"Alright, boys will set up the tents while the girl cook the food" Dai MuBai ordered them, organising everyone.
He then looked at Oscar.
"Oscar, you're going to cook with the girls."
"What?! Why?" Oscar asked, why was he being singled out.
Pat
Ma HongJun placed his arm on Oscar's shoulder, smugly saying "There's only so much one person can do, you know?"
Oscar could only groan before heading to help the girls with cooking.
"We better hurry up, it's getting dark already" Tang San said.
"Heh, I can fix that problem" Ma HongJun took the chance to try and show off his martial soul.
Sizzle, Crack. Splash
The fire had barely lasted when Ma HongJun was splashed with water.
"What do you think you're doing?! Fire attracts soul beasts! And those soul beasts are very dangerous." Zhao WuJi began to lecture him, yelling at him for his mistake.
"Yes, yes. I won't do it again, Teacher Zhao" Ma HongJun scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Hey, Oscar. Is it possible to add your third soul skill sausages into the food?" Xiao Wu asked, having heard that Oscar's third skill creates mushrooms sausages.
"If you don't find it disgusting then sure!" Oscar replied while grinning.
"N-Nevermind" she hurriedly said which caused him to be dejected.
"Speaking of which, you haven't let us try out your new soul skill" Tang San said with interest.
"Yeah, let us have a try" Ma HongJun spoke out too.
"Heh, alright. Since I'm feeling flattered" Oscar smiles and created one mushroom sausage for each person and threw it to them.
Silence
The surrounding was silent… eerily silent.
Everything was suddenly dark…
"I- I can't see anything!" Oscar thought, still in shock and unable to move his body.
As they all stood in silence, their eyes had finally adapted to the darkness.
Whistleeee
A giant boulder!!!!
"Stop standing and move!" Zhao WuJi yelled as he used his gravity skill to put them away from the boulder.
Crashhh
They covered their eyes to shield from the dust, as they looked up, all they could see were two bright, intimidating eyes staring at them.
"It's the Titan Giant Ape! He's here for Xiao Wu. I just need to ensure Ying Ying and my safety." Liu Yan instantly recognised the beast in front of them.
He then wrapped his arms around Ying Xuan, shielding her from the shockwave.
The Ape stared at Xiao Wu and reached out to grab her.
"Xiao Wu!" Tang San yelled as he successfully pulled her away from being grabbed.
"S-sorry" she said quietly with a hint of sadness.
Roarrrr
The Titan Giant Ape grew enraged. It rorared loudly before grabbing another chunk of land and threw it at the fleeing students.
"Watch out!" Tang San, using his blue silver grass wrapped them around Ning RongRong and Oscar and pulled them away from being crushed.
Crashh
"You ruined my chance to have dinner! I'll cook you alive!" Ma HongJun said before possessing his martial soul, ready to fry the ape.
"A name of seven treasures, first day: power!" Ning RongRong yelled as she channeled her soul skill onto Ma HongJun.
Fuuuuuuuu
As the fire lands, the ape falls into the crater it created with the boulders and collapsing trees.
"Quick! While it's-" Zhao WuJi instructed when suddenly the arm of the ape emerged from the crater.
Bangg
Zhao WuJi dodged the strike but as he looked towards the crater again. He finally recognised the soul beast.
A Titan Giant Ape!
Roarrrrrr
The Ape beat it's chest furiously several time.
"A Titan giant ape… the pinnacle of soul beast no matter in strength, speed or defence." Zhao WuJi thought.
"A hundred year old Titan Giant Ape can already rival normal ten thousand year spirit beasts… this one seems to be more than ten thousand."
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, why had such a situation occured to his group.
He clenched his fist tightly and addressed the ape solemnly. "King of the forest, we don't mean to offend you. If you don't mind, please allow us to leave harm."
He had to protect his students.
The ape suddenly struck, it's fist landing right in front of Zhao WuJi, his life flashed before his eyes for a bit.
It smirked.
"Th-this… he wants to toy around with us! I can survive but my atidents can't. I won't allow it!" Zhao WuJi thought before suddenly possessing his martial spirit.
"Vigorous Vajra Bear, Possess!" His entire body enlarged, golden plate materialised on his forearm and the back of his hand, creating bear claws.
"MuBai, take the others and run!" Zhao WuJi ordered as he began to exchange blows with the ape.
As Zhao WuJi neares the ape, it merely dlicked its finger at him and sent him flying into the ground.
It grabbed a small boulder and threw it straight at Zhao WuJi.
"You won't harm our teacher!" MuBai ran forward and caught the boulder.
"Didn't I order you all to escape!" Zhao WuJi was furious.
"We won't leave anyone behind!" MuBai yelled as he prepared to clash with the ape.
"Don't get too careless, MuBai!" Liu Yan yelled, sending more and more crystals at the ape's face which was all deflected.
Using the blue silver grass, Tang San flung a large tree that was being burned by Ma HongJun at the ape.
It was getting more and more enraged. Roaring constantly.
"First soul skill: Nether Skewer!" ZhuQing dashed forward, attemtping to slash the ape's eyes.
It only seemed to anger it more, the ape went in to bite ZhuQing's leg when MuBai jumped and pulled her away from imminent danger.
As both of them began free falling down, the ape aimed to punch them into the ground.
Three crystal shields immediately formed to block the punch, but Liu Yan's second soul skill could only conjure three shields that that can take two hit each from someone of equal power level. The ape was a hundred thousand years.
The crystal shields shattered upon contact, but absorbed much of the force.
A mini crater was formed when MuBai and ZhuQing landed.
Boom
"You animal!" Zhao WuJi gritted his teeth. He was a prideful Soul Saint, to allow a group of kids who hadn't completely surpassed into soul elder to fight for him was something he would not stand for.
He jumped at the ape, soul power pulsating around his body.
"Teacher Zhao, is he going to use…" Oscar stared in disbelief as a bright gow enveloped Zhao WuJi.
A giant golden bear emerged…
Martial soul True Body, the last resort of all soul saint level soul masters!
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