Mistakenly Entering the Depths of the Domain! Xiao Wu Was Discovered!

"Wh... where was this?"

Xiao Wu looked around in confusion. She could feel that she had not moved, yet the environment around her had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Was this an illusion?

No.

She reached out and touched a glowing orchid beside her. Its delicate, soft texture felt incomparably real.

She stomped hard on the grass beneath her feet, and the solid feedback told her that none of this was false.

Could this... be his soul skill?

A storm surged in Xiao Wu's heart.

She had never seen such a bizarre, powerful soul skill!

This was no mere control or attack. It was practically... creating a small world out of thin air!

Was this... a domain?

Scattered records of that term from her inherited memories surfaced in Xiao Wu's mind.

It was a supreme ability that only an extremely small number of exceptionally gifted beings could comprehend through fortunate opportunities!

Yet this boy before her looked barely more than ten years old, and his soul power was not particularly high...

How could he possibly possess a domain?

And such a complete, immense domain at that!

Xiao Wu felt that her understanding of the world had been overturned once again.

Just as she stood frozen in shock, new changes began to occur within this world.

The plants that had initially seemed gentle and harmless began to turn aggressive.

Countless thorny vines burst from the ground like venomous snakes, wildly coiling toward her.

The multicolored spores in the air gathered into a dense mist, attempting to invade her nose and mouth.

Even the beautiful-looking Man-Eating Flowers opened their gaping, fang-filled maws and aimed them at her!

"Not good!"

Xiao Wu's expression changed. Soul power instantly circulated through her body as the Soft-Boned Rabbit's Soft Technique activated on instinct.

Her body became boneless, twisting and weaving through the gaps between countless vines at impossible angles.

Waist Bow!

Her body drew a graceful arc through the air, narrowly avoiding the Man-Eating Flower's lethal bite.

Teleportation!

Just before the multicolored mist engulfed her, her figure vanished from where she stood and reappeared ten meters away.

However, the plants here seemed endless.

She had barely evaded one wave of attacks when even more plants surged at her from all directions.

These plants were not particularly powerful. With Xiao Wu's strength, dealing with them was easy enough, but there were simply far too many of them!

Moreover, Xiao Wu could feel the strange space slowly but continuously absorbing the soul power within her.

As one side waned while the other grew, she would eventually exhaust all her strength!

No, I have to find a way out of here!

Xiao Wu's gaze turned grave. She took a deep breath, preparing to use the origin power of her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast form to forcibly break through this domain.

However, just as she was about to act, every plant that had been attacking her wildly suddenly froze, then rapidly withdrew like a receding tide.

The entire world returned to its previous dreamlike tranquility...

Xiao Wu was stunned.

What was going on?

"Sorry, I didn't know someone else was here."

A voice came from nearby.

Xiao Wu abruptly turned around and saw the black-haired boy standing amid a sea of flowers, looking at her apologetically.

At his side stood the silent Zhu Mao, the restless Feng Qie, and the timid Yue Xi.

I've been discovered!

Xiao Wu's heart leaped into her throat.

She instinctively assumed a fighting stance and watched Lu Ming warily.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Lu Ming frowned slightly as he sized up the pink-skirted girl who had suddenly appeared before him.

He had only wanted to test the domain's power. How had he ended up dragging a living person into it?

After activating Myriad Essence Life-Eater and resonating with the forest, his perception had greatly improved. However, Xiao Wu's concealment skills were simply too extraordinary. On top of that, she was a soul beast who had grown up in the Star Dou Great Forest, and her aura blended perfectly with the surrounding environment. Lu Ming had failed to notice her entirely.

It was only when he expanded his domain and forcibly drew Xiao Wu inside that the unfamiliar life aura, one that did not belong in this valley, became so conspicuous within his domain.

Such powerful concealment... and her strength...

Lu Ming's gaze grew solemn.

He could sense that this harmless-looking, adorable girl contained an immense reserve of energy.

The level of that energy was far higher even than the Thousand-Year Soul Beasts he had encountered before!

At least a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? No... she feels even stronger!

And this feeling from her... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form?!

A shocking guess surfaced in Lu Ming's mind.

He recalled the clever, unusual girl from the original story.

A short pink skirt, a long scorpion braid...

Could she... be Xiao Wu?

Lu Ming's heartbeat skipped.

He had never imagined that just after arriving in the Star Dou Great Forest, he would meet one of the original story's female leads in such a manner.

What was this supposed to be?

Just as turmoil filled Lu Ming's heart, two earth-shattering roars suddenly erupted from the direction of the Lake of Life!

"Roar—!"

"Roaaar—!"

One was the roar of a giant ape, filled with furious rage.

The other was the long cry of a bull python, containing icy killing intent.

Two terrifying waves of pressure, like landslides and tsunamis, swept in from afar and slammed viciously into Lu Ming's Gluttonous Sea of Light!

The entire domain space began shaking violently, as though it could shatter at any moment!

Lu Ming's expression changed.

Holy shit! The real owners came knocking!

He instantly understood that the owners of these two auras were the rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest—the Azure Sky Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape!

They had come for Xiao Wu!

Good grief, this was even more terrifying than facing Tang Hao before!

Lu Ming cursed frantically in his heart. Neither of these two pressures was weaker than Tang Hao's. In terms of raw power, they might even surpass him!

Yet deep down, he was even more astonished that his Gluttonous Sea of Light could withstand the furious pressure of those two beings.

Although the domain was shaking violently and looked as though it could collapse at any moment, it had ultimately endured!

After sensing it for a moment, Lu Ming immediately understood the key.

It's the support of this forest!

After activating Myriad Essence Life-Eater, he had established resonance with the forest in this valley. The life energy of the entire valley had become part of his domain.

Here, this was his home ground!

Lu Ming let out a breath of relief...