Xiao Wu's Anxiety

"Right, there's one more thing."

At this point, Tang Chuan told Tang San about his plan to try awakening Ah Yin. After all, she was Tang San's mother; he had the right to know.

"I plan to use my domain and vital blood to nourish your mother, thereby rapidly accelerating her growth. Little San, what do you think? Ah Yin is your mother, so of course I respect your opinion."

"I... Father, Little San thanks you once again! Though I wasn't born to you, for the kindness of raising me and saving my mother, Little San has no way to repay you. I can only..."

"Stop right there. What are you saying? Little San, we're father and son. Isn't helping you only natural? Besides, I'm very interested in this Tang Sect you mentioned."

Tang San did not hesitate. He dropped to both knees and knelt straight before Tang Chuan, then heavily kowtowed three times.

The force was so great that Tang Chuan could even see faint traces of blood on his forehead.

"Little San, why put yourself through this?"

"Father, you have given Little San so much, yet Little San can only show his respect by kowtowing. I have nothing with which to honor you. It truly shames me."

Rather than pain, Tang San's face was filled with guilt. He desperately wanted to repay his wonderful father, Tang Chuan, but he was simply too weak to offer anything of value.

Thinking of this, Tang San even secretly hoped that his mother, Ah Yin, possessed a beauty capable of toppling heaven and earth, or that after taking human form again, she would return to a body untouched by men. Only then could he repay his father!

"By the way, Little San, the Bodhi Blood technique from your Hidden Weapons Compendium is truly formidable. After I severely wounded Tang Hao in a single strike, it was Bodhi Blood that kept him alive."

Tang Chuan suitably changed the subject. Tang San clearly placed far too much importance on familial bonds, so he chose to praise the Tang Sect's hidden weapons to ease the heavy atmosphere.

"Oh? No wonder it felt so familiar—it was Bodhi Blood!"

"This technique ranks second among the manual techniques in the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons Compendium. Its destructive power is self-evident! I never expected it could nearly kill that bastard Tang Hao in a single strike!"

Tang Chuan actually wanted to say that it had not merely come close—he could have killed him for certain. Unfortunately, he had no enhancement on himself and no divine power, so the damage was indeed limited.

Just like in the original story: although Tang San did not have the Sea God's divine power, he blew up his ninth soul ring and infused it into Guanyin's Tear, directly piercing Angel God Qian Renxue's chest.

Had it been augmented by the Sea God's divine power, Qian Renxue would definitely have died.

Ignoring defense and never missing—those eight words alone were enough to demonstrate Guanyin's Tear's terrifying power!

"Besides, Father, you can already use Bodhi Blood. That's the most important part. Your talent is simply unmatched!"

What Tang San cared about most was Tang Chuan's talent for hidden weapons. Even he could not yet use Bodhi Blood, yet Tang Chuan could. It was not merely a difference in Soul Power, but also a difference in understanding hidden weapons.

After Tang San's round of praise, Tang Chuan's expression remained unchanged, and he continued smiling.

"Alright, I'll return to my room first. Tomorrow morning, you and Xiao Wu can wait for me on the first floor."

"Little San understands!"

Tang San stood at the door and watched Tang Chuan return to his room. Only then did he close his own door and take a deep breath.

Tomorrow would be the final step of his Blue Silver Grass's transformation. He would definitely avenge Tang Hao. Thinking of the undisguised killing intent in that man's eyes whenever he looked at his Papa Tang Chuan, Tang San felt incomparably furious.

Damn it!

Tang Hao had already made it onto his kill list. Aside from him, there was also the candidate, Yu Xiaogang. If given the chance, he truly wanted to kill Yu Xiaogang as well, because that man was too disgusting.

And then there was Xiao Wu. Thinking of her, confusion once more filled Tang San's eyes. Although Tang Chuan had already given him some comforting advice, whether he could truly let it go would ultimately depend on Tang San himself.

He had seen all of Xiao Wu's behavior these past days. Her dejection and fear were completely genuine. Even Lovesick Heartbreak Red could not conceal her sorrow.

"Why is this? She clearly no longer needs to worry about her aura leaking out, so why does Xiao Wu still look so sad?"

Tang San could not make sense of it no matter how much he thought about it. In the end, he could only attribute it to Xiao Wu's homesickness. After all, her home was probably the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Xiao Wu..."

He had never despised her for being a soul beast. Although Tang San had been immensely shocked at first, he had eventually accepted it. His recent confusion had also come from being affected by her emotions.

"Ah, I can only wait and ask Xiao Wu myself later. I can't possibly rely on Father even for relationship problems, can I? Wouldn't that make me completely useless?"

Lying in bed, Tang San slowly fell asleep as he thought about these matters.

The next morning.

As dawn had only just broken, Tang Chuan got up. He casually put on a white robe, smoothed out his hair a little, and pushed open the door.

In his current appearance, he looked like a refined young nobleman. A faint blue radiance flowed around his body, and that divine quality was becoming increasingly apparent.

"Father!"

"Teacher Tang Chuan."

Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had already gotten up, sat side by side downstairs. Hearing the movement from above, they saw Tang Chuan slowly descend.

Seeing the increasingly vibrant aura around him, an aura that felt like standing before a vast forest, Tang San's eyes filled with reverence. Was this his father? This aura was simply terrifying!

Xiao Wu felt the same. She felt as though she were not looking at a Title Douluo, but at a deity. A fear as if facing the sea rose spontaneously within her.

"Let's go. What are you both staring at me for? We're going to the Star Dou Great Forest today."

"The Star Dou Great Forest!?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened. Naturally, she did not know where the Blue Silver Ancestral Land was. She had never expected it to be in the Star Dou Great Forest, her happy old home.

"That's right. Little San's mother was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form. I imagine you know that as well, Xiao Wu. Her ancestral land lies deep within the Star Dou Great Forest."

"I know..."

Xiao Wu's voice lacked confidence. She was somewhat afraid that her companions would come looking for her. Although she had concealed her aura, they would surely recognize that familiar scent.

And Tang Chuan's ninth soul ring carried the aura of the Sky Azure Bull Python—Da Ming. Did that mean Da Ming was already dead?

She did not dare think further. She called Tang Chuan "Teacher"; their relationship was not distant, but it was by no means close either. Moreover, he had probably already discovered her identity. It was just that all nine of his soul rings were filled, so he had no need for her.

"Could he be planning to save me for Tang San? But he's my Third Brother!"

Xiao Wu's thoughts fell into complete chaos. Fear gradually welled up within her, and she even wondered whether she should simply confess her identity.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

Slowly raising her head, she saw Tang San looking at her with a face full of concern.