Level Sixty-Seven

"Alright, Di Tian. I remember—the Golden Deer King's two-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation is coming soon, isn't it?"

Gu Yuena spoke, interrupting Huo Yuhao and Di Tian's staring contest.

For some reason, Gu Yuena felt that Huo Yuhao and Di Tian might very well start fighting. Though the feeling had come out of nowhere, she still decided to take precautions.

After hearing Gu Yuena's words, Di Tian shifted his attention away from Huo Yuhao. He did not know why, but the more he looked at Huo Yuhao, the angrier he became, as if Huo Yuhao had stolen something important from him.

But this was clearly his first time meeting Huo Yuhao. How strange.

"Di Tian, I'm talking to you."

There was a trace of anger in Gu Yuena's voice.

Di Tian finally recovered. Seeing that Gu Yuena was somewhat displeased, he felt as though his heart were about to leap from his chest. It was all Huo Yuhao's fault—he had actually caused him to neglect his lord.

Di Tian hurriedly knelt on one knee. "Reporting to... Gu Yuena, the Golden Deer King has another thousand years before reaching her two-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. And with her strength, she simply won't be able to survive it!"

Seeing Di Tian kneeling in front of her, Gu Yuena's smile froze. She had repeatedly told him to act more naturally. The two of them were friends now, yet Di Tian had exposed everything immediately.

"Ahem, Xiao Xue, well, actually..."

Gu Yuena's smile was a little stiff as she pondered how to fool Qian Renxue.

"Alright, Gu Yuena, stop talking. I already know."

Qian Renxue interrupted Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena raised her head in surprise and met Qian Renxue's gaze directly.

Seeing Qian Renxue's wise expression, Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Di Tian's gazes instantly converged on her.

Gu Yuena was clearly stunned by Qian Renxue's intelligence, her heart filled with disbelief. She had never expected this Little Angel, who usually looked so silly, to possess such unfathomable wisdom.

Di Tian, meanwhile, was clearly frightened by Qian Renxue's words. His lord had just ordered him not to reveal his identity, yet he had been exposed so quickly. He was truly useless. His lord must be terribly disappointed in him.

Huo Yuhao, standing to the side, looked thoughtful, his eyes flickering with contemplation. He knew something of Qian Renxue's "wisdom," so he boldly concluded that she was probably talking about something entirely different from them.

"Y-you really know?"

There was a trace of uncertainty in Gu Yuena's voice, and her heart was full of confusion.

"Actually, your friend Di Tian was born with incomplete intellectual development, right? That's why he acts like a child and behaves so strangely."

Qian Renxue's eyes shone with sympathy for Di Tian.

Silence. Deathly silence. A few seconds passed.

"Pfft..."

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, Huo Yuhao could not hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

Di Tian glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao. His face had gone as black as the bottom of a pot, as though water could drip from it.

"Alright, Xiao Xue. Di Tian doesn't have an intellectual problem. It's just that I'm his boss, so he treats me with such respect."

There was a trace of helplessness in Gu Yuena's voice.

What had she even been thinking? She had actually believed Qian Renxue could figure it out. It seemed she had overestimated Qian Renxue after all.

As for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in Huo Yuhao's spiritual space, he had already laughed until tears streamed down his face. Di Tian had captured and absorbed him for so long, and now that Di Tian was being humiliated, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not have been happier.

After hearing Gu Yuena's words, Qian Renxue's face immediately reddened to the tips of her ears. She lowered her head, not daring to look at Di Tian's expression, and softly said, "Di Tian, I-I'm sorry..."

Seeing Qian Renxue sincerely apologize, Di Tian's expression softened considerably. However, he still did not give Huo Yuhao a pleasant look.

Huo Yuhao did not care. He had long since seen enough of Di Tian's sour face that he had gotten used to it.

"Alright, Di Tian. Let's go find the Golden Deer King now. That matter regarding Soul Spirits I told you about before can be verified today."

After hearing Gu Yuena's words, Di Tian's expression shifted slightly.

Di Tian was extremely curious about, and greatly yearned for, the Soul Spirit Method his lord had previously mentioned. After all, this thing might truly resolve the current situation in which their Soul Beast World faced being hunted by humans.

Along the way, Di Tian introduced Huo Yuhao to the Golden Deer King's circumstances.

"This Golden Deer King is a Soul Beast with cultivation close to two hundred thousand years. She possesses an ultimate light attribute, which happens to suit your friend's Martial Soul."

When Di Tian mentioned Qian Renxue's Martial Soul, a trace of wariness clearly surfaced in his heart. After all, back in the God Realm, he had once fought the Angel God.

Listening to Huo Yuhao and Di Tian's conversation, Qian Renxue felt dazed. She had originally thought that obtaining an Eighty thousand years Soul Ring would already be quite good, yet Huo Yuhao had directly arranged a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for her.

A two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring—truthfully, it was Qian Renxue's first time hearing of one.

Of course, if Qian Renxue learned that Huo Yuhao's First Soul Ring had been a million-year one, she would probably be scared stiff.

The whole process went more smoothly than Huo Yuhao had imagined. With Gu Yuena present, the Golden Deer King was almost entirely unguarded.

Once the Soul Spirit Ritual ended, a black Soul Ring tinged with red appeared around Qian Renxue.

Huo Yuhao quietly sensed it. This Soul Ring was probably more than ninety-eight thousand years old.

This was also the limit of what Qian Renxue could currently absorb. As for the remaining hundred thousand-plus years of cultivation, Huo Yuhao sealed them within Qian Renxue's body.

Beyond that, Qian Renxue had also obtained a two-hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone. As for which part it belonged to, Qian Renxue blushed and refused to say.

It was worth mentioning that after obtaining this Soul Ring, Qian Renxue's Soul Power Level directly soared to level sixty-seven. Four levels of Soul Power had been provided directly by the Soul Ring, two levels by the Soul Bone, and the remaining level was Qian Renxue's accumulation over the past two months, which manifested directly in her Soul Power Level after obtaining her Sixth Soul Ring.

A Golden Yellow miniature deer leaped out from Qian Renxue's body, affectionately rubbing against her finger before kneeling on one knee toward Gu Yuena and excitedly saying, "My lord, I succeeded! My current condition feels so wonderful."

Seeing Gu Yuena's satisfied expression, Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Well? I didn't lie to you, did I? Can our cooperation officially begin now?"

Gu Yuena blinked, her lips lightly parted. "Naturally, it can begin. From now on, I will keep my promise and promote the Soul Spirit Cultivation Method throughout the Soul Beast World. I hope you will also keep your promise and promote it throughout the human world."

"Of course. It's just that promoting it in the human world may need to be delayed for a while—at least another decade or so, until I truly take the Pope's seat."

Gu Yuena nodded. Then, under Huo Yuhao's shocked gaze, a piece of Life Gold the size of an apple appeared directly in her hand.

"Consider this piece of Life Gold a gift from me to you. The old man in your Sea of Consciousness seems to need this very much."