"Alright, Di Tian, I remember, isn't the Golden Deer King's two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation approaching?"
Gu Yuena interrupted the staring contest between Huo Yuhao and Di Tian.
For some reason, Gu Yuena had a feeling that Huo Yuhao and Di Tian might very well fight. Although this feeling was somewhat inexplicable, Gu Yuena decided to take precautions.
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Di Tian also shifted his attention away from Huo Yuhao.
For some reason, the more Di Tian looked at Huo Yuhao, the angrier he became, as if Huo Yuhao had stolen something important from him.
But this was clearly the first time he had met Huo Yuhao; it was truly inexplicable.
"Di Tian, I'm talking to you,"
Gu Yuena said, her voice tinged with anger.
Di Tian finally snapped out of his daze. Seeing Gu Yuena's displeasure, Di Tian felt his heart pounding in his chest.
It was all Huo Yuhao's fault for making him neglect his master.
Di Tian hurriedly knelt on one knee:
"Reporting to the Lord... Gu Yuena, the Light Deer King's tribulation is approaching in a thousand years, and with her strength, she simply cannot survive it!"
Looking at Di Tian kneeling before her, Gu Yuena's smile froze.
She had repeatedly told him to be natural, and now that they were friends, Di Tian had immediately revealed his true colors.
"Ahem, Xiaoxue, um, actually..."
Gu Yuena's smile was somewhat unnatural; she was already thinking about how to deceive Qian Renxue.
"Alright, Gu Yuena, stop talking. Actually, I already know."
Qian Renxue interrupted Gu Yuena, who looked up in surprise, meeting Qian Renxue's gaze.
Seeing Qian Renxue's wise expression, Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Di Tian's eyes instantly focused on her.
Gu Yuena was clearly shocked by Qian Renxue's wisdom; her heart was filled with disbelief.
She hadn't expected that this seemingly silly little angel possessed such unfathomable wisdom.
Di Tian was clearly startled by Qian Renxue's words.
His master had just instructed him to keep his identity a secret, and he'd been exposed so quickly.
He felt utterly useless; his master must be very disappointed in him.
Huo Yuhao, standing to the side, seemed lost in thought, his eyes gleaming with contemplation.
He was also aware of Qian Renxue's "wisdom," so he ventured to deduce that what they and Qian Renxue were talking about were probably not the same thing.
"You...you really know?"
Gu Yuena's voice held a hint of uncertainty, her heart filled with doubt.
"Actually, your friend Di Tian isn't fully developed intellectually, is he?
That's why he acts like a child, behaving strangely."
Qian Renxue's eyes flickered with sympathy for Di Tian.
Silence, a deathly silence. After a few seconds,
"Pfft..."
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Di Tian glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao.
His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, as if water could drip from it.
"Alright, Xiaoxue, Di Tian isn't intellectually challenged.
He's only so respectful to me because I'm his boss."
Gu Yuena's voice carried a hint of helplessness.
What was she thinking?
Since she really thought Qian Renxue could guess it, it seemed she had overestimated Qian Renxue.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in Huo Yuhao's spiritual space was already laughing until tears streamed down its face. Having been captured and absorbed by Di Tian for so long, seeing Di Tian suffer such a humiliation filled the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with immense joy.
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Qian Renxue's face flushed crimson to her ears.
She lowered her head, not daring to look at Di Tian's expression, and whispered, "Di Tian, I'm...I'm sorry..."
Seeing Qian Renxue's sincere apology, Di Tian's expression softened considerably, though he still didn't give Huo Yuhao a kind look.
Huo Yuhao didn't mind; after all, he'd seen Di Tian's grumpy face many times before and was used to it.
"Alright, Di Tian, let's go find the Golden Deer King now.
The matter about soul spirits that I told you about before can be verified today."
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Di Tian's expression shifted slightly.
Di Tian was very curious and eager about the soul spirit method his master had told him about, as it might truly solve the current situation of soul beasts being hunted by humans.
Along the way, Di Tian introduced Huo Yuhao to the Golden Deer King.
"This Golden Deer King is a soul beast with nearly 200,000 years of cultivation. It has extreme light attributes, which perfectly match your friend's martial soul."
When Qian Renxue's martial soul was mentioned, Di Tian clearly felt a trace of apprehension.
After all, he had fought against the Angel God back in the God Realm.
Listening to Huo Yuhao and Di Tian's conversation, Qian Renxue felt dizzy.
She had only hoped to obtain an 80,000-year soul ring, but Huo Yuhao had directly arranged a 200,000-year soul ring for her.
To be honest, a 200,000-year soul ring was something Qian Renxue had never heard of before.
Of course, if Qian Renxue knew that Huo Yuhao's first soul ring was a million-year one, she would probably be completely stunned.
...
The whole process went more smoothly than Huo Yuhao had imagined.
Because Gu Yuena was present, the Golden Deer King was almost completely unprepared.
After the soul spirit ritual ended, a black and red soul ring appeared on Qian Renxue's body.
Huo Yuhao secretly sensed it and estimated that the soul ring's age was over 98,000 years.
This is the limit of spirit rings Qian Renxue can currently absorb.
As for the remaining 100,000+ years of cultivation, Huo Yuhao sealed it within her body.
In addition, Qian Renxue also obtained a 200,000-year-old external spirit bone; however, she blushed and didn't reveal which part it belonged to.
It's worth mentioning that after acquiring this spirit ring, Qian Renxue's spirit power level instantly jumped to level 67.
Four levels of spirit power were directly provided by the spirit ring, two levels by the spirit bone, and the remaining level was accumulated over the past two months, directly reflected in her spirit power level after acquiring her sixth spirit ring.
A tiny golden deer sprang from Qian Renxue's body, affectionately nuzzling her fingers.
It then knelt on one knee towards Gu Yuena, excitedly saying, "My lord, I succeeded!
I feel incredibly strange right now."
Seeing Gu Yuena's satisfied expression, Huo Yuhao smiled slightly.
"See? I didn't lie to you.
Can our cooperation officially begin now?"
Gu Yuena blinked, her lips parting slightly. "Of course we can begin.
In the coming days, I will keep my promise and promote the Soul Spirit Cultivation Method to the Soul Beast Realm.
I hope you will also keep your promise and promote it to the human world."
Of course, but the promotion to the human world might be delayed a bit, at least a decade or more, until I truly ascend to the Pope's throne."
Gu Yuena nodded. Then, to Huo Yuhao's astonishment, a piece of Life Gold the size of an apple appeared directly in Gu Yuena's hand.
"Consider this piece of Life Gold a gift from me. The old man in your spiritual sea seems to really need it."