When Yu Tianshuo recalled his clone, Qian Daoliu began asking whether any of them knew why such a powerful Soul Beast had come after them.
Yu Tianshuo kept silent. This matter was of grave importance; one careless move could spark an all-out war between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts.
After all, just hearing that there were dozens of Ferocious Beasts over 200,000 years old was enough to make Qian Daoliu sit up and take notice.
If Qian Daoliu got it into his head to lead people in wiping out the Ferocious Beasts and attracted the Silver Dragon King's attention, then—never mind anything else—Qian Daoliu would be killed on the spot. Once he was dead, Angel God would have to see how things unfolded. And if the Divine Realm learned about the Silver Dragon King, who knew what that bunch might do?
So Yu Tianshuo only said that his Martial Soul's special properties had let him sense danger, which was why he had asked the two Titled Douluo to take them away.
Qian Daoliu merely nodded. He didn't call Yu Tianshuo out, but as one of the strongest people on the continent, he had enough experience to tell that the boy was hiding something.
Still, he didn't press him. Everyone had secrets; that was perfectly normal. As long as Yu Tianshuo wasn't slaughtering innocents or becoming a Fallen Soul Master, Qian Daoliu could accept it.
Without asking any more about the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon, Qian Daoliu turned the conversation to Yu Tianshuo becoming Qian Renxue's guardian.
He looked at Yu Tianshuo, his expression turning serious. A golden Six-Winged Angel appeared behind him, and he spoke solemnly.
"Are you willing to become Qian Renxue's guardian?"
Watching this, Yu Tianshuo couldn't help feeling like he was hearing wedding vows. Even so, he nodded and said,
"I am."
Qian Daoliu nodded, then turned to Qian Renxue and continued in the same solemn tone.
"Are you willing to have him become your guardian?"
Qian Renxue's little face flushed red, but she still answered solemnly,
"I am."
Watching this, Yu Tianshuo felt a real urge to hold his forehead.
This is even more like a wedding, come on.
As soon as Qian Renxue agreed, several streaks of golden light emerged from the phantom behind Qian Daoliu and entered Qian Renxue and Yu Tianshuo's bodies.
Neither of them felt any discomfort. They only felt a warmth wash over them, and somehow, the two seemed to have formed a connection.
Yu Tianshuo's thoughts stirred. He tried reaching out through that connection and sent a message.
"Hello, hello, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"
The message traveled along the connection and reached Qian Renxue's ears. Her body stiffened, but she quickly recovered and tried to contact Yu Tianshuo in return.
A moment later, Yu Tianshuo heard Qian Renxue's message through the connection.
"Stop fooling around. They're looking at us more and more strangely. I can't take these looks."
Hearing this, Yu Tianshuo looked up and saw Qian Daoliu wearing an auntie-like smile, as though he were watching a heartwarming scene, his expression full of a senior's kindness.
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, meanwhile, both looked incredulous. Snake Lance Douluo was scratching his head furiously, unable to figure out when the two of them had gotten together.
As for Porcupinefish, after his initial disbelief, he started grinning foolishly. His thoughts were running wild.
Hahaha, the young mistress has found someone she can entrust herself to. That's wonderful! The Grand Pontiff will surely raise our standing now. Maybe he'll even guide our cultivation. Just thinking about it gets me excited.
"Hey! You're making it way too obvious! Hurry up and say something to change the subject! I really can't take this anymore!!!"
Yu Tianshuo looked back at Qian Renxue with a strange expression, but he couldn't see anything unusual on her face. He couldn't help thinking that a woman's heart was as unfathomable as the ocean floor.
Still, he obediently changed the subject.
"Grand Pontiff, what do you think of that black dragon? At the time, I could only sense its strength and the danger it posed. I couldn't sense anything else."
Qian Daoliu fell silent at this. Yu Tianshuo had just voiced the biggest question on his own mind.
Where had such a powerful Soul Beast come from? When he had arrived, it had already been injured and was fleeing, but he could still sense the terrifying, boundless power within it.
In a direct confrontation, Yu Tianshuo might not have been its match without using the power of the Angel God.
At the thought, he glanced at Yu Tianshuo almost imperceptibly. He was even more puzzled by the boy.
That creature might have been too much for even him to handle, yet this kid had managed to wound it simply by blowing up his clone. It made no sense.
In the end, all he could do was guess that Yu Tianshuo's Martial Soul might have suppressed the creature—a phenomenon that generally occurred when one bloodline overpowered another.
Qian Daoliu merely said that this Soul Beast was among the strongest of those under 100,000 years old, and told them to be careful.
Before leaving, he handed Qian Renxue and Yu Tianshuo protective charms condensed from his Soul Power, then explained to Yu Tianshuo,
"If you encounter danger you can't handle, crush this charm. No matter how far away I am, I'll sense your location and come to save you."
With that, Qian Daoliu vanished before the four of them.
"Safe travels, Grand Pontiff!" ×2
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo respectfully bowed toward the spot where Qian Daoliu had stood.
When they raised their heads, they saw that Yu Tianshuo had already moved close to their young mistress and was saying something to her. She seemed to resist at first, but eventually nodded as if she had given in.
Then she gestured to the two men not to follow and led Yu Tianshuo to her room.
At the sight, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. But they didn't dare say anything. They simply sent more Soul Power to seal off the room from the outside. They were genuinely afraid of hearing something they shouldn't.
Still, they screamed inwardly in shock.
Young mistress! He's only six!!!
Meanwhile, Di Tian was already reporting what he had seen and heard to the Silver Dragon King.
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena listened quietly. Only after Di Tian finished did she give him an instruction.
"Raise your injured hand."
Di Tian immediately lifted his injured hand and brought it closer to Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena looked at the place where his finger had been severed. Starlight swirled in her eyes, and in just a moment, she had worked out many things.
She spoke coolly.
"Those are indeed the auras of the three Dragon Kings. There is also a power in there similar to the Golden Dragon King's, but..."
She fell into deep thought. She couldn't tell exactly what this power was. It seemed like Ultimate Force, yet there was something else about it that she couldn't quite explain.
Seeing their Lord sink into silence, Di Tian seemed to remember something and quickly added,
"My Lord, before his clone exploded, he also said that he would come to see you in the near future."
Hearing this, Gu Yuena fell into thought once more.
But moments later, a shimmer spread across her body, and a small figure drifted out from within her.
After doing this, Gu Yuena's voice reached Di Tian's ears, weak to the point of exhaustion.
"Find a way to make her follow that boy. Have her investigate what he's really capable of."
Once she had said this, Gu Yuena sank into slumber again, leaving Di Tian standing there in a daze.
Before you continue