Gu Yuena's Shock, Li Qinglian's Changes Over Six Years

Back then, when she had met Li Qinglian in the Star Dou Great Forest, he had possessed only a thousand years of cultivation, while she had possessed a full ninety thousand years.

But ten thousand years later, Li Qinglian had broken through to a hundred thousand years of cultivation and even undergone a tribulation!

Li Qinglian said nothing, merely gazing at her quietly.

"Xiao Wu, I hadn't expected to see you here either."

A faint smile curled at Li Qinglian's lips.

He wanted to obtain Tang San's Hidden Weapons Encyclopedia and lay the foundation for the development of Soul Tools.

Perhaps Xiao Wu could help him.

"Xiao Wu. You're that rabbit? You transformed too?"

Bi Ji looked at the pretty girl beside Er Ming, her hair tied in a scorpion braid.

"Mm-hmm. Lady Bi Ji."

"My mother died at the hands of those human Titled Douluo, so I chose to recultivate in human form. I wanted to find them and take revenge."

Xiao Wu clenched her fists, her eyes filled with hatred.

Yet at the same time, she felt deeply ashamed.

What exactly had she been doing during these six years in the human world?

"Do you truly still want to avenge your mother? Or have you already become immersed in humanity's glittering world?" Li Qinglian looked deeply at Xiao Wu.

He did not criticize Xiao Wu for anything.

In truth, after entering the human world, he had never lofty-mindedly considered what he could do for the soul beast race either. Those matters were too distant. At the very least, he needed to become a god before he had the qualifications to contemplate them.

"I..."

"I really have been far too indulgent these past six years. I've let Mother down."

Xiao Wu lowered her head in shame.

She had lived for a hundred thousand years, yet the human world was far richer than the world of soul beasts.

During this time, she truly had lived too loosely.

There was another reason as well.

Only after entering Spirit Hall had she truly realized how powerful Spirit Hall was. And that woman was Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff. Even if Xiao Wu cultivated back to her peak, she would not be that woman's match.

The enormous gap left her unable to see any hope.

"Big Tree. If I want to avenge my mother, can you help me?"

"You've transformed too now..."

Xiao Wu looked at Li Qinglian hopefully.

"My identity in the human world is Spirit Hall's Holy Son. How exactly do you expect me to help you?"

"Spirit Hall's Holy Son?"

"How did you do that? Can you hide your aura?"

Xiao Wu cried out. Bi Ji and Er Ming also stared at Li Qinglian in shock.

A hundred-thousand-year soul beast had transformed into a human, entered the human world, and even become Spirit Hall's Holy Son! How could that not alarm them?

Although soul beasts looked down on humans on the surface, in truth, among the soul beasts that had broken through to a hundred thousand years over the years, a considerable number had chosen to transform into humans.

As long as they had the opportunity to recultivate in human form, even ferocious beasts would take the risk. The Snow Empress, the strongest being in the Far North ten thousand years later, choosing to recultivate in human form was the clearest example.

The fate of the soul beast race was worsening by the day. The more powerful a soul beast was, the more clearly it could sense this.

"Mm. My situation is rather special. The moment I recultivated in human form, I already possessed the most perfect human body," Li Qinglian said.

Ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beasts needed to cultivate until they became Titled Douluo after recultivating before they could completely shed their soul beast aura and become indistinguishable from pure-blooded humans.

But Li Qinglian's bloodline was more exalted. Once he transformed, he was already in a perfect state.

"So that's how it is. But Big Tree was already very strong, so it seems normal that you're this strong after transforming too." Xiao Wu found it perfectly natural.

Back then, when Li Qinglian had possessed less than ten thousand years of cultivation, she had already suffered greatly at his hands.

"Xiao Wu. If you still want to save your mother, I may have a chance to help you. But the prerequisite is that you must listen to me."

Li Qinglian spoke calmly.

Xiao Wu truly had value he could make use of.

Tang San ultimately became the ruler of the God Realm in the original story. He even controlled the Dragon Clan through the married couple Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena.

For Tang San to reach the end and survive every danger along the way, perhaps he had borrowed the momentum of the Human Clan's rise. Human Emperor, ruler of the God Realm, master of the Dragon Realm... Tang San was none of those, yet he vaguely controlled all three realms.

If Xiao Wu stands on my side, Tang San will have no secrets from me in the future.

As Li Qinglian considered this, his gaze turned cold.

"Fine. I'll listen to you in everything, as long as you can do it..."

Xiao Wu took a deep breath, and her gaze sharpened.

If she had any other choice, she would not have fallen into decadence in the human world.

She knew very well that Big Tree's limits far exceeded her own.

She had chosen to transform into a human for revenge. But what about Big Tree?

Since he had already survived the Heavenly Tribulation, why would he bother transforming into a human with a lifespan of barely two hundred years?

Unless he had an even greater goal!

Godhood!

Li Qinglian wanted to become a god!

If anyone in this world could become a god, Tang San had a very good chance in her eyes.

But Li Qinglian had transformed, so the most likely candidate was Li Qinglian! She knew how powerful Big Tree was. He was a ferocious beast among ferocious beasts, and in her eyes, he was even more terrifying than the Dragon Clan.

In fact, aside from the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King, the other dragons truly fell far short of Li Qinglian.

"My human name is Li Qinglian."

"You should catch up properly with Er Ming first. We'll talk later."

Li Qinglian did not continue chatting with Xiao Wu. Instead, he followed Bi Ji and quickly headed toward the core region.

Life Lake.

The lake water remained clear as a mirror, reflecting the sky and drifting clouds.

Li Qinglian had just reached the lakeshore and had not even had time to speak when a silver-white figure darted from the shadows of the trees by the lake. Accompanied by a refreshing fragrance, she fiercely pulled him into her embrace.

That soft body pressed tightly against him, while slender arms squeezed him so hard he could barely breathe.

Silver-white hair cascaded down over his shoulders. A few strands were lifted by the breeze and brushed over his cheeks.

An incomparably beautiful face was close at hand. Her large silver eyes were slightly reddened, carrying a hint of deliberately fierce reproach.

"Six years."

"And you still remembered to come back?"

Gu Yuena's voice rang out, carrying a trace of gritted-teeth anger.

Li Qinglian was so tightly held that he was a little dazed. His nose was filled with her cool, gentle body fragrance, like the purest snow and the softest flowers of a deep forest blended together.

He struggled to lift his head and looked into her silver eyes, which reflected the light of the sky. Helplessly, he tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Sister Na... give me some air."

"I'm about to suffocate."

Li Qinglian truly could not understand it.

Why did Dragon Clan soul beasts and Soul Masters with dragon martial souls all seem so well-endowed?

Gu Yuena's figure was even more impressive than the Goddess of Life's.

"If you dare stay away this long again, I'll make you regret it."

Gu Yuena released Li Qinglian. Seeing his awkward expression, she could not help but laugh.

"How did you become so much like those humans after spending one trip in the human world? When have we soul beasts ever concerned ourselves with such things?"

Gu Yuena knew some things about the boundaries between men and women in the human world, but the soul beast world was far more uninhibited.

"How can those be the same?"

Li Qinglian rolled his eyes.

Most soul beasts appeared in their true forms, so naturally they had no need for such precautions.

Soul beasts of different species had different standards of beauty. But once they transformed, it was different.

If Li Qinglian had not grabbed on tightly just now, then with Gu Yuena's low-cut dress, he definitely would have kissed her.

Six years ago, Gu Yuena had wanted to become his godmother, but Li Qinglian had no desire to truly have a mother.

"Fine. By the way, how has your cultivation been over these six years?"

"I can sense an unusual aura from you."

Gu Yuena's expression turned serious.