Chapter 243: Tang San Gets Beaten Again, the Comical Scene of Xiao Wu's Sacrifice
Qian Renxue sat cross-legged before the blood-red 100,000-year spirit ring, its immense energy radiating intensely. She summoned it with her will, causing the ring to shrink and hover around her. Scarlet light surged into her body, and pain twisted her delicate features.
Qian Xunji arrived outside Spirit City and saw Qian Renxue absorbing the ring from the Titan Giant Ape. Stroking his chin, he found it a bit disappointing. His original plan was for the Titan Giant Ape and the 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit to sacrifice themselves together. Now that the ape had been killed instead, the moment lacked shock value. Plus, the ape's body was wasted. If it had sacrificed its energy to Qian Renxue, she might have leveled up again.
Still, there wasn't much he could do. You could only use the threat of forcing a 100,000-year beast to sacrifice once—any more would make Spirit Hall look like absolute scum. If they reneged on their word, who would ever trust them again?
But even if the Titan Giant Ape hadn't sacrificed its soul power, its death wasn't a total loss. While its flesh and bones were too tough to be useful cultivation resources, its granite-like body could be sold to the Heaven Dou or Star Luo Empire as top-grade building material. Such rock-like flesh could make city walls harder than any brick.
Back in the Pope's Plaza…
The scene of Xiao Wu's soul sacrifice glowed with powerful crimson light, encased in a swirling magnetic field of pink-red energy.
"Xiao Wu! No! NO!"
Tears streamed down Tang San's face, his chest tightening until he couldn't breathe. Now he understood what it felt like to lose the one you love right before your eyes. In his past life, he hadn't witnessed the sacrifice—he had been unconscious, skewered through the chest. But now, he saw every agonizing moment unfold.
Memories of Xiao Wu replayed like a film strip:
"I'm Xiao Wu—the 'dance' kind of Wu."
"Can I not call you 'big brother'?"
"Brother, you look so ugly right now."
"But no matter how you look, you'll always be the most handsome in my heart."
"This time, Spirit Hall is just a hollow shell—we'll destroy it easily!"
He once believed that with a perfect rebirth, there would be no regrets. But after meeting Qian Renxue at the Soto Arena, he had suffered beating after beating, humiliation after humiliation, and finally, now… Xiao Wu was sacrificing herself once more to save him and their family.
Tears rolled from Xiao Wu's eyes as she looked at the nearly hysterical Tang San. "Brother, you're such a fool."
While Tang San and Xiao Wu's tragic love played out, Qian Renxue observed emotionlessly. "So this is a soul beast's true spirit sacrifice. It bypasses soul power requirements and physical limits to forcibly grant a spirit ring."
There were two kinds of sacrifices: the standard one, like a beast conveniently dying for a passing soul master, and the spiritual kind—able to bypass limits and gift the ring even if the recipient wasn't yet ready.
"You won't take my Xiao Wu!"
Tang San activated Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. Light flared—Zhuge Godly Crossbow, Silent Sleeve Arrow, and Scatter-Poison Darts launched in succession. But Qian Renxue had already summoned defensive Blue Silver Grass vines to block every attack.
As the peak of the Tang Sect, Qian Renxue knew these weapons well. They could injure soul masters below Soul King level, but he wasn't just a Soul King—his ring configuration far exceeded the norm.
Only higher-level hidden weapons like the Mother and Child Pursuit Bomb might pose a threat. Tang San had one, saved for his final showdown with Gu Chen if they had won the tournament. But now, with Xiao Wu so close, he didn't dare use it for fear of harming her.
Qian Renxue wasn't foolish. Tang San had long been on his kill list. Two vines emerged from the ground and bound Tang San's arms. In a flash, Qian Renxue appeared before him—BANG BANG BANG!—a barrage of punches rained down.
"AHH! I won't let you hurt my brother!! I'll kill you!!"
Xiao Wu screamed, charging weakly from behind. She pounded at Qian Renxue's back with soft fists—but her strength was gone. Most of her cultivation and spirit power had already entered Qian Renxue's body.
Once a soul beast began sacrificing, no one—not even the beast themselves—could stop it.
Outside the magnetic field, the scene looked almost ridiculous. Qian Renxue beating Tang San half to death, while Xiao Wu's tiny fists tapped his back weakly. It looked more like a pampered lover pouting during a back massage than a life-or-death clash.
Tang Xiao and Tang Hao watched, eyes bloodshot, fists clenched. Just seconds into the assault, Tang San's nose was broken, his chest collapsed, and blood spurted from every orifice. All they could think was: Xiao Wu, hurry up and finish your sacrifice already. Stop dragging it out!
Qian Renxue was already holding back. If he went all out, a single punch would've killed Tang San—just like how he had ended Dai Mubai with two hits.
"Brother..."
Xiao Wu used her last ounce of strength. Her voice trembled with pain. Tang San was unrecognizable now. Then she collapsed completely. Her body shrank into a palm-sized rabbit, while her 100,000-year soul and spirit power glowed crimson—and flowed into Qian Renxue's body.
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