
It can be said that Yue Guan became a mother without pain.
As for why it's not Gui Mei? That's because Yue Guan is male but has a female appearance.
After waiting for a while, Bibi Dong came out of the Pope's Palace.
She saw Gui Yuan there, and paused slightly, but didn't think much of it, assuming he was there to see her off.
Then, Yue Guan and Gui Mei stepped forward and explained Gui Yuan's thoughts and reasons in detail.
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong remained silent for a moment, her gaze lingering on Gui Yuan for a few seconds.
"Since there's a chance to overcome the limitation of being unable to move during the use of the Two-Level Stillness Domain, let's give it a try."
She looked at Gui Yuan: "But you must be careful."
Gui Yuan nodded vigorously. "Understood, teacher."
Just as the group was about to set off, a blue figure suddenly streaked across the distant sky.
Azure Luan Douluo descended from the sky and landed steadily in front of the group.
"I've come with you; the Great Enshrined instructed me to."
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice turning colder. "Whatever you say."
Azure Luan didn't care and directly released her Martial Soul Avatar.
His body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a giant bird with a completely blue body.
Its feathers were as translucent as jade, gleaming with a warm luster in the morning light. Its wingspan was more than ten meters, and its tail feathers trailed long, slender blue streaks.
"Come up," came the voice of the Azure Luan from its head.
Gui Yuan and the others leaped onto the bird's back and steadied themselves.
With a sudden flap of its wings, the Azure Luan Phoenix stirred up a gust of air from the dust on the ground, and then its entire body soared into the air, flying at an extremely fast speed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
The wind whistled in my ears, and the mountains and rivers beneath my feet rushed past like a painting.
At this moment, inside the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's team has arrived at the outer edge of the Mixed Zone.
Leading the way were Chen Xin and Gu Rong. Chen Xin walked at the very front, his gaze sweeping across the surrounding dense forest like a sword.
Gu Rong stood beside Ning Fengzhi, leaning slightly forward, ready to guard against any potential danger.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples who followed were about fifty people, the lowest level of whom was Soul King.
These people split into several small teams and spread out to search the surrounding areas.
Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. He had already ordered his disciples to expand the search area for two days, but they still hadn't found any trace of the Titan Giant Ape.
"Uncle Gu," Ning Fengzhi turned to look at Gu Rong, "It seems we need to enter the Core Zone."
Gu Rong nodded. "I wonder if that Titan Giant Ape's injuries have healed yet. We've taken a little too long to prepare. We need to hurry and get there before the Spirit Hall."
Chen Xin also spoke up, " The Core Zone is indeed dangerous, but with me and Old Bones here, a mere Titan Giant Ape is no big problem."
Ning Fengzhi nodded. "Let's continue."
The team continued its advance towards the Core Zone.
Three more days passed.
After days of searching, the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School finally discovered some unusual traces in a dense forest on the edge of the Core Zone.
It was a series of deep footprints, almost half a meter deep, each step like a heavy hammer blow to the ground.
The footprints pointed towards a lake not far away.
"Over there." Gu Rong squinted, looking in the direction of the footprints. " The Titan Giant Ape should be near that lake."
Ning Fengzhi raised his hand. "Everyone, get ready."
The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect quickly formed ranks, their Soul Power surging within them.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong exchanged a glance, and then moved at the same time.
The Gu Rong tree vanished instantly, reappearing atop its canopy at the edge of the lake the next moment.
He looked down and saw a huge black ape lying on a boulder by the lake, seemingly resting with its eyes closed.
"Found it," Gu Rong said coldly.
Without hesitation, he released his Martial Soul.
The Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and a large number of pale white bone spikes rose from the ground around the Titan Giant Ape, piercing towards it like a cage.
The bone spurs moved extremely fast, their sharp tips gleaming coldly in the sunlight.
The Titan Giant Ape suddenly opened its eyes. The moment it sensed the threat, its massive body sprang up and slammed its paws into the ground.
boom!
A halo of earthy yellow light exploded from beneath its feet, shattering most of the bone spikes.
But Chen Xin was already moved. He held the Seven Kill Sword, and his Seventh Soul Ring shone brightly. " Seventh Soul Skill, Seven Kill Avatar!"
His figure swelled dramatically amidst the sword light, and a towering five-meter-tall phantom of the Seven Kill Sword appeared behind him. Immediately afterward, Chen Xin's Sixth Soul Ring lit up. " Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!"
Centered on the Seven Kill Sword, thousands of sword shadows coalesced and poured down on the Titan Giant Ape like a torrential rain.
Each sword shadow carried a sharp killing intent, cutting through the air with a shrill sound.
Ning Fengzhi attacked simultaneously, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in his hand shimmering with light, and his Fifth Soul Ring lit up. "Fifth: Attack!"
A beam of light fell upon Chen Xin, instantly increasing his attack power by eighty percent.
The myriad sword shadows, amplified by the amplifying power, caused their power to surge.
The Titan Giant Ape roared and activated its Gravity Domain.
The yellowish-brown halo instantly covered an area of a hundred meters in radius. The sword shadows were pulled by an invisible gravity the moment they entered the area, their trajectories were deflected by more than half, and their power was also greatly reduced.