Chapter 137. King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape (Part 2)

"Seven Treasure has a name, first: Strength."

"Seven Treasure has a name, second: Speed."

Accompanying Ning Rongrong's crisp, brief voice, four beams of light shot out simultaneously — two of them landing on Zhao Wuji just as his palms were about to slam onto the top of the Titan Giant Ape's head.

The most formidable trait of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul was that its amplification disregarded the target's base level. The thirty percent boost Ning Rongrong could currently provide meant that no matter how strong the recipient was, they received a flat thirty percent increase. For Dai Mubai at rank thirty-seven, that meant thirty percent more strength and speed. For Zhao Wuji at rank seventy-six, the same applied.

Sure enough, under Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda amplification, Zhao Wuji's speed surged abruptly, and the Soul Power in his two bear-like palms visibly intensified, climbing in an instant to an attack power exceeding that of an eighty-something rank expert.

There were seven students in total. Two had already decided to stay — would the rest really leave? Days of teamwork had long forged a solid rapport among them.

Tang San didn't even say a word. He simply gave Ma Hongjun a pat on the shoulder and charged forward. His meaning was clear: Boss Dai's assigned task was still yours to carry out.

Tang San's target, like Dai Mubai's, was the Titan Giant Ape's forelimbs. The difference was that Dai Mubai attacked while Tang San aimed to restrain. Blue Silver Grass poured out without restraint, surging wildly straight toward the Titan Giant Ape's forelimbs in a bid to restrict its movement as much as possible.

Tang San knew full well that the Titan Giant Ape was not only formidable in attack and defense — its body, though enormous, was also terrifyingly fast.

Ning Rongrong fully played her role as a support-type Soul Master. The moment Tang San launched himself forward, two more beams of light were appended to his body.

Being bolstered by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was an absolute delight. Strength and speed boosted by thirty percent in an instant — the sensation was exquisite. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass immediately grew lusher, locking firmly onto the Titan Giant Ape's two forelimbs. The thorns on the Blue Silver Grass strained to pierce through, hoping to inflict some damage with their poison.

Zhu Zhuqing's silhouette vanished the instant Tang San charged forward. She certainly hadn't left — she was already leaping between the trees that Zhao Wuji had used for leverage earlier, searching for an opening to strike.

Ma Hongjun was muttering something under his breath. Both of his Soul Rings released intense light simultaneously, and purple flames erupted across his entire body. His second Soul Ring skill, Blazing Phoenix, could not only shield his body but also amplify his first Soul Ring skill, Phoenix Fire Line. A beam of Phoenix Fire Line as thick as an arm shot from his mouth. However, the fellow was devious — his target happened to be a certain spot on the Titan Giant Ape's lower abdomen.

Of course, Ma Hongjun had no idea what the Titan Giant Ape's gender was. He only knew that regardless of gender, that spot was absolutely a critical weak point.

Xiao Wu moved almost in perfect sync with Zhu Zhuqing, choosing a different tree.

Fighting a siege-type opponent like the Titan Giant Ape was actually her least favorable scenario. Yet Xiao Wu still charged in without a second thought. For some reason, her expression actually seemed somewhat relaxed. In the heat of the moment, though, no one was paying attention to her face.

Oscar didn't rush forward, but his mouth kept repeating the same words over and over: "I've got a mushroom sausage." He was working hard to prepare an escape tool for everyone.

Boom— Zhao Wuji's two Vigorous Vajra Palms, boosted by thirty percent, smashed squarely onto the crown of the Titan Giant Ape's head. The instantaneously amplified strength and speed left Zhao Wuji immensely satisfied with this strike.

He was certain that this represented his peak power outside of his seventh Soul Ring skill.

But then came the scene that struck terror into everyone's hearts. The very instant Zhao Wuji's palms connected with the Titan Giant Ape, his entire body was launched backward like a cannonball.

The Titan Giant Ape, too, seemed to have underestimated Zhao Wuji's force — its head was smashed backward, and then the King of the Forest unleashed a heaven-shaking roar.

Through the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, Tang San clearly saw a layer of black shockwave erupt from the Titan Giant Ape's body. In the dead of night, only he had witnessed this dark wave with clarity. Immediately after, whether it was Dai Mubai and himself attacking from the ground, or Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu striking from the trees above, they were all flung away by this horrifying black shockwave, tumbling through the air. The Blue Silver Grass wound around the Titan Giant Ape's body shattered inch by inch, failing to serve as the slightest impediment.

Tang San, having spotted the black shockwave emerging, reacted fastest. As he retreated at full speed, he was blasted airborne but barely managed to control his body — catching Xiao Wu, who had been sent flying as well, just in time.

Dai Mubai was the strongest among the students after Zhao Wuji, but because he had been too close to the Titan Giant Ape, the shockwave sent him flying along with a mouthful of fresh blood.