The Wheel of Fate Begins to Turn, Winds and Clouds Rise

"Lucky Beast, you are not allowed to be so reckless next time. Su Qing is a human; he cannot go without clothes like you. You ruined his outfit, and now he has to be bare. That is not good."

Bi Ji, who was busy sewing clothes for Su Qing, looked helplessly at Di Yueyao, who was rolling around on the ground. Ever since she received her name, she had been like this—rolling around in front of everyone to make them guess her name. She wouldn't stop until they guessed it, but the problem was, how could anyone guess that out of the blue?

However, things were much better now than when they had first returned. Back then, she had come charging in, and with Su Qing looking so disheveled, Di Tian had nearly assumed they had encountered some danger in the Star Dou Great Forest and was ready to annihilate the culprit on the spot. It was only after asking that he realized the Lucky Beast was simply too excited about her new name to stop.

Although they were all at a loss when it came to this little one, Di Tian was quite pleased when he learned the Lucky Beast's name. After all, it was his own surname; the girl was worth raising. Consequently, he became even more satisfied with Su Qing, the "dog-headed strategist."

He had previously felt that since this fellow was the illegitimate son of the Lord, it was highly inappropriate for him to stay in the human world, where he not only had a generation gap with the soul beasts but also had to hunt his own kind.

Yes, in their eyes, Su Qing was the illegitimate son of Gu Yuena. Although they didn't know when he was born, they looked alike and could both control various elements. Even more absurdly, the Lord had never denied it—though she hadn't confirmed it either. But such things didn't need to be spoken aloud; any beast with a keen eye could see it.

That was why Bi Ji had volunteered to help him mend his clothes. Although she had never done such a thing before and there was no fabric in the Land of Great Calamity, who was Bi Ji? She was the matriarch of the Emerald Swan clan; gathering some swan down was easy. Thus, Su Qing ended up with a colorful "new outfit."

As for why it was multicolored, it was because Di Yueyao wasn't satisfied with the monotonous green Bi Ji had sewn using Emerald Swan feathers. After a heated argument where she insisted on her own way, Bi Ji had no choice but to agree to sew on some fur shed by the beasts of the Land of Great Calamity.

Although the sudden addition of a person made the various beasts feel a bit uncomfortable, his arrival undoubtedly brought vitality to the silent Land of Great Calamity. Through their time together, they had come to place Su Qing on the same level as Di Yueyao—though, of course, Su Qing could not compare to the affection they held for Di Yueyao.

Having stayed in the Land of Great Calamity for over a year, the abundant spiritual energy here had accelerated Su Qing's cultivation speed significantly. He had now reached level thirty-five, three levels higher than when he had first obtained his soul ring from the Silver Hero Beast. As for his soul skills, they were naturally obtained through Imprint. Whether it was because of the Ring Jade or not, he could master any soul skill he imprinted upon as long as he desired.

During his year in the Land of Great Calamity, he had frequently tested his newly researched soul skills against the beasts, and his basic combos were already taking shape. In particular, he had secretly kept the Dragon God Claw as a trump card. It could be said that he was now invincible among his peers and even against those one level higher. Of course, pushing it another level further was difficult, as his skills consumed too much soul power, especially those that combined multiple elements.

Time passed in a flash, and soon it was time to part.

Upon learning he was leaving, the beasts gathered outside the Life Lake to bid him farewell. The one most reluctant to see him go was Di Yueyao. With him leaving, she didn't know when he would return, and she would be without a playmate again. Thinking this, she couldn't help but pounce on Su Qing, rubbing against his face. With a "rip," his clothes were torn yet again.

"Hehe, sorry..."

Di Yueyao laughed awkwardly. She didn't know why Su Qing's clothes were so fragile, breaking at the slightest touch. But didn't this mean he would have to stay for a few more days? Bi Ji had said that humans couldn't go out without clothes!

"Uh, Xiao Qing, why don't you stay a few more days? I'll sew them for you again?"

Bi Ji asked tentatively. She could clearly see that Di Yueyao was reluctant to let him go, but Su Qing's mind was made up. He shook his head slightly and said:

"It doesn't really matter if a boy doesn't wear a top, but if I don't leave now, I'll miss out on many things."

"Alright, be careful on the road. If you encounter trouble you can't solve, run back into the forest."

Bi Ji urged. She didn't say much more; Su Qing's emotions revealed a sense of urgency. Perhaps he had some plan he had to execute...

"Alright, then, Di Tian, Aunt Bi Ji, I'm off!"

With that, he immediately used Wind-Gathering Wing-Weaving to sprout a pair of transparent wings and flew toward the outer perimeter.

"Tsk, why didn't he call me Uncle?"

Di Tian was puzzled. Had he offended this fellow somewhere? That couldn't be right. At most, he had tossed him to the ground when they first met. Was this kid really that petty?

"Perhaps it's because you didn't sew his clothes."

Seeing the rare look of defeat on Di Tian's face, Bi Ji pursed her lips to suppress a smile and turned to walk back into the Life Lake. The other beasts followed, leaving only the Scarlet King to guard Di Yueyao, who was staring intently at the direction in which Su Qing had disappeared...

The reason he was in such a hurry to leave was simple. During his mental communication with Gu Yuena over the past two days, she had told him that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had crawled into the outer perimeter. This meant that Huo Yuhao was about to appear, and the gears of fate were finally beginning to turn...

Not long after reaching the outer perimeter, a gust of wind whistled by. Su Qing immediately projected his spiritual power and discovered dozens of Wind Baboons hanging in the nearby trees.

"Very good. The presence of Wind Baboons means I'm not far from Huo Yuhao."

He had no intention of killing Huo Yuhao, and he didn't care for the Ice Silkworm either. What he wanted was Electrolux. Even if the latter still chose Huo Yuhao in the end, he could still learn some necromancy through trade in the future. As for the bargaining chip, he had already thought of it: the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. Of course, he wouldn't trade the complete knife; he planned to use the Ring Jade to refine a portion of the Life Gold first and trade that instead. He wasn't foolish enough to hand over the entire opportunity to someone else.

As for why he didn't ask Gu Yuena for Life Gold? Just kidding, that was for his wife to heal her wounds. He couldn't bear to take it.

Ahem, he had drifted off. Right now, he was facing dozens of Wind Baboons—the most dangerous soul beasts in the Tang Sect, the Wind Baboons known as the "Godslayer"!

Facing them, Su Qing's eyes burned with excitement.

"You've come at the right time. I'll put finding Huo Yuhao aside for now; let me test out my newly learned wide-range soul skill!"