Terrifying Details Upon Closer Thought

"Oscar, right? Let's talk."

Xu Yu pulled over a chair and sat down with Zhu Zhuyun to one side, leaving Oscar alone on the other side of the table.

Oscar cast the two of them a disdainful glance, then lay on the bed without moving.

A Lan found it amusing. She kept waving the Pope's Token in front of Oscar's eyes, only to receive a puzzled look from him. Having failed to get the reverence she expected, A Lan patted the token, wondering if it had broken.

Xu Yu was speechless. He snatched the Pope's Token back and forcibly stuffed her into the Contract Tome.

As a result, a little girl crying her eyes out appeared in his mind again. Xu Yu was speechless. Was this a side effect of the tome?

Seeing this, Oscar's expression turned grave. He stood and sat down on the other side of the table.

He knew Xu Yu. Wasn't he one of the losers defeated by Shrek Academy? If he had such methods, why had he lost to Shrek Academy?

"Are you wondering why you were able to defeat us?"

Xu Yu spoke meaningfully. Oscar's heart jolted, and even Zhu Zhuyun abruptly turned to look at him in confusion. Could there have been some hidden truth behind Spirit Hall's team losing?

"Why do you think Hu Liena and Xie Yue, two Soul Kings, were merely dragging things out with Tang San? Tang San was only a Soul Ancestor. What gave him the right to withstand the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of two Soul Kings?"

"The Martial Soul Fusion Skill of those two Soul Kings had already reached the level of a Soul Saint. How blindly did you trust Tang San, to believe he could withstand the attack of a Soul Saint?"

"Besides, even if they couldn't take down Tang San immediately, couldn't the two Soul Kings have eliminated the others first before concentrating their strength against Tang San? Did you really think we were idiots?"

Xu Yu sneered. Zhu Zhuyun frowned, while Oscar's expression changed drastically. Staring intently into Xu Yu's eyes, he asked, "What exactly is your objective?"

"Objective? Isn't keeping you here the objective?" Xu Yu said with a teasing smile. Oscar's fury surged to the heavens. His hand gripped the chair's armrest tightly as he glared at the man across from him.

"Tang San was rescued by his father. You know that, right? Let me tell you the truth. Your companions Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were taken back by the Star Luo Empire. Ning Rongrong was taken back by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The Heaven Dou Empire assisted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in taking Grandmaster and Liu Erlong away, along with your dean, Flender. After all, the Golden Iron Triangle couldn't be missing anyone, right? The Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family specifically requested him. Only you and Ma Hongjun were unwanted!"

"So what?" Oscar did not care. Hearing that only he and Fatty had been imprisoned, he actually felt relieved. What he did not know was that he was slowly stepping into the trap Xu Yu had prepared for him.

"So what? Then do you know why Tang San, a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, specifically came to Spirit City to compete? And why he brought Xiao Wu along? Did you never suspect Tang San's true purpose?"

Xu Yu continued to coax him. This time, Oscar truly lowered his head and began to think seriously.

Born a commoner, he had the most delicate mind among the Shrek Seven Devils aside from Tang San. In truth, he had harbored this doubt long ago; Xu Yu merely happened to bring it up today.

Could Little San have been too confident? Given his talent, he should never have risked coming to Spirit City. And he even brought along the Xiao Wu he loved most.

After Xiao Wu's identity as a soul beast had been exposed, Oscar had personally heard Tang San say that he had known Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast ever since he absorbed the Immortal Herb. Then why had he still brought her to Spirit City, a place filled with powerful experts?

Why? Oscar felt as though his head were about to explode. Details he had once overlooked because he worshipped Tang San too much were gradually being uncovered, seemingly revealing a horrifying, hideous truth.

"Also, what do you think Xiao Wu's personality is like?"

"Pure, cute, innocent and ignorant!" Oscar had already been pulled along by Xu Yu's pace. As soon as Xu Yu asked the question, he blurted out the image of Xiao Wu from his memories.

But when he suddenly recalled what had happened in the spirit arena a few months ago, Oscar's expression changed. Words like pure, cute, innocent, and ignorant, which described the clean heart of a young girl, did not seem particularly suitable for a soul beast that had lived for a hundred thousand years.

Even a pig that lived for a hundred thousand years would become cunning and shrewd, let alone a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became. Cold sweat instantly broke out across Oscar's body.

He could not believe that those companions who had always smiled at him had been living beside him behind masks—especially when beneath those friendly masks lay bottomless abysses and endless schemes.

He was in pain.

Thinking carefully, he truly had overlooked many details in the past. He needed to verify whether all this was real, but how could he escape this prison?

And...

"Where's Fatty? What have you done to Fatty?"

Thinking of the companion he had known since childhood, perhaps Fatty was the only one he knew who had been genuine.

"What happens to Fatty depends on your choice. I'll come again in a month. Calm down first."

"Oh, and I forgot to tell you! The other half of a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda disciple must be an Assault System Battle Soul Master capable of protecting her!"

"Rongrong, you—pfft!" His emotions surged too violently. Oscar could not stop a mouthful of blood from rising to his throat, and he fainted.

Xu Yu was speechless. That was all it took?

The Brilliant Gold Scepter appeared. A healing enhancement was applied to Oscar, followed by a recovery buff and a Soul Power buff. Before long, Oscar woke up!

After waking, he stared in astonishment at the enhancements on his body. His gaze toward Xu Yu became complicated. Such powerful support abilities... Could it really be as he said? Had Spirit Hall's team lost because they harbored some unspeakable secret?

"Take care of yourself. The ancestral teachings of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are actually quite right. Ning Rongrong is only stringing you along. As a top-tier Food System Genius Soul Master, there's no need for you to cling to her. Wouldn't it be better to find a wife who can keep you safe? Like me!"

After Xu Yu finished speaking, Oscar had yet to react, but Zhu Zhuyun's body stiffened slightly. She stared at the Ghost Claw around her waist in embarrassed anger, secretly hating Xu Yu for finding yet another excuse to humiliate her.

Xu Yu pinned Zhu Zhuyun against the wall. Taking in her delicate, cold face beneath the mask, along with the pearly teeth and red lips exposed outside it, he could not help swallowing.

Zhu Zhuyun's heart suddenly raced. She could see the intense desire in Xu Yu's eyes perfectly clearly. Panic rose within her. Should she be happy that, as a woman, she could stir indecent thoughts in a man as strong-willed as Xu Yu? Or should she be afraid that this pervert was showing his interest in her without the slightest restraint?

Yet Xu Yu seemed unable to hold her down... Zhu Zhuyun calmed herself and discovered this strange fact. Although Xu Yu had seized her wrist and pressed her against the wall, she seemed capable of breaking free at any moment. Was this the physical strength of a Support System Soul Master?

Zhu Zhuyun's gaze became somewhat strange. The panic and helplessness a woman would feel when faced with violation were quickly suppressed. Just as she was about to beat Xu Yu up viciously, Xu Yu struck first, leaned close to her ear, and pleaded in a low voice, "Big sister, can you stop resisting? I can't hold you down anymore. We're only acting!"

"This is a rare opportunity. Oscar's support abilities are top-tier. If he can cultivate to become a Titled Douluo, the sausages produced by his Ninth Spirit Ability might be able to forcibly raise the combat power of a Spirit Douluo to that of a Titled Douluo. If I can win him over, then when the time comes, I can have him make some permanent sausages and send them to your kingdom. Think about it: if you recruit just a few Spirit Douluo, it would be equivalent to recruiting several Titled Douluo. You wouldn't need to fear the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family's pursuit at all!"

Fine. A trace of struggle flashed through Zhu Zhuyun's eyes. Xu Yu had indeed struck at her deepest desires. As for his excuse at the moment, that was secondary. What kind of acting did not inform the other person beforehand? Clearly, his lust had suddenly flared up, and he could not resist making a move on her.