Douluo: The Self-Disciplined Spirit Beast
Chapter 21

Xiao Wu's Painful Day (Asking for Four-in-a-Row...)

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Ye Qing still remembered the origin of the title Sister Xiao Wu. At first, Da Ming and Er Ming had called her Sister Xiao Wu because of Ah Rou. Later, she had made a name for herself as Sister Xiao Wu at Notting Academy. But to be fair, while quite a few people had been beaten into submission by Xiao Wu, conquering all of Notting Academy had relied on Tang San's strength.

"Xiao Wu absorbed the energy. No matter what, she became stronger, so did the progress bar increase?" Ye Qing pondered this question.

"The true Sister Xiao Wu means making everyone genuinely submit to her. So does this true Sister Xiao Wu mean making Xiao Wu stronger?"

"That's right, exactly. No one calls her Sister Xiao Wu now, yet the task progress is still increasing. So that's a false proposition? The real proposition should be making Xiao Wu stronger?"

"Ah Rou, you wouldn't mind if I trained Xiao Wu, would you?"

"Training?"

"Yes. Her talent should be quite special."

"But that child is still so young..."

"It's precisely because she's young that we need to make the most of the time. She won't be harmed. I'm her Uncle, after all. It'll just be rather hard on her."

"If that's the case, I have no objections."

"Good. Over the next three days, help her get used to a human body. Sometimes, a human body is very useful. My training will begin in three days."

"Mm."

And so, Xiao Wu's future life was arranged. The two adults had made what they believed was the best arrangement for her.

Three days passed quickly. Xiao Wu felt that these were the most comfortable three days she had experienced since being born. Her home was no longer a dim cave, but a bright, spacious room. Though Xiao Wu still did not really understand terms for human structures such as Castle, she knew this place was far more comfortable.

Her sleeping place was no longer made of straw and dirt. Instead, it was a large solid-wood bed covered with cotton-and-feather bedding. Her food had become varied as well, with all kinds of fresh vegetables appearing one after another, all of them especially delicious. There were even plenty of fruits here that were hardest to find during winter.

But what made her happiest was that her mother no longer had to risk her life going out to search for food. When she woke up tomorrow, she would no longer have to worry that her mother had disappeared.

Ah Rou told her that Ye Qing was an incredibly powerful being in this forest, so no other Spirit Beasts dared to offend this place. Ah Rou also taught Xiao Wu every day how to adapt to a human body. After three days, she no longer staggered around, and she had discovered that hands were sometimes much more convenient than claws.

Three days of happy living passed like that. Xiao Wu had thought she could continue living this way forever, but today, Ah Rou informed her that Ye Qing would begin training her tomorrow.

"What does training mean?"

"It means your Uncle will take you to do certain things. Those things will benefit you."

"But why do I have to train?"

Ah Rou looked at Xiao Wu, considering how to make her more willing to accept the training. Xiao Wu's intelligence had developed early, and Ah Rou understood that there were only a few seven-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts like Ye Qing on the entire Douluo Continent. Those of a similar species and size were even rarer.

She also knew that any Spirit Beast capable of reaching that level of cultivation must possess unique strengths. Ordinary Spirit Beasts would find it extremely difficult even to receive guidance from such an existence, so naturally, she hoped Xiao Wu would seize this opportunity.

"Who brought you the place you live in and the food you eat now?"

"Uncle."

"The reason your Uncle can do all this is because he is an incredibly powerful Spirit Beast. Because he is strong, all the Spirit Beasts nearby dare not harm those around him. But your Uncle will not always be by our side."

"Your mother will protect you too, but when you are alone, only you can protect yourself. So, to protect yourself, and even protect your mother, you must work hard. Are you willing?"

"I am. So I can protect myself and Mother in the future, I'll become even stronger than Uncle."

"That will be very hard, you know. You have to persevere."

"Mm."

Sunlight shone at the entrance to the courtyard. Ah Rou began sweeping the yard while preparing food. The various foods from the Gourmet World required no processing at all; they only needed to be placed on the table. Afterward, Ah Rou waited by the entrance.

When the clock Ye Qing had made rang out, several figures appeared at the entrance. Ye Qing was in front, while Xiao Wu struggled to keep up behind him. Even Ye Qing had not expected Xiao Wu to persist all these days.

Once the fatigue in her body faded, Xiao Wu began eating breakfast. She wolfed down Sky Cabbage, Rainbow Fruit Juice, and large amounts of food to replenish her strength. This was her happy time. The delicious food made her forget her physical exhaustion, while the effects of Sky Cabbage relaxed her heart as well.

Physical fitness was the foundation. Morning training did little for the demonic body of a Heaven-Swallowing Hou, but it had an enormous effect on a young Soft Bone Rabbit. After several months, Ah Rou noticed that Xiao Wu had become much sturdier than before.

After resting for a while, the morning would continue with physical and Soul Power training. Xiao Wu had complained bitterly several months ago, but now she was used to it. At this moment, she was still thinking about what delicious food she would have for lunch. Once her Soul Power was exhausted, Ye Qing would come replenish it.

After all, Douluo Continent was a world of Soul Power. Soul Power had many uses, one of which was maintaining physical strength. With sufficient Soul Power, Spirit Masters basically did not feel fatigue, and the same was true for Spirit Beasts. Soul Power was their stamina.

As for Ye Qing, the talent he possessed was Eternal Life Energy Growth Supply. His Soul Power was practically synonymous with infinity, and Ye Qing could also transfer his Soul Power to others, like a perpetual-motion machine.

"All right, that's enough. Today's lunch is Crystal Carrots and Hundred-Fruit Carrots. Hurry up, you have class this afternoon."

"Uncle, can we change the subject this afternoon?"

"No." Seeing the task completion progress increase, Ye Qing was delighted. The truth was that he had guessed right: making Xiao Wu stronger would complete that task. But another task was progressing slowly—teaching Xiao Wu knowledge about human society—and that was precisely what Xiao Wu resisted.

Common knowledge of the human world was, bluntly put, the technology developed by humans. But Ye Qing knew nothing about Soul Guidance Technology. Fortunately, ordinary science also counted toward the task.

Thus, Xiao Wu's lessons appeared: physics, mathematics, and language arts. These were also what caused Xiao Wu pain. She would rather do extra training in the afternoon. With Ye Qing replenishing her Soul Power and plenty of delicious food afterward, she could endure it completely. But when it came to academic classes, Sister Xiao Wu had a terrible headache.

"There's a test today. If you fail, there will be no carrots for the next three days."

There are 132 legs in total among the Phoenix-Tail Chickens and Lightning Rabbits in the yard. There are 15 more Phoenix-Tail Chickens than Lightning Rabbits. How many are there in total? An object with a mass of 4 kg is constantly acted upon by a horizontal force and begins moving from rest along a smooth plane. At the end of 4 seconds, its speed reaches 8 m/s, after which it immediately enters a rough horizontal plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the rough horizontal plane is 0.6, and take g = 10 m/s². Find the object's acceleration on the smooth horizontal plane and the magnitude of the horizontal force.

Looking at the test paper, Xiao Wu felt her carrots drifting farther and farther away from her.

Seeing Xiao Wu's miserable expression, Ye Qing could not help thinking of the era he had once lived in.

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