Xiao Wu Gives Her Heart, Summons the Titan Giant Ape as a Henchman! Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragon!

"Ultimately, all of that is for the future. With my current cultivation, I'm still nowhere near capable of it. Maybe I'll get the chance someday." Lan Yu shook his head gently, a faint smile on his face as he sighed.

Although Lan Yu was smiling, in Tang Shan and Xiao Wu's eyes, it was a bitter, lonely smile.

Big brother must be feeling so dejected. If I gave him a big hug right now, then...

At the thought, Tang Shan couldn't wait to step forward, but someone was even quicker than her.

"No way! Lan Yu, I believe you can do it!"

Xiao Wu darted past Tang Shan and threw her arms around Lan Yu. Her voice wasn't loud, but it brimmed with certainty.

This...

Tang Shan stood to one side, watching Xiao Wu cling to him so affectionately. She couldn't help pouting, her mind full of grumbles: Why did it make her feel so uncomfortable to see Xiao Wu hugging her brother...

Her brother's embrace should belong to her alone!

"All right, children. Take it one step at a time, and you'll get there eventually." Ah Yin smiled gently, breaking the heavy silence.

Lan Yu looked at the girl in his arms. His hand unconsciously drifted to the soft flesh at Xiao Wu's waist, and he couldn't help thinking: So soft...

"Mm~" At Lan Yu's touch, Xiao Wu let out a soft moan, her cheeks turning faintly red.

"Um, Xiao Wu, what's your First Soul Skill?" Lan Yu wiped the tears from the corner of Xiao Wu's eye, changing the subject.

As soon as he spoke, he noticed that Tang Shan's expression seemed off. He stepped closer and asked with concern, "Xiao Shan, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine, brother." Tang Shan shook her head quickly. Her voice sounded no different from usual, but Lan Yu still sensed something was wrong.

"First Soul Skill, Moonlight Flash Kick!"

Nearby, Xiao Wu spun and kicked, snapping a branch as thick as a bowl.

She finished the move, turned around, and excitedly explained to Lan Yu:.

"This Soul Skill lets me accelerate in midair. It boosts my charge and dodge speed by 60%, lets me change direction a second time in the air, and doubles the force of my kicks!"

"Not bad." Lan Yu nodded, praising her without reservation.

"Now I'm the only one who still doesn't have a First Soul Ring."

"Xiao Yu, what kind of Soul Beast do you want?" Ah Yin asked.

"Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragon."

"Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragon?!" Xiao Wu exclaimed, hesitating slightly. "Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragons are extremely rare among flood dragons. There are only seven that have lived for over ten thousand years in the entire Star Dou Great Forest, and fewer than ten that have lived for a thousand. They're very hard to find."

"Are they really that rare? Then forget it." Lan Yu was a little surprised. He waved his hand. "I'll just have to pick something else."

As they spoke, the group prepared to leave.

"Th-this... wait!" Xiao Wu bit her pink lip, as if she had made a momentous decision, and hurriedly called out to them.

"I can ask my younger brother to help look. He'll definitely know!"

"Your younger brother?" Lan Yu raised an eyebrow. Could she mean Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape?

"I'll contact him now."

Xiao Wu closed her eyes and slowly floated into the air. A faint red-and-white glow swirled around her, as if she were sending out some kind of signal.

In moments, she seemed to have exhausted her Soul Power. Her body wavered in midair, on the verge of falling.

"Xiao Wu!"

Lan Yu's expression changed. He moved in a flash and caught her in his arms.

"I'm fine."

Xiao Wu caught her breath, the light returning to her eyes. "This is a special way of contacting them."

About a quarter of an hour later, the ground suddenly began to tremble faintly.

"He's here!"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she called out at once.

It had been a long time since she had last seen Er Ming.

The tremors grew stronger, and the ground beneath their feet began to vibrate.

Lan Yu looked up. In the forest ahead, towering trees were swept aside like paper, toppling to either side.

Before he could react, a towering figure, as huge as a mountain, cast its shadow over the entire clearing.

Lan Yu slowly raised his head. It was a giant ape with a humanoid shape, terrifyingly massive, its gaze fixed firmly on Xiao Wu in his arms.

"Human, release Sister Xiao Wu. I can spare your lives and let you leave the Star Dou Great Forest."

Er Ming's voice boomed like thunder, sending the surrounding Soul Beasts scattering in every direction.

"Wait, Er Ming!" Xiao Wu quickly stood up from Lan Yu's arms.

Though Lan Yu's embrace was warm, she had something more important to do!

"I'll explain things to him."

Before the words had left her mouth, Xiao Wu leaped onto the Titan Giant Ape's enormous palm resting on the ground. She climbed up its thick arm in a few quick steps, reached its shoulder, and leaned close to its ear to whisper.

After a long while,

the hostility in the Titan Giant Ape's eyes finally began to fade. In its place, a hint of scrutiny as it stared at Lan Yu.

Xiao Wu slid down its arm and landed on the ground, raising an eyebrow at Lan Yu. "All done!"

"Come up, human."

The Titan Giant Ape spoke in a deep voice, spreading its palm before Lan Yu. "You're the only one who can come."

"Brother!" Tang Shan cried out instinctively, her face full of worry.

"Xiao Yu, be careful."

Ah Yin was an adult, after all, and more level-headed. She simply reminded him to take care.

Lan Yu nodded to Ah Yin, then turned to Tang Shan, who was hurrying over. With a faint smile, he said, "Xiao Shan, I'll be back soon. You..."

Before he could finish, Tang Shan suddenly stepped forward and hugged him tightly.

With her head bowed, she unabashedly breathed in Lan Yu's scent. Then she quickly let go, her face flushed bright red, and pressed the Godly Zhuge Crossbow into his hands, her voice soft and sweet. "Here, take this back."

After that, she turned and hurried back to Ah Yin without looking back.

"Let's go!"

Lan Yu stepped onto the Titan Giant Ape's palm and looked up at Xiao Wu, sitting on its shoulder. "Let's go," he said softly.

Er Ming glanced at Xiao Wu on his shoulder. Only after she nodded did he slowly straighten up and stride into the depths of the forest.

Only when the Titan Giant Ape's footsteps had faded into the distance did Tang Shan turn back. Her eyes were watery as she brooded: If anything happens to my brother, I'll destroy the Star Dou Great Forest at any cost!

Along the way, Er Ming weaved between the towering trees, his movements nearly whipping up howling winds. The Soul Beasts along the route scattered to make way. In less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, they reached the edge of a valley shrouded in pale purple mist.

"Lan Yu, how many years old do you want your Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragon to be?"

Seated on Er Ming's shoulder, Xiao Wu looked down at Lan Yu in the palm of her hand and asked.

"Around fifteen hundred years," Lan Yu replied after a moment's thought.

"All right." Xiao Wu nodded, then called to the Titan Giant Ape, "Er Ming, go down and catch a Purple Scale Qi Flood Dragon of the right age!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, what's this?" Confusion filled the Titan Giant Ape's enormous eyes.

He didn't understand why Xiao Wu had gone out and come back changed.

"Hurry up. Don't you usually eat thousand- and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts?"

"Well... all right." The Titan Giant Ape nodded helplessly and leaped into the valley.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, Lan Yu was someone who could change the fate of Soul Beasts. So what if they killed a few thousand-year Soul Beasts? It wasn't like they were going on a killing spree!

Hadn't those older Soul Beasts slaughtered plenty of younger ones themselves?