The moment Zhao Wuji saw the outline of this colossal creature, his heart turned ice-cold, and he almost clenched his teeth to pieces on the spot!
There was no time for any extra thought, not even time to unleash the Martial Soul Avatar. The mountain-like behemoth simply raised its thick arm covered with a tough layer of keratin and swung it violently through the air!
The violent shockwave transformed into a visible white torrent that roared down!
Bang--!
Zhao Wuji, who took the hit head-on, felt as if a roaring flying peak had struck his chest!
Zhao Wuji's burly body flew backward dozens of meters like a kite with a broken string, crashing into four or five large trees along the way, and spitting out a mouthful of scalding blood mist!
The sudden turn of events completely paralyzed and threw the entire team into chaos!
Before Dai Mubai and the others could recover from their shock, the Titan Giant Ape didn't even glance at its defeated opponent on the ground. Its massive, black, hairy hand, which blotted out the sky, descended from mid-air with lightning speed and precisely captured the petite pink figure in the center of the group!
It's Xiao Wu!
" Xiao Wu--!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and two bloody gashes appeared at the corners of his eyes. He let out a desperate and shrill scream, as if he had gone mad!
He pushed off the ground with both feet, and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Flying God Claw from his sleeves were unleashed!
However, the black-haired giant ape completely ignored these insignificant attacks. It spewed a scorching white blast of air from its nostrils, protected the girl in its palm with one arm, and slammed its massive hind leg into the ground!
Whoosh!
The earth cracked open, and the giant ape's enormous, mountain-like black body transformed into a black shadow that howled like a whirlwind. It leaped across the canopy of ancient trees, crossing hill after hill in the blink of an eye, and sped away into the vast and deep inner forest!
" Xiao Wu! Give Xiao Wu back to me!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot and wide as a bull. He used his full power to use the Perplexing Track to chase after them.
at the same time.
On a precipitous rocky ridge, just two miles from the scene of the incident.
Xiao Xuan, who was walking along the predetermined route, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Such a commotion..."
Xiao Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked to his right.
The creature that could cause this commotion is most likely Soul Beast that is over ten thousand years old.
But he happened to possess a ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring...
However, after careful consideration, Xiao Xuan felt more at ease after putting away the Lone Bamboo, which was the main material for fusion.
After all, the Star Dou Great Forest is full of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Immediately, Xiao Xuan quickened his pace and hurried towards the valley ahead.
On the other side, even with Tang San using his full power of the Perplexing Track, he still couldn't catch up with Er Ming.
" Xiao Wu--!"
Above the treetop, Tang San's face was contorted, blood and tears streaming from the corners of his eyes. He pushed the internal energy of his Mysterious Heaven Skill to its limit, and his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track left behind blurry afterimages.
However, the Titan Giant Ape's speed was unbelievable. Even though Tang San disregarded the damage to his meridians and frantically increased his speed, that mountain-like black iron shadow eventually disappeared completely into the vast and continuous inner circle forest.
In the vast sea of trees, there's nowhere to chase after him!
An overwhelming sense of powerlessness mixed with raging fury nearly burst Tang San's chest apart!
Just as Tang San gritted his teeth and landed on a patch of messy gravel, panting heavily—
Sizzle--!
From the depths of the dense thorn forest to the side, several ear-piercing, violent thunderclaps erupted without warning!
A thick, long vine, its entire body gleaming with a dark, bluish-purple light, lashed out through the air, its surface crackling with countless silver-white arcs of electricity, like an enraged lightning serpent, carrying a fierce wind pressure as it lashed down hard at Tang San's face!
"Get out of here!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, his reason largely consumed by his violent rage.
Faced with the long vines lashing at him, he treated them as ordinary plant Soul Beast blocking his way, not even bothering to give them a second glance. He gathered the power of the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon in his backhand, attempting to forcibly grab the vines and use their force against them!
However!
Just as the force of Tang San's palm touched the section of the purplish-black vine, a sudden change occurred!
Sizzle--!
That was no ordinary plant sap; a violent, scorching, and destructive force of heaven and earth thunder surged violently against the invisible energy of the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon Technique!
Hmm--!
Tang San felt as if his entire forearm had been struck head-on by Lie Yan thunder hammer. His blood surged, his hair stood on end, and his protective Soul Power was forcibly torn apart by the fierce and domineering arc of electricity!
Intense numbness and burning pain spread wildly from the meridians in his palm. Tang San's expression changed drastically. He hastily changed direction with his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and rolled backward several feet away in a very disheveled manner. His back slammed heavily into a broken boulder, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly raised his eyelids and was shocked to see the enormous creature that had suddenly appeared before him.
It was an ancient, magical vine rooted in the very center of the scorched, frozen soil!
The trunk is as thick as a bucket, and its whole body has a deep and restrained dark purple color of lightning crystal. Dozens of long vines covered with sharp barbs twist and turn wildly in mid-air. Between the friction of the branches and leaves, they spontaneously cause the air within a radius of several dozen feet to surge with dense dark blue electric arcs!
The air was thick with a pungent, acrid smell of burning and a chilling atmosphere!
Even more astonishing is the number of thunder patterns naturally etched on its main bark, clearly indicating its terrifying cultivation level.
Ten thousand years!
" Xiao San! Step back!"
Zhao Wuji, along with Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others, arrived breathlessly.
Zhao Wuji glanced at the ancient demonic vine swirling with lightning, and his heart trembled violently.
"Everyone form a defensive formation and retreat! This is a Ferocious Beast, a mutated lightning-type plant, over ten thousand years old! We cannot confront it head-on!"
With Xiao Wu's fate unknown and the entire team already suffering heavy casualties and in a state of panic, the experienced Zhao Wuji naturally wanted to lead the team to retreat immediately in the face of this indescribable, millennia-old alien species.
However, Tang San, who was kneeling in the rubble pit, gritted his teeth and stood up. His black hair was disheveled, and he stared intently at the violently writhing vine, his eyes flashing with obsessive fanaticism and greed.
" Teacher Zhao! Don't leave!"
Tang San took a deep breath and hurriedly tried to explain:
"Students are well-versed in... cough, well-versed in all kinds of rare pharmacopoeias! This beast is rare, and its vines contain the essence of lightning strikes from heaven and earth. The thunder marrow of its main trunk and its outer skin are both high-grade spiritual medicines that are priceless!"
If we were to kill it and bring it out of the dense forest, its body alone would be enough to fetch an immeasurable fortune at the auction house!
Tang San clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, his voice carrying a hint of barely suppressed madness:
"We can't catch the Titan Giant Ape, are we really going to flee from even this wretched plant trapped in place?!"
Upon hearing the words "worth a thousand pieces of gold," Zhao Wuji had originally planned to retreat, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Shrek Academy has been struggling to make ends meet and is in dire need of funds. The expenses of maintaining its faculty and students have long been a major headache for Zhao Wuji and Flender.
If one could also obtain the rare carcass of a ten-thousand-year-old mythical beast to make up for the losses, it would truly be a windfall!