Ten Years of Anticipation, the Wolf King's Lament

Duoduo's gaze swept over the three figures seated on the ground, the confusion in her heart growing increasingly intense.

His Majesty's madness after awakening was clearly not normal, and the Ghost King could naturally sense something was off. But what surprised him was that His Majesty hadn't chosen to continue sleeping or resting to recover, but instead maintained this clear-headed madness.

If it was to guard the Starry Sea's safety, that could be understood. After all, the Starry Sea and His Majesty were alike—both were the most important existences in the Star Dou Great Forest.

But...

Having him watch over these three human types, this clearly exceeded the Ghost King's understanding.

Especially when he had observed for a while and sensed the special auras of these three human types, Duoduo became even more confused.

As a transcendent beast with eighty-nine thousand years of cultivation, the Ghost King had existed for so long that he naturally recognized the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect martial soul held by one of these three human types. With his perception, he could also clearly sense a sealed evil soul master watching over from afar.

But these... didn't seem to be the reasons His Majesty wanted him to cover for them.

A mere Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, a mere evil soul master, weren't worth him, weren't worth His Majesty's attention!

That human type with the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul wasn't even worth mentioning.

The only one that left him somewhat puzzled was that male who seemed to have just erupted with a martial soul.

A flash of golden light fell upon Xiao Ge, a strange gleam rippling in Duoduo's deep eyes.

Roughly equivalent to the soul power level of a human soul sect... unusually young, among humans it could be considered a peerless genius, but... it seemed nothing particularly rare?

Duoduo helplessly took a deep breath.

If Bear Lord and the others found out that he, a dignified Ghost King, had run to the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest to cover for human types with at most forty levels of soul power, they'd probably be clutching their bellies laughing, right?

But thinking of His Majesty's command, Duoduo felt helpless inside, yet still sighed and continued watching over them.

A quiet period passed, and Duoduo finally slowly awakened.

Having absorbed the soul bone and reached thirty-one levels of soul power, Duoduo stood up, casually patted her bottom, a hint of a smile blooming on her delicate face, while turning her head toward Xiao Ge who sat nearby.

"I've finished absorbing."

The smile on Xiao Ge's face instantly froze.

In the past, the first person Little Heaven shared with after absorbing a soul bone was always her. But now, after absorbing the soul bone, Little Heaven actually looked at Xiao Ge first!?

Why!

It was clearly me who came first, accompanying Little Heaven as she grew, protecting Little Heaven in battle... the bond of our master-disciple relationship should be stronger than gold, so why, after she came out, did she immediately forget about me?

"Congratulations, congratulations, with your talent, the effect of a three-thousand-year soul bone should be quite impressive, right?"

After two days together, the relationship between Xiao Ge and Duoduo had grown quite familiar, so naturally he wouldn't be stingy with a word of congratulations.

Duoduo smiled and nodded, not being polite, just blinking her clever eyes, then immediately opened her palm.

A family emblem radiating a glazed light suddenly floated in Duoduo's palm.

"Seven orifices produce glazed treasure, three—defense."

Seeing this, Xiao Ge wasn't surprised.

As an ancient sect that had existed on the continent for a thousand years or even longer, the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect had long developed a set of soul skills most suitable for the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Aside from the seventh orifice's martial soul awakening, the first six orifices respectively provided power, speed, attack, defense, soul, and healing, basically never producing any surprises.

If Duoduo's third soul skill wasn't defense, that would be a rare thing.

"Congratulations, Little Heaven."

Seeing Duoduo finally turn toward him, Xiao Ge forced a smile on his face, but that smile somehow felt a bit strained.

"I really have to thank you, Xiao Ge. If not for your help, I wouldn't have been able to kill that evil soul beast so smoothly. When you reach thirty levels, I'll come to the Star Dou Great Forest again."

Duoduo didn't notice the forced smile on Xiao Ge's face, her entire mind focused on him.

She remembered that what Xiao Ge truly wanted was to retrieve that fragment of the god named Yulong Haoyue's divine existence for her sake.

Although she didn't know what that was, since she had recognized Xiao Ge as her most suitable companion, she naturally wouldn't let Xiao Ge down.

Duoduo paused, then smiled as she opened her mouth: "With your current help, there's still some time before the Ouyang Family recruitment. I don't need to rush."

"And... I sense that not far away there seems to be a fluctuation of soul power. How about we go take a look?"

Although Duoduo's reason for staying in the Star Dou Great Forest seemed a bit flimsy, Xiao Ge didn't mind—he was just looking for an excuse to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest himself, so how could he possibly mind when Duoduo took the initiative to mention it?

[I don't know why Duoduo isn't in a hurry to head to the Ouyang Family, but this is clearly a good thing for me, and that soul power fluctuation ahead doesn't seem weak... maybe, there's a famous scene ahead!]

"Let's go, let's go take a look."

Duoduo winked playfully at Xiao Ge, taking the lead and stepping out toward the source of the soul power fluctuation.

Wait.

Did Duoduo just wink at me?

You're talking nonsense, the Duoduo who has the potential to become a man definitely has a feminine charm.

A thought flashed through Xiao Ge's mind, and he immediately followed behind Duoduo.

Xiao Ge's steps were slightly slow, but he had no time to think further, only wanting to protect Duoduo, quickly following as well.

Not long along the way, the group arrived at a dense thicket.

Pushing aside the thick vegetation, what came into view was a monkey-type soul beast, its entire body covered in pale golden fur, arms long, claws bearing sharp nails, and fangs bared from its mouth.

Xiao Ge felt something was off, but on closer inspection, this was merely an ordinary ten-year Wind Demon Wolf.

And not just any—a ten-year Wind Demon Wolf.

Standing opposite the Wind Demon Wolf was a young soul cultivator with a frail figure, appearing about the same age as the three of them. His expression was cold and bitter, his features gaunt and haggard, with a uniquely recognizable degree of emaciation—only his pair of eyes still counted as bright and clear.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ge couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Breaking through the formation barrier had taken all their effort!

And this was the famous face-off?

A ten-year Wind Demon Wolf had nearly killed Hao Ran, yet this unknown famous face-off was—

"Uh... this is just a ten-year Wind Demon Wolf. Who would've thought someone could actually fight a ten-year Wind Demon Wolf to a standstill?"

"No, it doesn't seem like a standstill. That fool looks like... he's about to get killed."

Gap Wind and Duoduo opened their mouths in succession, their jaws dropping in unison.

This fool... was way too weak, wasn't he?

So... so weak!

How could anyone be this weak?