#42Chapter 42 No! Xiao Wu!!
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Night fell, and the Star Dou Great Forest plunged into a deep, dark silence.
The air was thick with the scent of damp earth, mixed with the fresh aroma of grass and trees, occasionally tinged with a hint of blood.
Zhao Wuji was discussing with Tang San.
The next moment, Zhao Wuji's expression drastically changed.
"Everyone out of the tents, quickly!!!" Zhao Wuji roared.
"What's wrong?" Dai Mubai asked.
Everyone immediately left their tents.
Zhao Wuji didn't answer. "Stay behind me."
Zhao Wuji stared intently in one direction.
Just then, a gigantic figure slowly emerged.
It resembled a gorilla, with muscles as massive as small hills.
"The King of the Forest, Titan Giant Ape!!" Tang San's pupils constricted, his voice hoarse.
Hearing this, everyone trembled, cold sweat pouring down their backs, as if plunged into an ice cave.
The Titan Giant Ape!
It was a 100,000-year Spirit Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest!
The King of the Star Dou Great Forest!
This was one of the pinnacle Spirit Beasts.
Before Spirit Masters knew about fierce beasts, the Titan Giant Ape was one of the most powerful Spirit Beasts.
However, compared to those fierce beasts, it was still far inferior.
"Respected King of the Forest, we mean no harm. We can withdraw." Cold sweat streamed down Zhao Wuji's back. He knew that with his strength, it was impossible to stop the Titan Giant Ape. He could only hope that the Titan Giant Ape had no ill intentions.
The Titan Giant Ape completely ignored Zhao Wuji, slowly continuing forward.
Each step felt like it was treading on everyone's hearts.
"I'll hold him off, you all leave quickly."
Zhao Wuji activated his Spirit Avatar, his spirit rings continuously lighting up, as he charged towards the Titan Giant Ape.
The Titan Giant Ape felt the gravity on him, a look of disdain on his face. His body trembled, and the gravity was instantly shattered.
Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically, not expecting the gap between his strength and the Titan Giant Ape to be so immense.
The Titan Giant Ape casually threw a punch, and a sudden sonic boom exploded in everyone's ears.
Boom—
Zhao Wuji was hit by the punch, his entire body like a kite with a broken string, sent flying, blood spilling into the air.
Zhao Wuji crashed heavily against a giant tree.
"Teacher Zhao!!"
The others also attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but these attacks were barely enough to tickle him.
The Titan Giant Ape grew annoyed and let out a furious roar.
A black energy wave surged out, knocking everyone backward.
The Titan Giant Ape reached out and grabbed Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu!! Let go of Xiao Wu!!" Seeing Xiao Wu captured by the Titan Giant Ape, Tang San's eyes turned blood red.
From his hands, a dozen cold lights shot out, aiming for the Titan Giant Ape's eyes.
The Titan Giant Ape snorted lightly, shattering the Hidden Weapons.
"Er Ming, don't hurt Third Brother, let's go." Xiao Wu whispered.
The Titan Giant Ape ignored Tang San and ran away with large strides, making the ground tremble.
"No—!! Xiao Wu!!!"
Tang San, using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, chased after him.
"Tang San!" Zhao Wuji reached out, but couldn't grab Tang San.
"Teacher Zhao, what do we do now?" Dai Mubai's face was pale.
"There's nothing we can do. The Titan Giant Ape isn't something we can fight. We can only hope that both of them are alright." Zhao Wuji shook his head.
"Are we just going to wait here?" Ma Hongjun asked.
"Let's wait for a week. If they don't come back after a week…" Zhao Wuji didn't finish his sentence.
But everyone knew that being captured by the Titan Giant Ape, Xiao Wu and Tang San were most likely doomed.
A long while later, Xiao Ze also arrived, seeing the chaos and the disappearance of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Xiao Ze knew the Titan Giant Ape had been here.
"Xiao Ze." Ning Rongrong saw Xiao Ze and immediately ran over.
"What happened here?" Xiao Ze feigned confusion.
"We just encountered the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape. Xiao Wu was taken, and Tang San went after him." Ning Rongrong said.
"A 100,000-year Spirit Beast, the Titan Giant Ape?"
"It should be." Zhao Wuji nodded.
"Your luck is really… So why did the Titan Giant Ape take Xiao Wu and leave you all behind?"
Xiao Ze asked suspiciously.
"We don't know." Dai Mubai and the others were also puzzled; it seemed like the Titan Giant Ape had specifically targeted Xiao Wu.
"Are we just going to wait like this?"
"Let's just wait." Although Zhao Wuji didn't think Tang San and Xiao Wu would survive, he had no other choice.
"Alright."
Xiao Ze didn't care either; anyway, Tang San and Xiao Wu would return after some time.
Moving to the side, Xiao Ze began to meditate and cultivate.
"You're really cold-hearted, just starting to cultivate?" Ma Hongjun said sarcastically.
"Get lost, you Fatty." Xiao Ze looked at him with disgust.
Ma Hongjun was synonymous with AZ to him; Xiao Ze found him dirty.
"What I said isn't wrong. Tang San and Xiao Wu's lives are uncertain, and you're not worried at all, you're even cultivating."
Except for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, everyone else looked at Xiao Ze; he truly seemed a bit heartless.
"What good would my worrying about them do? Can we defeat the Titan Giant Ape? Instead of wasting time, you should all hurry up and cultivate so you can avenge them later."
"Besides, they're not my parents, why should I worry about them? As Spirit Masters, you should know how perilous your future path is. Are there few Spirit Masters who die hunting Spirit Beasts? Am I supposed to grieve for every single one?"
After speaking, Xiao Ze ignored them and slowly resumed his cultivation.
He was close to Level 30 and also close to leaving Shrek Academy.
The next destination was Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
His super tool-person, Dugu Yan, was still there.
Although he couldn't plant the Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it could greatly improve the quality of the Agricultural Sprite.
And with so many spiritual herbs and medicines, learning alchemy later would be incredible.
His Spirit could only plant ordinary crops, but with improved quality, they wouldn't be considered ordinary anymore.
Furthermore, Xiao Ze also discovered that his crops, after being processed by him, could become high-yield basic crops, though their effects were slightly inferior to ordinary quality crops.
But their advantage lay in their yield.
If Xiao Ze could spread all these crops, they would all become merit and faith.
However, now was not the time; he had no status, no power, so doing it would be quite troublesome.
So, he would wait until later; after all, faith and merit were not urgent.
Hearing this, everyone felt that there wasn't much of a problem.
They all began to heal their injuries.
Those with minor injuries also started cultivating.
Several days later, a disheveled Tang San returned with Xiao Wu.
"Tang San, Xiao Wu!" Zhao Wuji was somewhat surprised; these two were actually still alive.
"You're not dead?" Oscar looked shocked.
"Do you want us to die that badly?" Xiao Wu retorted angrily.
"Cough, cough… No, it's just that Titan Giant Ape."
"The Titan Giant Ape was scared away by a cow's roar, so I escaped. Later, I met Third Brother, who was absorbing a spirit ring, and then we came back."