One month later.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
A giant ape over ten meters tall swiftly moved through the forest, its loud and clear singing echoing all around.
"I am the Taishan next door, grabbing the vine of love…"
Titan Giant Ape: Roar~ Roar roar roar~~ "You are the beautiful Jenny, holding my hand to wander the world…"
Titan Giant Ape: Roar~ Roar roar roar ooo~...
Ye Feng sat on the head of the Titan Giant Ape, gripping the steel-like hairs on its body with both hands, singing loudly, appearing extremely excited.
Di Tian and Red King spent most of their time cultivating at the bottom of the Lake of Life, extracting the Essence of Life from the Big Fat Worm.
Outside the Star Dou Great Forest, only the Sky Blue Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape stood guard.
The Sky Blue Bull Python was a reserved fellow, never leaving the Lake of Life.
Thus, the only one Ye Feng could play with was the Titan Giant Ape, this big, silly guy.
This was the era of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu had left the Star Dou Great Forest six years ago, just missing him. Now, Xiao Wu should have joined Shrek Academy with Tang San.
Calculating the time, Ye Feng felt that they were probably about to come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts.
Of course, the reason Ye Feng wanted to meet Tang San and Xiao Wu was also because he wanted to give away those trash Lexical Traits.
The target for gifting Lexical Traits could only be humans, and they had to be within a certain range.
Previously, without an Awakened Martial Soul, it was a bit dangerous to go outside, so Ye Feng had been lying low in the Star Dou Great Forest, building a relationship with the Silver Dragon King.
Over these six years, Ye Feng had accumulated a total of 72 lottery chances. He had used 30 of them, leaving 42 remaining.
However, it was likely that the first ten-draw was from the beginner's gift package, which had a higher probability of drawing good items.
In the subsequent 30 draws, the highest he got was a red Lexical Trait, and many of them were flawed traits…
For the remaining 42 draws, Ye Feng planned to save them for now.
After all, every ten-draw guaranteed at least one Lexical Trait, though the quality was random, it was still a trump card.
It was most appropriate to draw when in need or in danger.
Once in the human world, gifting Lexical Traits could still earn a large number of lottery chances, and then he could draw the traits he needed most based on the situation.
...
"Roar!"
Suddenly, the Titan Giant Ape beneath him came to an abrupt halt, looking towards the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Little Tai, what's wrong?"
Ye Feng noticed the Titan Giant Ape's unusual behavior and asked curiously.
"Roar roar roar!"
The Titan Giant Ape stood upright, gesturing with its hands, looking very excited.
"What, you say you sensed Xiao Wu's aura!" Having lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long, communicating with Soul Beasts was naturally easy for Ye Feng.
Upon receiving the Titan Giant Ape's message, he was overjoyed.
All this time, aside from cultivating, he had been leading the Titan Giant Ape around, waiting for the arrival of Tang San and the others. Now, they had finally come.
He had a large number of flawed Lexical Traits on hand, ready to give them all away in one go, and earn a hefty amount of lottery chances.
"Roar roar!"
Although the Titan Giant Ape had already become Ye Feng's subordinate, it was still extremely excited upon sensing Xiao Wu's aura, wishing it could go and retrieve her immediately.
Of course, aside from missing Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape also wanted to persuade her to submit to Ye Feng and recognize him as her big brother.
After all, Ye Feng's status in the Star Dou Great Forest was unparalleled.
Even those ancient beings with hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation treated him with great respect.
If Xiao Wu could establish a good relationship with Ye Feng, she would undoubtedly be able to roam freely in the Star Dou Great Forest in the future, never to be bullied by other Soul Beasts again.
"Little Tai, go and take a look, but don't reveal yourself yet. Wait for my command before taking action," Ye Feng said, patting the Titan Giant Ape's head.
After all, if the Titan Giant Ape appeared, it might scare everyone away, and Xiao Wu's identity could also be exposed.
Of course, the most crucial point was that the Titan Giant Ape must not interfere with his plans.
"Roar..."
The Titan Giant Ape let out a low whimper but ultimately nodded obediently.
Although it really wanted to see Xiao Wu, it didn't dare to disobey Ye Feng's orders. Nevertheless, it quickly carried Ye Feng and flew toward the direction where Xiao Wu was.
...
Meanwhile, at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Shrek group slowly advanced into the forest.
Dai Mubai was in charge of leading the way, Tang San was on alert, while the others surrounded them. Zhao Wuji stood in the center of the group, always vigilant against any potential dangers that might appear at any moment.
The others instinctively feared the Star Dou Great Forest, and they were all fully focused, proceeding with great caution.
Only Xiao Wu, with her hands behind her back, hopped and skipped along, occasionally stopping to touch the various flowers and plants by the side. She seemed to be in a rather good mood, showing no signs of pressure at all.
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
However, since Xiao Wu hadn't strayed beyond his safety range, he didn't bother saying anything.
After about an hour, the group decided to take a break.
But Zhu Zhuqing, who was on guard duty, quickly noticed something unusual.
"Be careful, there's something up ahead!" Zhu Zhuqing immediately warned.
In the next moment, a red figure came into everyone's view.
It was a massive snake, just as Zhu Zhuqing had described. It was about six to seven meters long, with a bright red crest on its head, giving it a somewhat ferocious appearance. It had run straight into Zhu Zhuqing.
"This is a Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent, probably around 1,500 to 1,800 years old. It's a speed-type Soul Beast, perfect for Xiao Ao to absorb!" Tang San immediately recognized the creature and accurately judged its approximate age.
"Third Brother, you're really a Soul Beast encyclopedia! You even know this!" Oscar's peach-blossom eyes lit up with excitement.
"Alright, everyone, pay attention. This is your first practical combat lesson. Capture this Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent!" Zhao Wuji said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Everyone's hearts tightened, and they all immediately entered a combat-ready state.
"All snakes fear birds of prey. Fatty's Phoenix can intimidate it. Everyone else, attack together. It's very fast, so don't let it escape!" As the team's strategist, Tang San naturally formulated the battle plan immediately.
"Whoosh—"
Ma Hongjun took the lead, directly releasing his Phoenix Martial Soul and blocking the path of the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
Sure enough, upon sensing Ma Hongjun's aura, the already fleeing Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent became visibly panicked.
"Netherworld Thrust!"
Zhu Zhuqing, as a swift-attack Soul Master, seized the opportunity and charged forward.
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"Seven Treasures, Second: Speed."
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Tang San also acted simultaneously.
In just a short moment, they managed to restrain the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
However, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent was a thousand-year Soul Beast, and its body was extremely agile. It instantly broke free from their control and fled into the distance.
"Wretched beast, where do you think you're going?!"
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji let out a cold snort, preparing to take action himself.
But at that moment, a nimble figure suddenly leaped out from the forest ahead.
It was a young boy, who appeared right in the path of the fleeing Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
"Kid, get out of the way!"
Zhao Wuji was immediately alarmed.
That was a thousand-year Soul Beast. At such a high speed, even a Soul Grandmaster would suffer broken bones if hit.
However, before Zhao Wuji could do anything, the group saw the boy simply throw a punch at the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent.
"Bang—"
The fist landed squarely on the serpent's forehead.
The powerful force, carrying a terrifying energy, sent the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent flying.
"Thud, thud…"
The Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before going completely still.
It was clearly knocked out.
The Shrek team members all gasped in shock, their hearts filled with awe.
PS: The protagonist is 6 years old but has matured physically, looking like a 15 or 16-year-old. Being a transmigrator, combined with his previous life's 18 years, he is effectively in his early twenties.
(End of Chapter)