The Future of Soul Beasts, Leng Yaozhu's Worries, Gu Yue

"Awoo!"

A sharp elbow strike landed. The Gale Demon Wolf let out a mournful howl, sent flying by the immense force, and collapsed onto the grass nearby to sleep forever, slowly dissolving into a cluster of pure energy.

"Swish!"

With a soft sound, the fallen leaves before Na'er continued to drift, fluttering down onto the ground, while Na'er stood frozen in place as if struck by a paralysis spell.

"I don't understand!"

"I can't do anything..."

A moment later, Na'er's fair little face crinkled. With disbelief in her beautiful eyes, she whispered as she looked at the dead Gale Demon Wolf.

She, Na'er, had been utterly defeated; in front of Jiang Xiu, she felt like a complete novice.

"Na'er, what are you mumbling about? Hurry up and call me boss."

After absorbing the energy of the Gale Demon Wolf, the soul ring on Jiang Xiu's body was nearing a thousand years. Looking at Na'er beside him, Jiang Xiu waved his hand in front of her eyes.

"A bet is a bet. From now on, you are my boss."

Na'er gritted her silver teeth. Looking at the smiling Jiang Xiu before her, she steeled her heart and spoke.

"Mm, not bad. Follow me from now on."

Jiang Xiu nodded slightly, a flash of brilliance in his eyes as he said with a smile.

He had deliberately controlled the number of kills from the start, all for this final strike. Although Na'er's intelligence was astonishing, he had still managed to edge her out.

However, Jiang Xiu had now confirmed that Na'er had indeed inherited a portion of the Silver Dragon King's humanity, whereas Gu Yue, who was somewhere else, leaned more toward the nature of a Soul Beast.

If Gu Yue finds out I lost to a human child, wouldn't I be mocked?

Na'er sighed inwardly, feeling quite ashamed, but she had no choice but to accept reality.

Wait, if I make Jiang Xiu my boss, he will definitely help me in the future. And if Jiang Xiu is my boss, he will certainly help me too. Looking at it this way, I don't seem to be losing out.

Suddenly, Na'er thought of something and consoled herself. For now, she could only gamble on Jiang Xiu's character.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Just then, a massive spider suddenly lunged from the ground. It had a bizarre appearance, its entire body dark purple, with a hideous ghost face on its abdomen. It was the Human-Faced Demon Spider, known as the nightmare of small Soul Beasts.

It appeared to have been lying in ambush for a long time, and now it hissed as it charged toward Na'er, who was within arm's reach.

"Whoosh!"

"Puchi!"

Under the glare of Na'er's beautiful eyes, the Human-Faced Demon Spider trembled instantly, feeling immense pressure. Following that, the Silver Dragon Spear flew out and pierced into the spider's body. A legendary terminator had met its end.

"Hmph! I can't beat Jiang Xiu, but taking care of you is just a trivial matter, isn't it?"

Na'er gave a light huff and immediately refined the energy of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

"Human-Faced Demon Spider, oh Human-Faced Demon Spider, why did you have to go and provoke her?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xiu couldn't help but mourn for the spider for three seconds. A Soul Beast like the Human-Faced Demon Spider would have been considered high-quality twenty thousand years ago, but in this era of Legend of the Dragon King where bloodlines were everything, it was nothing more than a roadside pest.

It was only natural for Na'er to use it as fodder to level up.

After Na'er absorbed the energy of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, the hundred-year soul ring on her body trembled slightly, followed by a pale purple hue spreading across it, successfully evolving into a thousand-year soul ring.

"Na'er, let's go. Let's continue hunting Soul Beasts."

Watching Na'er's transformation, Jiang Xiu's gaze shifted, and he prepared to continue deeper into the dense forest. His mental power had now reached two hundred and ten points, enough to raise his first soul ring to a two-thousand-year limit at most.

The Gale Demon Wolf pack from earlier had mostly been ten-year Soul Beasts; while they didn't provide much energy, they had brought his first soul ring's age to nine hundred and ninety years.

"Understood, boss!"

Na'er felt a surge of spirit and continued to follow behind Jiang Xiu. After her own mental gymnastics, she felt that acknowledging Jiang Xiu as her boss wasn't so bad after all.

However, as Na'er watched the Shadow Monarch following Jiang Xiu again, then looked at the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, she suddenly realized that the spear required too much finesse and wasn't as simple and powerful as Jiang Xiu's Shadow Monarch.

"By the way, boss, what is your opinion on Soul Beasts?"

Na'er asked tentatively. She could never forget her mission; after all, the fate of the thousands of races within the Soul Beast clan rested on her shoulders.

"The Soul Beast clan has already declined. As far as I know, they only really survive in the Star Dou Great Forest and the depths of the ocean now."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiu's gaze flickered slightly, and he spoke softly, feeling a sense of melancholy.

The Spirit Pagoda's original intention was good, and in the beginning, it did indeed reduce the conflict between Soul Beasts and humans. But human greed is infinite; the Spirit Pagoda was like a dull knife cutting through meat, silently eroding the strength of the Soul Beast clan.

With human soul-guidance technology and powerful experts emerging one after another, the decline of the Soul Beast clan seemed destined.

"What about the future?"

Na'er asked, her eyes filled with expectation.

"The future... if we can continue to find a place suitable for survival, perhaps there is a chance for a revival."

Jiang Xiu looked thoughtful as he weighed his words.

"I don't understand. Why is everyone discussing the decline of Soul Beasts, as if this Douluo Continent is destined to be a place of misfortune for our kind?"

Na'er curled her small lips upon hearing this, feeling indignant in her heart.

"Of course. I've heard that in the distant past, the Dragon God of the dragon race split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. The Silver Dragon King inherited the Dragon God's wisdom, and now that she has gone missing, perhaps once she returns, she will be able to lead the Soul Beast clan to restore their former glory."

Watching Na'er's furrowed little face, Jiang Xiu's eyes flashed as he smiled and comforted her.

"Really?"

"Really. I swear by the divine positions of the Asura God and the Sea God; if the Soul Beasts cannot be revived, these two divine positions shall collapse."

Jiang Xiu looked at the joy in Na'er's eyes and spoke in a solemn voice.

"There's no need to swear. Human, I suddenly feel like you're not bad."

Na'er let out a soft huff, her footsteps becoming a little lighter.

"What human? I am your boss."

"Understood, boss!"

Na'er followed by Jiang Xiu's side, continuing to advance toward the forest.

"I never imagined that Xiao Xiu's first soul ring would possess such a precious time attribute."

Inside the circular metal room, Leng Yaozhu watched Jiang Xiu, who had successfully won the gamble, the astonishment in her phoenix eyes undiminished.

"Hahaha, just luck, pure luck."

Mu Ye watched Leng Yaozhu react with the same shock he had felt initially, laughing as he spoke with feigned humility.

"At this rate, I have a feeling Na'er is going to fall for him completely."

Leng Yaozhu shook her head slightly, watching the two walking side-by-side on the screen, thinking to herself. This feeling only grew more certain in her heart.

"Tower Master Leng, after this spirit ascension, I intend to establish the Body Sect headquarters on the street you provided. I see that Na'er and Xiao Xiu are the same age, so it will be convenient for them to communicate and spar regularly."

Unlike Leng Yaozhu, Mu Ye looked at the two on the screen with a faint smile on his lips before speaking.

But before that, he had to bring over his eldest disciple, who was also Jiang Xiu's senior brother.

"Very well."

Leng Yaozhu sighed slightly in her heart upon hearing this. She could certainly see through Mu Ye's little schemes, but she could not take back words she had already spoken.

Since things had reached this point, she would just let it be.

Meanwhile, deep within the distant Star Dou Great Forest.

Before the Lake of Life.

Several figures with extraordinary auras stood there. The person in the lead was tall, with black hair and golden eyes, faintly radiating a tyrannical pressure.

Yet, at this moment, all of them looked respectfully toward a young girl hovering above the lake.

The girl slowly opened her eyes at this moment and turned her body around.