Chapter 58: King of the Forest

Two years later, inside the Pope Palace.

Zhou Yu knelt within the great hall and reported to Pope Bibi Dong: "Your Holiness the Pope, this subordinate has already located Tang Hao and his son, as well as that shape-shifting Spirit Beast."

"Speak quickly, where are they?"

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong was instantly overjoyed.

Zhou Yu immediately replied: "Tang Hao and his son are preparing to go to a place called Slaughter City, but their purpose remains unknown."

"Slaughter City?"

Hu Liena, standing to the side, changed color; she knew that was a place even more terrifying than Siwang Xia.

Bibi Dong's expression likewise darkened as she slowly said: "Across the entire continent, aside from Tang Hao, only I possess the Killing God Domain. It seems Tang Hao intends for his son to also tread that path."

Hu Liena immediately stepped forward and knelt: "Teacher, please let me go to Slaughter City as well!"

"Are you truly certain?"

Bibi Dong gazed silently at Hu Liena kneeling before her.

Hu Liena nodded firmly: "Teacher, if I cannot break through again, I fear I will eventually be surpassed by Tang San. For the Spirit Hall, I am willing to take the risk."

Bibi Dong smiled faintly: "Two years have passed, yet you still cannot forget that failure."

Hu Liena stared into Bibi Dong's eyes: "Teacher, when I go there this time, I hope you will not send anyone to protect me. I will definitely find a way to kill Tang San, and I will definitely return alive."

"..."

Zhou Yu knew that Tang San must have already obtained his fifth Spirit Ring and that his appearance had changed drastically.

However, he did not intend to reveal this intelligence.

He deliberately wanted this arrogant Hu Liena to taste the feeling of being deceived.

Bibi Dong reached out and pulled Hu Liena up from the ground: "Child, you are the future hope of our Spirit Hall. I agree to let you go, but you must remember: you must return alive. Whether as the Pope of the Spirit Hall or as your teacher, this is the mission I give you and the requirement I set for you; do you understand?"

Hu Liena gazed into Bibi Dong's peerless beautiful eyes and nodded forcefully: "Teacher, I will definitely return!"

Bibi Dong raised her hand; a ring on her hand glowed, and when she turned her palm over, a white skull had appeared.

"Absorb it before you leave."

Hu Liena was suddenly startled: "Teacher, this is too precious."

Bibi Dong's expression darkened: "Even the most precious things must be used where they belong to reflect their value. In my heart, the three of you are more important than the three soul bones we lost; take it."

Hu Liena no longer feigned reluctance; she accepted the Pope's gift with utmost care, her eyes already moist.

Finally, Bibi Dong said in a heavy voice: "There is one more thing I must remind you of: if you encounter Tang San, under no circumstances engage him in combat. Although your strength surpasses his, he has used some method that perfectly counters your abilities. I will deal with this person sooner or later. Just as with his father, unless we eliminate Tang Hao, this major threat, our plans will inevitably encounter trouble."

"Yes, Teacher."

Hu Liena lowered her head and respectfully agreed.

Yet in her enchanting large eyes, a look of unwillingness showed: "Tang San, just wait! The humiliation you brought upon me, I will definitely repay with your blood."

After Hu Liena withdrew, Bibi Dong turned to Zhou Yu and continued asking: "Where is that shape-shifting Spirit Beast hiding?"

Zhou Yu replied confidently: "The Star Dou Great Forest!"

Upon hearing this, a look of shock appeared on Bibi Dong's face: "So it is that place!"

After pondering for a moment, she said: "Gui Douluo, Ju Douluo, two Elders, prepare yourselves. I, the Pope, will personally go to the Star Dou Great Forest and, incidentally, meet those two beasts!"...

The Star Dou Great Forest.

Bibi Dong led two Title Douluo, plus the two most outstanding young members of the Spirit Hall, and a large contingent of experts to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Of course, Zhou Yu was also among the traveling group.

"Zhou Yu, are you certain those three Spirit Beasts are in the forest's central region?"

The leading Bibi Dong glanced at Zhou Yu beside her and asked with a serious expression.

Zhou Yu nodded: "Replying to Your Holiness the Pope, the deeper we advance into the great forest, the higher the level of the Spirit Beasts we encounter along the way. Therefore, the Clear Sky Bull and the Titan Giant Ape should be occupying the central region."

Bibi Dong strongly agreed with Zhou Yu's analysis.

She immediately ordered: "Everyone, accelerate forward!"

After several days of trekking, the Spirit Hall group finally reached the core region.

"..."

Bibi Dong's spiritual power was extraordinarily powerful; very soon, she sensed two immensely powerful auras.

Similarly, those two powerful auras also sensed the approaching danger.

"We... have arrived!"

Hearing the Pope's words, everyone instantly became fully alert.

Passing through a dense forest, the view ahead suddenly opened up, and the pupils of every person from the Spirit Hall contracted almost simultaneously.

For what lay before them was a breathtaking scenery beyond words: a small lake with rippling blue waves quietly added humidity and freshness to the air; the lake surface was like a bright mirror, reflecting the towering ancient trees reaching into the clouds around it. Sunlight generously scattered down, making everything appear even more crystal-clear amidst the shimmering waves, utterly beautiful.

At the edge of this captivating scene stood a towering figure, squatting silently like a child of the earth.

Covered in deep fur, it shimmered with a faint and mysterious luster under the sparse sunlight.

Even supporting itself on four limbs, its shoulder height proudly exceeded seven meters, making one imagine that if this creature stood upright, its height would surely approach fifteen meters, becoming a rare spectacle between heaven and earth.

This was a creature combining features of both an ape and a chimpanzee; its entire body was covered in black fur, except for those eyes, which were exceptionally striking, hanging like lanterns and flashing with the light of yellow gems.

"Titan Giant Ape!"

Bibi Dong recognized the colossal creature before her at a glance.

This giant's posture was extremely majestic, its strength beyond imagination; its body was not only incomparably massive, but beneath every inch of skin hid muscles more formidable than hard granite.

These protruding muscles resembled continuous small hills.

Yet upon its sturdy shoulders unexpectedly rested a figure of extreme softness, as if capable of melting all worldly hardness.

A white long dress covered down to the feet; her face, exquisite like an elf's, was flawless, and her black hair, let loose, hung from her back all the way to the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder.

If viewed from behind, it was like a black waterfall covering her body.

Zhou Yu's heart stirred slightly: "Hmph, two years gone, and you've grown even more beautiful!"

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were both excited and nervous; facing a terrifying Spirit Beast as formidable as Tai Tan the Giant Ape, the benefits they would gain would be no less than those from Xiao Wu, the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast who had entered her form-shifting juvenile stage.

(End of this chapter)