Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!

Li Yusong reacted swiftly, using a Soul Skill to strike the vines. He had not expected the thing to look ordinary yet be so tough—not even its skin had been broken.

Seeing Little Xi about to be carried away by an unknown Soul Beast, Li Yusong unleashed his strongest attack, determined to stop it.

Unexpectedly, the thing saw that it could not withstand the blow and sped up to dodge. In the blink of an eye, it vanished.

Vanished? Li Yusong hurriedly followed the trail in pursuit.

Flender was entangled by the Scale Armor Beast and could not break free for the moment.

As Shen Ranxi was dragged away, she tried to wedge the Golden Cudgel between the trees and stop herself.

Unexpectedly, the thing was incredibly clever, and none of her attempts succeeded. Her back scraped painfully against the ground. She had only undergone basic body tempering; proper training could not begin until she obtained her third Soul Ring.

I'm definitely bleeding, Shen Ranxi thought. But this was not the time to worry about that. Where exactly was this thing dragging her?!

The icy wind cut like knives, showing just how terrifyingly fast they were moving.

Her head struck something with a bang. Darkness filled her vision, and she lost consciousness.

"I told you not to drag humans in here! They're filthy, smelly, and no good at all!"

"Ying, ying, ying."

"Don't talk back to your big sister! You're making me mad!"

When Shen Ranxi woke again, she felt that all four limbs were still intact and that her body was whole. She breathed a sigh of relief. She was not dead!

She discovered that the thing wrapped around her had disappeared. Not daring to act rashly, she cracked open her eyes and looked toward where the voices had come from.

A creature that looked like a white cat was talking to a tree half the height of a person opposite it. A golden flame-shaped marking rested between its brows. Its face was more fox-like, carrying a trace of allure. It was slightly larger than a cat, with a long tail, black patterns on its body, and green eyes that seemed to come with eyeliner. Mist swirled all around it.

That tree—no, it could not really be called a tree—looked more like an Immortal Herb. Its top was blue, and two little black beans grew on its trunk. The vines that had just bound her belonged to it.

"Hmph. You're awake, so why are you still pretending?" the fox-like creature spoke.

Shen Ranxi's heart tightened. According to Teacher, only Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could speak human language. This was bad!

Shen Ranxi performed a neat backflip and landed on her feet. Politely, she greeted the Soul Beast. "Greetings, senior Soul Beast."

Who cared whether it truly was a senior? A hundred thousand years! As long as she could survive, she would even call it Dad and kowtow twice!

Only then did the white Soul Beast turn around and seriously look at her. It was not surprised at all to hear her speak.

At a glance, it spotted the issue. This little one's aura... Something is Wrong.

The cat-like, fox-like Soul Beast circled Shen Ranxi several times, sniffing as it walked.

Shen Ranxi unconsciously lifted an arm and sniffed herself. Did she smell strange?

"Senior, if I smell of anything, I'll wash up immediately!" Please don't bite me to death over this.

It rolled its eyes, then leaped onto the plant and sat down elegantly, gazing down at Shen Ranxi. "Hmph. You're not from this world, are you...?"

Stormy waves surged through Shen Ranxi's heart, but she maintained a calm expression and was about to deny it when it interrupted her. "No need to argue. Because I'm not from this world either... What I smelled was not your scent, but your soul."

Shen Ranxi could no longer keep her composure. What did it mean, not from this world? What did it mean, it smelled her soul? What was going on?

"Senior, could you explain that in more detail? I can be a good listener too." It was not that she was trying to flatter it. Anyone with eyes could see that this was no ordinary being, but a true big shot. If she did not cling to its thigh now, when would she?

She took out two chicken drumsticks from her Soul Tool. "Senior, this is a small token of respect. Please accept it as my tribute."

When the cat-like, fox-like Soul Beast caught sight of them, its eyes instantly lit up. It was clearly pleased, though it spoke tsunderely. "Human, do you know who used to pay tribute to me, and what fine things they offered? Forget it. I'll give you a chance."

A smile curled across Shen Ranxi's face. Tsundere, was it? She had experience with that—she just needed to stroke its fur the right way. "Of course, Senior. I must be the luckiest person in the world to meet you and offer you tribute." The corner of its mouth rose uncontrollably. This human was quite sensible.

But she had not forgotten the plant. She took out two more and handed them over. A vine shot out and snatched the chicken drumsticks away.

"Ahem, who am I? I am the Auspicious Beast Fei Ya. Do you know whose subordinate I am?" It deliberately paused and eyed Shen Ranxi sideways.

With her many years of experience in placating people, Shen Ranxi immediately understood what it meant. She put on a curious expression and asked, "My lord, whose subordinate are you? It must be an incredibly powerful big shot!"

Fei Ya was satisfied and continued, "I serve Her Majesty Empress Wa. I am Goddess Nuwa's favorite Spirit Beast. Every day, powerful cultivators offered me tribute. I ate only the finest spirit fruits and drank Sun Dew and Di Liu Dew..."

Holy shit! Shen Ranxi's pupils constricted. The creator goddess Nuwa, the Auspicious Beast Fei Ya—these mythical figures from legend actually existed... Though Great Sage had already shocked her beyond measure, this was Goddess Nuwa! She had often heard people say that they were mud droplets flung away by Nuwa.

Fei Ya was also a divine beast that represented auspiciousness, capable of dispelling illness and misfortune.

Her deep gaze locked tightly onto it, and the thought in her heart stirred...

"Then how did you come to this world?"

At the mention of this, Fei Ya grew furious. If it had not been so greedy, how could it have suffered such a calamity? Of course, it would never tell this human that. It rubbed its nose with its little paws. "Well... I accidentally fell into a spatial rift and ended up here."

The moment it arrived, it fell into a human city. At first, it did not know it had entered another world. When it saw a fragrant stall, it demanded that the owner offer it tribute. Yet the moment it spoke, the person started screaming about a "Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast," startling it badly. Then a crowd came and tried to kill it, and it hurt so much all over.

If not for the life-saving divine artifact Empress Wa had given it, it would have died.

Fei Ya had no offensive power, after all. This world was too terrifying. A beast could only stay in the forest, and it was so boring.

It could not eat Delicious Food, nor was there anything fun to do. All the Soul Beasts did was cultivate, and some were so evil that they even killed their own kind.

If it had not met Little Hunhun, it did not know how miserable it would have been!

That day, it had been chased by a big Spider and ran here, where the Soul Returning Tree saved it.

Only then had it settled down.

Fei Ya took a savage bite of the huge chicken drumstick and chewed. "You're not from this world either, are you? I smelled the scent of the Age of Dharma's End on your soul."

Age of Dharma's End? It probably referred to an era without spiritual energy.

Shen Ranxi had more or less figured out Fei Ya's personality. It was tsundere, innocent, and not malicious, so she did not hide her own experiences from it. However, she concealed the existence of the system.

The moment Fei Ya heard that one could become a god in this world, its eyes lit up, and an idea emerged in its mind.

This world was too dangerous. It wanted to go back and enjoy the wonderful, leisurely life that belonged to it, but it definitely could not return on its own.

This person before it... was rather pleasing to the eye. More importantly, she was actually connected to the Divine Sense of that unbelievably powerful Monkey.