Chapter 49: The Women Feel Sympathy, Xiao Wu's Tragic Fate!

[In the original story, Xiao Wu, using the celestial herb Acacia Vermillion, managed to conceal her spirit beast aura and went to Spirit City with Tang San and the others to participate in the final Spirit Master Tournament. However, after the finals, her identity as a 100,000-year spirit beast was exposed!]

[Then, as I mentioned before, Bibi Dong tried to kill Xiao Wu, but Tang San's father, Tang Hao, appeared, rescuing both Tang San and Xiao Wu. He sent Xiao Wu back to the Star Dou Forest, telling her to hide and protect herself.]

[Meanwhile, Tang Hao took Tang San with him, personally training him and helping him awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, causing his Blue Silver Grass martial spirit to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor!]

[But don't be fooled by Tang Hao's seemingly kind act of sparing Xiao Wu—he had his own plans!]

[Otherwise, why would he let Xiao Wu come to Spirit City knowing full well that she's a 100,000-year spirit beast and in love with Tang San? He should have stopped her before her identity was exposed in front of everyone!]

Xiao Wu: Damn it! Who says I love Tang San? I don't like him anymore!

The other women mostly agreed with Su Ming's analysis. If Tang Hao had intervened earlier, Xiao Wu's spirit beast identity wouldn't have been exposed in such a public setting. A 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone are far too tempting for any spirit master.

[Later, Tang San trained for five years, and just as his spirit power reached level 59, he decided to go to the Star Dou Forest to find Xiao Wu.]

The women immediately picked up on this detail—Tang San's level was conveniently at 59, right before the next major breakthrough.

Xiao Wu's face turned pale. No way, was I really that unfortunate?

[And what do you know, Tang San just so happened to run into a team from Spirit Hall also searching for Xiao Wu at the same time. How convenient!]

[This situation mirrors what happened with Tang Hao and Ah Yin. Back then, Tang Hao's spirit power was also at level 90, right on the verge of a breakthrough. They were also hunted by Spirit Hall, leading to Ah Yin being forced to sacrifice herself for Tang Hao.]

[Now, Tang San's at level 59, on the verge of breaking through to level 60, heading to the Star Dou Forest, and then—what a coincidence—he encounters Spirit Hall's team. Just like Tang Hao, Tang San tries to protect Xiao Wu but fails, forcing her to sacrifice herself for him!]

[Is it really just a coincidence, or is someone orchestrating all of this? The similarities are terrifying when you think about it!]

In her cave, Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, trembled. She didn't want to believe this was true, but Su Ming's reasoning was flawless.

How could it be that both Tang Hao and Tang San just happened to be on the brink of breakthroughs? Without reaching the required levels, spirit beasts couldn't sacrifice themselves as spirit rings.

[Tang San, however, benefited from this disaster, gaining Xiao Wu's 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone.]

[Because Xiao Wu's sacrifice was the most extreme kind—offering not just her physical body but also her soul, since Tang San's level wasn't high enough to handle a 100,000-year spirit ring.]

[After her sacrifice, Xiao Wu became an ordinary rabbit, with most of her soul attached to the ring and bone.]

[Xiao Wu loved Tang San at that time, which is why her 100,000-year spirit ring and bone didn't hinder his control over his spirit power. Everything went smoothly, and whenever Tang San was in danger, Xiao Wu would temporarily appear in her spirit form to help him fight.]

[But this came at a cost. Since Xiao Wu was in her spirit form, every time she used her spirit ring and bone skills, her soul would gradually weaken until she eventually fell into a deep sleep or even completely disappeared.]

[Eventually, like other spirit rings, only a faint subconscious presence would remain in the ring, subtly interfering with Tang San's control over his power. But due to Xiao Wu's special situation, it likely wouldn't affect him much.]

Xiao Wu grew paler and paler as she read this. Her fate in the original story was beyond tragic!

Her mother had been killed by powerful spirit beasts and sacrificed to Bibi Dong, and she herself sacrificed for Tang San. Although she was later revived, she ended up as a sheath for Tang San's Asura God Sword!

At the same time, Xiao Wu wondered why, if she was in the Star Dou Forest, her companions Da Ming and Er Ming (the powerful spirit beasts) didn't prevent her from sacrificing herself.

Was Spirit Hall's team really that powerful? Could they really restrain both Da Ming and Er Ming?

Xiao Wu guessed half correctly. The Spirit Hall team at that time was led by the two Title Douluos, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, both at level 95. Although they weren't individually stronger than Da Ming and Er Ming, their Martial Fusion Skill—Polar Static Field—was very unique and could immobilize enemies for a time.

Of course, this technique also froze Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo themselves, and the stronger the enemy, the shorter the immobilization. But it was enough time for the rest of Spirit Hall's forces to attack Tang San and Xiao Wu.

The other women now fully understood. The key to the sacrifice was the emotional bond between the spirit beast and the spirit master. If the spirit beast loved the master, the sacrifice wouldn't hinder the master's control over their spirit power.

They also recalled Su Ming's earlier entry about the Tang family's ancestral teachings. Could it be that the ancestral tradition involved every generation bonding with a 100,000-year spirit beast and having them sacrifice themselves? If so, that was terrifying.

They began to sympathize with Xiao Wu even more. If events had followed the original story, Xiao Wu's fate would have been too tragic—her mother sacrificed, then herself, and afterward becoming Tang San's sword sheath for the Asura God Sword.

They also became more certain that Tang Hao, after discovering Xiao Wu was a 100,000-year spirit beast, didn't capture her because he wanted her to fall in love with Tang San and voluntarily sacrifice herself!

And indeed, Tang San lived up to Tang Hao's "expectations," managing to win Xiao Wu's heart.

Then, they saw the diary continue to update.

[Ugh, the more I write, the angrier I get. Afterward, Tang San found out that Xiao Wu's soul wasn't completely gone but was residing in the spirit ring.]

[Tang San was overjoyed and swore he wouldn't use Xiao Wu's 100,000-year spirit ring or spirit bone to avoid weakening her soul. Yet, he broke his promise! Later, the two skills he used most were Xiao Wu's invincible Golden Body and Teleportation, as well as the 100,000-year skill Void Blast Eightfold Drop. Didn't he realize that using them would further weaken Xiao Wu's soul?]