Xiao Wu.

With Ye Yuan's final words falling, the Blue Silver Grass in the white jade flowerpot seemed drained of all its vitality, collapsing completely limp.

The golden leaves withered in agony, and due to grief, anger, and the complete collapse of its faith, the skin actually tore apart, oozing pale blue sap that looked just like tears.

Unbelieving... yet unable to refute.

The pride of a rebirth, the anticipation of ascending to godhood, the maternal sacrifice of giving one's life...

At this moment, they were completely tainted and twisted by the cruel truth!

"Stop struggling and digest this truth properly in this pot."

Ye Yuan lazily withdrew his gaze, appreciating the state of this Blue Silver Emperor whose mental state had collapsed, feeling quite pleased.

"What an overbearing Soul Power! Truly worthy of a god-grade spirit!"

Just at that moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had been guarding outside the courtyard all along, laughed heartily and pushed the door open to enter.

"Xiaoyuan, congratulations on breaking through to level forty! Since you're going to the Star Dou Great Forest to get that scabbard carrying the Asura Divine Sword, there's no time to lose! Second Grandpa will go round up some people right now, call all the old fellows from the Elder Hall, and we'll flatten that forest directly!"

"Second Grandpa, hold on."

Ye Yuan put away his mischievous amusement, his gaze turning clear:

"The Star Dou Great Forest is not the backyard of our Spirit City. That hundred-thousand-year-old Hooligan Rabbit is currently in her infancy and not worth fearing. However, she is followed by two genuine hundred-thousand-year-old forest kings, the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python."

"These three soul beasts are as close as siblings. If our Elder Hall mobilizes in full force and the pressure of five Super Douluos presses down together, it will definitely alert the enemy. Once those two beasts sense impending doom, they will undoubtedly fight to the death to cover the rabbit's escape. Even if we search for ten years, we might not find them."

Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded in deep agreement:

"Then according to your view, how should we catch her?"

"To catch a rabbit, we cannot rely on brute force; we must use extreme crowd control combined with absolute suppression."

Ye Yuan methodically laid out the tactics:

"Second Grandpa, for this trip to Star Dou, we need to bring Yue Guan and Guimei."

"Their Spirit Fusion Skill, Netherworld Static Domain, can forcibly freeze time and space! As long as we can use the domain to forcibly control Daming and Erming for even ten breaths of time, it will be enough for us to get that rabbit under our control."

Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned slightly, worry showing on his face:

"The fusion skill of the chrysanthemum and ghost indeed counts as a divine skill, but the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest is extremely perilous. In case their fusion skill is interrupted, or other hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beasts are hiding in the shadows, just the two of them alone probably won't be able to protect you..."

"That's why I need you to make the trip in person."

Ye Yuan turned his head and looked at Golden Crocodile Douluo:

"Second Grandpa, you are a ninety-eighth-rank peak Douluo. For this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, I need you to personally anchor the formation!"

"Yue Guan and Guimei will use the domain to control those two fierce beasts, while you will hide in the shadows and conceal your aura. With you, a peerless expert of the ninety-eighth rank, backing us up, whether an accident occurs with the fusion skill or other monsters run out of the forest, you will be able to instantly suppress the entire situation with absolute strength, ensuring nothing goes wrong."

Hearing Ye Yuan's airtight tactical deployment, Golden Crocodile Douluo's tightly furrowed brows instantly smoothed out, and he couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing aloud:

"Hahaha! Good! What a double insurance! Xiaoyuan, with the old man following you, even a sea of flames or a mountain of blades, we will flatten it!"

"Wherever Brother Xiaoyuan goes, Nana wants to go too!"

Just at that moment, Hu Liena, like a nimble little kitten wearing an exquisite light-golden dress, leaped directly from the tree canopy into Ye Yuan's arms.

She tightly hugged Ye Yuan's neck, her watery, somewhat eerie fox eyes filled with anticipation, even carrying a hint of morbid excitement:

"Nana heard it! Brother Xiaoyuan is going to catch a rabbit! Nana is so big now and has never been to the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. I heard the flesh and blood of the hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts there is extremely nourishing, and Nana has long wanted to eat spicy hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit head! Brother Xiaoyuan, will you take me with you or not?"

Ye Yuan helplessly pinched Hu Liena's delicately sculpted cheeks.

For Ye Yuan, who knew everything, with not only the absolute control of Chrysanthemum and Ghost in the team now, but also Golden Crocodile Douluo backing them up, taking a little girl to see the world was naturally as safe as could be.

"Fine, I'll take you to catch a rabbit."

Ye Yuan rubbed her soft golden long hair, his gaze looking toward the south.

"Order Yue Guan and Guimei!"

"Prepare the most spacious carriage and set off immediately."

"Target, the Star Dou Great Forest!"

The deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.

This was the most dangerous place on the entire continent, and few people ever dared to set foot here.

"Daming, Erming! Quick, look, is the flower crown I wove pretty?"

On the grass by the lake, a little girl with two rabbit-ear hair ornaments on her head was holding up a flower crown, making silvery, bell-like laughter.

"Roar!"

Erming, resembling a small mountain, obediently lowered its head, letting Xiao Wu place that flower crown—which looked pitifully small to it—onto Ziji's finger.

Yet upon closer inspection, a trace of deep lingering fear and relief flickered within Erming's lantern-like giant eyes.

"Big Sister Xiao Wu... It's really great, we can still see a living Big Sister Xiao Wu."

Erming muttered.

The calm lake surface broke, and Daming's unimaginably huge cyan bull head poked out of the water.

Complex emotions flickered within its eyes as well.

As time-reversing returnees, the final memories of Daming and Erming would forever remain locked in that tragic hunt within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bibi Dong had driven them to desperate straits, and they were poisoned and on the verge of death.

To prevent Bibi Dong from succeeding and to help Tang_San rescue Big Sister Xiao Wu, the two brothers resolutely chose to sacrifice themselves, pouring all their hundred-thousand-year-old cultivation and souls into Tang San's body.

The agony of having their souls ripped away and their physical bodies dissipating was still carved deep into the bottom of their hearts.

The moment they opened their eyes, time had actually returned to decades ago; Big Sister Xiao Wu was still here, and they were still alive.

"Daming, what are you spacing out for?"

Xiao Wu ran barefoot to the lakeside, scooped up a handful of clear water, and splashed it onto Daming's nose.

Daming snapped out of it, looking at Xiao Wu with pampering fondness:

"Big Sister Xiao Wu, I was just thinking... to be able to live over again, it's really great. That human brat... Tang_San, did he end up defeating that evil woman called Bibi Dong? Did our sacrifice help him?"

Hearing Daming bring up this matter, Xiao Wu's eyes instantly lit up.

A trace of longing suffused her face as she excitedly spun around in place:

"Of course! You guys have no idea how perfect my Third Brother is! He is the supreme genius in this world!"

"In the past life, it was my Third Brother who held the Sea God Trident and the Asura Divine Sword, beating that old hag Bibi Dong and that vixen Qian Renxue until their souls scattered! He is the exalted Dual Gods! Your sacrifices were not in vain; he saved the entire continent!"