Fire-Refining Xiao Wu

Although one side was human and the other was a soul beast by nature, perhaps because they were both female, a sense of unbearable pity inexplicably surfaced in Qian Renxue's heart as she looked at Xiao Wu's current predicament.

She did not know what she was thinking, and without a filter on her mouth, she inexplicably blurted out:

"Jiang Xuan, are all the soul beasts in this world truly deserving of death?"

Once these words were out, Jiang Xuan was left completely stunned.

Did you even hear what you just said?

You are the young mistress of Martial Soul Hall; is this the kind of thing that should be coming out of your mouth?

Could it be that this Soul-Gathering Pill has some major side effect he was unaware of?

For instance, perhaps it affects the user's brain to a certain extent...

But he could not jump to conclusions just yet; he would have to observe and see.

Taking a deep breath to quickly calm his emotions, Jiang Xuan asked back in an indifferent tone:

"Heh, if soul beasts don't deserve to die, are we humans the ones who should?"

This question left Qian Renxue completely bewildered.

Seeing that she did not respond, Jiang Xuan simply continued to express his viewpoint:

"Don't look at her current human appearance! In my eyes, as long as she was a soul beast for even one day, she remains a soul beast for life. No matter what methods are used, the fact that her true form is a soul beast cannot be changed. And soul beasts are the natural enemies of us soul masters. Either we hunt them to obtain soul rings and grow stronger, or they hunt us in return, devouring our flesh and blood to rapidly increase their cultivation! There is no middle ground!"

Once a soul beast, always a soul beast!

Born as natural enemies, with no middle ground...

After repeating these two sentences in her mind several times, a sense of realization dawned in Qian Renxue's previously confused eyes:

"So that's how it is. It seems my thoughts just now were a bit naive. You are right; soul beasts and soul masters are meant to be enemies. Harboring useless emotions toward soul beasts will only harm others and oneself!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan nodded. She was teachable.

It seemed Qian Renxue's brain was still functioning normally for the time being.

Although the main theme championed in the original story was the advocacy of peace between humans and beasts, in Jiang Xuan's view, that was pure nonsense.

Unless the cultivation system of soul masters could undergo a fundamental change, any opinion advocating for peace between humans and beasts was meaningless.

Don't look at how Tang San once swore before Xiao Wu that he would never hunt kind-hearted soul beasts; once Xiao Wu sacrificed herself and died, whether a soul beast was good or evil was entirely up to his word, wasn't it?

Jiang Xuan had no intention of mating with a soul beast, so naturally, he would not be soft-hearted!

At the same time, Xiao Wu, who was already unable to struggle or resist, felt completely desperate after hearing Jiang Xuan's stance.

There was no doubt that this man would never let her go.

Was her life as a beast truly going to end here?

No, she was not reconciled. She still had a reason to live; her mother's deep blood feud had yet to be avenged...

However, at this very moment, Jiang Xuan spoke to her directly:

"If you don't want to suffer, obediently provide me with some of your essence blood. Don't force me to use violence!"

Whether for a soul master or a soul beast, the importance of one's own essence blood was paramount!

Even losing a single drop required a long period of recuperation to recover. Losing even a little more would cause severe damage to one's vitality, and in serious cases, it would often damage one's very foundation.

Hearing Jiang Xuan's demand, the heart-dead Xiao Wu could not even be bothered to react.

After all, she was about to die anyway, so why care about anything else?

Make her suffer?

Could there be any suffering in this world more terrifying than death?

Seeing Xiao Wu's complete lack of cooperation, Jiang Xuan's temper flared:

"Fine! You don't want to be reasonable, then don't blame me for being ruthless later!"

As he finished speaking, seeing that Xiao Wu remained lifeless, Jiang Xuan summoned his Eight Trigrams Furnace martial soul again and enlarged it. He opened the furnace door right in front of Xiao Wu, and then, to the confusion of Qian Renxue, he tossed Xiao Wu—cage and all—directly into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Because she truly could not understand Jiang Xuan's actions, Qian Renxue simply asked:

"What are you doing?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan showed her a warm smile:

"I need this soul beast's essence blood. Since she is unwilling to cooperate voluntarily, I can only refine it out myself."

Jiang Xuan did not deliberately lower his voice, and when Xiao Wu, trapped inside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, heard this, her body could not stop trembling.

This detestable human actually wanted to burn her alive!

As a living being, there were few species that did not fear fire, especially weak herbivorous soul beasts like rabbits.

The moment she thought of the horror her body was about to endure, Xiao Wu was truly terrified.

She could barely accept a death that was quick and painless.

But the thought of her fragile body enduring the constant, agonizing pain of being refined by fire was even more terrifying than death itself!

The instinct to survive made her subconsciously beg for mercy:

"No! Don't burn me! I know I was wrong, I'm willing to cooperate! I'm willing to give you my essence blood! Please, let me out! Wuwuwuwu~"

From her tone, it was clear that the little rabbit was truly terrified now.

But Jiang Xuan had no intention of letting her off just like that.

If he didn't teach her a profound lesson early on to establish his authority, who knew what kind of trouble this rabbit would cause him in the future.

Therefore, Jiang Xuan refused without mercy:

"Only now do you think to admit your mistake? It's too late! Since you didn't cherish the chance I gave you earlier, then properly experience my methods. I hope you can hold on and not get roasted to a crisp by my flames... In that case, Sister Xue'er and I would be forced to have an extra meal."

Qian Renxue, who was watching from the side, heard Jiang Xuan suddenly mention her, and even call her "sister" when there were no outsiders around.

This made her mood become somewhat subtle for a moment.

She couldn't call it disgust, nor could she call it joy...

In short, she did not feel repulsed by this form of address.

"Forget it, it's just a form of address. Let him call me whatever he wants..."

Using his soul power to control the Singular Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum to extend the cage and gag Xiao Wu, Jiang Xuan activated his second soul skill, controlling the Six-Ding Divine Flame within the Eight Trigrams Furnace to begin refining Xiao Wu.

Under his deliberate control, the Six-Ding Divine Flame only scorched key parts of Xiao Wu's body; as for the cage that bound her, it was not touched in the slightest.

Even so, the unprecedented, intense pain was more than Xiao Wu could bear.

She wanted to scream and vent, but unfortunately, the right to even open her mouth to beg for mercy had been stripped away, leaving her to experience the near-endless pain in despair.

Soon, her entire left arm was burned into blood, and ten drops of essence blood were refined out as a result!