"So—"
Tang San dragged out his voice.
"So what?" Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes, feeling like Tang San was about to say something outrageous.
"So, you might have hypertrichosis," Tang San deadpanned. "I know Su Yuntao—he's from the Spirit Hall and knows Nuoding City well. He definitely knows where to buy depilatory cream to manage your excessive hair growth."
Xiao Wu stared at him blankly, then took a deep breath and snapped, "Get lost!"
"Okay, see you in half a month." Tang San sidestepped her, but she grabbed his sleeve.
"Anything else?"
"Yes. Do you have any research on soul cultivation?" Xiao Wu asked.
"You've come to the right person." Tang San raised his hand and pretended to push imaginary glasses up his nose. Xiao Wu was speechless. Still, his eyes lit up, bright and star-like.
"Then what?" Xiao Wu asked, seeing he was suddenly silent again.
"Well, you have to actually ask your question first. I can't answer if I don't know what it is." Tang San rolled his eyes. "Also, can you let go?"
"Fine. What kind of soul beast should I choose for my second soul ring?" Xiao Wu released his sleeve, trying to test whether he really knew anything.
"Wind-Listening Rabbit."
"Why?"
"I want a soul skill that confuses the enemy—like charm—so my opponents won't just stand there and take my hits."
"That sounds reasonable," Tang San said. "But I don't recommend it."
"Why not?"
"What's your intended role? What kind of soul master do you want to become?"
Xiao Wu answered without hesitation, "Power attack."
"Power attack? Based on your fight with Wang Sheng, your first soul skill relates to the waist..."
"Yeah, it's Waist Bow."
"Don't interrupt."
Xiao Wu pouted, but stayed quiet. "Why are you being so serious?"
Tang San ignored her and continued, "Waist Bow. Does the Soft Boned Rabbit even have a waist?"
"Don't insult the rabbit!" Xiao Wu protested, her cheeks turning red. "It does have a waist—it's just fluffy!"
"Fair enough. But soul beast rabbits and normal rabbits are different. Honestly, I have no idea what soul beast gave you that skill." Tang San muttered, though inwardly he speculated: Waist Bow was likely a skill adapted to Xiao Wu's transformed body. Soul attachment couldn't fully change human anatomy.
Take Su Yuntao, for example—his transformation turned him into a pseudo-werewolf.
Xiao Wu's transformation gave her rabbit ears and a cotton tail. Not much else changed.
Besides, the Soft Boned Rabbit shouldn't have any skill resembling Waist Bow. Maybe a kick.
In the original story, Xiao Wu had a self-created soul skill—Rabbit Kicking Eagle.
So why wasn't that her ring ability? Why Waist Bow?
Even if it made some sense, none of her later skills—Charm, Teleportation, Invincible Golden Body, Soft Bone Lock, Eight-Stage Throw, Clone—seemed like Soft Boned Rabbit skills.
Charm, for instance, was for control, but if the opponent had higher spirit power, it didn't work—and could even backfire. Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body might be innate talents from a 10,000-year soul beast—Tang San wasn't sure. The Soul Encyclopedia lacked records of Soft Boned Rabbits beyond 1,000 years.
Such beasts were rare.
Most of their skills were evasive. For a power attack soul master?
Teleportation suited agility types.
Even power attack types needed defense. Xiao Wu's defense skill, Invincible Golden Body, left her immobile—purely a survival move.
As for Soft Bone Lock—Tang San couldn't imagine how a rabbit soul beast could use it without human anatomy.
There was only one explanation: Xiao Wu self-condensed her soul ring and chose the skill herself.
"Anyway, my first soul skill is Waist Bow, and it dropped from the Soft Boned Rabbit," Xiao Wu said.
Tang San raised an eyebrow. "Sure. So why Wind-Listening Rabbit?"
"I think charm is good. If I can control the enemy, then throw them with Waist Bow. If I aim right, they'll land hard. More damage."
"Makes sense," Tang San admitted. "But if you're a power attacker, why invest in control? Charm isn't reliable against stronger spirit powers. Think long-term—when you're a Titled Douluo, will you still be using charm?"
Xiao Wu imagined it. "A Titled Douluo using charm... then Waist Bow... That's a hilarious image! What are we doing—killing them with pleasure?"