Douluo Continent: Starting from Killing Arou with a Single Sword.

Chapter 54 Despair

"Xiao Wu, have you had enough fun?" The Azure Bull Python, the king of the forest, casually asked the girl beside him as it controlled its soul beast.

Xiao Wu's complexion had improved considerably. She stood on tiptoe, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at the fleeing group, and said, "Not bad enough! They bullied me so much back then, how could I let them get away with this!"

"Da Ming, I don't want them to live." Xiao Wu's eyes were no longer innocent; she stared at the group with resentment. She had been naive before, thinking that Tang San could protect her. Now, she realized how ridiculous it was! This good-for-nothing couldn't even protect himself!

Daming felt a pang of sadness. It felt that Xiaowu had changed, becoming cold and distant. It looked at the girl in disbelief, only to see her eyes redden and brimming with tears.

"Daming," Xiaowu suddenly hugged herself and cried, her shoulders shaking, "I'm so heartbroken! Mom and Erming are gone, I only have you left!"

Sigh—Da Ming sighed, but he still couldn't help feeling sorry for the girl. It was all his fault for not protecting Aunt Rou and Xiao Wu!

Thinking this, Da Ming reflexively showed a pained expression, lowered his huge head, wanting to touch the girl, but the next second he quietly pulled his head back—he didn't dare to touch Xiao Wu, he wasn't worthy.

"Da Ming, how long do you think they can hold out?" Xiao Wu played with the comb in her hand, revealing a malicious smile where Da Ming couldn't see. They'd better die right now!

Da Ming looked at the mirror formed by his soul power, and said in a deep voice, "We're just playing around with them for now. You can come anytime you want."

"Let them live a little longer then, they're going to die anyway." Xiao Wu smiled innocently again, and said playfully, "Da Ming, I'm hungry, I want to eat bellflower grass!"

"Bellflower?" Upon hearing this name, Da Ming's eyes welled up with tears. This was Xiao Wu's favorite food since she was a child. Before she took human form, he was the one who always found food for her.

"I'll go get it right now!" Luckily, he knew the girl liked it, so he specially prepared a place to plant bellflowers.

Daming left in a hurry, completely unlike the king of the forest, instead acting as happy as a fool. To him, everything was gone—Erming, Aunt Rou were gone—only he and Xiaowu remained. He would do everything in his power to protect Xiaowu!

However, where he couldn't see, Xiao Wu's pink eyes suddenly turned dark, bottomless, as if hiding a galaxy.

"So easily fooled," Xiao Wu uttered, a twisted, sinister smile spreading across her face, making her look no different from a deranged serial killer. "This is so boring, let me add some fun for you! Heh heh—"

A monstrous laugh rang out, and a wisp of indistinct black mist entered the mirror, silently and elusively.

"What happened to me?" Xiaowu asked, puzzled, noticing her comb was missing. "Did I just take Mom's comb?"

On the quiet shore of the Lake of Life, only the wind rustled, and no one answered Xiao Wu!

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"Ten Thousand Swords Return to One!" Ning Mumu stood in mid-air, her fingers twirling, displaying one intricate pattern after another. The Seven Kill Sword spun before her chest, strands of golden thread binding it, revealing an unapproachable majesty! This was an enhanced version of Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, capable of attacking enemies over a wide area!

The battle on the ground had gradually changed; the soul beasts seemed to have stopped "playing" with them and were becoming increasingly serious. One ten-thousand-year-old soul beast even devoured one of Qian Renxue's guards! Under such circumstances, how could they possibly rely on the ordinary fighting methods they had used before? In that case, the scattered and vulnerable beasts would likely be wiped out in just a few minutes.

With no other option, Ning Mumu had to reveal a portion of her strength. That meant suppressing the soul beasts, teleporting the others away, and letting her deal with them herself. In truth, Ning Mumu could have ignored the lives of others and run away with the people she cared about. However, her strong sixth sense told her she couldn't do that.

As things stand, Tang San, the protagonist, is only 12 years old, just entering his formative years. From the plot's perspective, it's only just begun; the climax hasn't even arrived yet. Therefore, Tang San cannot die! More precisely, Qian Renxue, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun… they cannot die either. They are all integral parts of the Douluo Continent; if they die at the very beginning of the story, the Douluo Continent could very well collapse!

This is also why Ning Mumu hasn't killed Tang San yet. After all, she's read a lot of fanfiction, and the things depicted might not be entirely without merit. Currently, she hasn't recovered her peak strength and can't explore too many unknowns, so she can only leave Tang San and the others alive. It's important to know that Ning Mumu isn't a naive rabbit in the cultivation world; she's killed many demons and monsters, and naturally knows how to eliminate threats completely.

Both were transmigrators, and Tang San was even the protagonist of the original novel. How could Ning Mumu not be wary of that? She had to be extremely cautious!

Coming!

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