Chapter 305: Xiao Wu Exposed
At this moment, the atmosphere on site was extremely eerie. The commotion caused by Xiao Wu was absolutely intense enough.
“Sect Master, this student named Xiao Wu from Shrek is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast…”
Chen Xin murmured, conveying a message to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi’s expression changed drastically at once, his gaze full of disbelief.
Among those present, as long as their strength reached the Soul Douluo level or above, they could all see that the phantom behind Xiao Wu at this moment was precisely her true body.
This aura filled with Soul Beast characteristics could be sensed by anyone with sufficient strength.
“I never expected this Xiao Wu to actually be a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, and she hid among the crowd for so long without being discovered!”
Ning Fengzhi was thoroughly shocked, but he managed to remain composed, his gaze turning to Ling Mo.
“No! Ghost Gate has always been very close to Shrek Academy. Dugu Bo couldn’t possibly fail to sense Xiao Wu’s true identity.
Could it be that Ghost Gate already knew about this?”
Ning Fengzhi noticed that at this moment, Ling Mo and Dugu Bo’s expressions were extremely normal, without any anomaly.
Compared to the greedy gazes around them, they were complete opposites.
One must know, Soul Beasts in the eyes of Soul Masters were incomparably precious things.
Not to mention Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts—even scouring an entire Star Dou Great Forest, one might not find even a few.
Now one had actually appeared in Spirit City, and it was a Soul Beast that had already undergone Form Transformation. How could this not cause a commotion?
“What do we do now? Kill or spare?”
Chen Xin said coldly, his expression showing no change. As long as Ning Fengzhi gave the order, whether to kill or protect, he would act with full force.
“Don’t rush for now. Rashly protecting her would be disadvantageous to us! Let’s first see what Ghost Gate says…”
Ning Fengzhi assessed the situation and chose to observe from the sidelines.
It wasn’t that he was selfish, but if he dared to step in and protect Xiao Wu, it would provoke public anger, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School could not bear such responsibility.
Bibi Dong and all the various Titled Douluo stood up, almost simultaneously, with most gazes fixed on Xiao Wu.
At this time, the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils had not noticed this detail; they were all immersed in the joy of victory.
Bibi Dong calmly announced, “The champion of this year’s Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is Shrek Academy. Congratulations, young genius Soul Masters.”
The Shrek Seven Devils stood in a row, and behind them were Master, Flander, and Liu Erlong.
At this moment, among the Shrek Seven Devils, aside from Xiao Wu, everyone else’s gazes fell on the brocade tray containing three pieces of Soul Bone.
“Old Monster! Let’s go…”
On the platform, Ling Mo glanced at Dugu Bo, then finally at Bibi Dong, before leading Dugu Bo away from the VIP Seating.
This subtle movement did not attract anyone else’s attention, because at this time, everyone’s attention was on Xiao Wu.
“Please have the Shrek Academy representative come forward to receive the champion reward.”
A Red Robe Bishop shouted loudly. After discussion among the Shrek group, Tang San slowly walked up to the podium.
However, after he went on stage, he suddenly discovered Ling Mo and Dugu Bo appearing among the team, standing right behind Xiao Wu, smiling at him.
Tang San was puzzled, thinking Ling Mo and Dugu Bo had come to congratulate them, completely unaware that the Pope’s Palace at this moment was already filled with killing intent.
“Bro!”
Xiao Wu felt someone touch her from behind and didn’t dare look up. She glanced back and relaxed upon seeing it was Ling Mo.
“Silly girl, what are you nervous about!”
Ling Mo smiled and patted her head, then said, “You… come behind me! Don’t worry! With me here, no one can hurt you today…”
At these words, tears welled up uncontrollably in Xiao Wu’s eyes, but she forcibly held them back.
What surprised her was, when did Ling Mo learn of her identity?
Judging from Ling Mo’s words, he seemed to have known her true identity for a long time.
“Bro, you knew everything?”
Xiao Wu said hesitantly. She was probing to see if Ling Mo really knew everything.
“You mean your true identity? Hehe… silly girl, from the moment you entered Nuoding Academy, I recognized you.
Didn’t I tell you that these eyes of mine can see through past and future lives?”
Ling Mo said with a smile. He wasn’t bragging—even without having mentioned knowing Xiao Wu’s identity, Ling Mo could clearly judge her true identity with these eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Wu was completely stunned. She had never imagined that Ling Mo had recognized her true body so early.
Then, all her previous puzzling behaviors had reasonable explanations.
For example, the last time in Star Dou Great Forest, when she was taken away by the Titan Giant Ape and appeared with all sorts of unreasonable excuses.
She had been worrying about how to explain it to everyone, but it was Ling Mo who explained for her.
“Not only me! Xiao San already knows your true identity too…”
Ling Mo muttered. He knew that when Purple Demon Eye reached the fourth tier, one could see through Xiao Wu’s true identity. With Tang San’s current level, he was just at the fourth tier, so… he should have known long ago.
“How is that possible? Then why didn’t you…” Xiao Wu trailed off, her heart extremely shocked, the implication obvious.
Why didn’t Ling Mo kill her and take her Soul Ring? One must know, no Soul Master could resist coveting a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
And Tang San too—why had he shown no reaction, never displaying anything abnormal.
“So many whys! Just because you call me bro, that’s enough.
Get behind me. Leave the rest to me. Don’t worry… with me here, no one can hurt you today…”
Ling Mo said gently, then walked straight to the middle of the team, perfectly blocking Xiao Wu’s body.
His appearance immediately drew countless gazes, among which… Bibi Dong’s was the sharpest.
Twice in a row, she had suffered losses at Ling Mo’s hands. Now seeing Ling Mo standing in front of Xiao Wu again, a nameless anger surged from her heart.
Not only Bibi Dong, but all the surrounding Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo were shocked.
Judging from Ling Mo’s performance, he couldn’t possibly fail to recognize Xiao Wu’s true identity.
And his current behavior was like challenging everyone—he was determined to protect this girl.
“Too arrogant! Is he trying to be an enemy to all Soul Masters on the continent?”
“Daring to openly protect a Soul Beast is no different from seeking his own death…”
“Or does he want to monopolize it?”
For a moment, controversy raged. Some guessed Ling Mo wanted to keep it for himself—after all… who wouldn’t be tempted by a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast?
“Old Monster! Are you prepared?”
Facing the crowd’s angry glares, Ling Mo remained unmoved and instead said to Dugu Bo behind him.
“Don’t worry! Everything has been prepared long ago…”
Dugu Bo replied coldly, his gaze sharp, killing intent surging!
Today, he was going all out. He hadn’t expected Ling Mo to play so big, but now that things had come to this, there was no turning back.
He wouldn’t turn back either! If Ling Mo dared to play, so did he…
