Aoshen looked down at Kaien, who had been awkwardly tapping on his phone for a full thirty seconds before finally looking up to signal that he had finished typing.
Aoshen bent down to pick up the phone and saw the message:
"I can sense a very strong soul beast aura on Xiao Wu. She feels more like a soul beast than a human to me."
Reading this, Aoshen instinctively raised his eyebrows. Could Xiao Wu's soul beast aura really be so obvious now?
Although Aoshen knew that any Soul Master at the Douluo level or higher could detect that Xiao Wu was actually a 100,000-year-old soul beast transformed into a human, he didn't realize that her aura could be so easily sensed by Kaien, who was still only a century-level soul beast.
"No, that's not right," Aoshen suddenly realized.
If Xiao Wu being a transformed 100,000-year soul beast could be detected so easily by a lower-level soul beast, she wouldn't be so relaxed around Kaien.
So, Kaien's ability to sense Xiao Wu's true identity must be due to itself, not because all soul beasts have this ability.
Otherwise, when Xiao Wu entered the Star Dou Forest, she would not have attracted the attention of the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky-Blue Bull Python in such a way.
Thinking of this, Aoshen quickly typed on Kaien's phone:
*"Your perception is correct. Xiao Wu is indeed a soul beast, not a human—or rather, she cannot be fully considered human yet.
Once a soul beast's cultivation surpasses 100,000 years, it can choose to transform into a human, but it will lose its 100,000 years of cultivation and must start over.
Xiao Wu is exactly such a transformed 100,000-year soul beast.
This matter is for us to know only; don't mention it to anyone else.
Also, don't deliberately get close to Xiao Wu. She has already recognized Tang San as the man who will protect her.
Although Tang San is not yet willing to admit it, or hasn't fully realized it, you don't want to repeat Ma Hongjun's mistake, do you?"*
After reading Aoshen's message, Kaien nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Kaien nod reassured Aoshen. Kaien was a smart child who knew his limits.
Aoshen had chosen to type rather than speak because he couldn't be certain whether Tang San's father, Haotian Douluo, was nearby. He couldn't explain why he knew Xiao Wu's true identity.
With that matter settled, Aoshen decided to take a shower. Honestly, when he returned earlier, he had wanted to collapse straight onto the bed.
But considering he had spent the entire morning on the playground, he would be very dirty, so he held back. Now, increasingly sleepy, he needed a shower before lying down.
Lunch would be handled by Aoska—if necessary, a burger would do; they were actually quite good.
While showering, Aoshen heard Aoska returning. He had been curious what had taken them so long.
After showering and throwing his dirty clothes into the washing machine, Aoshen felt as if his soul was about to leave his body.
He had no energy for gossip, only instructing Aoska, who was on the sofa checking messages, to bring lunch back before collapsing on the bed.
Before losing consciousness, Aoshen set an alarm to avoid being late for the afternoon laps. He had no confidence in waking up on time by himself, let alone trusting unreliable Aoska.
In the afternoon, Aoshen personally proved that a person exhausted to this extent cannot be awakened by an alarm.
It was Kaien who eventually dragged Aoshen off the bed, biting his pant leg, after the alarm had gone off twice and Aoshen still hadn't woken.
Looking at the empty dorm, Aoshen sighed. Aoska was indeed less reliable than Kaien.
If it weren't for the packed meal left on the desk, Aoshen might have completely given up on his brother.
After washing his face with cold water, Aoshen felt a little more alert and changed clothes, running to the village entrance.
He saw that Dai Mubai, Aoska, and Ma Hongjun were still warming up and finally breathed a sigh of relief, starting his own warm-up.
"小Ao, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Aoshen's lingering fatigue, Dai Mubai asked with concern.
"Earlier, Xiao Ao told us you hadn't even eaten the lunch packed for you and fell asleep. We thought you wouldn't make it this afternoon and were discussing how to ask Teacher Zhao for leave on your behalf."
"Nothing much. During the morning assessment, I used too much energy trying to restrain Tang San. After the battle, I also used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and haven't rested since. Once you left and I relaxed in the dorm, I became utterly exhausted."
Aoshen glanced at Ma Hongjun, who outwardly seemed fine.
However, Aoshen didn't believe that during the morning, after Dai Mubai, Aoska, and Tang San had "taken him away," nothing else had happened.
Feeling a bit guilty under Aoshen's gaze, Ma Hongjun awkwardly turned his head, then, still uneasy, immediately activated his weight-bearing Soul Conductor and ran out.
Dai Mubai and Aoska followed, chuckling strangely. Aoshen tilted his head, sensing a very interesting story unfolding.
However, realizing this wasn't the right time to question them, Aoshen fell in step with the three's running pace.
While running, Aoshen's mind focused on two matters:
The first was to fix the trouble he had inadvertently caused—explaining things to Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing so no misunderstanding arose.
This was easy; he had already thought of a solution during the morning. Tonight, he would deliver burgers to the four new students and use it as an excuse to inquire about their soul skills.
The new students would likely not refuse, and Aoshen could politely introduce the older students' situation, naturally mentioning Ma Hongjun's special case.
The more difficult matter was preventing potential issues caused by the exposure of Xiao Wu's soul beast identity.
In Aoshen's memory, only two problems arose from Xiao Wu revealing her soul beast identity:
First, attracting the Titan Giant Ape when entering the Star Dou Forest. Shrek Academy had been lucky; Tang San had actually benefited.
But Aoshen could not guarantee the outcome would always be favorable. The best solution was to prevent the Titan Giant Ape from appearing in front of Shrek Academy.
He had a way: as he passed Xiao Wu, jokingly say, "Have you recently attracted a powerful soul beast? Or eaten too much soul beast meat? Kaien tells me you have a soul beast aura. If it's the meat, you better stop eating it. Otherwise, when we reach the Star Dou Forest, a powerful soul beast might notice your aura—bad news for us."
No need to elaborate further; any additional phrasing would suffice, just to warn Xiao Wu. She would realize that entering the Star Dou Forest openly might attract the Titan Giant Ape.
The second problem involved Xiao Wu revealing her identity to the Pope, triggering a series of future tragedies.
If possible, Aoshen wanted to prevent those tragedies.
However, devising a flawless plan for this was very difficult. He spent a long time thinking but couldn't come up with a solution without flaws.
Although Aoshen, slightly obsessive, wanted to finalize a plan immediately, the fatigue from the weight-bearing run was increasing.
Since the midday break hadn't fully relieved his exhaustion, and he hadn't eaten lunch, Aoshen began struggling during the second lap.
This abnormal state forced him to temporarily set aside the Xiao Wu issue, focusing on regulating his breathing and conserving stamina.
Concentrating on breathing and stamina management made running slightly easier.
However, the morning's expenditure was too great. Without lunch, Aoshen ran out of energy by the fourth lap.
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