Douluo: Reincarnated Dragon Egg, Silver Dragon King Personally Incubates

As for Zhu Zhuqing...

She only cared about looks.

Ye Feng's looks and charm had already become the standard in her heart.

Any member of the opposite sex less attractive than Ye Feng was not worth her attention.

Rumble—

At that moment, the ground shook.

The earth and rocks several dozen meters ahead exploded with a bang, sweeping toward Zhao Wuji and the others.

"Watch out, a soul beast is attacking!!"

Zhao Wuji's face immediately changed, and he hurriedly stepped in front of everyone.

Yet the expected attack never came.

When everyone looked around, however, they discovered that someone seemed to be missing...

"Xiao Wu... Xiao Wu is gone!!"

Ning Rongrong was the first to realize it and cried out in alarm.

After all, Xiao Wu had just been standing beside her, so she was naturally the first to notice Xiao Wu's disappearance.

"What!!! Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu, where are you? Don't scare me!" Tang San's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

He hurriedly rushed into the scattered rubble beside them and began searching frantically.

"That... that presence just now seemed to belong to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!" Zhao Wuji was utterly terrified.

The others might not have felt it, but as a Soul Saint, he had sensed it most clearly.

In that instant, an incomparably terrifying aura had descended upon him. The other party had even released an ability akin to "gravity manipulation," pinning him firmly in place and leaving him unable to move an inch.

His attention had been completely drawn to the other party, and he had never expected that Xiao Wu would be its target!

What he found even harder to understand was why that soul beast had not harmed anyone, only abducted someone.

And with so many people here, why had it singled out Xiao Wu???

For a moment, Zhao Wuji felt a headache coming on.

He had never been good at thinking to begin with, and with Laziness's boost, his thoughts had become even more sluggish. It made him exceptionally irritated.

"Third Brother, calm down. Xiao Wu might have just gotten separated from us..." Dai Mubai quickly grabbed Tang San and tried to comfort him.

"Yeah, there are no signs of a fight here, and Xiao Wu is so strong. She'll definitely be fine..." Ning Rongrong also tried to persuade him.

"I don't care! I have to find Xiao Wu!!"

Tang San completely lost control!

He charged straight toward the depths of the forest by himself.

"Third Brother!"

"Wait! Don't act recklessly!"

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji and the others hurried after him.

They had already lost Xiao Wu. They could not afford to lose Tang San as well.

Especially since Tang San was about to become the youngest Soul Elder in Shrek Academy's history. If he died here, it would be an enormous loss for Shrek Academy.

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Star Dou Forest.

The Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu on its back as it raced through the forest.

"Er Ming, why did you suddenly show up? You didn't even notify me beforehand. You scared my friends half to death... And now that I've suddenly disappeared, they must be terribly worried..."

Xiao Wu poked Er Ming's head and pouted as she spoke softly.

Although affected by the Trait, Xiao Wu still regarded Tang San and the others as friends. If she suddenly vanished, her friends and teachers would surely be extremely worried.

"Awuu..."

The Titan Giant Ape let out a whimper and responded pitifully.

"What? You said the Young Lord wants to see me..."

Xiao Wu was immediately somewhat surprised.

She had returned once while condensing her second soul ring, so she naturally knew that the soul beast clan had gained a Young Lord. However, the other party had seemed to be beneath the Lake of Life at the time, and she had been focused solely on returning to see Tang San as soon as possible, so she had not paid much attention.

She had not expected him to notice her...

Although she had never met him, she had learned from the Sky Azure Bull Python that he was human.

A human had actually become the Young Lord of the soul beast clan.

That naturally made her rather curious about this "Young Lord."

The Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu through the dense forest, eventually arriving at an open, tranquil valley.

Here, lush green trees covered every hill, swaying gently in the wind. Wildflowers bloomed in abundance amid the grass, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and the fragrance of flowers.

A stream quietly flowed out from deep within the mountains, sunlight scattering across its rippling surface.

Beside the stream, a campfire burned.

By the fire, a young man was tending to skewers of sliced meat in his hands. He sprinkled them bit by bit with various seasonings, coated them in a special sauce, and finally set them over the small fire...

In an instant, the tempting aroma of roasted meat filled the air, making one's mouth water.

"Ye Feng, the Young Master of Soul Beasts... isn't that you?"

The moment Xiao Wu saw Ye Feng, she froze on the spot, unable to react for a moment.

"What? Don't I look like it?"

Ye Feng turned his head slightly and raised an eyebrow.

"N-No... it's just, I never expected..."

The instant Xiao Wu met Ye Feng's gaze, her cheeks reddened slightly. Even her words became hesitant and stammering as her little hands clenched the hem of her clothes, clearly extremely nervous.

Even if she were beaten to death, she never would have imagined that the legendary young master was actually Ye Feng, the person she admired most!

If Ye Feng was the young master of all soul beasts, then he was her young master as well. If Ye Feng went to the human world in the future, she would be able to follow by his side...

At the thought of having such a connection with a super genius like him, Xiao Wu's heart began pounding uncontrollably.

"Alright, I heard about your situation from Little Tai. Do you know how dangerous your current situation is? If human experts learn your identity, you will definitely be killed for your soul ring and soul bone."

Ye Feng turned to Xiao Wu slightly, putting on a stern expression.

"I... I'll be very careful..."

Xiao Wu was startled by Ye Feng's severe attitude and immediately lowered her head. Stammering, she tried to defend herself, "Titled Douluo are so rare. I definitely won't run into one... Besides, I have friends in the human world, and they're all very nice...

"Roar..." (Young Master, this isn't Xiao Wu's fault. Xiao Wu is still young, please don't punish her...)

Seeing Ye Feng be so harsh for the first time, the Titan Giant Ape hurried over to plead for Xiao Wu.

"Heh, very careful?"

Ye Feng gave a soft laugh. Ignoring the Titan Giant Ape, he looked at Xiao Wu and said coldly, "You probably don't know that you've already been targeted by a Titled Douluo. If you hadn't been lucky, you would have been slaughtered and turned into roasted rabbit long ago."

"W-What! Th-That can't be possible..."

Xiao Wu was frightened by his words, but she still argued in disbelief, "I've always been very careful, and the place where I live is so remote. How could there possibly be a Titled Douluo there..."

After all, if a Titled Douluo had truly set their sights on her, they would have captured and killed her long ago, taking her soul ring and soul bone.

How could they have let her hop around for so long?

"I already said you were lucky, because that Titled Douluo is Tang San's father—and the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent."

"He actually discovered you long ago. If it weren't for your relationship with Tang San, you would have turned to ashes six years ago."

Ye Feng spoke calmly, directly revealing the truth.

"What? Third Brother's father is a Titled Douluo? Wasn't his father a drunkard..."

Hearing such secret information, Xiao Wu was shocked once again.

"The drunkard act is merely his disguise. Of course, I have no proof. Believe it or not, Titled Douluo may be rare, but with Shrek's performance, you'll soon draw the attention of one. When that happens, you'll die sooner or later. You might even drag your companions down to be buried with you."

"Th-Then what should I do... I..."

A wave of lingering fear surged through Xiao Wu's heart, and even her legs began to tremble.

She had actually considered all of this before, but every time, she chose to avoid it. She always thought the goddess of fortune would stand by her side, always thought she would never encounter a Titled Douluo, always thought Tang San could help her overcome any difficulty.

But now, Ye Feng had brutally shattered all those fantasies, leaving Xiao Wu unable to accept it for a while.

After all, Ye Feng was not merely trying to frighten her. This was something highly likely to happen.

"Don't worry. Aren't I here?"

Ye Feng smiled slightly, then took out a black pill and handed it to Xiao Wu. "This is a Stealth Pill. After taking it, the lingering soul beast aura on your body will be completely erased. Even a Titled Douluo won't be able to detect it."

After saying that, Ye Feng directly stuffed the pill into Xiao Wu's hand.

"Ah, can... can it really do that?"

Xiao Wu examined the little pill in her hand with surprise, feeling slightly doubtful.

After all, she had lived for so many years, yet she had never heard of such a thing.

"As the Young Master of Soul Beasts, would I lie to you? This is my own secret formula. You'll know once you try it." Ye Feng said with a solemn expression.

Of course, the pill had no effect whatsoever. He had simply kneaded it together from random herbs.

As for the effect he had mentioned, that was naturally the effect of a trait.

He had previously obtained quite a few Draw Counts. With the Ten-Draw guarantee, he had drawn a trait for Xiao Wu—Aura Concealment (Purple).

This trait allowed Xiao Wu to completely conceal the source aura of her soul beast nature, preventing even experts at the Titled Douluo level and above from sensing it.

The reason Humanoid Transformations of soul beasts were exposed was that the "hundred-thousand-year origin" energy compressed within them was simply too powerful. Even after compression, it remained an incredibly potent source of energy, one that Titled Douluo could easily detect.

However, once a soul beast undergoing Humanoid Transformation reached the rank of Soul Saint, it could suppress those unusual fluctuations and completely conceal its soul beast aura, becoming no different from a human.

The Trait Ye Feng gave Xiao Wu could achieve that directly, allowing her to completely hide her soul beast aura in one step.

Shrek was bound to fall apart sooner or later. When that happened, the entire course of events would be thrown into disarray, and Ye Feng had no intention of letting Xiao Wu get caught and eaten ahead of time.

When he went to the human world in the future, he would still need a maid. This little rabbit was quite suitable.

"Mm... my origin aura really disappeared!!!"

Very quickly, Xiao Wu noticed that the "medicine" had taken effect. The soul beast origin aura she had constantly been emitting was actually completely hidden!

For a moment, Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Ye Feng with undisguised admiration.

Not only was Ye Feng powerful and backed by a terrifying background, he even knew how to refine pills. He had directly solved the greatest problem she had faced since undergoing Humanoid Transformation!

A boy who was strong, handsome, and capable like this was countless times better than Tang San!

Thinking of the strange feelings she had once had for Tang San, Xiao Wu felt just how childish she had been back then.

Perhaps it was because Tang San had been the only male she had met at the time. Her horizons had simply been too narrow.

Only after seeing Ye Feng did she understand what a real man was.

"Alright, since everything's fine now, sit down and have something to eat. While you're at it, tell me about the human world." Ye Feng waved a hand, motioning for Xiao Wu to sit and eat grilled meat with him.

Of course, he did not actually want to hear Xiao Wu tell stories. He simply wanted to build up some goodwill, much like raising an NPC's favorability in a game.

After all, he still had uses for Xiao Wu in the future.