Chapter 37: Xiao Wu Completely Breaks Down! Endless Dirt on Tang San!
[Yan Yan is Proud]: That's ridiculous. With normal hunting, could that father and son defeat a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring?
[Yan Yan is Proud]: And I've heard that only through a Soul Beast's sacrifice can one ignore the Soul Master rank and absorb it directly. Plus, the soul skills and soul bones fuse better, making them even more powerful!
[Yan Yan is Proud]: If not using this method, how could Tang Hao and Tang San absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring before reaching the required level?
[I Am an Orphan]: Utterly laughable! A perfectly good Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament has instead become part of this Tang brat's scheme! Don't tell me the three soul bones will end up in their hands, too?
[Bingbing is Polite]: This Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament hasn't started yet, right? So does that mean the new tournament will have three soul bones as rewards?
[Bibi Dong]: Correct! I did intend to offer three ten-thousand-year soul bones as rewards for this tournament, to encourage Soul Masters across the world to strive forward! But if such disgusting people obtain them, it would be better not to offer them at all.
[Demon Fox]: Your Holiness, the Pope, there's nothing to worry about! This Tang San is from another world. He must be relying on otherworldly methods to win! That clearly violates the rules!
[Demon Fox]: A proper Soul Master competition, yet using otherworldly methods—what kind of ability is that? If that's the case, everyone might as well stop being Soul Masters and just learn from Tang San's world!
[I Am an Orphan]: As I said, the Tang family is truly disgusting!
[Hot Girl]: Is that Xiao Wu in the comment section? I wonder how she feels after seeing this sharp commentary content?
[Hot Girl]: If it were me, I definitely wouldn't believe Tang San anymore! Isn't that just throwing yourself into a furnace?
[Bingbing is Polite]: Is this called love? The light screen keeps saying Tang San loves Xiao Wu, but I don't see any love at all!
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Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Xiao Wu still couldn't help but look at the sharp commentary on the light screen.
However, the moment she opened her eyes, she saw such a storyline again, seeing that Tang San might even intend to harm her!
Xiao Wu completely broke down, bursting into tears:
"No!"
"No! Why!"
"Wuwuwu… Third Brother… Third Brother…"
"Why!!"
"Since you already knew I was a Soul Beast, why did you still let me participate in the competition?"
"I definitely wanted to accompany you, because I knew my aura was concealed by the Immortal Herbs. But you didn't know that. You didn't know my aura could be hidden, yet you knew I was a Soul Beast!"
"Why still… why…"
"Wuwuwu… don't, Third Brother… don't…"
By the end, Xiao Wu's tears were nearly drained dry. At this moment, she had completely become a person made of tears, her eyes bloodshot, redder than a normal rabbit's.
It was clear just how much pain this girl was enduring for Tang San.
Time and time again, she wanted to believe him, to tell herself that the Third Brother might have just been careless.
Yet reality kept striking her, kept refuting her!
Reality only made Xiao Wu understand that in Tang San's heart, his own interests were the most important!
Even if Tang San still loved Xiao Wu, that love would never surpass his love for his own interests.
That was why, even though Tang San liked Xiao Wu, he still ended up hurting her again and again.
Because he loved himself far more than he loved his partner.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, seeing this, also felt heartache.
The two discussed in sighs, only feeling that Xiao Wu had suffered too much.
"I didn't expect Tang San to know Xiao Wu's Soul Beast identity in advance."
"Yes, it seems it's also due to some Immortal Herb. Only Song Ye and Tang San would probably know about such a thing as an Immortal Herb, right?"
"Tang San is from another world, so he's knowledgeable. As for Song Ye, I'm not sure."
"Probably not. Tang San recognized them at just twelve or thirteen years old, and we've never seen him read much. But Song Ye is already sixteen. If he's been reading since childhood, it's possible."
"There aren't many people from other worlds. Having one is already extraordinary."
"The main point is, Tang San clearly knew Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, yet still went to compete. Someone as powerful as Bibi Dong—how could she not see through Xiao Wu's identity?"
"Do you think it's possible that Tang San didn't know Soul Beasts could be seen through? Maybe he thought Soul Masters couldn't detect them?"
"How is that possible! Tang San himself consumed Immortal Herbs, enhancing his spiritual power to see through Xiao Wu. Could it be that a Titled Douluo with even stronger spiritual power wouldn't see through her?"
"In the end, Tang San only cares about his own interests. I think he simply wanted the soul bone too much, which is why he pushed Xiao Wu into danger!"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's speculation was correct.
Only this explanation makes sense: Tang San loved Xiao Wu, but his own interests came first. If not for the temptation of the soul bone, he might have actually given up the competition.
But unfortunately, a soul bone was involved. Could Tang San really bear to give it up?
To obtain the soul bone, he couldn't give up Xiao Wu as a combat asset, which is why he made her continue competing.
As long as one accepts the logic that "Tang San loves Xiao Wu but loves his own interests more," everything can be explained—why Tang San, knowing Xiao Wu would be harmed, still chose to act as he did.
Listening to the two girls, Xiao Wu fell into complete despair.
From this moment, she truly began to doubt Tang San's love for her.
And from this moment on, her love for Tang San also began to fade, gradually disappearing.
If this continued, Xiao Wu might end up like Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong—abandoning Yu Xiaogang. She might abandon Tang San as well.
After all, the premise of love is that the other person loves you too…
Now, Xiao Wu has begun to change. She only wanted to know how many more things were yet to come.
If she continued following Tang San, would she live happily, or would things only get worse?
Xiao Wu muttered blankly, "Third Brother… can I still trust you?"
"Can we… really be happy?
Her eyes were lifeless, her tears completely dried up, as she stared fixedly at the light screen, awaiting what would come next.
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Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong stroked her chin, recalling the sharp commentary on the light screen.
As for whether Tang San loved Xiao Wu or not, she didn't care. What she cared about was her own interests.
Bibi Dong pondered and spoke, "Judging by the trend on the light screen, it seems Tang San and his group will win the championship."
"If that's the case, the three soul bones must not be taken out!"
"Either eliminate Shrek Academy first and ensure Nana and the others secure the soul bones, then continue using them as rewards."
"Or simply give the soul bones to Nana and the others privately, to prevent them from being taken by Shrek Academy!"
"We'll have to wait for Yue Guan and Gui Mei to return and see how the mission is going."
"Let's keep watching!"
Having made her decision and set her plan, Bibi Dong turned her attention back to the light screen.
The light screen had plenty of material on Xiao Wu and Tang San, and soon, more updates appeared…
End of Chapter