"Roar!"
"Awoo!"
"I... I, the Dark Gold Bear... King of the Eastern Mountain... have come... to... follow..."
"I... I, the Red Dog... King of the Western Mountain Range... have come... to... follow..."
"I... I, the Underworld Pangolin... King of the Northern Mountain Range... have come... to... follow..."
In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, beneath towering ancient trees, before the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave abode.
The other three Beast Kings of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, who had watched the battle earlier, had also led several Fourth Tier Magical Beasts here to submit.
The fact that the Amethyst Winged Lion King and Little Amethyst Winged Lion King had acknowledged Su Qingyun as their master had already left Yun Yun utterly stunned. Throughout the history of the Jia Ma Empire, there had never been a Sixth Tier Magical Beast that acknowledged a Dou Zhe as its master.
But now, not only did a Sixth Tier Beast Emperor serve as Su Qingyun's mount, three Fifth Tier Beast Kings comparable to Dou Wang experts had also come to submit to him.
This was truly unheard of and unseen, unprecedented and unlikely to ever be repeated! Still, Little Husband was worth it!
A captivating smile appeared on Yun Yun's exquisitely beautiful face. She narrowed her eyes as she looked at Su Qingyun, genuinely happy for him.
Yet who could have known that this young man, worshipped by a group of Beast Kings, was beneath her nothing more than a flushed-faced little bottom, panting sweetly? Yun Yun found this contrast immensely satisfying and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Su Qingyun, who had just formed a contract with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and received a slight boost in cultivation, stood atop a small hill. Watching the three Beast Kings stammer as they struggled to speak human language, their pronunciation still unclear because they had not yet reached the Sixth Tier, he wore a somewhat surprised expression.
Why... had so many more Magical Beasts come?
"Roar!"
"Get lost!"
"You want to serve the same master as This Empress too? Master only likes riding This Empress! What kind of trash are you to come up here and try to curry favor?!"
Unexpectedly, the three Beast Kings' display of goodwill toward Su Qingyun made the Amethyst Winged Lion King roar in fury.
Under normal circumstances, these Fifth Tier Beast Kings would naturally never have dared to offend a king among kings like the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
But this time, the three Beast Kings gazed at Su Qingyun with admiration and refused to leave for a long while.
They, too, wanted to follow an Immortal Master and soar to greater heights!!!
"In my opinion, Little Husband, you should just take them all in. This is one Beast Emperor, three Beast Kings, and several Third and Fourth Tier Magical Beasts. Put together, this lineup is nearly on par with our Misty Cloud Sect. It would be enough to roam the Jia Ma Empire unhindered."
Seeing that Su Qingyun had successfully broken through, Yun Yun finally descended and landed beside him.
Watching this woman touch and tease Su Qingyun while chatting and laughing with him so intimately, the Amethyst Winged Lion King became somewhat hostile toward her.
Little Amethyst Winged Lion also shuffled its little paws and ran over to stand between her and Su Qingyun, separating them. It gave a low growl, as though saying:
"Go away, go away! Don't touch my master! You bad woman!"
Little Amethyst Winged Lion's tiny gesture made Yun Yun unable to hold back her laughter. She stroked its lion's mane.
"Little fellow, what is it? You don't like me? That won't do. With heaven, earth, sun, and moon as our witnesses, your master and I have already consummated our marriage. He is my Little Husband, so that makes me your mistress too."
Blegh~
Little Amethyst Winged Lion did not really understand what Yun Yun meant. It stuck out its tongue and made a mischievous face at her.
Su Qingyun also rubbed Little Amethyst Winged Lion's head. Then, looking at the three Beast Kings prostrating themselves below, he could not help asking, "Are you truly willing to submit to me?"
"Awoo~"
The three Beast Kings still could not properly speak the human language, but their eyes and attitudes had already made their answer clear.
These three Beast Kings—the Dark Gold Bear King, Red Dog King, and Underworld Pangolin King—were all extremely rare types among Magical Beasts. Their strength could not be underestimated; each was comparable to a Five-Star Dou Wang expert.
"Fine. If you truly wish to follow me, I will not mistreat you in the future. However, my strength is still not particularly great, and for now I cannot provide you with a good place to stay. You may go to Wu Tan City and wait for me first. It is in that direction, not far from the Magical Beast Mountain Range."
"But remember this: since you wish to follow me, you must gradually put aside the bloodthirsty nature of Magical Beasts. Do not slaughter innocent people indiscriminately. However, if you encounter evildoers, there is no need to show mercy."
Su Qingyun pointed the three Fifth Tier Beast Kings in the right direction.
This was also a test Su Qingyun had set for them.
If they, as Magical Beasts, were willing to leave their own territories and follow him to a dangerous human city, then that would prove their sincerity.
Just as the Amethyst Winged Lion King did not trust humans and remained wary of them, Su Qingyun had his own concerns as well. These Beast Kings were different from the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Their intelligence had not yet matured, and they had not formed any contracts with him. If they harbored ulterior motives and struck him from behind, things would not end well.
The three Beast Kings seemed to understand as well. Upon hearing his words, they returned to their respective territories, established new leaders for their clans, and then raced toward Wu Tan City.
"Wu Tan City? Why did you tell them to go to Wu Tan City? Are you from Wu Tan City?"
Seeing Su Qingyun send the three Beast Kings toward Wu Tan City, Yun Yun could not help asking. A sense of unease suddenly rose in her heart.
Nalan Yanran had also gone to Wu Tan City, where she had found a mysterious person she loved, someone with an immortal-like bearing. At first, Yun Yun had not connected Su Qingyun to that person, since his temperament had been utterly unlike the word "immortal."
But ever since she had helped Su Qingyun expel his demonic obstruction, his aura had grown increasingly ethereal and increasingly alluring. How could she not panic?
"I..."
Su Qingyun looked deeply at Yun Yun and guessed her concerns. He dearly wanted to tell her about Nalan Yanran.
But after thinking it over, he gave up on the idea.
Back then, he had agreed to Nalan Yanran's added wager for the Three-Year Agreement, putting his own marriage on the line because he believed Xiao Yan would win. He had never expected to develop a physical relationship with Yun Yun so soon, nor such deep feelings for her.
But if he told Yun Yun about it now, given Yun Yun's personality, she would certainly return to the sect and explain everything to Nalan Yanran, making Nalan Yanran give up the wager.
But would Nalan Yanran agree?
Nalan Yanran had not even been willing to postpone annulling the engagement. How could she possibly listen to persuasion? Things would only grow worse, spiraling out of control.
Now, these three years were not only meant to spur Xiao Yan onward—they were also Su Qingyun's deadline.
Within these three years, he needed to become a Dou Ling, or even a Dou Wang-level powerhouse. Only then could he protect them when Xiao Yan went to the Misty Cloud Sect, and suppress the Half-step Dou Zong powerhouse—Yun Shan.
Su Qingyun stroked Yun Yun's soft hair and smiled faintly. "I'm not from Wu Tan City, but I have good friends there, so I had them go over there and wait for me first."
"What a coincidence..." Yun Yun muttered.
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