At the very center of the Star Dou Great Forest lay a clear, small lake, its surface reflecting the towering ancient trees surrounding it.
This was the territory of the King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Sky Blue Bull Python.
Soul Beasts possessed a strong sense of territoriality. To step into another Soul Beast's domain was a provocation, a fight to the death.
Thus, the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest was generally off-limits to other Soul Beasts.
Normally, the mountain-like Titan Giant Ape spent most of its time resting and cultivating on the grassy lawn, occasionally venturing out to hunt.
The Sky Blue Bull Python, on the other hand, remained submerged in the water, appearing even more mysterious and rarely showing itself.
These two 100,000-Year Soul Beasts were invincible presences within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Life was quite pleasant for them.
When their Xiao Wu returned to the human world, her Soul Power Level had already reached that of a Soul Emperor—the mature form of a Soul Beast taking human shape.
This greatly increased her safety.
And eased much of their worry.
The Titan Giant Ape lay on the grassy lawn, one claw digging earwax out of its ear, thoroughly enjoying itself.
Suddenly, the Titan Giant Ape felt something land on its head.
It reached up with a claw to feel—soft, moist, and somewhat slippery. When it squeezed, the substance burst open, releasing a foul, fishy stench that spread across its face.
At the same time, the Titan Giant Ape felt something bite its head, tearing out a large clump of fur along with a patch of scalp.
This was the scalp of a 100,000-Year Soul Beast—its toughness was beyond what an ordinary Soul Beast could bite through—yet it had been torn off directly.
"Hiss—"
The Titan Giant Ape sucked in a sharp breath, the pain searing and the humiliation profound.
"Roar!"
The Titan Giant Ape let out a deafening roar, springing to its feet like a carp leaping from water.
Standing over fifteen meters tall, its movement shook the ground.
"Who dares shit on my head!"
The foul stench was unmistakably excrement, sending it into a rage.
The Titan Giant Ape unleashed its spiritual sense, its eyes scanning the surroundings like searchlights.
After a long while, it found nothing.
This gave the Titan Giant Ape a bad feeling—could it be that monster from before?
The one that had provoked its elder brother, itself, and Xiao Wu.
To this day, they still didn't know what that monster looked like.
Sure enough, as soon as it thought of the monster, the surface of the small lake before it churned with a splashing sound.
The Sky Blue Bull Python leaped out of the water, equally furious.
"Elder Brother, it's back!" The Titan Giant Ape's head buzzed.
"Damn it, what kind of Soul Beast is it!"
The Sky Blue Bull Python let out a bovine bellow; its underbelly had been bitten while submerged. This was beyond endurance.
As Kings of the Forest, to be defecated on and unable to locate the perpetrator—they were furious.
Da Ming and Er Ming warily scanned their surroundings, but the troublemaking Soul Beast seemed to have vanished once more.
Da Ming sank back into the lake, and Er Ming lay down on the grassy lawn again.
At first, they remained highly vigilant.
But as hours passed, the two Soul Beasts began to relax once more.
Two days later, they had nearly forgotten about that detestable Soul Beast.
But just then, the Emerald Dragon Snake reappeared, this time even more brazenly, openly provoking them once again.
"I can't stand it! It defecated in my mouth!" The Titan Giant Ape beat its chest and roared at the sky.
"We'll search the entire Star Dou Great Forest to kill it!"
The Sky Blue Bull Python leaped directly out of the lake and reached the shore.
"Come catch me!"
Suddenly, a mental provocation echoed in their minds.
Da Ming and Er Ming's eyes instantly turned blood-red. Without hesitation, they charged toward the source of the mental fluctuations.
Er Ming led the way, with Da Ming following closely behind!
The Titan Giant Ape's massive body moved with surprising agility through the forest, twisting and turning with remarkable flexibility.
Close behind, the Sky Blue Bull Python kept pace, neither falling behind nor overtaking. The two Spirit Beasts maintained a fixed distance as they pursued the mental fluctuations ahead.
Despite their rage, they remained vigilant.
Keeping a certain distance allowed them reaction time if they encountered enemies. The Titan Giant Ape's thick hide and robust physique could withstand sudden attacks for a period.
The movement of two 100,000-Year Soul Beasts created tremendous commotion.
When they passed through other Spirit Beasts' territories, the originally angry beasts immediately cowered upon seeing the two Kings of the Forest, hiding far away.
Meanwhile, the Emerald Dragon Snake kept running while continuously provoking, thoroughly enraging the two beasts.
Within just half an hour, the Emerald Dragon Snake had led the two beasts through half of Star Dou Great Forest.
The entire Star Dou Great Forest was in an uproar!
Countless Spirit Beasts were stirred up, causing a chain reaction.
Like a beast tide, waves of Spirit Beasts fled outward in layers.
Soul Masters who had been hunting Spirit Beasts in Star Dou Great Forest panicked and quickly escaped.
At this very moment.
Ghost Douluo, who had been searching for 100,000-Year Soul Beasts in Star Dou Great Forest, felt his eyes light up.
Moving against the tide, he silently concealed himself among the trees.
Whether by coincidence or fate.
He soon detected the presence of the Titan Giant Ape.
Ghost Douluo was thrilled!
Wait, there's another one!
Ghost Douluo was ecstatic!
This would perfectly fulfill His Majesty's orders!
He had discovered two 100,000-Year Soul Beasts at once.
"My efforts in Star Dou Great Forest haven't been in vain. The gods have eyes after all..."
Ghost Douluo noticed the two 100,000-Year Soul Beasts seemed to be frantically searching for something?
After silently following them for a while and learning about the two beasts' characteristics, he hurried toward the edge of Star Dou Great Forest.
He needed to report to His Majesty the Pope as quickly as possible.
These were 100,000-Year Soul Beasts - absolutely not to be missed.
What Ghost Douluo didn't know was that he wasn't the only one who had discovered the Titan Giant Ape.
There were many people hunting Spirit Beasts in Star Dou Great Forest, and the Emerald Dragon Snake was deliberately leading Da Ming and Er Ming around in circles.
This allowed several powerful individuals to spot the two beasts.
The Titan Giant Ape - this was a legendary powerful Spirit Beast. According to records in the entire Spirit Master World, only one Soul Master had ever hunted such a beast.
The other 100,000-Year Soul Beast had never even been seen before.
This was utterly astonishing!
Such invincible Spirit Beasts truly existed in Star Dou Great Forest!
The news spread uncontrollably like a fan shape through the supply towns near Star Dou Great Forest.
Then it traveled outward from the supply towns along various merchant caravans.
100,000-Year Soul Beasts spotted in Star Dou Great Forest!
Why does the 100,000-Year Soul Beast Titan Giant Ape howl every night?
Was the Sky Blue Bull Python born from a bull or from a python?
A 100,000-Year Soul Beast is guaranteed to drop a 100,000-Year Soul Bone, and it will be the exact piece the Soul Master lacks—this is the most precious treasure in the Spirit Master World.
Countless pieces of news completely ignited the Spirit Master World.
It instantly overshadowed the war between the two great empires, becoming the talk of everyone.
Soul Masters, by nature, thrive on excitement and adventure.
Some bold Soul Masters had already begun moving closer to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Could the Spirit Beast uprising hint at some hidden opportunity?
(End of Chapter)