Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast

[Secret Record Eight, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation]

The Sky Screen shifted, golden light cascading down.

It roused the world on the verge of awakening; everyone had just recovered from the shock of the Martial Soul Hall's Young Master infiltrating Heaven Dou Empire, and now they snapped their heads up again.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation?!"

"Isn't that Tang Hao's wife? We already know that."

"No, if it were Tang Hao's wife, it would definitely be stated outright. Since it's not specified, that means aside from Tang Hao's wife, there's another transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast."

"..."

The Sky Screen quietly changed amid the crowd's murmurs.

A voice rang out.

[Martial Soul Calendar XX year, newly appointed Pope Bibi Dong broke through to Titled Douluo and headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her Ninth Soul Ring.]

[As Pope, Bibi Dong's ambition was never small; she wanted the most suitable soul beast for her Ninth Soul Ring—or a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast.]

[The Star Dou Great Forest was rumored to hold two Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beasts: the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. That was the Martial Soul Hall's target for this trip.]

[But before the Martial Soul Hall party could approach the two Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beasts, they encountered two others.]

[Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, the team discovered two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbits.]

"That old woman Bibi Dong again? How are the first three secrets all connected to her?"

"Incredible. The first three secrets seem to follow a timeline—the previous Pope died, triggering a chain reaction."

"So that means Bibi Dong already has at least one Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring?"

"..."

Martial Soul Hall.

Bibi Dong sat in the Pope's Palace, her face dark.

Was the Sky Screen doing this on purpose?

Three secrets all tied to her, relentless in its drive to ruin her reputation?

Compared to her displeasure, others were stunned.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang Hao abruptly stood up, staring up at the Sky Screen, a flicker of thought in his eyes. "Bibi Dong has a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring? Soft Bone Rabbit... wait?!"

He remembered that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit was beside his son.

Could it be the secret the Sky Screen was revealing?

"Ah Yin, our child is in danger. I'm going to bring them over."

Tang Hao's figure vanished.

Shrek Academy.

"Bibi Dong actually hunted a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast?"

Master Yu Xiaogang and the others were deeply shocked.

At the same time, Xiao Wu, hiding behind Tang San, tensed up.

Her eyes showed both anger and panic.

She had already realized it.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast transformation the Sky Screen spoke of—it was her!

What now?!

*

As people reeled in shock, the Sky Screen continued.

[The two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbits were, strictly speaking, not ideal for Bibi Dong.]

[But the temptation of a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring was not something an ordinary person could resist. Besides, once you had a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring, the difference was negligible.]

[Thus, the Martial Soul Hall's many experts immediately launched an attack on the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbits.]

[With the assistance of two Titled Douluo and several Soul Douluo, Bibi Dong killed one Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, but the other escaped.]

[After absorbing the soul ring, she learned that the escaped Soft Bone Rabbit was a daughter, so she issued a kill order.]

[But she never imagined that this Soft Bone Rabbit had already transformed into human form and infiltrated the human world!]

[The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit transformed into a little girl's appearance, studying at Shrek Academy, named Xiao Wu!]

Boom—!

As these words fell, the world erupted.

"What?! A Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast has infiltrated the human world?!"

"No—this is a good thing!"

"That's right! After a soul beast transforms, it has to cultivate again like a human. This is our chance to capture her!"

"Where is Shrek Academy? A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is there. We must go at once!"

"..."

Martial Soul Hall.

Whether the Worship Hall or the Pope's Palace.

Only one order was issued at this moment:

"Proceed immediately to Shrek Academy and capture the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi and the others had just withdrawn from the battlefield when they froze.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transformation?"

Ning Fengzhi frowned. "Shrek Academy... isn't that where Rongrong studies?"

Sword Bone Douluo snapped to attention.

"We must head to Shrek Academy at once!"

With that, the three set off.

In the distance, Dugu Bo nodded slightly. "It seems the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knows where Shrek Academy is."

"If Yan Yan could obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast..."

With that thought, Dugu Bo's figure dissolved into the wind.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python felt their hearts tighten at the sight.

"Daming, is that Sister Xiao Wu?!" Titan Giant Ape asked.

Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes darkened. "The Sky Screen has exposed Sister Xiao Wu. Where did you find her last time?"

"At... near some place called Suotuo City."

"Let's go!"

Sky Azure Bull Python's colossal body, like a moving mountain, slithered forth, crushing forests and toppling trees, leaving twisted trails through the dense woods.

"We must bring Sister Xiao Wu back immediately, or she will surely die!"

"Roar—!!!"

Titan Giant Ape bellowed, its pounding shaking the ground. Every soul beast within a hundred miles trembled and knelt in submission.

Meanwhile.

Shrek Academy.

As the image on the Sky Screen froze, that face—both familiar and foreign—instantly chilled the atmosphere.

Whether teacher or student, everyone turned in unison toward the same spot.

Xiao Wu!

"A... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!"

Tang San turned his head in disbelief toward the frail girl trembling with fear behind him.

"Xiao... Xiao Wu..."

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong all stared with stunned, shocked expressions.

Flender and the others went pale.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

There was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in their own academy.

What the hell kind of nonsense was this?

Clearly, no one could reconcile the cute girl before them with the image of a ferocious Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The contrast was too great!

"Third Brother, I'm sorry!"

Xiao Wu lowered her head, her voice carrying a hint of apology.

She stepped back, one step at a time, her eyes filled with vigilance and fear. She didn't know if her usually close companions would turn on her and subdue her now.

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San suddenly rushed forward and grabbed her.

"Third Brother..."

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, whose expression was stern, carrying a hint of stubbornness. "Xiao Wu, do you still remember what I once said?"

Xiao Wu's body stiffened at his words.

The vows the two had once made surfaced in her mind. Back then, Tang San had declared firmly, "If anyone wants to hurt you, they'll have to step over my dead body!"

"Xiao Wu, whether you're a soul beast or not, I love you!"

Tang San said with deep emotion, "We are one, a single whole, even if it means standing against the entire world!"

It seemed this emotion was contagious.

The surrounding Shrek Seven Devils stepped forward one after another.

"Third Brother is right, Xiao Wu!" Ning Rongrong grabbed Xiao Wu's hand. "We are the best of sisters. Whether you're a soul beast or not, we will always fight side by side!"

"That's right! We Seven Devils are one!"

The others made solemn promises.

"This..."

Xiao Wu was momentarily stunned.

And just then, an overwhelming surge of soul power descended from the void.

A pressure unique to a Titled Douluo bore down.

The expressions of the Shrek group shifted drastically.

"Not good!?"