Xiao Wu? Still Somewhat Useful, Capture Her Back to Star Dou to Breed! (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

Gu Yuan's voice was not loud, yet it reached everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

The stark contrast between his doting affection for Gu Yuena and his utter indifference toward everyone else was impossible to ignore.

The chill in Gu Yuena's heart dissipated the moment Gu Yuan took her hand; she nodded slightly, her tone returning to a calm state:

"You are right, it was my mistake.

Seeing my own kin act so spinelessly, I simply lost my composure for a moment."

Gu Yuan smiled, though a decision had already solidified in his mind.

Gu Yuan turned his head, his gaze finally landing on Xiao Wu, his eyes as calm as if he were assessing the final utility of an object.

Before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, those two simpletons, Daming and Erming, had indeed pleaded repeatedly for him and Gu Yuena to save their "Sister Xiao Wu."

Leaving her to drift in the human world, entangled with Tang San, was a liability.

Even if the people around Xiao Wu were like those in the original story—having spent years with her and developed deep bonds, treating her as they always had even after her identity was exposed—it would inevitably draw the hunt of the Martial Soul Hall sooner or later, which would undoubtedly be a slap in the face to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Kill her outright?

That was unnecessary; after all, she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and he and Gu Yuena had given their word to the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape before departing the Star Dou Great Forest.

Gu Yuan did not consider himself a hypocrite or a petty man like Tang San, but he did believe in keeping his promises.

Since he had given his word, regardless of what the future held, he had to fulfill his commitment to Daming and Erming first.

Thus, the best solution was to take her back.

A cold and efficient thought flashed through Gu Yuan's mind:

Aren't rabbits... known for their prolific reproductive capabilities?

Not to mention that on Blue Star, before Gu Yuan transmigrated, they were extremely fertile, producing litters of over a dozen and breeding more than five times a year.

In the original story, even after becoming gods, she and Tang San were still able to conceive Tang Wutong and Tang Wulin.

Although the original work did not explicitly state it, judging by the descriptions of the God Realm, it seemed that Tang San and Xiao Wu were the only pair of deities to have produced offspring, right?

And they had managed to have two in succession.

While for the Douluo Continent, a full twenty thousand years had passed from the era of the Shrek Academy to the era of the Legend of the Dragon King, for Tang San and Xiao Wu in the God Realm, less than fifty years had gone by.

This confirmed Gu Yuan's hypothesis.

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit who had undergone human cultivation, Xiao Wu possessed pure bloodlines and immense reproductive potential.

Sending her back to the forest to mate with Daming or Erming, or perhaps with Xiong Jun or other fierce beasts, would surely result in offspring with extraordinary bloodlines.

This would not only fulfill his promise to those two simpletons but also greatly optimize the quality and... flavor of the Soft Bone Rabbit population within the Star Dou Great Forest.

A perfect solution.

"In consideration of the pleas from your two brothers, I shall grant you a more valuable destination."

Gu Yuan's voice held no emotion, as if he were announcing an unquestionable law.

Both Xiao Wu and Tang San were stunned, failing to grasp the meaning behind his words.

"Your game in the human world ends here."

Gu Yuan said indifferently.

"You will return to the Star Dou Great Forest to fulfill your true duty as a member of the Soft Bone Rabbit bloodline.

You shall contribute your full value to the continuation and strength of your kin."

"No! I won't go back!"

Xiao Wu realized what he meant in an instant, her face turning pale with terror as she retreated repeatedly.

"My home is here!

My friends are here!"

"Take Xiao Wu away?

In your dreams!"

A weak yet incredibly firm voice rang out.

Tang San struggled, using his Mysterious Heaven Skill to channel the last shred of soul power in his body, forcing himself to stand up by bracing against the ground.

Tang San glared at Gu Yuan, his eyes bloodshot, roaring with a hoarse voice:

"If you want to take Xiao Wu, you'll have to step over my corpse!"

Even in the face of a desperate situation, even knowing he was no match, Tang San still chose to stand in front of Xiao Wu.

Seeing this, the light that had flickered back into the eyes of the terrified Xiao Wu was extinguished entirely.

However, Gu Yuan's reaction caused that light to vanish completely.

"Noisy."

Gu Yuan did not even turn his head, merely raising his right hand casually to flick it lightly toward the space behind him.

In an instant, a terrifying power beyond description manifested out of thin air, as if the entire weight of the space had descended upon Tang San.

"Pfft—!"

Tang San didn't even have time to let out a scream before his vision went black.

His entire body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, shattering several tables and chairs along the way.

Finally, he slammed heavily into the wall of the teahouse with a dull thud, falling unconscious on the spot, his life or death unknown.

The entire process was fluid and understated, as if he had merely swatted away an annoying fly.

Xiao Wu stared blankly at Tang San lying in a pool of blood in the distance, then looked at that still-upright back, which seemed to have done nothing at all. A fear originating from the depths of her soul completely overwhelmed her.

She finally understood that before these two people, she and Tang San were truly... not even worth counting as ants.

Gu Yuan turned around and took Gu Yuena's hand, as if he had just done something trivial.

"Let's go, Na'er."

As he turned, his other hand made a grasping motion in the void toward Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu felt the space around her suddenly solidify. An irresistible, immense power completely bound her, and her body floated up uncontrollably, following behind Gu Yuan and Gu Yuena like a puppet pulled by invisible threads.

Xiao Wu opened her mouth wide, but could not make a sound; only endless despair and terror remained in her eyes.

Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others watched all of this in horror, yet not a single one dared to say a word.

They didn't even have the courage to move.

Dai Mubai's evil eyes were filled with shock, his tightly clenched fists turning white at the knuckles, but in the end, he chose silence.

The opponent's strength had already exceeded the scope of his understanding; that was not a Title Douluo, that was... a god!

Provoke a god for the sake of a "friend" he had only just met?

He could not do it.

Zhu Zhuqing's face was as pale as paper, and she subconsciously took half a step back, hiding behind Dai Mubai.

She understood the law of the jungle better than anyone; she had grown up in an environment where the strong preyed on the weak.

She understood that in the face of absolute power, all resistance was futile and foolish.

Ning Rongrong was shaking so hard she was trembling all over. She came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and had witnessed the might of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, but even those two guardian deities could never manipulate space with such nonchalance.

Only one thought remained in Ning Rongrong's mind:

These two people must never be provoked!

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not afford to provoke them either!

After all, they had only just met, and Xiao Wu was merely a spirit beast; if they took her, then so be it.

This thought flashed through their minds, causing the last shred of guilt they felt to dissipate along with it.