First Encounter with Black World's Xiao Wu? Jiang Taigong Fishes Ahead, Carrots Fish Rabbits Behind (Please Keep Reading)

"A 300-year plant-type soul beast with the ultimate water attribute. It can grant my Blue Silver Grass a healing-type soul skill."

"Unfortunately, I'm not following the healing path, and the soul ring's age is a little too low."

Tang Chuan now had Lan Yin by his side, whose strength had already reached Rank 95.

Moreover, she was currently the only control-type healing Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent.

Naturally, he had no interest in taking an auxiliary position.

A real man should play the strong attack role.

Of course, before leaving this place,

Tang Chuan still marked the location on the map.

Healing-type soul beasts and healing-type soul masters were rare across the continent.

Even if he had no use for it, he could sell the information to others later.

"Still, it looks like there are no more ultimate-attribute soul beasts near Nuoding City."

"There's one left... Damn, why is it so far away?"

"Little sister, what kind of soul beast is this?"

Tang Chuan pointed in surprise at a spot on the large map between Nuoding City and Spirit City.

Even by carriage, the journey would probably take more than half a month.

Lan Yin pondered for a moment, then extended her little hand and sketched the soul beast's appearance on the map.

"This is a 900-year soul beast with the ultimate darkness attribute, a Soul-Eating Ant."

"It can be considered a mutated variety of the Heavy Ant."

"Although it is weaker than a Heavy Ant in terms of strength, the Soul-Eating Ant possesses a unique dark domain that can strip all soul beasts within it of their soul power and life force, replenishing itself."

"If you encounter this kind of soul beast, you must end the battle quickly. You absolutely cannot let it drag into a prolonged fight."

"After all, this ability is far too effective against both soul masters and soul beasts."

Hearing this, Tang Chuan immediately clapped his hands in delight.

Effective against soul masters and soul beasts?

Good. Very good. I liked this kind of overpowered ability.

Lan Yin continued, "Also, a precious herb in the Soul-Eating Ant's territory will soon mature."

"As long as it absorbs it successfully, it will break through its thousand-year bottleneck."

"Judging by the timing, that herb should mature in no more than twenty days."

Tang Chuan was fairly sharp.

Seeing that Lan Yin showed no emotional reaction when mentioning the herb,

he knew it was definitely nothing rare to her.

After all, one of Lan Yin's few hobbies was collecting all manner of rare treasures and immortal-grade herbs.

Thus,

Tang Chuan instructed her to control the Blue Silver Grass and lure other soul beasts around the Soul-Eating Ant's territory over, making the two sides clash as often as possible to drain the Soul-Eating Ant's energy and stamina—but she absolutely could not let it die.

That way, he only needed to go there twenty days later and reap the benefits.

After taking detours for several days,

the carriage finally arrived at Nuoding City.

"Huh? Why are people from Spirit Hall checking identities at the gate today?"

The coachman muttered from the front.

Tang Chuan frowned slightly and lifted the carriage curtain to look.

He soon spotted a little girl at the city gate, dressed in red and with her long hair braided into a scorpion braid. She paused before a wanted notice for a moment.

Then she skipped into Nuoding City.

"Could that have been Xiao Wu?" Tang Chuan was not entirely sure, having only caught a fleeting glimpse of her.

Soon, as the carriage approached the city gate, several Spirit Hall guards immediately came over, sternly ordering the people inside to get out for inspection.

A pair of fair little hands gently pushed open the carriage curtain.

Lan Yin wore a moon-white floor-length gown. Though its design was conservative, it brought her pristine aloofness and inviolable nobility into even sharper relief.

She stepped lightly,

controlling the Blue Silver Grass to form a set of stairs.

Then, with elegant grace, she took Tang Chuan's hand and led him down from the carriage.

"Gah!" The Spirit Hall guards, who had been so aggressive moments ago, froze as if someone had seized them by the throat.

The scene also fell into a deathly silence.

Although a mist-like veil covered Lan Yin's face, leaving her breathtaking beauty half-hidden and half-revealed, everyone at the city gate was still stunned and dazzled by her.

Lan Yin did not spare them a glance and directly led Tang Chuan over to inspect the wanted notices.

There were two people on the notices.

One was a middle-aged man with sharp brows and bright eyes, carrying an air of carefree elegance.

The other was a chestnut-haired little girl who looked somewhat mischievous and was making a funny face.

"Just as I thought! Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong."

Tang Chuan immediately recalled this part of the story.

This plot came from Sword Douluo Chen Xin's theatrical film.

It took place roughly within the month between Tang San awakening his martial soul in Holy Soul Village and enrolling at Nuoding Academy.

At this time, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi had been captured by Spirit Hall.

Bone Douluo had fled with grave injuries.

Sword Douluo was undergoing the Asura God's trial.

Ning Rongrong had only recently awakened her martial soul.

Thinking of what came next,

Tang Chuan could not help feeling both amused and helpless.

Tell me, was Xiao Wu, this little rabbit, lucky or unlucky?

If she was lucky,

then only days after arriving in Nuoding City in the original story, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Spirit Hall's Judgement Elder Tuoba Xuanfeng, and Pope Bibi Dong—four Titled Douluo—had gathered here.

But if she was unlucky,

then not one of those four Titled Douluo discovered her presence.

"Gulp."

Xiao Wu of the White World could not help swallowing, her face deathly pale.

Bibi Dong, Sword Douluo, and Poison Douluo all subconsciously glanced at her.

They had clearly not expected that this little rabbit had also been in Nuoding City at that time.

"So that's how it was. After I finished my battle with Spirit Hall's Judgement Elder, a mysterious expert launched a sneak attack against me—and that person was a master poison user..." Sword Douluo cast a deep glance at the expressionless Bibi Dong.

A strange glint flashed through his eyes.

After Lan Yin revealed her identity as a soul master,

the Spirit Hall guards did not make things difficult for them and quickly let them through, even displaying a hint of eagerness to please.

Seeing that night had already fallen, Tang Chuan and Lan Yin booked a double room at an inn in Nuoding City.

They decided to visit Spirit Hall tomorrow to awaken his martial soul.

As for now, they should fill their stomachs first.

However, Lan Yin noticed that after Tang Chuan ordered the dishes she liked, he deliberately ordered several extra dishes related to carrots.

The aroma was so strong it could be smelled from eighteen streets away.

Tang Chuan grinned slyly.

Wasn't this Jiang Taigong fishing in front, with carrots fishing rabbits behind?

Sure enough,

after they had eaten for only ten minutes, they attracted a little rabbit.

"Sniff, sniff... It smells... so, so good..."

Xiao Wu secretly poked her little head out from the corner of the wall, her watery eyes fixed on Tang Chuan's table.

Lan Yin was exceptionally perceptive and had noticed Xiao Wu's presence the moment she approached.

At first, however, she did not care, simply assuming she was a child passing by.

Until she casually glanced in Xiao Wu's direction.

And it was precisely that glance

that made her pupils suddenly contract, a hint of surprise appearing on her face.

Because this little girl before her

was actually a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast?