Douluo: Starting with a self-created soul ring

**Chapter 170: Xiao Wu Transforms into a Human**

The sudden appearance of Xiao Tao surprised everyone present, except for Bibi Dong and Li Chanfei.

No one expected that the Peachwood Sword behind Gu Ziyi could actually transform into a human form.

"Are you also a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast?"

Xiao Wu's mother was the first to sense the Soul Beast aura surrounding Xiao Tao.

"That's right, I was also a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast who chose the path of transforming into a human..."

Xiao Tao nodded to her fellow cultivator and then slowly recounted her story to them.

Of course, she did this to help her master, Gu Ziyi, gain even more trust from the group of Soul Beasts.

She stepped forward to testify that she was the first hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast to cooperate with him.

Her cooperation with Gu Ziyi did not exactly include what her master had just proposed to them, but she believed that if her master could surpass Level 100 and become a god, he would definitely resurrect her like the others.

Upon hearing Xiao Tao's story, Xiao Wu's mother and the other three were extremely surprised. They had not expected that a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast had already cooperated with Gu Ziyi.

Since they were also Soul Beasts, they were naturally more inclined to believe what Xiao Tao said rather than a human.

"Yue Guan, did you know that His Highness's sword is a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone and that it could transform into a human form?"

Poison Douluo was shocked and couldn't help but ask Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"I just found out now as well!"

"His Highness really has such a trick up his sleeve!"

Yue Guan shook his head and then exclaimed in admiration.

"Li Chanfei must have known, right?"

At this moment, Ghost Douluo looked at Lingyuan Douluo and asked calmly.

Among them, only the women did not seem surprised when they saw Xiao Tao appear!

"Yes, it was Yu Long, His Highness, and I who discovered her together!"

"However, Xiao Tao only managed to transform into a human form later, so Yu Long wouldn't know about it either. He only knew that His Highness's sword was transformed from a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone!"

Lingyuan Douluo smiled upon hearing the doubt and then explained.

"Incredible! Only His Highness would have the courage to reject the voluntary sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast!"

Dugu Bo was also amazed by Xiao Tao's story.

By this time, Xiao Tao had finished recounting her experience.

"Yes, only His Highness has such perseverance!"

"If it were me, I would have absorbed it immediately~"

Although Chrysanthemum Douluo usually didn't get along with Poison Douluo, this time, he actually agreed with him.

The group of Soul Beasts was also shocked at this moment.

They had not expected Xiao Tao to have such an experience.

She was first discovered by Gu Ziyi. Originally, he had no intention of hunting her, but she misunderstood the situation.

Then, when she realized she couldn't escape, she chose to sacrifice herself for him, fully prepared to drag him down to hell with her.

They were also shocked that Gu Ziyi had resolutely rejected Xiao Tao's voluntary sacrifice.

That was something they had never expected. A Soul Master who could refuse the voluntary sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast?

Since he cultivated his own self-condensed Soul Rings, he did not need any Soul Rings from a Soul Beast, no matter what level they were.

They understood the principle, but this was a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Ring, not an ordinary one.

In the end, Xiao Tao's transformation also astonished them.

After the sacrifice failed, the sacrificial energy could be injected into the soul bone, thus forging it.

"Master promised me that he would enhance the self-condensed Soul Ring, and now he has finally fulfilled his promise!"

"So you can trust Master!"

After finishing her story, Xiao Tao once again emphasized that her master was trustworthy.

"Roar—"

"I believe in this kid!"

Er Ming was the first to speak.

He admired Gu Ziyi for rejecting Xiao Tao's sacrifice, and since he also supported the path of self-condensed Soul Rings, he was willing to choose to believe in this human.

"Sister Xiao Wu, Mama Xiao Wu! And you?"

After hearing Er Ming's words, Da Ming did not respond to his comment but instead asked the two most involved parties.

"I will listen to my mother!"

Xiao Wu said in a muffled voice.

She didn't want anyone to be sacrificed.

"If we have to choose, we can only choose to cooperate with them!"

Xiao Wu's mother also had very complicated feelings after hearing everything. If she agreed, she and her daughter would have to join the Martial Soul Hall.

And her two friends would also have to be sacrificed for Bibi Dong!

It would be great if what Gu Ziyi said turned out to be true, but if he was lying to them, they would be doomed, and no one would be able to escape.

It was only because of Xiao Tao's precedent that she was willing to believe and put some faith in him.

Of course, there was also a bit of selfishness involved.

Only by agreeing to cooperate with Gu Ziyi would her daughter be able to survive.

If she refused to cooperate, Da Ming and Er Ming might be able to escape, but her daughter definitely wouldn't, because of her.

And even if the two could escape, with Xiao Wu still there—and considering she was her mother—she felt that they wouldn't leave in the end.

Even though her daughter couldn't perceive it, as a mother, she knew that Da Ming and Er Ming cared deeply for her.

In that case, as long as Xiao Wu was unwilling to leave, the two of them definitely wouldn't leave either.

The consequence of refusing would most likely be total annihilation and their direct absorption.

It was better to choose cooperation—at least there was some hope!

"Your Holiness, we can cooperate!"

In the end, it was Da Ming who made the final decision.

"Perfect!"

Gu Ziyi immediately laughed upon hearing this.

When she heard the final decision, Xiao Wu looked at him with red eyes.

Although this cooperation seemed favorable, it would still require the sacrifice of her two friends in the end.

How could she be happy in this situation?

Of course, she was angry at Gu Ziyi, the one responsible for this predicament.

Xiao Wu's mother also showed no signs of joy on her face.

Naturally, Bibi Dong and the others were quite different!

Seeing that there was no need to fight and that the purpose of this trip had been achieved—without allowing a single hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast to escape—was a huge gain for them!

Although he had promised to let the mother and daughter go, they would still join the Martial Soul Hall.

Whether Gu Ziyi truly intended to let them go in the end or planned to harvest them later, they could not escape his grasp.

If they were truly absorbed into their ranks, the Martial Soul Hall would gain two more geniuses with innate Soul Power.

They still trusted Gu Ziyi. Since he dared to keep them, he must have a way to subdue them.

"Sister Xiao Wu, you've always wanted to transform into a human, right?"

"Sister Xiao Wu, you can start now. Er Ming and I can also see how our little sister looks after transforming!"

Da Ming turned to Xiao Wu and spoke.

He wasn't sure if he would be able to see the outside world after his soul was preserved following his sacrifice, so Da Ming let her transform first.

That way, he would be able to see how his sister Xiao Wu looks after transforming.

"Yes, Sister Xiao Wu, please transform quickly!"

Er Ming was also excited upon hearing this.

He was eager to see how she would look after her transformation.

"...Huhum!"

Xiao Wu was still a little sad, but she finally nodded gently and agreed to go through the transformation process.

Since her mother had transformed into a human, she had really been looking forward to doing the same. However, she had originally planned to wait until her mother reached the Title Douluo level before transforming herself.

Buzz—

After making her decision, Xiao Wu hesitated no more. A pink Soul Power rippled out from her body, and soon, her entire figure was enveloped in this pink Soul Power.

That pink Soul Power formed an energy cocoon, expanding and contracting, pulsing as if it were a beating heart.

The entire transformation process took some time to complete.

During this period, Gu Ziyi and the others watched from the side.

Da Ming and Er Ming still wanted to see what Xiao Wu would look like after transforming. Naturally, they didn't want either of them to be sacrificed to Bibi Dong at this moment. They had the patience to wait.

Whoosh~

Finally, when the pink Soul Power cocoon dispersed, a delicate little girl, as beautiful as a piece of jade, appeared in front of everyone.

Gu Ziyi took a glance and noticed that she closely resembled the Xiao Wu who had first appeared in the anime. After transforming, she also wore a pink dress and had an accessory on her head that resembled a pair of rabbit ears.

"Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Wow~ So this is how Sister Xiao Wu looks after transforming into a human. So cute!"

When Da Ming and Er Ming saw her transformed appearance, their eyes were filled with excitement. She looked exactly as they had expected.

She was incredibly cute and beautiful!

"Xiao Wu!"

When her mother saw how adorable she was, she was delighted.

"Mom… Mommy…"

Xiao Wu looked at her transformed appearance, then at her mother, and slowly opened her mouth to speak.

Her voice sounded a bit strange, but it was full of excitement and enthusiasm.

Apparently, after transforming into a human form, Xiao Wu had immediately learned human language.

Soul Beasts that have cultivated for 100,000 years generally understand human language but cannot speak it—at least, not normally. Only a few 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts have ever learned to speak human language.

However, once they transform into a human, they can instantly master it.

"Xiao Wu!"

"Come here to Mommy!"

She opened her arms to embrace her daughter.

Xiao Wu quickly and excitedly threw herself into her mother's arms.

"So, who will go first?"

Seeing that Xiao Wu had successfully transformed, Gu Ziyi turned to look at Da Ming and Er Ming, then asked them directly.

The three of them had planned to have the two Soul Beasts sacrifice themselves directly for Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong had now reached Level 80 and was capable of absorbing only one 100,000-year Soul Ring.

Logically speaking, only one of them needed to be sacrificed. However, one must not forget that she possessed twin Martial Souls.

In addition to her eighth Soul Ring from the Death Spider Emperor, which allowed her to add an extra Soul Ring, her second Martial Soul could also accommodate another Soul Ring.

As for the 100,000-year-old Soul Ring, there was no need to wait until Bibi Dong cultivated the Death Spider Emperor to Level 90 before she needed to absorb it.

A 100,000-year-old Soul Ring was already the highest-quality Soul Ring normally obtained from Soul Beasts!

Even if it had a few hundred thousand more years, its quality would still be that of a 100,000-year-old Soul Ring.

It would have been better to let Bibi Dong cultivate her second Martial Soul after reaching Level 90 so she could level up quickly by absorbing Soul Rings beyond Level 90.

However, this time, Gu Ziyi did not plan to make her wait.

He wanted Bibi Dong to reach Title Douluo as soon as possible in order to attract the attention of the gods and thereby obtain divine inheritance.

It didn't matter which god—what mattered was obtaining the inheritance!

For this reason, Gu Ziyi asked his older sister to directly attach Soul Rings worth two hundred thousand years, with each Martial Soul absorbing one.

"Let me go first!"

After hearing Gu Ziyi's words, Da Ming was the first to step forward.

"Saintess of the Martial Soul Hall, I hope you will not waste my Soul Ring and Soul Bone. I look forward to the day when you surpass Level 100 and become a goddess!"

After speaking, Da Ming immediately chose to offer himself as a sacrifice.

After seeing his sister Xiao Wu's transformed appearance, he no longer had any regrets.

At the same time, he held some expectations—could Bibi Dong really surpass Level 100 and become a goddess? So, he did not feel too sorrowful.

Perhaps this was truly a shortcut for a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast to reach the divine realm.

However, not every 100,000-year-old Soul Beast could take this shortcut.

Bibi Dong's talent offered a glimmer of hope.

It was a pity that Gu Ziyi did not absorb Soul Rings from Soul Beasts; otherwise, Da Ming would have been more inclined to sacrifice himself for him because the impact Gu Ziyi had on him was even greater.

Even though Gu Ziyi's talent was not as outstanding as Bibi Dong's, Da Ming believed that this human would find a way to reach Level 100 and become a god in the future.

Boom—

A massive surge of green energy erupted from Da Ming's body, immediately enveloping Bibi Dong.

Buzz—

Under the impact of this energy, Bibi Dong's body involuntarily floated.

Then, Da Ming's enormous body slowly disintegrated, transforming into vast streams of green energy that poured into her body.

"Da Ming!"

"Roar—"

"Da Ming!"

Xiao Wu and her mother, along with Er Ming, couldn't help but cry out in sorrow when they saw Da Ming begin his sacrifice.

Even though they knew his soul would still be preserved, seeing him sacrifice himself filled them with indescribable sadness.

"So this is what a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast sacrifice looks like!"

"It's truly astonishing!"

"This energy is so strong that we can't even get close to it..."

"..."

Yue Guan and the others were shocked to witness Da Ming's voluntary sacrifice and deeply marveled at it.

Even though it was the second time Li Chanfei had seen a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast being sacrificed, he was still somewhat shaken.

When Xiao Tao had sacrificed herself for Gu Ziyi before, he had been there to witness the entire scene with his own eyes.

Gu Ziyi and the others once again became spectators, silently waiting for Bibi Dong to absorb all the energy.

This time, Bibi Dong took far less time to absorb the Soul Ring than Xiao Wu took to transform into a human.

Since Da Ming voluntarily sacrificed himself, and Bibi Dong was already capable of absorbing a 100,000-year-old Soul Ring at that moment, it took only half an hour for her to complete the absorption.

Buzz—

One by one, Soul Rings appeared around her. When the eighth red Soul Ring emerged, it proved that Bibi Dong had completely absorbed the eighth Soul Ring generated by the sacrifice.

At the same time, in front of her, a 100,000-year-old Soul Bone gleaming with green light floated in mid-air.

"Sister, please absorb this Soul Bone first!"

After seeing Bibi Dong open her eyes, Gu Ziyi didn't ask about her current level but instead urged her to absorb the Soul Bone first.

"Okay!"

Bibi Dong looked at the 100,000-year-old Soul Bone before her and, after hearing her younger brother's words, immediately agreed!

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(End of this chapter)

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