Di Tian furrowed his brow slightly as he carefully studied the three humans sitting cross-legged on the ground. The confusion in his heart only grew stronger.
The state the Lord was in after awakening was clearly poor, and Di Tian could naturally tell. What surprised him, though, was that the Lord hadn't chosen to go back to sleep and recuperate. Instead, she had remained conscious the entire time.
If it was to protect the Auspicious Beast, that would make sense. After all, the Auspicious Beast was just as important to the Star Dou Great Forest as the Lord.
But...
Having him come monitor a few humans was clearly beyond Di Tian's understanding.
Especially after he'd watched them for a while and found nothing unusual about the three humans. That made it even harder for him to understand.
As a super Ferocious Beast with eight hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation, Di Tian had seen much of the world. He naturally recognized the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul possessed by one of the humans. With his senses, he could also clearly detect a Titled Douluo guarding them from the shadows.
But none of that... seemed like a reason for the Lord to order him to watch them.
A mere Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, a mere Titled Douluo—neither was worth his attention, let alone the Lord's.
The human with the Red Dragon Martial Soul was even less worth mentioning.
The only one he couldn't quite figure out was the man who hadn't revealed his Martial Soul from beginning to end.
A pair of golden eyes abruptly settled on Ao Yao, a sharp glint flashing deep within them.
His Soul Power Level was roughly equivalent to that of a human Soul Ancestor... He was exceptionally young, and among humans, perhaps he could be called a peerless genius. But... there didn't seem to be anything particularly unusual about him.
Di Tian drew a helpless breath.
If that fellow Xiong Jun found out that the great Di Tian had gone to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to watch over a few humans whose Soul Power didn't even exceed level forty, he'd probably laugh his head off.
But when he remembered the Lord's instructions, Di Tian could only sigh helplessly and continue keeping watch.
After a quiet hour passed, Ning Tian finally stirred awake.
Ning Tian stood up, her Soul Power having reached level thirty-one after absorbing the Soul Ring. She lightly dusted off her skirt, a bright smile spreading across her delicate face as she turned to look at Ao Yao, seated beside her.
"I'm done absorbing it."
Wu Feng's smile froze as she watched.
In the past, Xiao Tian had always shared the news with her first after absorbing a Soul Ring. But now, after absorbing one, Xiao Tian had looked at Ao Yao first!?
Why!
I was clearly here first. I grew up with Xiao Tian and protected her in battle... Our bond should have been unbreakable. So why had everything changed after Ao Yao showed up?
"Congratulations! From the look of you, your third Soul Skill must be pretty good, right?"
After spending two days together, Ao Yao and Ning Tian had grown much closer, so he didn't hesitate to congratulate her.
Ning Tian smiled and nodded. Rather than keeping him in suspense, she gave him a playful wink and spread her hands.
A gleaming pagoda appeared in Ning Tian's palms.
"Seven treasures emerge, revealing the glazed brilliance. The third is... attack."
Ao Yao wasn't surprised.
As an ancient sect with a legacy spanning ten thousand years or more, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had long since developed a set of Soul Skills best suited to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Apart from the seventh ring's Martial Soul Avatar, the first six rings were, respectively, strength, speed, attack, defense, soul, and amplification. There was basically no chance of a surprise.
If Ning Tian's third Soul Skill had been anything else, that would have been the real rarity.
"Congratulations, Xiao Tian."
When Ning Tian finally turned to look at her, Wu Feng forced a smile. It looked strained no matter how you looked at it.
"I have you to thank for that, Xiao Feng. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to kill that Soul Beast so easily. When you reach level thirty, we'll come back to the Star Dou Great Forest."
Ning Tian didn't notice how strained Wu Feng's smile was. All her attention was focused on Ao Yao.
She remembered that Ao Yao's goal was to take the opportunity that belonged to Huo Yuhao—the thing called Electrolux's Divine Sense Fragment.
She didn't know what it was, but since she'd already decided Ao Yao was the most suitable partner for her, she naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him.
Ning Tian paused before continuing with a smile, "As for now, there's still some time before Shrek Academy starts recruiting, so there's no need for us to rush."
"Besides... I sense a fluctuation of Soul Power not far away. Why don't we go take a look?"
Although Ning Tian's excuse for staying in the Star Dou Great Forest seemed rather flimsy, Ao Yao didn't think much of it. He was trying to find a reason to stay in the forest himself. Since Ning Tian had brought it up first, how could he possibly question it?
I don't know why Ning Tian isn't in a hurry to go to Shrek Academy, but this is obviously a good thing for me. And the Soul Power fluctuation up ahead doesn't seem very strong... Maybe the famous scene is just up ahead!
"Let's go take a look."
Ning Tian gave Ao Yao a playful wink, then leaped forward and headed straight for the source of the Soul Power fluctuation.
?
Did Ning Tian just wink at me?
Honestly, Ning Tian did have a certain charm when she hadn't been turned into a man.
A thought flashed through Ao Yao's mind, and he immediately followed behind Ning Tian.
Wu Feng paused for a moment, but she had no time to think about it. Focused only on protecting Ning Tian, she quickly followed them.
Before long, they arrived at a thicket.
Pushing the bushes aside, they saw a simian Soul Beast covered from head to toe in brownish-yellow fur. Its arms were extremely long, its hands bore sharp claws, and bared fangs filled its fearsome mouth.
It looked rather extraordinary, but in truth, it was just an ordinary Wind Baboon.
And a Ten-Year Wind Baboon, at that.
Standing opposite the Wind Baboon was a frail-looking young Soul Master. He seemed about the same age as the three of them, wore shabby clothes, and had no particularly distinctive features. Only his eyes looked determined and bright.
Seeing this, Ao Yao couldn't help but draw a deep breath.
After all that searching, here it was—and it had come without any effort!
It really was that famous scene!
The famous scene where a Ten-Year Wind Baboon nearly killed Huo Yuhao, only to narrowly lose to the future God of Emotions!
"Uh... That seems to be just a Ten-Year Wind Baboon. I didn't expect anyone could actually fight one to a standstill."
"No, it doesn't look like a standstill. That guy seems... about to get beaten to death."
Wu Feng and Ning Tian spoke one after the other, both of their mouths twitching.
That guy was way too pathetic, wasn't he?
He was... so unbelievably weak!
How could anyone be so weak?
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