The Auction
The Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A black Messenger Swallow Soul Beast landed on the fingertip of a middle-aged man with long black-and-gold hair, chattering away. The man nodded. A streak of black-and-gold light flashed from his fingertip and touched the swallow between the eyes. "I understand. You may go."
The swallow took the order and immediately flew back the way it had come, toward the Star Luo Empire.
"Di Tian!" The man in red waiting nearby could no longer contain himself. "How is the little ancestor doing?"
"Who taught you to speak to me like that?"
The man called Di Tian spun around. He merely glanced at the man in red with his golden dragon eyes, and the other man immediately fell silent.
"If you hadn't indulged the Auspicious Beast and decided to let her act freely, we wouldn't have to wait here for news, Scarlet King. Since you caused this, you should at least show some respect."
The two were none other than two of the most fearsome Ferocious Beasts in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest: the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, and the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Dog, the Scarlet King.
"Di Tian." The Scarlet King lowered his head slightly. "I just thought the Auspicious Beast should be allowed to make her own choices. And she really did it for our sake, so... I never thought she'd run off to that distant continent."
"You've explained this to me countless times already. There's no need to repeat yourself."
"So... can I hear how she's doing?" the Scarlet King asked quietly.
Di Tian nodded. "She and that human called Huo Yuhao are competing in a tournament. According to the reports, they'll face Shrek Academy in a few days, and the