Douluo: The Op-Op Fruit, skilled at researching them

Chapter 15: Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone

"...Do you have anything else to take care of, Luo?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Wu's voice sounded somewhat weak, as if she was trying to squeeze out a little strength to ask the question.

Seeing Luo gently shake his head, Xiao Wu spoke again, her voice tinged with concern: "Then I'll go back to my dorm to rest first. Aren't you planning to come back with me?"

Luo shook his head again in response. He already had a plan in mind and was preparing to start his "ROOM" space cultivation in this grove of trees.

After all, it's obviously inconvenient to use such abilities in the dormitory. Only in this quiet grove can he freely use the power of the Op-Op Fruit to train.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu had no choice but to turn around helplessly and slowly walk towards Dormitory Seven.

However, just as she turned around, she suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around abruptly, and rushed to Luo's side at an astonishing speed.

Xiao Wu stretched out her hands and forcefully pushed Luo to the ground, making him fall hard on his bottom.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Wu darted away like a gust of wind, making a face at the still-stunned Luo as she retreated, and said with a grin:

"Hehehe! You got what you deserved for bullying me during the day, now you'll finally get your comeuppance! I'll make you fall flat on your face, see if you dare bully me again!"

After playing this prank, Xiao Wu's face beamed with a mischievous and smug smile. Although the smile carried a hint of cheekiness, it didn't diminish her cuteness at all; on the contrary, it made her appear even more adorable and endearing.

Watching Xiao Wu's figure gradually disappear into the distance, until she completely vanished from the grove, Luo slowly stood up.

His eyes gleamed with a deep and mysterious light, and his face remained expressionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

The reason Luo appeared so "sincere" just now was actually to firmly hold onto Xiao Wu's heart and gradually gain her trust so that he could successfully carry out his research on Xiao Wu.

Luo was already fully aware of Xiao Wu's personality traits.

Indeed, as a soft-boned rabbit with 100,000 years of cultivation, Xiao Wu has spent a long time in the Star Dou Great Forest and knows many things that only adults can do.

However, despite her profound experience, she never truly entered human society and was never exposed to the complexities and trials of human emotions.

Therefore, Xiao Wu's thoughts are particularly simple compared to the complexities of humans, and at times, she even reveals a kind of naive "cuteness".

However, it was precisely this naiveté that gave Luo an opportunity to exploit, making him even more determined to use this trust to achieve his own goals.

Now it seems that Luo's plan is progressing exceptionally smoothly, just as he meticulously laid out. With just a few sincere words, he easily won Xiao Wu's trust, leaving her completely unsuspecting.

For Luo, Xiao Wu's 100,000-year-old spirit ring and spirit bone were undoubtedly the most coveted treasures. He would never allow these precious resources to easily fall into Tang San's hands and become a boost to the latter's strength.

Moreover, Xiao Wu has an extraordinary relationship with the two kings of soul beasts, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Luo knew that once Xiao Wu fell into Tang San's hands, the soul rings and soul bones of the two great soul beast kings would also very likely fall into Tang San's hands.

This is something Luo absolutely cannot tolerate.

However, as Luo's thoughts drifted to the two great soul beast kings, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had remembered something.

But soon, he gently shook his head, casting those thoughts aside, and murmured to himself:

"Forget it, thinking about it now is pointless. I should focus on my cultivation! Only when my soul power reaches level ten can I perform surgery on Xiaowu and remove the foreign object from her body."

Then, Luo sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the "ROOM" space, allowing it to flow continuously into his body to help him cultivate.

Before speaking to Xiao Wu, Luo had already used the "ROOM" space to thoroughly investigate the grove. Only after confirming that no one was around did he feel comfortable using the "soundproofing" skill.

This skill can lock the sound of his conversation with Xiao Wu firmly within the "ROOM" space, preventing any possible leakage.

It's no wonder Luo is so cautious; it's because he has to be constantly on guard against Tang Dachui, who is hiding in the shadows and watching Tang San all the time. He has to be wary of this person!

Luo secretly wondered whether Tang Hao had accompanied Tang San today and whether he knew Xiao Wu's true identity.

But it's always better to act cautiously than to regret it later.

Judging from the current situation, Tang Hao shouldn't be constantly by Tang San's side, day and night. Otherwise, if he discovered that Xiao Wu had secretly met with Luo Xiang in the grove tonight, he would definitely have followed them and eavesdropped on their conversation.

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That being said, even though Tang Hao is a titled Douluo with extraordinary strength, he is still a human being of flesh and blood, not a tireless robot that never needs rest.

He also needs to eat, drink, excrete, and sleep; it's impossible for him to be constantly and insidiously watching Tang San's every move.

With this thought in mind, Luo's vigilance eased slightly.

Today, the "ROOM" space inherent in the Surgery Fruit has expanded to an astonishing radius of about eighteen meters, enough to cover the entire grove.

In this space controlled by Luo, he seemed to be a god who ruled over everything, able to condense the primordial energy of heaven and earth within it at will.

Unfortunately, Luo's Yama Martial Soul quality—which is essentially his innate talent—has not yet been improved, so his body can only retain a small portion of the vast天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) each time it is condensed.

If it weren't for his extremely poor aptitude, which severely hampered his cultivation progress, Luo wouldn't have set his sights on Xiao Wu now.

Luo knew that whether it was a 100,000-year soul ring or a soul bone, as long as he could obtain either one, he could undergo a transformation to improve his marrow and enhance the quality of his Yama Martial Soul!

In the original novel, after Tang San obtained Ah Yin's 100,000-year-old soul bone, he cleansed his body and expelled many impurities from it!

And this was after Tang San had completed the Ice and Fire Refined Body. It is conceivable just how enormous the improvement of a person's aptitude is by a 100,000-year-old soul bone!

(End of this chapter)