Chapter 108: Letting Xiao Wu Become a Spirit Soul
Within the secluded forest where Qi Tian was cultivating, a five-colored radiance flashed, and two figures appeared right beside Zhu Zhuqing.
Just moments earlier, Qi Tian had been multitasking—one mind controlling Bibi Dong's possessed body, another controlling his split soul attached to Zhu Zhuqing.
Using the split soul attached to Zhu Zhuqing to escape was his true escape route.
If he had simply teleported next to Bibi Dong, she would have had to split her attention to protect him. This way was more efficient—straight to the destination.
"Qi Tian… is she the transformed soul beast girl you mentioned?"
Ah Yin stood nearby. As a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast herself, she immediately sensed the soul beast aura emanating from Xiao Wu.
"That's right." Qi Tian nodded.
Before they set out, he had already told Ah Yin and Zhu Zhuqing about his objective, so naturally, Xiao Wu had been mentioned.
Zhu Zhuqing, curious as well, quietly observed Xiao Wu.
The despairing Xiao Wu suddenly sensed Ah Yin's aura. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately pleaded for help.
"Big sister, we're both hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in human form… Please save me!"
Still locked tightly in Qi Tian's arms, Xiao Wu struggled frantically as she begged.
Her slender, delicate legs rubbed against him—legs that could rival Zhu Zhuqing's in beauty. One belonged to a cat.
The other, a Soft-Boned Rabbit.
A certain someone who had "eaten meat before" nearly lost control the moment Xiao Wu brushed against him.
Ah Yin smiled softly and shook her head. Having already died once, she had long decided to follow Qi Tian's decisions without question.
Still, she spoke up to reassure Xiao Wu:
"You don't need to be afraid. Qi Tian is very kind. He won't harm you."
"Impossible!" Xiao Wu snapped back. "He's working with that woman from the Spirit Hall!"
"My mother also chose to transform… and that woman killed her! How could Qi Tian not kill me!?"
Earlier, from a distance, Xiao Wu caught a glimpse of Bibi Dong and instantly recognized her as the one who killed her mother, Ah Rou.
Ah Yin gave Qi Tian an awkward look—but she didn't blame him.
After all, he was a human soul master. Killing soul beasts to obtain soul rings was normal. She herself, now a Soul Saint, had absorbed a soul ring from a soul beast.
Qi Tian frowned slightly as a realization struck him.
'So that's why it felt so familiar—it was a hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Rabbit soul ring!' he thought.
'Well… now this is interesting.'
Qi Tian hadn't expected that Tang Hao, having failed to obtain Ah Yin's soul ring, would end up obtaining an even more suitable one—a hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Rabbit soul ring.
Whether it was the Invincible Golden Body or the Teleportation, both were exceptionally useful.
Which meant Tang Hao definitely possessed a hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Rabbit soul bone as well.
With that thought, Qi Tian released Xiao Wu.
The moment she broke free, she darted behind Ah Yin, watching Qi Tian warily.
To her, Ah Yin was the same kind—another soul beast like herself. Hiding behind her was her only path to survival.
"Xiao Wu, are you sure the one who killed your mother was the Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall—Bibi Dong?"
Qi Tian asked.
Xiao Wu nodded. "Yes. I saw it with my own eyes. If I hadn't hidden fast enough, she would've killed me too."
Qi Tian sneered.
"You were a newly transformed soul beast with no cultivation—how could you possibly escape the perception of a Titled Douluo?"
In her memories, her mother was indeed killed by Bibi Dong. Xiao Wu assumed Qi Tian was trying to defend Bibi Dong.
"I'm done talking to you. Big sister, please take me away!" Xiao Wu begged Ah Yin again.
Qi Tian continued calmly:
"Xiao Wu, did you know? Tang San's father—Tang Hao—also possesses a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as his ninth ring."
"Do you want to know what soul skill he used today?"
Since Xiao Wu and Qi Tian had been inside the seventh dormitory, neither had seen the full battle between Tang Hao and Bibi Dong. Xiao Wu had no idea about Tang Hao's soul skills.
"What? That mysterious Titled Douluo is Brother San's father?"
Xiao Wu was shocked.
"Then… My identity was exposed long ago to Brother San and his father?"
"But Brother San clearly said he would treat me like his own sister!"
Only now did Xiao Wu realize that the man who fought Bibi Dong earlier was actually Tang San's father.
If that was true, then Tang San calling her his "little sister" might have had ulterior motives. Whether he truly cared for her was now uncertain.
Perhaps Tang San had wanted her soul ring and soul bone all along. Xiao Wu's heart drowned in despair. She originally thought Qi Tian alone was her enemy.
She never expected that in the eyes of others, she had long been nothing more than a rabbit waiting to be slaughtered.
And if Tang Hao's ninth soul ring really was a hundred-thousand-year soul ring… then that meant he had killed a hundred-thousand-year soul beast before.
Xiao Wu asked subconsciously, "What… what soul skills?"
Qi Tian replied calmly, "Invincible Golden Body and Teleportation. Do those sound familiar to you?"
"If you got close enough, you might even sense your mother's aura on him."
"What…? Impossible! I clearly remember…" Xiao Wu's voice trembled. Her memories were becoming more and more chaotic.
But the Invincible Golden Body and Teleportation—these were innate abilities exclusive to the Soft-Boned Rabbit and Lightning Rabbit clans.
She remembered her mother's soul ring skill was also one of these.
Other than soul rings from her own kind, Xiao Wu didn't know of any soul beast soul ring that granted these skills.
Yet in her memories, her mother was undeniably killed by Bibi Dong.
"Xiao Wu, have you ever considered the possibility," Qi Tian said slowly, "that someone tampered with your memories?"
"And have you thought about this—"
From the Star Dou Forest to Nuoding City, the distance is thousands of li. Why would you, without cultivation and barely transformed, appear right next to Tang San?
"Maybe your soul ring and soul bone were meant to be prepared for Tang San by the one who tampered with your memory."
Qi Tian's words burrowed into her mind like a demonic whisper. Even Ah Yin felt a chill run down her spine.
If Xiao Wu's soul ring was prepared for Tang San… Then what about hers? Was hers prepared for Tang Hao?
"No… impossible!"
Xiao Wu clutched her head, squatting down on the ground. She couldn't accept such a cruel truth.
If this were all real, then what did the past years—her treating Tang San as her brother—count for?
As her body matured, she had even begun falling for him, wanting to become lovers.
If not for Tang San pretending to be aloof and pure, the two might have become lovers already.
But if everything had been a carefully woven lie, meant only to make it easier for Tang San to absorb her soul ring…
Then what of her vengeance?
After being Tang San's "little sister" for six years, she knew better than anyone how terrifyingly talented Tang San was. If he hadn't held back for her sake, she would never have surpassed him.
Facing someone like Tang San, how could she ever hope to kill his father, Tang Hao?
"Xiao Wu… do you want to avenge your mother?" Qi Tian asked quietly.
Her thoughts were in chaos, but upon hearing the word "avenge," Xiao Wu slowly lifted her head.
Her entire reason for leaving the Star Dou Forest was to avenge her mother.
Did she want revenge? Of course. Deeply.
But over the years, she had drifted, unknowingly infatuated with Tang San, nearly forgetting her true purpose.
'Could it be… someone really tampered with my memories related to Tang San?'
Xiao Wu trembled.
She looked at Qi Tian.
"Do you… have a way to help me avenge her?"
Qi Tian nodded.
"If you sacrifice your soul ring to me, I can go right now to help you avenge your mother."
One of his split souls was still attached to Bibi Dong. He had already witnessed the standoff outside Nuoding City.
"I…"
Xiao Wu hesitated.
Firstly, she feared Qi Tian might go back on his word—absorbing her soul ring and soul bone without helping her.
Secondly, after living comfortably among humans for years, she was reluctant to give up her life.
Qi Tian saw through her fears.
"I have a type of contract," he said. "A Spirit Soul Contract."
"You can sign this contract with me and become my spirit soul. That way, you don't have to die."
"You can devour the soul essence of other soul beasts to grow stronger."
"You will personally witness me helping you take revenge."
"And if you become strong enough… You might even take revenge with your own hands."
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End of Chapter