In the stunned gaze of the teachers, Nan Xuanyu reached out and touched Swallowing Horse's neck.
As if he were scratching a house cat, Swallowing Horse didn't retaliate. Instead, it cooperated.
It lowered itself, lying down beside Nan Xuanyu.
It then began to close its eyes, enjoying the sensation.
"Wow, you're so cute!"
Nan Xuanyu was overjoyed. He scratched Swallowing Horse while trying to climb onto its back.
Swallowing Horse opened its eyes, initially wanting to resist, but the scratching felt so good it didn't bother.
It allowed him to climb on its back, continuing to enjoy Nan Xuanyu's scratching service.
"This kid…"
The teachers observing the assessment were dumbfounded, their expressions incredulous.
This was even possible?
At this moment, several hundred-year soul beasts wandered into the area. Upon seeing Swallowing Horse, they immediately turned tail and ran.
Seeing this, Nan Xuanyu was thrilled.
All he had to do was survive!
Staying near Swallowing Horse would suffice.
As he scratched, he felt a pain in his lower back. A pool of water appeared in his other hand, instantly solidifying into a Nine-Tooth Rake.
He switched it to his right hand and continued scratching Swallowing Horse with the rake.
Swallowing Horse felt something was off. It opened its eyes for a moment, saw it posed no threat, and then went back to enjoying the scratching.
During this process, several other soul beasts discovered Nan Xuanyu.
But upon seeing Swallowing Horse, they had to retreat.
After all, Swallowing Horse was a thousand-year soul beast.
Beasts at the hundred-year level wouldn't dare to approach.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
But this idyllic scene didn't last. After a while, a low rumble echoed through the forest.
The ground seemed to tremble.
Swallowing Horse, which had been lying by the river, raised its head.
A hint of wariness flickered in its lazy eyes.
"Awoo…"
At that moment, an angry roar erupted from the nearby forest.
With a loud boom, Swallowing Horse leaped to its feet and immediately ran.
Nan Xuanyu reacted quickly, his feet landing on Swallowing Horse's back. He performed a backflip and landed steadily on the ground.
He glanced at Swallowing Horse and warily looked towards the forest.
There, a small figure, radiating white light, was charging towards him.
"Ye Lingtong!"
Nan Xuanyu exclaimed, then without hesitation, turned and ran.
Ye Lingtong pushed her Celestial Body to its limit, sprinting forward.
Her face was filled with panic.
A loud boom came from behind.
Nan Xuanyu looked back and saw a massive creature burst from the forest.
It was chasing Ye Lingtong.
It was a giant, pure white ape, over four meters tall, with extraordinarily long arms.
Its speed was incredibly fast; each leap covered over ten meters.
"Nan Xuanyu, wait, wait for me! How are you here?"
Ye Lingtong gasped, surprised to see Nan Xuanyu.
Meeting an acquaintance, her fear diminished slightly.
She wasn't as scared!
"I should be asking you that! I was fine, but you brought this giant here."
Nan Xuanyu glared at Ye Lingtong; this girl was usually arrogant.
Now, she'd learned her lesson.
"I didn't mean to!
I was climbing up a big tree to hide, and I found a little white monkey.
It was so cute, and I couldn't help but want to cuddle it, but it wouldn't let me.
So I got angry and grabbed its neck and held it in my arms, and then, then that big guy chased me…"
Ye Lingtong looked aggrieved.
Nan Xuanyu rolled his eyes:
"You're asking for trouble! Why did you mess with its kid?
It didn't want a hug, and you grabbed its neck!
I'll grab your neck someday, and see if your dad gets angry!"
Ye Lingtong was still aggrieved:
"But, I already gave the little white monkey back!
Why is it so vengeful?"
Nan Xuanyu rolled his eyes, speechless.
That was a Three-Eyed Demon Ape.
It was an incredibly powerful type of soul beast, and judging by its size, it probably had a thousand years of cultivation.
Even Swallowing Horse, with a thousand years of cultivation, was scared off.
Let's see how they get out of this one?
This time, he'd been utterly ruined by this little girl.
"Thump, thump…"
As they spoke, the Three-Eyed Demon Ape caught up.
The two felt the violent wind from behind, hitting their backs, making them feel cold.
"Get out of the way!"
Nan Xuanyu shouted, grabbed Ye Lingtong, and used the footwork Nana taught him, dodging to the side.
Holding Ye Lingtong, the two tumbled several times before stopping.
"Boom…"
Ye Lingtong would have instinctively gone ballistic when Nan Xuanyu grabbed her.
But at that moment, with a loud boom, the huge white figure crashed into where they had been standing.
The ground exploded, rocks flew, and dust filled the air.
The terrifying aura swept over them, sending them flying again.
They landed, covered in dust.
The Three-Eyed Demon Ape lunged at them again.
"Run separately!"
At a crucial moment, Nan Xuanyu pushed Ye Lingtong away, and unleashed his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul.
With a high-pitched dragon roar, nine-colored light flashed on his body, the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul merged with him.
His hands instantly transformed into Ancestral Dragon Claws.
Two thousand-year purple soul rings rose from beneath his feet.
First Soul Skill, Ancestral Dragon Body + Ancestral Dragon Claw erupted.
His entire body was covered in nine-colored dragon scales, releasing brilliant light.
His blood energy surged.
At this moment, his strength, speed, attack, and defense were all comprehensively enhanced.
The Three-Eyed Demon Ape, charging towards him, stopped two meters away.
With a thud, it prostrated itself on the ground, fear in its eyes.
Its bloodline was suppressed.
The human in front of it, although small,
At this moment, it had an urge to bow down.
Nan Xuanyu's right Ancestral Dragon Claw possessed the property of shattering.
Anything hard attacked by the Ancestral Dragon Claw would likely break.
Using the footwork Nana taught him, he instantly arrived in front of the Three-Eyed Demon Ape and slashed with his Ancestral Dragon Claw.
Taking advantage of the bloodline suppression, Nan Xuanyu's Ancestral Dragon Claw fiercely struck the third eye.
With a pop, the third eye exploded, blood splattering.
"Roar…"
The Three-Eyed Demon Ape, in pain, fiercely shook its massive head.
Nan Xuanyu, having already reacted, took this opportunity to step on the ground, using the force of the impact to launch his body a hundred meters away.
The third eye on the Three-Eyed Demon Ape's forehead dimmed.
Its most terrifying ability was its mental attacks.
It let out a long, piercing shriek and charged at Nan Xuanyu.
But the distance was too great, and it had little effect on him.
At this time, Nan Xuanyu had rejoined Ye Lingtong, and the two, holding hands, were desperately running away.
As they ran, Nan Xuanyu continuously threw ice spikes behind him.
Or threw fireballs.
Water Element Control and Fire Element Control were finally put to real use.
The footwork Nana taught him was also useful.
Soon, the two disappeared into the forest, shaking off the Three-Eyed Demon Ape.