Life Lake: Xiong Jun Goes Looking for Wang Xia'er

Impossible!

Xiao Wu had lived in the Star Dou Forest for a hundred thousand years, always near Life Lake.

Yet she had never even seen a Soul Beast with two hundred thousand years of cultivation, much less one with five hundred thousand years.

Especially not a Goodness Soul Beast possessing Life Force.

When Mother had been injured before,

Bi Ji had never appeared to heal her or help Mother.

So such a Soul Beast simply could not exist.

But she had received a Heavenly Ranking reward earlier.

It completely overturned everything she knew.

"Xiao Wu, why is it impossible? The Heavenly Ranking is incredible. Didn't you just receive a reward?"

Tang San firmly believed the information on the Heavenly Ranking, feeling that it had to be created by a god.

"Maybe you simply didn't know about it! If such a powerful Soul Beast wanted to hide, how many Soul Masters could find her?"

"That's true!"

Xiao Wu nodded. It was indeed possible. In the eyes of Soul Beasts with several hundred thousand years of cultivation, she was nothing more than a tiny ant.

Yu Xiaogang stared blankly at the Heavenly Ranking. The world truly held every kind of wonder. Back then, he had deceived the innocent Bibi Dong into taking him into Spirit Hall's library, then used the books he had read to establish his Ten Great Theories.

Yet he had not even known about hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings or Soul Beasts.

He had never expected that Soul Beasts with more than five hundred thousand years of cultivation were still hidden in this world.

He was utterly stunned.

What shocked him even more was that Tang San was actually the hybrid offspring of a Soul Beast and a human? A mixed-blood?

A half-beast?

If Tang San were killed, would he drop a Soul Bone?

Of course, it was only a thought.

He still needed Tang San, that little fool, to make his name famous across the Douluo Continent.

"Interesting! Truly interesting!!!"

Tang Hao had thought Ah Yin and Xiao Wu were the strongest Soul Beasts he had ever encountered.

He had never expected the Star Dou Forest to hide even more powerful Soul Beasts.

And this Soul Beast seemed rather weak in combat, only capable of healing.

Once his injuries healed, he could search the Star Dou Forest. If he found her and killed her, he would make an enormous profit.

After all, she was a Soul Beast with more than five hundred thousand years of cultivation, undoubtedly a king among Soul Beasts.

Exceptionally rare!

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could drop a Soul Bone.

The Soul Bone dropped by a Soul Beast with five hundred and seventy thousand years of cultivation would be unimaginably powerful!

Tang Hao grew wildly excited just thinking about it.

Many great powers were probably growing restless as well, weren't they?

Qingyun Academy.

"Wow... a Soul Beast with five hundred and seventy thousand years of cultivation!"

"That's too incredible, isn't it?"

All the beautiful young women were stunned.

They all turned to look at the peerlessly handsome Lu Xia.

"Headmaster, what do you think?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

"Bi Ji truly exists, and she deserves her place! What comes next will surprise you even more!"

Lu Xia stood with his hands behind his back, a faint mysterious smile on his face. After glancing at the beauties, he looked again toward the Heavenly Ranking.

"What could possibly surprise us? Headmaster Lu Xia, could you please stop leaving things half-said?"

Ning Rongrong went to Lu Xia's side, shook his arm, and began acting coy.

"Exactly!" The other beautiful young women crowded around as well.

"You'll find out when the time comes!" Lu Xia still refused to tell them, allowing them to shake him.

Star Dou Forest.

In another space beneath Life Lake.

It contained vast silver-green Life Force.

Even Da Ming and Er Ming could not sense this place.

Within the silver-green Life Force was an emerald-green figure, caring for a sleeping silver giant dragon more than a thousand meters long inside an enormous Ice Palace.

The emerald-green figure was a peerlessly beautiful woman.

Her long emerald-green hair draped behind her, and her eyes were the same emerald-green shade.

She had a magnificent figure, and her aqua-green gown perfectly outlined her slender body.

Her snow-white arms, tender as lotus roots, were exposed.

On her back was a pair of green wings, as though carved from jade. Every feather was dazzling and resplendent.

She emanated rich Life Force, like a goddess of nature who inspired yearning in all who saw her.

She walked out of the Ice Palace.

A gigantic bear covered in dark golden fur stood there, over three meters tall. Its eyes held no emotion, its arms were especially thick, and its broad, powerful shoulders resembled city walls.

At the ends of its two thick arms were incomparably sharp dark golden claws. Each claw was over a meter long. It lowered its head to look down at Bi Ji.

"Congratulations, Bi Ji. You made the Beauty Ranking!"

"Xiong Jun, why are you here?"

Bi Ji had not expected Xiong Jun to be here. This bear was quite strong, yet he relied on that little bit of strength to contend with Di Tian for power, which gave her a headache.

"Of course I came because I saw you made the Beauty Ranking!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear curled its lips, exposing massive fangs.

"That little Emperor Auspicious Beast actually transformed into a human because of Lu Xia on the Heavenly Ranking and went to find Lu Xia at Qingyun Academy.

Di Tian only learned from the Heavenly Ranking that the Auspicious Beast had left the Star Dou Forest under the name Wang Xia'er.

He ordered me to bring Wang Xia'er back. Should I obey Di Tian's command?"

"You must!

It is precisely because the Auspicious Beast is near Life Lake that Soul Beasts like us with more than two hundred thousand years of cultivation can cultivate so quickly. Once the Auspicious Beast leaves, the fortune of the Star Dou Forest will leave with her!

Our cultivation will become exceedingly slow! The reason we can so easily survive the Heavenly Tribulation that comes once every hundred thousand years is all because of the Auspicious Beast! You must bring her back!"

Bi Ji spoke to Xiong Jun with utmost seriousness.

"Our sleeping Lord will also recover faster because of the Emperor Auspicious Beast! So I must trouble you, Xiong Jun, to bring the Emperor Auspicious Beast back.

Of course, thank you for coming here specifically to congratulate me.

However, I do not believe in the Heavenly Ranking. Only a little one like the Emperor Auspicious Beast, innocent and well-protected, would believe in it!"

After speaking, Bi Ji walked to the side.

She shook her head.

"Fine, I'll bring the Auspicious Beast back... and give Lu Xia a beating while I'm at it. He dared abduct our Emperor Auspicious Beast! He needs to be taught a lesson!"

Xiong Jun's tone became violent as he said this, but when facing Bi Ji, he wore a smile.

"Bi Ji... this Heavenly Ranking... it is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not..."

Before Xiong Jun could finish speaking, he felt boundless heavenly might.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, runes swirled around the Heavenly Ranking in the sky, blazing with golden light.

Boom... A beam of golden light shot down from the Heavenly Ranking.

In an instant, it enveloped Bi Ji's entire body.

Bi Ji froze, discovering that she could not walk forward.

An extremely mysterious energy enveloped her entire body.

It felt extraordinarily comfortable.

She immediately relaxed and did not struggle.

"Haha... see? Isn't the Heavenly Ranking incredible? It can actually cross spatial barriers and envelop you!"

Xiong Jun approached Bi Ji excitedly and curiously. His enormous body instantly transformed into a middle-aged man in black robes. He was not handsome, with a slightly bluish complexion and emerald-green eyes that gave him an eerie aura.

He circled around Bi Ji, looking exceptionally curious.

He was warm toward his own people and would not treat them coldly.

"Buzz..."

Bi Ji felt her Soul Power rapidly increasing, along with the years of her cultivation.

"Ah..." She cried out as she discovered that her cultivation had instantly increased by ninety-five thousand years.

She was stunned. The Heavenly Ranking was not some deceptive trick?!

It had truly increased her cultivation.

Her cultivation rose from five hundred and seventy thousand years to six hundred and sixty-five thousand years.

And no Heavenly Tribulation descended from the sky.

After all, a Heavenly Tribulation would normally come upon reaching six hundred thousand years.

This was simply too miraculous, wasn't it?

She found it both unexpected and unbelievable.

"See? I told you the Heavenly Ranking wasn't lying! I'm going to bring that little Auspicious Beast back now!"

Joy for Bi Ji appeared on Xiong Jun's face before he returned to his cold expression, turned, and left.