Hearing the Titan Giant Ape's demand, Tang Yin looked at it with a strange expression. "Are you sure you want me to hit you while you just stand there?"
The Titan Giant Ape nodded firmly. "Come on. Let me see your strength, see if you're qualified to take Xiao Wu away and protect her safety."
The Titan Giant Ape, looking completely prepared, waved at Tang Yin, urging him to start quickly.
Such a shameless request was something Tang Yin had only seen in a certain movie in his previous life.
Now this idiot Titan Giant Ape was actually making the same shameless demand.
If he didn't satisfy this idiot, wouldn't it make him seem ungracious?
"Then you better be ready." Tang Yin made a show of clenching his fist, adopting a posture ready to attack.
Behind him, Zhu Zhuqing, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong looked at the Titan Giant Ape with pity in their eyes, seemingly already foreseeing its miserable state later.
"Zhuqing, why do you all have that expression?"
Xiao Wu looked at the three of them in confusion, her face full of incomprehension.
She didn't know that Tang Yin now possessed the peak of pure physical strength on the Douluo Continent, and had previously knocked out a ninety-thousand-year soul beast with a simple punch.
Now the Titan Giant Ape was actually just standing there letting Tang Yin hit it.
Wasn't this purely asking for a beating?
Before Zhu Zhuqing, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong could explain to Xiao Wu, Tang Yin, standing before the Titan Giant Ape, had already acted.
He simply threw a straightforward punch towards the Titan Giant Ape, many times his size.
The Titan Giant Ape looked down at Tang Yin's punch, snorted disdainfully, then glanced at Great Ming in the lake, shrugging its shoulders in a human-like gesture of helplessness, completely unconcerned about Tang Yin's attack.
Great Ming also shook its head with a mocking smile. Forget Tang Yin alone; even if ten or a hundred Tang Yins attacked together, they couldn't possibly knock Second Ming back.
But the next second.
Great Ming's eyes nearly popped out of its head.
It seemed to have witnessed something that shattered its worldview.
Its face was filled with disbelief.
One second before.
Tang Yin's simple punch landed on Second Ming, the Titan Giant Ape.
Second Ming hadn't cared at all initially, but the moment Tang Yin's punch connected, a terrifying force erupted from his fist. A powerful impact instantly surged through it, exploding all around its body.
Its lantern-sized eyes bulged outwards, a look of agony appearing on its face, and a heart-rending roar sounded: "Roar... ugh... ugh..."
Before the roar could finish.
BOOM!!
A huge explosion sounded.
Under the gaze of Xiao Wu, Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ah Yin, and Great Ming, the Titan Giant Ape's massive body shot backwards like an artillery shell, smashing through a large swath of forest before finally crashing heavily to the ground.
"Thi... this... how is this possible!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python stared wide-eyed at Tang Yin, who was as small as an ant to it.
If it had hands, it would definitely be rubbing its eyes to see if it was hallucinating.
Otherwise, how could Tang Yin possibly punch Second Ming flying?
After all, Second Ming was an ancient exotic beast.
Its formidable strength and defense were among the top ranks in the soul beast world, yet now it had been sent flying by a seemingly insignificant human with just a light punch.
Judging by the situation just now, Second Ming even seemed injured.
Xiao Wu also stared wide-eyed at Tang Yin in front of her.
After only a few days apart, how did he gain such immense power? What exactly had he done? What had happened while she was away?
"Second Ming!!!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python reacted, shouted, then its massive body surged up "whoosh" from the bottom of the lake and flew towards the patch of forest where the Titan Giant Ape had crashed.
Arriving at the spot where the Titan Giant Ape had fallen, the Sky Azure Bull Python saw Second Ming lying on the ground, howling in pain.
"Second Ming, are you alright?" the Sky Azure Bull Python asked worriedly.
"N-no, I'm fine." The Titan Giant Ape's face was contorted into a painful grimace, but it still refused to admit weakness.
If it admitted its current state, it would definitely be laughed at.
Then it struggled to get up. But as soon as it moved, the pain made it hiss and bare its teeth. Yet in front of Great Ming, it still gritted its teeth and pretended nothing was wrong.
Xiao Wu arrived beside Tang Yin, carefully examining him, then picked up his hand to look at it, as if inspecting a treasure.
"How did you suddenly become so powerful?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.
"Haven't I always been very powerful?" Tang Yin flashed a roguish smile, pulling his hand back from Xiao Wu's grasp.
Xiao Wu didn't understand for a moment, but when she did, her cheeks flushed red, and she glared fiercely at Tang Yin. "I didn't mean that."
"What's going on with your strength? How did it suddenly become so strong? And you sent Second Ming flying?"
"Ah, right! Will Second Ming be okay?"
Xiao Wu, reacting, also showed concern for the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang Yin said nonchalantly, "Relax, I controlled my strength very well. It's just a bit injured and will need to lie down for a few days, that's all."
Hearing it was fine, Xiao Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Whew~, that's good."
Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and Ah Yin also came to Tang Yin's side. The three beauties looked at him, once again shocked by his formidable strength.
THUD!
THUD!!
The sound of heavy tremors shook the ground.
After some simple healing from Great Ming, the Titan Giant Ape could move again. Step by heavy step, it walked back to stand before Tang Yin and the group.
Looking down at Tang Yin, who seemed as small as an ant, and recalling that terrifying force that had exploded within its body, a trace of fear actually appeared in Second Ming's eyes.
Tang Yin looked at the Titan Giant Ape and asked with a smile, "Well? Do you still want to try?"
The Titan Giant Ape shook its head like a rattle-drum: "N-no, no need to try anymore. I believe in your strength; you can definitely protect Sister Xiao Wu. Sister Xiao Wu, you really know how to pick them."
The Titan Giant Ape looked at Xiao Wu, unable to help but utter a word of praise.
Xiao Wu listened, secretly feeling happy inside.
The Sky Azure Bull Python, seeing Second Ming's completely opposite attitude compared to before, also looked at it strangely.
"What about you?" Tang Yin turned to the Sky Azure Bull Python. "Any objections to me taking Xiao Wu away?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python sized Tang Yin up and said, "I believe you will definitely protect Sister Xiao Wu."
Hearing this, Tang Yin didn't say anything more.
Although he harbored thoughts of taking Great Ming and Second Ming as his soul rings, it was clearly impossible with just a few words right now.
With his objective achieved, Tang Yin didn't want to stay any longer. He continued, "We'll leave tomorrow."
"En. Then rest at my place tonight. I have rooms there," Xiao Wu said.
"Okay."
Then everyone returned to Xiao Wu's home.
However, Xiao Wu's home was inside a cave. There were only two rooms, so resting at night would be somewhat inconvenient.
But they were all soul masters; such minor inconveniences didn't matter much at a tim
this.
Night fell.