"Soul Beast Transformation! This hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit actually took human form!"
"Soul Beast Transformation means giving up a hundred thousand years of cultivation. It's when a Soul Beast is at its weakest. If only I'd been there! Kill her, and I'd get a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone!"
While everyone was buzzing with discussion, Xiao Wu's mouth fell open, and a mist had already gathered in her eyes.
She recognized her. That Soft Bone Rabbit was her mother!
Ever since that day, she had never seen her mother again. She had never expected to see her mother again on the sky screen.
"Mom! Xiao Wu misses you so much!"
A tear slid down Xiao Wu's cheek.
"What's wrong, Xiao Wu?"
A voice brought Xiao Wu back to reality.
Xiao Wu turned and found Tang San watching her with concern written all over his face.
Xiao Wu threw herself into Tang San's arms.
"Third Brother, I'm so sad!"
Tang San stroked the top of Xiao Wu's head and comforted her softly.
"Xiao Wu, no matter what happens, I'll always be by your side."
Tang San looked up at the sky screen, watching the Soft Bone Rabbit who had taken human form. He already had his answer.
Was that Xiao Wu's mother?
Although Xiao Wu had kept hiding the fact that she was a transformed Soul Beast, Tang San had long since discovered the truth that she was a Soul Beast through his Purple Demon Eye.
He had simply never exposed it.
On the sky screen, the Soft Bone Rabbit who had taken human form exhausted the last of her Soul Power, then turned into a streak of light and fled into the distance, swiftly disappearing into the Soul Beast Forest.
In the distance, Mighty Lion Douluo watched the fleeing streak of light, and a trace of regret flashed across his face.
What a pity. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast like that.
But the Angel Unicorn the young master needed still took priority right now!
Yet Mighty Lion Douluo did not know that Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and their third companion had already entered the Soul Beast Forest and were being hunted by Soul Beasts.
Qian Xunji was flying swiftly through the air, a pair of white wings on his back. This was his second Soul Skill, Angel Wings.
Behind him, several Thunder Fierce Bird Soul Beasts pursued him closely.
He had encountered these Thunder Fierce Birds while flying during his escape.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air came from behind him. Qian Xunji looked back and saw several balls of lightning and fire flying toward him.
The white wings on Qian Xunji's back beat, and he immediately began shifting from side to side.
The lightning fireballs missed, and several bursts of flame erupted from the ground. Tree after tree was blasted apart and caught fire!
"First Soul Skill! Angel Blade!"
Fifteen white flying blades appeared around Qian Xunji, slowly rotating like flower petals.
At Qian Xunji's command, the flying blades shot toward the Thunder Fierce Birds. In an instant, several birds were struck by the blades and fell from the sky with mournful cries.
Their companions' deaths only further stirred the remaining Thunder Fierce Birds' ferocity, and they launched even fiercer attacks on Qian Xunji!
The commotion also drew the attention of more Soul Beasts in the surrounding area.
At this sight, Qian Xunji's heart sank. During a beast tide, the Soul Beasts' ferocity and aggression increased greatly. If they encountered a human Soul Master, they would attack as a pack.
If this continued, he feared it would draw even more Soul Beasts to attack him.
At that thought, Qian Xunji immediately began paying attention to his surroundings.
Sure enough, more and more Soul Beasts were approaching. When he spotted a lake nearby, Qian Xunji immediately made his decision.
"Third Soul Skill! Angel Judgment!"
As Qian Xunji unleashed his Soul Skill, a dazzling light instantly enveloped his body. Then the light expanded in an instant, turning the surrounding space blazing white.
The surrounding Soul Beasts let out piercing cries. The intense stinging pain forced their eyes shut, and wisps of smoke rose from their bodies.
Taking advantage of this opening, Qian Xunji swiftly flew toward the lake, then plunged headfirst into the water.
Only after a full cup of tea's worth of time did the intense light disappear completely. By then, the Thunder Fierce Birds and the surrounding Soul Beasts had long since lost sight of that human Soul Master.
Even so, the Thunder Fierce Birds still refused to give up and began searching the area.
In the lake, Qian Xunji hid beneath the surface as Soul Beasts occasionally skimmed over the water.
Worried about being discovered, Qian Xunji could only swim deeper.
Just then, a ball of light suddenly appeared ahead, and Qian Xunji swam toward it.
When he drew close, he discovered that inside the light was a woman curled up without a stitch of clothing.
As though sensing someone approaching, the woman's eyelids trembled, as if she were about to wake.
Sure enough, the next second, the woman slowly opened her eyes.
The woman's gaze shifted. When she saw the figure before her, her eyes instantly widened, and the layer of light around her vanished.
Panic crossed the woman's face. She tried to summon her Soul Power, only to discover she did not have even a trace of it.
She had only just taken human form. After escaping the heavenly tribulation, her remaining Soul Power had protected her as she slept. She had never expected someone to disturb her and awaken her early, before her Soul Power had recovered at all!
Before the youth, she was now like a little rabbit with its paws tied, helpless to do anything but let herself be kneaded at will.
Looking at the panicked woman before him, Qian Xunji raised his hand to signal that she should not be alarmed.
Who could have known that Qian Xunji's movement would only panic the woman further? She struggled with both hands, trying to swim upward.
Worried that she would attract the Soul Beasts' attention, Qian Xunji hurriedly grabbed her.
The woman struggled even more fiercely, and the two grappled in the water.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji summoned his Soul Power and immobilized the woman.
Outside, Xiao Wu and Tang San could not help gaping as they watched this scene.
Xiao Wu's still-damp eyes were filled with fury.
Damn you, Qian Xunji! How dare you treat my mother like that!
I'll kill you!
Xiao Wu glared furiously at Qian Xunji in the center. Yet under the sky screen's suppression, no one dared act rashly.
They were terrified of becoming the next Zhao Changhai!
Xiao Wu could only wait for the moment the sky screen passed judgment on Qian Xunji and watch with her own eyes as he suffered punishment and died!
Tang San stared wide-eyed, studying the scene on the sky screen in minute detail.
Qian Xunji had actually shared an experience like this with Xiao Wu's mother!
"My heavens! What incredible luck did Qian Xunji stumble into? He actually ran into this transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
"Looks like this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is going to fall into Qian Xunji's hands!"
"Why? Why wasn't it me?!"
Everyone watched the sky screen, their faces uniformly filled with envy and jealousy.
On the sky screen, after Qian Xunji immobilized the woman, the two hid underwater for a long time, until he found that there was no sign of any Soul Beasts above the lake.
Only then did Qian Xunji bring the woman to the surface.
As soon as they surfaced, Qian Xunji also released her restraints.
The woman immediately raised her hand and swung a slap at Qian Xunji, only for him to catch it.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to kill you!"
The woman's eyes looked as though they would spew flames.
Qian Xunji could only immobilize the woman again, cover her with the cloak he was wearing, then carry her ashore.