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Douluo Dalu_ Legend of the Ancestral Dragon_chapter_0042
Chapter 42
"Of course, I want to see what those guys are truly capable of," the Titan Giant Ape said.
Although it had already believed Aotian's words, the arrogance of being a 100,000-year Soul Beast prevented it from easily admitting defeat.
Xiao Wu's mother said thoughtfully, "I think I know where they are."
"Where?" Xiao Wu looked up at her mother, her face full of curiosity.
Xiao Wu's mother said, "Have you forgotten? In the more central part of the Star Dou Great Forest, there's an illusion array. When we reach it, we can't go any further; we can only walk in circles."
Xiao Wu exclaimed, "I remember now! When I was little, I often went there to play. It's in that direction!"
She pointed in a direction and looked at Aotian.
Aotian nodded and said, "That's the place."
Xiao Wu continued, "Later, when I reached the cultivation of a 100,000-year soul beast, I even tried to explore that place, but the illusion array's range was too vast. I'd just walk in circles and return to where I started."
The Titan Giant Ape also scratched its head and said, "That place is really strange. When we were little, we thought it was fun and often went there. I never expected powerful Soul Beasts to be hidden inside."
"Then I really must take a good look at what kind of soul beasts are inside," Xiao Wu said excitedly.
Xiao Wu's mother thought more deeply and asked, "Senior Aotian, since the soul beasts you mentioned are so powerful, why have they never come out? What are they staying inside for?"
Aotian didn't answer her question, only saying, "You will understand when the time comes."
He looked at the Titan Giant Ape and said, "Little monkey, quite a few Spirit Masters have come in this time, led by two Titled Douluo. Go deal with them."
"Senior Aotian, my name is Er Ming, not 'little monkey'," the Titan Giant Ape corrected.
"In front of me, you are just a little monkey," Aotian said.
The Titan Giant Ape straightened its body, its massive physique over twenty meters tall.
"Senior Aotian, look, I'm not small, am I?"
As a Titan Giant Ape, to be called a 'little monkey' was too embarrassing; it had to prove itself.
Aotian smiled slightly, and his immense divine sense swept out, passing through the spiritual seas of the four Soul Beasts present.
Their eyes suddenly widened, bulging, because their consciousness saw a massive golden divine dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, radiating an overwhelming aura.
Compared to the divine dragon, both the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python were just small soul beasts.
The Titan Giant Ape swallowed hard, the gulping sound loud, and stuttered as it asked, "Ao... Senior, that was..."
Aotian laughed, "That was my true form. Now, is there anything wrong with me calling you 'little monkey'?"
"Perfectly fine, perfectly fine," it nodded repeatedly, utterly convinced.
"So he... is actually this powerful," Xiao Wu was once again stunned.
"Senior Aotian, I'll go deal with that group of Spirit Masters right away." The Titan Giant Ape leaped with force, soaring into the sky, higher than the surrounding towering trees. When it landed again, its body was already hidden by the foliage.
After a few leaps, it had already moved far away from here, hurrying outwards.
"Can Er Ming handle it by himself?" Xiao Wu asked worriedly.
Aotian said, "Of those two Titled Douluo, one is rank 96, and the other is only rank 92."
The Azure Bull Python, who understood Er Ming's strength best, said, "With Er Ming's strength, he should be able to kill one of them. As for the other Spirit Masters below the Titled Douluo rank, they'll just be trampled to death."
Xiao Wu immediately felt relieved.
If Aotian and Xiao Wu hadn't returned, those two Titled Douluo, coupled with the large number of high-level Spirit Masters, could very well have held back Da Ming and Er Ming and killed Xiao Wu's mother.
Now, Aotian had already sent Spirit Hall's three Titled Douluo elders back, and with Er Ming taking the initiative to attack, the Spirit Masters who entered the Star Dou Great Forest would only suffer a crushing defeat.
It was normal for human Spirit Masters to want to hunt down 100,000-year Soul Beasts. In Aotian's view, there was nothing wrong with it.
But adventure comes with a price, and sometimes, that price is life.
"Aotian, I want to go see," Xiao Wu said.
"Nonsense! That's so dangerous," Xiao Wu's mother scolded.
Aotian suddenly thought of something and smiled, "It's fine, I'll go with her."
He waved his hand towards the distance, and the Long Ma, which was grazing by the lake, galloped over.
Aotian quickly mounted the Long Ma. Xiao Wu also leaped up, landing in front of Aotian, though this time, she sat a little further forward.
The Long Ma spread its wings, soaring into the sky and flying towards the direction where the battle had already erupted.
"There's actually this type of horse-like soul beast," Da Ming said in surprise.
Xiao Wu's mother sighed with emotion, "Xiao Wu said this horse only became a soul beast because of Senior Aotian, and it doesn't look weak. Senior Aotian's strength is truly unfathomable."
...
Aotian and Xiao Wu arrived directly above the battlefield. Looking down, they saw utter chaos below.
Trees within a radius of several hundred meters were all affected, falling one after another.
Hundreds of Spirit Masters frantically unleashed their soul skills, attacking the Titan Giant Ape.
However, when these attacks landed on its body, most couldn't break through its defense; it was as if they were just tickling it.
The Titan Giant Ape held a twenty-meter-long giant log in both hands. Anyone it smashed vomited large mouthfuls of blood, and many died on the spot.
Among them was an old man with white hair and a beard, whose physique was extremely burly. His limbs were unusually thick, and his body was covered in blue-purple scales. An intense electric current coiled around him, erupting with crackling sounds.
Every one of his strikes carried intense lightning, and when they landed on the Titan Giant Ape, they could even paralyze its body for a moment.
Though this lightning was strong, the Titan Giant Ape's body was simply too massive; ultimately, it couldn't paralyze its entire form.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, truly worthy of being called the world's number one Beast Martial Soul," Aotian laughed.
Aotian guessed that the imposing old man below must be Yu Yuanzhen, the old Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and also Yu Xiaogang's father.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was gradually declining, no longer possessing its former prestige, and there was even a tendency for it to fall from its position among the Upper Three Sects.
No wonder the sect's old Sect Master, its only Titled Douluo, had come personally.
To be so old and still have to bear the heavy burden of the entire sect, it was truly a bit pathetic.
The other Titled Douluo was quite pitiful. He was likely a rogue Titled Douluo or from a relatively small sect, and was currently being chased and beaten by the Titan Giant Ape.
Although his attacks could cause damage to the Titan Giant Ape, compared to its massive physique, those injuries were not enough to be fatal.
Soul Beast battles were frenzied. The Titan Giant Ape completely disregarded its injuries, even ignoring Yu Yuanzhen, and simply chased after the rank 92 Titled Douluo.
Finally, following a miserable shriek, that Titled Douluo was squeezed until he burst in its grip.
The Soul Douluos, Soul Saints, Soul Emperors... the large group of Spirit Masters were terrified to their core, fleeing in utter panic.
The remaining Yu Yuanzhen was targeted by the Titan Giant Ape. He sighed inwardly and was forced to retreat.
In terms of strength, he could actually fight the Titan Giant Ape to a draw, but he was old, after all. His endurance was inferior to the Titan Giant Ape's, and so was his defense. If the battle dragged on, he would be the one to lose.
"It's over," Aotian said.
All the Spirit Masters had escaped. After this lesson, it was unlikely any Spirit Master would dare to harbor intentions toward Xiao Wu's mother again.
"Er Ming, you're amazing!" Xiao Wu excitedly jumped down from the Long Ma and was caught by the Titan Giant Ape's broad palm.
(end of chapter)
Although it had already believed Aotian's words, the arrogance of being a 100,000-year Soul Beast prevented it from easily admitting defeat.
Xiao Wu's mother said thoughtfully, "I think I know where they are."
"Where?" Xiao Wu looked up at her mother, her face full of curiosity.
Xiao Wu's mother said, "Have you forgotten? In the more central part of the Star Dou Great Forest, there's an illusion array. When we reach it, we can't go any further; we can only walk in circles."
Xiao Wu exclaimed, "I remember now! When I was little, I often went there to play. It's in that direction!"
She pointed in a direction and looked at Aotian.
Aotian nodded and said, "That's the place."
Xiao Wu continued, "Later, when I reached the cultivation of a 100,000-year soul beast, I even tried to explore that place, but the illusion array's range was too vast. I'd just walk in circles and return to where I started."
The Titan Giant Ape also scratched its head and said, "That place is really strange. When we were little, we thought it was fun and often went there. I never expected powerful Soul Beasts to be hidden inside."
"Then I really must take a good look at what kind of soul beasts are inside," Xiao Wu said excitedly.
Xiao Wu's mother thought more deeply and asked, "Senior Aotian, since the soul beasts you mentioned are so powerful, why have they never come out? What are they staying inside for?"
Aotian didn't answer her question, only saying, "You will understand when the time comes."
He looked at the Titan Giant Ape and said, "Little monkey, quite a few Spirit Masters have come in this time, led by two Titled Douluo. Go deal with them."
"Senior Aotian, my name is Er Ming, not 'little monkey'," the Titan Giant Ape corrected.
"In front of me, you are just a little monkey," Aotian said.
The Titan Giant Ape straightened its body, its massive physique over twenty meters tall.
"Senior Aotian, look, I'm not small, am I?"
As a Titan Giant Ape, to be called a 'little monkey' was too embarrassing; it had to prove itself.
Aotian smiled slightly, and his immense divine sense swept out, passing through the spiritual seas of the four Soul Beasts present.
Their eyes suddenly widened, bulging, because their consciousness saw a massive golden divine dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, radiating an overwhelming aura.
Compared to the divine dragon, both the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python were just small soul beasts.
The Titan Giant Ape swallowed hard, the gulping sound loud, and stuttered as it asked, "Ao... Senior, that was..."
Aotian laughed, "That was my true form. Now, is there anything wrong with me calling you 'little monkey'?"
"Perfectly fine, perfectly fine," it nodded repeatedly, utterly convinced.
"So he... is actually this powerful," Xiao Wu was once again stunned.
"Senior Aotian, I'll go deal with that group of Spirit Masters right away." The Titan Giant Ape leaped with force, soaring into the sky, higher than the surrounding towering trees. When it landed again, its body was already hidden by the foliage.
After a few leaps, it had already moved far away from here, hurrying outwards.
"Can Er Ming handle it by himself?" Xiao Wu asked worriedly.
Aotian said, "Of those two Titled Douluo, one is rank 96, and the other is only rank 92."
The Azure Bull Python, who understood Er Ming's strength best, said, "With Er Ming's strength, he should be able to kill one of them. As for the other Spirit Masters below the Titled Douluo rank, they'll just be trampled to death."
Xiao Wu immediately felt relieved.
If Aotian and Xiao Wu hadn't returned, those two Titled Douluo, coupled with the large number of high-level Spirit Masters, could very well have held back Da Ming and Er Ming and killed Xiao Wu's mother.
Now, Aotian had already sent Spirit Hall's three Titled Douluo elders back, and with Er Ming taking the initiative to attack, the Spirit Masters who entered the Star Dou Great Forest would only suffer a crushing defeat.
It was normal for human Spirit Masters to want to hunt down 100,000-year Soul Beasts. In Aotian's view, there was nothing wrong with it.
But adventure comes with a price, and sometimes, that price is life.
"Aotian, I want to go see," Xiao Wu said.
"Nonsense! That's so dangerous," Xiao Wu's mother scolded.
Aotian suddenly thought of something and smiled, "It's fine, I'll go with her."
He waved his hand towards the distance, and the Long Ma, which was grazing by the lake, galloped over.
Aotian quickly mounted the Long Ma. Xiao Wu also leaped up, landing in front of Aotian, though this time, she sat a little further forward.
The Long Ma spread its wings, soaring into the sky and flying towards the direction where the battle had already erupted.
"There's actually this type of horse-like soul beast," Da Ming said in surprise.
Xiao Wu's mother sighed with emotion, "Xiao Wu said this horse only became a soul beast because of Senior Aotian, and it doesn't look weak. Senior Aotian's strength is truly unfathomable."
...
Aotian and Xiao Wu arrived directly above the battlefield. Looking down, they saw utter chaos below.
Trees within a radius of several hundred meters were all affected, falling one after another.
Hundreds of Spirit Masters frantically unleashed their soul skills, attacking the Titan Giant Ape.
However, when these attacks landed on its body, most couldn't break through its defense; it was as if they were just tickling it.
The Titan Giant Ape held a twenty-meter-long giant log in both hands. Anyone it smashed vomited large mouthfuls of blood, and many died on the spot.
Among them was an old man with white hair and a beard, whose physique was extremely burly. His limbs were unusually thick, and his body was covered in blue-purple scales. An intense electric current coiled around him, erupting with crackling sounds.
Every one of his strikes carried intense lightning, and when they landed on the Titan Giant Ape, they could even paralyze its body for a moment.
Though this lightning was strong, the Titan Giant Ape's body was simply too massive; ultimately, it couldn't paralyze its entire form.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, truly worthy of being called the world's number one Beast Martial Soul," Aotian laughed.
Aotian guessed that the imposing old man below must be Yu Yuanzhen, the old Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and also Yu Xiaogang's father.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was gradually declining, no longer possessing its former prestige, and there was even a tendency for it to fall from its position among the Upper Three Sects.
No wonder the sect's old Sect Master, its only Titled Douluo, had come personally.
To be so old and still have to bear the heavy burden of the entire sect, it was truly a bit pathetic.
The other Titled Douluo was quite pitiful. He was likely a rogue Titled Douluo or from a relatively small sect, and was currently being chased and beaten by the Titan Giant Ape.
Although his attacks could cause damage to the Titan Giant Ape, compared to its massive physique, those injuries were not enough to be fatal.
Soul Beast battles were frenzied. The Titan Giant Ape completely disregarded its injuries, even ignoring Yu Yuanzhen, and simply chased after the rank 92 Titled Douluo.
Finally, following a miserable shriek, that Titled Douluo was squeezed until he burst in its grip.
The Soul Douluos, Soul Saints, Soul Emperors... the large group of Spirit Masters were terrified to their core, fleeing in utter panic.
The remaining Yu Yuanzhen was targeted by the Titan Giant Ape. He sighed inwardly and was forced to retreat.
In terms of strength, he could actually fight the Titan Giant Ape to a draw, but he was old, after all. His endurance was inferior to the Titan Giant Ape's, and so was his defense. If the battle dragged on, he would be the one to lose.
"It's over," Aotian said.
All the Spirit Masters had escaped. After this lesson, it was unlikely any Spirit Master would dare to harbor intentions toward Xiao Wu's mother again.
"Er Ming, you're amazing!" Xiao Wu excitedly jumped down from the Long Ma and was caught by the Titan Giant Ape's broad palm.
(end of chapter)
