Douluo: Soul Shadow King

The next morning, the sky was just getting light, and the whole town was still immersed in a hazy state.

The trees on both sides of the street swayed gently in the breeze, and in the distance, the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the earth.

After Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu got up and had breakfast, they left the town. Before leaving the town, Cheng Xiao bought a rough map of the Star Dou Great Forest for easy wayfinding.

With the map, Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu rushed towards the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest at full speed.

Along the way, Xiao Wu talked and laughed. She still missed the Star Dou Great Forest, which she had left for two years, not to mention that her family was deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest is located in the south of the Tiandou Empire. It spans the borders of the two empires, two-fifths of which are in the Tiandou Empire, and the remaining three-fifths are in the Xingluo Empire.

This is a huge primeval forest with extremely complex terrain, including swamps and wetlands. The closer to the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, the stronger the soul beasts here are.

As one of the three most famous gathering places for soul beasts in Douluo Continent, this is the most suitable place for soul masters to hunt soul rings. As long as they are strong enough and lucky, they can find the soul rings that suit them.

From a distance, Cheng Xiao saw the largest primeval forest on this continent. The air was filled with the smell of moist soil. For Cheng Xiao, who has been staying in the academy for many years, the fragrance of the soil is refreshing.

"Cheng Xiao, if we get the second soul ring, we should not go deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest." Returning to a place she had not returned to for a long time, Xiao Wu only felt comfortable, but she still did not forget to remind Cheng Xiao beside her.

After all, she was a human transformed by a soul beast, and she was protected by Daming and Erming, but Cheng Xiao was different. No matter how powerful he was, he was only a great soul master of level 20. The Star Dou Great Forest was extremely dangerous, and he might lose his life here if he was not careful.

"Xiao Wu, we are obviously here for the first time, why do you feel more familiar with it than me?" Cheng Xiao joked while holding a map in one hand.

"Ah?" Xiao Wu was slightly stunned, and then fell silent. She didn't know whether she should tell Cheng Xiao about her identity, nor did she know what excuse to think of to explain.

Seeing Xiao Wu lowering her head and looking hesitant, Cheng Xiao didn't say anything. Xiao Wu's hesitation showed that she was not stupid. If she told her identity all at once, she would be really stupid.

Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu kept going deeper into the Xingdou Great Forest without saying anything. Perhaps because of luck, the two walked for a long time without encountering a soul beast's siege. This made Cheng Xiao suspect that the two emperors had noticed them the moment they entered the forest.

Just when Cheng Xiao was about to find a cool tree to sit down and rest, the ground suddenly trembled. Not far in front of the two, the trees on both sides fell down, and a huge monster was approaching them rapidly.

Cheng Xiao was not panicked either. He casually took Xiao Wu's hand and waited for the monster to come to them.

Seeing Cheng Xiao's indifferent expression, Xiao Wu was also a little puzzled, but she didn't ask when she felt the warmth from his palm.

She didn't understand. Facing the unknown behemoth, Cheng Xiao was not panicked at all, and he even stood there waiting for the other party's arrival. Could he be a human in the form of a soul beast? But besides her, are there other soul beasts in the Xingdou Great Forest that have transformed into human form?

In Xiao Wu's puzzled eyes, Cheng Xiao gently squeezed her palm and whispered, "Your relatives are here to see you, don't you want to go and see them?"

The next moment, the creature that made a huge noise came in front of the two of them. From the outside, it looked like a monkey and a chimpanzee. Except for a pair of lantern-sized eyes that flashed like yellow crystals, it was completely black.

The Titan Ape is not only huge, but also covered with strong muscles that are more terrifying than granite. The bulges are like small hills. No one would have thought that such a powerful 100,000-year-old soul beast would call a 100,000-year-old soft-bone rabbit its sister.

"Hello, Titan Ape." Looking at the 100,000-year-old soul beast in front of him like a mountain, Cheng Xiao raised his other hand and waved to the Titan Ape.

"You actually know?" Xiao Wu was stunned when she heard Cheng Xiao's words, and then she immediately pulled away the hand held by Cheng Xiao, and said vigilantly: "How do you know he is my relative? Have you recognized my identity long ago?"

Looking at the vigilant Xiao Wu, Cheng Xiao smiled helplessly, "You are right, I have recognized your identity long ago. After all, the soul master who can condense soul rings without hunting soul beasts, I think besides me, there is only a soul beast that has transformed into a hundred thousand years?"

"What did you say?" Xiao Wu was shocked. From Cheng Xiao's words, she heard that only a hundred thousand years of soul beasts can do something that humans can do. They can produce soul rings without hunting soul beasts. Could it be that Cheng Xiao is also a hundred thousand years of soul beasts?

No, that's not right. If Cheng Xiao is a hundred thousand years of soul beasts, he should have a unique smell of soul beasts on his body, but the two of them have slept together for such a long time, and she has never smelled that smell on the former. But in this case, what does he mean by being able to condense soul rings without hunting soul beasts?

"Okay, this may sound a bit shocking." Touching his nose, Cheng Xiao looked at Xiao Wu and said, "I am different from other soul masters who need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings. I have a special power in my body. This power allows me to condense soul rings on my own without the soul rings of soul beasts. So, you can consider me as your kind, a human who has transformed into a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

"Little... Sister Wu..., why waste... words with this... human."

Looking at Cheng Xiao who was talking to Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape roared and punched Cheng Xiao on the ground.

Human soul masters have an irreconcilable hatred for soul beasts. It will never allow its sister Xiao Wu to be deceived by human lies!

Seeing the Titan Giant Ape kill without explanation, Xiao Wu hurriedly shouted, "Er Ming, stop it, this is my friend!" As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Wu flashed in front of Cheng Xiao, spreading her arms to both sides, and the intention of protecting her was obvious.

Xiao Wu's sudden action also startled the Titan Ape. Its fist that was about to hit Cheng Xiao stopped in mid-air, and the fist was less than one meter away from Cheng Xiao on the ground.

"Xiao Wu... Sister... Humans... can't... believe it."

The Titan Ape slowly put down its fist and spoke in human language, word by word.

"Er Ming, I know." Xiao Wu put down her arm, raised her pink little face, looked at the Titan Ape who was many meters taller than her, and said slowly: "But I want to try to believe him."