Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 173 Teacher Su Ran, fiercely protective of her students; Xiao Wu, tears streaming down her face.

"Back then, it was...it was she who killed my mother with her own hands. I remember her image, and I will never forget it!"

"Teacher, I actually recognized her during the Soul Master Competition, but I didn't want to cause trouble for the academy, so I didn't say anything."

"I originally thought that I would just follow the teacher and learn from her, work hard to become stronger, and one day I would be as strong as her, and then I would personally go and take revenge on her."

I remember my teacher asking a question in class: Why do we want to become stronger? Cultivation requires a belief. I... I also want to be like Zhu Qing, able to protect my sisters, those I care about, and my family! I will no longer be someone to be slaughtered!

With her teacher Su Ran's support, Xiao Wu finally mustered up her courage, stared intently at Bibi Dong, took out the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red from her bosom, and slowly revealed the aura of a soul beast on her body.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing stand up for Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuyu and go back to face the Xingluo royal family alone, she was very envious!
Two days ago, the teacher also received a letter from Zhu Qing saying that she was safe. She had taken the Star Luo Emperor hostage, which bought her family time to settle on the frontier. With her excellent agility and speed, she also avoided the Star Luo Empire's pursuit. After handling the family's affairs and severing all ties, she would return to the academy.

However, Xiaowu also had some doubts. She hadn't told the teacher about her mother, so how did the teacher know?
Could it be... that the teacher used the Soul-Capturing Technique on Xiao Wu at some point?
I wonder if the teacher explored other parts of Xiao Wu's body during the Soul-Capturing Technique?
There must be, right? No wonder the little pink bunny is sometimes so itchy!
……

"You are... one of the fish that escaped from the net back then?"

"That's right, I was the one who slipped through the net back then."

Bibi Dong was lost in thought. Sensing Xiao Wu's aura, she finally understood why she felt a sense of familiarity with this girl.

"Teacher Su, did you use this special flower to conceal its aura? You knew all along that it was a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

"With a 100,000-year-old soul beast right beside you, Teacher Su, since you possess the ability to exchange soul rings, why don't you kill it and replace it with one of your other thousand-year or ten-thousand-year soul rings?"

Bibi Dong looked at Su Ran in surprise.

Su Ran did not speak.

Xiao Wu spoke first, looking at her warily:
"Do you think your teacher is like you ruthless soul masters? Even knowing I'm a 100,000-year-old soul beast, your teacher treats me the same as other disciples and wouldn't harm me. This 'Heartbreak Red' flower, a test of true feelings, is the best gift your teacher could give me, representing the trust and inseparable bond between us. You'll never understand!"

"Really? The Acacia Heartbreak Red... It's a beautiful name. You've nurtured it so beautifully. Can it be used to test true feelings?"

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but reach out her jade-like hand towards the Acacia Heartbreak Red, but Xiao Wu quickly protected it and held it in her arms.

Bibi Dong took a deep breath, her gaze falling on Su Ran, and she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled:

"So, Teacher Su took my 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone not to use my power to strengthen her own disciple, but to stand up for her?"

"But her mother is already dead. What use would it be to extract her soul bone and soul ring? Besides, the path of cultivation is for soul masters to hunt soul beasts and absorb soul rings. What did I do wrong?"

Or perhaps, Teacher Su intended to use this as an excuse to kill me while I was weakened, to avenge her disciple?

"It seems that His Holiness the Pope still does not trust me. Since you see me as the kind of treacherous person who takes advantage of others' weaknesses, why bother asking questions? You can simply walk away without arguing."

Su Ran shook her head and said calmly.

Seeing a hint of disappointment on that exquisitely handsome face, and his eyes dimming slightly, Bibi Dong immediately became nervous and quickly explained:
"Of course, Teacher Su is not that kind of person, but I really don't know Teacher Su's intentions." "You hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings in order to enhance your strength. It's not a matter of right or wrong, just a difference in perspective."

But is it wrong for others to avenge their loved ones?

Su Ran took a sip of peach blossom tea and said:

“My intention is actually very simple. Since Xiao Wu has become my disciple, the academy should naturally be her home and her support. It is understandable that you hunted a 100,000-year-old soul beast to obtain rare treasures, but I stepped forward for my disciple and also for the sake of karma. I took your 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone in order to give Xiao Wu’s mother a chance to be reborn and revive her, thereby settling this karma. Then the academy can accept your position. That’s all.”

“Bibi Dong, you should know that a 100,000-year-old soul beast is a treasure coveted by everyone across the entire continent. If Xiao Wu’s identity is exposed, she will become the target of everyone’s hatred. I have already given you enough trust to allow Xiao Wu to reveal her identity and stand in front of you.”

"If you change your mind now and become my enemy, I, Su Ran, and the entire Peach Blossom Academy will no longer welcome you. Even if the entire Papal Palace were to condemn me, I, Su Ran, would not back down an inch!"

When she said the last sentence, Su Ran's tone was full of determination, and there was no falsehood in it.

"Teacher...you are so good to Xiaowu..."

Hearing that her teacher was so firmly on her side and was upholding justice for her, Xiao Wu couldn't stop her tears from welling up instantly.

With a whoosh, Xiao Wu threw herself into Su Ran's arms, clutching her teacher's clothes and sobbing.

"Silly girl, I was just doing what a teacher should do. I made this decision for you without my consent. Don't you feel wronged?"

Su Ran gently patted Xiao Wu's head, her expression slightly indulgent.

Xiao Wu shook her head in her teacher's arms, then looked up, her face streaked with tears, her eyes misty but filled with a glimmer of hope and emotion.

"This is already very good, the teacher has been very, very good. But is she really willing to cooperate? Does Mom really have a chance to be brought back to life?"

Seeing the deep affection between Su Ran and Xiao Wu, Bibi Dong was moved by the memories of their relationship, which filled her with envy.

If only... if only her teacher had been Su Ran back then, how wonderful, how perfect it would have been?

Everything might change, right?
Su Renxue, don't you think so?

"I will not go back on my promise to Teacher Su. I will stay and let Teacher Su extract my bones and soul. However, the resurrection of a 100,000-year-old soul beast is extremely rare, especially since I have been absorbing this 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone for a long time. Can I do it by sacrificing only one 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone?"

Bibi Dong raised a question.

"That's enough. The core of a soul ring and a soul bone is essentially the order of soul skills formed by the convergence of a soul beast's soul and its source power. I only need to extract the remaining soul and source power, nurture it with rare and precious flowers and herbs, and create a new body for it to gain the chance to be resurrected."

Su Ran spoke up, saying that this was not only a feud between Xiao Wu and the Pope, but also might involve a technology that could change the entire landscape of Soul Masters in the Douluo Continent.

(End of this chapter)