Chapter 59: The Appearance of the Titan Giant Ape
Just as in the original story, the group quickly found a soul beast that was very suitable for Oscar—a thousand-year-old Phoenix-Tailed Chicken Crown Snake, and it had a very good age range.
After analyzing the snake, Yang Xiong and Tang San concluded that the Phoenix-Tailed Chicken Crown Snake was between six and eight meters long, with an age ranging from 1,300 to 1,800 years. Both its attributes and other characteristics made it highly suitable for Oscar.
Tang San had grown up with Yu Xiaogang's teachings, so he was very familiar with soul beasts, while Yang Xiong had read through all the books in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's library, also having extensive knowledge of various soul beasts.
After their analysis, the group quickly sprang into action. They surrounded the Phoenix-Tailed Chicken Crown Snake, and within no time, the creature collapsed, barely alive, waiting for Oscar to deliver the final blow.
During this process, they encountered Snake Lady Chaotianxiang and Meng Yiran, who seemed to have been hunting the Phoenix-Tailed Chicken Crown Snake for a long time.
However, there was no conflict this time. Yang Xiong stepped forward to communicate with them. When Ning Rongrong displayed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, the two women promptly left the area.
Although Meng Yiran was slightly displeased, she knew that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not a force to be easily provoked, especially such a large sect that was very protective of its own.
Oscar spent a full three hours absorbing the soul ring, while Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't seem to have any breakthroughs at the moment.
Zhao Wujing and the others seemed extremely pleased: "Little Oscar, your luck is excellent. Seeing you so happy, your soul skill must be great."
Oscar was overjoyed: "Thank you, Teacher Zhao. My soul skill is indeed amazing. It's called the Flying Mushroom Sausage. It allows soul masters to fly for a short time, but only for one minute."
The group was immediately shocked. While the soul master world had a variety of martial souls and soul skills, true flight was something only flight-type soul masters or Title Douluo could achieve.
Yet, Oscar was able to accomplish this with just his third soul skill. Though the duration was short, the effect was beyond everyone's expectations.
Yang Xiong also remained silent. Oscar's soul skill seemed to have been made for the Soul Arena battles. In other situations, it might not have been as effective.
Even if flight speed was fast, one minute would only cover a distance of one or two kilometers. For high-level soul masters, it would have little effect.
Just as the group was about to leave, the ground suddenly began to shake, as though an extremely powerful creature was passing by.
Yang Xiong was shocked. Normally, the Titan Giant Ape wouldn't arrive so quickly. What was going on here?
The Titan Giant Ape lived in the Life Lake in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, which was hundreds of kilometers away. The group had only been in the forest for about five or six hours, and yet, they encountered such a surprise.
Zhao Wujing reacted swiftly, shouting: "Everyone, get behind me! We're leaving immediately!"
The group, though confused, all gathered behind Zhao Wujing. Especially when Zhao Wujing summoned his martial soul, the Mighty King Kong Bear, his expression grew incredibly serious.
The tremors grew closer. The tall trees were pushed aside, and many plants were trampled into pieces.
Suddenly, a massive figure appeared before them: a gigantic ape.
The ape was over ten meters tall, and if it stood completely upright, it would likely exceed fifteen meters. Its entire body was jet-black, like granite, and its eyes resembled two lanterns.
Yang Xiong shouted: "This is the Titan Giant Ape, a true 100,000-year soul beast. We need to leave right now!"
Zhao Wujing remained extremely calm and bowed slightly to the Titan Giant Ape: "Honored King of the Forest, we mean no offense. We will leave your territory immediately."
At this moment, both Zhao Wujing and the others felt a wave of fear. A 100,000-year soul beast was almost legendary in the Douluo World. Its power surpassed even that of Title Douluo, making it an insurmountable mountain for the group.
The Titan Giant Ape let out a loud roar and began stomping toward the Shrek group. Its steps were enormous, and its speed was terrifying. In an instant, it closed the distance between them.
Zhao Wujing, clearly terrified, shouted again: "Run! I'll block it!"
Zhao Wujing's body immediately began glowing with multiple soul rings, indicating the simultaneous use of several soul skills. The Mighty King Kong Bear also appeared incredibly strong.
After Zhao Wujing summoned multiple soul skills, the surrounding space seemed to be compressed. The ground felt like it was under immense pressure, and even a gravitational force seemed to be directed at the Titan Giant Ape. This was clearly the use of gravity compression and gravity control, with even some personal enhancement skills.
But the Titan Giant Ape let out another roar, and Zhao Wujing's gravitational pressure vanished without a trace. A mysterious force flew toward Zhao Wujing, even stronger than his gravity compression soul skill.
At this moment, Yang Xiong quickly moved next to Ning Rongrong: "Everyone, prepare to retreat! This Titan Giant Ape is too strong."
Dai Mubai immediately activated his third soul skill, White Tiger Transformation, clearly intending to assist Zhao Wujing. However, as soon as he approached, an invisible force sent him flying.
The others also immediately summoned their martial souls. Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda quickly released various beams of light, enhancing everyone's abilities.
But with Ning Rongrong's current strength, trying to support someone as strong as Zhao Wujing drained her soul power rapidly.
Even though Zhao Wujing was strong, a single slap from the Titan Giant Ape sent him flying.
While Yang Xiong had called for everyone to retreat quickly, Xiao Wu didn't run back immediately. Instead, she leaped toward the Titan Giant Ape.
The Titan Giant Ape was incredibly fast, and it exuded an overwhelming pressure. Everyone was instantly thrown back, especially Xiao Wu, who was caught in the Titan Giant Ape's hand.
The group was stunned. Tang San, his eyes filled with rage, launched numerous hidden weapons at the Titan Giant Ape, but they barely scratched its surface, unable to even pierce the skin.
Zhao Wujing also let out a furious roar. His largest black soul ring shone brightly, and he used his seventh soul skill: Martial Soul Avatar.
Zhao Wujing, originally about 1.7 meters tall, suddenly grew to over 2 meters. Golden fur sprouted all over his body, and his muscles bulged, making him look extremely burly.
He also let out a mighty roar: "Everyone, go now! No one is allowed to attack!"
But even with Zhao Wujing's Martial Soul Avatar, he was still too weak in front of the 100,000-year Titan Giant Ape. After only a few moments, he was struck by the Titan Giant Ape and sent flying once again.
The Titan Giant Ape, holding Xiao Wu in its hand, began walking toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Yang Xiong glanced at the group: "You all recover quickly, I'll chase after the Titan Giant Ape and Xiao Wu."
Before Zhao Wujing could say anything, Yang Xiong quickly dashed off in the direction of the Titan Giant Ape.
The others looked quite pitiful, especially Tang San, who had launched a powerful attack against the Titan Giant Ape. He had clearly suffered from the Titan Giant Ape's roar, experiencing the rebound of gravity and sustaining injuries.
(END CHAPTER)
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