Star Dou Great Forest, outer periphery of the Lake of Life.
The shore of this Lake of Life, in the eyes of ordinary people, rippled with a lustrous glow.
In the heart of the azure lake, faint pink halos of light spread out.
A figure could be vaguely seen within.
It was a small Soft-Boned Bewitching Rabbit.
In the strange and brilliant light, it gradually transformed into a human form.
She picked up the clothes that had been placed there long ago.
A pretty and delicate little girl now stood beside the Lake of Life.
Her pretty little face was white with a hint of red, much like a ripe peach, making one feel the strong urge to take a bite.
Her clothes were simple but appeared exceptionally neat.
Her long, beautiful black hair was coiled behind her head, forming a scorpion tail braid that hung down past her hips.
She looked like a porcelain doll. The most eye-catching feature was her pair of fair legs.
Slender and powerful lines.
The skin was delicate and smooth, like a freshly peeled egg.
Her legs were straight and slender, without a trace of excess fat from thigh to calf. The calf area bulged slightly, showing a sense of vitality and strength.
Her ankles were slender, and her pair of jade-like feet were small and exquisite.
Even though she had just transformed, it had to be said that she could indeed bear the title of the Number One Beautiful Legs of Douluo.
A silver scale hung from a red thread on her chest.
No fluctuations could be sensed from it, but it annihilated Xiao Wu's soul beast aura, making her seem just like a real human.
This was a gift from the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.
That day, when the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Zi Ji had come to them, besides delivering news about the future, they had also brought a silver dragon scale that could help Xiao Wu conceal her soul beast aura.
Xiao Wu looked at the thing hanging on her body with some surprise.
She pouted her small mouth.
"What's so great about it? Even without something like this, Sister Xiao Wu can walk freely in the human world."
"It's just a small benefit, that's all. I won't thank you for it, hmph~"
"At most, at most, Sister Xiao Wu will be a little more polite to you in the future..."
She was all about being stubborn and refusing to admit defeat. In fact, in her heart, she had long since acknowledged their strength.
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue, an embarrassed expression on her face.
She looked her new body up and down, a light shining in her eyes.
"When I grow up like this, will I be like Mother?"
"It seems so magical..."
Xiao Wu's pair of eyes blinked and blinked. She held up her arms, then looked at her scorpion braid.
A wooden comb appeared in her hand. It was the object Ah Rou used to comb her hair in the past.
Although she had not yet transformed back then, theoretically speaking, the back of her head should be her hair, right?...
She gently brushed it through her scorpion braid, and a teardrop flashed in her eye.
Her nose was also blocked by something unknown. She sniffled.
She wiped the tears from her eyes.
She carefully placed the wooden comb into her small bag.
Immediately, she shouted loudly:
"Da Ming, Er Ming!"
Bang bang bang—
The surrounding woods were once again devastated, revealing the figures of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
The Sky Azure Bull Python's body was dozens of meters long, its skin an azure-blue color, like a verdant lake.
Its body was covered in a layer of fine scales that shone with a faint luster.
Its tail was long and powerful, with a huge triangular scale at the end, like a sharp blade.
And Er Ming's skin was a pitch-black color, full of a sense of power. The Titan Giant Ape's body was covered in a thick layer of muscle, like sturdy armor.
Its yellow crystal-like eyes revealed a clear confusion.
Looking at the little dot before him, Er Ming scratched his head with some puzzlement.
"Is this what Sister Xiao Wu looks like after transforming? She feels so small. No strength at all. Before, she could even make her body bigger. The human body is just so weak and powerless. How can it compare to our soul beast bodies?"
"Sister Xiao Wu, you're really quite muddle-headed. I shouldn't have agreed to let you do it back then. Look at you now. There's only this little bit of soul power fluctuation on you. If we use human standards, you probably don't even count as a Soul Master."
"Shut up, you!"
With the sound of the scolding, Da Ming's long snake tail heavily slapped Er Ming on the head.
It hit him so hard he saw stars and was completely dazed.
Xiao Wu looked at Er Ming with some helplessness.
As the years had passed, Er Ming's symptoms had not alleviated one bit.
Although he valued relationships and had a hearty personality, he lacked propriety in his dealings with others.
To speak his mind without any restraint... was ultimately a bit much.
Er Ming, like a soul beast who was fine, casually got up and shook the dust from his body.
"Sister Xiao Wu, I'm sorry."
"It's fine..."
Xiao Wu put a hand to her forehead. Towards this little brother of hers, she was sometimes truly speechless.
Da Ming lowered his gaze, a light flashing in his huge eyes.
"Sister Xiao Wu, now that you have successfully transformed, should you be heading to the border, to Fasinuo Province?"
Xiao Wu nodded:
"The Auspicious Beast that came to the... outskirts of our Lake of Life the other day, hasn't it already shown us the way? I'll trust her for now. This is just giving them a little face. It's not that Sister Xiao Wu has already admitted defeat..."
Er Ming snorted twice. His arms, which could stretch more than half the length of his body, waved wantonly in front of his chest.
He let out a sky-shaking roar.
"Although they are strong, we are not to be trifled with either. One day, I will defeat them. And Sister Xiao Wu, with the foundation left from before your transformation, your growth will also be swift. I heard that the Limit Douluo of humans also have some strength. At that time, Sister Xiao Wu will surely be the big sister of the human world. Hmph, mere humans, how can they compare to the foundation of us soul beasts."
The foundation was indeed deep, but one must also know how to use it.
If she were like in the original novel, wasting her talent the moment she entered the human world, she would probably not grow to that realm.
"Sister Xiao Wu, let us escort you out of the forest."
Da Ming's bull head drooped, looking at Xiao Wu with infinite reluctance.
"Okay..."
Xiao Wu responded softly.
She patted Da Ming's head.
"I never noticed before, your head is so smooth, haha."
Er Ming stood at the side, looking as if he wanted to come forward but didn't dare to, which made Xiao Wu laugh.
She beckoned to Er Ming.
Only then did Er Ming, like a simpleton, bow his head.
He stopped in front of Xiao Wu's small hand and gently, ever so gently, rubbed against it.
"Sister Xiao Wu, let me give you a ride."
Er Ming patted his shoulder, signaling for Xiao Wu to come up.
Xiao Wu smiled.
She circulated her soul power and pushed off the ground.
Her small body thus landed on Er Ming's shoulder.
Patting Er Ming's head, Xiao Wu pointed a hand in one direction.
"Let's go!"
"Ahem, Er Ming, it's the opposite direction."
Xiao Wu's face turned red.
"Does Da Ming need to tell me? Sister Xiao Wu was just testing Er Ming's sense of direction..."
"Roar..."
Er Ming let out a seemingly excited roar and headed off in the direction west of the Star Dou Great Forest.
He was destructive all the way, and who knows how many trees and jungles were crushed by Er Ming's huge body.
Da Ming looked towards the depths of the Lake of Life.
He re-submerged himself within the lake.
"I wonder if those few from last time will appear again?..."
...
"Then Sister Xiao Wu, be careful..."
"Mmm, the place where humans appear is just ahead. Er Ming, you should go back quickly. Don't let humans sense your aura."
"Sister Xiao Wu..."
Er Ming's cheeks contorted, as if in sorrow, or as if wanting to cry.
But the somewhat dull him didn't know how to express this emotion, and he couldn't shed tears either.
So the expression on his whole face appeared exceptionally comical.
"Haha, Er Ming, what's with that expression? Didn't our Auspicious Beast already say it? I have appeared in the future. Nothing will happen. You can go back without worry."
Er Ming snorted, and two thick white streams of smoke puffed from his nostrils.
"You'd better be telling the truth..."
Xiao Wu didn't bother with Er Ming anymore, just waved her hand.
Walking out of the forest, without the trees to block the sunlight, her vision immediately opened up.
Xiao Wu shielded her eyes for a moment. After her eyes adjusted, she finally lowered her hand.
She said with some surprise.
"Is this the human world? There are so many houses like mother's... What is that little black dot flying in the distance?"
Xiao Wu blinked her eyes, somewhat curious about these brand new things she had never seen before.
Following the route in her memory, she began to walk in one direction.
A few days later.
Fasinuo Province.
Outskirts of Nuoding City.
Here was a village called Emperor Soul Village.
Like Holy Spirit Village, it was also under the jurisdiction of Nuoding City.
There were no soul masters in the village.
But what was similar to Holy Spirit Village was that a long, long time ago, a Soul Emperor had once come from this village.
Whether this was true or not could no longer be verified.
The only thing known was the stone monument, which was similar to the one in Holy Spirit Village.
Except for the different writing and characters, the style and materials were exactly the same.
In the village, most were farmers and hunters.
Besides soul beasts, the Douluo Continent still had ordinary wild beasts and birds.
Emperor Soul Village was located at the foot of a mountain range.
A small river ran across it.
And because of this, many hunters would go into the mountains to hunt.
In the mountain forest.
With a rustling sound, a small figure appeared, her clothes looking somewhat tattered and messy.
There were specks of dirt on her face.
Although a bit scruffy, one could still see what a delicate and pretty girl the original owner was.
It was precisely Xiao Wu, who had been traveling for several days.
"This is going to kill Sister Xiao Wu. Why is this human body so troublesome to walk in? How long have I been walking, and I'm already this tired."
Grrumble—
Xiao Wu's face turned red.
Why was this useless stomach rumbling again?
Didn't I just eat a carrot this morning?
Great, that vegetable patch has no more carrots. I've eaten them all now.
And this is a new, unfamiliar place.
Where am I going to find something to eat?
Xiao Wu pouted.
"Damn it! Didn't they say someone would come to pick me up? What was his name again? I think it was Lin Feng. Where is that person? Can he hurry up? Sister Xiao Wu is going to starve to death..."
Her head was a little dizzy.
Xiao Wu walked forward step by step, wandering aimlessly in this mountain forest.
Suddenly, she heard a sound.
"Old Liu Tou, I hear you're a one-in-a-million hunter here. How about it? How was the harvest today? I think this place isn't bad. There's some dry firewood right next to us. Why don't we just start a fire and cook. Roast that deer behind you for us brothers to eat, how about it? Hahaha."
Xiao Wu blinked her eyes.
Tiptoeing, she found a large tree that could hide her body.
She carefully poked her head out, wanting to see what was going on.
Not far in front, three large men had surrounded a skinny old man.
Although the old man looked thin, his muscles were lean and strong.
He was even holding a longbow in his hand, with the carcass of a deer on his back.
"You three good-for-nothings. Bullying people in the village is one thing, but now you're actually bullying an old man like me? Have you forgotten who gave you candy when you were children? Forgotten who made toys for you?"
The leading burly man snorted coldly.
"Those things were so long ago, who can still remember? So what if you did? Now that you've run into us three brothers, you'd better hand over your harvest. Otherwise, I don't know what might happen."
The three of them chuckled.
Their hair was not coiled up like a normal person's, but instead looked as if it had exploded.
Strange shapes.
There were also strange patterns on their arms and legs.
Their attire was also peculiar.
"You three, do you know what you're doing? How can you face your dead parents like this?"
Hearing this, the leading burly man's mind went blank for a moment.
"Second brother, third brother, stop wasting words with him. We want that deer, and we want the wallet on you too. I heard that your kid is getting a wife soon. You've been keeping your property with you all day long, afraid of losing it, and then being unable to explain to the other family. Let me see, it should be hidden in that bamboo basket of yours."
Old Liu Tou's face instantly changed.
This instantaneous change in expression did not escape the eyes of the three men.
They immediately burst into laughter.
"Come on, hand it over!"
The three of them touched their wrists.
One of them even took out a shiny big knife.
The light from the blade was cold.
It scared Old Liu Tou out of his wits.
"You! You!"
"Insolence!"
A crisp shout came.
The four of them looked towards the sound in confusion.
And saw that Xiao Wu was already standing not far from them, pointing a finger at the three of them.
"Hurry up and run, or be careful that Sister Xiao Wu doesn't beat you until you can't find north."
The three of them looked at each other.
"Hahaha, where did this little girl come from? She's all dirty and dares to speak so wildly. Did your parents not beat you? Just in time, we can catch her and sell her."
"You're seeking death!"
Xiao Wu had not a shred of sympathy for these three who were dancing on her last nerve.
Her soul power instantly circulated throughout her body, like a bolt of lightning, fiercely striking the leader.
Pfft—
The man spat out a mouthful of blood.
In an instant, he couldn't move.
He lay on the ground, whimpering.
The other two were greatly shocked and wanted to rush forward together, but Xiao Wu took the opportunity to push off the ground, and her whole body flipped again.
Her two small feet landed one on the left and one on the right on their faces.
The huge impact directly knocked them unconscious.
"Hmph!"
Even though she had just transformed, the current Xiao Wu still possessed the power of innate full soul power.
Plus her previous combat skills, it was not something these three ordinary people could withstand.
"Sir, are you alright?"
Xiao Wu helped up Old Liu Tou, who had been frightened and had fallen to the ground.
"I'm... I'm fine..."
Looking at the three unconscious people on the ground, Old Liu Tou fell into deep thought.
"This... miss, are you a soul master?"
"Not really, but I have innate full soul power!"
"Innate full soul power!"
Old Liu Tou showed a look of shock.
His eyes darted around.
"Then what are your plans now? Where are your parents?"
Xiao Wu immediately became sad.
"I'm a refugee. I don't have a place to go yet."
Seeing that she didn't mention her parents, Old Liu Tou's heart immediately sank.
He hurriedly comforted her.
"I've said the wrong thing. Then how about this? You come back to the village with me. I happen to be old acquaintances with our village chief. If you don't mind, I can talk to him about arranging for you to have our village's spot to go to the Spirit Academy."
"Spirit Academy? What's that? Can you eat it?"
Old Liu Tou burst into laughter.
"That you can't eat, but I have food in my basket."
Xiao Wu looked over and was greatly shocked.
"Bunnies are so cute! How can you eat bunnies!"