Are You Also a Transformed Soul Beast?

Lin Chen had thought he would have to wait until at least noon to run into Xiao Wu. After all, her registration time was even later than Tang San's arrival in Nuoding City at noon.

But unexpectedly...

He had wandered the streets for less than half an hour before spotting her.

Pink clothes, a long scorpion-tail braid, skipping along as she walked, looking at everything with fresh curiosity—her features could not have been more obvious.

Lin Chen walked straight toward her.

He did not look directly at her, appearing to be nothing more than an ordinary passerby.

"Little rabbit, if you don't want to die, come with me."

As they brushed past each other, Lin Chen lowered his voice and spoke to her.

Then, without looking back, he headed into the distance.

Xiao Wu's body suddenly stiffened, and she whirled around to stare at Lin Chen's retreating figure.

She was certain that she did not know him.

In other words, there was no way he should have known that her Martial Soul was a Soft Bone Rabbit.

Then what did he mean by "little rabbit"?

Other than him seeing through her true form, Xiao Wu could think of no other possibility.

But how was that possible?

He did not look much older than her, and his aura was not particularly strong. How could he possibly see through her true form?

Xiao Wu's eyes and expression were filled with disbelief.

What should she do?

Xiao Wu instinctively wanted to run, but her feet seemed welded to the ground.

She could not move at all.

If he had truly seen through her, then a Titled Douluo must surely be following him. That was the only explanation.

And if that was truly the case, the Titled Douluo hiding in the shadows would never let her escape.

Despair.

At that moment, Xiao Wu was tightly enveloped by incomparable despair.

She had imagined that she might be exposed one day, but she had never thought it would happen so soon. She had only just arrived in the human world.

Weren't Titled Douluo supposed to be rare? How had she run into one the moment she arrived?

Wasn't that just too unlucky?

Lin Chen paused and turned to look at Xiao Wu, who stood motionless in place.

The despair on her face was nearly overflowing.

When Xiao Wu saw him looking over, she could not help biting her lip.

After hesitating for a moment, she walked over.

Only after seeing her follow did Lin Chen head toward a deserted place.

Xiao Wu followed silently behind him.

Yet she bit down hard on her lower lip, both hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes.

It was clear how uneasy she felt.

Lin Chen soon led Xiao Wu into an empty alley.

He stopped.

Xiao Wu stopped as well, though she remained three meters away.

Lin Chen turned to face her and sized her up from head to toe.

As expected of the female lead, she was indeed cute, though only cute.

Cute in the way a little girl was cute.

Perhaps she would be beautiful in the future, but at this moment, she held no appeal for Lin Chen whatsoever.

Lin Chen flipped his right hand.

A milky-white pill, no larger than the tip of a little finger, appeared in his palm.

It was the Dustless Spirit-Nurturing Pill.

"Eat it!"

Lin Chen held out the pill, with no intention of wasting words on her.

He knew.

No matter what he said now, he could never earn her trust.

Nor was there any need to.

As long as she swallowed the pill, her fate would naturally change.

"Th-this... what is it?"

Xiao Wu could not help taking a step back, staring fearfully at the pill in his hand.

She did not understand humans, but she was not stupid.

Since he had seen through her identity, how could he possibly give her anything good?

"I don't want to repeat myself."

Lin Chen stared coldly at her, his tone calm yet indifferent.

At his words, Xiao Wu's hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

She glared at Lin Chen, an impulse to fight him to the death rising in her heart.

But...

When she thought of the Titled Douluo who might be lurking in the shadows, her courage deserted her.

She still had to avenge her mother.

He was still young, so he definitely could not withstand a 100,000-year Soul Ring.

That meant he would not kill her right now.

As long as she did not die, there was still a chance. She could slowly look for an opportunity to escape later.

"Phew!"

Xiao Wu let out a heavy breath and gathered her courage as she walked up to Lin Chen.

She took the pill and examined it carefully.

But no matter how she looked at it, she could not find anything suspicious.

Xiao Wu looked deeply at Lin Chen.

There was anger and resentment in her eyes, but in the end, it was all replaced by helplessness.

Lin Chen watched her quietly.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Wu snorted and tossed the pill into her mouth in one motion.

The pill melted the moment it entered her mouth.

As it sank into her stomach with her saliva, an invisible force burst open within her body.

Xiao Wu carefully sensed the changes in her body.

A moment later, she abruptly looked at Lin Chen, her face full of disbelief.

"You..."

Xiao Wu stopped herself halfway through, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Confusion, excitement, shock, and countless other emotions flickered across her face.

That pill had actually purified the Soul Beast aura from her body.

Soul Beasts possessed an innate bestial nature. Though it weakened greatly after taking human form, Xiao Wu could still feel it clearly herself.

A Titled Douluo could sense it as well.

Yet as the pill's medicinal power spread, she could clearly feel the bestial nature within her rapidly weakening, until it vanished completely in the end.

How could she not be shocked?

The greatest obstacle for a 100,000-year Soul Beast taking human form was that bestial nature that could never be completely erased, yet such a tiny thing had resolved it.

If that thing could be mass-produced, would it still be so dangerous for 100,000-year Soul Beasts to take human form?

If her mother had possessed one back then, would she still have died in the human world?

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It still hadn't maxed out?

Lin Chen frowned slightly, suspecting that the system was deliberately holding him down.

"Are you... also a Transformed Soul Beast?"

Xiao Wu asked tentatively, interrupting Lin Chen's thoughts.

A Titled Douluo was not necessarily required to sense the bestial nature of a Transformed Soul Beast. A 100,000-year Soul Beast that had also taken human form could do so as well.

Since he possessed something capable of eliminating the bestial nature of a Transformed Soul Beast, there was a possibility that he was one too.

Of course, that was also what Xiao Wu hoped for.

If he was also a Transformed Soul Beast, perhaps he would spare her life for the sake of their shared kind.

As long as he did not kill her, now that her bestial nature was gone, her safety would be greatly assured as long as she did not provoke any powerful experts.

"If you say so."

Lin Chen shook his head, neither denying nor admitting it.

That misunderstanding was not bad either.

Because he had not yet decided how to deal with Xiao Wu.

He would keep her by his side for now and see.

"What do you mean, 'if I say so'?"

Xiao Wu pouted, clearly somewhat dissatisfied with his answer.

Still, her entire body visibly relaxed.

It was clear that Lin Chen's ambiguous response had given her some psychological comfort.

"My name is Lin Chen. From now on, you'll follow me."

Xiao Wu hurriedly asked, "Will you kill me?"

"I don't know. That depends on how you behave."

After saying that, Lin Chen spoke no further and walked straight out of the alley.

Xiao Wu pouted and hurriedly followed him.

"My name is Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."