The Ten-Thousand-Year Rabbit's Shock

Su Yu took a step, walking toward the corner at a leisurely pace.

In the dilapidated Dorm Seven, all the work-study students held their breath, their gazes fixed firmly on his retreating back.

No one knew what this ruthless guy, who had just knocked out the gatekeeper with Gold Soul Coin, intended to do to that eccentric rabbit-eared girl.

Xiao Wu was still squatting in the corner, arms wrapped around her knees, face buried within them, still muttering incessantly about Tang San.

Her worldview had just suffered a devastating blow, and the entire rabbit was in a state of utter confusion.

Su Yu walked up to Xiao Wu, ignoring the inquisitive gazes around him.

He slowly crouched down, closing the distance between them.

Watching her pair of drooping, furry rabbit ears, the corners of his mouth curled upward as he whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, how can you not even handle this little turn of events?"

The voice was not loud, yet it sounded like a thunderclap exploding on flat ground.

Xiao Wu's entire body shuddered violently, and the rabbit ears that had been drooping on her head instantly went rigid.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she sprang up from the ground in an instant.

The instincts of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had undergone human reincarnation allowed her to complete a turn in mid-air, landing steadily on her feet with a slight crouch, assuming a defensive stance ready to attack or flee at any moment.

Her large, watery eyes were wide open, her pupils contracted sharply from extreme shock.

She stared fixedly at the boy in front of her who appeared to be only six years old, her eyes filled with a vigilance and horror never seen before.

"You... what kind of nonsense are you spouting!"

Xiao Wu's voice trembled; she tried to use anger to mask the fear in her heart, but the shaky tone betrayed her.

Su Yu did not react to Xiao Wu's defensive posture.

He remained crouched in place, watching her with a smile, his golden eyes seemingly possessing the magic to see through everything.

"Don't be nervous."

Su Yu's tone was calm, as natural as if he were discussing the weather. "The air in the Star Dou Forest is indeed much better than in the human world, and the lake water there is very clear, too. It's a pity, though, that some fellows are always obsessed with the foolish act of sacrifice, wasting ten thousand years of cultivation for nothing."

Boom!

Xiao Wu felt a monstrous wave surge through her mind; all her reason and pretense were shattered in that instant.

Star Dou Forest!

Sacrifice!

Hundred-Thousand-Year!

These words were like sharp blades, precisely piercing the most secret corner of her heart.

She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit reborn with the memories of her past life!

Her true identity and her tragic end were the greatest, most core secrets she held in this world.

Even that insidious and cunning Tang San from her past life had only discovered her true form after a long time.

But now, this boy in front of her, wearing coarse clothes and looking completely ordinary, had laid bare her background in a single breath!

And he even knew the details of her past life's sacrifice perfectly!

Xiao Wu stared blankly at Su Yu, feeling a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to her crown.

She looked into Su Yu's deep, calm eyes, and an indescribable fear welled up within her.

The Tang San of her past life was certainly terrifying; he was full of malice, skilled in all sorts of hidden weapons and schemes, but Tang San's terror remained within the realm of humanity.

As long as she was careful enough, she could always find a way to deal with him.

But this boy was different.

He was like a god high above, standing in the clouds looking down upon all living things.

He seemed to be able to see through every script, to see through the trump cards everyone hid in their deepest depths.

In front of him, she felt like a transparent glass jar, with no secrets to speak of.

This feeling of being completely seen through made Xiao Wu feel that Su Yu was ten thousand times more terrifying than the Tang San of her past life.

The surrounding work-study students watched the standoff between the two, all completely bewildered.

Wang Sheng swallowed hard and muttered in a low voice: "What kind of riddle are these two playing at? Why does that girl suddenly look like she's seen a ghost?"

"Who knows? This newcomer is too bizarre; he just said a few words and scared that crazy girl like this."

The lackey beside him shrank his neck, not daring to speak loudly at all.

Su Yu slowly stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.

He put away the smile on his face, his eyes becoming deep and calm.

"Don't look at me like that. If I wanted to harm you, you would already be a corpse."

Su Yu's tone carried a composure that suggested he controlled the entire situation. "This world has long since fallen into chaos. Since you were able to be reborn, you should have noticed it by now, right?"

Hearing this, Xiao Wu froze.

She recalled the time since her rebirth and realized that many incomprehensible and strange things had indeed occurred.

The strangest thing of all was that Tang San, who should have been a man, had actually turned into a soft, adorable, and naive girl!

Not only that, but on her way to Nuoding City, she had encountered some people whose behavior was extremely bizarre.

Those people would sometimes talk to the air, and other times fight to the death over something completely worthless, their eyes filled with greed and madness, as if their brains were being controlled by some invisible monster.

This world was truly completely different from the Douluo Continent in her memories.

"Who... who exactly are you?"

Xiao Wu gritted her teeth, her voice dry as she asked.

"Who I am is not important."

Su Yu looked at her, his gaze firm. "What matters is that, right now, you have no ability to protect yourself. If you remain as naive as you were in your past life, in this world filled with monsters, you won't even know how you died."

Su Yu extended his right hand, offering it to Xiao Wu.

"If you want to survive, you have to listen to me."

Su Yu proposed a partnership. "I don't care what you went through in your past life, nor do I care about any plans for revenge you might have. As long as you follow me and listen to my arrangements, I promise I can help you live securely in this chaotic world. I can even protect those friends of yours in the Star Dou Forest."

Xiao Wu looked at the hand held out before her.

It was the hand of a six-year-old boy, not broad, and even a bit rough.

But in Xiao Wu's eyes, this hand seemed to contain some kind of irresistible power.

She raised her head, looking once more into Su Yu's brilliant golden eyes, which seemed capable of piercing through her soul.

She knew very well in her heart that she had no capital to refuse right now.

Her greatest secret was held in his hands; if he had malicious intent, he could simply spread the news that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had undergone human reincarnation, and every Title Douluo on the continent would hunt her down like a mad dog.

Moreover, Su Yu was right.

This world had become completely unfamiliar, filled everywhere with those bizarre, crazed lunatics.

Relying solely on her current strength, she could not cope with those unknown dangers.

Not to mention, he had just mentioned her friends in the Star Dou Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming.

Xiao Wu bit her lip, her heart undergoing a fierce struggle.

She looked at Su Yu's calm face, finally took a deep breath, and slowly reached out her own hand.