Chapter 75: Forcing Xiao Wu to Return Home

Although it was just speculation, the treasures and wealth left inside the cave were very real.

Xiao Lin quickly prepared again and continued into the cave, keeping his eyes on the tree hole — the eye of the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree.

As for Tang San, he remained at the cave entrance, providing support for Xiao Lin, ready to pull him out in case of danger.

Only when Xiao Lin's spiritual power had grown strong enough to resist the paralyzing effect of the tree's eye would Tang San choose to enter the cave himself.

At that point, Xiao Lin could only enter together with Tang San — but with his back facing the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree.

If Tang San got controlled, Xiao Lin would rely on the extension of his Qiu Long Staff to push both of them out and escape.

Moreover, to prevent Tang San from getting hurt, Xiao Lin needed to place his hand on Tang San's shoulder and release his Indestructible Vajra soul power to protect him.

This kind of training would bring significant improvement to both Xiao Lin and Tang San — in spiritual strength, soul power recovery speed, and even in their bond and intimacy.

In life-and-death situations where one entrusted their life to the other, it naturally built deep trust and spiritual resonance.

Even if their martial soul fusion technique didn't work, Xiao Lin didn't think their two-as-one cooperation would be a problem anymore.

While Xiao Lin and Tang San were rigorously training their spiritual power during the holiday, our dear Xiao Wu had also returned to the Star Dou Forest.

The moment she stepped into the forest, she was already annoyed.

Some Wind Baboons didn't seem to know who the real bosses of the Star Dou Forest were.

Who was Xiao Wu? The big sister of both the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python!

And yet they dared try to rob her? Xiao Wu released her aura as a 100,000-year soul beast — the Wind Baboons were scared to death on the spot.

The same species that nearly killed Huo Hang in the future just died so pathetically here.

With her soul beast aura unleashed, Xiao Wu strolled through the Star Dou Forest as if it were her own backyard.

At this moment, in the core zone of the Star Dou Forest, at the Lake of Life—

A lake radiating faint green light, brimming with life energy, suddenly began to churn violently with bubbles rising everywhere.

With a deep roar, a pair of massive black-cyan bull horns emerged from the water.

Gradually, a terrifying power brewed in the lake as torrents of water rose dozens of meters into the sky, forming a gigantic water column.

Then, amidst the splashing water, the black shadow within the water column revealed its true form:

A black-cyan giant serpent, several hundred meters long, rose from the Lake of Life. Its bull horns were several times thicker than a large water tank, and its glowing eyes were the size of double doors.

Just the airflow from its breathing could knock a human flying.

This was the Forest King of the Star Dou Forest, the Azure Bull Python.

(Author's note: The size of Da Ming and Er Ming is increased, since the Titan Giant Ape and the Titan Snow Demon King seem to be distant relatives, but their body sizes were quite different.)

"Xiao Wu is back. Er Ming, go get her."

The Azure Bull Python let out a sound like a giant tractor and spoke to a black giant ape over 50 meters tall and unnaturally muscular.

That ape — the Titan Giant Ape — scratched his head blankly, then his eyes lit up and he answered excitedly with a loud voice matching the bull python.

"Okay!"

In the next moment, the Titan Giant Ape placed both hands on the ground and, using all four limbs, sprinted out of the forest's core zone at incredible speed, almost without making a sound.

Under the Azure Bull Python's gaze, the ape's huge form gradually shrank — until it was only about eight meters tall at the shoulder.

"Er Ming's cultivation has improved even more. I can't afford to fall behind."

The Azure Bull Python also began shrinking its body.

Among soul beasts, bigger usually meant stronger — and vice versa.

But large bodies also made them easier targets for human experts, leading to devastating attacks.

That's why beasts like Da Ming and Er Ming at their level chose to reduce their size — to avoid being overwhelmed by human firepower.

(Author's second setting: otherwise, every 100,000-year soul beast would be huge, and the author wouldn't be able to keep up with the scaling data.)

In the outer zone of the Star Dou Forest, soul beasts suddenly fled in all directions.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.

"Er Ming, is that you?"

She shouted with joy and excitement upon noticing the beasts fleeing in terror.

"Sister Xiao Wu! I've come to bring you home!"

Soon, before her stood a Titan Giant Ape with shoulders over seven or eight meters tall, and standing height of fifteen meters. He scratched his head bashfully.

"Er Ming, you've gotten stronger!"

Xiao Wu quickly leaped onto his shoulder and said excitedly as they returned to the forest's core area.

"Hehe, Sister Xiao Wu is the amazing one. You've already…"

"Level 18."

"Oh! You're level 18 now? Sister Xiao Wu, you're incredible!"

The Titan Giant Ape chuckled honestly, genuinely happy for her.

He and Da Ming — the Azure Bull Python — had higher innate talent, but that made it harder for them to take human form and reach godhood. Even so, he deeply admired Xiao Wu.

Even if her biggest goal was simply revenge.

When he heard Xiao Wu say she was already level 18, he was shocked — though he didn't show it on his face because he didn't understand how fast that level-up speed was by human standards.

"Let me tell you, I'm now the scholar of soul beasts. No one understands them better than I do."

Puffed up by praise, Xiao Wu bounced proudly on his thick shoulder, showing off her newfound knowledge.

Being influenced by Xiao Lin every day, even if she wasn't the most serious student, she'd developed a deep understanding of martial souls and soul beasts.

At least better than some teachers at Nuoding Academy.

"Sister Xiao Wu, you're amazing. You'll definitely get your revenge."

As they rushed back to the core zone, the Titan Giant Ape praised her non-stop, saying every nice thing he could think of.

Even more astonishing — despite moving so fast, he didn't damage any surrounding trees. His mastery over gravity was impressive.

Xiao Wu was stunned.

"Er Ming, your control over gravity is that good now?"

Her eyes sparkled. After all, she had heard that Xiao Lin planned to use gravity training to refine the body.

And right beside her was a master of gravity.

"Yeah, but I'm still not as awesome as Sister Xiao Wu."

As they returned to the core zone, the sky had already darkened.

Along the way, thanks to Xiao Wu's nonstop bragging, Er Ming now had a clear picture of just how strong she'd become.

"Da Ming, I'm back!"

"Big Bro! Sister Xiao Wu is back!"

With two excited shouts, a thirty-meter-long Azure Bull Python surfaced from the lake.

Compared to Er Ming, Da Ming was more knowledgeable. Seeing Xiao Wu's soul power now, he was completely shocked and could only muster a few trembling words:

"Sister Xiao Wu… you've grown strong…"