Star Dou Continent, Lake of Life.
The lake was crystal clear, reflecting the stars filling the sky and a cold moon, as though two identical star maps had been spread across heaven and earth at once.
After Su Mo and Xiao Wu vanished from Spirit City, they teleported directly here.
This had once been Xiao Wu's homeland, and her mother's as well.
"Su Mo." Xiao Wu spoke, her voice hoarse beyond recognition. "That Soul Bone... it was my mother."
"She stood in front of me back then and let me escape."
"It was Bibi Dong. That woman, that woman killed my mother!"
"That woman wore my mother's leg bone on her body as a trophy."
Tears rolled down Xiao Wu's face, one after another.
Su Mo said nothing. He merely stepped forward and pulled her into his embrace.
"I want to kill her."
"I will kill her with my own hands."
With her face buried in Su Mo's chest, Xiao Wu wept as she swore through gritted teeth.
Su Mo gently stroked the back of her head, his fingers running through her hair again and again.
"Alright." His voice was calm and resolute. "But not now."
Xiao Wu did not argue. Of course she knew it could not be done now. It was precisely because she knew that she hated it even more—hated herself for not being strong enough, hated that she did not even have the right to rush forward and fight to the death.
Su Mo said nothing more, only patting her back again and again.
He was also thinking about what had happened during this trip to Spirit City.
Overall, he had achieved his goal. He had made the Ring Condensation Technique public, become the savior of all Soul Masters, and gained the prestige he wanted.
But