Chapter 140: Xiao Wu
"Yes, Father!"
"As long as I have a top-quality hammer, I can refine it to enhance the Clear Sky Hammer's quality!"
Tang San didn't know what Tang Hao was thinking, but he quickly responded after hearing Tang Hao's words.
If his father could help him, that would be the best.
In Tang San's mind, his father was an incredibly powerful Title Douluo, so there should be a way, right?
"Mm, don't worry. I'll find you a top-quality hammer!"
As expected, Tang Hao didn't disappoint Tang San and gave him a promise.
"Thank you, Father!"
Tang San said excitedly.
He believed that with his father's strength, if he said it, he could do it.
"For the time being, you will train with me!"
"But before training, I will take you somewhere!"
Tang Hao, hearing this, stopped talking about the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul.
"Yes, Father!"
Tang San didn't ask where Tang Hao planned to take him. He would just follow.
Tang Hao led Tang San across mountains and rivers, eventually bringing him to the hidden place where Tang San's mother, Ah Yin, was kept.
Tang Hao then revealed the truth to Tang San, letting him know about his mother's identity.
"Mother is a hundred-thousand-year soul beast..."
Tang San was stunned upon learning the truth.
He stared blankly at the blue silver grass that differed from the usual ones.
This blue silver grass had golden patterns on its leaves, making it look extraordinary.
But Tang San never thought that this would be his mother!
"Mother, I'm here to see you!"
After the initial shock, Tang San felt no rejection, only acceptance. He respectfully knelt before the blue silver grass.
The blue silver grass seemed to respond, swaying slightly, clearly very excited.
Seeing Tang San quickly accept his mother, Tang Hao felt relieved.
Initially, he worried that Tang San wouldn't be able to accept the truth.
But Tang Hao had overthought it. After learning about his mother's identity, Tang San felt only happiness.
From his perspective, if his father could find a woman who was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form to be his wife, he could too!
Xiao Wu was also a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form!
Even without Xiao Wu, having parents was the greatest happiness for Tang San, who was an orphan in his past life.
There was nothing he couldn't accept.
So, from that day, Tang Hao and Tang San lived in seclusion near Ah Yin, with Tang Hao guiding Tang San's training.
...
Meanwhile, after days of travel, Su Mo and his group finally entered the Star Dou Forest.
A soul beast with a cultivation of forty thousand years was unlikely to be found on the outskirts.
So, they headed straight to the depths of the Star Dou Forest.
Upon reaching the deeper parts, Sword Douluo went off alone in one direction to search for a suitable soul beast.
Su Mo, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling followed Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi in another direction.
This was for the safety of Su Mo and the others. Even though Su Mo and Ning Rongrong could combine to reach Soul Emperor-level strength, they weren't considered strong in the depths of the Star Dou Forest and were still at risk.
So, Bone Douluo led Su Mo and the others, while Sword Douluo searched alone, splitting into two teams.
With Bone Douluo's leadership and Bibi Dong's divine sense serving as their vision, Su Mo didn't need to be overly tense, maintaining vigilance.
Su Mo followed the team while thinking about his newly awakened power of space-time.
He had experimented with his space-time power and could use it to some extent.
For example, he had already developed the soul skill of teleportation, a divine skill.
However, when using teleportation, Su Mo needed the assistance of the Hunter Spear.
By attaching space-time power to the spear and using it to pierce space, Su Mo could achieve teleportation.
Additionally, Su Mo could attach space-time power to the spearhead, giving his attacks strong penetration abilities, far stronger than his first soul skill.
With the awakening of the space-time attribute, Su Mo's attack capabilities greatly improved.
The only drawback was the slow cultivation of space-time abilities, limiting the number of times Su Mo could use them in battle.
Especially teleportation, which exhausted Su Mo's space-time energy after three to five uses.
These limitations didn't bother Su Mo, as continuous cultivation would naturally strengthen his space-time energy.
What bothered Su Mo was his crude use of the space-time attribute. He wouldn't truly master it until he could teleport without the Hunter Spear, with just a thought.
As for what he told Bibi Dong about traveling to the future, Su Mo couldn't do it yet, not even soul travel.
His previous soul travel to the future was entirely due to the newly awakened space-time power and the residual space-time energy from his and Bibi Dong's initial travel.
But after one travel, that space-time energy disappeared, leaving only the seed of space-time power within Su Mo.
"I might need to become a god to travel to the future!"
"That power has disappeared, but the travel trace remains. With enough power, I can travel to the future!"
"If possible in the future, I might even return to Earth!"
Su Mo thought excitedly.
He could sense the travel trace to the future and another trace left from his initial travel. Following that trace, he might indeed return to Earth someday.
If he could return, Su Mo naturally wanted to, even if just for a visit.
People only truly miss familiar places after leaving them, especially when knowing they can't return.
He wondered what Earth would be like by the time he had the power to return.
Shaking his head, Su Mo temporarily set these thoughts aside.
For now, finding a suitable soul beast was his priority.
Su Mo's luck wasn't great this time. Even with two Title Douluo's help and Bibi Dong's probing, they hadn't found a suitable soul beast in a few days.
They did encounter several soul beast attacks, which Su Mo and Ning Rongrong handled together.
Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi didn't intervene, leaving Ye Lingling to assist them.
This was part of Ning Fengzhi's training for Su Mo and the others.
He hoped Su Mo, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling could work in greater harmony.
He, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo formed a strong trio, making the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect one of the top three sects.
Ning Fengzhi hoped Su Mo, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling would form a strong trio.
He even considered having Ye Lingling become Su Mo's partner to truly integrate her into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
That way, the sect wouldn't fear her leaving one day.
With Ye Lingling as part of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it would truly be the strongest support-type sect, boasting both amplification and healing capabilities.
Ning Fengzhi only thought about it and didn't mention it to anyone.
He didn't want his daughter to be wronged, so he would see how things unfolded in the future.
However, he believed Ning Rongrong could accept it, as he himself didn't only have Ning Rongrong's mother.
He was quite the playboy in his younger days, and Ning Rongrong had many brothers.
But that's off-topic...
"Su Mo, do you think Xiao Wu is still alive after being taken away by Tang Hao?"
One evening, while Su Mo was training, Bibi Dong suddenly brought up Xiao Wu in the Wuhun Space.
"As I told Rongrong before, Tang Hao wouldn't harm Xiao Wu. Even if it's just for Tang San's sake, Tang Hao wouldn't harm Xiao Wu!"
"Sister Rakshasa, are you asking if Xiao Wu has returned to the Star Dou Forest?"
Su Mo responded and then smiled.
"Yes, I remember Tang Hao returning Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Forest!"
Bibi Dong nodded.
In her memory, Xiao Wu had exposed her identity during the Soul Master competition and was then rescued by Tang Hao. Afterward, Tang Hao returned Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Forest.
So Bibi Dong believed that even though this Xiao Wu didn't expose her identity during the competition, she was still rescued by Tang Hao. Therefore, she should have been returned to the Star Dou Forest.
No, it should be said that after being released by Tang Hao, Xiao Wu must have returned to the Star Dou Forest.
That little girl had nowhere else to go!
"Sister Rakshasa, are you trying to persuade me to capture Xiao Wu?"
Su Mo naturally understood what Bibi Dong meant.
Without needing her answer, Su Mo began to ponder.
To be honest, Su Mo still held onto his initial thoughts. Even knowing Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, he couldn't treat her as one.
After all, they were once teammates.
While Su Mo couldn't completely view Xiao Wu as a soul beast, he had no psychological burden with Da Ming and Er Ming.
They were just two soul beasts!
And even if he didn't act, the Wuhun Hall Pope would eventually go after them.
But with his current strength, Su Mo couldn't absorb the soul ring of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, so it was just a thought for now.
Hunting Da Ming and Er Ming wasn't something for now.
Bibi Dong wasn't persuading Su Mo to kill Xiao Wu immediately but to capture and keep her.
"Let's leave Xiao Wu aside. The other two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts aren't something I can absorb now. We'll talk about it later!"
Su Mo responded to Bibi Dong.
"But if you go after those two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, won't you completely antagonize Xiao Wu?"
Bibi Dong immediately asked.
"..."
Su Mo was momentarily speechless.
It seemed to be true.
Unless he didn't plan to go after Da Ming and Er Ming, he would definitely become enemies with Xiao Wu.
Since they would become enemies anyway, why not act against Xiao Wu first?
"There's no rush. I'm not even sure if I can hunt those two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts yet!"
"If I do succeed and Xiao Wu turns against me, then I won't have any concerns!"
Su Mo smiled.
He could act against Xiao Wu, but only after she turned against him. Not before that.
Hearing Su Mo's response, Bibi Dong didn't say more.
She understood Su Mo and knew he had his limits.
...
Meanwhile, deep in the Star Dou Forest.
A massive Titan Giant Ape stood, with a graceful figure sitting on its shoulder, gazing at the bright moon and stars.
These two figures were naturally Xiao Wu and Er Ming.
"Er Ming, do you think I'll have a chance to see Tang San and the others again?"
Xiao Wu gazed at the starry night sky, eyes filled with longing.
She mentioned Tang San and the others, but she truly missed only Tang San.
The one she really longed for was Tang San.
"Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San is just a human. You don't need to keep thinking about him!"
"Sister Xiao Wu, you're a soul beast. You can't like a human!"
Er Ming couldn't speak yet, but it could communicate with Xiao Wu through their soul beast telepathy.
Although Er Ming was a bit dense, it had noticed Xiao Wu's fondness for Tang San since her return. After all, it was also a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and had some intellect.
Er Ming was very displeased with this, as it also liked Xiao Wu but never dared to confess.
However, it was brave enough to advise Xiao Wu against liking a human.
And it could speak with righteous indignation.
"Hmph, stupid Er Ming. I've told you many times, I don't like Tang San. We're just like siblings!"
Xiao Wu retorted angrily.
Although she knew she liked Tang San, she also knew soul beasts and humans shouldn't be together, so she wouldn't admit it to Er Ming.
"Yes, yes, you're just siblings!"
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Er Ming had nothing more to say.
Siblings?
Who's older between you two?
Though internally mocking Xiao Wu's stubbornness, Er Ming didn't dare show it.
"Sister Xiao Wu, you should focus on training!"
"Only with enough strength can you see those you want to meet!"
At this moment, another voice suddenly spoke to Xiao Wu from Mirror Lake.
Da Ming and Er Ming were equally frustrated about Xiao Wu liking a human.
But Da Ming was more concerned about Xiao Wu's training.
Since her return, Xiao Wu hadn't focused on training, so Da Ming tried to motivate her with such words.
No matter what, the most important thing was for Sister Xiao Wu to train diligently and regain her strength.