"You see? The people's eyes are sharp..."
"But I really wasn't a rabbit... Speaking of which, why would there be humans in the Star Dou Great Forest at this time?"
Ye Qing turned around and saw a human woman in a green robe waving at him. Around her were Spirit Beasts injured by the Lightning Tribulation. Emerald light appeared in the woman's hands, and the Spirit Beasts wounded by the Heavenly Tribulation lay peacefully on the ground. Wherever that green radiance covered, even the most horrifying wounds healed at a visible rate.
Then, perhaps feeling that the speed was too slow, the woman transformed into a massive swan before Ye Qing's astonished eyes. Her emerald-green feathers revealed her race—the Emerald Swan. That was why Ye Qing had seen a human in the forest: this woman was a Spirit Beast who had undergone Shape Transformation.
The Emerald Swan was the strongest healing-type Spirit Beast. This one was the king of the Emerald Swan clan, Bi Ji, a Ferocious Beast who had just passed the Heavenly Tribulation and possessed over five hundred thousand years of cultivation. Though her cultivation was high, her actual combat strength was even inferior to that of an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. What allowed her to stand firm in the Star Dou Great Forest was her compassion and talent. From Ferocious Beasts to ordinary Spirit Beasts, most had received her kindness.
It could be said that if someone harmed another Spirit Beast, at most they would draw retaliation from a few Spirit Beasts close to it. But if anyone had designs on Bi Ji, they could absolutely trigger a Beast Tide.
Bi Ji, now in her swan form, spread her enormous wings. A vast area centered on her was enveloped in emerald-green light. This was Bi Ji's group healing Spirit Skill, Emerald Light Wave. Ye Qing was also covered by its range, and the charred fur on his left arm peeled away as the entire limb turned snow-white once more.
Ye Qing even saw a dying Double-Horned Rhinoceros quickly regain its vigor beneath the light. It affectionately rubbed against Bi Ji's feet before leaving.
What powerful healing... Ye Qing marveled inwardly.
Wait! She could turn into a human!!! Ye Qing suddenly realized the crucial point. His current cultivation was equivalent to seven hundred thousand years, so he could tell that the swan before him had only just broken through five hundred thousand years. By that logic, unless this was some racial inheritance, he would not need to wait for the system to trigger a key character before learning how to become human.
After seeing that all the Spirit Beasts in the area had been healed, Bi Ji finally relaxed. By her calculations, she had still been far from a breakthrough, and the Heavenly Tribulation should have been extremely difficult. Yet an enormous amount of pure energy had somehow dispersed into the area, allowing her to break through directly. Furthermore, because Xiong Jun and Di Tian had broken through at the same time, most of the Heavenly Tribulation's power had gone after those two. As an Emerald Swan with a frail body, she had instead passed this ordeal with ease.
Having quickly recovered through her racial talent, she began rescuing the Spirit Beasts injured by the Heavenly Tribulation. In Bi Ji's eyes, without this sudden Heavenly Tribulation, so many Spirit Beasts would not have suffered. Since the tribulation was related to her, as one of the forest's rulers, she naturally had to consider the creatures living within it. She had not expected to encounter such an interesting rabbit.
Unlike ordinary Spirit Beasts that either fled at once or showed affection, he had walked up and asked her how to become human.
"Your intelligence was remarkably high, yet I couldn't see your cultivation. You really were an interesting rabbit."
"I told you, I'm not a rabbit. Forget it, that isn't important. How do I undergo Shape Transformation and become human?"
"How could I not call you interesting? Ordinary Spirit Beasts either feared humans or hated them to the bone. When you didn't come over earlier, I thought you were afraid of my human appearance. So you wanted to become human. My name is Bi Ji. What's the name of this little foreign rabbit? If you don't tell me, I'll keep calling you rabbit."
"My name is Ye Qing... How did you know I was an outsider? But that isn't important. How to take human form is the real issue, okay?" Ye Qing answered her question. He had long forgotten the specific details of Douluo, so he had only two options if he wanted to become human.
Either he waited for the Heaven-Swallowing Hou's memories to awaken and learned Shape Transformation from them, or he learned from the person before him, Bi Ji, to see whether he could transform.
"Because I know seventy percent of the intelligent Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the rest all know me. As for Shape Transformation, once my cultivation reached the required level, I naturally learned it. Maybe your cultivation hasn't reached that point yet."
By then, all the clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the four consecutive Heavenly Tribulations finally came to an end.
"All right, little rabbit. I need to help the other Spirit Beasts. You should stay away from the Core Area. It's very dangerous here." Bi Ji spoke as she prepared to leave, but Ye Qing had finally encountered an easygoing, highly cultivated Spirit Beast and still had many questions. Not caring that Bi Ji kept calling him rabbit, he called out to stop her.
"Wait, there's something I want to ask."
"Next time. The Heavenly Tribulation over there was more powerful. Who knows how many Spirit Beasts were lost? You can't help anyway, so you should go wherever you need to go."
"Who said I couldn't help?"
"Could it be that you, little rabbit, are a healing-type Spirit Beast?"
"No, but I can replenish the Soul Power you lost." As he spoke, Ye Qing placed his hand on Bi Ji. Surging energy poured directly into her body, instantly restoring all the Soul Power she had previously expended. Bi Ji also sensed that this energy was exactly the same as the energy she had absorbed earlier.
"Could the energy from before have been caused by you? Impossible. How could that sort of energy be produced by an individual? Forget it, come with me. You can ask whatever you want on the way." With that, Bi Ji brought Ye Qing along to that area.
After all, Ye Qing possessed a full seventy percent of the energy. Merely absorbing a portion of it had added one hundred thousand years of cultivation to Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others. Using it to replenish their consumption was practically nothing.
Thus, after a night of busy work, Bi Ji healed most of the Spirit Beasts. Aside from those who had died directly beneath the Heavenly Tribulation, nearly all had been saved. Ye Qing also gained a rough understanding of the forest's situation. However, Bi Ji said she had never heard of the Blue Silver Emperor or the Soft Bone Rabbit he asked about. Di Tian, who had finished his breakthrough, also arrived before Bi Ji.
The first thing Di Tian did was step in front of Bi Ji, interrupting Ye Qing as he replenished her Soul Power.
"What's wrong, Di Tian? Is there something wrong with him?" Bi Ji asked when she saw Di Tian watching Ye Qing warily.
"Of course there is. He has seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, yet he pretends to be weak. What is your purpose?!"
"You're saying this rabbit is a Ferocious Beast with seven hundred thousand years of cultivation?" Bi Ji found it hard to believe. After all, even ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts should have known the things Ye Qing had asked about, yet he knew nothing.
"Of course. And if I'm not mistaken, you came from another planet, didn't you?"
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