Xiao Wu's Fourth Spirit Ring

That evening, the team made camp outside a valley.

Flender had originally planned to search through the night for a suitable soul beast for Xiao Wu, but he made Tang San stay at camp to rest. Although Shi Nian's Remnant Dream had done no lasting damage to Tang San, it had still drained a great deal of his spiritual power. He was in no condition to keep trekking through the forest.

Xiao Wu sat beside the fire. Several times, she opened her mouth to speak, only to swallow her words.

Yuan Yu walked over with his wine gourd in hand. "Stare all you want. A spirit ring isn't going to grow out of the fire."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at him. "Mind your own business."

"Sure."

Yuan Yu turned to leave.

Xiao Wu grabbed his sleeve. "Come back."

"So do you want me involved or not?"

"Let's find somewhere private."

They left camp and followed the cliff for several kilometers. Only after repeatedly checking that she could sense no one nearby did Xiao Wu stop before a long, narrow valley.

"I don't need to hunt a soul beast."

Yuan Yu said nothing, simply waiting for her to continue.

Xiao Wu stared into his eyes. "After a hundred-thousand-year soul beast takes human form, it can condense the spirit ring best suited to it whenever it reaches a new major realm."

The valley was quiet, with only the chirping of insects in the distance.

She waited for a long while, but Yuan Yu never drew his blade.

"You're not surprised?"

"The first time I met you in Star Dou Great Forest, I knew something was off about your aura." Yuan Yu leaned against the cliff. "Then I noticed how quickly you hid whenever a Titled Douluo showed up. I more or