This was a very common occurrence in the world of soul beasts.
Aiven had no intention of interfering, but that Radiant Dragon was fleeing toward his position.
"Roar!!"
At that moment.
The Dark Nether Tiger leaped into the air and pounced onto the Radiant Dragon, instantly knocking it to the ground. During the pounce—
The Dark Nether Tiger was frantically tearing at the Radiant Dragon's neck.
The direction of their charge had already threatened Aiven's position.
"Lu Bu, do not kill them. Just drive them away."
"Yes!"
Bang!
Lu Bu struck, throwing a punch.
The terrifying Soul Power impact blasted the Dark Nether Tiger off the Radiant Dragon's back.
Lu Bu's formidable aura frightened the blasted-away Dark Nether Tiger into fleeing in panic, abandoning its hunt.
The Radiant Dragon was already at death's door.
Aiven silently glanced at the Radiant Dragon. Only then did he notice a Young Dragon beneath it, one the dragon had been desperately protecting. It looked as though it had only been born a few days ago.
The Young Dragon stumbled out from beneath its mother. It was obvious that it could barely even walk.
It came before the giant dragon and cried out, seemingly calling for its mother to get up.
But the Radiant Dragon was already close to death. Looking at her only child, a Dragon Tear rolled from the corner of her eye.
Soul beasts had emotions too. In particular, many soul beasts such as primates and dragons possessed a certain degree of intelligence and emotion even before cultivating for ten thousand years and gaining spiritual intelligence.
Aiven knew that once the Mother Dragon died, this Young Dragon would basically have no chance of surviving in the perilous Star Dou Great Forest.
But as a human, he had no intention of helping them.
"Lu Bu, let's go."
Aiven said as he turned to leave.
But at that moment, the Mother Dragon made a sound.
Aiven stopped and looked back.
He saw the Mother Dragon using the last of her strength to repeatedly push her child toward Aiven.
"You want to entrust your child to me?" Aiven asked.
The Mother Dragon nodded.
"But humans and soul beasts are enemies, and we are different races. Soul beasts are even resources for human cultivation. Aren't you afraid of throwing your child into a pit of fire?" Aiven continued, not caring whether she could understand him.
But the Mother Dragon no longer had the strength to respond. She slowly closed her eyes and died.
When the Young Dragon saw its mother close her eyes, it seemed to understand that she had died.
It was utterly heartbroken.
"What should we do, Lord?" Lu Bu asked.
Aiven fell silent for two seconds before saying, "Bring this Youngling back. If it can be tamed, it will be my mount in the future."
"Yes, Lord."
Lu Bu went over and picked up the Young Dragon, and it did not resist.
Just like that, it followed Aiven's group as they departed.
Soul beasts were not merely resources for soul masters to obtain soul rings. Across the continent, many soul master factions also tamed soul beasts as transportation, mounts, or guards for their homes and estates.
However, this was generally something only great families and powerful factions could afford to do.
For example, Sea God Poseidon's Demon Soul Great White Shark mount, Bibi Dong's ten-thousand-year dragon-type mount, the Elephant Armor Sect's mammoth elephant mounts, Heaven Dou Gelong Grand Marshal's white tiger mount, and so on.
Human soul masters could tame soul beasts.
And this Young Dragon was a Radiant Dragon, a very rare type of dragon soul beast. Though it was not a top-tier soul beast, its bloodline was still quite powerful.
A Light Attribute dragon was indeed suitable as an emperor's mount.
"Let's go."
The two swiftly left the area. After reaching the outermost region at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, they stopped.
He planned to summon Three Kingdoms Generals now.
After absorbing the soul ring and gaining four levels in one surge—
He once again had ten chances to summon Three Kingdoms Generals and could perform a Ten-Pull.
And he only needed six more pulls to obtain another Super-Class General whose minimum combat strength was as high as a level 96 Titled Douluo!
Now that he had absorbed the soul ring—
It was impossible for him to raise his Soul Power again in the short term.
Aiven did not hesitate and immediately prepared to begin the Ten-Pull!
"Ten-Pull!!"
Aiven used all ten summoning chances at once, and excitement had already risen within him.
Once this batch was done, the overall strength of his faction would surely rise by a huge margin.
By then, the Aiven Duchy would be enough to sweep through the Kingdom of Aers!
"Come on!"
Ten cards had appeared on the virtual panel.
The ten cards began flipping over one by one.
First card: Third-Class General! Corresponding combat strength: level 75!
Second card: Third-Class General! Corresponding combat strength: level 79!
Third card: Third-Class General! Corresponding combat strength: level 76!
"Damn, is my luck really this bad? They're all third-rate Soul Saints." Aiven frowned, sensing that things did not look good.
Fourth card: Third-Class General! Corresponding combat strength: level 81!
Fifth card: Second-Class General! Hua Xiong, a famous general under Dong Zhuo and the victim of Guan Yu's famous warm-wine execution of Hua Xiong in Romance of the Three Kingdoms—not official history. Corresponding combat strength: level 89. Corresponding soul master type: Power Attack System.
"Whew, finally, a Second-Class General."
After several summons, Aiven had already figured out how consecutive pulls worked.
Whenever it was a consecutive pull, the cards would be revealed in order from weakest to strongest.
In other words, aside from Second-Class Generals, the remaining cards would all be at least Second-Class Generals.
Sixth card: Second-Class General, Huang Gai, a famous general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Corresponding combat strength: level 87. Corresponding soul master type: Defense System.
Seventh card: Second-Class General, Cao Ren, a famous general of Cao Wei and Cao Cao's younger cousin. Corresponding combat strength: level 87.
Eighth card: Second-Class General, Guan Ping, a second-generation famous general of Shu and Guan Yu's adopted son. Corresponding combat strength: level 89. Corresponding soul master type: Agility Attack System.
"This time, four Second-Class Generals came out at once. Not bad!"
"The ninth should be a First-Class General, right?"
Aiven smiled, anticipation rising within him once again.
As the ninth card flipped over, it did not disappoint. The ninth card produced another First-Class General!
Another Titled Douluo-level powerhouse would be added to Aiven's ranks!
Ninth card: First-Class General, Deng Ai, a famous late-period general of Cao Wei, the foremost contributor to Shu's destruction, and one of the Three Heroes of the Later Three Kingdoms era. Corresponding combat strength: level 92. Corresponding soul master type: Control System soul master. (A correction here: Jiang Wei's corresponding combat strength has been changed from level 93 to level 92.)
"Wonderful! Deng Ai and Jiang Wei have both been gathered."
Aiven was overjoyed.
Deng Ai and Jiang Wei could be considered mortal enemies. They had clashed many times during the Later Three Kingdoms era.
But more importantly, Deng Ai was deeply versed in military strategy. Like Jiang Wei, he possessed extraordinary military talent, and his political ability was equally exceptional.
Like Jiang Wei, he was an all-around talent! (I know these two are highly controversial, but I will not judge who was stronger or weaker.)
Good, good, good!
With Deng Ai and Jiang Wei, it was like having the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix among strategists—Zhuge and Pang Tong!
"Only the final Super-Class General remains!!"
Aiven withdrew his gaze and looked toward the final card, which was known to be a Super-Class General. On its back was the character for Shu.
"A Super-Class General from Shu? It must be one of the Five Tiger Generals, right?"
"Which one will it be!?"
At last, the final card flipped over.
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