"Three Soul Elders dare to venture this deep into the outskirts?"
Bi Ji looked puzzled and went to where the three had left their luggage.
Liu Feng followed behind her, shoving away the tiger head that was trying to nuzzle him and grumbling,
"Spit the head out!"
The Scorpion Tiger opened its mouth and retched up a round head, drenched in saliva. The next moment, it was about to lick Liu Feng.
Liu Feng was so startled that he burst into a sprint and quickly caught up with Bi Ji.
Although he was an elf now, his soul was still human.
He could accept killing people, but not eating them.
Much less being licked by a tongue that had eaten people.
"Go rinse your mouth! And from now on, you're not allowed to eat people. Otherwise, I won't keep you!"
Liu Feng said sternly.
"Rrr..."
The Scorpion Tiger drooped its head and ran off dejectedly.
"So they were poachers. They got what they deserved!"
Bi Ji suddenly said coldly.
She opened the three men's luggage. Inside were several little Soul Beasts tied up, as well as Soul Beast eggs. They were all weak Soul Beasts that humans treated as delicacies.
For the sake of satisfying their appetites and improving their cultivation, they treated intelligent Soul Beasts as food.
Bi Ji freed the little Soul Beasts and put away the eggs, which she could have the Emerald Swan hatch.
Liu Feng watched from the side, lost in thought.
Now that he was an elf, he felt a deeper connection to life.
They were all intelligent beings. Why did they have to fight until one side was dead?
At that moment, a tiny seed took root in his heart.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if, one day, he could help Soul Beasts and humans coexist peacefully?
Several days later.
Liu Feng followed Bi Ji to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
As soon as they emerged from the forest, a lake like a vast piece of jade came into view. Lush grass grew all around it, and with every breath of fresh air, it felt as though his soul was being cleansed!
"So beautiful..."
Liu Feng murmured.
Bi Ji ruffled Liu Feng's hair and smiled.
"From now on, this will be your home."
Liu Feng couldn't help grinning. He liked this place!
The Scorpion Tiger followed beside them, tail tucked between its legs and head hanging low. It looked less like a tiger and more like a mouse, scurrying along at Liu Feng's side.
Its gaze fell on a giant beast drinking at the lakeshore.
Its dark golden fur gleamed in the sunlight like hundred-times-refined steel, and its enormous body stood more than ten meters tall!
The "glug, glug" of its drinking rumbled like thunder!
The next moment, Xiong Jun seemed to sense Liu Feng and the Scorpion Tiger watching him. He turned around.
"Bi Ji, why have you brought a human and a Soul Beast here?"
Xiong Jun's voice was low and muffled.
And he was speaking human language!
Bi Ji smiled and brought Liu Feng over to Xiong Jun, explaining what had happened.
"Huh? What's so impressive about this little thing?"
"And he has a Martial Soul, too. He'll definitely hunt Soul Beasts someday. No one will like him!"
"I hate humans. If he lives here, he'll ruin the harmony of the Lake of Life!"
Xiong Jun lowered himself to the ground and fixed his cold eyes on Liu Feng, making no attempt to hide his rejection.
"I'm an elf! I have a Martial Soul, but I can produce my own Soul Rings!"
Liu Feng wasn't afraid. He spoke with firm conviction.
Xiong Jun leaned closer. His overwhelming pressure made even the Scorpion Tiger flatten itself against the ground in fear.
Liu Feng, however, remained composed. Instead, he raised the Purple Star Spirit Bow.
"Produce your own Soul Rings? An elf? What kind of creature is that? Little thing, are you trying to scare Lord Xiong Jun with that laughable little bow?"
Xiong Jun grinned, then snorted a stream of white air from his nostrils.
Like a sudden gale, it sent Liu Feng swaying.
"Ha ha ha...!"
Xiong Jun sat up and clutched his belly, laughing uproariously.
Bi Ji gave him a helpless look. "Xiong Jun, that's enough! Little Liu Feng is still..."
Liu Feng glared at Xiong Jun, furious. This was going too far!
He fired several arrows straight at Xiong Jun's nose.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
His first-ring Soul Skill was immensely powerful for his level.
But just as Xiong Jun had said, it wasn't strong enough to hurt him.
But...
"Ah... Ah-choo!"
Xiong Jun sneezed violently, then sneezed again! And then he just kept sneezing!
His enormous body was knocked over by his own sneezes, leaving him sprawled like a turtle flipped onto its back!
Liu Feng kept shooting, every arrow flying straight for Xiong Jun's two enormous nostrils!
After sneezing more than a dozen times, Xiong Jun finally figured out what Liu Feng was doing and hurriedly covered his nose.
He glared at Liu Feng in anger and growled in a muffled voice,
"Wretched little bug!"
A giant Emerald Swan appeared behind Bi Ji, and she faced off against Xiong Jun.
"Xiong Jun, do you want to make an enemy of me?"
Bi Ji's voice hardened as she stepped in front of Liu Feng.
Though her slender frame was worlds apart from Xiong Jun's, she didn't budge an inch.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
Liu Feng fired several more light arrows.
Xiong Jun blocked them with his paws, but there were bound to be gaps, and the arrows slipped through.
"Bi Ji, why are you... Ah! Ah-choo!"
Xiong Jun flipped over again. His broad right paw cut a gap in the air, and he slipped inside.
"Do whatever you want... Ah-ah-choo!"
"How can this thing still track me..."
Xiong Jun's voice cut off abruptly, and the space tunnel vanished.
Only then did Liu Feng lower the Purple Star Spirit Bow and give a soft snort.
He'd actually dared to look down on him?
Give him enough time, and he wouldn't even need the Purple Star Spirit Bow. He could crush Xiong Jun with a single finger!
The Scorpion Tiger gazed at Liu Feng in admiration, then tried to rub against him with its huge head again.
"You're impressive, little Liu Feng."
Bi Ji smiled and ruffled Liu Feng's hair.
"I'm not a little kid anymore, Sister Bi Ji..." Liu Feng said helplessly, wrapping his arms around her leg and hiding behind her.
"All right, all right, little Liu Feng. You two stay here for now while I go explain things to the others."
"From now on, you can live here. I'll come visit you often."
Bi Ji turned around, bent down, and gave Liu Feng a gentle kiss on the forehead.
The Ferocious Beasts lived in an underground space and only came out for fresh air now and then.
Bi Ji was different from them. She relied mainly on the Soul Beasts under her command to "pay tribute" to her.
Even without the pure Soul Power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, she was still the fastest-growing among all the Ferocious Beasts, and the Heavenly Tribulations she faced were the weakest.
"Don't worry, Sister Bi Ji. I can take care of myself!"
Liu Feng smiled as he answered.
Bi Ji hummed in acknowledgment, then turned and entered the mysterious space.
Now, in the vast core area, only Liu Feng and the Scorpion Tiger remained.
Since the Ferocious Beasts came out often, birds were rare in this area.
Only the Lake of Life held a few Soul Beast creatures.
Liu Feng looked around, then fixed his gaze on two large trees growing side by side.
An "impulse" from deep within his bloodline began to stir.
Elves were close to nature, and they could reshape it, too. He'd found his "room"!
"Scorpion Tiger, we'll live here from now on!"
"We can eat fish, and you can go hunting and bring things back for me to cook."
As he spoke, Liu Feng walked between the two trees.
He propped up his chin, planning out the design of his treehouse in his mind.
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