The three of them immediately raised their guard and turned toward the source of the sound. A few seconds later, two figures emerged from the woods.
When Yu Changge and the others saw who had appeared, they froze on the spot. The newcomers were actually Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong's gaze swept across the clearing. Without noticing the dead soul beast or Xiao Huang nearby, she spotted Yu Changge at once.
A delighted expression immediately appeared on her face. She hurried over and called out happily, "Little brother, why are you here?"
Qian Xunji, however, was different. He immediately noticed Xiao Huang, as well as the Sub-Dragon soul beast that was dead beyond doubt.
However, he did not specialize in theoretical research, so for the moment, he truly could not name this soul beast.
Moreover, Yu Changge's Martial Soul, Xiao Huang, in its current form, was enough to draw most of his attention!
"Sister Dong'er, why have you and His Holiness the Pope come to the Star Dou Forest?"
Yu Changge spoke to Bibi Dong, but his peripheral vision also caught Qian Xunji's slightly altered expression. He was already considering what excuse to use.
He knew Xiao Huang's evolution could not be concealed from Spirit Hall, but given the Qian Clan's reputation, they would not go so far as to do anything to him.
Besides, Qian Xunji had previously said that he wanted to see "just how far Yu Changge could evolve his own Martial Soul." Now, Yu Changge's success brought him more surprise and delight than anything else.
The change in his expression now merely came from curiosity over how Yu Changge had accomplished it. They had clearly gone to Sunset Forest to obtain his Second Soul Ring, so how had they suddenly appeared in the Star