Mu Xiaoqing

"Capture a Soul Beast?" Huo Yuhao looked rather strange. "Have you reached a bottleneck in your cultivation? Could it be that you can turn into a Soul Beast and pull a carriage?"

"Ha, I knew that would be your answer." The owner timely twisted the knife, clearly having heard her say this many times before.

"Boss!" Mu Xiaoqing blushed. "I want to capture a live Hundred-Year Soul Beast."

"A live Hundred-Year Soul Beast?" Huo Yuhao was somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, I can use my martial soul to control a Soul Beast. The stronger the Soul Beast is, the more it can help me." Mu Xiaoqing nodded.

"Control Soul Beasts? Seriously?" Even though Huo Yuhao had read the original novel, this was still the first time he had heard of such a martial soul.

This time, the owner nodded. "She's telling the truth. To be honest, Xiaoqing is our best—and youngest—ace Soul Beast carriage driver. If you want to hire a Gray Giant Rabbit carriage, I'd recommend her too."

"But Xiaoqing, it's about time you faced reality. Yes, you were lucky enough to obtain a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, but how hard is it to capture a live Hundred-Year Soul Beast? You'd need to be at least a Soul Grandmaster, and you'd need time to tame it. Even Soul Elders might not succeed. What ordinary soul master could do something so dangerous?"

"Keep your feet on the ground. Controlling these Ten-Year Soul Beasts can still help you cultivate and fight. There are plenty of soul masters weaker and more useless than you. Don't keep dreaming about impractical things every day."

Mu Xiaoqing said nothing, pressing her lips together tightly. She did not answer the owner's words, merely standing there stubbornly.

"I... I've saved quite a lot of money over the years. Once I save enough, I'll hire a Soul Grandmaster to help me capture a Soul Beast. Once I have the first one, I'll have combat strength, and my cultivation will speed up. I'll become stronger."

"I definitely will."

Mu Xiaoqing clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with an unshakable determination.

A soul master born into poverty had fortunately received a Hundred-Year Soul Ring through heaven's favor, yet her martial soul was so unusual that she needed to capture live Soul Beasts.

No one was willing to remain ordinary. After finally obtaining a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, how could one willingly watch it become nothing more than an empty promise?

"But that's a live Hundred-Year Soul Beast." Huo Yuhao's chuunibyou syndrome suddenly flared up. "You... what precious item do you intend to trade to this sovereign?"

I finally got to say that!

Dong'er and Qiu'er didn't hear that, did they? That was so embarrassing...

"I... I'm fairly pretty. As long as you can help me do this, I'll do anything. I'll give you my body, my life, everything!" Mu Xiaoqing said through gritted teeth.

"Hey! You're still so young, how can you say such things?" The owner hurriedly consoled her, then glared at Huo Yuhao. "What are you talking about, kid? How can a one-ring soul master capture a live Hundred-Year Soul Beast?"

Mu Xiaoqing ignored the owner and only said to Huo Yuhao, "Sorry, I just started rambling on my own..."

"That's some spirit," Huo Yuhao said with a faint smile. "Fine, I agree."

"Really? That's wonderful! Let's set off right now!" Mu Xiaoqing said joyfully before the owner could speak. Then her pretty face reddened. "After it's done, I... I..."

Mu Xiaoqing secretly studied Huo Yuhao's face. He still had a trace of childishness, along with a gentle, quiet air, and his eyes were especially beautiful.

It wouldn't be bad if it were him...

"Hey, hey, hey! Listen here, kid, you look like trouble. Fighting a Hundred-Year Soul Beast with one ring is hard enough, isn't it? I think you're trying to trick Xiaoqing into giving you her body!" The owner was anxious. He had watched Mu Xiaoqing grow up and regarded her almost as half a daughter. If someone wanted to deceive her, he would never allow it.

"I have teammates!" Huo Yuhao said righteously.

"No, no. You only met today. How can she trust you?" The owner hurriedly shook his head.

"I've endured long enough. If I still can't find anyone, I was going to agree to those Soul Elders..." Mu Xiaoqing bit her lip. "I don't want to wait anymore."

Hearing Mu Xiaoqing say this, the owner fell silent. He knew about the Soul Elders she meant. Although those Soul Elders were in their thirties and in the prime of life, Mu Xiaoqing was only a teenager!

They were more than twenty years older! Those disgusting bastards!

The owner could not bear it, but he could only sigh helplessly. Still, she was born into poverty, and her martial soul was like this...

"Let's go now." Mu Xiaoqing looked at Huo Yuhao. "I won't break my word. After it's done, everything I have will belong to you."

Don't say something so tempting!

Huo Yuhao grumbled to himself.

"You don't need to give me everything. Just take us to Maple Leaf City." Huo Yuhao still shook his head on the surface. "Dong'er! Qiu'er! Let's go!"

Mu Xiaoqing had initially doubted him when she saw how indifferent he looked. How could anyone refuse everything she had? Either the Soul Beast capture was a lie, or he was playing hard to get.

But when she truly saw Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er approaching, she was stunned. These two breathtakingly beautiful twin girls were actually his companions!

There were actually people this beautiful in the world!

Maybe he really didn't care...

"So the person you hired is a girl." Wang Dong'er was somehow a little displeased.

"And she's so cute too..." Wang Qiu'er sounded slightly jealous as well.

"Ahem, it's not that simple. We'll talk on the way." Huo Yuhao coughed awkwardly twice. "Oh, right. My name is Huo Yuhao."

"So that means we can ride a Hundred-Year Soul Beast?" Wang Dong'er asked excitedly.

Mu Xiaoqing nodded.

"Qiu'er, can you use that Golden Pride of yours?" Huo Yuhao turned and asked.

"Mm... Actually, Golden Pride and Golden Perception were both made up. Golden Perception is because..." Wang Qiu'er pointed to her forehead. "Golden Pride is because I am..."

So that was it. No wonder Tang Wulin had the Golden Dragon King's bloodline in Legend of the Dragon King, yet did not possess Golden Pride or Golden Perception. Those two abilities did not exist at all!

Golden Pride was only because Qiu'er was an Auspicious Beast and could control Soul Beasts, while Golden Perception was simply what she saw with the Eye of Destiny.

That felt awfully arbitrary...

"Let's go capture a Soul Beast." Huo Yuhao stretched his body.

"Can the few of us really capture a Hundred-Year Soul Beast alive?" Just as they were about to begin, Mu Xiaoqing was the one who started worrying.

"Who said we were going to capture a Hundred-Year Soul Beast?" Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"Wait, you clearly promised me..." Mu Xiaoqing suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an icy abyss.

"We're going to capture a Thousand-Year Soul Beast." Huo Yuhao revealed a brilliant smile. "I've already picked our target."

Huo Yuhao looked up. In the distance, a large black bird circled in the sky.

"You dared scratch me, so it's you!" Huo Yuhao leaned against Wang Dong'er and was carried into the air by her. This black roc had attacked Huo Yuhao on their way here. Although it had missed, Huo Yuhao held grudges. Now that he had the chance, it had walked right into the line of fire.

When the black bird saw two humans actually daring to provoke it, it immediately flew into a rage and charged back at them. Yet it saw one of the humans leap through the air and land on its back. Just as it tried to resist, it sensed a trace of... the Dragon God's aura!

"That's right, little chick. Go down like this. Don't make me turn you into chicken soup... Good, success."

Thousand-Year Wind-Thunder Roc, captured alive!