Lan Fozi was stunned at these words, her eyes flickering, there's even a soul beast guardian?
Her mind raced with a thousand thoughts. After tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Lan Fozi said softly, "Alright."
"Come with me, then."
Su Yu called out, then headed to the side of the Emerald River, where a small lone boat floated.
The three of them set off, drifting downstream.
Not long after entering the river, a five-meter-long Ice Arrow Fish leisurely swam past the boat.
It seemed to sense no threat at all.
Lan Fozi's eyes shifted, a strange look flashing deep within her gaze.
Su Yu said nothing, quietly watching as the small boat continued down the river.
The further they went, the livelier the river became, with all kinds of soul beasts emerging one after another in great variety.
Lan Fozi took it all in, her eyes flickering with unknown thoughts.
About half an hour later, the boat entered Ice God Lake.
The surface of Ice God Lake was calm and mirror-like, its ice-blue waters as clear as a treasure mirror.
Su Yu whistled, and at the same time, the icy blue-gold spear-shaped mark on his brow shone brightly.
Instantly, the entire Ice God Lake became lively, as large soul beasts emerged from the water.
The powerful pressure shocked Lan Fozi, who exclaimed in surprise, "Hundred... hundred-thousand-year soul beasts?"
Among these soul beasts emerging from the water, there were indeed hundred-thousand-year-level existences.
Splash!
Whoosh!
A series of splashes rang out as one massive and imposing soul beast after another broke through the water.
Each of them was so powerful it was terrifying.
In Lan Fozi's eyes, these were undoubtedly extremely powerful groups of soul beasts, with some leaders even reaching the level of fierce beasts.
Roar!
With a resounding dragon's roar, the entire Ice God Lake trembled.
A huge dragon's head emerged from the lake, its majestic body appearing like a masterpiece of nature—an embodiment of powerful beauty.
An intense chill radiated from it, accompanied by a mighty dragon's aura that swept across the area.
Lan Fozi's beautiful face paled as she stared dumbfounded at the massive ice-blue dragon, crying out in shock, "Ice... Ice Dragon?"
Lan Fozi never expected to see a pure-blooded Ice Dragon here.
Moreover, this Ice Dragon was very old and extremely powerful.
This was far beyond Lan Fozi's expectations.
Seeing Lan Fozi's expression, Su Yu spoke at the right moment: "My Ice God Hall is different from other soul master forces. We do not blindly hunt soul beasts."
"To us, kind and friendly soul beasts can be our partners."
"I believe you've seen this for yourself, Miss Fozi."
Lan Fozi nodded blankly. The countless powerful soul beasts before her were the best proof.
She never imagined there could be so many powerful soul beasts within the stronghold of the Ice God Hall.
The soul beasts here were in no way inferior to soul masters in terms of influence.
Within Ice God Lake, a casual glance revealed dozens of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts—a truly shocking power.
Perhaps for the vast sea, such power wasn't invincible, but it was still a formidable force.
Even in the ocean, these creatures would be overlords.
Especially the Ice Dragon—no matter where it appeared, it was an existence nobody could ignore.
Su Yu smiled and continued, "So, Miss Fozi, what are you afraid of?"
Lan Fozi was startled and quickly turned to meet Su Yu's bright eyes.
His gaze was clear yet gentle, making Lan Fozi freeze for a moment.
But she quickly looked away in panic, "I... I'm not afraid, Young Master Su, I don't understand what you mean."
Su Yu smiled faintly. "Miss Fozi, everyone knows the truth—there's no point hiding it."
"I witnessed Lanlan's birth myself. As her elder sister, even if you're not the same type, you must be similar."
"Do you want me to spell it out?"
"Miss Fozi, your real identity isn't a secret."
Lan Fozi's expression froze. She sighed lightly and said wearily, "Alright, I admit it. So what do you want?"
Su Yu chuckled. "What could I possibly want?"
"If I meant you harm, something would've happened to you already."
"Miss Fozi, I invited you here today just to tell you—don't worry so much."
"We have no ill intentions toward you."
"You're Lanlan's sister, and Dong'er sees you as a sister too, so of course I consider you a friend."
"As friends, we wouldn't harm you. You can rest easy."
Lan Fozi stared at Su Yu, a little dazed, not expecting him to say such things.
After all, in the eyes of soul beasts, human soul masters were mostly greedy.
Yet Su Yu and the others could look at a living hundred-thousand-year soul beast and remain unmoved?
This challenged Lan Fozi's worldview.
She had been in human form for over ten years. If she was naive at first, living among humans for so long had taught her much.
She knew clearly how attractive a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone were.
It was no exaggeration to say such things could cause rivers of blood.
But now, Su Yu's words deeply surprised her.
"Miss Fozi, don't look at me like that. I'm not lying, and we are not your enemies."
"Enough..."
Su Yu paused, rubbing his brow, "You three, come talk to her. Bingbing, you too."
As soon as he finished, under Lan Fozi's shocked gaze, the Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Ice Bear King Xiao Bai all appeared.
Su Yu's spiritual power had long reached the Spirit Domain level, just a step away from becoming tangible.
Very few people in the world could surpass him in spiritual power.
With his support and the special soul spirit method, these three transformed soul spirits had very solid forms.
In the distance, the enormous Ice Dragon also transformed into a beautiful girl and appeared on the boat.
Lan Fozi was stunned—she was seeing three more fierce beasts!
Su Yu moved aside, quietly watching as the Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Ice Bear King explained things to Lan Fozi.
As soul beasts, they had more in common to talk about.
"This little whale is still pretty wary, huh?" Bingbing joked with Su Yu.
She saw the young master explain for so long, yet the little whale still seemed unconvinced.
"That's only natural—she's lived in the human world for over ten years, she can't still be as naive as when she first transformed."
"No one knows what she's experienced all these years," Su Yu replied.
"That's true. Human society isn't as simple as the soul beast world," Bingbing nodded in agreement.
After a while, under the repeated persuasion of the Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Ice Bear King, Lan Fozi was finally moved.
She lowered her head and walked to Su Yu's side, looking a little embarrassed.
"Do you believe us now?"
Lan Fozi nodded, blushing with shame. "S…sorry, I was too suspicious."
"It's understandable. If I were you, I'd feel the same," Su Yu smiled.
Seeing he wasn't angry, Lan Fozi relaxed, and a trace of relief flashed in her deep blue eyes.
After a moment's thought, Su Yu said: "Miss Fozi, the new Continental Elite Soul Master Sect Tournament will soon be held in the Sun Moon Empire."
"My team is still missing a member. I'd like to invite you to join. Will you?"
Lan Fozi was stunned and pointed at herself. "Me?"
Su Yu nodded.
Lan Fozi hesitated. "C…can I?"
"If even a sixty-sixth level Soul Emperor isn't qualified, then who is?" Su Yu laughed.
Lan Fozi's soul power had already reached level 66 Soul Emperor.
Such soul power would make her one of the strongest in the tournament.
Joining Su Yu's team would be more than enough.
"I'm much weaker than Dong'er and the others," Lan Fozi said modestly with a smile.
She considered herself no match for either Di Mingli or Wang Dong'er, both Soul Emperors.
Di Mingli's Golden Dragon martial soul was too dominant and powerful.
And Wang Dong'er, with her twin martial souls, was also top-tier among Soul Emperors.
By comparison, Lan Fozi felt she had nothing special.
"Miss Fozi, you're too modest. Your martial soul is anything but simple. It's just that on land, you can't show your full strength," Su Yu said meaningfully.
Lan Fozi's martial soul was among the best in the sea.
Not powerful? Impossible!
Lan Fozi looked at Su Yu in surprise. "You know even that?"
Su Yu smiled but said nothing.
Lan Fozi was silent for a moment, then asked: "Will there be other Titled Douluo at the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament?"
She thought of something.
If Su Yu and the others could see her true form, so could other Titled Douluo.
Wouldn't that mean she'd be walking into a trap by attending?
Su Yu smiled and replied, "Miss Fozi, don't worry. I've already made preparations."
He reached out, and a deep blue pendant appeared in his hand.
"This is a soul tool I made in my spare time. It can hide your aura and block spiritual perception."
"If you wear it, even a Super Douluo can't see through your disguise."
"It's made of extremely tough metal and won't break even under a Soul Douluo's attack."
"With this, you can move about freely."
He handed the soul tool pendant to Lan Fozi.
With his skill in crafting soul tools, making this was easy.
Strictly speaking, it couldn't fool a true Ultimate Douluo.
But how many Ultimate Douluo are there on the continent?
Among them, only two from the Holy Spirit Sect would pose a threat to Lan Fozi.
But both of them are injured, and at their level, even if they discovered an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast, they wouldn't care much.
So it's not a problem.
"This… thank you!" Lan Fozi accepted the pendant in surprise, her opinion of Su Yu subtly changing.
All this time, Di Mingli and Wang Dong'er had been fighting over Su Yu.
She never understood why.
He was just a man—what was worth fighting for?
Sure, he was handsome, but that was no reason to go so far.
But at this moment, Lan Fozi understood a bit more.
This man was truly reliable at critical moments.
A single pendant solved all her worries.
He faced a living hundred-thousand-year soul beast without malice and wanted to be friends.
This man was different from other humans.
Most impressive of all, he had earned the respect of so many fierce beasts—his talent and strength were extraordinary.
Lan Fozi stared blankly as Su Yu smiled.
With Lan Fozi joining, his team was finally assembled.
He was the captain, with members Xuedi (Snow Empress), Di Mingli, Wang Dong'er, Jiang Nannan, Lanlan, and Lan Fozi.
Seven people.
Two Soul Sages and five Soul Emperors.
Even Lanlan was now a Soul Emperor.
Such a lineup could only be described as luxurious.
Among the seven, four had ultimate martial souls—Su Yu, Xuedi, Di Mingli, and Lanlan.
Six of them were related to soul beasts—Su Yu possessed Dragon God power and was considered a soul beast prince.
Xuedi, Di Mingli, Lanlan, and Lan Fozi were soul beasts in human form.
Wang Dong'er's background was also somewhat connected to soul beasts.
Of the seven, only Jiang Nannan was a normal human.
Such a bizarre team was probably unprecedented.
So many talents in one team!
Even Lan Fozi would be shocked to know the truth.
So many of her kind!
With the team issue resolved, Su Yu stretched comfortably and continued boating across the lake in high spirits.
This time, Lan Fozi also felt at ease and began to appreciate the beautiful scenery.
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Sun Moon Empire, Radiant City.
In a dim great hall, a woman in a blood-red robe was meditating.
Soul power surged around her, tinged with a bloody aura and a strange sense of evil.
Hoo!
After a long time, the blood-robed woman slowly retracted her soul power and exhaled, her breath carrying tiny shards of ice.
"What a troublesome ultimate ice... damn Hai Bodong."
She bit her silver teeth, her blood-red eyes full of resentment.
The wounds Hai Bodong left her with had still not healed.
That ultimate ice was like maggots on the bone, impossible to remove.
She had tried everything but to little effect.
Even using evil secret art, she could not eradicate it.
Ultimate ice—what a troublesome ultimate ice, what an Ice Emperor.
Her grinding teeth sounded in the silent hall as she remained obsessed with her grudge.