Look, A Werewolf Descends from the Sky

The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest were as dark as ink.

Xiao Chenyu leaned against the canopy of an ancient tree that would take three men to encircle.

With a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, he gazed downward, bored out of his mind.

He had been squatting here for a full day and night; his backside was practically calloused from sitting.

The flight ability of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had allowed him to easily bypass the peripheral soul beasts and land precisely on the path marked by the Will of Douluo Planet as "the route Xiao Wu must take."

He felt just like a courier who had scouted the location in advance, waiting for the package to deliver itself.

[Xiao Chenyu]: @Will of Douluo Planet, are you sure Xiao Wu will pass through here today?

[Xiao Chenyu]: I've been waiting for a day and a night, and I haven't even seen a rabbit. Three wild hares ran by, but they were all males.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: Certain, positive, and absolute!

[Will of Douluo Planet]: This baby has deduced the route Xiao Wu took after her transformation eight hundred times; she will definitely take this path to leave the Star Dou Great Forest!

[Will of Douluo Planet]: According to the timeline, it should be today, unless she stopped on the way to look for carrots to eat. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[Titan Giant Ape]: Avenger, I leave Sister Xiao Wu to you.

[Titan Giant Ape]: She has just transformed and doesn't understand anything; she will surely be afraid, so please don't scare her.

[Titan Giant Ape]: Keep your voice low, move gently...

[Xiao Chenyu]: Don't worry, I've even prepared my lines. I guarantee she'll feel right at home and experience the warmth of spring.

[Human-Faced Demon Spider]: Warmth! Warmth! Grab her and take her home after she's warm!

[Xiao Chenyu]: Little Spider, can you not phrase it like a kidnapper?

[Xiao Chenyu]: This is a rescue mission, not human trafficking.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the bushes below.

The sound was very light, as if some small animal were cautiously picking its way through the undergrowth.

"She's here!"

Xiao Chenyu's gaze sharpened.

He quietly activated his Purple Demon Eye, and a faint purple glow emerged from the depths of his pupils.

The Purple Demon Eye, at the level of microscopic perception, pierced through the layers of branches and leaves, clearly capturing a petite figure stumbling through the forest.

It was a little girl who looked only six years old.

Her long, jet-black hair was somewhat messy, with a few withered leaves stuck to the tips.

Clearly, she had been traveling for a long time.

Her features were as delicate as a porcelain doll, but those large, spirited eyes held a tenacity that belied her age.

It was a kind of ruthlessness honed in the primitive forest where the strong preyed on the weak.

The instincts of a hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Rabbit were etched into her bones, even after transforming into a human.

Xiao Wu.

In the original story, the moment she stepped out of the Star Dou Great Forest, the gears of fate began to turn in a predetermined direction.

She would meet Tang San at Nuoding Academy, acknowledge him as her brother, sacrifice herself for him, become his Asura sword sheath, and finally wither away in the cold palace of the God Realm before being reincarnated.

A hundred thousand years of cultivation, only to end up as a high-level tool.

But this time, before the gears could turn, someone had arrived first.

Xiao Chenyu did not reveal himself immediately; instead, he held his breath and continued to observe.

He knew that Xiao Wu had just transformed and was full of wariness toward humans.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, humans were synonymous with hunters.

If he rushed down to greet her, he would most likely be mistaken for a soul master hunting for a soul ring.

He needed the right moment to make his entrance.

A turning point that would allow him to transition from a "suspicious stranger" to a "reliable helper."

And the opportunity arrived quickly.

Fate was quite cooperative in this regard.

In the dense forest fifty meters behind Xiao Wu, a pair of scarlet beast eyes suddenly lit up.

Xiao Chenyu's Purple Demon Eye caught the lurking shadow even earlier than Xiao Wu.

A four-thousand-year-old Mad Tiger!

Its size was comparable to an adult rhinoceros, and scraps of flesh and blood from its last meal still hung from its fangs.

It had clearly set its sights on this lone "human cub."

Its thick, muscular limbs were tensed, accumulating the power to pounce.

"Roar--!"

Mad Tiger let out a deafening roar, its massive body lunging from the bushes like an arrow released from a bowstring.

A foul wind rushed toward her, and its claws, sharp as blades, aimed straight for Xiao Wu's back.

The ground trembled slightly from its pounce, and gravel and fallen leaves were sent scattering by the shockwave.

Xiao Wu whipped her head around, and the moment she saw those blood-drenched jaws descending upon her, the color drained from her small face in an instant.

Her hundred-thousand-year cultivation was gone; she was now nothing more than an ordinary six-year-old girl.

Facing the lethal pounce of a thousand-year soul beast, even escaping was a luxury she could not afford.

In this instant, she felt immense regret; she should have let Da Ming and Er Ming escort her out of the forest.

Xiao Wu closed her eyes in despair.

Just at that moment.

A dark purple figure descended from the sky, slamming between Xiao Wu and Mad Tiger like a meteorite.

The shockwave from the landing flattened the surrounding bushes, sent fallen leaves swirling into a vortex, and carved a shallow crater into the earth.

"Get lost!"

Xiao Chenyu swung his hand back in a claw strike.

The five cold glints of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw carved five arcs through the night.

Mad Tiger's massive body was sent flying, snapping two bowl-thick trees before it finally came to a halt.

"Crack!"

The sound of the trunks snapping was exceptionally sharp in the silent forest.

Xiao Wu stared blankly, looking up at the tall back before her.

It was not just tall in an ordinary sense.

The person before her was in a strange combat stance.

His build was more robust than most human soul masters she had ever seen.

His limbs were covered in dark purple fur, and his werewolf form radiated an oppressive aura of destruction and brutality.

Dark gold claw-mark patterns snaked from his arms up to his shoulders, with the purple light of destructive thunder pulsing between the lines.

What startled her most was that, intertwined with the purple and dark gold markings, was a third layer of patterns as crimson as fresh blood.

The three colors wove together.

It made this back look both majestic and eerie, as if he were a demon god who had walked out of an ancient battlefield.

That splash of blood-red was the manifestation of Xiao Chenyu's second soul skill—Blood Demon Wolf Soul.

As the core soul skill obtained after killing a thousand-year Blood Demon Wolf and absorbing its soul ring, this skill consisted of two levels.

When used in a normal state, it could summon the Blood Demon Wolf Soul to possess him, increasing all attributes by fifty percent for half an hour.

However, if he actively triggered the 'Blood Rage' state, as he was doing now, the boost would increase by an additional fifty percent.

Doubled attack, doubled defense, doubled speed, combined with the Destruction Demon Wolf King's inherent potential for cross-level combat.

Even facing this four-thousand-year-old Mad Tiger, Xiao Chenyu now had the power to fight.

Of course, he would fall into a weakened state once Blood Rage ended.

However, he could mitigate some of the aftereffects by deactivating it manually; this was the experience he had gained through repeated testing.

Simply put—finish the showy display and stop immediately; don't get greedy.

"Roar..."

Mad Tiger struggled to crawl up from between the broken trees, a flicker of wariness flashing in its scarlet beast eyes.

It shook the wood chips from its head, its low growl filled with clear hesitation.

But after all, it was only a thousand-year soul beast with nascent intelligence, and its predatory instinct quickly overcame the urge to retreat.

"ROAR!"

It let out a low roar and lunged forward once more.

Its four sharp claws dug deep furrows into the ground as its massive body barreled forward, bringing a foul stench with it.

Xiao Chenyu did not move.

He did not even use the Dark Gold Terrorclaw—why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken?

He extended his claws toward Mad Tiger.

As he channeled his soul power, the veins at his fingertips bulged slightly.

One could faintly see dark red blood accelerating beneath his skin.

"Swoosh!!!"

Ten crimson blood-lines shot out from his claw tips.

Fast as lightning, thin as steel needles.

It was almost impossible to track in the night.

Only the sharp, piercing whistle of air being torn apart could be heard.

"Puchi!!!"

Ten lines of blood precisely pierced the Mad Tiger's limb joints, throat, and heart.

The Mad Tiger didn't even have time to let out a final scream.

Its scarlet pupils rapidly dilated, and its massive body lost control mid-stride, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

This was the Blood Demon Wolf's innate ability—the "Blood Manipulation Art."

A bizarre method of performing long-range attacks by manipulating one's own blood.

Using one's own essence blood as a medium, it condensed into threads with immense piercing power.

With Xiao Chenyu in a state of Blood Rage, his blood flow doubled, allowing him to utilize this Blood Manipulation Art as well.

The power of the Blood Manipulation Art doubled along with it.

He named this move "Blood Piercing Claw"; though the name was simple, the results were exceptional.

A four-thousand-year-old Mad Tiger hadn't even lasted three rounds in his hands.