Chapter 61: Titan Giant Ape's Horn Evolution, the Terrifying Footprint!
Perfect World.
The Eight Regions of the Lower Realm, deep within the Great Wilderness.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a thunderous explosion rang out. Along with a faint wave of air, dust scattered in every direction as a black giant ape dozens of meters tall, its body covered in bulging muscles, crashed heavily into a dense primeval forest.
It was none other than the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, who had just been randomly selected by the sky screen.
"Roar!!"
The moment he landed, Er Ming immediately felt the terrifying gravitational pressure of this world.
However, he was still a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. With thick skin and sturdy flesh, even though his legs bent slightly under the pressure, he relied on his powerful body to withstand it.
Out of habit, he stood upright. His fists hammered against his chest like beating war drums as he released a deafening roar.
Strangely, despite the roar of the Titan Giant Ape echoing far across the forest, there was no response.
The surroundings were eerily quiet. Not even a single bird call could be heard, only the rustling sound of wind passing through the leaves.
"Roar?"
Seeing this, Er Ming scratched his head in confusion. His large eyes cautiously scanned the surroundings, afraid that some terrifying creature might suddenly appear behind him and kick him flying.
But even after waiting for quite a while, no creature appeared.
The Titan Giant Ape lowered his thick arm and began surveying the area.
He quickly realized something shocking: the trees here were unimaginably huge. Every ancient tree was hundreds of meters tall, and their trunks were so thick that dozens of people would be needed to encircle one.
Especially the exposed roots; they twisted and intertwined like giant pythons crawling across the ground.
Compared to this place, the trees of the Douluo Continent were nothing. Even his own enormous body, considered gigantic on the Douluo Continent, seemed insignificant here.
"How strange. That place is so quiet."
Outside the sky screen, Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming, watched the scene with confusion. At the same time, he could not help but feel a little relieved for the Titan Giant Ape.
"Er Ming is pretty lucky. It looks like he landed in a relatively safe area. There are no powerful ferocious beasts nearby."
"Yes. As long as he doesn't run around recklessly, with Er Ming's abilities, surviving in this environment shouldn't be difficult. He might even encounter opportunities of his own."
At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu also held her breath while watching the scene.
Only when she saw that Er Ming had not encountered danger immediately after landing like the other chosen ones did she pat her chest and finally let out a small sigh of relief.
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Meanwhile, Er Ming was thinking the same thing.
He cautiously walked a few steps. After confirming there was truly no danger, curiosity took over, and he began wandering around.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, Er Ming seemed to smell something. His nose twitched slightly.
Immediately afterward, his gaze locked onto a nearby ancient tree.
Looking up, among the lush leaves hung a cluster of purple-red fruits.
Although each fruit was only the size of a fist, they emitted an extremely enticing fragrance. Faint rays of light and delicate patterns flowed across their surface. One glance was enough to tell they were extraordinary.
As a soul beast, Er Ming did not hesitate. He reached out, picked one fruit, and tossed it straight into his mouth.
Crunch!
The moment the fruit burst open, the sweet and sour pulp instantly transformed into a stream of pure energy that surged through his entire body.
"ROAR!!!"
Feeling the effect of the mysterious fruit, the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, let out an extremely comfortable roar. Even the pores across his body seemed to faintly glow.
It was just a single fruit.
Yet his hundred-thousand-year cultivation, which had stagnated for many years, began to loosen. It even showed signs of rapidly increasing.
By the end, his fur shimmered with faint golden patterns. His already powerful muscles grew even tighter, filled with explosive strength.
"My heavens, what kind of fruit is that?!"
"That Titan Giant Ape is unbelievably lucky!"
For a moment, the soul beasts across the Douluo Continent stared at the sky screen with envy as they watched Er Ming gradually undergo evolution.
Even Beast God Di Tian could not help feeling jealous. He swallowed subconsciously, wishing he could take Er Ming's place.
"The power contained within that fruit… a single one might equal a hundred years of bitter cultivation for me in the Lake of Life!"
"This Great Wilderness may belong to the Lower Realm, but to us, it is a land filled with treasures everywhere!"
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Meanwhile, in the Perfect World.
After tasting the benefits, Er Ming instantly became excited. The rapid increase in strength made him feel somewhat addicted.
In order to grow stronger quickly and also to ensure his survival here, the Titan Giant Ape began crazily sweeping up everything edible around him.
Whether it was spirit fruits, spirit herbs, or even pieces of tree bark emitting faint fluorescence, he stuffed everything into his mouth.
As he continued devouring without stopping, Er Ming's body finally began undergoing astonishing changes.
His size did not grow larger; instead, it shrank slightly.
However, the black fur covering his body gradually began to fall away, replaced by gleaming scales that shone like black gold.
Not only that, but his pair of arms, already capable of terrifying strength, grew thicker and longer. His claws became as sharp as blades.
Even his forehead began to bulge slightly, as if a horn was about to grow out.
Mutation.
This was a sign of evolving toward a higher level of life.
"Roar!"
Touching the small horn that had not yet fully grown on his forehead, Er Ming excitedly waved his fist and smashed it into a nearby ancient tree, causing the massive tree to shake violently.
However, just as he was immersed in the joy of becoming stronger, a faint glimmer of light in the distance suddenly caught his attention.
Er Ming scratched his head and looked carefully.
The light was coming from deeper within the forest, shining out from a massive crack in a mountain.
Even from such a distant location, the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, could clearly feel that the spiritual energy of that object far surpassed the fruit he had just eaten.
"Roar!"
People die for wealth. Birds die for food.
Not to mention Er Ming, who was already a little intoxicated by the taste of power.
His eyes locked firmly onto the source of that overwhelming spiritual energy. He licked his lips and cautiously moved in that direction.
However, as Er Ming gradually went deeper, the surrounding environment slowly became somewhat terrifying.
Although there were no ferocious beasts around, the fallen leaves on the ground grew thicker and thicker, crunching loudly beneath his feet.
In addition, the air faintly carried a lingering smell of blood that had not completely dissipated. As a soul beast, he sensed it immediately.
But the most terrifying thing was the enormous footprints ahead.
"These footprints…"
When the sky screen zoomed in and revealed the terrifying footprints near Er Ming, both soul beasts and Soul Masters could not help but inhale sharply.
Not far ahead of Er Ming, a massive footprint was clearly imprinted in the soil.
The footprint alone was over a hundred meters long.
Although its shape resembled that of an ape, the sheer size meant the creature that left it must possess a body at least a thousand meters tall.
And around the footprints were scattered several enormous bones, white as jade.
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