Gu Yuena's words fell.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze.
The black-gold fur all over Xiong Jun's body instantly stood on end.
His bell-like eyes widened round, and his heart skipped a beat.
So it really had come down to him!
He instinctively shrank back half a step and shouted in a rough voice:
"Lord, shouldn't Myriad Demon King, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji go first?"
"How presumptuous!"
Gu Yuena's purple eyes sharpened, and the silver radiance around her suddenly flared.
The terrifying dragon's might weighed down on Xiong Jun's entire body, even making his breathing hitch.
"The seventh Soul Ring concerns the Martial Soul Avatar. It is of the utmost importance to a Soul Master!"
"Among everyone present, you are the most suitable. You keep trying to avoid it. Are you trying to defy my orders?!"
Her voice was icy and piercing, leaving him no room for mercy.
The origin of Xiong Jun's Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was perfectly suited to forge the Golden Dragon's seventh Soul Ring.
Xiong Jun shrank his neck after being scolded, but the defiance in his eyes only grew stronger.
Why?!
Why should he hand over his lifelong cultivation to someone else?!
He had cultivated for four hundred and seventy thousand years, fought and killed in the Star Dou Great Forest for four hundred and seventy thousand years, just to reach this point.
And one phrase, "revive the Soul Beasts," meant he had to vanish into nothingness?
At that thought, Xiong Jun suddenly gritted his teeth, raised his eyes to meet Gu Yuena's, and said in a muffled voice:
"I can sacrifice myself! But I have one condition!"
"You think you deserve to name conditions?"
Gu Yuena's expression turned completely cold. Silver light flickered at her fingertips as she looked ready to act