Chapter 59: Forest King

The Tai Tan Ape holds a status among Spirit Beasts that surpasses even the standing of martial souls like Dragon and Phoenix among all martial souls.

—Roar! The Tai Tan Ape's towering body rose upright, its momentum majestic, as if Mount Tai from the peak of the firmament were crashing down, stirring a thousand layers of giant waves on the lake surface, its momentum astonishing.

Xiao Wu stood calmly on its shoulder, her jet-black long hair dancing lightly in the wind, moving in harmony with the surging air currents around her, yet her face remained as serene and detached as ever, as if nothing in the world could disturb the slightest ripple in her heart's lake.

Bibi Dong immediately issued orders: "Ghost Elder, Chrysanthemum Elder, you are responsible for dealing with the Tai Tan Ape. Xie Yue, Yan, you and the others capture that little girl."

Then, she spoke softly: "Zhou Yu, you wait for the right moment, ready to support at any time!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu replied softly, then immediately activated his stealth mode.

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo simultaneously released their martial souls; nine Spirit Rings erupted from each of them, just enough to withstand the momentum released by the Tai Tan Ape.

Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke in a deep voice to Xie Yue and the others: "Old Ghost and I will hold off that big fellow; once you capture that rabbit, flee immediately."

"Yes, Elder!"

Xie Jian replied immediately, leading a group of experts from the Spirit Hall to attack Xiao Wu.

Ghost and Chrysanthemum had cooperated for many years; Chrysanthemum Douluo shook the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum in his hand against the wind, causing it to rapidly enlarge, and his seventh Spirit Ring lit up as well. Facing the powerful Tai Tan Ape, he immediately released his Spirit Avatar.

Ghost Douluo let out a loud shout, leaping into the air; his entire body became completely illusory, and even the nine Spirit Rings surrounding his body had become indistinct.

A giant golden chrysanthemum suddenly expanded to five meters in size, whistling past Ghost Douluo's feet; his figure swayed, transforming into a wisp of ethereal ghostly shadow, shooting rapidly toward the opposite shore.

At the same time, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was unwilling to fall behind; his figure leaped up, stepping on the waves to advance, relentlessly chasing Ghost Douluo toward the other shore.

The two moved one after the other; although Ghost Douluo's speed was astonishing, Chrysanthemum Douluo was not far behind. As they advanced, the huge chrysanthemum in his hand had already been thrown off; the golden flower continued to expand in the air, blooming with dazzling brilliance, every petal shimmering with golden light, radiating a beauty that made one breathless.

A hint of contempt flashed in the Tai Tan Ape's eyes; facing the fierce charge of the two Title Douluo, its shoulder trembled slightly, and Xiao Wu, who had been perched upon it, was lifted as if by an invisible force, elegantly soaring into the air and gracefully landing behind it.

And at the very moment Xiao Wu's figure departed, the Tai Tan Ape suddenly exerted force, its body exploding upward.

The Forest King instantly unleashed a speed completely disproportionate to its body, charging straight at Ghost Douluo in the air.

It paid no attention at all to the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum flying toward it or to Chrysanthemum Douluo himself.

Gui Mei could clearly perceive that at the instant the Tai Tan Ape suddenly pounced, the surrounding air seemed to solidify, everything becoming异常 heavy; his body felt as if filled with invisible lead weights, his light-as-wind movement technique instantly suppressed, his speed plummeting to an unimaginable degree.

At the same time, the scene before his eyes seemed to distort slightly, everything appearing less than real.

"This is the power of a Domain!"

Ghost Douluo instantly realized this was far beyond the capability of ordinary skills.

In the vast world of Spirit Beasts, only a handful could comprehend and master the power of a Domain, and among this rare group, those who could cultivate a Domain to such a realm were even more exceedingly rare.

Ghost Douluo's encounter this time was undoubtedly hitting the jackpot.

As a Speed-Attack Type Title Douluo, his greatest specialty was speed.

However, when the Gravity Domain fell upon him, his greatest specialty, speed, was completely neutralized. The Tai Tan Ape's massive fist swung out, and Ghost Douluo could clearly feel all the earth elements in the surrounding air condensing within that single punch.

As the fierce attack came, the seventh Spirit Ring on Ghost Douluo's body flashed, and his Spirit Avatar was suddenly released.

In that instant, his figure became even more ethereal and unstable; in the past, he might have been merely shadowy, like a ghost.

Now, however, his body seemed to almost completely merge with the surrounding air, becoming utterly transparent.

In the Tai Tan Ape's pair of massive yellow-gem eyes, a hint of contempt and mockery flickered.

Just as Ghost Douluo was fully activating his seventh Spirit Ring technique, a bizarre scene occurred: the gravity, originally strengthened to the limit and multiplied tenfold, suddenly vanished completely. Even more heart-stoppingly, this power not only failed to continue suppressing but instantly reversed, transforming into a gravity environment weakened by ten times, completely overturning all stability and prediction.

The sudden, violent change in gravity left Ghost Douluo, who had been trying to break free from the Gravity Domain, with absolutely no chance to react; his entire body almost accelerated into the Tai Tan Ape's terrifying fist.

—Boom! A deafening roar of air power suddenly echoed through the air; that invisible ghostly figure, utterly defenseless, was violently knocked flying, plummeting straight back to the shore where the Spirit Hall experts stood, raising a cloud of dust.

"Old Ghost!"

Watching Gui Mei get blasted away in a single clash, Chrysanthemum Douluo was instantly greatly alarmed.

Just at that moment, a surging sense of crisis suddenly swept up from beneath his feet.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's reaction was extremely swift; the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, originally rushing forward, was suddenly whipped down at the water surface beneath his feet under his full control; utilizing the recoil force of this martial soul strike, his own body leaped into the air, like an arrow leaving the bowstring.

"Hmph, finally showing yourself, are you?"

Bibi Dong stood calmly to one side, watching the battle with cold eyes.

—Plop! Brilliant light bloomed amidst the leaping of countless water splashes, instantly engulfing that strange Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum; a damp scent instantly filled the air.

Immediately following, a massive ox head exceeding four meters in diameter suddenly rose from the water ripples; its strength was so great that even the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, in the peak state of its Spirit Avatar, was rebounded back after the collision, displaying an unmatched might.

"This... is the Sky Blue Ox Python?!"

Although Zhou Yu was in stealth mode, witnessing this legendary Forest King with his own eyes, he could not suppress the excitement in his heart.

Emerald scales shimmered with a faint glow under the sunlight; a colossal creature soared into the air, its form an ox head and snake body, utterly terrifying.

The giant beast suddenly opened its massive mouth, a chilling cyan light gushing out like a torrent, instantly engulfing Chrysanthemum Douluo who was suspended in the air; he was involuntarily swept along in the footsteps of Ghost Douluo, his body violently retreating, and in the blink of an eye, he had fallen to the opposite shore, his face changing several times, revealing an expression of unprecedented shock.

"Second Brother, kill them all, leave not a single one."

Human speech actually emerged from the Sky Blue Ox Python's mouth; its eyes were cold as winter blades, piercing straight at the crowd on the shore.

In an instant, the surrounding scenery turned lush green, as if one were placed within a cyan dream.

Emerging from the water was the Forest Emperor, the true master of this Star Dou Great Forest, the Sky Blue Ox Python.

(End of this chapter)