Feeling Stifled

Daming and Er Ming's faces instantly filled with gloom when they heard the question.

The image of that violent figure surfaced in their minds, and both of them shuddered involuntarily.

"Let's not talk about us yet. Tell us about yourselves first. Who injured you? And who saved you?" Er Ming hurriedly changed the subject.

"We were injured by three powerful humans. They were very strong. Mother was nearly killed, but at the critical moment..."

Xiao Wu paused slightly, then continued with worship in her big eyes.

"At that critical moment, a violent Green Fatty appeared and gave those three enemies a savage beating. He smashed them around like this—boom, boom, boom! He was amazing. After he defeated the humans, we escaped too."

Imitating the smashing motions, Xiao Wu grabbed something and swung it about, her eyes brimming with admiration.

But...

Daming and Er Ming were dumbfounded by her words. The image of that Green Fatty surfaced in their minds once again.

"Sister Xiao Wu, did you just say a Green Fatty? Was it an extremely burly, incredibly violent monster?" Er Ming asked quietly.

"Yes, he was super amazing. But he seemed to like smashing people. He smashed two Title Douluo and nearly smashed that woman too. Later, he pitied her and didn't smash her, but he still scared her badly."

Xiao Wu chirped away like a little bird, talking without pause.

"He likes smashing people... just as we thought!"

Daming and Er Ming exchanged looks, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

"Just as you thought? What does that mean?"

Xiao Wu tilted her little head in confusion and looked at the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

"Sister Xiao Wu, we ended up in such a sorry state because that Green Fatty smashed us too," Er Ming said miserably.

"Huh? You were smashed too? No way! He was so nice. Why would he smash you?" Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes skeptically.

"Why wouldn't he? That monster not only smashed the two of us, he also gave the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger a beating and even tore off its tail," Er Ming said gloomily.

"What? Its tail was torn off?"

The image of the Green Fatty smashing people appeared in Xiao Wu's mind. When she imagined him tearing off the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's tail, she began to feel that all of this might really be true.

"But why did he smash you? Do you have a grudge against him?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.

"No, but I think we might have been dragged into this because of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger," Er Ming said bitterly.

"Dragged into it? What happened? Hurry up and tell us."

Xiao Wu and her mother were both extremely curious, repeatedly urging Er Ming to explain.

"It was like this. We were originally hunting down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. When we found it, we saw that it was about to bite a little boy to death, and then..."

As Er Ming spoke, fear appeared in his eyes. He suppressed the shock in his heart and continued.

"Then that little boy suddenly transformed into a Green Fatty at a speed visible to the naked eye. He grabbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and smashed it around wildly, beating it until it doubted its very existence."

"After that, the Green Fatty looked at us. He might have mistaken us for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's companions, so..."

Er Ming looked at the sharp piece of wood stuck in his butt, then at his fallen teeth. Feeling the pain throughout his body, he practically wanted to cry.

There was nothing they could do.

It was simply too unjust. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had provoked the Green Fatty, yet the two of them had been caught up in it as well. They had been smashed so badly they barely looked like Soul Beasts anymore.

Therefore...

Both Daming and Er Ming felt utterly miserable and wanted comfort from Xiao Wu.

However...

After listening to their explanation, Xiao Wu asked in surprise, "You said the Green Fatty transformed from a little boy? He's human?"

"He should be human, or perhaps the descendant of a human and a Soul Beast. But we've never seen such a terrifying descendant before," Er Ming replied in a deep voice.

"So that's how it is. What did he look like in his human form? Where did he go?" Xiao Wu pressed on.

"In his human form, he had silver hair and purple eyes. He was probably about as tall as you," Er Ming promptly provided the information.

"Silver hair, purple eyes... that's too little information." Xiao Wu's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"Oh, right. Earlier, he asked where the Heaven Dou Empire was, and about Notting City. He also had a symbol on his wrist," Daming suddenly said.

"Notting City? I know where that is. I heard it's an important transportation hub of the Heaven Dou Empire."

Remembering what her mother had told her before, Xiao Wu turned to look at her.

"That's right. Notting City is a lively human city. It has Soul Master Academies and an Auction House as well. Perhaps our savior went to the human city to have some fun," Xiao Wu's Mother said gently.

"Then... can we go to Notting City too? We can look for him and visit a human city while we're at it," Xiao Wu could not help asking.

"That wouldn't be good. Human cities are very dangerous."

"I see... then forget it." Xiao Wu said dejectedly.

Seeing Xiao Wu's disappointment, her mother sighed.

"How about this? Once I recover from my injuries, I'll take you to Notting City for a visit. With my strength, there won't be a problem as long as we don't encounter more than two Title Douluo. Even if we do meet them, I doubt they would dare provoke us now."

"Mm-hmm, that's great! I can finally go play in a human city."

"You little thing, you're definitely using the search for our savior as an excuse to play in the human world."

"No, I'm not."

Elsewhere.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was walking toward the edge of the forest, suddenly stopped. He stared at his hand and froze in place.

"What's wrong?" Ghost Douluo asked in confusion.

"My Space Ring is gone. It's over. That monster must have taken it. That was half my fortune!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was in immense pain, his face turning slightly green with anger.

"You only noticed now?"

Bibi Dong turned her head to look behind them, her soft voice slowly sounding.

"Y-Yes, Your Holiness the Pope. Did you discover it long ago?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked humbly.

"Yes. He not only took your Space Ring, but mine as well." Bibi Dong sighed and spoke helplessly.

"I remember there was a precious soul bone in your Space Ring," Chrysanthemum Douluo said hurriedly.

"Not one, but two. One of them was a precious sixty-thousand-year spiritual skull bone. I had originally intended to use it as a future reward for the Spirit Master Tournament. What a pity."

Bibi Dong let out a soft breath. The disappointment on her fair, lovely face was impossible to hide.

Not only had they failed to hunt down a Soul Beast this time, but they had also lost two precious soul bones. They had truly lost more than they gained.

"This..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo was rendered completely speechless. Ghost Douluo, however, said thankfully from the side, "Good thing I didn't bring a Spatial Spirit Tool. No wonder he said I was poor when he smashed me. I'm really lucky."

"Lucky? Didn't you notice that he hit you harder when he smashed you?" Chrysanthemum Douluo shot him a disdainful look.

"Uh..."

Upon hearing that, Ghost Douluo realized it really did seem that way. His expression instantly fell, and for some reason, he suddenly felt stifled.

At the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Beneath a lush, towering tree.

Li Xuan grabbed a White Wolf King and smashed it wildly against the ground for a while, his eyes filled with fury as he said, "I'll ask one last time. Will you become my mount or not?!"

Awoo! Seeing the madness in Li Xuan's eyes, the White Wolf King hurriedly nodded its head in terror, completely surrendering.

"At least you know what's good for you. Wait at the side."

After speaking, Li Xuan sat cross-legged and waited for the Experience Card to end, wondering what reward he would receive.