Lin Chuan's Great Harvest Shocks Everyone

Was this human also a Soul Beast?

Why didn't she recognize this aura?

Faced with Xiao Wu's probing, Lin Chuan neither confirmed nor denied it.

He merely smiled faintly.

Without answering directly,

he turned his gaze deeper into the forest.

Looking down at the Titan Giant Ape beneath his feet, he said:

"In this forest, you are not the strongest."

The moment those words fell, the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming's massive body jolted violently!

Others might not understand those words, but it understood them perfectly!

This human actually knew of Big Brother's existence?!

Yet Er Ming could clearly sense that Lin Chuan did not carry even the slightest trace of a Soul Beast's aura. He was as pure as an ordinary human.

Could he truly be a transformed Soul Beast more powerful than itself?

Its heart filled with immense doubt and vigilance.

But Lin Chuan was not actually talking about the Sky Azure Bull Python.

There were simply too many powerful Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Da Ming and Er Ming's current cultivation did not rank among the best, but that did not stop him from showing off with his informational advantage.

By then, Xiao Wu had already made her decision.

She could not leave Tang San. She could imagine how much pain and guilt Tang San must have been feeling right now.

She gestured and explained to Er Ming.

The brutality and wariness in Er Ming's eyes gradually faded.

They were replaced by grievance and reluctance.

In the end, it obediently lowered its enormous body.

Using its gigantic palm, it carefully lifted Lin Chuan and Xiao Wu, then gently returned them to the ground.

On the way back to reunite with Tang San and the others,

Lin Chuan and Xiao Wu walked side by side through the quiet woods.

"Brother Lin Chuan, thank you."

Xiao Wu lowered her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"It was nothing."

Still wearing that lazy expression, Lin Chuan suddenly stopped walking.

The system reward had finally arrived.

He said:

"You'd be a fool not to take free loot. Come with me."

With that, he headed in a certain direction.

Xiao Wu followed curiously.

Before they had gone far, Lin Chuan's Blue Silver King sensed a life force on the verge of fading away.

Following its trail, the two found a peculiar vine in a wrecked clearing.

It was emerald green all over, as though carved from jade.

Fine wind patterns covered its body.

It emitted a faint azure glow, containing incomparably pure wind-element energy.

However, its main stalk had been torn apart by some kind of claw, and its life force was draining away rapidly.

"It's a Thousand Wind Vine!"

Xiao Wu cried out:

"Judging by its size, it's at least five thousand years old! What a pity. It was badly wounded by another Soul Beast and is about to die."

A trace of regret flashed through her eyes.

After all, Lin Chuan could not absorb a five-thousand-year Spirit Ring, could he?

Yet under Xiao Wu's astonished gaze,

Lin Chuan casually sat cross-legged.

Smiling at the dying Thousand Wind Vine, he said, "Perfect. I'll add some wind to my fire."

The Blue Silver King Martial Soul appeared instantly. Countless vines extended forth and gently wrapped around the Thousand Wind Vine's ruined body.

The next moment, the Thousand Wind Vine seemed to be freed.

It transformed into a dazzling purple point of light.

It surged into Lin Chuan's body.

A perfect five-thousand-year Spirit Ring rose into being!

[ Ding! Absorbed a five-thousand-year Thousand Wind Vine. Obtained Third Spirit Skill: Xun Wind Tornado! Soul Power increased by 2 levels. Current level: 32! ]

Lin Chuan was immensely satisfied. The Thousand Wind Vine already possessed a high life foundation, so it could enhance the Blue Silver King's life essence.

Furthermore, its innate third Spirit Skill would work with his Golden Crow Flame to increase its power severalfold.

Wind and fire sweeping across the plains!

Xiao Wu was dumbfounded.

That worked too?

One lucky find was one thing, but three? Was he the child of destiny?

Her greatest question before had been why Lin Chuan, if he was a transformed Soul Beast, still needed to absorb Spirit Rings.

Now it seemed that perhaps Lin Chuan was simply a special kind of existence.

Brother Lin Chuan really was one of "her own"!

The Spirit Ring absorption process was unbelievably fast.

A deep purple Spirit Ring settled steadily around Lin Chuan's body.

Immediately afterward, azure light erupted from his back and condensed into a pair of magnificent azure wings.

External Soul Bone: Azure Sky Wings!

With a gentle flap, those wings stirred up a powerful gust, and Lin Chuan's figure instantly rose into the air.

Not only could they increase Lin Chuan's speed severalfold, they also allowed him to fly and control air currents for high-speed charges and sharp turns.

Even the wind blades along the wings' edges could be used as weapons to attack!

Lin Chuan was not even pretending anymore.

Tang San had just obtained an External Soul Bone, and Lin Chuan had gotten one of an even higher grade.

Xiao Wu also felt there was no need to keep hiding.

She believed Brother Lin Chuan was telling her through his actions that there was no need to conceal herself before one of her "kind."

So she copied Lin Chuan, sitting cross-legged and closing her eyes.

A gentle pink radiance slowly spread from within her body.

The Soul Power that had long accumulated to its peak began rising on its own.

Her third Spirit Ring, an equally perfect purple Millennium Spirit Ring,

materialized out of thin air and slowly settled around her body.

She had already accumulated enough energy. All she lacked was an opportunity.

Elsewhere in the forest, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked utterly crazed.

Ignoring Flender's attempts to stop him, he tried again and again to rush deeper into the forest.

"Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu was taken away! I'm going to save her!"

He roared, his voice full of despair.

Just as he was about to lose control completely,

two familiar figures slowly emerged from the woods.

When he saw the smiling girl, safe and sound behind Lin Chuan,

all of Tang San's reason instantly collapsed.

He rushed forward in a single stride and tightly embraced Xiao Wu.

His body trembled violently from excitement and lingering fear.

He murmured incoherently into her ear:

"That's wonderful... you're okay... that's wonderful..."

After confirming that Xiao Wu was completely unharmed,

Tang San released her, spun around, and said to Lin Chuan:

"Big Brother! Thank you! Thank you for bringing Xiao Wu back!"

[ Ding! Received extreme gratitude from Tang San, the child of destiny. His emotional fluctuation has reached its peak, triggering a critical reward! Host's Soul Power increased by two levels! Current level: 34! ]

Lin Chuan felt a warm current flow through his body as his Soul Power surged again.

His expression did not change, and he merely nodded faintly.

"Small matter."

Flender asked in confusion, "Lin Chuan, how did you rescue Xiao Wu?"

Everyone else was extremely curious as well.

Especially Zhao Wuji. After being sent flying by a punch, he was still seriously injured.

How had Lin Chuan, a level-thirty Soul Grandmaster, managed it?

Xiao Wu shifted the blame onto the Sky Azure Bull Python and brushed the matter aside.

By then, Tang San had recovered from his excitement.

He immediately noticed the brand-new third Spirit Ring on Xiao Wu.

His eyes widened in shock:

"Xiao Wu, you... you're level thirty? And you obtained your third Spirit Ring?!"

That cry of surprise drew everyone's attention.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all gathered around.

Seeing the dazzling purple Spirit Ring around Xiao Wu, each of them was left staring in disbelief.

Even Zhao Wuji, covered in injuries, nearly stared his eyes out.

What was going on?

She had been taken away by the Forest King, then came back stronger?

With a Spirit Ring included?

Facing everyone's burning stares,

Xiao Wu playfully stuck out her tongue, pointed a slender finger at the innocent-looking youth beside her, and decisively shifted the blame:

"Why are you looking at me? What does my little progress count for? Brother Lin Chuan is the real monster!"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone's attention instantly converged on Lin Chuan.