Chapter 57 - 57: Holy Sacred Dragon

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As Xiao Yan was busy absorbing his first real ten thousand year old spirit ring, the other Shrek students and teacher were currently busy with something else really important.

*Boom!*

As the moonlight's light shine upon the land from sky; flocks of birds and flight type spirit beast scattered into the air, scurrying away from the destruction in the Star Dou Great Forest. As trees, vegetation and craters are formed in the ground; caused by a really big mountain like size ape creature.

Standing upright in fifteen meters, black fur all over its body faintly twinkling with l.u.s.tre under the weak illumination of the moon and stars, even though it was four limbed, the height of its shoulders already at least outstripped seven metres.

On the surface, it's facial characteristics are both like monkeys and a black orangutan, apart from a pair of lantern sized eyes with a yellow crystal like l.u.s.tre its whole body was pitch black. At night if it didn't move, its body would look indistinct.

This big animal's body was too majestic, its condition unimaginably awesome and powerful, not only was its body enormous, but all over its entire body it was covered with muscles even tougher than granite, protruding like little hills.

"Star Dou Great Forest; Forest King, Great Titan Ape..." Tang San, his face slowly drained of color, muttered in shock and slight fear. He wasn't the only one, as each and everyone in his group, except Xun Er and Xiao Wu, was staring up at the with the same expressions as him.

A Titan Giant Ape appeared in any spirit beast forest, and all were absolute existences like overlords. There were no spirit beasts that dared offend it, because the result would inevitably be death. Even if it was only a hundred year Titan Giant Ape, it could still measure up against other ten thousand year level spirit beasts.

They possessed incomparable physical strength and speed. Attack and defense were practically without any flaws. But most terrifying, they could even use skills similar to spirit abilities.

No one knew what the Titan Giant Ape's true ability was, because on seeing these skills humans were already dead before they knew what was coming.

Similarly for all ten thousand year spirit beasts their actual strength was decided differently, this was in itself a question of properties. But Titan Giant Ape, among all spirit beasts, clearly stood among a small number of types of spirit beasts at the summit of the pyramid. The terror it could produce was the nightmare of practically all Spirit Masters.

Previously an unknown number of Spirit Masters had coveted the power of the Titan Giant Ape, hoping to be able to kill it for their spirit ring. But the people with this kind of notion also strived hard in vain, completely vanishing from this world.

Among known Spirit Masters, apparently only one person had ever killed a Titan Giant Ape, and furthermore alone, that's all.

Titan Giant Ape did not only have formidable strength, but they even possessed intelligence no less than humans.

Within the forest, it was an absolute king.

"Respected forest king, we did not mean to offend you or anything, if this is your territory, we will immediately withdraw."

Zhao Wuji said in a low voice. He knew that Titan Giant Apes were capable of understanding human speech. Especially such a powerful Titan Giant Ape as this, which clearly already outstripped ten thousand years of cultivation. He really could not imagine a spirit beast more formidable than this one.

It's been several hours since they've been searching for a suitable spirit beast for Oscar, and Xiao Yan and Ma Xiaotao have not regrouped with them still.

Everyone were worried about the two but the spirit tools that Xiao Yan gave Tang San, Xiao Wu and Xun Er told them that he was okay and was a bit far from their location.

So Zhao Wuji placate the group, saying that they had probably found a suitable spirit beast for Xiao Yan and wanted to hunt it so they might have been late because of that. Knowing Xiao Yan and Ma Xiaotao's abilities, everyone soon calmed down and started making camp for the night.

Zhao Wuji wasn't really worried for the two, a hidden expert that was clearly more powerful than him was guarding the two in the shadows after all.

As everyone finished making camp, eating some marshmallows as well, the Great Titan Ape came.

The Titan Giant Ape did not take any notice of Zhao Wuji's words, it only did one simple thing that made everyone's hearts leap into their throats. Because it took one step forward.

Even though it was only one step, with its majestic body, this step already pulled close the distance to everyone from Shrek Academy.

Yes, right now what could be done? Although Zhao Wuji was confident in his strength, he was very clear on, the terror of this Titan Giant Ape was above any of the spirit beasts that they had encountered. He would prefer to confront a Title Douluo, but absolutely did not wish to confront a spirit beast king like this.

Just like what Tang San and Xiao Yan said before, Spirit Masters massacring spirit beasts made all spirit beasts regard humans with hatred. This spirit beast king clearly was no exception.

Facing it, Zhao Wuji knew that even defending himself was an issue, let alone speaking of protecting the others. But, at this moment, how could he still cower back?

Zhao Wuji, all his seven spirit rings over his body, turned his head towards his students and shouted with a pale complexion.

"All of you brats, get the hell out of here! Dai Mubai, Xun Er, as the senior and most powerful respectively of group, you two will be the leaders of the group. Whatever you do, you must all escape, preferably to where Xiao Yan and Ma Xiaotao are!" As he finishes, Zhao Wuji turned back towards the Great Titan Ape, determination in his eyes, and continued.

"I'll try to buy you all some time! Don't worry about me and go!"

"B-But teacher Zhao..." Ma Hongjun muttered, hesitation and concerned in his eyes.

Zhao Wuji, with his back towards the group of youths, paused in his steps and said.

"Despite who I am and my past deeds, regardless, I am a Shrek teacher. Someone who places his students above himself. You all have monstrous talents beyond my own. People who would stand at the peak of this world, probably even beyond this world." As he finishes, Zhao Wuji advances with big strides towards the still and waiting form of the Great Titan Ape. The seventh spirit ring over his body abruptly erupted in deep black. Intense black light in a flash enveloped Zhao Wuji, immediately after, huge changes began to take place in his body.

As his body completely changed into a bear shape, the light brown fur discolored in a flash, sparkling with bright golden light. Incarnated as a bear Zhao Wuji without hesitation pounced as a Vigorous Vajra Bear at the Great Titan Ape's face.

The seventh spirit ring of all Spirit Masters with spirit beasts after reaching seventieth rank was similar, that was Spirit Avatar. Same as the thirtieth ranked Spirit Master bottleneck, seventieth ranked was also the same, for Spirit Masters with Spirit Avatar's Beast Spirit, strength would substantially upgrade, at the same time, this ability could only be especially effective for them when their life depended on it.

What Zhao Wuji used right now, was his seventh spirit ring ability, it was also the most powerful spirit ring ability Spirit Avatar with the most potent side effect. What he revealed, was equivalent to the spirit Vigorous Vajra Bear itself.

Under the use of Spirit Avatar, he could limitlessly employ apart from Spirit Avatar the seven rings or lower for thirty minutes, at one hundred fifty percent of the original might. An additional terrifying property of Vigorous Vajra Bear's Spirit Avatar was also to increase defense by two hundred percent. This was already Zhao Wuji's last redoubt.

Of course, after each time using Spirit Avatar, the Spirit Master's own attributes would weaken by fifty percent, requiring seven days to recover. Therefore, unless absolutely essential, Spirit Masters over seventieth rank would never easily use their Spirit Avatar.

"So, LIVE!" With a loud roar akin to a real bear, Zhao Wuji activated all his spirit ring abilities, aside from his already active seventh spirit ring, at the Great Titan Ape's face.

Zhao Wuji, using his third and fifth spirit ring abilities, gravity increased and gravity crush respectively, to restrained the movement of the Great Titan Ape. He then opened up his right hand and used his second spirit ability, Vigorous Vajra Palm, at the Great Titan Ape's eyes.

The Great Titan Ape tilted its head to meet Zhao Wuji's attack with it's forehead. A loud boom was heard and the resulting confrontation, was that the former was pushed back several meters away while the latter only took a single step back.

The Great Titan Ape narrowed it's eyes and stood up upright, and suddenly started to beat it's c.h.e.s.t with two of it's hands as he gave out a roar of a certain king.

Every students retreated several meters away and watched as the Great Titan Ape stare at Zhao Wuji in the eyes, the same look it had when it first confronted them.

"Tang San, Xun Er, you two cover everyone's departure, I will assist teacher Zhao!"

Having seen the battle result of the two powerhouses, Dai Mubai immediately ordered, dashing forward with a loud tiger howl to the sky. He naturally also knew that the Titan Giant Ape was formidable, therefore, he directly used not only his White Tiger Spirit, but simultaneously also in a flash started his most powerful third spirit ability, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

Dai Mubai's body which had originally become full of power from White Tiger Body Enhancement swelled once again, the muscles themselves swelling exaggeratedly, the clothes over his body completely bursting, exposing a frightfully muscled silhouette, most strange was, on his skin appeared black horizontal stripes, and if it wasn't hairless it would be no different from tiger skin.

A pair of hands again larger, the sharp blades ejected on the surface all became bright silver, most peculiar was, all over his body he was shrouded in an intense golden light, as if he was gilded.

Blood red eyes shining with bloodthirst, all over the whole body wearing that kind of king among beasts aggressiveness.

Attack and defense abruptly upgraded, Dai Mubai at once sending out that tiger roar sprinted with full power. Zhao Wuji's goal was the top of the Titan Giant Ape's head, but Dai Mubai's goal were the forelimbs supporting the Titan Giant Ape's body.

"You guys go. I have to help them and can't leave."

A warm and soft yet resolute voice rose, a dazzlingly beautiful Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda rotated out from the center of Ning Rongrong's palm.

Who couldn't acknowledge that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda indeed had its original position, being known as the foremost Auxiliary Spirit absolutely wasn't false.

"Seven Treasure Words, first spoken: Strength."

"Seven Treasure Words, second spoken: Speed."

Following Ning Rongrong's brief and clear voice, four lines of light simultaneously shot out, two of them falling on Zhao Wuji's body just as he was about to attack the top of the Titan Giant Ape's head.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit's most powerful trait was how its amplification disregards the difference of spirit power ranks. Ning Rongrong's amplification effect was currently thirty percent, in other words, no matter how strong the subject was in itself, they would all have an amplification range of thirty percent. Thirty seventh ranked Dai Mubai had his strength and speed amplified by thirty percent, and seventy sixth ranked Zhao Wuji as well.

Indeed, under Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda amplification, Zhao Wuji's speed suddenly increased, the spirit power over his two bear paws also strengthened somewhat, in a flash already having risen up over eightieth ranked spirit power attack power.

Of the altogether eight students, two already decided to stay behind, could the others truly leave? Over several days of cooperation, they had long ago already formed a good bond with each other.

Tang San and Xun Er did not even say anything, only clapped Fatty's shoulders and dashed out, their meaning very clear, 'the mission boss Dai handed over is up to you to complete'.

Tang San's spirit, Blue Silver Grass, completely covered twenty diameter of the area and immediately lashed out towards the Great Titan Ape's four limbs. His forehead then revealed a black purple crown like tattoo, the tips of his hair turned purple and shockingly, eight spider like legs that was three meters long appeared behind his back.

Four of the lower spider legs pierced the ground, Tang San's body was lifted up into the air and like a certain wall crawling hero, he raised both of his hands and two Blue Silver Grass vines shot out from his wrists towards the forearms of the Great Titan Ape. Without saying anything further, he launched himself at the Forest King, under the influence of Ning Rongrong's boosts of strength and speed by 30%, with hundreds of his hidden weapons deployed, Tang San accurately attacked its weak points as he moved around the Great Titan Ape's body.

Xun Er wasn't far behind him, golden flames appeared surrounding her entire body, three powerful spirit rings, two purple and one black, rose underneath her and covered her entire body.

Her second spirit ring lit up, Golden Flames of Devastation, her entire body would be covered entirely in golden flames that both act as a defense and attack. Her flames increased 150% and her first and third spirit abilities strength and firepower would increased by 100%.

Then, her black third spirit ring blackened and everything suddenly seemed to distort and then froze in a golden like world. Everyone and everything around them, the skies and trees, turned into golden.

This is Xun Er's third spirit ring ability, Golden Distortion World. A very rare time related spirit ability. It would froze everyone in time within the range of 5 kilometers in diameter. With the user having full reigned of the ability on who to be affected. Not only that, but only those that had reached Spirit Douluo or Titled Douluo would have the power to resist this ability.

Currently, Xun Er's third spirit ring ability's limit of how long she could use it was just five minutes, seven with her second spirit ring ability boost. Any more than that, her spirit power and spiritual power would be rapidly drained dry.

But that limit was enough of what she's about to do.

"So Xiao Wu, care to explain of why we're being confronted by a Great Titan Ape?" Xun Er's head turned towards a completely normal Xiao Wu, who flinched at the sight of the former's wickedly sweet, sweet smile.

"Well, it's a long story..." Xiao Wu muttered nervously.

"Make it twenty words or less. This ability of mine won't last for long you know that." Xun Er said as she tapped her right foot on the ground.

*Growl...*

A deep growl was heard behind Xun Er, in which in turn, made her looked towards the growling Great Titan Ape who was unaffected by her third spirit ring ability.

Well that didn't surprise Xun Er at all, after all, she knew that this is a hundred thousand year old spirit beast. Equaling an average Title Douluo(91-94) or probably even a Super Douluo(95-98). There's just no way her ability would affect the beast even for a blink of an eye.

But that didn't worry Xun Er. Letting out a irritated sigh, Xun Er released the aura of her cultivation when she was still a spirit beast.

A heavy pressure was pressed down upon the Great Titan Ape, it's pair of eyes widened in shock and fear as it felt it's entire body being engulfed in a world of terrifying golden flames.

Xiao Wu, despite not being the focus of Xun Er's wrath, was also scared to death as she saw an image that was thought to have died in the great war hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Xiao Wu had heard this story from her mother, the most powerful dragon king of the other eight dragon kings in the dragon clan. He was known as the dragon clan's executioner.

A western dragon that was ten times the height of the Great Titan Ape, it's scales were a mix of white and gold in color, eyes that was completely white and two ten metre long dragon horns on it's head. Its dragon wings, although rested, could easily engulfed the Great Titan Ape's body.

This was a dragon that was descended from the most powerful dragon king in it's time.

This dragon behind Xun Er, is the Holy Sacred Dragon. Descended from the Holy/Light Dragon King.

Xun Er is the descendant, of the Holy/Light Dragon King.