The Astonished Silver Dragon King

A man and a woman walked through the air, their figures striding across the void.

The man was extraordinarily handsome, while the woman was peerlessly beautiful. Walking together like this, they looked like a match made in heaven.

When they reached the great tree, the Tree Gate opened on its own.

This time, it was the Silver Dragon King's turn to be surprised.

"This tree seems to have awakened its Spiritual Intelligence."

There was a trace of uncertainty in the Silver Dragon King's voice.

After all, by her senses, this great tree had at most one or two hundred years of cultivation. It completely lacked the conditions needed to awaken its Spiritual Intelligence.

To put it bluntly, a Plant-type Soul Beast with merely a century of cultivation could be easily killed by any ordinary adult carrying tools.

"Junwu, greet the Silver Dragon King," Bai Yuan suddenly said with a smile.

The Silver Dragon King looked up at the great tree and immediately heard a somewhat timid female voice say, "Tree Demon Mu Junwu pays respects to my liege."

Mu Junwu called her "my liege" because she had once been a Soul Beast as well. It was something engraved deep within the bloodline of every Soul Beast.

The Silver Dragon King stood there in a daze for a moment. She could clearly sense that the voice just now had come from the tree itself, not from Bai Yuan putting on an act to fool her.

"She... she really awakened her Spiritual Intelligence? How did she awaken it?" The Silver Dragon King's previously calm violet eyes grew slightly fervent as she stared at Bai Yuan, even stammering a little.

For most Soul Beasts, even after reaching ten thousand years, their intelligence was only comparable to that of an ordinary human child. Only a very small number of rare Soul Beasts could possess intelligence no less than that of an ordinary human at ten thousand years.

Yet here was a tree that had awakened its Spiritual Intelligence after only a hundred years, and there even seemed to be a method for it. If that method could be widely applied, then practically all Soul Beasts would be able to awaken their Spiritual Intelligence.

The Soul Beast race would become a race whose intelligence was no less than humanity's. How could something capable of changing an entire race's fate not excite the Co-lord of Soul Beasts?

Bai Yuan felt a chill run down his back under the Silver Dragon King's gaze, but he answered honestly, "My eldest disciple cultivated inside it for several years, and then Junwu awakened her Spiritual Intelligence."

"Your eldest disciple cultivated inside it for several years?" The Silver Dragon King looked somewhat disappointed, feeling that this was probably an isolated case.

Besides, even if it were not an isolated case, how many years could a human have? How many Soul Beasts could Bai Yuan's eldest disciple help awaken their Spiritual Intelligence over the course of a lifetime?

The Silver Dragon King walked inside.

At once, she noticed something else was wrong.

"Bai Yuan, did you bury a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast beneath this place?" the Silver Dragon King asked in a slightly low voice.

Bai Yuan's heart skipped a beat as he entered, but he quickly returned to his calm demeanor. "It is a Reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

The Silver Dragon King stared at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan smiled back at her without showing any weakness or saying that he would return Xiao Wu right away.

After a long while, the Silver Dragon King said, "Give her to me."

Bai Yuan shook his head. "Reformed Soul Beasts can be said to no longer be Soul Beasts. They will eventually become humans completely and seek that slim chance of Becoming a God."

"Besides, I believe that after all these years, some Reformed Soul Beasts must have successfully ascended to godhood. But they have probably already joined forces with the Human Deities in the Divine Realm, no longer caring whether their fellow clansmen live or die, right?"

The Silver Dragon King fell silent at his words.

Over the years, she had indeed witnessed many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts reform themselves, and some among them had indeed Become Gods.

Bai Yuan said no more. He had drawn that conclusion from Xiao Wu's utter indifference toward the fate of Soul Beasts after Becoming a God.

"Take me to see your eldest disciple and the Auspicious Beast," the Silver Dragon King said, no longer paying attention to Xiao Wu.

Bai Yuan smiled. "Bai Yu, Qiu'er, come down. The Silver Dragon King wants to meet you."

Before long, two beautiful young girls came downstairs.

In an instant, the Silver Dragon King knew which one was the Auspicious Beast.

She was not surprised that the Auspicious Beast had already taken human form. Instead, she turned her gaze toward the little girl holding Wang Qiuer's hand.

"Lotus Demon Bai Yu pays respects to my liege."

Bai Yu gave a slight bow.

"Auspicious Beast Wang Qiuer pays respects to my liege."

Wang Qiuer followed her example.

"Lotus Demon?" The Silver Dragon King finally noticed what Bai Yu and Mu Junwu had in common when they introduced themselves.

The Silver Dragon King said, "Since you call me your liege, are you a Reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, or a Fierce Beast that passed two Heavenly Tribulations and took human form?"

The Silver Dragon King realized that she could not see through Bai Yu's true form. Judging by her apparent age, if she were a Reformed Soul Beast, then she should have only just taken human form.

Yet Bai Yu's strength did not match that of a Soul Beast that had only just transformed. But if she were a Fierce Beast that had passed two Heavenly Tribulations, her aura was far too weak.

This completely confused the Silver Dragon King.

Bai Yu glanced at Bai Yuan. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping her, she shook her head and answered honestly, "In reply to my liege, Bai Yu is neither a Reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast nor a Fierce Beast that passed two Heavenly Tribulations. When Bai Yu was still a Soul Beast, I only had a few hundred years of cultivation."

The Silver Dragon King froze in place, unable to speak for a moment. Her entire body seemed like an exquisitely crafted statue, standing silently there.

After a long while, the Silver Dragon King came back to her senses. Her gorgeous violet eyes fixed tightly on Bai Yu's wine-red eyes. "You did not lie to me?"

Bai Yu shook her head. She transformed into a Green Lotus that looked as though it had been carved from emerald crystal, then transformed back.

The Silver Dragon King believed her. With her immense Spiritual Power, she could clearly sense that every word Bai Yu had said was true.

But she was nearly dumbfounded as well.

It would have been one thing for a Soul Beast with only a few hundred years of cultivation to awaken its Spiritual Intelligence, but it had actually taken human form and possessed cultivation comparable to that of a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Suddenly, the Silver Dragon King seemed to realize something.

A Plant-type Soul Beast with only a few hundred years of cultivation could not only awaken its Spiritual Intelligence and take human form, but also gain cultivation comparable to that of a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast in a short time.

Most importantly, unlike Reformed Soul Beasts, it did not require harsh conditions or result in becoming human completely.

The Silver Dragon King abruptly turned to Bai Yuan. "Give me the method for raising her. Name your conditions."

Bai Yuan smiled awkwardly.

To be honest, he had never intended to bait the Silver Dragon King, yet she had come to him on her own, asking to be baited—and had swallowed the hook without hesitation.

But Bai Yuan was now somewhat worried that the fish was too big and would drag him into the water.

In other words, Bai Yuan was worried that the Silver Dragon King would use force.

However, seeing that the Silver Dragon King did not seem inclined to use force for the moment, Bai Yuan spoke frankly. "There is no method for helping Bai Yu and the others awaken their Spiritual Intelligence and take human form. They relied on a pill called the Humanoid Transformation Pill."

"Humanoid Transformation Pill? How much? I'll take them all."

The Silver Dragon King did not beat around the bush.

Bai Yuan shook his head with a bitter smile. "I do not have a single Humanoid Transformation Pill left."

The Silver Dragon King stared at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan could only wear a bitter smile.

After several seconds, the Silver Dragon King said, "How can Humanoid Transformation Pills be made? What materials are needed? I will have the Fierce Beasts help you find them."

Another helpless smile appeared on Bai Yuan's face.

"I do not know how to refine Humanoid Transformation Pills."

At last, a hint of anger appeared in the Silver Dragon King's eyes. "Bai Yuan, I came here in good faith. Are you trying to toy with me?"