A conversation in the forest

Just as Tang San saw the Titan Giant Ape, his Flying Mushroom time ended.

While still in a daze, Tang San suddenly plummeted from the sky.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng was mentally calculating the time.

So when he fell from the sky, he was prepared and used the surrounding trees for leverage, catching Tang San midway, and then the two of them landed safely on the ground.

Xiao Wu was a little at a loss. She had just stopped Er Ming and was asking it about Da Ming's situation when Chen Feng and the other person arrived one after the other.

The two were flying very fast, and by the time Er Ming warned her that someone was coming, she had no time to react.

While talking to Er Ming, Xiao Wu was caught in the act by Chen Feng and Tang San, and for a moment she didn't know how to explain herself.

Chen Feng and Tang San are both her good friends, but Xiao Wu cares more about Tang San's opinion than Chen Feng, who knows some of her situation.

She was afraid that if Tang San found out her Soul Beast identity, she would lose Tang San, her best friend who had grown up with her.

Xiao Wu has lived for Ten-Thousand-Year, but she has spent most of her time in the desolate Star Dou Great Forest.

After becoming human, she grew up with Chen Feng and Tang San. For her, the years as a human were more interesting than any time before.

She received a lot of care and help from them during her childhood.

In Xiao Wu's heart, Chen Feng and Tang San's status was second only to her mother and Da Ming Er Ming.

Compared to Chen Feng, who doesn't really indulge her and often finds a way to criticize her, Xiao Wu and Tang San are much closer.

Because no matter what mistakes she made, Tang San would forgive her, just like family, and the life force emanating from Tang San also made Xiao Wu feel very comfortable.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, Chen Feng is like a strict but helpful (and sometimes mischievous) friend. He would point out Xiao Wu's problems directly, and Xiao Wu would never hear a kind word from him.

The two have fought countless times since they were children, and each time it ended with Tang San stepping in to break it up.

But no matter how much they joke around, it doesn't affect their friendship.

But now, with her two friends from the human world seeing her mingling with a dominant Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu doesn't know how they will perceive her.

Chen Feng might accept it easily, but Xiao Wu really had no idea about Tang San.

After realizing that humans were chasing after him, Er Ming instinctively wanted to take action.

But it quickly realized that the two people had been with Sister Xiao Wu, so it temporarily suppressed its urge to attack. It bent down and put Sister Xiao Wu down, then warily stared at the two humans in front of it.

If these two humans show even the slightest hostility towards Sister Xiao Wu, it will kill them without hesitation, even if it gets scolded by Sister Xiao Wu afterward.

Tang San was still somewhat taken aback as Xiao Wu approached him.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright? What happened? Why were you sitting on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder just now?"

At this moment, Chen Feng spoke up:

"I didn't expect you to know the Titan Giant Ape. I thought it had discovered you and wanted to make you its food. Looks like I was worried for nothing."

Er Ming growled in annoyance. What was this human brat saying? It actually said it wanted to eat Sister Xiao Wu! How dare it!

Xiao Wu turned and glanced at Er Ming Er Ming immediately became obedient. She turned back and said:

"I'm sorry, Xiao Feng. I haven't been able to tell you about this before, and about the Xiao San. I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Tang San looked at her, then at Chen Feng, and asked:

"Could you... explain to me what's going on here?"

Chen Feng glanced at Xiao Wu, and seeing that she remained silent and did not object, he spoke up:

"Simply put, Xiao Wu is a human transformed from Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast... transformed into a human!?" Tang San's eyes widened.

"That's right."

Tang San instinctively didn't quite believe it, but what he saw before him left him no choice but to believe it.

"Did you know about this all along?" Tang San sensed a possibility from Chen Feng's attitude.

Chen Feng nodded and said:

"Yes, my Martial Soul has the ability to sense things. I've said this before. The reason I didn't tell you this was because I was worried that you would have a different opinion of Xiao Wu if you knew."

"Moreover, after Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transforms into a human, it will be in a vulnerable period. At this time, it will be extremely dangerous to be discovered by humans or its own kind, so the fewer people who know about it, the better."

"The reason I rushed to catch up with you this time was because I was afraid that Xiao Wu's identity would be discovered by the Titan Giant Ape and she would be eaten, but I didn't expect that the two of them were together."

As he spoke, he glanced at the lone Ape God, and was then glared at by the Ape God.

"So that's how it is." Tang San finally accepted reality and said with a wry smile:

"You two really managed to keep this from me for a long time."

Although that's what Tang San said, he could actually understand Chen Feng's concerns.

If it were him, he would make the same choice, because he wouldn't dare gamble his friend's life on the greed of human nature.

However, Tang San still felt a little resentful that Chen Feng and the other person had kept this from him; the feeling of being kept in the dark was still very unpleasant.

"I'm sorry, Xiao San," Xiao Wu said softly.

"It's alright, I would have made the same choice if I were in your shoes," Tang San said, patting Xiao Wu's head to comfort her.

Chen Feng believed this, because in the Original Work, Tang San didn't tell anyone after discovering Xiao Wu's identity.

At this moment, Chen Feng spoke up:

"Actually, Xiao San, if this hadn't happened today, I was planning to tell you Xiao Wu's identity after a while, because I discovered you have a connection with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, somewhat puzzled, and said, "I do have a connection with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"I'm not talking about Xiao Wu," Chen Feng shook his head, his expression serious. "I'm talking about your mother. I've recently realized something; Xiao San, your mother might also be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transformed into a human."

"What!?" Tang San and Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Er Ming, who was not far away, also pricked up his ears to listen; Bagua is a hobby that knows no age or race.

"Are you sure?" Tang San asked somewhat anxiously.

He knew nothing about his mother's situation. He asked his father many times but received no response. He only knew that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul came from his mother, and knew nothing else.

But this also made Tang San even more curious about his mother's situation.

"You said my mother was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had transformed into a human. How did you determine that?" Tang San asked.

"My judgment is based on three points," Chen Feng said, holding up three fingers before retracting his middle and ring fingers.

"First, back then, as the head of the Upper Three Sects and the son of the Clear Sky Sect master, it would have been impossible for the Spirit Hall Pope to take action against Uncle Tang Hao without sufficient incentive."

"For the powerful Spirit Hall, such interests are either related to its influence or to things of great value to individual Soul Master."

Chen Feng raised his second finger. "Secondly, when Uncle Tang Hao was being chased by the Spirit Hall, the general public believed that he was only level 78. Even if his actual cultivation level was higher than what the public thought, it would only be one realm higher at most."

"So here's the question: Uncle Tang Hao, whose cultivation level was at most Soul Douluo, became Titled Douluo after the battle with the Spirit Hall. Where did he get his Soul Ring? Humans can't obtain Soul Ring."

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Wu's expression immediately became complicated.

Through Chen Feng's narration, she instantly guessed the truth of what had happened.

Sacrifice.

Only the Sacrifice of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could have given Tang Hao Tang Hao power to turn the tide of battle, but it would have also cost him his wife.

If it weren't Sacrifice, but rather Tang Hao personally killed his wife, he wouldn't have been able to successfully absorb the Soul Ring during the battle.

Sigh... Xiao Wu sighed inwardly and mourned for the unknown Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for a while.

Chen Feng continued speaking, raising his third finger and saying:

"The third point, and the most decisive one."

"When we first experimented with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xiao Wu's original purpose was not to try Martial Soul Fusion, but to Simulation the characteristics of human Soul Power through the Soul Power Fusion, in order to try to hide her own Soul Beast aura. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill was just an accidental product."

"She told me back then that Simulation my Soul Power traits was extremely difficult, but Simulation yours was much simpler. This suggests that your Soul Power Soul Power are much closer to Xiao Wu's."

Tang San fell silent. The three pieces of evidence Chen Feng presented were interconnected, logically rigorous, and the conclusions he drew were irrefutable.

His mother was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transformed into a human, just like Xiao Wu.

"In addition, there is one more thing that can serve as supplementary evidence," Chen Feng continued:

"I don't know if you remember, but Uncle Tang Hao and Xiao Wu met before. After Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transforms into a human, its aura can be detected by Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level or above. Uncle Tang Hao is a Titled Douluo."

Xiao Wu suddenly realized:

"So it was because of the Xiao San's mother that Uncle Tang Hao ignored me? I was wondering what happened; I was almost scared to death."

"So that's how it is. Now everything makes sense," Tang San sighed softly.

He finally learned most of the truth about what happened back then, why the Spirit Hall was hunting down his father, and why his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was so special.

At the same time, the last trace of resentment that Tang San had felt because Chen Feng and Xiao Wu had kept it from him disappeared.

Even his father, Tang Hao, Protect Xiao Wu's identity a secret and didn't reveal a word to his son.

It's easy to understand why Chen Feng and Xiao Wu kept this from him.

It was precisely because Tang San's mother's identity was revealed that the Spirit Hall was drawn into the tragedy, which led to his family's downfall. Therefore, Tang San now wholeheartedly approves of Chen Feng and the other man's decision to keep the secret.

"So, the reason my parents were hunted down by the Spirit Hall and my mother died was ultimately because someone discovered my mother's identity and leaked the information."

"The Spirit Hall was simply fulfilling its duty. Although its methods were hateful, they weren't exactly heinous crimes. Moreover, two of the three ringleaders are already dead. So my enemies should be the person who leaked the information and that Titled Douluo who was still alive back then." A hint of ferocity appeared in Tang San's eyes.

Chen Feng nodded with some relief, "The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors; that's how it should be. Blood Vengeance is a matter of course, as long as it doesn't harm the innocent."

He had previously made two preparations for whether or not the Ape God would be activated; this was his second plan.

The first objective of this plan was to take the opportunity to reveal Xiao Wu's identity to Tang San, thus facilitating future communication between the three of them.

The three of them possessed Martial Soul that encompassed most types of Martial Soul: animal Martial Soul, Plant Spirit, and Tool Spirit —all three were indispensable.

Therefore, Tang San must also know about Xiao Wu, otherwise there will be things he can't say in the future.

In any case, as Tang San's Purple Demon Eye realm improves, he will eventually find out Xiao Wu's identity.

Chen Feng's second goal was to become familiar with the Ape God and let it know that he was Xiao Wu's good friend. This way, if some experiments required the cooperation of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Chen Feng could try to ask the Ape God for help.

His third objective was something he had always wanted to do: to make Tang San clarify his Vengeance target, instead of blindly directing his hatred towards the entire Spirit Hall as in the Original Work.

Once the area of attack expands, the resulting resistance increases significantly.

Distinguish between your true enemies and those who are merely blindly following the crowd, and then divide and disintegrate them. This is something that must be done in the struggle.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Tang San nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Xiao Feng, I won't hold a grudge against the other members of the Spirit Hall."

"Well, I also suggest you talk to Uncle Tang Hao. That way you can get a more accurate understanding of what happened back then. I think once you know your mother's Soul Beast identity, Uncle Tang Hao won't refuse to tell you some things."

"Oh, right, although I'm not entirely sure how your mother's information was leaked, I do know who the surviving Titled Douluo was," Chen Feng said.

Who is it?

"That person is called Gui Mei, he's Ghost Douluo from the Spirit Hall."

"Gui Mei..." Tang San said with a deep gaze, "I'll remember him."

Chen Feng then looked at the Titan Giant Ape not far away. He noticed that the giant ape had sat down at some point and was listening intently to the Bagua with its ears perked up.

He smiled amicably at the Titan Giant Ape, but the Titan Giant Ape merely glanced at him, seemingly too lazy to pay him any attention.