Xiao Xiao Was Hurt! (Keep Reading to the Latest Chapter~)

"What happened?"

"That was a man's voice, not the Azure Phoenix Goddess's!"

"Serves him right. The Azure Phoenix Goddess is not to be trifled with. He brought it on himself."

In the stands, everyone—men and women, young and old—sided with Xiao Xiao.

Lu Ming watched the arena anxiously, his hands clenched into fists.

He wasn't worried that anything would happen to Xiao Xiao.

Tang Hao was level 95 at most, while Xiao Xiao was at the peak of level 98 and had already formed her first Soul Core.

No matter what Tang Hao was capable of, he could never defeat Xiao Xiao.

"Aaah!"

A shrill scream rang through the Soul Arena, and the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron circling above the stage dissolved into nothingness.

Looking closely, Lu Ming could just make out two figures.

Xiao Xiao!

Lu Ming vaulted forward and reached her side in a few quick strides.

"Xiao Xiao, are you hurt?"

Xiao Xiao smiled and shook her head. She flicked the blood from her Nine-Phoenix Ceremonial Xiao and said coldly,

"I'm letting you live because my Little Lu will deal with you himself. Enjoy the few years you have left."

Tang Hao lay on his side on the stage, the white shirt beneath his suit stained red with blood. Not far away were two small round objects—

His eyes. The pain was so intense he couldn't make a sound. His mouth only opened and closed.

It was a gruesome sight, but no one condemned Xiao Xiao. If anything, they thought she had done well.

Ridding society of a lecher like him was a tremendous contribution!

Young women would feel safer going out at night, too.

"You're in charge here. Settle my winnings,"

Xiao Xiao said as she brought Lu Ming over to the manager. Her face was expressionless, as though she had dealt with something utterly trivial.

"I still need to buy my little brother something tasty."

The manager stood stunned for a moment before hurriedly taking out the Gold Soul Coins. Between the Soul Arena's reward and the betting odds,

The payout came to one thousand Gold Soul Coins!

In a small place like Notting City, a thousand Gold Soul Coins was an enormous sum.

Xiao Xiao crouched, picked up Lu Ming, and walked out of the Soul Arena, leaving only her receding figure behind.

"The Azure Phoenix Goddess!"

"She's my idol!"

That night, in their room,

Lu Ming came out of the bathroom with his hair still wet and found Xiao Xiao sitting cross-legged on the soft bed, fine beads of sweat covering her fair forehead.

"Xiao Xiao, you lied to me!"

Lu Ming hurried onto the bed and pressed both hands to her back. Warm Soul Power rose from his palms and flowed into her body at an exceedingly slow pace.

"I let my guard down,"

Xiao Xiao said after a cough.

"The Clear Sky Sect truly deserves its reputation as a sect with over ten thousand years of history and the world's greatest tool Martial Soul.

"I never expected the Clear Sky Sect Nine Absolutes and the Exploding Ring Secret Technique to be so formidable.

"He detonated all nine of his Soul Rings at once. Combined with the Great Sumeru Hammer, the power he unleashed nearly reached the level of a Limit Douluo."

Xiao Xiao had suffered mainly because she underestimated her opponent and failed to stop Tang Hao from unleashing his full power right away.

Otherwise, if she had gone all out, she would have had a seventy percent chance of blocking that Ring Detonation strike.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xiao. You should have killed him right then."

Lu Ming's voice trembled with sobs. He felt he had let her down.

Xiao Xiao shook her head gently, her voice soft.

"Don't worry, Little Lu. A month's rest will heal a minor injury like this. I'll wait for you to grow strong enough to kill Tang Hao for me!"

"Mm-hmm."

Lu Ming wiped away his tears. His pupils turned red and narrowed into vertical slits.

"I'll make him pay for what he did today."

Xiao Xiao gave a faint smile and focused on the Soul Power entering her body.

Little Lu's Soul Power is so unusual. He has a dragon Martial Soul, yet it doesn't feel foreign to me. It actually feels familiar.

The violent force Tang Hao left inside me is slowly being neutralized.

Could Little Lu's Golden Dragon King Martial Soul truly have been left behind by the legendary Dragon God?

They continued for fifteen minutes. Then Lu Ming entered meditation to restore his Soul Power.

Once he had recovered, he channeled more Soul Power into her before meditating again.

He repeated the cycle for a full day and night, finally helping Xiao Xiao purge the lingering force from her body.

"Xiao Xiao, do you feel any signs of a breakthrough?"

Lu Ming asked.

"Pfft."

Xiao Xiao laughed and rubbed his little head.

"Do you think Peerless Douluo are as common as cabbages? I still need to form a second Soul Core. I'm nowhere near that point."

What Lu Ming said next made Xiao Xiao cover her lips in surprise.

"Xiao Xiao, have you heard of Immortal Herbs?"

Xiao Xiao nodded and said softly,

"In my world, Yuhao once refined a Heaven and Earth Creation Pill. I heard he made it using Immortal Herbs."

Lu Ming gave a dismissive look. Since Xiao Xiao was his protector, he had to get her an Immortal Herb.

"Xiao Xiao, I know where to find Immortal Herbs. Once you take one, your breakthrough to Peerless Douluo will be all but certain.

"But you still need to form your second Soul Core."

Lu Ming paused.

Xiao Xiao blinked. Immortal Herbs were wonderful, but she had no way to obtain one.

"If I really could get an Immortal Herb, I'd have at least an eighty percent chance of breaking through!"

Xiao Xiao's eyes were resolute, as though she were about to swear a solemn oath.

"What if you formed Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores?"

"What?"

Xiao Xiao could hardly believe Little Lu had said that. Was he joking?

"Little Lu, do you know only one being in this world has ever succeeded in forming Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores? No, not a person. A dragon."

"I know. Di Tian, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and foremost of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts ten thousand years from now."

Xiao Xiao pouted and pinched Lu Ming's little cheeks with her fair hands.

"If you know that, why bring it up? Do you think I've lived too long?"

"Xiao Xiao, listen to me. Ow~"

Xiao Xiao let go with an indignant huff and turned her face away. She really was angry.

"If you could attain a body as strong as Di Tian's, it wouldn't be impossible!"

Interest stirred in Xiao Xiao's eyes.

"Go on, tell me."

Lu Ming straightened his back and cleared his throat.

"As the ancients said, there's no shame in asking for guidance.

"So, Xiao Xiao, how about calling me 'teacher'?"

Xiao Xiao jolted. She wasn't too proud to ask for help,

But calling him "teacher" was hard to say.

A blush rose to her cheeks. She only wanted to hear what Lu Ming had in mind. It wasn't as if she simply wanted to call him "teacher"~

"Teacher Little Lu, tell me about it~"

Stay calm!

Keep your cool!

"I can get in touch with Di Tian, the Beast God. If we can obtain a Dragon Core and an Immortal Herb, there should be a ninety percent chance you can form Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores!"

Xiao Xiao's face went pale.

"Di Tian is terrifying. Even if he hasn't formed a Soul Core yet, neither of us is strong enough to approach him!"

Lu Ming smiled calmly. With the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, he should be able to negotiate with Di Tian.

Besides, he had to take this risk to help Xiao Xiao form Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores.

"Don't worry, Xiao Xiao!"

"After we eat, let's go pick ourselves some Immortal Herbs."