The Matriarch of the Soul Beast Tribe

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Ever since Huo Yuhao began condensing his own soul ring, the several Great Beast Kings of the Star Dou Great Forest had remained here, awaiting the next command from Sovereign.

"Di Tian, you have spent the most time with Sovereign. Tell me, what exactly is she thinking?"

What could a mere human possibly do!

Of course, Xiong Jun only dared to mutter this in his heart; he wouldn't dream of saying it out loud.

"Is that young man really just experiencing a martial soul atavism?"

Zi Ji, the patriarch of the Abyssal Demon Dragon clan and the last of the ten Great Beast Kings, sounded somewhat uncertain.

Before Huo Yuhao had even activated his martial soul, she had already felt a suppression of her bloodline.

A simple martial soul awakening could not achieve such a level.

Di Tian swept his gaze over the beasts present, as well as the Emperor Auspicious Beast in the corner, who was trying hard to hide while constantly peeking out, unable to control its curiosity.

"The young man is experiencing a bloodline awakening. According to Sovereign's deductions, his ancestors must have been a dragon race that existed even before the Dragon God."

"It is precisely because of his bloodline and potential that Sovereign values him."

Xiong Jun listened, only half-understanding.

After his brain processed Di Tian's words, he reached a conclusion.

"So, Sovereign wants to continue her lineage with him!"

Di Tian: "???"

Di Tian had always known what Gu Yuena intended to do.

To revive the Soul Beast clan and then launch a counterattack against the God Realm!

Xiong Jun's line of thought had opened a new door for Di Tian, and he even began to feel that there might actually be some truth to what the bear said.

"What you say is not entirely wrong."

Abruptly, an ethereal and melodious voice echoed through the space at the bottom of the lake, and then, the figures of Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao appeared.

"Sovereign!"

All the Soul Beasts immediately bowed to Gu Yuena.

"My Lord."

The Soul Beasts were filled with trepidation.

Even Xiong Jun tried to minimize his presence.

Discussing their superior behind her back, only to be caught red-handed!

"Yuhao's bloodline has undergone atavism; the dragon blood within him is not inferior to the Dragon God's. Furthermore, he is working hard to find a way out for our Soul Beast clan. He has already developed a Soul Spirit System for those Soul Beasts unable to survive their heavenly tribulations or those with short lifespans, allowing them to continue surviving for a long time in the form of spirits."

"Therefore, I have decided that from this day forward, he shall be the Matriarch of the Soul Beast clan, with a status equal to my own!"

Huo Yuhao: "???"

That is not what you told me before!

It was supposed to be a co-ruler, so how did it turn into a Matriarch in the blink of an eye?

Gu Yuena: It's all the same.

People on the Douluo Continent generally matured early.

Did one not see that a certain Evil Fire Phoenix had begun frequenting brothels shortly after awakening his martial soul?

A certain Dai Clan White Tiger was already a seasoned veteran of the romantic scene with a hundred conquests by the age of fifteen.

There were plenty of people who became fathers at twelve or thirteen.

Huo Yuhao was now eight years old; even if one counted to the eighteen years of age he emphasized, there were only about ten years left.

A mere ten years was less than the time it took for Gu Yuena to take a nap.

Therefore, some identities needed to be established early.

It would take a few more days for the heaven and earth energy in the core area to return to its previous state.

During these days, Huo Yuhao would remain at the Lake of Life.

He also planned to use this time to build a rapport with the Auspicious Beast, to facilitate the subsequent attribute guidance.

The small golden beast with beautiful fur twitched its little nose, drool unable to stop flowing from its mouth.

"It's this scent~"

Following the source of the fragrance, it twisted and turned until it found Huo Yuhao, who was grilling fish there.

"Matriarch, so it was you who made this fish?"

Huo Yuhao, who hadn't even had a chance to speak: "..."

"Do you even know what 'Matriarch' means?"

The Emperor Auspicious Beast tilted its head, looking incredibly adorable, so much so that Huo Yuhao couldn't help but reach out and stroke its soft fur.

"I don't know, isn't that what Sovereign said? Di Tian, Red King, and the others all call you that too."

"Lady Matriarch, can I eat now?"

Huo Yuhao waved the grilled fish in front of the Emperor Auspicious Beast. "If you call me Lady Matriarch again, I won't give you anything to eat from now on."

The gluttonous Auspicious Beast fell into a dilemma.

"If I don't call you Lady Matriarch, Sovereign will be angry."

"Will she hit or scold you?"

The Emperor Auspicious Beast shook its head; none of the fierce beasts here had ever hit or scolded it.

"There you go. Since you won't be hit or scolded, what are you worried about?"

"Oh, that's true!" The Emperor Auspicious Beast had a sudden realization. "Then what should I call you?"

It also felt that the title "Lady Matriarch" didn't sound very good.

"My name is Huo Yuhao, you can just call me Yuhao."

"Yuhao~" The Auspicious Beast's voice was crisp. "When will your fish be grilled?"

Now that the address had been changed, the grilled fish could be given to me, right!

Seeing its salivating expression, Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly.

"It still needs some time to be grilled perfectly, so eat what I have here to tide you over first."

Huo Yuhao placed the grilled fish and meat he had previously stored in his spatial soul tool, along with some braised meat he had brought from home, in front of the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast ate rapidly. "Is all the food in the human world this delicious?"

It had spent five thousand years in the Star Dou Great Forest; how many delicious things had it missed out on!

"Food made by humans is indeed delicious, but whether it's better than grilled fish, I can't guarantee."

It wasn't him boasting; Gu Yuena had stayed in the human world for over a year, and to this day, no food had been able to surpass the position of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish and meat in her heart.

"Then can you make food for me every day?"

"While I'm in the Star Dou Great Forest, you can come find me every day."

Huo Yuhao made no attempt to hide his use of gourmet food to entice the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Di Tian, who treated the Emperor Auspicious Beast like his own daughter, felt the alarms in his body ringing wildly when he saw this scene.

The way he looked at Huo Yuhao became increasingly like he was looking at a delinquent harboring ulterior motives for his daughter.

"Sovereign, this..."

"It is fine." Gu Yuena remained unmoved, even appearing somewhat pleased to see it happen. "He is the Child of Destiny of the Douluo Continent, while the Emperor Auspicious Beast is the core of the Star Dou Great Forest's destiny. If they are together, it will only benefit our Soul Beast clan."

As a Silver Dragon King who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, Gu Yuena's choice of Huo Yuhao as another candidate to continue her bloodline was naturally not because of any romantic attraction.

He was only eight years old now; Gu Yuena was certainly not that kind of pervert.

Choosing Huo Yuhao was purely for the sake of the clan and the bloodline; it had nothing to do with personal feelings.

Therefore, whatever girl Huo Yuhao was interested in, or whoever he chose to reproduce with in the future, would naturally not cause Gu Yuena any displeasure.

She only needed a child in the future who possessed Huo Yuhao's bloodline.

At least, that was her current line of thinking.