Xiao Wu's eyes instantly turned red!
The aura emanating from that human brat named Lin Nuo was exactly like that vicious woman who had cruelly murdered her mother!
It was the same suffocating, bone-chilling extreme evil!
Looking closer at his hair color and the contours of his features...
That hateful human brat was definitely connected to that woman!
In an instant, the bloody memories of that horrific tragedy deep within the Star Dou Forest came flooding madly back into her mind.
Her mother's gentle calls intertwined with the image of her collapsing in a pool of blood, burning the last shred of reason in this Hundred-Thousand-Year Hooligan Rabbit to ashes.
"Damn human! I'll kill you!!!"
With a shrill cry, Xiao Wu shot up from the crowd like a crazed lioness.
Buzz—
A bright yellow hundred-year Soul Ring rose forcefully from beneath her feet.
Then she kicked off hard with both legs, leaving an afterimage in midair as her first soul skill, Waist Bow, activated instantly.
Her long legs tore through the air with a piercing howl, twisting toward Lin Nuo's neck to strangle him!
The onlookers around them were utterly dumbfounded by Xiao Wu's shout.
What did she mean by "damn human"?
Weren't they all humans? Why was this little girl cursing herself along with everyone else?
What was going on?
Yet before they could ponder the issue, everyone's eyes were firmly drawn to the dazzling yellow Soul Ring beneath Xiao Wu's feet.
A wave of gasps swept through the crowd.
Had this tiny Nuoding Junior Academy stumbled into a den of geniuses this year?
Aside from Lin Nuo and Tang San, there was another powerhouse?!
Another terrifying genius who came with a hundred-year Soul Ring!
At the edge of the crowd, Xiao Chenyu, who fancied himself Nuoding City's only real man, had been licking his lips and looking for a chance to take this adorable rabbit-eared little girl back as his personal pet bunny.
The moment he saw that hundred-year Soul Ring, his gaze immediately cleared.
Not someone he could afford to offend. Definitely not.
With talent this absurd, who knew what terrifyingly massive force stood behind her?
As a qualified school bully, knowing when to bully the weak and fear the strong, and when to assess the situation, was the way to survive. It was better for him to avoid the spotlight for now.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, who had been trembling with rage after Tang San was defeated in an instant, found the fury in his eyes replaced by a sickly fanaticism.
His gaze clung tightly to the hundred-year Soul Ring beneath Xiao Wu's feet, as though he had forgotten even the pain from his broken arm.
Genius! Another peerless genius!
Gangzi roared madly in his heart, practically unable to swallow his greedy drool fast enough.
Letting such a flawless jade, blessed with extraordinary talent, grow wild on her own would be a complete waste!
Only by placing her in the hands of the continent's greatest theory master, himself, for personal refinement could Yu Xiaogang's supreme brilliance be displayed!
No matter what, he was taking this girl as his disciple!
Nuoding City was practically the land of his rise!
A fierce gale carrying traces of killing intent bore down on the back of his neck, yet Lin Nuo did not even turn around.
Sensing danger draw near, a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he sharply flicked his wrist.
The Death Demon Scythe, still dripping purple-black venom, carved a mournful crescent arc through the air. With a shriek that tore through the wind, it mercilessly chopped down at Xiao Wu, who was rushing at him through the air!
Sure enough, this stupid rabbit was annoying wherever she went.
If not for his wariness of Tang Hao, who could go mad at any moment in the shadows, and the fact that his body could not yet absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring or Spirit Bone...
That slash just now would have been three times faster, and he would have cut down this hundred-thousand-year rabbit on the spot!
One strike for a free hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and a top-grade Spirit Bone—there was nothing more satisfying than that!
At that critical moment, Tang San, who stood nearby clutching his bleeding cheek, widened his eyes in fury.
Seeing the rabbit-eared girl he had begun to like about to die beneath the scythe, he ignored the agonizing pain from his wound.
"Stop!!!"
With a furious roar that cracked his voice, Tang San crazily circulated the Soul Power within him. "First soul skill, Blue Silver Entangle!"
Several blackened vines burst from the ground, barely managing to wrap tightly around Xiao Wu's slender waist just one-tenth of a second before the Magic Scythe's blade sliced open her throat.
Then they yanked her backward with brutal force, forcibly dragging Xiao Wu out of the Magic Scythe's attack range.
With a thud, the two tumbled awkwardly onto an open patch of ground several meters away.
Xiao Wu, who had escaped death by a hair, slumped on the ground, her face pale as she trembled uncontrollably.
That had been terrifying!
At the instant the blade had descended upon her, she had truly felt the presence of death!
The terrifying aura attached to that purple-black scythe had seemed capable of shredding even her soul.
Still shaken, Xiao Wu panted heavily. But the next moment, she unconsciously twitched her pert little nose.
Wait... why did this smell seem wrong?
Somewhat dazed, she lowered her head and looked at the Blue Silver Grass vines still tightly wrapped around her waist.
Where was the fresh scent of grass and trees she had smelled from Tang San before, a fragrance that had made her feel as though she had returned to the Star Dou Forest?
Why was it all gone?!
In its place was a nauseatingly pungent stench?
The smell shot straight into her head, so overpowering that she could barely keep her eyes open.
"Bleurgh—"
Xiao Wu's stomach churned violently, and she could not hold it back any longer. She retched on the spot.
"Xiao San, what happened to your martial soul?
This smell... bleurgh... what kind of Soul Beast's Soul Ring did you absorb?"
Lin Nuo sneered from not far away, casually turning his wrist and dismissing the oppressive Death Demon Scythe.
Only when he saw that Lin Nuo had no intention of pressing the attack did Tang San secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Enduring the repeated throbs of pain from the blade wound on his cheek, he patiently explained to the retching Xiao Wu beside him.
"Xiao Wu, this is the First Soul Ring my teacher, Master Yu, carefully selected for me—a hundred-year Tyrant Flower."
As he said this, Tang San's tone even carried a trace of inexplicable pride. "Teacher said that the Tyrant Flower's corrosiveness and this special odor could perfectly make up for Blue Silver Grass's innate lack of attack power."
After hearing that explanation, Xiao Wu forgot even to retch. Her rabbit eyes widened as she stared at Tang San like he was a complete idiot.
A Tyrant Flower?!
That thing not only stank to high heaven, but aside from making people sick, it had no real killing power at all.
Back when she had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Forest, even the lowest ten-year rabbit descendants under her would cover their noses and take a detour whenever they saw that rotten grass!
What sane person would absorb that trash as their First Soul Ring?!
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