Then Come with Me

Xiao Wu really had a knack for fighting. Though she still lacked plenty of real combat experience, her combo attacks were incredibly smooth.

Well, smooth was all they were.

A fierce flurry of moves, yet the score was zero to five.

Watching Little Rabbit leap and dart around him, her long, straight legs wrapping around him again and again, Lu Shiyuan was amused.

The Waist Bow was indeed quite powerful. If it had been a Soul Master at Xiao Wu's level, they would probably have been thrown so hard they would not know which way was up.

But Lu Shiyuan had not wasted these past days. His body had long since been tempered to be as hard as steel.

Xiao Wu might have been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, but her strength had become that of an ordinary human little girl.

No matter how powerful those long legs looked, they could not budge Lu Shiyuan in the slightest.

If she could not even make Lu Shiyuan move, how could the Waist Bow possibly unleash its proper power?

A few minutes later, Xiao Wu stood where she was, panting heavily, her eyes full of resentment.

What kind of person was this? He was like an iron weight.

Xiao Feiyu watched the two of them fight with great interest. Seeing Xiao Wu so exhausted that she could barely move, she finally said, "Xiao Yuan, are you going to go easy on her?"

Lu Shiyuan grinned. Not a chance!

She had just called him a good person. How could he not settle that score?

Looking at the aggrieved Little Rabbit, Lu Shiyuan gave a sinister grin as his Martial Soul activated instantly.

A flash of light passed through his eyes, and Xiao Wu felt everything around her slow down several times over.

She wanted to move, but her body seemed completely beyond her control. Her once-nimble body now felt as though it had sunk into a muddy swamp, and even lifting her leg became incredibly difficult.

Her brain had clearly sent out the command long ago, yet her legs only belatedly took a step.

She was slow, but that did not mean Lu Shiyuan was slow as well.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, Lu Shiyuan appeared before her as though he had teleported. A small fist slowly yet firmly struck her abdomen as she watched in utter terror.

With just one blow, Xiao Wu went from a Soft Bone Rabbit to a boiled shrimp. Clutching her stomach, she curled up and collapsed onto the ground.

Her delicate, fair face had flushed bright red, and she even coughed from time to time.

She felt as if her organs were wailing. The delicious food she had eaten earlier was desperately searching for an escape route.

Lu Shiyuan truly had not held back. He had long wanted to see how long such an adorable little girl would cry after taking a punch.

As a God-Tier Martial Soul, the Void-Time Dragon Eyes actually came with its own domain.

The domain's effect was simple and brutal: within a certain range, it allowed Lu Shiyuan to control time and space. The degree of control was directly proportional to his Soul Power Level.

During the fight just now, Lu Shiyuan had controlled the flow of time around Xiao Wu, slowing her reactions while accelerating time around himself. That was how he had created that teleportation-like effect.

This domain alone gave Lu Shiyuan, an assault-type battle Soul Master, the abilities of a control-type battle Soul Master.

Xiao Feiyu rolled her eyes charmingly and mocked him without mercy. "Xiao Yuan really doesn't know how to treat girls gently."

Lu Shiyuan chuckled, the honest look on his face completely unlike the ruthlessness he had shown just now.

"Fei Yu, would you rather see me show mercy and get killed by an enemy?"

"Yes, yes, Xiao Yuan is the best. Xiao Yuan is always right." Xiao Feiyu praised him without the slightest emotion before stepping forward and lifting Xiao Wu up. "Little girl, you've already lost. What are you planning to do now?"

As Xiao Wu was held in the air, she felt a faint electric current winding through her body. Under its effect, the piercing pain in her abdomen gradually faded, completely vanishing after just a few breaths.

This human really was strong!

But that only strengthened her desire to stay by these two people's side.

It was hard enough to encounter two people who were not after her body, let alone two who were this powerful. She was not stupid enough to let such powerful backers slip away for no reason.

"Can you take me with you? Please..." Xiao Wu looked at Xiao Feiyu pitifully, the grievance in her eyes enough to melt anyone's heart.

It had to be said, Little Rabbit was quite adorable when she acted cute.

It was just that her personality had gone astray later on. Filthy words came out of her mouth at every turn, and she became incredibly unruly.

A girl who got even more excited than men whenever there was a fight, and who could even use herself as bait to lure a lecherous scoundrel—there really was no one else like her.

Lu Shiyuan had to admit that Tang San was quite capable.

Turning an obedient little girl into what she later became was not something just anyone could manage.

Lu Shiyuan was not a simp, but neither was he made of stone.

Looking at the pitiful Xiao Wu, he could not help asking, "Why do you insist on coming with us?"

Xiao Wu bit her lip. After hesitating for a moment, she voiced her thoughts.

She wanted to go to the human world so she could cultivate faster.

She wanted to find a way to revive her mother, or find her enemies and avenge her.

At first, Lu Shiyuan was speechless. If she really held such a grudge, how had she turned out like that in the original story?

After entering the human world, she had started throwing her weight around. What she thought about every day was not cultivation at all, but how to live a better life.

After a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast took human form, its cultivation talent was equivalent to Innate Full Soul Power among human Soul Masters.

With such an excellent talent, she had only reached level 29 by the age of twelve. It was utterly embarrassing.

But when he saw Xiao Wu speak with such sincerity, eventually choking up in tears, Lu Shiyuan still believed her.

A person's character did not form overnight. One's environment determined the direction their personality would take in the future.

No matter why Xiao Wu's mindset had changed later, Lu Shiyuan could be certain that the little girl before him had spoken the truth.

If Xiao Wu never met Tang San, then she should not be led astray like she was in the original story, right?

Xiao Feiyu suddenly spoke. "Xiao Yuan, take her with us."

"Huh?" Lu Shiyuan was somewhat surprised. Xiao Feiyu might be close to him, but precisely because they were close, he knew that the woman before him did not care about anyone or anything other than him.

She was even indifferent to the point of coldness.

Then why would she say that?

Surely she had not been moved by Xiao Wu's story?

Heh. He did not believe that a cold woman like Xiao Feiyu would suddenly be overflowing with sympathy.

Without waiting for an answer, Xiao Feiyu continued, "Taking her with us will benefit you."

Lu Shiyuan fell silent. To a Soul Master, the greatest benefits a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could offer were its Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

But he lacked neither of those.

He looked up and met Xiao Feiyu's assured gaze. In the end, he agreed.

"Fine, then come with me. But let me make this clear first: if you cause trouble, I'll throw you away without hesitation. I'll also spread the secret that you're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form."

This was Xiao Wu's weakness. Once she entered the human world, if her secret were exposed, there was no chance she would return to Star Dou Forest alive.

At that point, Quasi-Titled Douluo seeking her Soul Ring and Soul Bone would swarm toward her, all for the legendary treasures of Soul Masters.

A radiant smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face. She was not frightened in the slightest by Lu Shiyuan's threat.

Her two bright eyes curved into crescent moons, and her voice was almost sickeningly sweet.

"Mm-hmm, Xiao Wu will definitely be very obedient!"