Chapter 100

"Respected King of the Forest, we mean no offense; if this is your territory, we are willing to withdraw immediately." Zhao Wují faced the Titan Giant Ape, displeased with any slight movement, he could only try to make his tone as respectful as possible, speaking in a deep voice.

He knew that the Titan Giant Ape could understand human speech, especially this incredibly strong Titan Giant Ape before him, whose cultivation clearly exceeded ten thousand years, even reaching the legendary hundred‑thousand‑year level.

He simply could not think of any soul beast that could be stronger than the one before him.

The Titan Giant Ape ignored Zhao Wují's words; it merely made a simple motion that made everyone's hearts leap to their throats, because it stepped forward.

Although it was only a single step, given its massive body, that step already narrowed the distance between it and the people of Shrek Academy on this side.

At this moment Zhao Wují's mind was racing, and the only thing that kept appearing were three words: "What should I do? How should I handle this?! Who the hell can tell me what to do?!"

This damn thing is a Titan Giant Ape, and I'm just a puny seven‑ring Soul Saint, and I'm only in my fifties!

I admit I may have gotten a bit full of myself before, speaking a little too loudly, but I can change—damn it, give me a chance to turn over a new leaf!!!

Zhao Wují felt helpless, but that was all he had left.

What should be done now? Although Zhao Wují considered his ability decent, among his peers he had rarely met an equal opponent.

He clearly understood that the terror of this Titan Giant Ape before him far surpassed that of the legendary Dragon‑Serpent couple he had encountered earlier.

He would rather face a Titled Douluo than confront such a king of soul beasts.

Of course, this is just a fantasy; if a Titled Douluo expert truly attacked him, he could only kneel and call out "dad," or pray that the opponent would kill him quickly so he wouldn't feel pain.

Before this Titan Giant Ape, Zhao Wují clearly realized that even self‑preservation was a problem, let alone protecting others.

But how could he possibly retreat at this moment?

He is not alone; he still has his students.

Of course, it's not that he is protecting these students for their sake, but if he doesn't protect them, even if he manages to escape, there would be no chance of survival.

Because several of this year's students have notable backgrounds.

Tang San, son of the Haotian Douluo, beat him up without using his martial soul, and his injuries hadn't healed after several days.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, royalty and the foremost minister of the Xingluo Empire, even if they currently hold little power or status.

But if the emperor learned that his son had been sold by him, the hope of survival would be slim.

And there's the girl who just joined the team at the rear; if she died, Long Gong and Snake Po together would be comparable to a Titled Douluo.

Damn it, we have to fight even if we don't want to—I'm exhausted!

Several thoughts flashed through Zhao Wují's mind; after gritting his teeth, he said in a deep voice: "I'll hold it off—you all eat Oscar's mushroom sausage and leave immediately. I doubt I can last long, so you must act quickly."

After saying that, Zhao Wují took a deep breath, the seven halos on his body blazing brightly, and he charged toward the Titan Giant Ape.

The first, second, third, and fifth soul rings—four rings of different colors—flared simultaneously; facing the formidable opponent, Zhao Wují, known as the Unmoving Wisdom King, directly activated four of his seven soul skills.

The radiant light of the four soul rings flashing together was blinding; the first soul skill, Unmoving Wisdom King's Bodyguard, and the third soul skill, Gravity Control, centered on Zhao Wují, fully enveloped the Titan Giant Ape.

The fifth soul skill, Gravity Crush, combined with Gravity Control, was fully unleashed to as much as possible restrict the Titan Giant Ape's body, while he also raised his palms.

The second soul skill, Mighty Vajra Palm, was driven to its fullest, releasing a violent energy surge; Zhao Wují's legs sprang like a spring, leaping with tremendous force, and the ground cracked under the terrifying power of his feet.

Raising both hands, he unleashed his soul power without reservation, lunging straight at the Titan Giant Ape.

After Zhao Wují charged forward, Dai Mubai's voice rang out, his eyes filled with resolve, though the corner of his glance flicked toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to notice Dai Mubai stealing a look at her, turned her head, and looked toward Dai Mubai.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing look over, Dai Mubai's body trembled instantly, and his soul power began to emanate.

"Tang San, you cover everyone's retreat; I'll go help Teacher Zhao." Dai Mubai declared, then launched a charge amid a sky‑reaching tiger roar.

He naturally knew the Titan Giant Ape was formidable, so he not only directly unleashed his White Tiger martial soul, but also instantly activated his strongest third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

Of course, Dai Mubai thought to himself: "Since Teacher Zhao is already charging ahead, if I go up and show my face, there shouldn't be much danger. Better yet, if I get injured, I can then openly lie on Zhu Qing's treasure."

Nevertheless, this appearance of righteous self‑sacrifice for the team did give Dai Mubai a certain charm on the surface.

Dai Mubai's body, already burly from the White Tiger martial soul, swelled further; his muscles bulged exaggeratedly, his upper garments ripped apart, revealing a terrifying muscular outline, and most peculiarly, black horizontal stripes appeared on his skin—if he had hair, it would be hardly different from a tiger's pelt.

His tiger paws grew another size, the blades popping out turning bright gold; most remarkably, his entire body was enveloped in a strong golden light, as if he were gilded.

His blood‑red eyes glowed with a thirst for blood, and his whole body exuded the aura of a king among beasts.

His attack and defense surged, and Dai Mubai launched a full‑force charge amid the tiger's roar.

Zhao Wují's target was the Titan Giant Ape's head, while Dai Mubai's target was the forelimbs supporting its body.

As Dai Mubai also charged forward, Tang San said nothing, merely patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder beside him and rushed out, his meaning clear: the task assigned by the eldest brother is yours to carry out.

Tang San's target was the same as Dai Mubai's—the Titan Giant Ape's forelimbs—but Dai Mubai attacks while Tang San entangles.

The Blue Silver Grass surged forth wildly without restraint, a maternal entanglement shooting straight for the Titan Giant Ape's forelimbs, aiming to restrict its movement as much as possible.

Because Tang San clearly understood that the Titan Giant Ape was formidable not only in offense and defense but also in speed, despite its huge size.

Zhu Zhuqing's silhouette vanished at the same moment Tang San charged forward; she certainly wouldn't leave, for she had already leapt onto a large tree, borrowing its force to seek an opening for an attack.

Ma Hongjun muttered something under his breath, but his movements were not slow; the two soul rings on his body flared with intense light, and purple fire rose all over him.

His second soul ring skill, Desire‑Fire Phoenix, not only protects the body but also amplifies the first soul ring skill, Phoenix Flame Line, spewing a arm‑thick phoenix flame from his mouth.

However, this guy is quite sneaky—his target is actually a certain part of the Titan Giant Ape's lower abdomen.

Xiao Wu acted almost simultaneously with Zhu Zhuqing, choosing another large tree.

Fighting a high‑defense, high‑attack opponent like the Titan Giant Ape is actually her weakest suit, yet Xiao Wu nonetheless rushed forward without hesitation.

For some reason, her expression looked somewhat relaxed, though at this moment no one would notice her expression anyway.

Oscar didn't charge forward, but he kept muttering that soul incantation: "I've got a mushroom sausage," working hard to prepare escape tools for everyone.

Gu Xuan stood silently beside Gu Rong, watching this scene; for now Gu Rong also had no intention of acting.

There's no other reason: first, he doesn't know these people, so he has no duty to save them, especially since the opponent is a hundred‑thousand‑year soul beast.

Secondly, he discovered that among these humans there is actually a transformed soul beast? What luck is this?

While subduing the Titan Giant Ape Gu Rong might be difficult, this transformed soul beast could be easily captured.

Therefore Gu Rong has refrained from acting up to now, aiming to observe the attitude between the Titan Giant Ape and this transformed soul beast, so he can later move in and capture the transformed soul beast.

Unlike Gu Rong, Gu Xuan looked at the Shrek Academy team with some surprise, because besides Tang San and their original six members plus Zhao Wují, Shrek Academy still had another person.

This is a girl; at this moment, the girl also released her martial soul, which was a snake blade, and two yellow Soul Rings rose on her body's surface; she did not attack, and was guarding beside Oscar.

"Meng Yiran?" Gu Xuan felt a slight surprise.

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