Da Ming and Er Ming Were Stunned: Sister Xiao Wu Brought a Human Home?
The journey from Nuoding City to the Star Dou Great Forest took quite some time.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Wu looked around curiously.
She was nervous and excited.
She was about to go home, and for the first time, she was bringing someone with her.
Over the past six years, she had occasionally returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, but she had never brought anyone back with her.
The reason was that she was worried her identity would be discovered.
Even when she had been close to Tang San, she had never thought of bringing him back.
The more one cherished something, the more one feared losing it.
Now she knew Tang San's true nature, and she also knew that Chu Xuan was aware of her identity.
There was surely no problem with bringing Chu Xuan back.
He didn't need Soul Rings or Soul Bones!
"Tell me about the Star Dou Great Forest."
Chu Xuan kept his eyes closed. The original story had depicted some events in the Star Dou Great Forest, but they weren't enough to give him an understanding of the entire forest.
Xiao Wu had lived there for years, so she was sure to know.
"Mm-hmm, the Star Dou Great Forest is divided into three areas: the outer area, the mixed area, and the core area."
The Soul Beasts in the outer area had low cultivation, ranging from a few decades to several thousand years. Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts hardly ever appeared there.
The mixed area had both several-thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
The core area went without saying. Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were everywhere.
Even Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts appeared in certain especially important places.
The area around the Lake of Life, where Xiao Wu lived, had Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
Both Da Ming and Er Ming were among them!
As for the depths of the Lake of Life, she had never been there and didn't know much about them.
All she knew was that her mother had told her when she was little that it was an absolute forbidden area, and she must never set foot there.
"So the closer you get to the Lake of Life, the denser the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth becomes, making it more suitable for Soul Beasts to cultivate."
Chu Xuan now had a basic understanding of the situation.
The spiritual Qi of heaven and earth was densest near the Lake of Life, making it an absolute cultivation holy land.
It was a treasure land for both Soul Beasts and human Soul Masters.
The older a Soul Beast was, the more intelligent it was, so naturally, it would move closer to the Lake of Life.
Chu Xuan knew perfectly well what lay in the depths of the Lake of Life.
The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena was in seclusion in the depths of the Lake of Life, healing her injuries.
Ferocious Beasts several hundred thousand years old, such as Di Tian and Bi Ji, were there as well.
If a human Soul Master really charged in headfirst, they might die.
Given the strength of those Soul Beasts, even a level ninety-nine Titled Douluo would, for all intents and purposes, only be going to their death.
As for the combat strength of Soul Beasts that had reached the hundred-thousand-year level, Chu Xuan strongly suspected that some idiot had weakened them.
Even the most worthless Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was beyond the strength of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
Much less those several-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beasts with terrifying bloodlines?
If they truly fought with all their strength, a level ninety-nine Titled Douluo would definitely be no match for someone at Di Tian's level.
For most of the journey, Chu Xuan learned about the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Soul Beast Clan had enemies besides human Soul Masters.
Evil Soul Beasts!
Evil Soul Beasts were a broad category. Simply put, they were Soul Beasts with a brutal nature.
They attacked not only human Soul Masters, but other Soul Beasts as well.
They even preyed on other Soul Beasts.
Thus, evil Soul Beasts were wanted by the Soul Beast Clan and hunted year-round.
Soul Beasts such as the Man Faced Demon Spider, Cave Demon Spider, and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger all belonged to the category of evil Soul Beasts.
If you ran into one, you could just kill it.
Not only would other Soul Beasts refrain from going after you for doing so, you might even earn the friendship of some Soul Beasts.
Chu Xuan had little interest in hunting Soul Beasts. Even when it came to evil Soul Beasts, he had no plans to hunt them.
That was because it had nothing to do with him.
Unless he ran into one head-on, he couldn't be bothered with it.
I wonder if I'll meet any other important characters besides Da Ming and Er Ming this time, such as Wang Qiu'er?
The Emperor Auspicious Beast held extraordinary significance for the entire Soul Beast Clan, especially here in the Star Dou Great Forest.
She upheld the fate of the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
If she died, the forest's Soul Beasts would be affected considerably.
Among other things, their cultivation would slow down.
If he could meet her, he should be able to trigger some God-Level Choice missions.
He looked forward to it a little.
After more than half a month, the carriage finally arrived at a town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Once we're in the forest, we'll have to rely on our own legs. Is that all right?"
Xiao Wu asked.
The closer she got to the forest, the more relaxed she felt.
To others, it was a dangerous place, but to her, it was home.
As long as she didn't go into the depths of the Lake of Life, she could roam wherever she pleased.
"All right, let's walk in, then. We'll see Da Ming and Er Ming sooner that way. Have you thought about what to tell them?"
"Mm, I have. We might need the Wheel of Time's help when the time comes."
Xiao Wu blinked. With the Wheel of Time, she could show Da Ming and Er Ming the truth and let them know their future fate.
She believed that once they had seen it, they would understand just how important Chu Xuan was.
He could even be called their savior.
Without the truth Chu Xuan had provided, she would have stayed with Tang San.
In the end, she would have fallen victim to Tang San's schemes and sacrificed herself.
Da Ming and Er Ming would also have ended up sacrificing themselves to Tang San because of her.
One could say the whole family would have been together, neat and tidy.
At that moment, on the outskirts of the Lake of Life, Da Ming raised his enormous body a little higher out of the lake.
"Xiao Wu has returned."
Da Ming spoke slowly.
Although he had lowered his voice, the immense sound still shook the trees around the lake, making their leaves rustle.
Er Ming's enormous body also stirred, and he immediately headed for the outskirts.
"I'm going to find Sister Xiao Wu!"
He set off in pursuit without hesitation.
It had been a long time since he had seen Sister Xiao Wu, and he missed her terribly.
As the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast traveled, Soul Beasts along the way fled in panic.
They were terrified that the crazed Titan Giant Ape would trample them into meat patties.
But the Titan Giant Ape had only just started running when two figures appeared in the sky.
"Human Soul Masters?"
Da Ming immediately grew wary, and Er Ming stopped as well.
They looked at the people who had suddenly appeared in the sky, their eyes gleaming fiercely.
The Lake of Life was a forbidden zone, absolutely off-limits to human Soul Masters.
Yet someone had actually trespassed here!
But when they saw who it was, they were dumbfounded.
"Sister Xiao Wu?"
Looking at the person who had appeared, Er Ming couldn't help scratching his head.
Hadn't she only just entered the forest?
How had she reached the Lake of Life so quickly?
And she had even brought a human Soul Master with her. Were his eyes playing tricks on him?
After entering the forest, Chu Xuan had promptly used the Hundred Thousand Year Myriad Phenomena External Soul Bone, transforming it into a pair of dazzling wings and flying all the way here with Xiao Wu in his arms.
The speed of a Hundred-Thousand-Year External Soul Bone went without saying.
In less than ten minutes altogether, they had reached the Lake of Life.
"Xiao Wu, it looks like your brothers are a little startled."
Chu Xuan smiled as he spoke.
He found it rather amusing to see the bewildered expressions on the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts' faces.
"Um... let's go down first."
Xiao Wu's face was red.
She couldn't fly, so Chu Xuan had carried her all the way here in a princess carry.
Her face felt hot, she was a little overwhelmed, and her heart was beating much faster.
If he kept holding her like this, she wouldn't know what to do.
Would Da Ming and Er Ming laugh at her?
"All right, let's go down first."
Chu Xuan beat his wings and slowly descended.
After landing, he released Xiao Wu and leisurely studied the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
Once he put her down, Xiao Wu couldn't help patting her chest, seemingly relieved.
But why did she feel a little strange and uncomfortable inside?
Never mind. She must have been too nervous just now.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, I've brought a friend home!"