Evolution

After seeing Gu Yue's miserable state, the Beasts were instantly filled with fury.

A mere ten-year Soul Beast had actually dared to hurt their Lord so badly. It was utterly unforgivable.

Xiong Jun raised his hand and grabbed at Xia Yi. "A mere ten-year Little Fox dares to harm Lord? Die!"

"Stop right there. Find out what happened first." Fortunately, Di Tian, who stood at the head of the group, remained calm. He raised a hand and blocked Xiong Jun's massive hand.

"No matter what happened, he is only a ten-year Soul Beast. Anyone who dares harm Lord deserves to die." Xiong Jun glared furiously at Di Tian, unable to understand why Di Tian was protecting a ten-year Soul Beast.

"You know he is only a ten-year Soul Beast too." Di Tian glanced at Xiong Jun indifferently.

"Right, ten years... How is that possible?" Xiong Jun suddenly realized something was wrong. Heaven, their Lord had actually been beaten into such a state by a ten-year Soul Beast.

If they had not arrived in time, she might already have fallen.

"This cannot really be blamed on Lord." Zi Ji, dressed in purple with purple hair, gave a bitter smile. She flicked her finger, and a streak of dark purple light flew from her fingertips toward a large tree nearby.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... A series of piercing sounds rang out as more than a dozen razor-sharp wooden arrows shot toward them.

Zi Ji waved her hand. No one could see what she did, but in an instant, all the wooden arrows that had come from multiple angles had fallen into her hand.

"Take a look. Is this something a ten-year Soul Beast could do?" Zi Ji handed the wooden arrows to the Beasts, then turned to Xia Yi, who was still sprawled across Gu Yue's chest.

The killing intent had vanished from her beautiful eyes, replaced by shock.

"Lord probably only got caught off guard." Bi Ji also gave a bitter smile. She lifted Xia Yi from Gu Yue's body, and the Emerald Swan wings on her back fluttered gently. Rays of light brimming with life energy descended, tightly enveloping Gu Yue.

In just an instant, Gu Yue's wounds healed at a visible rate. Moments later, every wound had completely closed, leaving behind not even a trace.

"I... I'm alive!" Gu Yue sat up abruptly and instinctively touched her neck. Thankfully, the wound there had completely healed.

Although she had been unconscious just now, her powerful Spiritual Power still allowed her to vaguely remember Xia Yi biting toward her neck.

"What happened? Was that just a dream?" Gu Yue was clearly still dazed. Even now, she found it hard to believe that she had nearly died at the hands of a ten-year Soul Beast.

"Lord!" Seeing Gu Yue awaken, Di Tian quickly bowed in salute.

"Di Tian... Ah..." Gu Yue was about to tell Di Tian not to stand on ceremony when she looked up and saw Xia Yi in Bi Ji's arms, startling her badly.

Only after quite some time did she come back to herself. Looking at the Beasts around her, she asked with a flushed face, "You were the ones who saved me just now?"

At that moment, Gu Yue wanted nothing more than to crawl into a crack in the ground. As the Master of Soul Beasts, she had nearly died at the hands of a tiny ten-year Soul Beast.

And her subordinates had witnessed it too. How was she supposed to command them from now on?

Seeing Gu Yue's expression, Xiong Jun quickly spoke to comfort her. "Lord, this is not your fault. This little fox is simply too clever. Please look."

As he spoke, Xiong Jun imitated Zi Ji and flicked his finger toward a large tree in the distance. Amid a rustling sound, a massive vine net fell from the treetop.

As Beasts, their Spiritual Power was terrifyingly strong. The traps Xia Yi had painstakingly set up were as obvious to them as if they did not exist.

Gu Yue's pretty face reddened even further. Xiong Jun was praising Xia Yi for being clever—was that not the same as calling her stupid?

"If you do not know how to speak, then do not speak!" Bi Ji shot Xiong Jun a glare. She bowed to Gu Yue and said solemnly, "Lord, this little fox probably attacked you because he mistook you for a human. Please do not punish him."

"Forget it. Let him go." Gu Yue took a deep breath. In her heart, she wanted nothing more than to slice Xia Yi into a thousand pieces.

But before so many Beasts, if she truly fussed over a small Soul Beast, these Beasts would only think she lacked magnanimity.

Besides, Xia Yi's appearance held milestone significance for Soul Beasts.

If every Soul Beast were as clever as Xia Yi, why would Soul Beasts ever worry about not becoming powerful?

As the Master of Soul Beasts, she had to protect a Soul Beast like this.

Bi Ji nodded. She did not wake Xia Yi, merely placing him in the nearby bushes.

"Let us return. Xiong Jun and Bi Ji, stay behind. Xiong Jun, restore the traps you destroyed. Do not let this little fox discover that you came here. Bi Ji, remain and observe this little fox in secret. See if you can uncover his secret." Gu Yue spoke in a low voice. She also wanted to know why Xia Yi, despite possessing only ten years of cultivation, was even more cunning than a human.

First, he had used the Fox Beauty Tactic on her. Then, while she was distracted, he suddenly struck. Finally, he had lured her into the traps step by step.

Whether in his grasp of battle opportunities or his combat techniques, he was no weaker than any human Gu Yue had encountered during this transformation.

Gu Yue was desperate to find out what Xia Yi truly was.

"Zi Ji, King of Ten Thousand Demons, and Scarlet King, go investigate the other parts of Star Dou Forest. See whether there are any other Soul Beasts like this in Star Dou Forest." Gu Yue spoke again. Although she knew the possibility was minuscule, she still wanted to try.

"Yes, Lord!" The Beasts accepted their orders and departed one after another. Only Di Tian remained, returning to Lake of Life with Gu Yue.

Half a day later, King of Ten Thousand Demons, Zi Ji, and Scarlet King all returned empty-handed. There was only one Xia Yi in Star Dou Forest.

"Mmm..." Xia Yi was not feeling well either. Painful groans came from his mouth.

Only then did Bi Ji, who had been observing him in secret, discover that Xia Yi's snow-white fur had completely turned a translucent silver. Every strand was crystalline and gleaming, full of texture.

Bi Ji's beautiful eyes flickered. Given her cultivation, she could naturally see that this was merely an outward appearance.

Xia Yi's fur had not actually changed; it was still white. However, silver radiance constantly overflowed from the pores beneath his fur, illuminating all his fur in silver.

Not only that, silver radiance continually surged from Xia Yi's mouth, nose, ears, and even his eyes.

"This is Lord's blood. This little fox cannot absorb it at all. The divinity within the blood is now rebounding, trying to burst out of his body. If this continues, he will explode and die." Bi Ji immediately understood what was happening.

"So Lord left me behind to save your life." Bi Ji could not help admiring Gu Yue even more. She pointed at Xia Yi's forehead, intending to guide the Gu Yue bloodline he had swallowed out of his body.

However, at that moment, a faint green light suddenly flashed across Xia Yi's unconscious body.

The next instant, all the pores on Xia Yi's body abruptly sealed shut. Even his mouth and eyes closed tightly, while his ears and nose were sealed from within.

"You want to refine Lord's blood? You are courting death! Do you know how terrifying the power contained in Lord's blood is? Even we cannot refine it, much less you." Bi Ji shouted and acted repeatedly. Streaks of emerald-green light filled with life energy fell upon Xia Yi, trying to force Gu Yue's blood out of his body.

But Xia Yi had sealed his body from within, cutting off every connection between his body and the outside world. All her efforts became futile.

Bi Ji frowned. If she forcibly broke the seal, she would only injure Xia Yi.

So she simply sat beside him. "I want to see what is so extraordinary about you."

If Xia Yi truly could not hold on, then even if he were seriously injured because of it, she would forcibly guide Gu Yue's blood out of his body.

Xia Yi's groans grew louder and louder. Bi Ji could even hear the roar of the Silver Dragon Bloodline inside him, along with the tremendous sounds of it slamming against his body.

Yet Xia Yi had sealed his body from within. No matter how the Silver Dragon Bloodline struggled, it could not escape his body. Even the silver radiance could no longer leak out.

Suddenly, a mournful cry resembling the death wail of a giant dragon came from Xia Yi's body. Bi Ji was shocked—she could no longer sense the aura of the Silver Dragon Bloodline within Xia Yi.

Unwilling to believe it, Bi Ji picked Xia Yi up again and gently placed her hand on his body. Yet no matter how hard she tried, she could not sense even the slightest trace of the Silver Dragon Bloodline aura from him.

"Was it really completely refined?" Bi Ji frowned again. Suddenly, she noticed that something seemed to be pressing against her from Xia Yi's body.

Curiously, Bi Ji lifted Xia Yi into the air for a look. To her astonishment, a snow-white tail was slowly growing from behind his previously bare body.

"He evolved. You really refined Lord's blood." Bi Ji swallowed. Now, she finally believed that Xia Yi had completely refined Gu Yue's blood.

If that were not the reason, she could not understand why Xia Yi had suddenly evolved.

Yet she still could not understand how Xia Yi, with such little cultivation, had managed to refine Gu Yue's blood.