A Rou

Seeing this, Golden Crocodile immediately flew into the air and gathered Qian Chenzhou into his arms. After probing him with soul power and finding that he was unharmed, he could not help but sigh in relief.

"Uncle Golden Crocodile, when the time comes, take A Rou away. Di Tian will not say anything."

Snatching away a transformed soul beast in its mature stage right under the noses of two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and one nine-hundred-seventy-thousand-year soul beast felt almost surreal.

But since Qian Chenzhou had said so, Golden Crocodile could only nod.

"Alright."

"Since this matter has come to an end, we will be leaving." Golden Crocodile cupped his hands toward Di Tian, then flew into the air with Qian Chenzhou and Bibi Dong.

The next second, a sudden change occurred.

The completely unprepared A Rou was directly restrained by a powerful burst of soul power, then lifted into the air like a kite and rapidly carried into the distance.

"Madam Rou!"

The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape roared furiously.

The surrounding trees were shattered by the enormous howls of the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

Just as they were about to give chase, Di Tian let out a cold snort. An immense pressure crashed down upon the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, forcing them straight into the ground.

"Lord Beast God, why?!" The Azure Bull Python looked at Di Tian's back.

It did not understand what sort of agreement they had reached with that human. Not only had they watched A Rou get taken away, but why were they being stopped from pursuing them?

"Your duty is to guard this place. I have no need to explain anything else to you." Di Tian snorted coldly and turned his gaze toward a house in the distance.

Xiao Wu was inside gnawing on a carrot. After finishing it, she lay down on the bed to sleep, showing no intention of cultivating whatsoever.

"If you are unwilling to obey, I can replace you with two other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts to guard this place."

A threat!

A naked threat!

Even a soul beast with a less-than-sharp mind like the Titan Giant Ape could understand it.

If they dared disobey, he would kill them without hesitation!

As hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, they were powerful, untouchable beings in the eyes of other soul beasts. Yet in Di Tian's eyes, they were only fit to be watchdogs.

If a dog refused to obey, kill it!

With a flicker, Di Tian vanished directly into the Star Dou Forest.

Sunset Forest.

Ice Fire Mandarin Duck Pot.

Dugu Bo sensed that familiar soul power fluctuation through the poisonous miasma. Golden Crocodile did not even need to use his soul power to shield the three of them; the miasma itself opened a narrow path.

"Welcome back, Young Master." Dugu Bo stood at the entrance to the path through the poisonous miasma and knelt before Qian Chenzhou.

"Dugu Bo, from now on, you do not need to kneel without my permission."

Qian Chenzhou merely spoke indifferently, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked inside.

A Rou could not understand why there were so many Titled Douluo here. Had it not been said that Titled Douluo were rarely seen?

Yet compared to that, she was more worried about what would happen to her in the future.

After all, they knew her true identity. Bringing a soul beast here could only mean killing her for her soul ring and soul bone!

But she had no choice. She could only follow that small figure farther inside.

Because of Beast God Di Tian, anyone with eyes could tell that he had struck a deal with the Beast God. A Rou did not dare attack Qian Chenzhou.

The wrath of Lord Beast God was not something the Soft-Bone Rabbit clan could bear!

"Young Master!"

Upon seeing Qian Chenzhou return, Ghost and Yue Guan bowed in salute.

"Mm." Qian Chenzhou walked forward directly.

A medicinal herb resembling a chrysanthemum lay quietly there. The surrounding soil had clearly been loosened and carefully tended.

Just as Yue Guan was about to step forward and explain what kind of medicinal herb it was, Qian Chenzhou took out a jade dagger, cut it off at the roots, and tossed it directly to him.

"Yue Guan, I have seen your contributions over the years. This is your reward."

Yue Guan looked at the Auspicious Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand. His body trembled continuously, and his eyes almost rolled upward.

"Put away that ghostly expression of yours." Qian Chenzhou shouted coldly.

Upon hearing that, Yue Guan hurriedly suppressed his excitement. Just as he was about to thank him again, Qian Chenzhou spoke once more.

"Do you know why your cultivation has been so difficult to improve?"

As it concerned his martial soul, Yue Guan did not dare be careless. His expression turned solemn. "Please enlighten me, Young Master!"

"Because your martial soul has only flowers." Qian Chenzhou did not look at Yue Guan, instead continuing to search the surroundings. "Flowers without leaves are the lowest grade; flowers with leaves are middle grade; flowers, leaves, and stems together are the highest grade."

"Your talent is good. Even with the lowest-grade condition, your efforts over the years allowed you to become a Titled Douluo. But you should not stop here. Absorbing this medicinal herb will be enough to let your martial soul evolve once more."

"And in the future Spirit Hall, a level ninety-five Titled Douluo will only be fit to run errands. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Qian Chenzhou's words, Yue Guan fell silent for once.

Everyone in Spirit Hall knew that Yue Guan loved flowers all his life and regarded flowers and plants as dearly as his own life.

Now that he had obtained a medicinal herb identical to his martial soul, it was truly a rare opportunity.

But for his martial soul to evolve, he needed to consume this medicinal herb, perhaps even destroy it outright. Yue Guan still felt incomparable pain.

However, as this could increase his strength, no matter how much it pained him, he would never waste such a hard-won opportunity!

Besides, the stem remained. Given enough time, it could grow again.

"Thank you, Young Master!" Yue Guan knelt directly and kowtowed in Qian Chenzhou's direction. "For Young Master's grace in remaking me, Yue Guan has no way to repay you. From this day forth, so long as Young Master gives the order, Yue Guan will brave mountains of blades and seas of fire to carry it out with my life!"

"Enough. It is enough that you mean it."

Qian Chenzhou did not turn around at all. His gaze locked onto another medicinal herb that resembled a chrysanthemum.

Unlike the one in Yue Guan's hands, this one had sparse petals, less than half as many as the Auspicious Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. It was dark brown overall, and every petal bore a mournful "human face" that seemed to bare its fangs and claws.

Upon drawing closer, one could distinctly feel a dense yin aura opposite to that of the Auspicious Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

"Found it!"

The Medicine and Poison Scripture recorded that a yin-aligned object would inevitably grow beside a yang-aligned object.

And at last, he found this item in a clump of grass less than three meters away.

"Yin-Born Ghostshade Flower!"

Qian Chenzhou harvested it with the same method, looked toward Ghost, and tossed it to him as though throwing away trash.

Ghost immediately understood that the item was for him and hurriedly flashed forward to catch it.

At first, he had envied Yue Guan for receiving such a wonderful opportunity. He had not expected that he too would receive a reward from the Young Master.

More importantly, after consuming it, could he also gain the chance for his martial soul to evolve?

"Thank you for your reward, Young Master!" Ghost said in his raspy voice.