Beside them, Xiao Wu, the Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit, was sleeping peacefully.
Her small, exquisite body was curled up, her snow-white fur shimmering softly in the sunlight.
Her long ears were pressed against the back of her head, and her pink nose twitched gently, as if she were having a sweet dream.
Her small, three-lobed mouth was slightly upturned, seemingly carrying a hint of a smile even in her dream.
The Azure Bull Python looked at the sleeping Xiao Wu with a headache.
This was because she was preparing to regenerate into human form over the next 100,000 years.
After a soul beast survives the 100,000-year tribulation, it has two choices.
One is to continue being a soul beast, but then it must undergo a tribulation every 100,000 years.
If it passes, its strength increases, and it can live for another 100,000 years; if it fails, it will perish under the tribulation and vanish into nothingness.
Of course, this huge limitation… is that it cannot become a god, as it is well known that soul beasts cannot become gods.
The second option is to be reborn as a human, where one can become a fully-fledged human and enjoy all human rights, or even cultivate to become a god.
Xiao Wu chose the latter, but the willful girl wanted to explore the human world more; she found it more interesting.
"I don't know what Sister Xiao Wu is thinking… Is the human world really that good?"
the Titan Giant Ape murmured, somewhat annoyed.
"Becoming human means only a short lifespan of one or two hundred years, which is pitifully short compared to the long lifespans of us soul beasts."
The Titan Giant Ape was clearly quite dissatisfied with Xiao Wu's decision.
"She's always had her own ideas… We can't stop her, so let nature take its course."
The Azure Bull Python sighed helplessly, thinking of humans… and then something else came to mind.
The Azure Bull Python suddenly asked, "By the way, is that human on Master's side still around?"
"You mean that child?
It seems he's still there..."
The Titan Giant Ape narrowed its eyes, somewhat puzzled.
"It's been several years. I wonder what Master and the others are plotting?"
"Never mind... it's none of our business. Our mission is complete.
From now on, the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest will be their responsibility.
We two brothers just need to take care of our own little territory."
"That's true."
The Titan Giant Ape nodded. They were different from the Beast Kings like Di Tian; their seniority wasn't actually that high.
They grew up alongside Xiao Wu.
Their previous presence in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest was merely an agreement.
Now that Gu Yuena had protected Di Tian and the others and they were awake, they had left on their own.
They had no grand ambitions; leading soul beasts to godhood was irrelevant to them.
They just needed to mind their own business.
"I hope... everything is peaceful,"
the Azure Bull Python murmured, gazing at the sky.
...
On the other side!
The core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life!
Above the highest hollow of the ancient golden tree,
a little boy of about four or five years old clumsily massaged the silver-haired girl on the bed.
"Sister Nana... I'm telling you, I successfully awakened my martial souls today!
The Golden Dragon King martial soul and the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel martial soul!"
"Isn't that powerful?"
"Hahaha... I also think I'm quite a genius.
When Sister Nana wakes up, you can continue to teach me spear techniques.
Although I've been learning, I still feel like I'm lacking something."
"Sister Nana, you're so beautiful!"
"Sister Nana... when will you wake up?"
Qian Renshang, having just awakened his martial soul, rushed to Gu Yuena to share his joy, even though Gu Yuena was currently unconscious. He didn't care.
Talking to Gu Yuena every day was one of his daily habits!
And he really wanted to see himself as the first person Gu Yuena saw when she woke up.
After giving Gu Yuena a massage, Qian Renshang sat down to cultivate.
Cultivating beside her seemed beneficial for both of them, so Qian Renshang usually slept next to her.
Night slowly fell.
Today, however, Qian Renshang felt uneasy.
Finally, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at the night, and sighed helplessly.
"It's been...three years already?"
"I wonder what's going on over there...maybe they really think I'm dead."
Three years—a very special point in time.
Before he was three, he was practically in hell with Bibi Dong, suffering daily abuse.
But he longed for maternal love, believing things would change, so he endured it...but after realizing there was no hope, he left in despair.
At the lake of three, he met Gu Yuena, rescued by this stunningly beautiful silver-haired girl, and brought here.
Here, he experienced true family love; he, Qian Renshang, could also be cared for.
And all of this was thanks to... Qian Renshang looked down at the stunningly beautiful silver-haired girl on the bed.
She protected him for a time, and Qian Renshang resolved to protect her for life.
"Cultivation... I need to focus on cultivation. Only when my soul power is higher will the Golden Dragon King bloodline within me become more concentrated, allowing Sister Nana to awaken sooner."
Qian Renshang's eyes hardened.
He could sense that his Golden Dragon King bloodline truly benefited Gu Yuena greatly.
However, if she couldn't fully absorb his power, it would be significantly diminished, and Qian Renshang couldn't be certain when she would awaken.
Furthermore, continuously bleeding would actually slow down the rate at which one's soul power increases.
This is actually a contradictory choice.
Qian Renshang shook his head, abandoning distracting thoughts and continuing his cultivation... Now is not the time to think about such things.
Anyway, he will always stay with Gu Yuena!
What Qian Renshang didn't know was that the beast kings were all secretly watching this scene.
"The fate between the master and this kid is truly... indescribable.
It feels like the two of them might be entangled for life."
Outside the door,
Bi Ji murmured with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Hiss... You're right, the master is inherently sentimental.
If she wakes up and finds out that Qian Renshang was willing to feed her blood to prolong her life for years to save her, who knows what the master will do!"
Xiong Jun shrugged and said softly, while Bi Ji murmured with a sullen face.
"Golden Dragon King, Silver Dragon King... perhaps this is destiny!"
"The problem is, our lord has a long lifespan... that child is human, destined for only a hundred or two hundred years.
I can hardly imagine how heartbroken our lord will be when his lifespan reaches its limit."
Biji's words instantly awakened these beast kings.
Right... they almost forgot Qian Renshang was human.
Human lifespans are truly too short.
"I don't think we need to worry about such a problem at all..."
Just then, Di Tian suddenly stepped forward, his face dignified, but a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Since human lifespans are insufficient... hehe, that's simple."
"Just let that kid Qian Renshang become a god someday!!"
(End of Chapter)
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