Chapter 40: Parting of Life and Death, Ah Rou's Sacrifice
"Well done."
Su Mo, accompanied by Bibi Dong, quickly arrived at the center of the battlefield.
"Your Highness, I have not failed your mission!" Yue Guan's face was overflowing with unconcealable joy.
A look of joy also appeared on Gui Mei's stiff face.
Su Mo nodded slightly, turned his gaze towards the weak Ah Rou, and curled his lips:
"You wouldn't want something to happen to your daughter, would you?"
Ah Rou's entire body jolted violently; her eyes, previously dimmed by despair, suddenly brightened at this moment.
Could it be that Xiao Wu has a chance to survive?
She could no longer care about the crisscrossing wounds on her body, nor about dignity or decorum. With a crying tone and a trembling voice, she begged:
"Please... spare my daughter! Whatever the condition, I will agree to it!"
"Very good." Su Mo nodded. "The condition is very simple: you sacrifice yourself to him, specifically a soul sacrifice. I guarantee I will spare your daughter today."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Gui Mei, who was standing to the side.
In Su Mo's view, Xiao Wu's current cultivation was only a little over ninety thousand years, still a step away from becoming a true hundred thousand year spirit ring. Killing her now would be a pity; it would be better to keep her and kill her later.
Moreover, what kind of waves could a mere Soft Bones Demon Rabbit stir up?
Even if she wanted to take revenge after transforming into a human later, she would need the corresponding strength to do so.
Furthermore, given Xiao Wu's heartless nature, Su Mo even doubted whether she would truly remember the matter of revenge.
Just like in the original story, she kept saying she wanted to take revenge for her mother, yet she didn't cultivate properly, spending her days in the human World causing trouble, eating, drinking, having fun, and falling in love.
Even after obtaining the Immortal Herb Yearning Heartbroken Red, she couldn't bear to refine it to improve her strength. Her heart and eyes were filled only with her "Third Brother," having long since cast the vengeance for her mother's murder to the back of her mind.
At this moment, Xiao Wu, who was being tightly held in Gui Mei's hands, was struggling desperately.
Her four little rabbit legs were kicking wildly in the air, and she let out anxious and shrill cries.
Although she could not speak human language, she understood the conversation of the group perfectly.
Upon hearing the word "sacrifice," her pink eyes instantly filled with tears. Large teardrops rolled down continuously, making her look helpless and pitiful.
Ah Rou heard her daughter's shrill, sorrowful cries, and her heart felt as if it were being violently clutched.
She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with determination.
"I can agree to you, but will you really spare my daughter?"
Su Mo narrowed his eyes: "Do you think that in the current situation, I have any need to lie to you?
I could easily kill both of you right now, and we would still obtain your Soul Rings and Soul Bones."
Ah Rou's expression sank; she knew that what Su Mo said was true.
Given their current state as mother and daughter, there was simply no room for any resistance.
Even if they fought to the death, the outcome would just be both of them dying, and these people would still obtain their Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
Since they were going to die anyway, it was better to proactively sacrifice herself; at least it could buy a glimmer of hope for Xiao Wu to survive.
"Xiao Wu..." Ah Rou smiled miserably. "You must live on well, don't think about taking revenge for Mom..."
Xiao Wu cried out even more shrilly, as if shouting, "Mom, no!"
Her pink eyes were filled with fear and pleading. She twisted her body desperately, trying to break free from the restraints, scattering tears everywhere.
"Be good." Ah Rou's tears finally couldn't be held back and slid down, her voice choked with sobs. "This is all Mom can do for you. You must live on well..."
Watching her daughter's struggling figure, Ah Rou's heart felt like it was being twisted, as if someone were using a dull knife to carve out her heart, one slice at a time.
How she wished she could hold her beloved daughter one more time, stroke her furry little head again, and listen to her chattering and acting spoiled around her...
But she would never have the chance again.
"I hope you keep your word."
Ah Rou turned her head to look at Su Mo, her voice suddenly calming down, carrying a sense of resignation.
Su Mo nodded slightly, giving his promise.
Ah Rou took one last deep look at Xiao Wu, and a smile was forced from the corner of her lips.
"Goodbye... Xiao Wu..."
As her voice fell, a faint red light began to emanate from Ah Rou's body.
Soon, the light grew brighter and brighter, enveloping her entire body.
Seeing this, Yue Guan stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Wu from Gui Mei's hands.
"Old Ghost, congratulations, you are about to obtain a hundred thousand year spirit ring."
Yue Guan looked at the increasingly intense red light on Ah Rou and said to Gui Mei with a smile.
He was congratulating him from the bottom of his heart, without a hint of jealousy.
Not to mention the life-and-death bond between him and Gui Mei, Su Mo had also promised earlier that as long as they captured this Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, both of them would have the opportunity to obtain hundred thousand year spirit rings.
Soon, the red light on Ah Rou reached its extreme intensity. She let out a shrill, miserable scream; this was the agony of her soul burning.
The next moment, the red light turned into a brilliant beam, pouring into Gui Mei's body.
"Xiao Wu, Mom will always love you, live on well..."
This was the last sentence Ah Rou left behind.
As the voice faded, her figure instantly dissipated, turning into specks of light that completely merged into Gui Mei's body.
Xiao Wu watched helplessly as her mother dissipated before her eyes, and all her struggling stopped instantly.
Her pink pupils were filled with endless despair.
Her mother was dead...
She had no mother anymore...
The mother who had accompanied her for tens of thousands of years had just died in front of her.
At the same time, Gui Mei's aura climbed steadily, and a massive and terrifying wave of Soul Power radiated from him, sweeping across the surroundings.
His previous injuries also recovered to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the light faded, the sacrifice of the hundred thousand year Soul Beast was officially completed.
Gui Mei was surrounded by nine Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red. The bright red ninth Soul Ring was particularly dazzling.
Not only that, a hundred thousand year left leg Soul Bone had also merged into his left lower leg during the sacrifice.
At this moment, Gui Mei's Soul Power had already reached level 92.
At the Titled Douluo realm, being able to directly increase by two levels was already extremely terrifying.
One must know that when Xiao Wu sacrificed herself, Tang San was only a Spirit Emperor, and after the sacrifice ended, he only increased his Soul Power by five levels.
Gui Mei felt the surging power within his body, his expression excited.
He had never imagined that one day he would be able to possess such coveted treasures as a hundred thousand year spirit ring and Soul Bone.
"Alright, now is not the time to be happy; let's hurry to Grandpa Gold Crocodile's location." Su Mo interrupted his joy.
"Your Highness, should this rabbit be released?" Yue Guan, holding Xiao Wu, suddenly asked.
He knew that Su Mo had promised that transformed Soul Beast and would certainly not go back on his word.
But he really didn't understand what Su Mo was planning. Even though killing them would also yield Soul Rings and Soul Bones, he insisted on releasing this rabbit.
"It will be released, but not now." Su Mo smiled mysteriously. "You will know in a moment; let's head over there first."
Su Mo's purpose was very simple: those two big idiots, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, both liked this rabbit Xiao Wu, and they were both complete bootlickers.
For the sake of Xiao Wu, would they choose to sacrifice themselves?
Su Mo felt the probability was high.
Even if they didn't sacrifice themselves, it didn't matter.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan could perform their Martial Soul Fusion Skill again, enough to let Golden Crocodile Douluo cripple one of them, which could then be left for Yue Guan to absorb.
In short, Su Mo would only release Xiao Wu after squeezing dry all her value.
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