Tian Meng Ice Butterflies rose from the flowers, their wings fluttering and scattering fine scale powder that refracted into rainbow light beneath the pale-gold sky.
Their leader was Butterfly Dream, dressed in colorful robes, with a pair of translucent wings on her back. The patterns on those wings were intricate and exquisite, radiating seven-colored light.
Her gaze swept over Deer Maiden and Horse Maiden, and she frowned slightly. "Who are you? How did you get in?"
Deer Maiden and Horse Maiden released their auras at the same time. Two powerful presences collided within the Pagoda Space, sending ripples through the air visible to the naked eye.
The aura of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
Sky Dream Butterfly Dance's frown deepened. Two more Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had arrived, and they were in their transformed stage. Their strength was above hers.
But she showed no intention of backing down. "I asked you who you are, and how you got in."
"We are Grandpa Tree's clansmen," Deer Maiden said gently. "Grandpa Tree is about to undergo tribulation, so Young Master Xiao brought us in to take shelter."
Surprise flashed through Sky Dream Butterfly Dance's eyes. Grandpa Tree? She sensed the auras within Deer Maiden and Horse Maiden, and found their Wood Attribute Soul Power deep, dense, and ancient.
She immediately guessed that Xiao Yun had taken in another group of underlings outside, and that their background was no small matter.
Having two more Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts inside the Pagoda Space would benefit both the space's stability and its development.
Butterfly Dream smiled. "Welcome. From now on, we're neighbors."
Deer Maiden and Horse Maiden exchanged a glance, and the wariness in their eyes gradually faded.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well at the center of the space filled them with deep apprehension. That area contained