Chapter 192: The Mighty Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python

After the Shrek Academy gathering, Tang San headed straight for the Star Dou Great Forest, mainly to look for Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu, as a ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beast, lives in the Life Lake of the Xingdou Da Senlin Hexin Qu; just by heading to the very center of the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San can naturally find Xiao Wu.

Due to various chain reactions, Tang San's appearance does change to some extent, but not like the complete bodily and facial transformation of the Blue Silver Emperor's Second Awakening in the original work.

In fact, as Tang San marched onward, he never encountered any personnel from the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation, let alone infiltrated the enemy ranks.

Tang San arrived unimpeded at the Life Lake of the Star Dou Great Forest, and after five years, he and Xiao Wu, the little couple, reunited and embraced with great joy, looking very happy.

Tang San's separation from Ju Gui Douluo was mainly because the Soul Hunting Operation had changed.

This time, the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation underwent a major change, adding a plan to assassinate the Xue Beng Prince.

Regardless, Xue Beng is still a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, with extremely strict guards, and he is also stationed within the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

To smoothly eliminate the Xue Beng Prince, the Spirit Hall specifically assigned Gui Douluo to act personally, and also employed the Spirit Poison that Gui Douluo had prepared in advance, so no trace would remain, and at least the wound would not reveal the attacker.

Gui Douluo himself is unfathomably mysterious, appearing without a shadow and disappearing without a trace, moving like a specter, which allows him to easily slay the Xue Beng Prince under heavy protection, leaving no clues at all.

And when Gui Douluo meets Ju Douluo again at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the situation of encountering Tang San has already been avoided.

Moreover, the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation suffered such heavy losses that Saint Hu Liena, along with Xie Yue and Yan, did not participate in the Star Dou Great Forest mission; instead, they were soothing the seriously injured as saints, and now the Spirit Hall, after a crushing defeat, has extremely low morale.

Thus, the ones actually heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu are Ju Gui Douluo and twenty Soul Saints, which already constitutes a fairly powerful force.

However, this strength is nothing in the Star Dou Great Forest, which houses countless Soul Beasts, especially many top‑tier Soul Beasts; a typical eight‑ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beast already possesses Title Douluo‑level combat power, and a ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beast can even defeat an ordinary Title Douluo‑level master in a one‑on‑one duel.

Although Yang Xiong's party rushed to the Star Dou Great Forest, their various arrangements turned out to be very abundant.

They not only have Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengyuan, two top‑grade supports, but also Oscar, a Food System backer.

Before entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Xiong specifically had Oscar make many varieties of Sausage; all non‑Title Douluo personnel carried Flying Mushroom Sausage, and everyone also carried Super Recovery Big Sausage and Excitement Pink Sausage.

This time, Yang Xiong intends to strike a hard blow to sever a limb of the Spirit Hall, so every possible contingency must be planned clearly, essentially maximizing his side's strength.

When the party reached the Xingdou Da Senlin Hexin Qu, the White Crane ahead had already returned from scouting, and the Xingdou Da Senlin Hexin Qu seemed to echo an intense battle scene.

Yang Xiong's party seized the moment and slipped forward quickly.

Sure enough, when they were about a kilometer from the Life Lake, a terrifying battle scene erupted.

They saw the Titan Giant Ape emit a terrifying roar, as if the ground itself were about to shatter.

On the Titan Giant Ape's shoulders were two tiny figures—Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Normally, given Ju Gui Douluo's strength, it would be impossible to defeat both the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python at once, but the two are not aiming to defeat these two ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beasts; their target is Xiao Wu on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder.

Gui Douluo transformed into an extremely eerie silhouette, moving as fast as lightning, and shouted loudly.

"Chrysanthemum Pass, you hold this big guy head‑on; I'll go catch that Rabbit. If successful, I'll retreat immediately."

"All other personnel stay put."

Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo have cooperated for decades, not only sharing a close bond but also being very familiar with each other.

Ju Douluo's Seventh Spirit Ring flashed, activating the Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body.

Ju Douluo rapidly expanded around, instantly becoming an extremely tall, strange mushroom‑like celestial chrysanthemum; the celestial chrysanthemum emitted endless golden light, which instantly shot toward the Titan Giant Ape.

At the same time, the celestial chrysanthemum released countless petals, each petal like a broad blade, seemingly to envelop the Titan Giant Ape, especially targeting Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Although the Titan Giant Ape's defense is formidable, Tang San and Xiao Wu are merely ordinary Spirit Emperors, and Tang San is only a Quasi‑Spirit Emperor, unable to withstand Title Douluo attacks.

Gui Douluo then turned into a Ghost Shadow, moving as fast as lightning, charging straight for Tang San and Xiao Wu on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder.

Despite its strength, the Titan Giant Ape looked at Ju Gui Douluo with a hint of disdain, raising its massive palms in front, and Ju Douluo's attack was bluntly blocked.

The Titan Giant Ape's defense is indeed formidable; even Ju Douluo cannot attack it easily.

But Ju Douluo's petals seemed to be controlled; many petals bypassed the Titan Giant Ape's palm defenses and headed straight for Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Especially since Gui Douluo's form was like a Ghost Shadow, moving at extreme speed, attempting to slip around the massive body of the Titan Giant Ape to reach Xiao Wu.

However, the Titan Giant Ape reacted swiftly, shaking its shoulder, and Tang San and Xiao Wu instantly leapt upward.

At this moment, the Titan Giant Ape displayed its terrifying combat ability, unleashing speed far beyond its size, moving at an extreme pace.

The Titan Giant Ape's massive hands swatted directly at Gui Douluo, who was flying toward Xiao Wu, completely ignoring Ju Douluo's attack.

The Titan Giant Ape's hands emitted a terrifying force, as if the surrounding ground were being suppressed, like Gravity Control.

This is the Titan Giant Ape's innate talent: a Gravity Control Domain; under this strike, Gui Douluo felt a terrifying pressure on his body, his form seemed to slow considerably, and even the surrounding space began to warp slightly.

The Titan Giant Ape truly lives up to being the top‑tier Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, possessing the strongest bloodline of the Soul Beast Clan, enabling it to have the Gravity Control Domain talent.

It should be noted that even most Title Douluo lack Domain‑type skills, underscoring the Titan Giant Ape's might; no wonder it has roamed the Star Dou Great Forest for countless years without being hunted.

On the other hand, when facing Ju Douluo's attack, the Titan Giant Ape merely tilted its body slightly and used its massive frame to bluntly withstand Ju Douluo's barrage of petals.

Even Ju Gui Douluo was unusually astonished, never expecting the Titan Giant Ape's offense and defense to be so formidable, seemingly without any flaw.

Gui Douluo hesitated not at all, instantly flashing his Seventh Spirit Ring and employing his Martial Soul True Body.

Gui Douluo's entire body turned into a black silhouette, becoming ethereal and elusive, as if hard to grasp.

But the Titan Giant Ape showed a hint of disdain, its Gravity Control abruptly vanished, and Gui Douluo felt his body suddenly light, as if he could no longer keep himself steady.

At that moment, the Titan Giant Ape's massive palms slammed onto Gui Douluo, flinging him entirely into the air.

The Titan Giant Ape truly lives up to being a top‑tier Soul Beast; in terms of intellect and combat talent, it is not even weaker than an adult. That strike was calculated extremely cleverly—at the instant Gui Douluo activated his Martial Soul True Body's power boost, it cancelled the Gravity Control Domain, causing Gui Douluo to lose some control.

Although Ju Douluo fiercely attacked the Titan Giant Ape, the petal assault could not truly harm it; the Titan Giant Ape's entire body, black as granite, was able to bluntly endure Ju Douluo's Martial Soul True Body without injury.

At that moment, the entire lake surface seemed to start boiling, and a massive bull head over four meters tall rose from the water, while a huge tail swung over and struck Ju Douluo.

It was the Azure Bull Python, which also appeared to be somewhat enraged.

Originally, Ju Douluo had employed his Martial Soul True Body, but the Azure Bull Python emitted terrifying thunder across its whole body, especially its tail, which resembled lightning, seemingly freezing the surrounding air.

Under such a powerful strike, Ju Douluo was flung entirely into the air.

The Azure Bull Python's form was colossal; its head alone exceeded four meters, and its body stretched dozens of meters, its entire body cloaked in a blue aura, like thunder.

"Second, eliminate them all, leave none."

The Azure Bull Python's words were plain, but its cold gaze seemed to emit a cyan glow over its whole body, turning everything around into a blue‑tinged world, as if everyone's movements slowed.

From a distance, Yang Xiong and his group watched the battle, clearly feeling that under the cyan light's shroud, everyone seemed considerably slower.

This is the Azure Bull Python's Slowing Domain, a pure control domain, and it seems stronger than the Titan Giant Ape's simple Gravity Control.

Yang Xiong and his group all turned exceedingly serious; these two Ten‑thousand Year Soul Beasts are stronger than everyone imagined.

Even Sword Douluo's eyes showed a hint of seriousness: "These two Ten‑thousand Year Soul Beasts are strong, especially that Azure Bull Python; its strength is probably not below mine."

"Xiao Xiong, when do we act? Aren't you afraid that Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo will be scared off by these two Ten‑thousand Year Soul Beasts?"

Yang Xiong smiled: "They are acting on Bibidong's orders, so they won't easily give up on capturing Xiao Wu; besides, it's still early, and Ju Gui Douluo hasn't yet displayed his true strength."

"When the battle between the two sides becomes intense, we will, according to the plan, eliminate them in one stroke; absolutely no one on the scene may escape, otherwise endless trouble will follow."

Sword Douluo only nodded: "This is the Spirit Hall's debt to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; we must make them pay."

Yang Xiong seemed to think of something: "Sword Douluo teacher, could you observe the surroundings for me and see if you can sense Tang Hao's aura?"

"Tang San is Tang Hao's son; I don't believe Tang Hao would let Tang San go alone into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring."

Sword Douluo observed carefully for a while before speaking: "I do not sense Tang Hao's aura; normally Tang Hao should be level 95, and if he were within a radius of a thousand meters, I would be able to sense him."

Yang Xiong, upon hearing that, felt speechless; Tang Hao's heart is too big, actually letting his own son go alone to hunt the sixth Soul Ring.

One should know that a normal Soul Grandmaster's sixth Soul Ring should be about twenty‑thousand years old, especially when it's in the Star Dou Great Forest; aren't they afraid their son might encounter a high‑level Soul Beast and lose his life?

(End of chapter)