Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

"Roar!"

However, faced with this combined attack that made the heavens and earth pale, the Titan Ape's face was ferocious, and there was no sign of retreat in its eyes. It swung its fists and charged forward without hesitation!

"Boom!"

Four terrifying attacks collided with those comet-like fists, unleashing a violent roar. The aftershocks of energy spread out from the center, sweeping across thousands of meters!

Meanwhile, deep within the forest, beside a misty, ethereal lake, a little girl of about three years old sat in front of an elegant little wooden house, munching on a tree fruit, her face full of contentment.

And those eyes didn't have the naivety that a child of that age should have; instead, they were full of liveliness and cunning.

Just as the little girl was enjoying her pleasant afternoon, a sudden, earth-shattering explosion erupted from somewhere in the forest, causing her eyes to widen, her body to tremble, and the tree fruit in her hand to fall to the ground.

"It's Erming's voice."

Realizing something, the little girl's face immediately turned panicked.

Meanwhile, the calm surface of the lake began to ripple violently.

Then, accompanied by a resounding splash, the water broke open, and a dark shadow that blotted out the sky appeared in the lake.

Once the splash subsided, a nearly 100-meter-long, dark blue snake-like body stood in the water, resembling a pillar supporting the sky, connecting heaven and earth.

At the top of the snake's body was a huge bull-like beast, whose eyes, as large as mountains, gleamed with a terrifying blue light!

When the little girl saw such a terrifying spirit beast, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she anxiously stepped forward and shouted.

"Da Ming, let's go check quickly! Er Ming seems to be in trouble!"

"Moo!"

The bull-headed, snake-bodied spirit beast let out a bellowing sound, its eyes filled with solemnity, before lowering its gaze to look at the little girl.

"Sister Xiaowu, you've just undergone human transformation and are still weak, so it's safer for you to stay here. I'll go find Erming!"

However, Xiao Wu shook her head and resolutely said...

"No, I can't rest easy. The aura that erupted just now was very powerful. The person who fought Erming was at least a Title Douluo. I can't rest easy. Don't worry, I won't show myself. I'll just watch from a distance. I need to confirm Erming's safety with my own eyes."

Seeing Xiao Wu's resolute attitude, Daming could not say anything more. His huge body stepped out of the water, and his sharp snake tail swung towards Xiao Wu.

"Sister Xiaowu, come up quickly."

Seeing this, Xiao Wu nodded. Her small body showed Min Jie's agility. She leaped onto the tail of Da Ming and stood firmly.

Another place.

The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the once dense forest in the area had been completely leveled, turning into a barren open space.

The Titan Ape, which was originally tall and towering, was now kneeling on the ground. Its fur was charred, and half of its head had been cut off. Blood was flowing from the hideous wound. Its left forearm was also missing. The wound was very clean, like a sword wound, and large patches of crimson blood flowed to the ground from the hole.

At this moment, its face was extremely ferocious, baring its teeth as it tried its best to endure the excruciating pain coming from all parts of its body.

In front of it, four figures hovered in the air, their terrifying auras freezing the air itself, locking it firmly in place.

Among the four, Chen Yao's gloomy gaze kept sweeping over the Titan Giant Ape and Tang Hao behind him.

His desire to kill Tang Hao surpassed everything else.

In the previous rounds of combat, he kept trying to take the opportunity to bypass the Titan Ape and directly kill Tang Hao.

But without exception, they were all forcibly stopped by the Titan Ape.

It was precisely because of this that the Titan Ape suffered many unnecessary injuries, resulting in its current terrifying and gruesome wounds.

Otherwise, with its profound strength accumulated over 100,000 years, it would never have been able to be defeated so quickly and in such a sorry state.

Chen Yao couldn't help but curse inwardly at the thought of wanting this.

He truly couldn't understand what kind of benefit Tang Hao, a mere human, could offer a soul beast like the Titan Giant Ape that would make it risk its life to protect him. Could it be that he had given the Titan Giant Ape a gift once?

"Hmph! You damned beast, since you're so keen on protecting Tang Hao, then you should die first. We can kill him after you're dead!"

Chen Yao had completely lost his patience at this moment; he could not have peace of mind until Tang Hao was dead.

"Martial Soul True Form, Great Dark Heaven!"

As soon as Chen Yao had a thought, a thick, almost impenetrable black mist began to emerge around him.

The black mist continued to spread, completely engulfing Chen Yao's figure.

Then the thick black fog continued to rise upwards until it completely obscured the sun, turning the sky into an endless expanse of darkness.

At the same time, a series of eerie winds howled violently between heaven and earth, as if the Netherworld had descended upon the mortal realm at this moment, presenting a scene of cold and calamity.

This is Chen Yao's true martial spirit form, which transforms into the source of darkness, assimilates heaven and earth, brings calamity and death, and swallows up all hope and light!

At this moment, Chen Yao stood on the dark clouds, his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering, his hair dancing in the cold wind, his pupils pure black, radiating outwards, filling his entire eye sockets, swallowing the whites of his eyes, boundless darkness.

"Everyone, let's combine our attacks again and go all out to avoid any unforeseen complications. This is the territory of the soul beasts!"

Chen Yao's voice seemed to come from all directions in the sky, carrying a hint of etherealness and indifference.

As soon as he finished speaking, a pitch-black light screen, completely free of any impurities, appeared above Chen Yao's head in the clouds.

A violent surge of energy erupted from the surface of the black curtain.

A massive, pitch-black hand emerged from it.

The palm was covered with dense, mysterious, and strange patterns, and a sense of decay and death, as if it should not exist in the human world, emanated from it.

Sensing the aura of the pitch-black giant hand in the sky, both Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo below changed their expressions.

The eerie patterns on that giant hand, constantly flashing with a ghostly light, held their gaze captive, as if their very souls were about to be sucked in.

A moment later, they turned around in horror, their bodies covered in cold sweat.

They had all felt a strong threat just now, and even had the illusion that their lives were like a flower about to wither in front of it, extremely fragile and in its twilight years!

"What a terrifying fellow, not only with his spirit rings, but also with that bizarre martial spirit true form."

Sword Douluo gazed solemnly at Chen Yao, who stood with his hands behind his back amidst the clouds.

"Alright, Swordsman, stop reminiscing. Now we're at least on the same side. Let's hurry up and deal with that beast first. This is the first time I've ever personally hunted a 100,000-year-old soul beast!"

After a brief moment of shock, Bone Douluo turned around and focused his attention back on the heavily injured Titan Giant Ape. He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his dry lips, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo glanced at Bone Douluo and snorted coldly, but he did not refute the way he was addressed. Instead, he circulated his soul power, and the eighth soul ring on his back began to gleam.

The Titan Ape, enduring the intense pain in its body, looked ahead and sensed the four converging auras, which were far more terrifying than those of the previous encounters.

A sense of powerlessness welled up inside her, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly. But she still managed to get up from the ground with difficulty, panting heavily, and stood resolutely in front of Tang Hao.

Behind it was not only Tang Hao, but also its sister's only child. Even if it couldn't stop him, it would still try.

"Moo!"

However, just as several fierce attacks were about to strike the Titan Ape, a sound like a cow's moo suddenly rang out from the dense forest behind it.

Then a blinding blue light flashed, heading straight for the terrifying soul skill unleashed by Chen Yao and his companions.

"bump!"

Although the azure light could not withstand the combined force of the four and was quickly annihilated by the terrifying energy within, it still relieved most of the Titan Ape's power.

"Boom!"

The remaining energy of those soul skills bombarded the Titan Ape, causing it to stagger back a few steps, leaving deep marks on the ground, and causing a large amount of blood to gush from the corner of its mouth. However, it was not in mortal danger. Although its life force was not strong, it was far from being weak.

At that moment, the Titan Ape turned its head and looked toward the place where the mooing sound had come from, its face showing astonishment.

"Big brother?"

"Hmph! You still remember I'm your older brother? You were fighting a human titled Douluo alone, and you were almost killed. You didn't even call for help. If it weren't for the commotion just now, I probably wouldn't even know you were dead. Do you still consider me your older brother?"

With a deep shout, a figure that blotted out the sky slowly emerged from the dense forest.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 145 Sacrifice!

"Brother, this is my own business. I'm doing this to protect a human being. You shouldn't get involved."

The Titan Ape sighed softly.

"what?"

The Azure Bull Python was taken aback upon hearing this, then its gaze swept around and it saw Tang Hao, who was hiding not far behind the Titan Giant Ape, with a pale face.

"It's actually this human! Why?"

The Azure Bull Python asked, puzzled.

“He was the man Aqing loved most in her life, and the father of Aqing’s child. These humans want to take his life. You and Sister Xiaowu are also looking for him. I can’t just watch Aqing’s last concern die before my eyes.”

The Titan Ape lowered its head and said that this time it was not on the side of the soul beasts. In fact, by protecting Tang Hao, it was also on the opposite side of the soul beasts of the Star Dou Forest. Feeling ashamed, it did not want to involve the Azure Bull Python.

"Hmph, just because of that? Do I look like such a pedantic soul beast? Since he is Qing'er's lover, I naturally can't sit idly by. Otherwise, how can I face the brotherhood we've shared for tens of thousands of years?"

Upon hearing this, the Azure Bull Python snorted coldly, no longer bothering to care about Tang Hao's identity as a member of the Haotian Sect. At worst, it could just imprison this Haotian Sect guy in the forest until he died. Right now, the most important thing was to help its brother get out of the current predicament.

"Brother."

The Titan Ape was slightly lost in thought at that moment.

"Stop talking nonsense. You're not usually this indecisive. Today, let's join forces and drive these damned humans out of the forest!"

The Azure Bull Python didn't turn its head; its huge eyes, gleaming with an eerie blue light, were fixed on the group of people in front of it.

"Azure Bull Python? It's finally out."

Looking at the enormous body with a bull's head and a snake's body, Chen Yao narrowed his eyes slightly.

He naturally knew that deep within the Star Dou Forest, there were several powerful soul beasts over 100,000 years old.

Given the commotion they had just caused, although the beings in the forbidden zone wouldn't care, the rabbit and the Azure Bull Python, who were on very good terms with the Titan Giant Ape, would definitely not stand idly by, so they remained vigilant.

"But why is there only the Azure Bull Python? Where is the rabbit?"

Chen Yao pondered, scanning his surroundings, but still couldn't find the pink and white figure.

But then he remembered something and looked back at Ning Rongrong, who was in the arms of a maid from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Ning Rongrong is so grown up now, so that rabbit should have transformed into human form by now? After this matter is settled, we can venture deeper into the forest and search for it. After all, it's a 100,000-year-old soul bone; we shouldn't waste it."

Just as Chen Yao was muttering to himself, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape in front of him simultaneously unleashed roars that echoed through the mountains and forests. Then, two surging energy waves, one blue and one red, shot out from their mouths and attacked the group.