Three days later, at Shrek Academy—
Flender stared at Su Yu and Zhao Wuji before him, his brows tightly furrowed as his voice rose several pitches.
"You're saying you encountered the Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
That was a forest overlord-level existence. They had merely gone to obtain a thousand-year Soul Ring—how could they have run into it?
"Exactly," Zhao Wuji said with a bitter expression, rubbing his still-sore arm where the Titan Giant Ape had struck him. It still ached faintly.
"Flender, if it weren't for Teacher Su Yu, we might have really been done for this time—total annihilation was possible!"
After speaking, Zhao Wuji smacked his lips and added as if remembering something:
"But speaking of which, that girl Xiao Wu's luck is truly unmatched."
"After being captured by the Titan Giant Ape, not only was she unharmed, but she also broke through to the thirtieth level and returned with a thousand-year Soul Ring, becoming a Soul Elder!"
Zhao Wuji's account was disjointed and logically chaotic.
Flender's eyelids twitched as he listened, growing more confused by the moment. He couldn't help but slam the table abruptly:
"What? What is all this? Old Zhao, can you explain clearly?"
"Start from when you left the academy, bit by bit! How did you encounter the Titan Giant Ape? How was Xiao Wu captured?"
"How did Teacher Su Yu resolve it? And what exactly happened to your arm?"
Seeing Flender's agitation, Su Yu smiled helplessly and calmly recounted the entire sequence of events:
"This time we went to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar obtain his Soul Ring. Just as we were preparing to return, we suddenly encountered the Titan Giant Ape..."
Su Yu briefly outlined the main events. After listening, Flender stroked his chin and paced back and forth:
"Peerless Dragon Serpent! Titan Giant Ape! And that mysterious bull howl!"
Flender had also heard that there was a king-level Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest—the Titan Giant Ape!
This Titan Giant Ape was universally acknowledged by all high-level Soul Masters as the king of the forest.
He, Flender, had never heard of any bull-type Soul Beast capable of confronting the Titan Giant Ape!
"This Titan Giant Ape is the king of the forest. How could it be called away by a bull howl, and what Soul Beast emitted that bull howl?"
Flender sat in his chair, his fingers continuously tapping on the table.
Observing Flender's puzzled expression, Su Yu stepped forward:
"Dean Flender, I know what Soul Beast emitted that bull howl!"
"Oh? Teacher Su Yu, tell me!"
"Dean Flender, I once read in an ancient text that there is a Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest called the Azure Bull Python!"
"This Soul Beast resembles a bull but isn't quite a bull, resembles a python but isn't quite a python—it has a bull's head and a python's body!"
"That ancient text was left by a Titled Douluo. According to the book,"
"This Titled Douluo, in his youth, ventured deep into the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to hunt the Titan Giant Ape to prove his strength!"
"When he reached the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, he saw the Titan Giant Ape drinking water by a lakeside!"
"He planned to ambush the Titan Giant Ape while it was drinking water, but just as he prepared to strike, a sudden mutation occurred!"
"A bull's head the size of a small hill emerged from beneath the lake. What shocked this Titled Douluo even more was the nearly thirty-meter-long serpentine body attached to it!"
"According to that Titled Douluo's recollection, the bull's head alone was already half the size of the Titan Giant Ape."
"The Titled Douluo no longer dared to make a move, completely intimidated by this colossal creature on the spot!"
"Before he could even react, he heard the Azure Bull Python speak: 'Human, this is no place for you to linger. Considering your cultivation wasn't easily attained, leave quickly.'"
"Later, that Titled Douluo left the Star Dou Great Forest in dismay, leaving behind this ancient text."
"That was also the first and only time the Azure Bull Python was witnessed by a Soul Master."
Flender's finger abruptly stopped on the table, his eyes filled with shock:
"Azure Bull Python? Bull head with a serpent's body? This... this is utterly unheard of!"
Having lived most of his life, he'd heard of numerous rare and exotic beasts, but never of a Soul Beast with such form.
"Teacher Su Yu, are you suggesting that bull howl we heard was made by the same Azure Bull Python that Titled Douluo encountered?"
"Considering our recent experience, that bull howl could make the Titan Giant Ape abandon its pursuit. Other than the Azure Bull Python, I'm afraid no other Soul Beast possesses such deterrent power."That Titled Douluo speculated in the ancient text that the Azure Bull Python's cultivation years likely far surpass the Titan Giant Ape's, possibly even reaching the legendary two hundred thousand year level.""
"It shares the status of top existence in the Star Dou Great Forest with the Titan Giant Ape, though the Azure Bull Python remains more mysterious and rarely appears."
"Two hundred thousand years..." Flender drew a sharp breath, his face turning grave!
A mere hundred thousand year Titan Giant Ape's strength was already enough to make the entire Soul Master World pale at its mention.
He simply couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying existence a Soul Beast that had cultivated for two hundred thousand years would be!
After listening to Su Yu, Zhao Wuji clicked his tongue beside them:
"No wonder that bull howl was so tremendous, making my ears ring. To think it was actually a two hundred thousand year Soul Beast..."
"Thinking back on it now still gives me chills. If that Azure Bull Python had attacked like the Titan Giant Ape did, we probably wouldn't have even scraps left behind this time."
Flender stepped forward and patted Zhao Wuji's shoulder before speaking:
"Alright, what matters is that everyone returned safely this time. Old Zhao, you and Teacher Su Yu deserve the most credit. Rest well these coming days - I'll take the Little Monsters for training!"
Seeing Flender's declaration, Su Yu didn't linger either. After saying his piece, he returned to his own courtyard.
After Su Yu left, Zhao Wuji looked at Flender and described Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar's reactions at the time, his tone carrying unconcealed disappointment.
Flender rubbed the tiger's mouth of his left hand with his right, brows tightly furrowed, face full of disbelief:
"Old Zhao, this... although Xiao Bai and Fatty usually seem impulsive, they shouldn't be like this at critical moments..."
He didn't finish his sentence, unable to find the right words to describe that disappointment.
"Why would I lie to you!" Zhao Wuji raised his voice, his tone growing agitated.
"When that Titan Giant Ape appeared, its pressure was suffocating! I was already prepared to fight to the death to buy them time!"
"But guess what? That lad Dai Mubai dragged Ma Hongjun and Oscar along and charged straight out of the forest without even looking back!"
"I understand that facing the Titan Giant Ape, fear is only human. But then look at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing!"
"Those girls are even younger than them, yet they gritted their teeth and stayed behind to help me!"
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