First Meeting with Xiao Wu

Half a day after Huang Long and the others had left.

On the back mountain, Tang Hao finally regained some ability to move, relying on his powerful physique.

But that was all he had regained—basic movement.

Bear Lord's strike had inflicted far too much damage on him.

Not only had his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul been shattered, but he had also suffered a massive backlash from his soul power.

A shattered martial soul was still manageable. As long as its origin had not been damaged, it could recover.

But the backlash from his soul power had caused irreversible damage to his meridians.

Even if he fully recovered from his injuries in the future, the damage to his meridians meant that his strength would never return to its peak.

"Cough, cough!"

After crawling out of the ruins, Tang Hao opened his mouth and spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Ah Yin..."

Looking toward the waterfall ahead, he endured the stabbing pain in his meridians and slowly circulated his soul power, flying toward it.

But after flying less than ten meters, his soul power suddenly stalled and became difficult to circulate. He nearly fell from the air.

Tang Hao could only grit his teeth and force his soul power to circulate faster, barely managing to take flight again.

Like that, he stumbled through the air to the back of the waterfall, braced himself against the wall, and staggered into the stone chamber step by step.

All he prayed for now was that nothing had happened to Ah Yin.

And, more importantly, that those people had not found that hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

But reality was so cruel.

The instant he stepped into the stone chamber and saw that it was completely empty, he broke down.

"No! No! No!"

Tang Hao dropped to his knees with a thud, threw back his head, and let out a despairing roar.

Everything was gone!

His Ah Yin.

And that hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

With a loud bang.

Tang Hao raised his fist in grief and rage and slammed it hard into the ground, making the floor boom again and again.

He hated that he was already a Titled Douluo, yet he had failed to protect anything.

Back then, he had failed to protect his father, causing him to cough up blood and die, and forcing the Clear Sky Sect to seal off its mountain.

And now, he had failed to protect Ah Yin—failed to protect Ah Yin's soul bone.

After venting his fury, the ground was covered in his fist marks.

Tang Hao slowly raised his head, his eyes glinting with bloodthirsty light.

Though he did not know those people's names, he remembered what they looked like.

A golden-haired youth, two Titled Douluo, and a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

It was them. Not only had they taken the soul bone, they had also taken his Ah Yin.

Just wait!

Even if I have to search to the ends of the earth, I, Tang Hao, will find you and take Ah Yin and the soul bone back!

But Tang Hao probably never imagined that Huang Long and the others had no intention of hiding from him. Instead, they had openly arrived in Notting City.

At this moment, Huang Long was following Di Tian, Bear Lord, and the others down the streets of Notting City.

This small city in Fasinuo Province was the starting point for who knew how many transmigrators.

And now, he had actually come to this place too.

Night had already fallen, and the streets were so quiet that their footsteps could be heard clearly.

Before long, they followed Di Tian and the others to the entrance of a secluded little courtyard.

Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo surveyed the courtyard before them, both frowning.

The crude courtyard walls were not even as tall as either of them. From outside, they could easily see everything within.

The inside was even more bare. Aside from one room and a kitchen, there was nothing else.

With an environment like this, let alone comparing it to their City Lord's Manor—

Even ordinary residents of Sea God Island lived better than this!

Sea Maiden Douluo frowned slightly, just about to suggest to Huang Long that they find any inn in the city for the night.

At that moment, Bear Lord planted his hands on his hips and shouted loudly:

"Little rabbit! What are you still dawdling around inside for? Hurry up and come out to welcome Lord Dragon God!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a miserable "Ah!" rang out from inside the house.

Immediately afterward came a sharp bang, as though something had fallen to the floor.

After roughly four or five breaths, candlelight finally flickered on inside.

The group saw a little girl in a pink dress hurriedly run out and open the courtyard gate.

"Lord Di Tian, Lord Bear Lord, Lord Red King."

"I'm sorry, I was just too sleepy, so..."

Before she could finish, Di Tian raised a hand to interrupt her, then gestured toward Huang Long beside him.

"Pay your respects to the Dragon God first."

Only then did Xiao Wu's gaze fall upon Huang Long beside them.

So this handsome little blond boy was the Dragon God reincarnation whom Lord Di Tian and the others had spent six years searching for?

Before Di Tian returned, Xiao Wu had constantly imagined what this reincarnated Dragon God would look like.

It could have been a woman, or perhaps a man.

But she had never imagined he would be this handsome!

Moreover, she could smell an aura from him that made her feel comfortable and safe.

Just as she was staring in fascination, a palm suddenly came down hard, nearly smacking her straight onto the ground.

Bear Lord laughed. "Dragon God, this little rabbit is Xiao Wu. She's a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft-Boned Rabbit who took human form."

"And because she took human form, she still looks quite young."

"But she'd be perfect as a maid for you, Dragon God!"

Once he finished speaking, Di Tian and Red King beside him both nodded.

Di Tian said, "If the Dragon God is dissatisfied, I can have Bi Ji or Zi Ji come over."

"N-No, there's no need to go to that trouble!"

The corner of Huang Long's mouth twitched slightly.

Having Xiao Wu around was already quite good. They actually wanted to bring Bi Ji and Zi Ji over too?

At that point, aside from Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo, everyone around him would be soul beasts.

If Spirit Hall found out, he probably would not have a peaceful day again.

He glanced at Xiao Wu, then took the initiative to step forward and greet her. "Hello, I'm Huang Long. My martial soul is Yinglong."

Xiao Wu came back to herself and waved at him with a cheerful smile.

"My name is Xiao Wu, Wu as in dancing!"

"I just graduated from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy a few days ago. My martial soul is the Soft-Boned Rabbit, and I'm a level twenty-nine Grand Soul Master."

As she spoke, she blinked curiously and asked, "Dragon God, what level are you?"

"I only broke through level fifty a few days ago as well. I'm level fifty-three now," Huang Long replied with a smile.

"What? Level fifty-three?!"

Xiao Wu's pupils instantly widened as she stared at him as though he were a monster.

Even Di Tian, Bear Lord, Red King, and the others beside them had disbelief written in their eyes.

Seeing how shocked these soul beasts were, Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo crossed their arms, their faces full of pride.

See? This was the genius Sea God Island had trained.

If the Holy Son had been handed over to you soul beasts for training, could you have produced a genius like this?

After recovering from her shock, Xiao Wu could not help exclaiming, "Dragon God, you're amazing! The strongest people in our academy were me and someone named Tang San."

"But we were only level twenty-nine, while you're already level fifty!"

"Just luck."

Huang Long waved it off with a smile, then rubbed his stomach and asked, "Is there anything to eat here? I'm a little hungry."

"Yes, yes! To welcome the Dragon God, I bought lots of delicious food!"

Xiao Wu happily hopped over, wrapped her arms around Huang Long's arm, and pulled him toward the house. "Come on, Dragon God! Let me show you all the tasty food I prepared!"