Douluo: Danheng just want to avoid trouble, Gu Yuena Pursues.

The first thing everyone noticed was not Gu Yuena's change in expression.

It was the celestial phenomenon!

At some point, a dense layer of dark clouds had gathered in the sky. The clouds were heavy, seemingly on the verge of crashing down.

No—rather, they were already "falling." A massive torrent of water was pouring out from them, as if the Milky Way had overturned, rushing downwards. Yet, strangely, it did not reach the ground—at least, they did not hear the sound of water hitting anything.

"Whoosh…!!!"

A fresh breeze suddenly blew from afar.

Everyone suddenly felt as if they were standing by the ocean.

If what they were experiencing was the gentle wind of the sea, then what the Titan Giant Ape was facing was the fury of the ocean!

A terrifying, unknown power had locked onto its body.

It didn't even need to look—it instinctively knew that an attack capable of driving it to despair was approaching at breakneck speed!

"ROAR!!!"

The Titan Giant Ape let out a sky-shaking roar, but there was a tremor in its voice.

The sheer force of its roar made everyone cover their ears, their faces turning deathly pale.

Zhao Wuji looked at Gu Yuena in horror, wanting to beg her to intervene.

But the moment he turned his head—he saw it.

Amidst the dense forest, a "hole" had been torn open in the emerald canopy!

A massive dragon formed entirely of water was charging toward them at full speed!

The torrential waters from the dark clouds above were all converging onto the Water Dragon's body.

It was too fast—before Zhao Wuji could even react, his pupils were already filled with the image of the azure dragon.

He couldn't even sense its overwhelming aura…

Or perhaps, the Water Dragon hadn't even released any pressure at all.

"What's happening?" Zi Ji had just spoken when the Water Dragon streaked over their heads.

Its gaping maw opened wide, lunging directly at the Titan Giant Ape!

"ROAR!!!" The Titan Giant Ape, sensing imminent danger, bellowed furiously, its roar shaking the forest.

It swung its massive arms, attempting to fend off the ferocious assault.

The Water Dragon collided with it, nearly engulfing its entire upper body in its gaping jaws.

The sheer force of the impact sent the Titan Giant Ape staggering backward.

Deep grooves were carved into the earth as it was pushed back.

The Titan Giant Ape let out an agonized roar, but the force of its voice was already too much for the others to bear. They were bent over, unable to even look up at the scene.

After retreating nearly a hundred meters, the Water Dragon suddenly erupted with an even greater surge of power.

"BOOM…!!!"

With a thunderous explosion, the Water Dragon shattered into countless streams, unleashing a massive shockwave that sent the Titan Giant Ape flying.

As it soared through the air, its eyes rolled back into its head—it had been knocked unconscious!

A few seconds later, its mountainous body crashed heavily into a patch of trees, sending up a cloud of dust.

A massive volume of water then cascaded down, washing over the area and flooding the surrounding forest.

Gu Yuena had watched the entire scene unfold, her delicate lips slightly parted.

It was only when she saw the Titan Giant Ape land that she snapped back to reality and closed her mouth.

A sweet smile flickered across her eyes.

That attack… It had to have come from her husband.

Upon realizing that she was in danger, he had taken action.

From what she knew of him, it meant that she had secured a place in his heart.

Zi Ji glanced at the others who had been knocked down by the residual shockwave, then turned her gaze to the Titan Giant Ape in the distance.

Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief.

She pondered for a moment—if she had taken that attack head-on, could she have fared any better?

The next second, a sudden suspicion dawned on her. "Who launched that attack? How could it still have such power from this distance? Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't…"

Halfway through her sentence, Zi Ji noticed the sweet smile on Gu Yuena's face.

In an instant, she realized—it had to be that old pervert's doing.

"..." Zi Ji felt a tingling sensation spread across her body. She was suddenly very grateful—thank goodness she had witnessed the old pervert's power before doing anything reckless.

Otherwise, if she had foolishly provoked him into licking her toes or something…

That would have been a disaster of cosmic proportions!

"For such a grand display, I thought he would've outright killed that giant ape… So he's not that strong, after all," Zi Ji muttered under her breath, trying to convince herself.

There was nothing to be afraid of—at least the old pervert couldn't instantly kill her!

Gu Yuena shot her a sidelong glance and chuckled, transmitting a message to her: "The celestial phenomenon wasn't strengthening that attack—it was suppressing it, limiting its power so that it would only exhaust the Titan Giant Ape and knock it unconscious…"

As she spoke, Gu Yuena's smile deepened.

This was unmistakably her husband's handiwork.

He disliked disrupting peace, yet for her sake, he had still taken action!

Hearing this, Zi Ji looked up at the sky.

The dark clouds had grown even heavier, as if they were pressing right down on the treetops.

They had all misjudged the situation—it wasn't that the clouds had gathered water onto the Water Dragon.

Rather, the Water Dragon had been dispersing its power, sending the excess water back into the sky!

Suddenly, Gu Yuena began walking toward the Titan Giant Ape.

Zi Ji hurried after her.

She remained on high alert, wary that the old pervert might target her next and strike from out of nowhere.

"Wait for me, sister!"

…

Zhao Wuji stood like a wooden figure, motionless for a long time.

It wasn't until Tang San was the first to regain consciousness and asked him what had happened that he snapped out of it.

A strange expression crossed Zhao Wuji's face.

"…Teacher Zhao, that hundred-thousand-year soul beast?" Tang San asked hesitantly.

Zhao Wuji gave an awkward laugh. "It—it was knocked out. Alright, wake everyone up, and let's get out of here! A hundred-thousand-year soul beast appearing here—its roar must have knocked out quite a few thousand-year soul beasts…"

As he spoke, Zhao Wuji walked toward a nearby tree.

His legs were trembling like noodles, barely able to support him.

Leaning against the trunk, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

The shock he had just experienced was too great!

First, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast—the Titan Giant Ape—had suddenly appeared, nearly giving him a heart attack.

Then, out of nowhere, a single Water Dragon attack…

With just one move, that hundred-thousand-year soul beast had been completely overwhelmed!

"…That must have been that Dan Heng fellow, right? If a Titled Douluo can call him his wife, how could Dan Heng possibly be ordinary? The fact that he let Fatty take him to a brothel means he's a simple, pure-hearted guy…"

Zhao Wuji's eyes darted around, his heart still pounding, yet he was already plotting how to curry favor with Dan Heng.

After witnessing such terrifying power, if he didn't try to cling to that thigh, he'd be a fool!

Besides, from what he could tell, Dan Heng wasn't the type of powerful figure with a terrible personality.

At that moment, the Shrek group finally recovered.

Xiao Wu suddenly let out a sharp cry. "That Titan Giant Ape… What happened to it?"

Her face was deathly pale. Tang San thought she was afraid and quickly reassured her, "It's alright, that last attack already sent it flying. It wasn't killed, but we're safe now…"

Zhao Wuji had recovered somewhat by now. He walked over with a dark expression and said, "That's right. Now let's get out of here! What terrible luck—to run into a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the outer areas of the forest!"

(End of Chapter)