Holy Wing of Light, the Model Couple Among Soul Beasts

The girl ahead had exquisite features, like a work of art bestowed by heaven.

Her looks and figure were in no way inferior to Xiao Wu's, even surpassing hers slightly because she had yet to fully blossom.

She carried a noble air that made ordinary people feel an involuntary urge to prostrate themselves in worship.

The surrounding smell of blood and the five Soul Rings circling her lent the girl an added air of dominance and heroic spirit.

That mixture of qualities was Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu's first impression of the girl.

"Brother Xiao Yao?" Xiao Wu brought her ear close to Xiao Yao's, asking whether they should take the opportunity to form a contract with her.

The girl looked no older than seventeen or eighteen, yet she was already a Soul King. Her talent had to be astonishing.

Xiao Yao shook his head. "I can only form contracts with those at level twenty-nine or below. She doesn't meet the requirements."

"But what concerns me more is, who is she? Why is she here?"

Xiao Wu opened her mouth, about to speak.

Just then, mournful cries rang out from nearby, cutting her off.

The Mind-Concentrating Rabbit Ears twitched. She focused her spiritual power, and her eyes glowed red.

"It's a white Soul Beast, a Holy Wing of Light-a ten-thousand-year Holy Wing of Light!"

Xiao Yao's pupils contracted. A Holy Wing of Light?

He had not spent all his days in Nuoding City cultivating. He had also learned some things about Soul Beasts from Xiao Wu.

That was also why he could not be bothered to enter Nuoding Academy. With a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast right beside him, why would he need to go to an academy to learn about Soul Beasts?

Among the things she had taught him was this rare avian Soul Beast, the Holy Wing of Light.

They were enormous, with those at the ten-thousand-year level boasting wingspans of ten meters.

Their bodies were pure white, with only their plumes and tail feathers a pale yellow.

Holy Wings of Light usually lived in pairs. After finding their destined other half in their youth, the two birds remained together for life.

Their sex could be determined from the markings on their bellies. A female Holy Wing of Light had a shield-shaped marking, while a male's resembled a longsword.

Xiao Yao looked at the Soul Beast on the ground, its shape no longer recognizable. It was probably the other Holy Wing of Light, but he did not know whether it was male or female...

"Brother Xiao Yao, what should we do? Fight or run?"

Xiao Wu summoned her bunny girl outfit again, raising her combat strength to its limit.

"Wait and see. Let's find out whether this Holy Wing of Light is male or female."

Holy Wings of Light were gentle by nature. Though powerful, they disliked fighting.

They were also famous in the Soul Beast Realm as "model couples." If one died an unnatural death, the other would seek revenge like a thing possessed, then follow its mate in death after succeeding.

Usually, however, only the male had the ability to do so.

Just like the markings on their bellies, the males excelled at offense, while the females possessed only defensive abilities.

If this Holy Wing of Light, whose cries were filled with despair, was male, their only choice would be to flee. But if it was female...

"It's female." Xiao Wu had gotten a clear look.

"Good." Xiao Yao's eyes lit up. "Protect the girl."

He already had a guess about the girl's identity, and she was also one of the people he had decided to form a contract with in the future.

This was a perfect opportunity to build some intimacy.

Just as Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu entered this Soul Beast forest, somewhere out of their sight...

An aged voice said, "Two children have appeared here. Should we eliminate them?"

Another voice, equally aged but with a smoky rasp, replied:

"Children? They're rather bold. Let them in. This is a rare chance for the young master to gain experience. Let's avoid intervening as much as possible."

Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu reached the girl, while the female Holy Wing of Light charged toward them, determined to die.

The aged voice said, "The young master still hasn't woken up. We need to act."

The smoky voice said, "Wait a little longer. It hasn't reached the most dangerous point yet."

A hint of surprise entered the aged voice. "Hm? Those two children haven't left?"

The smoky voice also sounded somewhat incredulous. "Are they trying to protect the young master?"

Watching the Holy Wing of Light draw ever closer, Xiao Yao said gravely, "Xiao Wu, Charm."

"Yes."

Xiao Wu had long since prepared. She activated Martial Soul Possession with her Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, and two Soul Rings circled her.

Her Second Soul Ring, in particular, was so yellow it verged on purple, drawing exclamations of wonder from the two hidden observers.

Her rabbit ears twitched slightly, and her eyes glowed red.

In the original story, Charm could only enhance her allure, making men lose themselves at the sight of her most beautiful side and thereby bringing them under her control.

Now, Charm was a true illusion technique, capable of showing its target the person buried deep in their heart whom they most wanted to see.

The female Holy Wing of Light's eyes were also tinged with red. What she saw was the male Holy Wing of Light.

Seeing her dead beloved come back to life before her, the female Holy Wing of Light let out a joyful cry, dropped her guard, and rushed toward her mate.

Xiao Yao unconsciously lowered the flaming saber he had condensed in his hands.

This was a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Once a Soul Beast's cultivation reached ten thousand years, its spiritual power increased dramatically. For Soul Masters, the concrete manifestation of this was that every Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring carried a spiritual shock.

For the Soul Beasts themselves, it meant greater spiritual awareness, increased resistance to abnormal conditions, the ability to control their instincts, and greater intelligence.

Yet the Holy Wing of Light before them had sunk completely into a Soul Master's second Soul Skill, without the slightest sign of resistance.

Why was that?

Wasn't it because she loved her mate too deeply and refused to accept the reality of his death?

She would rather expose every vulnerability to Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu if it meant her beloved could remain before her, even if only in an illusion.

How could Xiao Yao bring himself to strike a Soul Beast whose love ran so deep?

His hands dropped limply, but soon they filled with strength again, ready to face the coming battle.

Xiao Yao no longer intended to kill or defeat this Holy Wing of Light, but that did not mean he had given up on stopping her from killing the girl.

Given the habits of Holy Wings of Light, even if she killed the girl and avenged her beloved, she would still follow her mate in death. Her fate would remain unchanged.

Besides, if his guess about the girl's identity was correct, she was rather important to him.

The Heavenly Book Martial Soul manifested, a lone purple Soul Ring hovering above it, both beautiful and eerily strange.

The hidden aged voice said incredulously, "His First Soul Ring? How could anyone in this world have a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their First Soul Ring?"

The smoky voice said, "Forget his First Soul Ring. Look at what he's trying to do."

Xiao Yao opened the Wordless Heavenly Book to a blank page in the Spiritual Objects Chapter and shone it upon the white Soul Beast's corpse.

With their spiritual power as Titled Douluo, they could sense something being drawn away.

It seemed to be the male Holy Wing of Light's soul?

At the same time, a simple drawing of a Holy Wing of Light appeared on the blank page.

That was not all. Xiao Yao then aimed the page at the female Holy Wing of Light, whose eyes glowed red and whose mind was clouded.

"Don't struggle. Reunite with your beloved in another world."

The Holy Wing of Light gradually shrank and flew into the Wordless Heavenly Book.

Another Holy Wing of Light appeared on that page of the Heavenly Book.

Though they were only simple drawings, the tenderness between them was palpable. They exchanged a glance, then slowly faded.

That page of the Heavenly Book became blank once more.