Xiao Wu was dead!
The outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San stood on a large rock, craning his neck in anticipation.
He finally saw a dark figure running out of the dense forest.
"Dad--"
Tang San rushed forward.
That's right!
The figure in black was his father.
"The mistress."
Father and son embraced tightly.
Tang San had a lot to say, but at this moment he was too embarrassed to know where to begin.
Blacksmith, drunkard, always drowsy...
His impression of Tang Hao was still from when he was six years old in Holy Soul Village.
In contrast, Tang Hao...
The old man's embarrassment was no less than Tang San Shao's.
Because he is not good at expressing himself.
"Dad."
"Are you a member of the Clear Sky Sect?"
"Is he a Titled Douluo?"
Can you tell me about your situation?
"..."
Tang San was the first to break the awkward atmosphere.
Um...
He was so curious!
I can't wait to know everything about my father.
"All right."
I'll tell you everything.
Tang Hao knew very well what was going on.
His actions today mean his identity has been exposed.
There's no point in continuing to hide his identity from Tang San.
Immediately.
Tang Hao then recounted his past.
He was once a genius that the Clear Sky Sect saw only once in a century.
He descended the mountain to gain experience in his youth and became the youngest Titled Douluo in the Douluo Continent.
He told his son about his entire Soul Master career, starting from the Martial Soul Awakening.
Where is Mother?
Who is my mother?
Why did you bring me to live in Holy Soul Village?
Why don't we go back to the Clear Sky Sect?
"..."
Tang San then threw out one question after another.
Because he had already noticed something amiss.
Although his father recounted his entire Soul Master career in great detail and with great enthusiasm, it was full of inconsistencies.
Tang San was certain!
There must be something else going on here that no one knows.
His father's relationship with the Clear Sky Sect was definitely not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.
The reason is simple.
If his father were a once-in-a-century genius Soul Master like Clear Sky Sect would not have allowed the father and son to live in Holy Soul Village for so many years.
I'll tell you about these things later.
Tang Hao knew he couldn't hide it from Tang San, but he still didn't intend to reveal the thing that had caused him such deep sorrow back then.
"Dad..."
Tang San originally wanted to try again.
However...
Before he could speak...
Tang Hao immediately raised his hand to interrupt, "Alright, I said I'd tell you later. Let's talk about Xiao Wu now."
These words were spoken.
Tang San's attention immediately shifted.
Although he was very concerned about his father's past and his mother's whereabouts, Xiao Wu was equally important to him.
Because...
He likes Xiao Wu.
He even considered confessing his long-held love to Xiao Wu after the Full Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament ended.
"Dad."
"You know Xiao Wu?"
Where is she now?
Have you seen her before?
"..."
Tang San continued to bombard Tang San with questions, one after another.
"The mistress."
"Calm down first."
What I'm about to say might be hard for you to accept.
"Xiao Wu is a Soul Beast!"
Its true form is Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit.
"..."
Opening ceremony lightning strike!
Although Tang San had mentally prepared himself, he clearly hadn't done that much.
"Xiao Wu is Soul Beast???"
"Impossible!"
"She's clearly a human, how could she be Soul Beast?"
Tang San kept shaking his head.
He doesn't believe it!
More accurately, he couldn't believe it.
"The mistress."
You should believe it.
"Dad would never lie to you."
"After Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transforms, it is indistinguishable from a human. Ordinary Soul Master cannot tell the difference at all. Only Titled Douluo can see through their disguise."
"Actually..."
"Dad has been protecting you in secret all along."
"From the very first day you entered Nuoding Academy, I knew Xiao Wu was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit."
Think about it carefully.
Have you ever seen Xiao Wu absorb Soul Ring?
No, I don't think so!
"That's because after Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transform into human form, they don't need to hunt Soul Beast to absorb Soul Ring. They have their own cultivation system and can condense Soul Ring on their own."
"..."
Tang San fell silent.
Because what the father said was completely flawless.
Most importantly...
His father had no reason to lie to him.
Tang San asked again, "Is Xiao Wu really Soul Beast?"
It's not that he doesn't believe it.
I just wanted to double-check.
"Yes!"
"I suspect it and the Titan Giant Ape were old acquaintances."
"Think about it..."
"You encountered the Titan Giant Ape the first time you entered the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Why did the Titan Giant Ape appear on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest? Why didn't it attack you with its life force? And how did Xiao Wu manage to escape unscathed after being kidnapped?"
"..."
These words were spoken.
At this point, Tang San had no choice but to believe it.
"What about Xiao Wu?" Tang San asked again, "Where is she now?"
She's dead!
Tang Hao was certain of this.
After returning from Holy Soul Village, he discovered that Xiao Wu was missing, so he searched for her in secret for a long time.
In conclusion...
Xiao Wu must have exposed her Soul Beast identity in Heaven Dou City and was then killed.
"Dead?!"
Tang San's head buzzed.
It was as if a bolt from the blue had struck him.
He was just wondering if he could accept a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit as his wife if Xiao Wu could return to the human world.
However...
His father told him: Xiao Wu is dead!!!
Tang Hao patted Tang San on the shoulder and said, "She's dead."
Tang Hao understood his son's feelings at that moment, but being poor at expressing himself, he could only comfort his son in this crude way.
"The mistress."
Cheer up!
"If you really like her, you should make yourself stronger quickly and avenge Xiao Wu."
Upon hearing this,
A hint of killing intent suddenly appeared in Tang San's eyes.
"Father," Tang San asked, "Do you know who killed Xiao Wu?"
Tang Hao shook his head.
This response added a touch of helplessness to Tang San's anger.
Have no idea?
Where can he seek revenge?
"Although I don't know who killed Xiao Wu, it won't be difficult to find the mastermind behind it."
"I have something to tell you."
"Even after Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transforms into human form, it still possesses Soul Ring and Soul Bone."
Tang Hao was certain that Yu Xiaogang didn't know these things, so naturally he had no chance to let his son know.
"Soul Ring and Soul Bone?!"
Tang San immediately understood his father's meaning.
The Soul Master who killed Xiao Wu did so for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
In other words...
Whoever possesses Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is likely the murderer of Xiao Wu.
Considering what Father just said—that only Titled Douluo could see through Xiao Wu's identity as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast —it wouldn't be difficult to find Soul Master who meets these conditions.