"Wait!"
"What?"
"You came to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts too, right?"
"So what if I did?"
"Just now, you helped me, and I've never liked owing anyone a favor. So..."
Before Qian Renxue could finish, Yang Ziyuan quickly cut her off.
"Don't! Don't! Don't! What happened just now was a complete accident! Besides, it was my fault in the first place. So you don't owe me anything! Which means you don't need to follow me!"
"Fine, then! But the Star Dou Great Forest is so dangerous. You don't mind if we travel together, do you?"
At that, Yang Ziyuan realized she was determined to stick with him.
The next day.
"Yang Ziyuan, have you lost your mind?"
When Qian Renxue learned that Yang Ziyuan was actually looking for a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast, her eyes widened in shock.
A fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast? It was one thing whether the two of them could find one; even if they did, what could they do about it?
A Soul Beast of that level couldn't be hunted without a Soul Saint expert leading the way!
What was more, a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring was already the limit a Soul Saint could absorb for a Seventh Soul Ring!
In her eyes, Yang Ziyuan absolutely couldn't be a Soul Saint yet!
After all, even with her innate twentieth-level talent, she had only just advanced to Soul King.
How could Yang Ziyuan possibly be more monstrous than her?
Unless...
Suddenly, Qian Renxue's eyes lit up as a guess came to mind.
Could this be a requirement of his God Trial?
Before Qian Renxue could think further, Yang Ziyuan urged her, "Hey, are you looking or not? If not, hurry back. That way, you won't be trailing behind me and getting in my way!"
His words made Qian Renxue grit her teeth in anger.
If her grandfather hadn't told her to get along with Yang Ziyuan, that damn guy would have been at the Crown Prince's Residence two years ago!
"Fine. I'll look!"
Qian Renxue glared at Yang Ziyuan, then turned and flew away.
When she left, a wicked smile curled Yang Ziyuan's lips.
"Heh! Having a flying, unpaid worker is great! This way, I'll finish the Second Trial in no time!"
Meanwhile, Qian Renxue found a secluded spot and summoned Snake Lance Douluo.
"Young Master, what are your orders?"
"Uncle She, can you help me find a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast? Any kind will do!"
"???"
Hearing Qian Renxue's request, She Long was at a loss.
Having been at their side the whole time, how could he not know why Qian Renxue was looking for a Soul Beast?
But this was Qian Renxue's order, and he didn't dare disobey.
"Don't worry, Young Master. Leave it to me!"
With that, She Long vanished from the spot.
"Phew, it's taken care of! I'll go tell him once Uncle She finds one!"
Not long after, Snake Lance Douluo returned with news.
"Young Master, I've found a Soul Beast. It's several dozen miles ahead. Do you want to go?"
"Mm. Lead the way."
"Yes!"
Snake Lance Douluo took Qian Renxue to the area where the Soul Beast was. They soon arrived.
When Qian Renxue saw the two Soul Beasts fighting below, her eyes lit up.
"Uncle She, stay here. I'll go get that annoying guy."
With that, Qian Renxue disappeared in a flash.
Snake Lance Douluo could only shake his head helplessly before staying behind to keep watch.
Meanwhile, when Yang Ziyuan saw that Qian Renxue still hadn't returned, he began to grow anxious.
"Did something happen?"
"That can't be it. There's definitely a Titled Douluo accompanying that girl. Even if she ran into danger, he'd take care of it."
After Yang Ziyuan waited anxiously, Qian Renxue finally returned.
Seeing her, Yang Ziyuan hurried over and asked, full of curiosity, "Well? Did you find one?"
"Obviously! Do you even know who I am? Of course I found one. Come with me!"
With that, Qian Renxue flew toward the Soul Beast's location.
Yang Ziyuan quickly followed.
Only when they got closer did Yang Ziyuan get a clear look at the Soul Beasts Qian Renxue had found.
Two Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tigers were fighting each other not far away.
The smaller one was attacking the other relentlessly, as if she didn't care about her own life.
Her reckless fighting style had temporarily kept the other Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger on the defensive.
However, the other tiger was bigger and stronger than she was.
As a result, the damage she inflicted on it was negligible!
Yet despite that, she didn't retreat a single step!
"The smaller one clearly can't win. Why doesn't she run?"
At Yang Ziyuan's question, Qian Renxue rolled her eyes.
"Look carefully at the bushes behind her!"
Yang Ziyuan followed her gesture and looked.
There, hidden in the bushes behind the female tiger, was a Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger cub!
"Could it be..."
Seeing the cub, Yang Ziyuan immediately understood why she was determined to fight to the death.
If he guessed right, the other Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger had entered mating season.
But because the female had a cub, she had rejected him.
So the male wanted to kill the cub to make the female go into heat again.
But what the male hadn't expected was that the female would risk her life to protect her cub!
In the end, the male didn't want to kill the female, and the female wouldn't let him kill her cub.
And that was how they had ended up in this fight!
Seeing that Yang Ziyuan had figured it out, Qian Renxue smiled and said, "Well? The Soul Beasts I found are pretty good, aren't they?"
In her view, by the end of their fight, even if the two Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tigers didn't leave each other badly wounded, the male would still be seriously weakened.
Then, with their strength, the two of them might actually have a chance of taking down this fifty-thousand-year Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger!
"They're a good find, but I don't need this kind of help!"
Maybe he admired the female's great maternal love. Or maybe he simply wanted to see whether he could take down this fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast without relying on his God-level Spirit Bone!
Either way, this was a good chance for Yang Ziyuan to test his strength!
Hearing his words, Qian Renxue's brows furrowed.
"Hey, Yang Ziyuan, what do you mean? Do you really think the two of us can take down this Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger?"
"Don't forget, it's a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast. People can die!"
At Qian Renxue's challenge, Yang Ziyuan's eyes gleamed with determination.
"You won't be able to help in the fight, so just watch!"
With that, Yang Ziyuan lightly tapped the ground with his toes and shot toward the Sky-Winged Thunder Wind Tiger!
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