Tricking Xiao Wu's Mother into Sacrificing Herself

In Rou'er's eyes, she had only displayed a little charm, yet she had been brought before her target with ease.

Winning over this young man would be effortless.

But when she raised her head and truly saw the face on horseback from up close, her heart suddenly skipped a beat for no reason.

This young man...

His heart might have been a little ruthless, but his looks were undeniably upright and handsome.

He sat high atop a magnificent warhorse, looking down at her from above. His deep eyes held not the slightest ripple, yet they carried an invisible pressure that stirred an unfamiliar feeling within her.

The moment Yu Xiaoheng saw Rou'er, he was stunned as well.

This...

That pink dress, that playful scorpion braid, and that pretty little face that was seventy or eighty percent alike.

No matter how he looked at it, she resembled Xiao Wu from the Douluo Continent anime in his memories from his previous life!

A thought flashed through his mind.

Could they really look this alike?

No!

He immediately dismissed the idea.

According to the timeline, Xiao Wu could not possibly have left the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest at this time...

Wait!

Yu Xiaoheng's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Not Xiao Wu.

Then... could she be her mother?

A bold suspicion had already taken shape in his mind.

"Young Sect Master, this woman's origins are unknown, and her intentions are suspicious. How should we deal with her?"

The elder who had captured her earlier asked in a deep voice, killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Either release her, or... kill her on the spot. It is entirely up to the Young Master."

For a moment, everyone's eyes converged on Yu Xiaoheng.

Yu Xiaoheng did not answer immediately.

He merely cast an inconspicuous glance at his father, Yu Yuanzhen, beside him.

Although Yu Yuanzhen did not understand what he meant, he had absolute trust in his son.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort.

Yu Yuanzhen did not even rise. Seated firmly on horseback, he unleashed a vast Soul Power pressure that crashed down like a mountain!

The faint smugness and excitement on Rou'er's face instantly froze.

She only felt an irresistible force pierce through her entire body. Her vision went dark, and she completely lost consciousness, collapsing limply.

With a casual wave of his hand, Yu Yuanzhen used a gentle stream of Soul Power to catch Rou'er and lay her flat on the ground.

Only after doing all this did he turn toward his son, his gaze filled with inquiry.

Yu Xiaoheng knew that his father was completely trustworthy.

Yu Yuanzhen was already a Titled Douluo, with all nine Soul Rings fully equipped. It was impossible for him to covet a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

He lowered his voice and spoke so only the two of them could hear. "Father, I suspect she isn't human."

"Hmm?"

Yu Yuanzhen raised an eyebrow.

"She is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, a Soft Bone Rabbit that has undergone Transformation." Yu Xiaoheng's tone was calm.

In an instant, a trace of shock flashed through Yu Yuanzhen's imposing dragon-like eyes.

"How did you know?"

Yu Xiaoheng's expression did not change. He had long prepared an explanation.

"The ancestor's residual will in the Holy Dragon Bone told me."

Ancestor.

The ancestor again!

Upon hearing those words, the shock in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes was instantly replaced by wild joy!

"Good! Excellent! The heavens are truly blessing our sect!"

He lowered his voice excitedly. "Xiao Heng, this is a heaven-sent opportunity! We'll take her back to the sect and raise her properly! Once you break through Level 90 in the future, she will become your perfect ninth Soul Ring!"

Yet Yu Xiaoheng gently shook his head.

"Father, I have a better plan."

"Oh?"

"But I need your help to investigate something." Yu Xiaoheng said, "Send people to find out whether there is such a talented female Soul Master on the continent. She has Soul Power fluctuations and is at least Level 20 or Level 30. With such talent, she cannot be Nameless."

"If we can uncover her background and origins, it will prove that she is not a Soul Beast that underwent Transformation."

"If we can't..."

Yu Xiaoheng did not finish, but the meaning was already obvious.

If they could not find anything, they could be one hundred percent certain that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

However, Yu Yuanzhen smiled.

"No need to make things so troublesome."

As he spoke, he dismounted and walked to the unconscious Rou'er. He stretched out a large hand and seemingly casually examined her body.

A faint burst of Soul Power.

A small, utterly inconspicuous blade of dark-gray grass was shaken out from within Rou'er's collar and fell to the ground.

"This is Breath Concealing Grass." Yu Yuanzhen's voice carried undisguised contempt. "Who besides a Soul Beast would use this thing to conceal her aura?"

"She is definitely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

However, Yu Yuanzhen did not reveal this astonishing news to the others.

An innocent man got into trouble for possessing a treasure.

A walking Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring was enough to drive any faction mad.

He rose to his feet, sweeping his gaze across the curious elders and disciples. His voice returned to its usual majesty.

"This woman's origins are unknown. She is most likely not an assassin, but she is rather pretty."

"It would be a pity to kill her."

"Take her back and make her the Young Master's personal maid."

The elders all nodded in agreement.

Naturally, no one had any objection over the fate of a mere maid.

Yu Xiaoheng urged his horse onward again, but countless thoughts were already racing through his mind.

When he first saw Rou'er, his immediate thought had indeed been to take her Soul Ring.

But now, his thoughts had changed.

Using a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for his ninth Soul Ring, versus using one for his sixth Soul Ring like Tang San would in the future, were entirely different concepts!

His Golden Holy Dragon Spirit still needed to continually evolve. The earlier he absorbed high-year Soul Rings, the greater the benefits he would receive!

Before reaching Level 90, there was only one way to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Soul Beast Sacrifice.

How could he make her willingly sacrifice herself for him?

Another man's figure surfaced in Yu Xiaoheng's mind—Tang Hao.

In his previous life, people had often proposed conspiracy theories claiming that Tang Hao had deliberately guided Ah Yin into sacrificing herself.

He did not care about Tang Hao's true thoughts.

He merely felt that the logic of those "conspiracy theories" was highly instructive for him.

He could do the same.

Deceive her, make her fall in love with him, then arrange a "desperate situation" where she would willingly offer him everything.

A sacrifice transferred life, cultivation, and soul without reservation.

Even if Rou'er did not possess a Dragon bloodline, the gains alone would far surpass absorbing a ten-thousand-year dragon-type Soul Ring.

What was more, the Soft Bone Rabbit specialized in charm. Her hundred-thousand-year spiritual power might even help him condense a brand-new spiritual-attribute pattern!

No matter how he calculated it, he would make an enormous profit.

At that thought, Yu Xiaoheng felt another trace of regret.

It would be even better if he could make Ah Yin sacrifice herself...

The life force of Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, was the truly pure and vast kind. It would undoubtedly be even more helpful for Martial Soul Evolution.

As for whether doing this would be too beastly?

Yu Xiaoheng's heart did not stir in the slightest.

A Soul Beast was a Soul Beast.

Even if they cultivated for a hundred thousand years, gained intelligence no less than that of humans, or even wore the outer shell of a beautiful woman, was he supposed to become softhearted?

Ridiculous.

He did not know Ah Yin, nor did he know Rou'er. There was no emotional foundation whatsoever.

In his eyes, they were merely two Soul Beasts with somewhat higher cultivation.

Hunting their Soul Rings was no different from hunting those of any other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.