"Xiao... Wu... Jie!"
The Titan was anxious. He hadn't expected that Xiao Wu would believe a human's lies after being away from the Star Dou Great Forest for only two years. After all, the relationship between humans and Soul Beasts was one of kill or be killed!
"Second Brother."
Another heavy voice echoed from deep within the forest.
Following the sound, a massive figure with a bull's head and a snake's body emerged. This was one of the two emperors of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sky Azure Bull Python!
Seeing the newcomer, Cheng Xiao's pupils inevitably shrank. The Sky Azure Bull Python seemed even more imposing than the Titan. If the Titan's pressure came from its size, then the Sky Azure Bull Python's was a feeling of pure oppression.
Looking at the bull's head, which was at least four meters in diameter, with a pair of eyes as large as lanterns that shone brightly, and its body, which was a black-blue color, and a huge snake body several times thicker than a water tank, Cheng Xiao quietly swallowed his saliva.
"Xiao Wu Jie, why do you trust this human so much?" The Sky Azure Bull Python didn't pay attention to Cheng Xiao, who was being protected by Xiao Wu, and instead asked Xiao Wu, "He doesn't have any Soul Beast aura on him at all. Everything he says is just a lie to deceive you. He is not a Soul Beast that has taken human form!"
The final word left his lips, and the Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes instantly filled with killing intent. A human Soul Master, not even a three-ringed one, dared to deceive their Xiao Wu, and even discovered her identity. Therefore, this human could not be allowed to live.
Feeling the killing intent from the Sky Azure Bull Python, Cheng Xiao's body trembled slightly. Then, a dark purple light ignited deep within his eyes. He raised his head, facing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with murderous intent, and said calmly, "Although I'm not a human who has transformed from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, I don't need to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings. In a certain sense, we are not enemies, right?"
"Ridiculous! How can you prove that you have this ability?" The Sky Azure Bull Python scoffed at Cheng Xiao's words, saying, "Since ancient times, the relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts has been like fire and water. If it's really as you say, then how could the relationship between Soul Beasts and human Soul Masters reach such a state?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python's voice was full of mockery. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it didn't believe the crude lies Cheng Xiao spoke. If it were true, that Soul Masters didn't need a Soul Beast's Soul Ring to increase their strength, then why would the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest be frequently hunted?
Xiao Wu, protecting Cheng Xiao in front of her, heard the Sky Azure Bull Python's words and also turned her head with a complex expression. Looking at Cheng Xiao's usual calm face, she felt an inexplicable urge to trust him.
In the two years they had spent together, Xiao Wu couldn't say she understood Cheng Xiao well, but when they slept in the same bed, she always occupied two-thirds of it, with Cheng Xiao only lying on the remaining third.
Every time she woke up, Xiao Wu felt very awkward, but Cheng Xiao never said anything about it. He would usually pat her head, then take her to the cafeteria for breakfast and to class. She had basically lived like this for the past two years.
Although it was very boring at first, after learning more from Cheng Xiao, she gradually began to like this feeling. She even went to class more punctually than Cheng Xiao.
Of course, she didn't like the classes themselves. What she enjoyed was going to class with Cheng Xiao, the feeling of being together with him no matter what they were doing. So, deep down, she accepted Cheng Xiao and believed in him.
"Da Ming, Er Ming." Taking a deep breath, Xiao Wu looked at her two brothers, whose eyes were filled with killing intent. She said seriously, "I believe in Cheng Xiao, even if he isn't a Soul Beast that has taken human form, even if he's just a human, I'm willing to believe in him."
Hearing this, the Sky Azure Bull Python's killing intent intensified. Its two lantern-like eyes stared at Cheng Xiao, its expression uncertain. "Human, I don't know what you've said or done to Little Wu, but if you dare to bully her or expose her identity, I will kill you, even if you flee to the ends of the earth!"
As the words fell, the Sky Azure Bull Python let out a low roar. Immediately, the earth trembled, and all the Soul Beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest gathered, bowing slightly towards the two emperors of the Star Dou Great Forest as a sign of submission.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Xiao's mouth curled into a smile. He cupped his hands and said, "Since Senior Sky Azure Bull Python doesn't trust me, it just so happens that my second Soul Ring hasn't been formed yet. I might as well form it in front of you two seniors. In that case, you two shouldn't see me as an enemy, right?"
Hearing this, the Sky Azure Bull Python coldly snorted, "Human, don't try to deceive us with methods we don't know. Soul Masters need Soul Rings from Soul Beasts to advance in rank; this is unchangeable."
"But there are always exceptions, aren't there?" Cheng Xiao said with a smile, "Senior Sky Azure Bull Python, I understand your hatred for humans, but I've known Xiao Wu for over two years. If I wanted to obtain her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, would I have brought her to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"On the contrary, I don't need her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, nor do I need to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings. But this kind of thing, as you've imagined, is too shocking."
"Now, my identity is the same as Xiao Wu's. I'm clearly a human, but I don't need to hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings to advance. If human Soul Masters knew this, do you think I would still be standing here safe and sound in front of you?"
Cheng Xiao's words not only silenced the Sky Azure Bull Python, but also stunned the Titan, Xiao Wu, and even the Soul Beasts that had come to pay their respects to the forest emperor.
When Soul Beasts break through to the ten-thousand-year mark, they awaken their intelligence, so they could understand some of Cheng Xiao's words and grasp their meaning.
If this human was telling the truth, then how was his situation in the world of Soul Masters different from the situation of Soul Beasts that had taken human form?
Xiao Wu looked at Cheng Xiao, whose expression was calm. Her beautiful, big eyes curved into lovely crescents. Now, she was completely convinced of the truth in Cheng Xiao's words.
"Alright, then I'll trust you this once. You haven't condensed your second Soul Ring, have you?" The Sky Azure Bull Python's voice rumbled like thunder. "Then condense the Soul Ring in front of all of us Soul Beasts. If you succeed, we won't interfere with you and Sister Xiao Wu. Furthermore, if you encounter trouble, come to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Er Ming and I will do our best to help you. How does that sound?"
"Big Brother!" The Titan looked at the Sky Azure Bull Python in shock. It didn't expect its big brother to make such a promise. If this human really succeeded, wouldn't it have to become the other's underling?
The Sky Azure Bull Python ignored the Titan. Its gaze remained fixed on Cheng Xiao. It wanted to see just how a human who wasn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form could possibly condense a Soul Ring.
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