Su Mo: I Really Am Not a Soul Beast

Xiao Wu?

Su Mo's brain finally clicked into gear.

Xiao Wu.

A hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit soul beast in human form, the female lead of the original work, and Tang San's future destined partner.

It wasn't Lin Xiaowu.

She just looked like her.

A coincidence.

It had to be a coincidence.

Su Mo suppressed the shock in his heart and squeezed out a smile: "Su Mo."

Xiao Wu nodded, her gaze sweeping around the dormitory before finally landing in a corner.

Big Black Ox was lying there, lazily flicking its tail.

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up instantly.

"Wow! A cow!" She hopped and skipped over. "Such a big cow! Can we bring friends to school?"

Friends?

The others in the dormitory exchanged bewildered glances.

Wang Sheng looked at Big Black Ox, then back at Xiao Wu, his face full of confusion.

Friends?

The others were baffled; they had all viewed Big Black Ox as Su Mo's mount or bodyguard, never once considering it a friend.

Su Mo, however, understood what Xiao Wu meant.

He smiled: "This is Big Black Ox, a good brother I grew up with. But, it had to be registered to get in here."

"I see..." Xiao Wu looked a little disappointed.

Big Black Ox raised its head and looked at the little girl in front of it.

It blinked.

"Moo." (This little girl...)

It felt a sense of familiarity.

It couldn't say why, but it just felt close to her.

Xiao Wu crouched down and stared at Big Black Ox.

One human and one ox, staring eye to eye.

"Hello there." Xiao Wu reached out and patted its head.

Big Black Ox didn't dodge.

"Moo." (Hello to you too.)

Xiao Wu smiled even more happily.

At this moment, Tang San looked up from Su Mo's luggage.

He froze when he saw Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu looked at him as well.

The two locked eyes for a second.

Xiao Wu was the first to look away, continuing to pet Big Black Ox's head.

Tang San walked over to Su Mo's side and asked in a low voice: "Master, who is this?"

Su Mo took the bowl: "A newcomer, her name is Xiao Wu."

Tang San nodded and didn't ask any further.

Having had her fill of petting the ox, Xiao Wu stood up and curiously sized up the people in the dormitory.

"What are you all doing?"

Wang Sheng explained: "We're deciding on a dormitory head. All newcomers have to participate in a selection; if you win, you get to be the boss."

Xiao Wu's eyes brightened.

"Dormitory head? Does that mean the boss?"

Wang Sheng nodded: "Pretty much."

Xiao Wu grew excited: "That sounds fun! Where we... where I'm from, becoming the clan leader is a very honorable thing! My mother was a clan leader, and I want to follow in her footsteps!"

She clenched her small fists, her fighting spirit soaring.

"How do we choose?"

Wang Sheng pointed at himself: "Just beat us."

Xiao Wu nodded.

Then, she moved.

Wang Sheng only felt a blur before his eyes, and the next second, his entire body was sent flying.

"Bang!"

He pressed against the wall, slowly sliding down.

Gou Dan, Er Gou, San Wa, Tie Zhu, Shi Tou... one after another, they all went flying.

In the blink of an eye, the veterans of Dormitory Seven were neatly plastered against the wall, lined up in a row.

Su Mo: "..."

Tang San: "..."

Big Black Ox: "Moo." (This girl has some skill.)

Xiao Wu clapped her hands, looking at her masterpiece with satisfaction.

Then, she turned toward Su Mo.

"You're the strongest one, right? I saw it; the way they look at you is different."

Before Su Mo could even speak, Xiao Wu had already rushed over.

Her speed was as fast as a shadow.

Tang San's expression changed, and he instantly stepped in front of Su Mo.

"If you want to touch my Master, you'll have to get past me first!"

He crossed his hands, channeled his Mysterious Heaven Skill, and met Xiao Wu head-on.

The two instantly clashed.

Fists flew and kicks landed as their figures intertwined.

This time, Tang San did not hold back in the slightest.

His combat instincts from his past life in the Tang Sect were fully ignited, with every move and technique aimed at subduing his opponent.

Xiao Wu's footwork was strange and agile, her body as soft as if it had no bones, often launching attacks from inconceivable angles.

The two fought from the doorway to the window, and from the window to the corner of the room.

Tables were overturned, stools were knocked over, and luggage was scattered everywhere.

Wang Sheng and the others huddled in the corner, shivering.

"Th-this is way too intense..."

"Brother Tang San is this good at fighting?"

"That girl is even scarier; her body is so soft, it's like she has no bones..."

"Will we even be able to survive from now on..."

Gou Dan asked weakly: "Brother Wang Sheng, shouldn't we have held an election for the dormitory head?"

Wang Sheng glared at him: "Shut up!"

Big Black Ox lay where it was, calmly watching the fight.

Occasionally, it would flick its tail and offer a critique.

"Moo." (This boy's footwork is somewhat interesting.)

"Moo." (This girl's flexibility is truly impressive.)

"Moo." (That table is about to break.)

"Bang!"

The table shattered right on cue.

Big Black Ox nodded.

"Moo." (Told you so.)

Su Mo stood to the side, watching the increasingly fierce battle, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Tang San struck a palm toward Xiao Wu's shoulder.

Xiao Wu twisted her body, narrowly dodging, and swept a leg toward Tang San's lower stance in a counterattack.

Tang San leaped up, kicking out three times in mid-air.

Xiao Wu crossed her arms to block, but was forced back two steps, her foot landing right on a broken bowl—

"Skree—"

The shard of the bowl scraped across the floor, emitting a harsh, grating sound.

Xiao Wu stumbled.

Tang San seized the opportunity to close the distance, striking a palm toward her back.

If that palm had landed true, Xiao Wu would have surely been flattened.

Su Mo sighed.

Enough.

Golden light surged forth.

Bones cracked and popped.

One point two meters, one point five, one point eight, two meters, two point two meters.

In the next instant, Su Mo appeared between the two of them.

He extended his left hand, seizing Tang San's wrist.

He reached out with his right hand, pinching the back of Xiao Wu's neck.

Both of them froze simultaneously.

Su Mo remained expressionless, bringing his hands together.

"Bang."

Their heads collided.

Tang San and Xiao Wu both saw stars, with little birds circling before their eyes.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

Xiao Wu clutched her forehead, tears welling up in her eyes.

Tang San fared no better, grimacing as he rubbed his head.

The look he gave Xiao Wu was filled with wariness. This girl's footwork was bizarre, her strength was not small, and furthermore... there was an indescribable aura about her.

Does Master seem to know her?

No, the way Master looks at her, it's as if he is looking through her at someone else. There is something wrong here!

Su Mo released his grip, looking down at them from his towering height.

"Had enough?"

Tang San immediately lowered his head: "Master, this disciple knows his wrong."

Xiao Wu clutched her forehead, looking up at the two-meter-twenty mountain of muscle before her.

Her eyes grew wider and wider.

"You... are you a spirit beast too?"

Su Mo: "..."

What on earth?

Xiao Wu grew excited all on her own: "It must be! Otherwise, how could you suddenly grow so big? This is the True Form of a Beast Spirit, right? I've heard of it in my tribe!"

She turned her head to look at the Big Black Ox, and as if thinking of something, her eyes brightened even more.

A combination of a muscular ape and an ox, could it be...

"Da Ming! Er Ming! Is that you?!"

The Big Black Ox looked completely bewildered.

"Moo?" (What?)

Xiao Wu rushed over and threw her arms around the Big Black Ox's neck.

"Da Ming! Er Ming! I've missed you so much!"

The Big Black Ox was choked until its eyes rolled back.

"Moo, moo, moo!" (Let go! It's not me! You've got the wrong ox!)

Xiao Wu hugged it for a while before finally letting go, scrutinizing the Big Black Ox carefully.

Then, her expression fell.

"It's not... it's not Da Ming, and it's not Er Ming."

She looked at Su Mo, her eyes filled with anticipation and confusion.

"Then you must be a spirit beast, right? You have to be! Otherwise, how could you be so big? And you have this ox by your side; it's a spirit beast too, isn't it?"

Su Mo looked down at the young girl.

She tilted her face up, her eyes sparkling and full of expectation.

She looked exactly like the girl who had confessed her feelings to him in his past life.

But, I really am not a spirit beast...