Xiao Wu: I Treat You as a Classmate, You Want to Treat Me as a Spirit Ring?

Xiao Wu forcibly suppressed the urge to rush over and kick Tang San, continuing to read on...

[One day, you faintly sense a sharp gaze landing upon you.]

[It lasts only for a fleeting moment, yet it makes every hair on your body stand on end.]

Xiao Wu's eyelids twitched.

Indeed!

For the past two days, she had felt exactly this! She always felt as if a pair of eyes were watching her from the shadows, watching her until she felt creeped out!

She had originally thought it was just an illusion—

[That night, in the dense forest near Notting Academy.]

[Tang San stands face-to-face with a dark shadow.]

[That shadow is burly, his aura like a mountain—it is none other than the world-renowned Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao! Tang San's father!]

Xiao Wu's breath hitched.

What??

A Title Douluo?!

Subconsciously, she gripped the carrot in her hand tightly.

[Tang Hao: Little San, that Xiao Wu, you must maintain a good relationship with her and keep her by your side.]

[Tang San: Understood, Father.]

[Tang Hao: Your cultivation is still too shallow right now; you cannot yet absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. When the time comes—]

[Tang Hao sneers: Father will do the deed for you. By then, your Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone will be yours.]

[The father and son exchange a glance, letting out sinister, wretched laughter.]

Xiao Wu's pupils constricted.

The carrot slipped from her hand, rolled twice on the table, and hit the floor with a "thud."

So that was it...

So this was the truth!!!

She raised her head and looked at Tang San.

That Tang San, who was still blissfully fantasizing about having beauties in his arms, had now transformed into a devil in human skin in her eyes.

No, even more disgusting than a devil!

Xiao Wu took a deep breath, then another.

She wanted nothing more than to rush over right now, kick Tang San flying, and then flee back to the Star Dou Great Forest overnight.

But she did not move.

Because she remembered that sharp gaze.

Tang Hao.

That Title Douluo was watching her from the shadows.

As long as she revealed even a hint of a flaw—

Xiao Wu slowly lowered her head, pretending to be nonchalant as she picked up the carrot.

Her fingers trembled slightly, but she suppressed it with all her might.

Calm.

She must stay calm.

She could not alert the enemy.

She took a bite of the carrot and chewed.

It tasted like wax.

[The simulation continues—]

[You are completely unaware of the conspiracy between Tang Hao and his son.]

[Tang San is obedient to your every whim, gentle and considerate, as if you are the only person in his eyes for the rest of his life.]

[Although you don't have any special feelings for him, you at least don't dislike him.]

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's mouth twitched.

Don't dislike him?

That was the her from just a moment ago.

The current her felt nauseated just looking at Tang San's face.

[At age 12, you and Tang San graduate together and enter Shrek Academy.]

[Shrek is full of monsters—Boss Dai, Oscar, Fatty; each one is more troublesome than the last.]

[Later, Shrek relocated to Heaven Dou City and merged with Blue Tyrant Academy.]

Xiao Wu rubbed her eyes.

Heaven Dou City? What kind of place was that?

Forget it, keep reading.

[In Heaven Dou City, you accidentally encounter a young man.]

[His martial soul... is the Golden Dragon King!]

[The moment that golden dragon shadow emerged, your very soul trembled! It was an instinct carved into the bloodline of all soul beasts—submission! Fear! Shuddering!]

Xiao Wu's pupils constricted sharply.

The Golden Dragon King?!

A martial soul that could make a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast tremble??

What kind of monster was this?!

[This young man possessed an innate temperament that made you want to draw close to him involuntarily.]

[Later, you learned his name was Lin Jiang. You even became friends.]

Xiao Wu's face flushed red.

Lin Jiang?

That name... was actually quite pleasant to hear.

[Age 14, Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.]

[You followed Shrek, cutting through the competition all the way to the finals.]

[Then, you were slapped down by the team led by Lin Jiang.]

Xiao Wu: ...

Fine, with Lin Jiang being so formidable, losing wasn't shameful.

[However, right in the middle of the match—]

[Your identity was exposed.]

Xiao Wu's heart tightened.

[The news that you were a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form spread throughout the arena! Every powerhouse set their sights on you!]

[The Martial Soul Hall Pope, Bibi Dong, took action personally!]

[You closed your eyes in despair, thinking this was the end of your life.]

[And then—]

[Lin Jiang rushed over.]

[He blocked the path in front of you, taking Bibi Dong's full-force strike with his own body.]

["Go!"]

[You stood frozen in place.]

[He looked back at you and smiled.]

["What are you staring at? Run."]

[You fled.]

[When you looked back, you only saw his silhouette being swallowed by the crowd.]

Xiao Wu covered her mouth.

Her eye sockets felt a bit sore.

[You escaped back to the Star Dou Great Forest, living in a daze for several years.]

[Age 19, that day—]

[Tang San arrived.]

[Tang Hao arrived as well.]

[All the elders of the Clear Sky Sect arrived.]

Xiao Wu's breath hitched.

[Tang San stood outside the forest, high-spirited.]

["Xiao Wu! This time, don't even think about escaping the palm of my hand!"]

[He smiled, his gaze cast toward the depths of the forest.]

["And not just you—the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape will all become soul rings for my Clear Sky Hammer!"]

[Behind him, the elders of the Clear Sky Sect echoed in unison, their momentum like a rainbow.]

Xiao Wu felt ice-cold all over.

Da Ming... Er Ming...

They wouldn't even spare Da Ming and Er Ming?!

Xiao Wu lowered her head, her fingers clenching tight.

Lin Jiang...

The name circled in her heart several times over.

She took a deep breath and whispered a single sentence to herself:

Lin Jiang, where are you?

[The elders of the Clear Sky Sect move as if through empty land.]

[In the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, they have found you.]

[From every direction, the aura of Titled Douluo closes in.]

Cold sweat seeped from Xiao Wu's palms.

[Tang San stands at the very front, hands behind his back, brimming with high spirits.]

["Xiao Wu!" he calls out, his voice raised. "Long time no see."]

[You stand guard in front of Da Ming and Er Ming, glaring at him.]

["Tang San, do you really intend to kill us all?"]

[Tang San laughs.]

["Xiao Wu, that's not a fair way to put it..." He shakes his head. "If it weren't for that Lin Jiang, you would have been mine long ago."]

["I chased after you for over a decade, yet you ran off with an outsider?"]

["Tell me, shouldn't I kill you?"]

Xiao Wu: ???

Chased after me for over a decade?

You call that chasing?

You spent every day fawning over me, only to turn around and plot with your father how to turn me into a spirit ring?

Who are you trying to disgust!

["Hmph!" You sneer. "You call that chasing? You call that raising livestock!"]

[Tang San's expression stiffens.]

[He quickly regains his composure, even wearing a look of condescending charity.]

["My dear Xiao Wu, sacrifice yourself." He spreads his arms. "Sacrifice to me and become my spirit ring. That way, you can still live on in another form, and we can avoid doing this the hard way—which would be very painful."]

Xiao Wu clenches her fists.

Sacrifice?

To you?

In your dreams!

["Keep dreaming!" you say, enunciating every word. "I would rather die than sacrifice myself to a beast like you!"]

[Tang San's expression turns cold.]

["Then don't blame me for being ruthless."]

[He takes a step back and waves his hand.]

[Behind him, the Sky Azure Bull Python raises its head and lets out a heaven-shaking roar!]

["Sister Xiao Wu! Why waste words on him!"]

["Er Ming! Protect Sister Xiao Wu!"]