Xiao Wu: My Spirit Ring Seems to Have Disappeared!

At this moment, Xiao Wu was holding Luo Yan while sitting on the shoulder of a massive figure.

It was none other than the Titan Giant Ape, one of the two overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest, also known as Er Ming.

The Titan Giant Ape was colossal, resembling a mountain, with shoulders standing over seven meters high.

In appearance, it possessed both the characteristics of an ape and the features of a chimpanzee, its entire body covered in pitch-black fur that shimmered with a faint luster under the light of the stars and moon.

A pair of eyes, as large as lanterns, glowed with the luster of yellow crystals, and its body was covered in muscles even more robust than granite, with protrusions that looked like small hillocks.

"Sister Xiao Wu, why does this human not have the scent of a human on him?"

Er Ming asked Xiao Wu as he walked.

It was precisely because Luo Yan lacked the scent of a human that he had not felt any murderous intent toward him.

However, seeing Xiao Wu holding Luo Yan in her arms, his eyes still carried a hint of jealousy, wishing he could trade places with Luo Yan.

"Hmm! Brother Luo Yan is indeed not a human, but a Soul Beast from the Extreme North!"

Xiao Wu nodded slightly.

The look in her eyes as she gazed at Luo Yan was filled with a touch of worry.

A full week had passed since Luo Yan fell unconscious, and he had yet to wake up.

Fortunately, Luo Yan's complexion had improved significantly as time went on.

"Is he also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast undergoing reconstruction?" Er Ming asked, somewhat surprised.

He had heard Da Ming mention the Extreme North before, but he never expected that Xiao Wu would encounter a Soul Beast from there on her trip, let alone one that had also undergone reconstruction into human form.

"I don't think so!"

Xiao Wu shook her head.

Luo Yan had been able to shift into his true form at will, which clearly wasn't the case for a Hundred-Thousand-Year reconstruction; after reconstruction, one would slowly shed their Soul Beast body.

During that process, one could not transform into their true form, or else it would, at best, affect their cultivation, and at worst, interrupt the entire process.

"Not a Hundred-Thousand-Year reconstruction? Then isn't he the same as Di Tian and the others?!"

Er Ming's gaze toward Luo Yan became even more astonished.

He hadn't expected Luo Yan to be a Soul Beast capable of taking human form, just like Di Tian and his kin.

"Perhaps, but honestly, I don't know either." Xiao Wu continued to shake her head.

She truly didn't know; after all, if Luo Yan possessed strength like Di Tian's, he shouldn't be in this state right now.

Seeing that Er Ming wanted to continue, Xiao Wu patted his head: "Alright, let's talk about it when we get back. We'll know once Brother Luo Yan wakes up!"

With the speed of the Titan Giant Ape, they quickly returned to the side of the Lake of Life.

Though it was called the Lake of Life, it was actually just a lake formed by the waters flowing from the deepest part of the Lake of Life.

Upon arriving, Xiao Wu quickly climbed down from the Titan Giant Ape and carried Luo Yan back into the small cabin she had left months ago.

It seemed that not much time had passed, as the cabin remained spotless.

Xiao Wu gently placed Luo Yan on the bed.

She looked at Luo Yan's face, which had already regained some color, and murmured: "Brother Luo Yan, you must wake up soon..."

After speaking, she carefully tucked him in before leaving the room.

Outside, besides the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, there stood another Soul Beast even larger than the Titan Giant Ape.

It had the head of a bull and the body of a snake, with a pair of azure eyes and a cyan-colored snake body.

It was Xiao Wu's other younger brother, the Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming.

Seeing Xiao Wu walk out of the cabin, Da Ming turned his gaze toward her and asked softly: "Sister Xiao Wu, why are you back so soon?"

Although Da Ming was controlling his volume, his voice was still quite loud.

"Something happened, and I almost didn't make it back. The human world is truly very dangerous!"

"It's fortunate that I was lucky..."

Xiao Wu recounted everything she had encountered along the way, including how she had been saved by Luo Yan.

"It's a good thing this Luo Yan was there, otherwise Sister Xiao Wu really might not have made it back!"

Although Xiao Wu was now safely back, Da Ming still wore a tense expression upon hearing that she had been targeted by a Super Douluo.

Beside him, Er Ming also clenched his fists tightly.

After Xiao Wu finished speaking, Da Ming also told her about what had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest during her absence.

In truth, aside from a few humans coming to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings, nothing of importance had occurred.

"Sister Xiao Wu, now that you're back, will you be heading to the human world again?"

Da Ming looked at Xiao Wu with anticipation.

The three of them had lived together for so many years; naturally, he couldn't bear to let Xiao Wu go back to the dangerous human society, especially now that she had been targeted by a Super Douluo.

If she were to accidentally run into that Super Douluo again, she would definitely not be able to escape.

"I don't know yet. Let's wait until Luo Yan wakes up and see!"

"Actually, this trip wasn't without its gains. Luo Yan said he knows who the murderer that killed my mother is!"

"After that, I just need to wait until my cultivation is sufficient!"

Xiao Wu pondered for a moment, not giving Da Ming a concrete answer.

After all, she wanted to follow Luo Yan now not just because he had saved her, but also because he knew the identity of the person who killed her mother.

"Sister Xiao Wu, you already know the enemy who killed your mother? That's great!"

Hearing that Xiao Wu had finally gotten her wish, Er Ming was genuinely happy for her.

Xiao Wu nodded.

After exchanging a few brief words, Xiao Wu turned around and returned to the small cabin. She sat cross-legged on the other side of the bed, glanced at Luo Yan, and began to close her eyes to cultivate.

However, as soon as she absorbed a wisp of soul power into her body, she discovered something unusual.

"Sister Xiao Wu, are you saying your soul ring has disappeared?!"

Da Ming looked at Xiao Wu, who had returned to stand before him, his eyes filled with a hint of confusion.

Xiao Wu nodded gently and said:

"Yes, I discovered it just now while I was cultivating. No matter how I check, I can't find the reason. It's as if the soul ring never existed in the first place!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, could it be because of that drop of essence blood Luo Yan gave you earlier? When exactly did you discover this?"

Da Ming thought of something, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

He was only a Soul Beast, and even though he had lived for a long time, he wasn't sure what exactly was happening to Xiao Wu.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she finally came back to her senses and said: "That is a possibility. I haven't cultivated since I woke up from my coma; I only just discovered this now!"

"Forget it, we should know why once Luo Yan wakes up!"

Thinking of Luo Yan still lying on the bed, Xiao Wu temporarily cast her doubts from her mind.

Da Ming didn't say anything more; he truly didn't know why this had happened either.

Deep within the mountains behind Holy Soul Village, a spectacular waterfall hung across the mountain peak.

In the middle of the waterfall was a hidden cave.

Inside the cave, Tang Hao was sitting cross-legged in front of a special Blue Silver Grass.

This Blue Silver Grass was the very part of the original body left behind after the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Blue Silver Emperor had sacrificed herself.

If the opportunity were sufficient, perhaps at some point in the future, it could cultivate back to the hundred-thousand-year level and take human form once again.