Chapter 26: Titan Giant Ape
To Zhongli, this spirit beast was nothing special; it wasn't even as strong as a Hilichurl Chieftain.
(For Non-Genshin readers-- Hilichurl Chieftain is a humanoid monster in Genshin same like Titan Ape here)
Facing such an opponent, there was no need for preparation.
"Zhongli, Zhongli, what should we do?"
"A crisis is approaching. Will we make it out?"
Little Paimon was extremely flustered, tugged at Zhongli's sleeve and her expression changing rapidly.
Hearing this, Zhongli glanced at her, a bit speechless.
What should they do?
With him here, did they really need to think about this?
"Don't worry, it's just a monkey."
Zhongli waved his hand calmly.
If he wasn't mistaken, this monkey was Er Ming, the hundred-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape.
Despite its fierce appearance, the Titan Giant Ape was a vegetarian.
"Don't worry, this guy is a herbivore. It won't have any ideas on Paimon."
Hu Tao was tricky enough to deal with; so was Paimon...
"Really?"
"A herbivore?"
Paimon was taken aback, her expression changing faster than flipping a page. She quickly released Zhongli's sleeve, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Great, then we should be safe, right?"
"It shouldn't attack us, right?"
Paimon asked tentatively. Although she hadn't seen the opponent yet, she trusted Zhongli's words unconditionally.
What else could she do?
She had no combat ability. Without Zhongli, she would likely starve to death.
Zhongli stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "Although it is a herbivore, it will still actively attack humans."
As the true guardian of the core area, driving away or killing humans was the Titan Giant Ape's duty.
Because Bibi Dong had killed Xiao Wu's mother, the Titan Giant Ape held little goodwill toward humans.
Whether it was luck or misfortune, this Titan Giant Ape had been manipulated since it was very young.
Its situation was almost identical to that of the Azure Bull Python.
One must know that the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python were considered super spirit beasts.
Even as thousand-year-old beasts, they could easily defeat ordinary ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts.
Yet, Xiao Wu's mother had saved them...
The Soft Bone Rabbit was a top-tier existence among rabbit-type spirit beasts, but it was still just a Soft Bone Rabbit. If the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python couldn't solve the problem, how could it?
Unless Xiao Wu's mother had broken the ten-thousand-year spirit beast limit and used her ten-thousand-year cultivation to save the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python.
Zhongli patted Paimon's head gently and said, "Little one, did you forget what I said earlier?"
"Which part?"
Zhongli: "..."
Selective amnesia, huh!
Qian Renxue, holding the holy sword transformed from her spirit ability, stared intently at the Light Tiger King.
At this moment, neither she nor Cixue had noticed the approaching danger.
Cixue was observing the surroundings, on guard for possible threats. However, due to his relatively weak strength, he hadn't detected the impending danger.
The Light Tiger King was not weak, and Qian Renxue needed to be fully focused to defeat it.
Even a titled Douluo like Cixue couldn't detect the source of the crisis, let alone a quasi-spirit emperor like her.
As time passed, after about half a stick of incense, Qian Renxue seized an opportunity, flashed behind the Light Tiger King, and locked its nape with holy light.
The Light Tiger King sensed something but it was too late...
"As expected of the young miss to be able to kill a Light Tiger King of over ten thousand years alone. Her strength is already comparable to mine when I was a quasi-spirit saint."
A quasi-spirit saint referred to a powerful individual who had reached level seventy but didn't have a seventh spirit ring yet.
The true body of a martial spirit was a watershed, providing powerful amplification, making it impossible to challenge levels above it under normal circumstances.
Cixue's voice wasn't loud, but Qian Renxue's lips curled slightly. She had the right to be proud.
A quasi-spirit emperor already comparable to a quasi-spirit saint.
When she reached the spirit saint level, she could rival an ordinary titled Douluo!
That would be when her martial spirit would truly be invincible.
Suddenly, the ground trembled, and Cixue's expression changed.
Such a distance, and it could affect here? The approaching entity was a big one!
"Young miss, don't absorb the spirit ring yet. A big guy is coming!"
Cixue quickly appeared, his face very serious, looking in the direction of the vibrations.
"Zhongli, didn't you say it wasn't scary?"
"Why does Grandpa Cixue look so panicked?"
Paimon asked instinctively after seeing Cixue's reaction.
Zhongli: "..."
Well, people have different constitutions.
Sometimes, the difference between people is greater than between people and dogs.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue also descended from the air, her expression changing with the ground's tremor.
For Cixue to call it a big guy, it must be at least an eighty-thousand-year-old spirit beast!
Cixue might not even be a match for an eighty-thousand-year-old spirit beast in a one-on-one fight!
A spirit beast of this age could already be compared to an ordinary titled Douluo.
Spirit beasts with strong species and bloodlines, even if only eighty thousand years old, were not something an ordinary titled Douluo could handle.
Encountering something like a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear or a Titan Giant Ape, it was best to run immediately!
"Boom~"
"Boom..."
The footsteps grew closer, gradually giving a feeling of "the earth shaking and the mountains swaying."
The figure also appeared in front of the group.
It was about eight meters tall, like a moving small hill.
"Ti... Titan Giant Ape!"
Cixue was dumbfounded. The Spirit Hall had records of the Titan Giant Ape!
This giant ape, with such powerful presence, was definitely not just a newly ascended ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast.
"This requires seriousness!"
"Human..."
Just as Cixue was preparing to get serious, the Titan Giant Ape spoke!
His whole body trembled, bewildered, as he stared at the Titan Giant Ape. It spoke!
To be able to speak human language, a spirit beast needed to meet a basic condition: it had to have a Hundred Thousand-year cultivation!
In other words, only Hundred thousand-year spirit beasts could speak human language.
So now he can't to handle this situation!
Swallowing hard, Cixue cupped his hands towards the Titan Giant Ape and said, "Beast King, we had no intention of intruding on your territory. We will leave immediately."
"Humans, die!"
Without wasting words, the Titan Giant Ape punched directly towards Cixue.
"Young miss, run!"
Cixue roared, instantly entering martial spirit possession. He never expected that just hunting a spirit beast on the edge of the core area would attract a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast!
The Titan Giant Ape, king of the forest.
Its formidable strength left Cixue no room for carelessness.
"It's really fighting!"
"Why doesn't this monkey listen to Grandpa Cixue's explanation?"