A Dark and Stormy Night, When the Boss Pays Up!

Gu Yuena's violet eyes locked tightly onto Bi Ji.

The air around the Lake of Life twisted and shattered beneath the uncontrolled dragon's might spilling from her body.

"Are you certain?"

Gu Yuena's voice was no longer ethereal; it carried an urgency she could not suppress.

"You're certain it wasn't some sophisticated trick? For example, hunting a soul beast in advance, sealing its soul ring, and releasing it only when needed?"

That was the most reasonable explanation.

"My lord, I am certain."

Bi Ji's answer was resolute.

"I did not sense any life aura belonging to a soul beast from that soul ring. There was no resentment, much less any trace of soul fragments."

"It was something... pure, formed solely from Soul Power. It was completely different from the soul rings produced after our deaths."

Gu Yuena murmured to herself, and the dragon's might around her vanished in an instant.

"It truly was created from nothing..."

The shock and suspicion in her violet eyes faded, replaced by an unprecedented radiance—so fervent it was nearly mad.

Hope!

This was hope for the soul beast race!

Gu Yuena raised a hand and lightly tapped the air with her slender fingertip.

Buzz—

Silver spatial elements instantly erupted, and a deep spatial rift slowly tore open before her. Through the other side of the rift, the outline of a prosperous human city could vaguely be seen.

As the Silver Dragon King who controlled the power of space, with coordinates, where in the world could she not go?

"I'll go meet that... Deity right now."

Gu Yuena stepped forward, her skirt fluttering.

"My lord! You mustn't!"

A cry rang out. Bi Ji shot to her feet, spread her arms, and directly blocked the spatial rift.

Gu Yuena paused, her brows knitting slightly. An invisible pressure