booktalesy Chapter 23 Xiao Wu Can't Hold Back Anymore!
Chapter 23 Xiao Wu Can't Hold Back Anymore!
[Ding! A disciple meeting the activation requirements for the "Guanghan Star Position" in the [Innate Dao Diagram] has been detected!]
Name: Xiao Wu
Temperament: Gentle on the outside but firm on the inside, innocent and carefree!
Constitution: Taiyin Sacred Body
Affinity with the Moon Palace Star: 99%
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The system voice suddenly rang in Lin Mu's mind. Before he could recover from the joy of taking Mo Liuyun as his disciple, he was once again shocked by this huge surprise!
"Wait a minute, System, since Xiao Wu and Guanghan Star have such a high affinity, why didn't you give me a hint when we were in the square before?" Lin Mu asked with a surprised look on his face.
From the very first time he encountered Tang San and Xiao Wu, he had been eagerly anticipating a system notification, but the result left him quite disappointed! Otherwise, he would have already "made his move" on Xiao Wu!
As one of the absolute female protagonists of Douluo Continent, who wouldn't want to take her as their disciple? Stealing the protagonist's destined partner as a disciple, that feeling is just too satisfying, isn't it?
"Host, please calm down. The reason this system couldn't detect it earlier was because the target was always within the aura of the 'Destined Male Lead' in this world, which blocked the system's perception! Now that the target has left the aura of the 'Destined Male Lead,' this system sensed it and informed the host immediately!" the system explained calmly.
"Oh, I see! Well, looks like I'm having pretty good luck today!" Lin Mu said with a delighted expression, quietly waiting for the other party to appear.
This is the real "waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump"...!
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Let's rewind to half an hour earlier, inside the work-study dormitory at Notting College.
Tang San sat cross-legged on the bed, his Xuan Tian Gong slowly circulating within his body, continuously repairing the deep arrow wound on the outside of his left arm that exposed bone.
That arrow...
It also lacked any fluctuation of soul power, yet it was so fast that it surpassed the visual perception of ordinary people, and so sharp that it could easily pierce through the vine wall formed by Blue Silver Grass.
This attack method is so similar to Ling Chen's sword energy and Shi Tie's fist force! It completely transcends the scope of the martial spirit cultivation system, and is even completely different from the cultivation system of his previous life!
"Lin Mu..." Tang San silently murmured the name in his heart, his Purple Demon Eyes gleaming faintly in the darkness.
The mystery surrounding this person is far thicker than he imagined!
"Hey, Xiao San, are you alright?" Xiao Wu's childish voice came from the next bunk, tinged with a hint of lingering fear.
"That really scared me to death! That arrow just 'whooshed' through the air... I see you're bleeding a lot. Don't you really need to see a master to treat you?"
Tang San composed himself and then said in a low voice, "It's just some minor injuries, nothing serious! Don't worry about me, Xiao Wu. Go to sleep early, we have a theory class tomorrow!"
Xiao Wu said "Oh" and turned around, but she wasn't sleepy at all.
The aftershocks of fear lingered, but something else struck her even more intensely—a throbbing deep within her blood.
Recalling the unusual fluctuations deep within her soul over the past few days, an indescribable feeling filled her mind.
Especially when Shi Tie punched Xiao Chenyu away, the heavy aura emanating from his body, and the sword energy that Ling Chen unleashed when sparring with Xiao San, this aura, which was different from ordinary soul power, always caused the origin of the 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit in her body to tremble uncontrollably!
She knew it wasn't fear, but... longing! It was a kind of intimacy, like rain after a long drought, almost greedy! That aura was pure, vast, and full of vitality, resonating with heaven and earth, and subtly echoing the origin of her soul beast.
In contrast, the soul power cultivated by human soul masters, although it could also make her stronger, always made her feel as if there was something separating her from it. Every time she circulated it, she would feel a faint sense of stagnation and rejection, as if this power should not belong to her.
This feeling has been present ever since she transformed and began cultivating again, but it had always been rather faint, and she had simply ignored it. However, in the last few days, after sensing the completely different auras emanating from Lin Mu and his disciples, this feeling has become increasingly pronounced!
"Mom..." Xiao Wu subconsciously gripped the sheet beneath her, and a scene she would never forget began to surface in her mind: the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, her mother's gentle yet gradually fading figure; and... that terrifying figure shrouded in brilliant golden light!
Bibi Dong! The woman who took my mother's life and condensed her 100,000 years of cultivation into a blood-red soul ring!
The flames of hatred instantly consumed any remaining fear she felt.
I must become stronger! I must become stronger at all costs! Only with enough power can I avenge my mother!
However, if she cultivates her soul power step by step like this, how many years would it take to reach the Title Douluo realm? Decades? Hundreds of years? She couldn't wait that long!
The Spirit Hall's influence extends throughout the entire continent, and Bibi Dong, as the Pope, possesses unfathomable strength. In her view, the conventional path for a Spirit Master offers far too little hope.
The power displayed by Lin Mu and his disciples was like a beam of light shining through the darkness! It was a path closer to the origin of all things, a much more powerful one!
If... if she could possess that power, wouldn't she be able to become stronger much faster? Wouldn't her chances of revenge be much greater?
Once this thought arises, it spreads like wildfire and can never be extinguished.
Go! You absolutely must go! Even if it's just to ask, even if there's only a sliver of a possibility! She will never let go of any opportunity that can make her stronger!
After a long while, Xiao Wu quietly got up and glanced at Tang San, who was still immersed in healing beside her. A week of "bedmate" friendship had given her some affection for this calm and resilient boy, but that was all.
At this moment, her concern for his injuries paled in comparison to her own burning desire for power.
Then she slowly climbed off the bed, like a real soft-bodied rabbit, without making a sound, and slipped out of the dormitory.
Following the direction where the unique "aura" in her memory was strongest, she headed towards the back mountain without hesitation. The closer she got, the stronger the call from her bloodline became, and her heart beat faster and faster.
Soon, as she passed through the last grove of trees and saw the scene in the clearing under the moonlight, she stopped in her tracks.
In the center of the open space, Lin Mu was still lounging on the bluestone, while his four disciples—Shi Tie, Ling Chen, Yang Lie, and a strange young man with his eyes closed and a bow in his arms—were all sitting cross-legged not far away, cultivating.
Each person had a faint, strange aura flowing around them. The "aura" they exuded was different—warm, heavy, sharp, violent, keen—yet it all made her soul beast essence feel incredibly comfortable and longed for it!
She could even sense that, under the influence and pull of this aura, a certain dormant power deep within her body (actually the suppressed origin of her soul beast) was beginning to show signs of activity!
"Who!" Just as Xiao Wu was immersed in this wonderful sensation, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang in her ear.