Human-Goose Battle

Somewhere within the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.

"Roar—"

The lush forest was torn apart by a soaring dragon roar. The sound waves rolled through like thunder, making the canopy rustle and even causing the ground itself to seem to tremble.

An immense Dragon Might spread outward, filling the surrounding air with a murderous chill.

Immediately afterward, a chaotic chorus of squeaks came from the woods. A group of millennium-level Dark Night Fire Monkeys fled wildly through the treetops, their scarlet eyes filled with terror—they had clearly been frightened out of their wits by the sudden dragon roar.

"Finally scared them off."

Tang Wulin stood amid the trees, a relieved smile curling her lips. Unlike the other Soul Masters who began slaughtering the moment they entered the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, she had adhered to the principle of avoiding battle from the very beginning.

Even when Soul Beasts took the initiative to attack her, she merely used her methods to drive them away and had never dealt a killing blow. This almost instinctive compassion came from an indescribable sense of closeness, as though these Soul Beasts shared some hidden connection with her.

"Is it because of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline in my body?"

She pondered inwardly. Her father, Tang San, possessed a half-Soul Beast bloodline, while her mother, Xiao Wu, had transformed from a Soul Beast. Perhaps this resonance of bloodline was the reason she could not bring herself to feel murderous intent toward Soul Beasts.

Setting aside her doubts for the moment, Tang Wulin continued moving through the forest. She was deeply curious about the scoring rules of Spirit Pagoda's eighth stage. "Do they calculate scores based on how long we remain here? If that's the case, they must have a way to monitor the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.