"Lan Fozi." Xu Zihuang scrutinized Lan Fozi as she detached from the sea surface and rose into the air.
Back then, he and Juzi had first encountered the Demon Empress in this very sea region. Before escaping, he had deliberately used his spiritual power to convey to Lan Fozi his willingness to help her prevent the Demon Empress from causing excessive slaughter in the future.
Although Xu Zihuang knew that with Lan Fozi's personality, she would definitely be somewhat moved by his proposal, he had not expected that she would truly be willing to trust him, a human soul master with whom she had little interaction, and wait for his arrival in this sea region according to the agreement.
However, from her appearance, it was clear she was already at her wits' end trying to stop her mother and could only turn to him for help.
Lan Fozi was also observing Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er. Seeing how intimate the relationship between the two was, she felt shocked, but her heart immediately settled.
"It seems this human is indeed worthy of trust."
If that were not the case, how could he possibly have won the love of the Emperor Auspicious Beast?
The appearance of the Emperor Auspicious Beast also meant that the overall strength of the soul beast clans on the Douluo Continent must be extremely powerful. After all, the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, was born carrying a great destiny. It could double the cultivation speed of all soul beasts and allow those particularly powerful top soul beasts to more easily break through bottlenecks and limits time and time again.
Lan Fozi could be certain that there was no shortage of ferocious beasts on the Douluo Continent that had survived the second heavenly tribulation. It was even possible that there existed beings whose cultivation and strength were not inferior to her mother's.
Wang Qiu'er's soul power cultivation had long since reached the Soul Sage realm. Relying on her own soul power to float beside Xu Zihuang, a trace of disdain appeared on her proud face.
"I know about the agreement between you two, but your worries are completely unnecessary. Just within our Star Dou Great Forest, there is more than one existence stronger than your mother. Her plan to sacrifice the lives of the entire continent as the foundation for becoming a god is simply a fool's dream."
As expected!
Hearing Wang Qiu'er say this, Lan Fozi not only did not get angry, but her eyes lit up instead. She breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted. Still somewhat uneasy, she could not help but remind them:
"Emperor Auspicious Beast, is that true? My mother's cultivation has already exceeded eight hundred thousand years."
Wang Qiu'er was about to say something more when she was stopped by a look from Xu Zihuang.
"We previously encountered your mother in another distant sea region, roughly more than two years ago. At that time, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King died at her hands. Now that two years have passed, her cultivation has most likely advanced even further."
Xu Zihuang said to Lan Fozi with a serious expression: "The things I told you back then still stand. Soon, I will become the ruler of the Douluo Continent. Protecting the living beings on the continent is my responsibility and duty. If your mother invades the continent, I will naturally repel her. However, not far from the sea region where your mother killed the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, there exists another continent. Given your mother's nature, if she discovers that continent, she most likely will not spare the living beings there."
Lan Fozi's expression changed drastically once again. From Xu Zihuang's description, she knew he was not lying. Not to mention whether Xu Zihuang had any reason to deceive her, back then, her mother had left her behind precisely to slaughter the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.
Taking a deep breath, Lan Fozi steadied herself and looked at Xu Zihuang with eyes full of hope. Because of the layer of connection with the Emperor Auspicious Beast, her trust in Xu Zihuang had risen steadily.
"As a fellow human, I naturally do not wish to see the humans on that continent become your mother's sacrifices." Xu Zihuang's expression was solemn.
Although his purpose was not entirely pure, these words were not against his heart. As a human, taking a firm stand for one's own race on such major issues of right and wrong was the most basic bottom line.
Lan Fozi bit her silver teeth. Her figure slowly floated to the front of Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er, moved, and said:
"You… you are really willing to help me?"
"It's not helping you; it's just that our goals are the same." Xu Zihuang smiled faintly. Then he tapped his right index finger on the center of his brows, and a strange golden eye-shaped rune floated out, flying toward the center of Lan Fozi's brows.
"This is my spiritual imprint. If your mother really attacks the living beings on that continent and you are unable to stop her, then activate this spiritual imprint. At that time, I will determine your coordinates through it and tear through space to descend with my true body. By the time you find your mother, I believe I should already possess the strength to truly contend with her."
Lan Fozi was slightly stunned, but she did not hesitate much. She allowed the golden pupil rune to merge into her spiritual sea. Feeling the level of spiritual intent within it, she could not help but widen her eyes. The way she looked at Xu Zihuang instantly changed.
Semi-god level spiritual power?! Humans truly deserve to be called the most favored race by heaven.
The last trace of worry in Lan Fozi's heart completely disappeared.
The human soul master before her, who had won the favor of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, truly possessed terrifying talent. He indeed had the confidence to say such words. It was not only from her own judgment; she also trusted the judgment of the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
It could be said that because of Wang Qiu'er's existence, even if Xu Zihuang did nothing, the negotiation between him and Lan Fozi became incredibly smooth.
A moment later, Lan Fozi, who had come back to her senses, had an even more radiant light in her eyes. She sincerely bowed to Xu Zihuang.
"Thank you. I choose to believe you."
After doing this, Lan Fozi impatiently transformed back into her original form and plunged into the sea, swimming westward. The spiritual imprint Xu Zihuang had given her contained some memory images of the sea region near the Star Ocean Continent.
However, before she had swum very far, she stopped again. Raising her massive whale head, she turned back to look at Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er.
"By the way, my name is Lan Fozi. I sincerely wish you both well. The union between you two has given me hope of harmonious coexistence between humans and soul beasts."
"Puff—" A huge water column sprayed out from the blowhole above Lan Fozi's head. Then she swung her whale tail, and her figure cheerfully disappeared from Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er's sight.
Wang Qiu'er looked at Xu Zihuang beside her with a profound gaze, her red lips slightly parted.
"You lied to her."
"It's not exactly a lie. I really don't want to see Lan Fozi's mother slaughter the humans on the Star Ocean Continent." Xu Zihuang helplessly shook his head.
"But I also cannot deny that I have my eyes on your mother's soul rings and soul bones. However, according to my plan, I intend to suppress your mother with strength and give her a chance. If possible, I hope she can become my soul spirit. After all, we share a common enemy."
"Common enemy?" Wang Qiu'er frowned slightly.
Xu Zihuang chuckled lightly and did not respond.
The Demon Empress's goal was to seek revenge on Tang San and resurrect her husband, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Tang San had schemed against him so many times; how could he swallow that anger? In the future, they were destined to confront each other.
Their goals were highly aligned. Once he became a god, resurrecting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would not be impossible. It would be perfect to use this as a condition to negotiate with the Demon Empress. Although there was some enmity between him and the Demon Empress, there were no eternal grudges—only eternal interests.
Wang Qiu'er wrinkled her delicate nose and stretched out her jade arm to wrap around Xu Zihuang's neck, her gaze momentarily lost.
"Is the harmonious coexistence between humans and soul beasts that she mentioned really possible to achieve?"
"Of course." Xu Zihuang naturally embraced Wang Qiu'er. The dragon wings behind him, branded with the Evil God's Wing magic patterns, spread open as he continued flying toward Moon Pivot Island.
"You also know that my soul spirit fusion method comes from Yi Lai Ke Si, the teacher of Ling Yi-jie. In Elder Yi's plane, many miraculous abilities are difficult to imagine in our Douluo plane. With Elder Yi's ability, the soul spirit fusion method can be gradually perfected. As long as soul spirits can be passed down after a soul master's death and continue to fuse with other soul masters, the conflict between humans and soul beasts can be greatly reduced. Soul beasts on the verge of extinction can continue to live in this way, which is almost equivalent to a different kind of immortality. I believe they will not resist it."
As he spoke, Xu Zihuang lowered his head, bringing his face close to Wang Qiu'er's, their eyes meeting as he smiled gently.
"For you, I am willing to work hard for this. Because of you, I can also take the Beast God Di Tian to see the scenery he has never seen before."
"You say it so nicely, but you clearly just have your eyes on Di Tian's soul rings and soul bones." A rare trace of disdain appeared in Wang Qiu'er's pink-blue eyes. She rolled her eyes coquettishly, then sighed with a somewhat gloomy expression.
"With Di Tian's pride, he will not agree. Moreover, he still has…"
The Beast God Di Tian had watched over her and raised her since she was young in the Star Dou Great Forest. Her feelings toward Di Tian were not only respect but also deep affection.
Seeing that Wang Qiu'er's mood had worsened, Xu Zihuang tactfully changed the subject.
"We have already crossed more than half of the sea region. Let's change the way we travel next."
With those words, Xu Zihuang stopped moving. A black shadow separated from his body.
Deep black light converged, revealing a tall woman. The woman was over 1.8 meters in height, with long black hair cascading down her back. Her delicate features adorned a fair face, but her eyes were an eerie blood-red color.
A black long dress covered her alluring body curves, giving off a seductive and demonic charm. The woman was none other than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in human form.
Looking at Wang Qiu'er, her expression became somewhat unnatural. This was understandable; back then, she had severely injured Wang Qiu'er, who was now so close to Xu Zihuang.
However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had signed a master-servant contract with Xu Zihuang. Under the eaves, one had to lower one's head. She very respectfully bowed deeply to Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er.
"Master, Mistress."
Then, without needing Xu Zihuang's command, she sensibly transformed back into her original form.
Xu Zihuang nodded. Carrying Wang Qiu'er in his arms, he landed on the broad back of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. A pair of bony wings on the sides of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger flapped fiercely, instantly turning into a streak of afterimage as they swept across the sky.
Wang Qiu'er snorted coldly but did not settle old scores with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. She still had that much bearing. Moreover, she did not want to mention the humiliation of being suppressed by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger back then.
But when she glanced sideways and saw the playful smile in Xu Zihuang's eyes, she immediately felt annoyed. She pushed Xu Zihuang down onto the back of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Wang Qiu'er finally revealed her true nature. As the Emperor Auspicious Beast, her temper had never been good. The gentleness she showed Xu Zihuang was only because he was special, and she was willing to do so.
"You did that on purpose to annoy me, didn't you?!"
"You're overthinking it. I just wanted to change the way we travel."
However, Xu Zihuang quite liked seeing Wang Qiu'er openly show her emotions like this. With a smile in his eyes, he firmly grasped Wang Qiu'er's wrists.
"You—!" Wang Qiu'er's almond eyes widened, and she started roughhousing with Xu Zihuang just like that.
It was just that during their playful fight, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger gradually noticed that the movements on her back were becoming a bit off. Her eyelids twitched wildly. But she was destined to only endure it helplessly.
And at dusk the next day, the outline of Moon Pivot Island finally came into view.
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