Chapter 40

"Titan Giant Ape!" Qian Daoliu was a bit surprised. What kind of existence is the Titan Giant Ape? The King of Soul Beasts. Even soul beasts of the same rank can only tremble and worship in its presence.

The status of the Titan Giant Ape among soul beasts is even higher than that of dragon- and phoenix-type martial souls among all martial souls.

In recent years on the Douluo Continent, only one person has been heard of who once defeated a Titan Giant Ape, and that person is the Heavenly Douluo Tang Hao, who was almost crippled by Qian Renxue a week ago. (This is not the author bragging; the original indeed mentions this.)

The atmosphere in the core area was so heavy it seemed water could drip from it. The Titan Giant Ape's massive, mountain-like body stood upright, its huge amber-crystal-like eyes slowly shifting away from the large pink cocoon entwined with a hint of blood-red that surrounded Xiao Wu's transformed form.

Its amber-crystal-like gaze was like two substantive rays, carrying endless dignity and domineering aura, projected toward Qian Daoliu and the two others.

Qian Daoliu's expression was stern, his upright body exuding an extraordinary aura; his gaze did not retreat as he locked eyes with the Titan Giant Ape—just a ten-thousand-year soul beast! The Golden Crocodile also shielded Qian Renxue behind him.

Qian Renxue was searching for something beside the pink cocoon.

"Is Xiao Wu already transforming? Normal soul beasts transform directly at six years old, right? Does she need six years to transform? Does transformation really take this long?"

The Azure Bull Python should be hiding at the bottom of this lake, and where is Ah Rou?

Qian Renxue was looking for traces of Ah Rou; in the original, Xiao Wu once said her mother had combed her hair, and she did not transform during the hundred-thousand-year soul beast stage, but a soul beast capable of taking human form must inevitably be a fierce beast!

She must have already broken through the hundred-thousand-year cultivation; moreover, are there any other fierce beasts in this lake-bottom planar space? In the second part, many fierce beasts were indeed shown hiding in the lake.

The Titan Giant Ape's thick limbs twitched slightly; each movement seemed capable of making the earth tremble.

Its eyes flickered with vigilance and hostility, as if fully on guard against these three uninvited guests. Its huge mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp fangs, as if issuing a silent warning to Qian Daoliu and the two others.

Qian Daoliu's face remained calm, the soul power undulations on his body quietly surging as he secretly prepared for battle.

Just then, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly let out a low, deep roar; the sound echoed through the forest, shaking the leaves into a rustle and causing flocks of birds to scatter.

Er Ming just stared blankly; it wasn't really a fool, but upon seeing the two people ahead, it instantly felt something was wrong—two Title Douluo at the extreme! It hurriedly called for help; among these three people, two were ones it couldn't afford to provoke, and as a single beast it couldn't possibly protect Sister Xiao Wu; Sister Xiao Wu is now at the critical stage of transformation and must not be disturbed! It blurted out in human speech, "Big brother, don't hide anymore—if you don't show up, I and Xiao Wu will die!" As soon as the words fell, a ring of earth-yellow light enveloped the area.

Everything around became heavy; the three felt as if their bodies were filled with lead, and everything before them seemed slightly distorted.

Domain—this is the power of a domain. As the king of the forest, the gravity control domain is one of the abilities mastered by the Titan Giant Ape.

Among countless soul beasts, those truly capable of mastering domain power never exceed ten types, and among those ten, few can actually cultivate a domain. The Titan Giant Ape's gravity control domain differs from ordinary gravity skills. Within this domain, it can freely alter the gravity at any location—not necessarily increasing it, but possibly sharply decreasing it.

Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted disdainfully, "Big brother, take good care of Xue'er—hah, it's just a little monkey!" Qian Daoliu sighed helplessly and stepped back in front of Qian Renxue.

Golden Crocodile directly let its martial soul possess it, golden fine scales covering its body; behind it trailed a massive tail thick with scales and spines. Its stature rose, its appearance becoming youthful and handsome, its qi and blood power surging heavenward as nine perfectly matched soul rings appeared beneath its feet! A bright golden halo also pierced through its body.

Golden Slaughter Domain! At the moment the Golden Slaughter Domain was unleashed, a savage aura as if from ancient times surged forth.

A blinding golden-yellow light spread like a raging torrent, in the blink of an eye suppressing and shrinking the earth-yellow hue, instantly engulfed by vast expanses of gold.

Within this domain, the air seemed dyed with a thick aura of slaughter, cold and cruel.

Countless blade-like golden rays crisscrossed within the domain, directly slicing Er Ming's gravity domain into fragments.

Not bad, the Second Elder Golden Crocodile Douluo also possesses domain techniques! Moreover, this is not an innate domain ability; rather, it is an acquired domain formed when he absorbed the soul ring of a ten-thousand-year golden bloodline soul beast at his ninth soul ring.

Er Ming's face showed a human-like fright; its amber-crystal eyes already reflected shock—what a formidable domain!

Pfft—

Countless water droplets turned into dazzling strange light; the air suddenly turned moist as a colossal bull head over four meters in diameter burst from the water, its deep-green scales covering a gigantic body that shot skyward. This bull-headed, serpent-bodied monster opened its mouth and spat out a powerful azure blast that slammed heavily into Golden Crocodile's body.

"Old Second, take them out—leave none!" the bull-headed monster spoke in human speech, its icy gaze like a sword sweeping toward the three on the shore. Suddenly the surroundings turned into an azure world; the three felt their bodies instantly become sluggish, their speed reduced by at least thirty percent—this was the Slowness Domain.

Emerging from the water was also the forest's sovereign, the master of the Star Dou Great Forest's surface—the Azure Bull Python! Roar—, the Titan Giant Ape lifted its head and unleashed an earth-shaking roar, its aura rising like a surging tide.

Immediately afterward, it forcefully raised both fists, enormous power gathering madly on them; the surrounding space seemed unable to withstand the pressure, slightly warping. Powerful hind legs helped its body spring upward instantly.

What does a mountain suddenly flying look like? There's no better description for the Titan Giant Ape now. Although its body is huge, under the effect of its gravity control domain it seems as light as nothing as it leaps toward us.

A mass of yellow light condensed on Er Ming's fists; around that yellow light, the air seemed to form a huge distorted vortex, as if the air were instantaneously compressed by this terrifying light, and the space originally enveloped by golden light instantly became heavy again.

Thereafter, Er Ming exerted all its strength, swinging its fists fiercely; two massive yellow light pillars erupted from its fists, the air along their path violently compressed, emitting a series of explosive booms, as if the very heavens were about to be shattered by this terrifying force.

Titan Heaven-Shattering Break! Titan Heaven-Shattering Break is Er Ming using its gravity mastery to instantly compress air into terrifying energy, unleashing an all-out attack with the Titan Giant Ape's full strength. In the hands of the ten-thousand-year soul beast Er Ming, its power far exceeds that of a typical Title Douluo's ninth soul skill.

Titan Heaven-Shattering Break surged toward Golden Crocodile with unstoppable force, destroying everything in its path mercilessly; that immense power seemed as if it would tear the whole world apart.

(End of Chapter)