Douluo V: Starting with daily check-ins, I'm trying to trick Xiao Wu into becoming my wife.

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The deepest core of the Starry Sky Forest.

The Titan Ape had already taken Xiao Wu back to the forbidden area in the heart of the land.

Erming carefully placed Xiaowu on the shore of the Lake of Life. His massive, mountain-like body squatted down obediently and lay down in front of Xiaowu.

Roar--

"Xiao Wu, you're finally back. Please don't leave again, okay? The human world is too dangerous."

Those large, scarlet beast eyes had lost all their murderous and ferocious nature.

All that remained was pure worry and tension.

The overlord who reigned supreme over all the beasts in the Starry Sky Forest became as docile as the most obedient spirit beast in front of Xiao Wu, without a trace of kingly arrogance.

Xiao Wu raised her hand and gently touched Er Ming's thick, rough fur.

"Erming, you were too impulsive just now. You scared my friend."

She continued to explain softly, "I can't stay too long. My friends will go crazy if they can't find me."

Roar--

The Titan Ape let out a low, dejected growl.

It was extremely reluctant to part with her, but the thought of seeing Xiao Wu one more time would fill it with immense satisfaction. It knew that Xiao Wu was a humanoid soul beast and would return someday.

"Alright, Erming, my cultivation in the human world is going very smoothly. On the surface, I'm a Great Soul Master, but my soul power has long since reached the threshold of Soul Venerable. Now that I'm back, I'll break through here and condense my third soul ring!"

A hint of stubbornness flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes.

"I must hurry up and become stronger, otherwise I will be completely left behind by the monstrous Ao-gege sooner or later."

She had originally planned to break through to the Starry Sky Realm on her own when she entered the Starry Sky Realm. Unexpectedly, she encountered Erming along the way, and took advantage of the abundant spiritual energy in the core area to break through to the third-ring Soul Master realm.

Roar--!

"Xiao Wu, don't worry about breaking through! I'll protect you! With me here, you're absolutely safe!"

The Titan Ape nodded emphatically, looking incredibly reliable.

Xiao Wu sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, concentrated, and quickly regulated her breathing to enter a meditative state.

One day later.

A rich aura of a Soul Master slowly rose from her body, and three Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—surrounded her, rising and falling gently.

"It's done!"

Xiao Wu leaped into the air, her face beaming with joy.

She was originally a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, so she didn't need to hunt soul beasts; she could condense a perfect soul ring on her own.

"It's so much more comfortable to cultivate at home! This time, my soul power increased by six levels, and I'm now a level thirty-six, three-ring Soul Master! If I cultivate here for a while longer, I'll definitely catch up with Brother Ao!"

This is the heaven-defying talent of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Given a sufficiently favorable environment, one can advance rapidly. Self-generated soul rings are flawless in terms of age, attributes, and compatibility.

Just as Xiao Wu finished her breakthrough, the vast Lake of Life behind her suddenly surged violently, with countless bubbles constantly bursting to the surface.

wow-

Water splashes!

An enormous, boundless shadow with the head of a bull and the body of a snake slowly emerged from the center of the lake.

The bull's head is four meters wide, and its eyes are like two giant lanterns, shining brightly. The dark blue-black snake's body is several times thicker than an ancient tree, and most of its enormous body is hidden beneath the deep lake water, exuding a terrifying aura.

"Xiao Wu, congratulations on your breakthrough in cultivation."

"The Great Ming Dynasty!"

Xiao Wu turned around in surprise and immediately recognized the figure in front of her.

It is one of the two supreme beings of the Star Dou Great Forest, the 100,000-year-old Azure Bull Python!

But a sudden panic gripped her heart.

When did Da Ming wake up?

Did he hear all those whispered words I just uttered about Brother Ao?

Instantly, Xiao Wu's ears turned bright red and her cheeks burned.

Oops!

The Ming Dynasty has always been hostile to humanity; they must have misunderstood!

The Titan Ape standing to the side suddenly had its scarlet pupils blaze brightly.

It didn't erupt in a rage, but it was genuinely enraged. Its enormous fist pounded its chest incessantly, causing the lakeside to rumble repeatedly.

Roar--!

Despicable humans!

Seeing Xiao Wu's flustered expression, Er Ming subconsciously assumed that she had been wronged in the human world.

In the eyes of spirit beasts, humans are greedy, cunning, and indiscriminately hunt spirit beasts; they can never be considered kind.

"Erming, don't get angry! Things aren't what you think at all!"

Xiao Wu hurriedly tried to stop her, her heart filled with anxiety.

Da Ming and Er Ming are the most protective of her. If Er Ming were to fly into a rage and rush out to settle scores with Ao Yin and his group, the consequences would be unimaginable.

With Erming's terrifying strength, even if Zhao Wuji and Flander were all present, they wouldn't be able to withstand a single punch from him.

Ao Yin is merely a Soul Master; if he is truly targeted, he will surely die!

Roar--!

The Titan Ape looked at Xiao Wu with a blank expression, puzzled.

Just as Xiao Wu was anxiously trying to explain her relationship with Ao Yin, a familiar voice came from afar.

"Xiao Wu, you've successfully broken through?"

Ao Yin's eyes were filled with genuine surprise. The Azure Bull Python instantly locked onto the human, its eyes shooting out two beams of azure light, and a terrifying pressure swept over him.

The Titan Ape's body was instantly covered in scarlet bloodline patterns, and its killing intent surged forth!

Xiao Wu's expression changed drastically. She immediately rushed between Ao Yin and the two ferocious beasts, spreading her arms to block them.

She lightly bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, her small hands clenched nervously together, looking exactly like a flustered little girl who had gotten into trouble.

"Brother Ao, I'm sorry, I've been keeping this from you... actually... actually..."

Xiao Wu was incoherent, unsure how to reveal her true identity.

Ao Yin spoke calmly, directly helping her out of the predicament: "Actually, you are a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, right? I already knew that."

"You know?" Xiao Wu looked up suddenly, her eyes wide with surprise.

"We've been together day and night for so long, how could I not see it?" Ao Yin chuckled and teased.

Xiao Wu lowered her head, her heart filled with panic: "Brother Ao, I didn't mean to lie to you. I was afraid that if you knew, you would despise and hate me..."

Ao Yin shrugged slightly, completely unconcerned.

"Everyone has their own secrets, and I'm no exception. Like you, I'm definitely not an ordinary human Soul Master."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ao Yin stopped hiding his trump card.

The phantom of the Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul appeared in his left hand, while he firmly held the Coiling Dragon Staff in his right hand, revealing both martial souls at the same time!

"Twin Martial Souls?!"

Xiao Wu was completely stunned.

It turns out that the mysterious dragon shadow that occasionally appeared on Ao Yin's body was not the dragon pattern of the Panlong Staff at all, but a real second martial soul!

In the past, when Ao Yin used the Dark Sacred Dragon, he would deliberately conceal it with the dragon patterns on the Panlong Staff and the Nanming Li Fire, making it extremely secretive.

Apart from the time he deliberately revealed it to Sword Douluo, almost no one knew the secret of his twin martial souls!

At the same time, four spirit rings rose from beneath his feet: black, black, black, and red!

The dazzling crimson 100,000-year soul ring, imbued with the pure and unique aura of the Azure Bull Python, instantly captivated the attention of Da Ming and Er Ming.

"One hundred thousand years! Azure Bull Python Soul Ring!"

The Ming Dynasty was greatly shocked, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

In the entire Star Dou Great Forest, there is only one Azure Bull Python!

It is itself, it has never perished, so why does this human have a 100,000-year-old soul ring of the same origin?

They share the same origin, yet they are not derived from themselves!

What is the origin of this human?

Ao Yin smiled faintly: "It's very simple. Like Xiao Wu, I can condense my own soul rings."

The Azure Bull Python gazed at the Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul emanating from his body, which exuded an aura of darkness and holiness, and a bold guess popped into its mind.

Could it be... that this human is also a soul beast in human form?