Bai Ye's Plan for Sacrifice

After the battle between Titled Douluo ended, Chrysanthemum, Ghost, and Poison Douluo turned their attention to Bai Ye and Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Ye, how should we deal with this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?" Yue Guan was the first to speak, clearly viewing Xiao Wu as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

Faced with Yue Guan's question and the burning gazes of Ghost Douluo and Poison Douluo, Bai Ye had already decided what to do.

He would learn from Tang San in the original story: risk his life to save Xiao Wu and make her choose to sacrifice herself willingly to become his Soul Ring.

As for why he would not imprison Xiao Wu until he reached level fifty, then kill the rabbit for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, the reason was simple. Although Bai Ye's physical body was very strong now, he did not think he could safely absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as his fifth Soul Ring.

He remembered that in the original story, when Tang San returned to acknowledge his ancestry, the Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder had set three increasingly difficult conditions.

The hardest was for Tang San's eighth Soul Ring to be a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Before that, Tang Hao had clearly stated that Tang San's physical strength at the time was among the greatest on the continent, with very few capable of surpassing him.

As for Bai Ye now, he did not believe his physical strength had reached that level. After all, his body had not yet been strengthened by Soul Bones.

Normally, he would need to wait until his sixth Soul Ring before he could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

But since he had the choice now, naturally he wanted to absorb one with his fifth ring.

He had originally intended to imprison Xiao Wu, but now he had changed his mind. He could not gamble with his own safety.

What if something went wrong when he forcibly absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?

Therefore, having Xiao Wu willingly sacrifice herself was the best choice.

Besides, this was not difficult to arrange.

Of course, he could not explain this to Yue Guan in front of Xiao Wu, or how could he carry it out?

Thus, Bai Ye, pale-faced, broke free from Flender's grasp in front of everyone and shielded the terrified Xiao Wu behind him.

Xiao Wu's entire body trembled. She had already prepared herself for death, but Bai Ye's actions were completely beyond her expectations.

Bai Ye actually chose to oppose Titled Douluo even though he knew she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

True feelings were revealed in times of hardship, and this was the best proof of it.

"Boss Bai..." Two streams of tears ran down Xiao Wu's face. She believed that Bai Ye, who stood before her, was under enormous pressure.

"It's alright, Xiao Wu. As long as I'm here, no one will lay a finger on you." Bai Ye's voice was soft. He did not turn around, only stared at the three Titled Douluo before him.

"Xiao Ye, do you not understand what a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast represents?" Ghost Douluo sighed.

"Of course I do. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast means a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, ranked first among every Soul Master's dreams, as well as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone," Bai Ye said.

"Then why are you still protecting her?" Dugu Bo could not understand his master's thoughts.

Yue Guan said, "Hand her over to us. We'll imprison her and kill her when you need her in the future."

Poison Douluo and Ghost Douluo both nodded.

Bai Ye shook his head and said firmly, "Xiao Wu is my friend. We were friends back at Notting Academy. We were friends in the past, we are friends now, and we will be friends in the future. I will not let you hurt her."

"But she's a Soul Beast, and you're human!" Dugu Bo shouted.

"So what if I'm human? So what if she's a Soul Beast? All I know is that she is my friend. If you still regard me as the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, still regard me as your master, then give up on this idea." Bai Ye continued shielding Xiao Wu behind him.

In the eyes of others, this was not merely friendship. Bai Ye never spoke of love, yet every word he said was filled with it.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei thought of Tang Hao from many years ago, when a man and a blade of grass had fallen in love.

Though Bai Ye and Xiao Wu had not reached that point, there were already signs of it.

"Xiao Ye, humans and Soul Beasts are not meant to be together!" Yue Guan made one final attempt to persuade him.

Bai Ye said nothing and merely looked at them.

His stance was unwavering.

The three Titled Douluo looked at one another, then finally sighed and vanished from the spot.

They had no answer to Bai Ye's insistence, and they could not possibly do anything to him over a single Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

They could still tell which was more important: Bai Ye or a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Bai Ye." Xiao Wu wept uncontrollably. At that moment, her heart belonged completely to Bai Ye.

Yet Bai Ye answered her by fainting.

Of course, Bai Ye was only pretending. He wanted Xiao Wu to become even more invested in the act.

In the shadows, the three Titled Douluo no longer dwelled on Xiao Wu, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Instead, they discussed matters with grave expressions.

"I didn't expect that old fellow Chen Xin to break through during the battle."

"Hmph, if not for that, I could have captured them alive just now."

"Enough. The priority is to report what happened here. Ning Fengzhi and the others may not know the full extent of Xiao Ye's support abilities, but even this small glimpse he revealed..."

The three quickly reached a decision.

Ghost Douluo would return to report the news, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Poison Douluo would remain to continue protecting Bai Ye.

Elsewhere, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Sword Douluo had only just returned to the sect with Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong when he lost consciousness and collapsed.

There was no helping it. Though he had broken through, his injuries had not healed.

He had been severely wounded in the battle just now. The only reason he had managed to bring them back was because his willpower was strong enough to keep him standing.

Now that he had returned to his own territory, he no longer needed to worry, and so he finally collapsed.

"Fengzhi, what happened to that old bastard?" Bone Douluo suddenly appeared. When he saw the massive hole in Sword Douluo's chest, his expression turned extremely ugly.

They had fought each other for most of their lives. Though they constantly insulted one another, their bond ran deep.

"Who did this?!" Bone Douluo was instantly furious.

"Grandpa Sword!" Ning Rongrong came back to her senses. Looking at Sword Douluo, she broke down in tears.

"It's all Rongrong's fault. If Rongrong hadn't gone to Shrek, you wouldn't have discovered Bai Ye's talent, and you wouldn't have gone to Shrek..."

"Rongrong, this isn't your fault." Bone Douluo hurriedly comforted her. However, Ning Rongrong was still just a young girl. Seeing Grandpa Sword, who had always doted on her, reduced to such a state, she cried until she fainted.

At that moment, Ning Fengzhi, his face dark, explained everything that had happened at Shrek Academy.

After hearing it, Bone Douluo's expression became exceedingly grave.

Poison Douluo had also joined Spirit Hall, and Bai Ye could actually support three Titled Douluo. Moreover, the support effects were incredibly powerful and long-lasting.

"If Uncle Sword hadn't broken through during the battle, we would probably..." Ning Fengzhi stopped there.

Bone Douluo could fully imagine the consequences.

Though Sword Douluo had broken through after this battle, his combat strength would naturally be greatly reduced until his injuries fully healed.

This weakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's overall strength.

Moreover, this battle showed that Spirit Hall would not simply let the matter rest.

"Fengzhi, what do you plan to do next?"

"Bai Ye's support abilities are far too strong. Although I don't know whether his martial soul has any limitations, one thing is beyond doubt: once he becomes a Soul Sage, he will be able to support multiple Titled Douluo for extended periods. He must be killed. Otherwise, not only our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but even the Upper Three Sects will have to submit to Spirit Hall—or face extermination."

Ning Fengzhi was not exaggerating. If anything, he had been conservative, yet Bone Douluo was still shocked to hear it.

"This is urgent. The Clear Sky Sect has secluded itself from the world, so I need to personally deliver this information to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the two great empires. Only by standing together against a common enemy can we oppose Spirit Hall."

Ning Fengzhi understood the importance of the matter.

But Bone Douluo was conflicted as well. Should he protect Ning Fengzhi, or remain behind to protect the sect?

"Uncle Bone, I'll go myself. Though I'm a support-type Soul Master, I'm still a Soul Sage. It won't be so easy for anything to happen to me."

In truth, he understood that going alone was unsafe. But if Bone Douluo accompanied him, what would happen to Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong?

So no matter how dangerous it was, he had to go.

After all, the later he delivered the warning, the greater the risk would be.