Curiosity from the Dragon King Miss

The sudden voice made Di Tian pause slightly, but he quickly reacted and turned with Bi Ji toward the source of the voice, respectfully kneeling down.

"Master, you're awake?"

By the lakeside, space rippled faintly as an incomparably beautiful girl slowly stepped out of the Spatial Ripple.

Her skin was fair and luminous, her silver hair cascading like snow to her waist. Her violet crystal-like eyes were deep and ethereal, devoid of the slightest impurity.

She was tall and graceful, carrying the purity and chill of Element, and slowly approached the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Mistress Sister!" Seeing her, the panic in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes diminished greatly, and she affectionately moved closer.

The girl said nothing. She merely raised her hand slightly and gently rubbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head. Her movements were tender, but her gaze remained calm.

"Master, the Auspicious Beast's fortune was stripped away by the Plane Will, and you have awakened as well. What exactly is this...?"

Di Tian remained in his bowing posture, his tone filled with respect and doubt.

The girl's hand paused slightly as she stroked the cat, and a flicker passed through her eyes.

Raising her gaze, she looked into the distance, as though seeing through endless space toward the Sun Moon Empire.

"More than a year ago, there was already a large-scale upheaval in the distribution of fortune, and I awakened at that time."

Her tone was indifferent, her voice clear and calm. "However, that time was more of a redistribution of fortune among humanity by the Plane Will, so I did not pay much attention to it.

"But this time, the Plane Will's redistribution of fortune covered far too broad a scope. It directly drew upon the share of fortune belonging to our Soul Beast race. I cannot stand by and do nothing."

The Golden Big Cat paused slightly, as though sensing something, then suddenly spoke. "The stripping of my fortune has stopped now... But the fortune remaining on me is only around half of what it was before, and..."

The vertical eye on her forehead flickered with strange light as she unconsciously turned her gaze in the same direction as the silver-haired girl.

"...I seem to be able to vaguely sense the general direction where my lost fortune has gathered. It appears to be over there."

Gu Yuena fell silent for a moment, already understanding.

The Plane Will was going all in, stripping away the fortune of humanity's original Child of Fortune as well as the Soul Beasts' fortune in order to concentrate it on cultivating a new Child of Fortune with even greater potential.

But... was that necessary?

This was the distribution of fortune, not the splitting of a cup of water that could simply be poured back and divided again if the result was unsatisfactory.

After every redistribution of fortune, the Plane Will would weaken to a certain extent. If someone took advantage of that weakness, it would bring about a catastrophic disaster.

Unless...

A thought naturally surfaced in the silver-haired girl's mind.

—This newly born Child of Fortune possessed qualifications great enough for the Plane Will to stake everything on cultivating him. It was precisely because of this that the Plane Will bestowed upon him favor that could almost be called doting.

The silver-haired girl said nothing, but a trace of curiosity uncontrollably arose within her.

She looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion affectionately rubbing against her palm. Ripples appeared in her violet eyes before quickly settling again.

After a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke.

"Di Tian, if I am absent, you will oversee the Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Tian looked up, his eyes filled with shock. "Master?! You..."

The girl merely gave Di Tian a calm glance before turning her tranquil gaze toward the distant sky.

"Not now... I have merely had this thought for the time being."

Her eyes flickered faintly, and ripples rose in her gaze.

To make the Plane Will go all in? Truly... curious.

Just as a certain Dragon King Miss hesitated over whether to contact this newly born Child of Fortune, the person at the center of it all was counting his spoils of war.

Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu, Hall of Worship Secret Chamber.

"During this time, Ming'an has relied on Elder Yi's care."

"Mr. Kong flatters me. After all, if not for Ming'an, I probably would have died long ago..."

"Elder Yi, there is no need for modesty. If not for you this time, Ming'an and I would likely have met with disaster!"

"I am not being modest. It was simply what I should have done..."

Kong Ming'an watched his two super old men modestly praising each other with some helplessness. He shook his head with a faint smile and did not interrupt.

Settling his thoughts, Kong Ming'an continued tallying the gains from this assassination attempt.

First and foremost was the most obvious gain—two Divine Beasts!

Although Da Ming and Er Ming had displayed rather ordinary strength, their Divine Beast essence was undeniably genuine!

Their blood, bones, muscles, and even the structure of their souls were all exceptional research materials far beyond ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!

There might even be divine-level mysteries hidden within them, holding immeasurable value for both his Body Cultivator and Law Cultivator systems!

More importantly, they were renewable!

They were far more useful than a Soft Bone Rabbit breeding base!

Besides that, there was an even more important hidden gain: the protection and attention of the God of Destruction.

The God of Destruction's promise was far more trustworthy than that of a certain Ice Pure Jade God King. At this moment, the direct threat posed to him by that certain Ice Pure Jade God King had been greatly reduced.

Under the God of Destruction's watchful eye, that God King would definitely not dare to casually resort to underhanded methods again. This gave him precious time to develop freely.

With that greatest threat gone, he could loosen up a little.

For instance, it would not be too much to "slightly" target the Clear Sky Sect now that it no longer had its Great Sect Master and Second Sect Master, right?

He never denied that, at times, he was rather petty. A grudge had to be repaid eventually.

In addition, his plans concerning Shrek could become slightly more aggressive. He was extremely interested in Tang San's mother—or rather, that Golden Ancient Tree...

As he pondered, Kong Ming'an suddenly raised his head and looked toward his old man, who was exchanging cultivation experience with Electrolux.

"Grandfather, can you add me to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's participants for the next Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament?"

Kong Deming paused at those words, looking somewhat surprised.

"Why do you suddenly want to compete?"

He had clearly just experienced an assassination attempt, yet he immediately wanted to enter a competition afterward... He found his grandson's way of thinking increasingly incomprehensible.

"Didn't Meng say that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has been runner-up for ten thousand years? I thought I'd see whether I could take that label off them. Consider it a way to relax."

Relax?

Kong Deming looked at his grandson, but he simply could not believe his grandson's purpose was so "pure."

After a moment, Kong Deming still nodded. "Fine. I'll arrange it. But regarding who will protect you..."

"Elder Ye can accompany me. If even Elder Ye cannot stop them, I can always call someone... Oh, no, I should say, call a god."

Kong Ming'an displayed the Mark of the Divine Examination of Destruction on his palm, his tone incomparably relaxed.

Kong Deming sighed helplessly but nodded and said no more.

Although he had not clearly heard the later conversation between his grandson and that Deity, he had heard that Deity's final words perfectly clearly—

"If you do not become a god within thirty years, then come back obediently and inherit the Divine Seat."

For a Deity to say such words personally... Rather than worrying about his grandson, he might as well worry about everyone else.