Lin Xiao felt he had come out ahead, and the Auspicious Beast felt she had, too.
Both sides felt they had profited. At any rate, neither thought they had lost out.
With both sides' interests satisfied, they could keep going.
Lin Xiao agreed to the Auspicious Beast's conditions.
"I'll go tell Di Tian right now. Let's see whether this is true or false."
After saying that, the Scarlet King looked at Lin Xiao and added, "Take good care of the Auspicious Beast. Even if you die, she must not."
Lin Xiao rolled his eyes at the Scarlet King, not bothering with this fellow who had heads but no brains.
After the Scarlet King left, the Auspicious Beast's gaze fell on the Ice Empress. She looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Isn't she an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?"
Lin Xiao paused. Was the Auspicious Beast's eye that sharp? Even the Scarlet King hadn't recognized her, but you did?
Before Lin Xiao could speak, the Auspicious Beast continued, "Her state is strange, but I still sensed that unique aura coming from her."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao nodded. "The Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North."
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, the Ice Empress came up beside the Auspicious Beast, sensing her unique aura.
Rumor had it that soul beasts could cultivate faster near the Auspicious Beast.
Presumably, even in her soul spirit state, the Ice Empress was quite fond of the Auspicious Beast.
The Auspicious Beast had not expected her to be the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North.
"Then what happened to her? Why did she become like this?"
The Auspicious Beast's mind could not quite catch up. Lin Xiao was a level-twenty soul master, while the Ice Empress was a soul beast nearing four hundred thousand years old. No matter how she looked at them, there seemed to be no connection.
The Auspicious Beast's head buzzed. For a moment, she could not figure out what connection the two could possibly have.
"The Ice Empress is currently a soul spirit. She became my soul ring, but she didn't die. It's essentially a symbiotic relationship."
Lin Xiao gave the Auspicious Beast a brief explanation. She listened in bewilderment, unable to wrap her head around it all at once.
"Have the Scarlet King bring me a ten-thousand-year-old dragon-type soul beast with a dark attribute later. I'll demonstrate it for you."
Lin Xiao smiled at the Auspicious Beast. Wasn't his soul ring practically delivered now? All that fighting and killing was so unpleasant.
But the Auspicious Beast understood. He wanted a soul ring! Damn you, Lin Xiao. So this was what you were waiting for.
Despicable.
"Hmph, you still want a soul ring! You're going too far, Lin Xiao!"
The Auspicious Beast raised a paw and pointed at Lin Xiao.
"It won't die. It'll be just like the Ice Empress. Now you can rest easy, right?"
Lin Xiao continued his explanation. The Auspicious Beast looked curiously at the Ice Empress, still somewhat doubtful of his words.
The Ice Empress nodded. "Auspicious Beast, he's telling the truth. I'm essentially in a soul state now. I haven't died."
"You can trust him on that."
As she spoke, the Ice Empress looked at Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao nodded slightly and released his soul ring. In an instant, a red soul ring appeared before the Auspicious Beast.
It was true. It really was true.
The Auspicious Beast now believed Lin Xiao.
"So you didn't come back to keep our appointment these past few months because you went to find the Ice Empress?"
The Auspicious Beast looked at Lin Xiao as she asked.
"You could say that. So, Auspicious Beast, about my second soul ring, could you..."
Lin Xiao chuckled.
The Auspicious Beast rolled her eyes. "We're partners. I'm risking a scolding from Di Tian to find you a dragon-type soul beast."
"Are you sure it's you? Not the Scarlet King?"
Lin Xiao almost felt bad exposing the little fellow.
"Same thing, same thing." The Auspicious Beast clapped her paws, insisting on her explanation.
Lin Xiao smiled faintly and stopped quibbling with the little fellow.
"Lin Xiao, didn't you say last time that you'd give me a name?" The Auspicious Beast leaped into Lin Xiao's arms and raised her eyes to him.
Lin Xiao nodded. "What? Do you want to take human form? Why not wait a little longer? You might not be afraid, but I'm afraid Di Tian will come fight me to the death."
If he really spirited the Auspicious Beast away, Di Tian would surely kill him at his current stage.
"Not right now, but that doesn't stop you from giving me a human name."
The Auspicious Beast did not care in the slightest. She just wanted a human name.
Lin Xiao nodded, then thought for a moment. "My name is Lin Xiao. How about Xiao Linger for you? Spirited and lively-it suits your nature as an Auspicious Beast."
The Auspicious Beast murmured, "Xiao Linger, Ling'er, Ling'er..."
"It's decent enough. Then from now on, I'll be called Xiao Linger!"
The Auspicious Beast was utterly proud and aloof. Despite her words, she could not hide the joy on her little face.
No, he should call her Xiao Linger now.
The Auspicious Beast: Xiao Linger.
She was no longer Wang Qiu'er.
Clearly, Tang San had not yet made his move on the Auspicious Beast. Lin Xiao still had a chance.
Lin Xiao smiled at the Auspicious Beast. Suddenly, the Scarlet King returned, seething.
"Lin Kid, you really were right."
"Damn it, someone actually raided our home."
The Scarlet King was furious. If Lin Xiao had not brought it up, who knew how much they would have lost?
"Scarlet King, what exactly happened?" the Auspicious Beast asked curiously, looking at the fuming Scarlet King beside them.
She really could not imagine what could steal food right under the noses of so many ferocious beasts.
"A Golden Hawksbill Turtle. Di Tian is dealing with that thief right now. Probably won't end well."
The Scarlet King snorted. That was the fate of anyone who dared steal from them.
Xiao Linger nodded. So that was it. An old turtle. No wonder.
The next moment, the Scarlet King took out a piece of spirit gold. "Lin Kid, this is what the Auspicious Beast promised you. Here."
As he spoke, the Scarlet King tossed the spirit gold over. There was not much of it, only a piece about the size of a finger.
It really was just a little.
Lin Xiao did not mind. This ought to be enough.
Presumably, it was because the Scarlet King had explained everything to Di Tian.
Lin Xiao took out sixty medicinal pills and condensed a hundred energy crystals for the Auspicious Beast. "Ling'er, about that soul beast I mentioned just now?"
Lin Xiao chuckled. He was eagerly looking forward to a ten-thousand-year second soul ring.
Lin Xiao could hardly ask outright for a fifty-thousand-year-old one. Even if the Auspicious Beast agreed, Di Tian might not.
The Auspicious Beast nodded and looked at the Scarlet King. "Scarlet King, go tell Di Tian..."
Xiao Linger explained the matter of soul spirits to the Scarlet King, who listened in utter bewilderment. Especially when he heard that the little scorpion was the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, even three heads were not enough to process it.
"Lin Kid, wait here. I'll go right now." The Scarlet King did not hesitate at all. Though his brains were not much use, he was still very obedient.
Before long, a figure dressed in black, radiating a terrifying aura, came over to Lin Xiao with the Scarlet King.
His golden eyes seemed intent on seeing right through Lin Xiao. His air of authority was unmistakable, and every movement carried a king's majesty.
Di Tian!
Lin Xiao recognized him at a glance. Only Di Tian could make the Scarlet King behave like this.
Inside the ring, Old Medicine watched with keen interest. This was the first time in all these days that he had encountered someone so powerful, and he did not rashly speak up.
He was not sure exactly how strong Di Tian was, or whether he could detect his presence.
"Human, what exactly is this soul spirit you spoke of?"
Di Tian picked up the Auspicious Beast, his gaze settling on Lin Xiao.
The Auspicious Beast struggled, then jumped straight into Lin Xiao's arms. She preferred the aura coming from him!
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