Xiao Wu Returns

The scene on the Sky Screen suddenly shifted back to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San was absorbing the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Everything before that had been his memories.

Having been reincarnated, he still remembered those scenes, which had originally been buried deep in his memories.

Now, as he absorbed the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider and endured immense pain, those deeply buried memories awakened.

He saw how his parents had been driven by Spirit Hall to one death and one escape.

And after those distant memories were unearthed, Tang San saw an illusion of Xiao Wu again.

Then he became immersed in the Tang Sect of his past life. He jumped off a cliff, was rescued, and became an inner disciple of the Tang Sect.

It was all an illusory falsehood, yet Tang San was lost within it.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San was absorbing the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider, deeply trapped in an illusion. Zhao Wuji and the others watching beside him could see that something was wrong.

Dai Mubai said worriedly, "Teacher Zhao, Tang San clearly can't withstand this soul ring in his current state. We have to interrupt his absorption."

It was the best solution he could think of.

If Tang San continued absorbing it, he would likely suffer the same fate as those soul masters who absorbed soul rings beyond their level and exploded to death.

"I know, but we can't interrupt him now." Zhao Wuji said with an ugly expression, "Let's hope his willpower is strong enough for him to absorb a soul ring beyond his level."

He wanted to interrupt Tang San's attempt to absorb a soul ring beyond his level as well, but if he did that now, there would be no need to wait for Tang San to explode to death.

Tang San looked as though he could not hold on any longer, yet he was still holding on.

Perhaps he could make it through.

That was all Zhao Wuji could think. He also hoped Tang San could successfully absorb the soul ring.

Otherwise, if the absorption failed and damaged Tang San's foundation, Tang San's Title Douluo father would beat him to death.

Getting beaten once had been enough.

Although he had gained a little benefit from it, he had no desire to be beaten again.

Holy Spirit Village.

Lin Xianyu looked up at the Sky Screen.

She felt that something was off about this plot.

Was the anime she had watched before transmigrating like this?

It did not seem so.

Still, the Sky Screen System had already made fan-created alterations before, and now it was doing so again.

Lin Xianyu had a guess.

"Hello, everyone! I'm back!"

While Zhao Wuji and the others were worrying about Tang San, Xiao Wu had also condensed his third soul ring. After bidding farewell to the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, he returned to find Tang San and the others.

The moment he appeared, he enthusiastically greeted them.

But when they saw Xiao Wu, everyone's faces revealed shock.

"X-Xiao Wu, you're not dead?"

Oscar asked in surprise.

Although he had provided Tang San with all sorts of sausages, that did not mean he believed Tang San could bring Xiao Wu back.

The Star Dou Great Forest was such a dangerous place, and Xiao Wu had been taken away by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Titan Giant Ape...

No matter how he thought about it, Xiao Wu was beyond saving. There had been only one possible outcome: death.

Of course, Oscar thought Xiao Wu was dead, but he would not say it aloud.

That was because he shared a dormitory with Tang San and knew about Tang San's feelings for Xiao Wu.

If he told Tang San that Xiao Wu was dead, Tang San would turn against him.

Now that he saw the living, breathing Xiao Wu, Oscar was frightened again.

It was not that he was cowardly.

Anyone would be startled if they said someone was dead, only for that person to appear the next moment.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing himself transformed into a human girl on the Sky Screen, Xiao Wu said excitedly, "So that's what I'll look like after taking human form! I've decided—I want to take human form too!"

"Xiao Wu, have you really made up your mind?" Ah Rou asked.

She felt that Xiao Wu was merely acting on a whim and did not even understand the significance of taking human form.

He only wanted to take human form because his future self on the Sky Screen had done so.

Everything was based on that version of himself on the Sky Screen.

If this went on for too long, would her daughter end up assimilating into that person on the Sky Screen?

Ah Rou felt worried.

"Mom, I've decided." Xiao Wu hurriedly said, "You've both taken human form, and I'm the only one who hasn't. I want to be like you too."

Xiao Wu's parents, both Ah Rou and Xiao Wu, had taken human form.

Xiao Wu had done so first, followed by Ah Rou.

Of this family of three, two had transformed into humans. Only the daughter had not yet taken human form.

But he would take human form in the future too.

"Xiao Wu, you're still young. If you want to take human form, wait a few more years." Ah Rou said.

It was not that she opposed Xiao Wu taking human form.

She wanted to wait until she and Xiao Wu had become stronger before allowing Xiao Wu to take human form.

The two of them were still too weak. They had only just reached the rank of Soul Saint, and it would take quite some time to cultivate to Spirit Douluo—at least seven or eight years.

"Xiao Wu!"

"Xiao Wu!"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing called out, then ran to Xiao Wu's side. One stood on his left and the other on his right, like two great guardians.

As the only three girls at Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing had an excellent relationship.

Although Ning Rongrong had been a Little Demoness, after suffering through PUA at Shrek Academy, her demonic temperament had changed somewhat.

Zhu Zhuqing was aloof and spoke pitifully little.

But they were all girls, so they could always communicate.

"Oscar, what did you say?" Xiao Wu frowned, planted his hands on his hips, and said angrily, "Were you really hoping I would die?"

"No, Xiao Wu, I just..." Oscar wore an awkward smile. He wanted to explain, but did not know how.

"Fine, I can't be bothered with you. Where's my Third Brother?" Xiao Wu rolled his eyes, then searched for Tang San. When he spotted Tang San behind the others, he immediately darted over.

Just as he was about to rush in front of Tang San, Zhao Wuji stopped him.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao San is absorbing his third soul ring right now. Don't disturb him," Zhao Wuji reminded him.

"Absorbing his third soul ring... Why is it like this?" Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, who was suffering in pain. He could not understand it. Absorbing a third soul ring should have been easy.

Xiao Wu turned and saw the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, immediately understanding. "Third Brother is absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring?"

"The soul ring dropped by this Man Faced Demon Spider clearly exceeds the limit allowed for a third soul ring. Third Brother, he..."

Xiao Wu thought of those soul masters who had absorbed soul rings beyond their limits and ultimately exploded to death.

He feared that Tang San would explode to death as well.

Even if he wanted to do something now, he was completely powerless. He could only watch Tang San.

Xiao Wu hated how useless he was at this moment.

Just then, Tang San created a miracle and successfully absorbed the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Third Brother..."

Xiao Wu smiled and wanted to rush over to give Tang San an enthusiastic hug.

However, an unexpected change occurred at that moment. Although Tang San had successfully absorbed the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider, something also went wrong with his body.

First, his back began to itch, as if something were about to emerge.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, eight spider legs grew from Tang San's back.

They looked almost exactly like the spider legs of the Man Faced Demon Spider he had killed.