Bi Ji? Designating a Soul Beast?

There were very few female Soul Beasts worthy of trust. If she allowed some random, disorderly female Soul Beasts to approach Yu Mingxiao and become his partners, it might only backfire.

For now, only Bi Ji and Zi Ji were suitable candidates.

Zi Ji in particular was one of their own Dragon Clan.

Even if she became Yu Mingxiao's partner, Gu Yuena believed Zi Ji would remain loyal to her, the sovereign of Soul Beasts.

But their Dragon Clan had already declined, and there were barely any pure-blooded True Dragons left.

She felt Zi Ji was still very important and was somewhat reluctant to send her on this mission.

Then she could only sacrifice Bi Ji.

Although Bi Ji played an indispensable role among the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, she was not irreplaceable.

Without her, they could simply nurture another Emerald Swan to take her place.

It was decided, then!

The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, instantly felt her thoughts clear, as though she had found a way to gain leverage over Yu Mingxiao.

Seeing her narrow her eyes slightly with a smug expression, Yu Mingxiao was utterly bewildered.

"Yu Mingxiao, go up first. I'll have Di Tian prepare some Soul Beasts for you."

Gu Yuena composed herself, opened a spatial passage, and pointed her dragon tail at it.

"Alright." Yu Mingxiao glanced at Na'er, quickly withdrew his gaze, and entered the passage as instructed, vanishing without a trace.

"I'm going out too." Na'er moved and chased after him.

"Get back here! You've completely disgraced me." Gu Yuena flew into a rage. Her dragon might enveloped Na'er, shattering the surrounding space inch by inch and instantly imprisoning her so she could not move.

"Hmph, you'll regret this!" Na'er was full of indignation, her little face flushed bright red.

"I am the main body!" Gu Yuena said coldly. "Stay here. You are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Yu Mingxiao slowly emerged from the spatial passage and arrived in a lush forest surrounded by thorny bushes. This was clearly not the Lake of Life.

He turned to look back. Sure enough, Na'er was nowhere to be seen, and he could not help sighing softly.

Forget it. The Silver Dragon King and Na'er had originally been the same person.

The main body would not allow her avatar to run around. What could he, some blond brat, do? Even if he wanted to stop her, he did not have the strength.

When Yu Mingxiao stepped out of the spatial passage, Di Tian had already received Gu Yuena's voice transmission and understood the matter of their cooperation.

He strode forward to greet him and said in a deep voice, "My lord has said that our Star Dou Great Forest can provide you with five Soul Rings no older than one hundred and ten thousand years."

"You may designate the species of Soul Beast yourself. As long as it is a Soul Beast that lives in the Star Dou Great Forest, everything is negotiable."

Yu Mingxiao's eyes lit up, and he smiled. "Gu Yuena is certainly straightforward. Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"What kind of Soul Beast's Soul Ring do you wish to absorb as your fifth Soul Ring?"

Di Tian could tell at a glance that Yu Mingxiao had his own plans and asked directly.

Yu Mingxiao smiled and asked, "Does the Star Dou Great Forest have any one-hundred-thousand-year light-attribute draconic Soul Beasts?"

Since he could choose a Soul Beast under one hundred and ten thousand years old, he naturally wanted to go straight for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

If there was a light-attribute draconic species that suited him perfectly, that would be even better.

As for light-attribute True Dragons, he had not considered them at all.

Setting aside whether the Star Dou Great Forest even possessed a pure-blooded light-attribute True Dragon, even if it did, Di Tian would never allow it to Sacrifice itself for him.

"Is your Martial Soul a light-attribute dragon?" Di Tian seemed to think of something and asked.

"Radiant Sacred Dragon." Yu Mingxiao nodded lightly. As Soul Power surged through his body, the Radiant Sacred Dragon Martial Soul emerged behind him, its aura spreading outward.

"A Radiant Sacred Dragon of Ultimate Light? This aura... it is probably already close to transforming into a Radiant Dragon King..." Di Tian's gaze sharpened, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.

He himself was the current patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan, so naturally, he could see through the nature of Yu Mingxiao's Radiant Sacred Dragon at a glance.

Unfortunately, although this Radiant Sacred Dragon was only one step away from evolving into a Radiant Dragon King, that single step was like an insurmountable chasm.

Cultivation alone, along with absorbing the Soul Rings of those light-attribute draconic Soul Beasts, would not be enough.

Yu Mingxiao slowly withdrew his Martial Soul and restrained his aura. "Now that you know about my Martial Soul, can you meet the requirements for my fifth Soul Ring?"

Di Tian pondered for a moment before saying softly, "Our Star Dou Great Forest has a one-hundred-thousand-year Radiant Flying Dragon King. It carries the bloodline of the Radiant Dragon Clan and meets your requirements."

Di Tian did not value such impure-blooded draconic Soul Beasts. Instead, he believed they tarnished the Dragon Clan's reputation. Having it Sacrifice itself for Yu Mingxiao naturally did not burden his conscience.

"Good. Then I'll take that Radiant Flying Dragon King!" Yu Mingxiao said.

The Radiant Flying Dragon possessed a very pure Radiant Dragon Clan bloodline, not some mixed and chaotic lineage. It was almost no inferior to the Golden Earth Dragon.

What was more, it was a one-hundred-thousand-year Radiant Flying Dragon King. Its bloodline concentration would only surpass that of ordinary Radiant Flying Dragons.

After absorbing its Soul Ring, even if he could not evolve the Radiant Sacred Dragon into a Radiant Dragon King, he could still strengthen his Martial Soul.

Di Tian said in a deep voice, "Before dawn, I will persuade the Radiant Flying Dragon King to come and Sacrifice itself to you. Follow me back to the Lake of Life and rest for a while."

As he spoke, he tore open a spatial rift and raised a hand to signal Yu Mingxiao to enter.

Yu Mingxiao did not hesitate. He quickly stepped into the rift and returned to the shore of the previous lake.

Di Tian glanced at him from behind, then summoned a woman in a green dress. "Watch over this human. He is my lord's guest."

"My lord's guest?" The green-dressed woman's expression turned solemn as she replied softly, "Beast God, rest assured. I will take good care of him."

Di Tian nodded slightly, turned, and left for the Radiant Flying Dragon King's territory.

Yu Mingxiao looked at the green-dressed woman assigned to watch him. "You're Bi Ji, aren't you?"

The green-dressed woman's body stiffened slightly. She slowly walked toward him. "You have heard of me?"

"You could say that." Yu Mingxiao chuckled.

Bi Ji blinked her beautiful eyes. She did not ask why he had answered that way and simply said softly, "A few days ago, I heard that Di Tian was waiting for a human who did not exist within the trajectory of fate. That must have been you. The things you say truly are difficult to fathom."

Yu Mingxiao smiled and asked, "There should be a Sky Azure Bull Python and a Titan Giant Ape guarding this Lake of Life. Why don't I see them?"

"They are on the other side of the Lake of Life. At this hour, they should be sleeping. If you wish to see them, I can take you to find them."

Bi Ji answered gently, without asking how he knew there were two Soul Beasts guarding the Lake of Life.

"Forget it. How could those two Soul Beasts be as pleasant to look at as a beautiful female Soul Beast?" Yu Mingxiao said with a smile.

Compared to Na'er, whose features were exquisite but still immature, the mature and gentle Bi Ji was clearly more alluring.

Bi Ji pursed her lips but said nothing.