Chapter 97: Xiao Wu Transforms, Creating an Opportunity for a Chance Encounter? (1)
On the other side, in the central area of the Great Star Dou Forest.
After finally listening to her mother's advice and fleeing the battlefield in tears,
Xiao Wu ran straight to the central area of the Great Star Dou Forest like a pink flash, not even caring about the bamboo basket full of wild vegetables, flowers, and mushrooms that she had left behind in the forest not far away.
Because she couldn't be sure whether the people from the Spirit Hall behind her had discovered and caught up with her.
For safety, she had to rush back to the vicinity of the Lake of Life in the central area of the Great Star Dou Forest.
After sprinting at full speed, no one knew how long she had been running.
Xiao Wu finally made it back to the central area of the central zone of the Great Star Dou Forest.
In the distance, a blue lake as clear as a mirror was clearly visible.
In the lake, a giant python more than 30 meters long, covered in green scales, was resting with its eyes closed. Coiled in the center, its massive body hovered beneath the water, only revealing a huge, fierce head.
However, what was shocking was that the enormous head exposed above the lake was not that of a snake.
It was the head of a blue bull with a pair of curved horns and eyes like lanterns!
This soul beast was, naturally, the Blue Bull Python—Da Ming!
On the shore of the lake, a giant ape over ten meters tall, covered in grayish-brown hair and crisscrossed with lines like flowing magma, was also leaning against a large tree, sleeping deeply.
This giant ape was the Titan Giant Ape—Er Ming!
Xiao Wu fled in panic from the distance like a pink flash.
The noise naturally awakened the resting Blue Bull Python in the lake and the Titan Giant Ape sleeping by the lake.
"Xiao Wu, what's going on?"
Sensing nearby movement, the Blue Bull Python opened its huge blue lantern-like eyes. Upon discovering that it was Xiao Wu, its massive, slender body twisted, forming waves, and suddenly a deep voice echoed:
"Xiao Wu, where is Sister Rou?"
At that moment, the Titan Giant Ape also stood up. Discovering that only Xiao Wu had returned and Rou wasn't with her, the Titan Giant Ape became uneasy and hurriedly asked:
"Mom… Mom, she, wuwuwu… Mom is being besieged by a group of humans!"
Upon hearing the Titan Giant Ape's question, Xiao Wu couldn't hold back her sobs and burst into tears.
"What?!"
For a moment, both the Blue Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were stunned, followed by overwhelming rage.
Damn it! Someone dared to invade the core of our Great Star Dou Forest and harm Sister Rou. Where are they? If you want to hurt Sister Rou, you'll have to ask me, Er Ming, first!
Enraged, the Titan Giant Ape couldn't help but roar, raising a pair of gray muscular arms like stone pillars and pounding his chest forcefully, emitting a series of "dong dong..." sounds.
"Xiao Wu, how is Sister Rou? Where is she? Take us there quickly, or it might be too late!"
Compared to the furious Titan Giant Ape, the Blue Bull Python was more composed. After swiftly swimming out of the Lake of Life, it couldn't help but ask Xiao Wu.
Upon hearing the Blue Bull Python's words, Xiao Wu also felt a surge of hope.
She alone could not save her mother, but with Da Ming and Er Ming, perhaps she could?
"There, follow me!"
Under Xiao Wu's lead, the Titan Giant Ape and the Blue Bull Python immediately rushed to the battlefield where Ah Rou and Bibi Dong were fighting, leading a group of Spirit Hall soul masters.
But unfortunately, when Xiao Wu arrived with the Titan Giant Ape and Blue Bull Python, no one was left on the battlefield!
It was evident that Ah Rou had either been killed or captured!
"Wahh! Mom!"
Discovering that there was no one left on the battlefield, only scattered pieces of her mother's pink dress on the ground, Xiao Wu couldn't help but crouch down and break into deep sobs, heartbroken and distraught.
"Roar! Damn humans!"
On the other hand, when the Titan Giant Ape found that Ah Rou, who had raised him and was both mother and sister to him, might have been killed, he also became furious and couldn't help but let out a wild roar to the sky.
The Blue Bull Python was also furious.
But it remained calmer and did not show its rage excessively.
And because Ah Rou had not been saved...
In the end, Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Blue Bull Python, still angry and saddened, could only reluctantly retreat to the Lake of Life in the core of the Great Star Dou Forest.
However, as Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Blue Bull Python left,
Su Mo, who had been waiting in the shadows for a long time, quickly followed them.
At the same time, Su Mo controlled a very common bird-type soul beast, closely following the three soul beasts and monitoring their situation at all times.
Under Su Mo's surveillance,
Xiao Wu, who returned to the Lake of Life, remained lost and sad for several days.
But soon, she perked up and insisted on going to the human world to seek out her enemies.
Naturally, the Titan Giant Ape and Blue Bull Python opposed Xiao Wu's decision to go to the human world—it was far too dangerous!
But neither the Titan Giant Ape nor the Blue Bull Python could stop Xiao Wu.
After Xiao Wu evaded the two once, she forcibly transformed into a human.
Faced with Xiao Wu, who acted first and asked for permission later, both the Titan Giant Ape and the Blue Bull Python could only agree, helplessly, to Xiao Wu's request to go to the human world.
There was no other choice! Xiao Wu, who had now transformed into a human, had lost her soul beast life and could no longer cultivate on her own.
She had to go to the human world to rely on human resources to cultivate.
And all of this was witnessed by Su Mo "with his own eyes."
He discovered that Xiao Wu had chosen to transform into a human, just like in the original story, and go to the human world to find the enemy who killed her mother.
Su Mo couldn't help but feel a sudden excitement in his heart, sensing that his opportunity had arrived!
With Xiao Wu's current strength after her transformation, even if the Titan Giant Ape sent her out of the Great Star Dou Forest,
if she wanted to run from the forest to Notting City, located at the junction of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, it would take her at least ten and a half days.
During this time, he could find or create an opportunity to "accidentally" encounter Xiao Wu and meet her!
At that time, the life energy emitted by his original Martial Soul—the Staff of the Tree of Life—could naturally win the favor of soul beasts.
With the countless tactics he knew and the ability of his Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Martial Soul to perceive and influence human desires and emotions, it shouldn't be difficult to win over Xiao Wu!
...
Under Su Mo's secret surveillance,
After Xiao Wu transformed into a human, the Titan Giant Ape finally sent her out of the Great Star Dou Forest.
After leaving the forest, Xiao Wu didn't know where to go, so she could only walk along the road to see if she could find a city.
Because of her mother, Xiao Wu knew a bit about the human world, and she understood that if she wanted to find her enemy, she needed to fully understand the world.
And at her current age, she first needed to enroll in a Young Soul Master Academy to study.
But who knows if it was a coincidence...
Because the place where the Titan Giant Ape sent Xiao Wu out of the forest was near the junction of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
Therefore, Xiao Wu walked along the road and indeed headed in the direction of Notting City.
However, although the Douluo Continent is generally a peaceful world, there are still many bandits occupying the mountains and thieves robbing people on the roads.
Su Mo originally wanted to see if he could wait until Xiao Wu was in danger, and then save the beauty in distress.
That way, he could get to know Xiao Wu better.
But unfortunately, along the way, whether by luck or not, Xiao Wu didn't encounter any danger.
But just when Su Mo was wondering
whether he should deliberately create danger and set up a situation to save the beauty and meet Xiao Wu...
Xiao Wu finally encountered danger.
But to be precise, it wasn't Xiao Wu who was in danger.
It was an old man who was being assaulted by some bandits, and Xiao Wu decided to help him.
(End of this chapter)