Adding in the soul bones the Ferocious Beasts had collected over the years, Miss Long Qiu'er could certainly be considered a wealthy woman. For instance, the external soul bone currently lying in her storage soul tool—the Darkgolden Pinkclaw left and right metacarpal bones—would fetch an astronomical price if placed in the soul master world.
Di Tian flicked his wrist, tossing an object toward Long Qiu'er.
Long Qiu'er caught it instinctively. Looking down, she realized that what Di Tian had thrown her was his very own Reverse Scale.
As an Auspicious Beast, she was born with the protection of great fortune. She was the type who could find Gold Soul Coins just by walking down the street or encounter a mysterious old master and learn divine arts after falling off a cliff. Even if she ran into a human Titled Douluo, she would likely escape through various coincidences and luck. Furthermore, with the ultra-divine artifact [Eye of Eternity] gifted by a certain God King, there should technically be no reason to worry about her safety.
However, the clearly powerful yet excessively cautious Di Tian still couldn't feel at ease about the child, so he gave her a piece of his Reverse Scale.
"Watch yourself. If there's something you can't solve, call me."
"Of course, if I sense you're in a situation you can't handle, I will pull you back from the outside directly."
Miss Long Qiu'er huffed, muttering under her breath, "Why do you underestimate me so much..."
Di Tian glared at her, and Long Qiu'er immediately fell silent.
After the Three-eyed Golden Lion's cultivation broke through to 150,000 years, her actual combat power—relying on three ultimate attributes plus her specialty, mental power—was second only to the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena and the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian in the entire Star Constellation Great Forest.
Although Di Tian possessed only the single attribute of Ultimate Darkness, his hundreds of thousands of years of foundation were no joke. His comprehension of the Space attribute was already at its limit; that alone was something Miss Long Qiu'er could not yet match.
Though she was a soul beast transformation, the Auspicious Beast was, after all, a divine beast of fate, unlike ordinary 100,000-year soul beasts.
Normally, a 10,000-year soul beast transformation requires starting cultivation from scratch. However, Miss Long Qiu'er had jumped straight to a 5-ring Soul King. Her soul rings were not the standard "optimal configuration" either, but five 10,000-year soul rings—and it was clear she still had plenty of strength in reserve.
Most crucially, once Miss Long Qiu'er reached the Soul Saint stage, her original beast-form strength would perfectly merge and stack with her human-form strength. She would be able to freely choose between her Three-eyed Golden Lion form and her human Long Qiu'er state.
As for Miss Long Qiu'er's martial soul, thanks to a certain God King's accidental "friendly sponsorship" of the Golden Dragon Spear and her own rich Golden Dragon bloodline, she naturally selected the Golden Dragon.
However, her Golden Dragon martial soul was not limited to Ultimate Strength; the two attributes of Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire were also preserved.
And of course, there was the spiritual attribute the Auspicious Beast excelled in. Although it didn't manifest as a physical martial soul, that powerful mental power was fully retained.
Having Spirit Domain Realm mental power at the level of a 5-ring Soul King... even in the era of Lan Xuanyu, this would be enough to drive any soul master wild.
Frankly, Miss Long Qiu'er herself couldn't imagine how she could lose... besides, if she couldn't win, couldn't she just run?
"Di Tian, do not worry about the Auspicious Beast's safety. I will go to the human side with her."
A cold, noble voice rang out as ripples of silver light appeared around the two of them.
Di Tian nearly jumped out of his skin in shock. "Lord, this... this might not be appropriate..."
This boss, who had slept for hundreds of thousands of years, had finally woken up. Di Tian was just starting to think about handing the "Acting Co-ruler of soul beasts" hat back to her.
And now the boss said she wanted to go to the human side? What on earth!
The Silver Dragon King did not answer Di Tian. Instead, she looked at Long Qiu'er, her voice indifferent. "Auspicious Beast, you actually want to go find that human named Huo Yuhao, don't you?"
"..."
Although Long Qiu'er didn't reply, her dodging gaze betrayed her true thoughts.
Gu Yuena didn't say much more, only shaking her head slightly.
"While the overall strength of the Star Constellation Great Forest has improved quite a bit recently, this does not mean our enemies—the human forces—have become weaker."
"They build cities, manufacture weapons, and their cultivation speed is faster than ours. They are developing rapidly every single day. And what about us soul beasts?"
"Guarding our own tiny plots of land without going out to see the world... you always say you have wisdom not inferior to humans, but where has your wisdom been used?"
Di Tian furrowed his brows tightly and bit his lip.
"!!!"
Suddenly feeling a bone-chilling gaze fixed upon him, Di Tian's entire dragon body couldn't help but shiver.
"Don't think I don't know—all the tiger-type soul beasts over 100,000 years in the Star Constellation Great Forest have been privately executed by you all."
"Uh..."
Di Tian's golden eyes revealed a trace of shame and awkwardness. The Lord knew more than he had imagined...
Long Qiu'er's heart tightened. She naturally knew of this; there were two 100,000-year tiger-type soul bones in her storage soul tool right now, gifts from the Bear Lord.
She had voiced her opposition to this, but her objections were always overruled.
Just as Huo Yuhao once said, it seems "one's own kind is best at dealing with one's own kind"...
Tiger-type soul beasts have immense combat power. Breaking through 100,000 years is not difficult for certain high-lineage tiger soul beasts. While they could strengthen the overall combat power of the Star Constellation Great Forest, keeping them around would eventually destabilize the positions of the Great Ferocious Beasts. After all, nobody wants another "father" figure looming over their heads.
In case another Dark Demon Evil God Tiger ever popped up... everyone knew how absurd that thing was. One slip-up and they'd all fall victim to its tricks.
Gu Yuena naturally knew that Di Tian was absolutely loyal to her. A little warning was enough; speaking too harshly would be inappropriate.
"...I won't hold the past against you. But if this happens again, don't blame me for being unkind."
Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands. "We understand. Thank you, Lord, for your tolerance."
Gu Yuena waved her hand. "...Therefore, we soul beasts must make a change! Otherwise, the only thing waiting for us is extinction."
Di Tian quickly asked, "Lord, what should we do then?"
Exhaling, Gu Yuena walked to the edge of the Lake of Life. Looking at the shimmering surface, a light of wisdom shone in her amethyst-like eyes.
"In many cases, your opponent is your best teacher."
As smart as he was, Di Tian immediately guessed Gu Yuena's intention.
"So, the Lord intends to infiltrate the human world to understand how they develop?"
Gu Yuena nodded silently. "Yes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to the Auspicious Beast transforming into a human... We will also contact other soul beast gathering spots. soul beasts can no longer continue to fight their own separate battles."
"For now, you will continue to lead the Star Constellation Great Forest. Remember: minimize conflicts, and do not wantonly slaughter low-level soul beasts unless absolutely necessary."
"Yes! Your subordinate understands!"