"I believe you!"
Zhu Zhuqing did not hesitate in the slightest.
She and Bai Lu would share glory and ruin alike.
She believed Bai Lu would not do something foolish that he was not confident in.
Besides, even if it truly was something foolish, so what?
Dying on the path to changing her own fate was far better than being swept along by fate, only to be casually crushed by a wave!
Little Kitten, you've finally grown up.
In the Spiritual World, Bai Lu watched this scene with a satisfied smile.
"Since that's the case, let's go!"
"Remember to familiarize yourself with the Skull's power."
"Alright!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly.
Notting City lay northwest of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Following Bai Lu's guidance, she burst forth at Full Speed and headed west.
She did not choose to leave the forest by the main road and take a carriage. Instead, she raced through the woods at full speed.
Her nimble movements and agile figure made her seem like a genuine Hell Spirit Cat.
"I know you are not a bloodthirsty person, much less an evil one, but this world is filled with too much helplessness."
"Since you have inherited my power, you must grow stronger through slaughter."
"Your path is destined to be watered with blood as well."
Bai Lu's voice sounded in her Spiritual World:
"From now on, every enemy you encounter—whether human or Soul Beast—so long as they harbor malice, show no mercy."
"I understand."
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze sharpened.
She would not indiscriminately slaughter innocents, but if killing villains and Soul Beasts could make her stronger, she did not feel much burden in her heart.
Do not lecture her about protecting Soul Beasts or sustainable development!
When she had been hunted down, why had no one come to protect her?
"Rustle, rustle~"
The Star Dou Great Forest was fraught with danger. Once Zhu Zhuqing grew tired and slowed down, strange noises came from the grass not far away.
The next moment, a pack of vicious wolves slowly emerged, their eyes glowing dark green, their bodies iron gray, each over one and a half meters long.
"Awoo~"
Under the wolves' command, the pack gradually spread out, faintly surrounding the young girl.
"A Hell Wolf Pack. None of them are over a hundred years old."
Bai Lu offered a timely reminder.
"Good!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and instantly entered Martial Soul Possession, transforming into an Agile Cat Girl.
With a flick of both hands, sharp claws like spikes shot out from her adorable Cat Claws with a swish.
"Hell Stab!"
The Soul Ring beneath her feet flashed as terrifying speed instantly erupted.
Like a black phantom streaking across the ground, she dragged a clear afterimage behind her.
Swish!
The next moment, she appeared before the Hell Wolf leader. Her claws gleamed with Netherworld Cold Light like sharp spikes, frighteningly keen.
Awoo?
The Hell Wolf leader had never expected the young girl before it to be so powerful, so decisive.
She gave it no chance to react or evade.
Its eyes widened slightly as it could only watch that dazzling Cold Light draw closer and closer.
Riiip!
A soft tearing sound suddenly rang out, like a blade slicing through flesh.
The Hell Wolf leader's head was pierced by her Sharp Claws, its skull cap directly ripped away.
Its fresh brain was churned into a pulp, scattering across the ground like red tofu pudding.
From the moment Zhu Zhuqing launched her attack to the Hell Wolf leader's collapse, The whole process took less than two seconds!
"Awoo?"
The other Hell Wolves had not even seen what happened before discovering their leader already lying in a pool of blood.
At that moment, the Slaughter Skull faintly glowed red for an instant.
A dim wolf-shaped Gray Mist drifted out from the corpse as though drawn by some force and was forcibly absorbed into it!
"Awoo!"
This scene scared the Hell Wolf Pack out of their wits.
The pack let out terrified howls in unison before scattering and fleeing.
"Trying to run?"
Zhu Zhuqing instantly locked onto several figures.
Her Soul Ring Lit up, and with a flicker of her body, she vanished from where she stood.
"Swish!"
Black Shadows darted about, Cold Light flashed.
One Hell Wolf after another fell to the ground.
They did not merely lose their lives; they lost their souls as well!
"Phew~"
Amid slightly heavy breathing, Zhu Zhuqing finally stopped her slaughter.
Crimson blood slowly dripped from her Sharp Claws, splashing into gorgeous flowers.
Around her, not a single Hell Wolf remained standing.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Streams of Gray Mist flew from the wolf corpses and were all absorbed by the Skull.
"Hiss~"
A burning sensation and stabbing pain suddenly pierced her head, making Zhu Zhuqing instinctively suck in a breath.
Once the souls had been completely devoured, she carefully sensed herself and immediately discovered that her Spiritual Power seemed to have strengthened slightly.
"Not bad, but you still need to work on your endurance."
Bai Lu gave a mildly approving assessment:
"Now, officially try out the Skull's power."
Zhu Zhuqing murmured, "Mm," then closed her eyes and focused, concentrating her mind on her head as she began to sense it carefully.
Vaguely, she could feel that more than a dozen illusory figures had appeared within the Slaughter Space of the Skull—
They were the Hell Wolf Pack from earlier!
But at that moment, the wolves' bodies were as ethereal as smoke and dust, while their eyes were as dull as puppets on strings.
The young girl thought, They don't seem to have much intelligence.
"All things possess spirit, but the degree of spiritual intelligence differs."
Bai Lu's voice sounded.
A flash of White Light appeared, and a young man in white robes patterned with dark ink, handsome yet dignified, appeared within the Slaughter Skull Space.
"Regardless of their strength, unless they are sacrificed, the intelligence retained by Dead Souls after being devoured through killing will be affected to some extent."
"The stronger they were, the less they will be affected."
Bai Lu pointed at the Wolf Spirits. "Like them, they were too weak and lacked intelligence, so they can only serve as soldiers who charge forward mindlessly."
Zhu Zhuqing secretly sized up Bai Lu's appearance before voicing her question at the right moment:
"Doesn't that mean I must hunt as many powerful Soul Beasts—or humans—as possible?"
"If possible, that would naturally be best."
Bai Lu clasped his hands behind his back, walked over to a Wolf Spirit, and gently stroked it.
"Once you become powerful and kill more, as they grow stronger alongside you, their intelligence may perhaps improve as well."
"So long as you do not want them to die, they will not truly die!"
"Alright, continue trying."
The two of them simultaneously withdrew from the Skull.
"White Tiger... Slaughter Array."
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly opened her eyes and activated the Soul Bone's power.
Blood Red ripples rapidly spread out from her as the center, carrying an aura of slaughter and completely covering an area thirty meters in radius.
"Awoo~"
At the movement of her thoughts, the blood-colored ripples on the ground stirred. More than a dozen illusory Wolf Spirits crawled out of the earth and stood by her side like loyal dogs.
"Go!"
Zhu Zhuqing Raised her hand and pointed at the tallest giant tree:
"Swish!"
Scarlet light erupted from all the Wolf Spirits' eyes at once. Without the slightest hesitation, they charged at the giant tree together.
Bang, bang, bang~!
Ramming, biting, clawing...
All kinds of attacks continuously landed upon the tree.
They were not very strong now, far weaker than when they had been alive, but they were even more fearless and tireless!
Boom—!
Before long, the giant tree crashed down beneath the wolves' relentless assault.
Not bad!
A trace of delight flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes.
She had only devoured the souls of a dozen or so hundred-year Hell Wolves, yet they already possessed such strength.
If she devoured even more and stronger Soul Beasts in the future, would she not become an army all by herself?
"That's right! Just like that!"
Bai Lu affirmed the young girl's thoughts.
When he had chosen the Slaughter Route, this had been his goal.
In a powerful Mystical World, low-level Combat Strength might be useless.
But in Douluo, the gutter of Mystical Worlds, a quantitative change could truly produce a qualitative change.
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes darkened inscrutably.
After a moment of silence, as though she had made some decision, her expression instantly turned cold:
"Since that's the case... then let's Wreak Havoc!"
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