Xiao Wu, the Warm One, Becomes an Icy Soul Bone

In the end, just as in every novel, the protagonist's halo always exerts its influence at the critical moment.

Tang Hao, having already lost an arm and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, was somehow still able to risk everything by detonating his soul rings to carry Tang San away.

Who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on here?

It didn't matter, though; those two could run all they wanted. The most important one, Xiao Wu, was still in the hands of Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong cast a glance at the members of Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, let out a cold snort, and ordered Yue Guan, "Throw them all out of Martial Soul City."

"If any of them cause trouble, execute them on the spot and toss their corpses out."

With those words, she turned and dragged Xiao Wu away.

Liu Erlong collapsed to her knees, screaming in despair, "My Xiao Wu... Bibi Dong!!!"

Suddenly, before she could even react, a tremendous force slammed into her, blasting her away.

"Bang--!"

Accompanied by a deafening crash, Liu Erlong spat out a mouthful of blood as her body slammed heavily against the wall before falling to the ground, her life or death unknown.

Seeing this, the Shrek Five Monsters and Flender panicked: "Erlong!"

"Teacher Erlong!"

Gui Mei clenched his fists and sneered, "This is a warning for you all. If you act presumptuously again, it won't end so easily."

Inside the Pope Palace.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

Cen Yu circled Xiao Wu with great interest, examining her closely. "This is my first time facing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It's just a pity she's already transformed."

He looked toward Bibi Dong and suggested, "Master, we should act quickly to avoid any further complications."

Protagonists always have a halo; who knew if some inexplicable character might pop up to save the day again?

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is only truly reassuring once it has been turned into a soul ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu trembled and said, "You... you... Martial Soul Hall! You will face retribution—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Bibi Dong grabbed her by the throat.

"Let... let go... of me..."

Third Brother... I'm sorry...

Cen Yu waved his hand helplessly. "That line sounds so familiar~"

The next second, sharp spider spikes erupted from Bibi Dong's back, piercing through Xiao Wu's body without warning.

"Ah--!!!"

Xiao Wu let out a miserable shriek as excruciating pain swept through her entire body in an instant.

She struggled to lift her eyes, her gaze filled with hatred as it fell upon Bibi Dong and then Cen Yu.

In the end, even when Xiao Wu's heart stopped beating, she did not close her eyes.

"Boom--!!!"

With a thunderous roar, a massive crimson pillar of light erupted from the ground, shattering the dome of the Pope Palace.

Flender, who had not yet left Martial Soul City, and Liu Erlong, who had just regained consciousness, saw this and immediately understood what it meant.

Both of their legs went weak, and they collapsed heavily to their knees.

"Xiao Wu..."

At that very moment, Xiao Wu's body slowly dissipated, transforming into pure energy.

A blood-red soul ring was born from it.

Following that, a soul bone surrounded by blood-red aura appeared.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong tossed the soul bone to Cen Yu and waved her hand. "As promised. Your master is going to absorb the soul ring now; guard me."

Cen Yu looked at the soul bone in his hands with a wide grin before tucking it into his storage space.

"Hehe~ Thank you, Master~ Don't worry! With me here, absorb the soul ring in peace!"

Truly excellent. It dropped a Hundred Thousand Year Left Leg Bone.

Although having a full set of Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings is unlikely for now, I can still look forward to a full set of Hundred-Thousand-Year soul bones~

Thinking this, Cen Yu lay back on the Pope's throne, contentedly keeping watch for Bibi Dong.

Worship Hall.

Guang Ling and Azure Luan knelt on one knee before Qian Daoliu to plead for punishment. "Subordinates failed in our duty. We only managed to sever one arm and let that Tang Hao escape. Please punish us, Great Worship."

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu helped them up. "It is of no consequence. He didn't manage to stir up much trouble anyway."

I didn't expect that kid Cen Yu to actually guess correctly; Tang Hao really did come.

Hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Azure Luan said to Guang Ling, "Take out Tang Hao's soul bone."

Guang Ling nodded and immediately began rummaging through his storage space.

Suddenly, he snapped back to reality: "Huh? Tang Hao's soul bone? Third Brother, didn't you take it?"

"No, it fell toward the ground at the time, and I was busy pursuing Tang Hao. You didn't pick it up?"

"..."

The two looked at each other, speechless, and fell into silence.

They had messed up; they had lost the soul bone during the fight.

Qian Daoliu looked at the two of them and helplessly rubbed his forehead: "Weren't Bibi Dong and Cen Yu right below the battlefield at that time?"

"They aren't fools; do you really think they would let someone else walk away with the soul bone?"

Hearing this, Guang Ling nodded in sudden realization: "Right, why didn't I think of that?"

Saying this, he immediately prepared to head toward the Pope Palace: "I'll go find Bibi Dong right now and get the soul bone back."

Just then, Azure Luan pulled him back and said helplessly, "Go later. That red light from just now must have been Bibi Dong killing that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"If nothing goes wrong, she is currently absorbing the soul ring. Even if you go, you won't be able to get the soul bone."

"What about the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone? Is that still possible?"

Qian Daoliu shook his head: "Don't even think about that soul bone; Cen Yu has already made an agreement with Bibi Dong."

As time ticked by, Little Black grew too bored and simply fell asleep, leaving Little White to stand guard for Bibi Dong.

Little White didn't want to do the guarding either after taking over, but since Little Black was dead to the world, if he slept too, there would be no one left to keep watch.

With no other choice, he could only watch Bibi Dong in boredom.

Suddenly, the doors of the Pope Palace opened, and a figure walked in.

Cen Yu was just about to make a move when he saw the person's face.

"Senior Sister Xue'er?"

Qian Renxue closed the palace doors and, without saying a word, stared at Bibi Dong with a complicated expression.

Mother...

Seeing her like this, Cen Yu simply took out a blanket, wrapped himself up, and lay down behind the throne, leaving the space to the mother and daughter.

Honestly, who knows when these two will reconcile; one is self-contradictory, and the other is a tsundere.

The mistakes Qian Xunji made have nothing to do with Qian Renxue.

Given her personality, if she knew the reason for her birth, she probably wouldn't even want to have come into this world.

But who is to say? Fate is always so twisted; life is always full of things that go against one's wishes.

Thinking this, Cen Yu drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

When he woke up, the figures of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were no longer in the Pope Palace.

Cen Yu sighed, removed the blanket, and stood up from the floor.

Suddenly, his eyes darted around, and he spotted a bag and a letter left to the side.

Is this? Did Senior Sister Xue'er leave this for him?

He glanced at the sky outside, sighed to himself, and picked up the items.

Forget it, I'll open them when I get back. I reckon Master has already finished absorbing the soul ring and gone to rest.

Honestly, those two could have at least woken him up before leaving; it's so cold sleeping here.