Watching Lin Chen's resolute departing figure, Tang San hurriedly said, "Sir, I've just reached level 30 and desperately need a spirit ring to break through. This Human-Faced Demon Spider..."
Lin Chen didn't stop walking, but merely chuckled lightly and interrupted without turning his head:
"This human-faced demon spider has been cultivated for over two thousand years and is not suitable as your third soul ring. You should find another one."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, leaving only a blue-haired silhouette that was gradually receding into the distance.
Tang San wanted to say something more, but the other person had already gone far away, so he swallowed his words. He stood there, looking in the direction where Lin Chen had disappeared, and felt a strange emptiness in his heart. He felt as if he had missed something extremely important, and an indescribable sense of loss quietly crept into his heart.
On the other side, Lin Chen dragged the half-dead human-faced demon spider and quickly traversed the forest.
As he walked, he slowly channeled gentle Blue Silver Grass soul power, carefully maintaining the last vestiges of life in the Human-Faced Demon Spider—this soul beast could not die yet; he had to bring it back to the core area alive and absorb it personally to perfectly match his soul skill requirements.
With the concealment and detection capabilities of the Blue Silver Domain, all the soul beasts along the way were quietly avoided. In just a moment, Lin Chen stepped into the core area beside the Lake of Life.
From afar, he spotted that familiar golden giant shadow.
The Titan Ape Erming was sitting quietly by the lake, and on its broad palm stood a petite and delicate figure—
It was Xiao Wu.
At this moment, Xiao Wu frowned slightly and asked Er Ming anxiously, "Er Ming, who exactly are you taking me to see? You brought me here for no reason. I still need to go back to find Tang San."
Erming's golden vertical pupils curved slightly, and his tone was honest and earnest: "Sister Xiaowu, he is your friend. When he comes, he will explain to you in person."
"When is he finally coming?" Xiao Wu stamped her foot, a little impatient.
Just as Erming was about to offer some words of comfort, its nose twitched slightly, and its immense spiritual power instantly detected that familiar human aura. It abruptly raised its head, looking in the direction Lin Chen had come from, and said in a gruff voice:
"Sister Xiaowu, don't worry, that human is here."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately followed Er Ming's gaze.
From within the dense forest, a blue-haired figure slowly emerged, dragging a human-faced spider that had lost eight legs and all its fangs with one hand, while the other hand hung naturally at his sides. His aura was gentle yet concealed a sharpness that was difficult to detect.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on his deep blue hair, shimmering with tiny sparkles.
Xiao Wu stared at the handsome, unfamiliar face, slightly taken aback, her eyes filled with confusion.
This person...
She had never seen it before, yet a faint sense of familiarity inexplicably arose deep within her heart.
Lin Chen swiftly leaped into Er Ming's palm, landing steadily beside Xiao Wu. He turned to the Titan Giant Ape, his tone urgent yet calm: "Er Ming, take this Human-Faced Demon Spider and immediately return to the Lake of Life to find Daming! If you brothers aren't together, and the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from the core area return, we'll all be in danger!"
Erming's expression hardened, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment, nodding emphatically: "Okay!"
With a gentle swipe of its enormous hand, it grabbed the half-dead human-faced spider, and its massive body immediately turned around, rushing towards the Lake of Life with heavy yet swift steps.
On her palm, Xiao Wu stared warily at the unfamiliar blue-haired man before her, her delicate brows furrowed, and asked softly, "Who are you? Have we... met before?"
Seeing her confused and wary expression, Lin Chen's heart softened slightly, and he said softly, "My appearance has changed, it's normal that you don't recognize me. I am Lin Chen."
"Lin Chen?"
These two words exploded in Xiao Wu's ears like a thunderclap. She took a step back, her eyes widening in disbelief, her eyes instantly reddening slightly. She shook her head violently, "You're lying! Don't lie to me... Lin Chen is already dead, killed by Tang Hao, everyone says so!"
She clutched the soft fur on Erming's palm tightly, her voice trembling with tears, and cried out to the Titan Ape, "Erming! Throw him down! He's a liar!"
Lin Chen looked at her excited and disbelieving expression and sighed helplessly. He knew that without proof, Xiao Wu would never easily believe him.
He gazed into Xiao Wu's eyes and spoke slowly, his voice gentle yet carrying a sense of the past known only to the two of them:
"Do you remember when you were at Notting Academy? When you first entered the academy after transforming into human form, you always liked to wear a high scorpion braid. Relying on your good skills, you would 'bully' the students in the academy every day and even forced everyone to call you Sister Xiaowu."
"Once you stole my rations and hid under my bed in the dorm to eat them. I caught you red-handed. Your face turned bright red, and you insisted that the rations had grown legs and run in there by themselves."
"Another time, you sneaked out in the middle of the night to pick wild fruit, accidentally fell into a mud puddle, and ran back covered in dirt. You didn't dare let anyone see you, so you only dared to drag me to help you wash your clothes, and you even threatened me not to tell anyone..."
Each and every one of these incidents represents the two of them's most innocent and secret embarrassing moments at Notting College.
No one else knows.
Xiao Wu's body, which had been trembling with excitement, suddenly froze.
She stared wide-eyed at the unfamiliar yet incredibly familiar blue-haired face before her, tears streaming down her face without warning.
These things...
No one but Lin Chen would know this.
The strikingly handsome, drastically changed blue-haired man before me was truly...
The boy she thought was already dead.
"Lin Chen...is it really you?"
Xiao Wu's voice choked with sobs, tears blurred her vision, and she froze on the spot, completely stunned.
Xiao Wu stood there, stunned, her cheeks flushed red, and it took her a while to recover from her shock. Seeing Lin Chen still recounting her embarrassing past mishaps, she couldn't hold back any longer. She rushed forward and covered his mouth, stamping her feet in frustration.
"Stop talking! Stop talking! I believe you, I really believe you're Lin Chen! Don't say another word!"
Seeing Xiao Wu's shy and anxious expression, Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle softly, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Before he could speak, Xiao Wu suddenly stretched out her arms and threw herself into his embrace, hugging him tightly. The girl's soft body trembled slightly; her long-suppressed emotions erupted completely, and her voice, tinged with tears, rang out:
"Do you know... how heartbroken I was when I heard you were dead? You big idiot... you big bastard..."
Warm tears soaked through his clothes, burning Lin Chen's heart.
He gently raised his hand and patted Xiao Wu's back, his voice incredibly soft: "I know, I know everything."
"I risked my life to return to the Star Dou Great Forest, braving the dangers of being hunted down by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Thousand-Pound Ant King, and even revealed one of my trump cards, all for you."
Lin Chen gently pushed her away, looking intently at her reddened eyes, and said, word by word, "You have no idea how dangerous your situation is right now. If I hadn't found Da Ming and Er Ming in advance to help, I would never have been able to bring you out from under that Title Douluo's nose."
"When we reach the Lake of Life and meet Daming, I will tell you everything in detail."
Title Douluo?
These four words, like ice, pierced Xiao Wu's heart instantly.
She froze abruptly, her previously aggrieved face turning deathly pale, and she stood frozen in place.
She always thought she had hidden herself well and that she was safe and sound in the human world, but she never imagined that she had been living under the surveillance of a Title Douluo all along!
What level of existence is a Title Douluo?
That was a powerful figure at the pinnacle of Soul Masters, who could see right through her transformed Soul Beast identity!
Looking back on the past few days, her every move and word was under the other party's watchful eye. Even her interactions with Tang San could be clearly seen... A bone-chilling cold instantly shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her feel cold all over and trembling uncontrollably.
It turns out she had been living in hell without even realizing it.
Xiao Wu gripped Lin Chen's sleeve tightly, her lips trembling slightly, unable to utter a single word, only filled with lingering fear and apprehension.
Titan Giant Ape Erming looked at the two people embracing in his arms and sensed Xiao Wu's fear. A hint of ferocity emanated from his massive body, but he remained silent and quickened his pace toward the Lake of Life.
The dense forest rushed past, the wind whistling.
A truth concerning destiny is about to be fully revealed on the shores of the Lake of Life.
On the shore of the Lake of Life, the pale blue water ripples in layers.
The Titan Ape Erming's massive body landed with a thud, each step echoing across the earth, and he came to a steady stop beside the Lake of Life.
Lin Chen helped Xiao Wu jump down from the palm of his hand. Before they could even stand up, huge waves suddenly surged up on the lake.
"Splash—!!"
A colossal azure creature burst forth from the water. The massive head of the Azure Bull Python, Daming, appeared first, followed by its body, as thick as a pillar. Its golden vertical pupils immediately locked onto Xiaowu in Daming's palm. Seeing that the girl was unharmed, its violent aura instantly subsided, turning into a long sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, Sister Xiaowu, you're safe and sound." Da Ming's voice echoed across the lake, his tone tinged with lingering fear.
Xiao Wu, however, had no time for pleasantries. Like a frightened rabbit, she grabbed Lin Chen's arm, looking at him with anxious and fearful eyes, her voice trembling: "Lin Chen, tell me quickly... what happened? What do you mean I'm living under the nose of a Title Douluo? Explain yourself!"
Looking at her pale and frightened face, Lin Chen's heart softened. He took a deep breath and slowly began to tell the long-buried secret concerning the fate of the soul beast.
"That human named Tang San, do you think he's just an ordinary level 30 Soul Master?" Lin Chen stared intently into Xiao Wu's eyes, saying each word clearly, "His father is none other than the Clear Sky Douluo—Tang Hao! A true Title Douluo!"
Xiao Wu shuddered, and all the color drained from her face.
Title Douluo...
That's an existence that even the Soul Beast Realm has to look up to!
Lin Chen continued, his voice deep and powerful, like a heavy hammer striking Xiao Wu's heart:
"Tang San's mother, who is also Tang Hao's wife, was also a 100,000-year-old soul beast who transformed into a human. Her name was A Yin, and she was a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor."
"Back then, because of Ah Yin's identity, Tang Hao and his wife were relentlessly hunted down by the Spirit Hall. Those were days of living on the run."
Lin Chen paused, his tone becoming more serious, getting straight to the point:
"Do you know that just when Tang Hao broke through to level 90 and became a Title Douluo, and desperately needed a spirit ring to break through his bottleneck—the Spirit Hall people just happened to find Ah Yin at that very moment?"
This sentence hit the nail on the head instantly.
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and her breath suddenly stopped.
Yes, what a coincidence.
It's unbelievably clever.
Tang Hao had just broken through to level 90, which was the time when he needed spirit rings the most, his strength was relatively unstable, and he was also the most vulnerable and distracted... The Spirit Hall happened to find Ah Yin, who had been hiding, at this very moment!
"This...isn't this suspicious?" Lin Chen looked at Xiao Wu's increasingly pale face and dropped a conclusion in a deep voice, "A Yin had already entered her mature stage at that time, with her intelligence fully awakened, and she was extremely well hidden. If someone hadn't deliberately leaked the information, how could the Spirit Hall have located her so accurately? Tang Hao had just broken through to level ninety, which was the key moment when he went from being unknown in the Spirit Master world to becoming a top expert, and it was also the time when he was most vulnerable to being restrained!"
The Azure Bull Python, Daming, listened intently, his eyes turning bloodshot, his azure scales radiating a chilling aura.
It understood all too well what it meant—
This is no coincidence; it was a premeditated hunt!
A desperate trap targeting Ah Yin, and also Tang Hao!
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