Xiao Wu was just as surprised. After all, she was a Spirit Beast too.
"Lan Yu, why did the Dragon God curse the Soul Beast Clan?"
"Who knows? He'd gone mad before he died. Who knows what he was thinking? Maybe he was afraid that Spirit Beasts becoming gods would spark another war between beast gods and human gods.
"Or maybe... Forget it. I can't guess what went through a madman's head, so why bother?"
Lan Yu made no effort to hide his contempt for the Dragon God. That left Di Tian rather awkward: he was not only a Spirit Beast, but also a member of the Dragon Clan and a direct descendant of the Dragon God.
"Lord Sage, how can this curse be lifted?"
"That's simple. Do what she did: take human form and cultivate from the beginning. But even for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, becoming a god that way is nearly impossible.
"Of course, there's another way to solve it once and for all: the birth of a New Dragon God.
"The New Dragon God would have the authority to lift the Soul Beast Clan's curse. I suspect the curse is rooted in their bloodline."
"The birth of a New Dragon God? You mean our lord?"
"Heh. The Silver Dragon King? Forget it. You expect a fool who managed to sell herself off to lead the Soul Beast Clan to a better life? Don't make me laugh."
"Lord Sage, please don't speak of our lord that way."
"I'm not slandering her. I'm stating a fact. Apart from your belief that the strong deserve to rule, the Soul Beast Clan really doesn't use its head.
"Take this silly rabbit. She'd barely taken human form before someone kept her under his thumb, and she didn't even realize it.
"If she