Chapter 131 The Titan Ape chickened out?! Lu Ming's terrifying pressure!
Huo Wu's heart, which had just been at ease, instantly jumped into her throat again.
"What...what is this?"
Huo Ying's expression changed drastically; she had only ever heard of this kind of aura in legends.
Whoosh!
The woods ahead were roughly torn apart.
A black "mountain" appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was a giant ape that walked upright, its entire body was pitch black, its muscles bulged like granite, and its eyes were like two huge lanterns, shimmering with a yellowish light.
It simply stood there, as if it were the master of this forest.
"The overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest..." Huo Ying's voice trembled, filled with despair, "...a 100,000-year-old soul beast, the Titan Giant Ape!"
If there was still a sliver of hope when facing the wolf pack, then facing the Titan Ape now means certain death.
Huo Wu frantically opened the chat group in her mind.
[Vulcan: Help! We chased away the wolves, and now a huge beast has appeared! I've encountered a 100,000-year-old soul beast, the Titan Giant Ape!]
Then, with trembling hands, she captured the scene in her field of vision and sent it to the group chat.
In the photo, the majestic Titan ape, as imposing as a mountain, is looking down below, while opposite it, the figure wearing a Happy Superman mask appears so small.
The chat group instantly exploded.
[I Don't Have a Mother: Hiss—It really is a Titan Ape! How could the king of the Star Dou Great Forest appear in the outer mixed zone?]
[Poison Fairy: My god, that mountain-like oppressive aura makes my legs weak just looking at the photos. But... look at the person opposite him!]
[Poison Fairy: Is that the group owner? Facing a 100,000-year-old soul beast, he didn't retreat an inch! So cool! Go group owner! Suppress this giant gorilla!]
[I Don't Have a Mother: Is that man opposite the group owner? He doesn't look particularly burly; I wonder if he can withstand a punch from a Titan Ape.]
[A-Yin: Group owner!!! Be careful, that's the King of Power!]
Dugu Yan stared at the screen, her heart pounding, wishing she could be there in person to cheer on the group leader.
[Bunny is the cutest: ???]
The girls' dormitory at Blue Tyrant Academy.
Xiao Wu suddenly sat up in bed, looking at the photos in the group chat with a face full of anxiety.
"It really is Erming! How did this big oaf get out here?"
"That group admin seems unfathomable. If Erming fights him... wouldn't the group admin kill Erming?"
She was extremely anxious, but she had no way to contact Erming and could only worry helplessly in the group chat.
[The cutest bunny: @Vulcan, how did you guys get into a conflict with a 100,000-year-old soul beast? It usually doesn't attack humans on its own!]
[Vulcan: I don't know either! This Titan Ape suddenly went berserk and charged this way, like...like it was specifically coming for us!]
At this moment, in the Starry Sky Forest.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Huo Ying and Huo Wushuang had completely given up resisting; facing an existence of this level, even escaping was a pipe dream.
Lu Ming stood with his hands behind his back, slightly raising his head to look at the enormous figure in front of him.
Through the mask, his gaze was calm as still water.
"Titan Ape?"
He spoke softly, his voice not loud, yet it carried clearly throughout the entire room.
"You want to fight me?"
There was not a trace of fear in his tone; instead, it carried a hint of mockery.
Erming, who had come with great momentum, froze instantly upon hearing the voice and sensing the aura emanating from the other party.
The ferocity in its enormous yellow crystal eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a deep sense of apprehension, even... fear.
In its perception, this tiny human being before it was shrouded in a mist that it could not see through at all.
And deep within that mist lies a vast expanse of terrifying energy, as boundless as the starry sky.
That feeling was like facing the sleeping lord in the core area—no, even more unfathomable than the lord!
Danger!
Extremely dangerous!
Although Erming may seem simple-minded, as a soul beast that has lived for 100,000 years, its intuition is terrifyingly accurate.
It had originally heard about the large-scale fluctuations in soul power here and assumed that a powerful human was slaughtering its people, so it came here specifically to teach it a lesson.
But now, it's backed down.
It even instinctively took a half step back, its huge foot crushing a rock.
"Humans..."
Erming opened his mouth wide and spoke in human language, his voice deep and resonant, like muffled thunder.
"The Starry Sky Forest does not welcome you."
"Please leave."
There was no roar, no attack, and even the oppressive aura directed at everyone was completely suppressed.
These words left the three humans present completely dumbfounded.
Huo Wu blinked her big eyes and looked at her teacher with a confused expression.
"Teacher... the 100,000-year overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest... is he really going to speak so politely?"
"It actually used the word 'please'?"
Huo Ying was also completely dumbfounded; this completely overturned her understanding.
"I...this is also my first time seeing a Titan Ape," Huo Ying stammered.
"But according to rumors, the Titan Giant Ape is extremely brutal. It will smash human soul masters into mincemeat on sight. I have never heard of it being polite."
Huo Wushuang scratched his head, looking at the giant ape that seemed to be trying its best to minimize its presence, and muttered to himself:
"And, I don't know if I'm seeing things, but it seems to be afraid of us?"
"Could it be that our Blazing Fire Academy's reputation is so great that even spirit beasts are afraid of it?"
Although Huo Wu was confused about the situation, she still faithfully fulfilled her duty as a "war correspondent" and sent the scene and the conversation between the group again to the group chat.
This message immediately filled the group chat with a joyful atmosphere.
[Little Witch: Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! These three look so confused! (laughs!)]
[Little Witch: That Huo Wushuang actually thinks the Titan Giant Ape is afraid of them? Is he still asleep?]
[His Holiness: Laughable! Those clear, foolish eyes are like those of a recent graduate. Such ignorance is truly laughable.]
Inside the Spirit Hall, in the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong looked at the screen, a playful smile playing on her lips.
The Titan Giant Ape is so arrogant that even a Title Douluo might not give it face.
What it fears is clearly the group owner wearing a mask!
[I have no mother: The group leader's strength is indeed far beyond that of the Titan Ape, so it's normal to be afraid.]
But Huo Wushuang actually thought the Titan Ape was afraid of them? The Titan Ape was afraid of the group leader! He had a true god standing right next to him, and instead of bowing, he thought he was incredibly arrogant.
Tian Dou City, Crown Prince's Residence.
Qian Renxue sat at her desk and burst into laughter without any regard for her image.
"Hahaha... This Huo Wushuang is hilarious..."
Outside the door, Serpent Spear Douluo, who had been waiting, heard the commotion and immediately pushed the door open, looking tense.
"Young Master! What happened?"
Qian Renxue quickly suppressed her smile, coughed lightly, and resumed her usual gentle and refined demeanor as Xue Qinghe.
(End of chapter)