Xiao Wu's Palpitations, Not of Our Kind, Not of One Heart!

Chen Chu squatted in front of the Titan Giant Ape, Sagros's scythes hovering above its neck.

Er Ming's eyeballs couldn't help but tremble. He opened his cloudy eyes and looked at Chen Chu, letting out a guttural sound from his throat.

Chen Chu stared at him with a cold expression, "Next life, try being born human."

Under its fearful, uneasy, and resolute gaze, Saint King Sagros's iron scythe fell directly. Blood splattered three feet, and a massive head rolled off. Titan Giant Ape - defeated.

Immediately, a blood-red Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse, carrying a powerful aura.

Chen Chu opened his eyes, looking with satisfaction at this high-quality Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. He immediately sat down cross-legged, guiding the absorption of the Soul Ring.

Killing Er Ming, none of them felt the slightest guilt. Those not of our kind are bound to have different intentions. Moreover, if this Soul Beast died, he himself was the beneficiary. On the Douluo Continent, one cannot be merciful.

The Sky Azure Bull Python, still locked in a fierce battle with Sword Douluo in the distance, seemed to sense something. Tears involuntarily flowed from its eyes.

Its movements suddenly froze. The edge of the Seven Kill Sword grazed its scales, leaving a bloodstain deep enough to see bone, yet it was completely unaware.

Turbid tears rolled down from its python eyes, splashing onto the lake's surface, creating tiny ripples. It suddenly looked up and roared towards Er Ming's location, its voice filled with despair and madness, shaking the surrounding trees until they rustled.

"Er Ming!" The Sky Azure Bull Python's roar pierced through the battlefield. When it reached Chen Chu's ears, he was guiding the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring towards himself.

The blood-red halo of the Soul Ring enveloped him, and the powerful Soul Power fluctuations made the surrounding air chaotic.

He naturally heard the roar, but he didn't even lift an eyelid, only accelerating the absorption process.

Chen Xin seized the Sky Azure Bull Python's moment of distraction. The Seven Kill Sword struck again, its tip aimed directly at the vital spot on the python's abdomen. "Don't worry, you'll go to accompany it!"

Chen Xin's voice was cold, and his sword momentum intensified. However, the Sky Azure Bull Python suddenly turned, disregarding the blade behind it, and charged madly towards Er Ming's direction. Its scales were continuously shaved off by the sword shadows, and the wounds on its body tore open, blood staining the ground, yet it didn't slow down at all.

"Trying to leave?" Chen Xin's eyes narrowed. He leaped up, and the Seven Kill Sword drew a golden arc in the air. "Seven Kill Sword, Seventh Soul Skill - Seven Kill True Body!"

A massive sword shadow enveloped the Sky Azure Bull Python. Sword Qi crisscrossed, sealing off its retreat. The Sky Azure Bull Python was forced to stop and fight Chen Xin in a desperate struggle, but its heart was no longer on the battlefield. Every attack carried flaws, and the wounds on its body increased.

On Chen Chu's side, the Soul Ring had successfully attached to his Martial Soul, Sagros. The exterior of the Saint King Sagros on his back began to show a layer of blood-red patterns. The feeling of his Soul Power surging made him clench his fist involuntarily.

Level Seventy-Five, achieved! It also came with a Hundred Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Right Leg Bone.

He stood up and looked at the Sky Azure Bull Python fighting fiercely in the distance, a cold smile curling on his lips. "Ao Tian, go help Senior Chen Xin." Chen Chu spoke, his voice devoid of any warmth. "Don't let him die; he's still useful."

In a restaurant in Nuoding City, a man and a woman sat at a table, waiting for their food to be served.

Suddenly, the girl with the braided pigtails felt a sharp pain in her chest and involuntarily shed tears.

The man beside her, who was carrying a plate of stringy carrots, noticed the girl's abnormality.

He quickly placed the dish on the table, sat beside her, and asked with concern, "Xiao Wu, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Isn't this your favorite stringy carrot?"

The girl, addressed as Xiao Wu, clutched her chest and turned to hug the boy beside her. "Xiao San, I don't know why, but my heart hurts so much, I feel so uncomfortable, sob sob..." She started crying.

Tang San gently patted Xiao Wu's back, his voice full of worry. "Xiao Wu, don't rush. Tell me slowly, where do you feel unwell? Should I take you to see someone?"

A faint aura of Blue Silver Grass emanated from his fingertips as he tried to check Xiao Wu's physical condition, but Xiao Wu gently pressed his hand down.

"It's not my body that hurts, it's my heart..." Xiao Wu's voice was choked with sobs. Her face, buried in Tang San's shoulder, nuzzled him. "It's just suddenly, like something very important is gone, and I feel extremely uncomfortable. I can't stop the tears."

Tang San frowned. He had always known Xiao Wu's constitution was special, but this kind of inexplicable heartache was a first.

He looked out the window. The streets of Nuoding City outside were bustling with people, and there was nothing unusual. Yet, Xiao Wu's emotions continued to plummet, her shoulders trembling. "Did you remember something?" Tang San asked softly. He knew Xiao Wu's past held secrets, but she was unwilling to speak of them, so he never pressed.

Xiao Wu shook her head, her tears soaking Tang San's clothes. "I can't remember, I just feel awful. Xiao San, let's go back. I don't want to eat anymore. Can you accompany me for a walk?"

Tang San didn't ask further. He raised his hand to wipe away Xiao Wu's tears from her cheeks and nodded in agreement. "Okay, we'll go back. Let's leave now."

He got up, paid the bill, and helped Xiao Wu out of the restaurant. The noise of the street seemed to isolate the two of them. Xiao Wu kept clutching Tang San's sleeve, her steps unsteady. The pain in her chest didn't lessen; instead, it felt like an invisible thread was pulling her towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Senior Sword Douluo, spare its life." Chen Chu arrived after finishing absorbing the Soul Ring. The Sky Azure Bull Python had already been beaten into a mudfish by the two of them, one of its horns broken, its scales almost completely gone, lying miserably in the lake.

Sword Douluo heard this and withdrew his sword, wiping the blood from his face. "This favor you've called in is truly worth it, but I'm not at a loss either. I had a great fight today! Hahaha."

Despite his tattered appearance, which created a stark contrast, Chen Xin didn't complain. Instead, he felt exhilarated, which earned him some respect from Chen Chu.

"Senior Sword Douluo is very busy. I'll remember this favor. Let's head back first; the commotion here has likely attracted some people."

Chen Chu cast one last glance into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. He had killed their gatekeeper, yet they hadn't even shown up. It seemed those fierce beasts were still in their dormant phase.

One day later, two figures arrived at the scene: Ghost Douluo of the Martial Soul Hall and Ju Hua Guan, who had returned.

The two approached the completely devastated lake and, looking at the shattered fragments of the bull's horn, clicked their tongues. "Old Gui, didn't I tell you? This should be the horn of that Sky Azure Bull Python. It seems the situation got even more serious after I left that day. We need to report this truthfully to His Excellency the Pope."

Ghost Douluo looked at the bull horn fragment and was also greatly shocked. Was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect this powerful now? They dared to target a Soul Beast overlord?

"It seems the Sky Azure Bull Python wasn't killed and probably fled deeper into the forest. Let's go back and report to His Excellency."

Ghost Douluo took a bull horn fragment and then slowly vanished into the forest.