"Xue'er!"
With a boom, Qian Renxue felt her ears ring as her consciousness rapidly returned to reality.
When she woke up, she found her grandfather standing beside her bed with a worried look on his face.
The moment Qian Daoliu saw that Qian Renxue had awakened, he stepped forward and placed his palm against her forehead.
At the same time, a wisp of pure Soul Power flowed from his palm into Qian Renxue's body.
Only after examining Qian Renxue and confirming there was nothing wrong with her body did Qian Daoliu finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But when he recalled how she had been frowning deeply, looking as if she were in great pain, his heart tightened again.
"Xue'er, do you feel any discomfort?" Qian Daoliu asked sternly, his face graver than ever before.
What his granddaughter had looked like just now was very much like a fallen Soul Master. If her aura had not remained unchanged, Qian Daoliu might truly have thought that his granddaughter had fallen.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue shook her head and lied, "I don't feel any discomfort. Grandfather, what happened just now?"
Qian Renxue had always obeyed Qian Daoliu without question, telling him the truth about every matter.
But this time, she wanted to follow the advice in her heart, just as the person in her dream who looked exactly like her had said.
Live a little for herself, even if only a little.
After hearing Qian Renxue's answer, Qian Daoliu carefully examined her body once more. Only after confirming that there truly were no unusual changes did he finally relax.
He knew his granddaughter's character well. Coupled with the fact that neither of his two examinations had found anything wrong, perhaps there really was no problem.
"Grandfather." At that moment, Qian Renxue said softly, "Tomorrow, I want... Tomorrow, I want to take a walk around Spirit City. Since I was nine, I've never seen what Spirit City looks like now."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu wanted to object, but when the words reached his lips, he found himself unable to say anything.
Thinking back on the changes his granddaughter had gone through over the past decade or so, he finally just nodded heavily.
It would be good for her to go out for a walk. Just one day—taking one day off after more than ten years was nothing.
After Qian Daoliu left the room, Qian Renxue sat by the bed, her heart pounding frighteningly fast as an indescribable feeling enveloped her.
Meanwhile, elsewhere,
Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts looked down at the empty Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with disdain written all over their faces.
"Heh, these humans ran quite fast."
Myriad Demon King, in human form, stood with his arms folded. His long green hair made him particularly distinctive.
"Now only that Spirit City remains. It seems the humans from those sects have all gone there."
Bi Ji stood to one side, her eyes devoid of the slightest pity. The humans deserved their current fate. Though she was kind-hearted, that did not mean she had no temper.
The sect masters of the remaining Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Lower Four Sects were all cunning old foxes. The moment they realized something was wrong, they secretly relocated their sect members.
As for themselves, they headed straight into Spirit City for no other reason than that Spirit Hall was invincible in the current Soul Master world.
"Even better. We can wipe them all out at once. Di Tian, what are you standing around for? Why haven't you opened the passage yet?"
Xiong Jun stepped forward, looked at the dazed Di Tian, and patted him with a claw.
Xiong Jun only dared act this way when Di Tian was in a relatively good mood. If Di Tian were in even slightly worse spirits, Xiong Jun would never dare appear before him.
"There's no need to go. Just now..." Before Di Tian could finish, Xiong Jun instantly interrupted him.
"What!?" Xiong Jun sprang before Di Tian. "Di Tian, has your rut started? What nonsense are you talking about? Have you forgotten the Master's orders!?"
I've even brought up the Master's orders. Di Tian surely won't beat me now. This time, I can really enjoy mouthing off!
That was what Xiong Jun thought, but he failed to notice that Di Tian's face had already turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Xiong Jun, I suddenly think that bear hide of yours is quite nice. And that fur of yours too. A few years ago, Zi JI used some fur from members of your clan to make the Master a pure fur blanket."
"Now, I think using your hide and fur to make the Master a cushion would be quite good. A genuine leather coat would work too."
Di Tian's tone was chilling. Though no emotion showed on his face, his hands had silently clenched into fists.
Upon hearing those words, Xiong Jun's mountain-like body immediately hid behind Zi JI.
"Di Tian, stop trying to scare me. It's useless. I was only speaking casually. Don't tell me you really are in rut?"
Di Tian snorted coldly and did not pursue the matter further. Even if he wanted to teach Xiong Jun a lesson, now was not the time.
"The order for us to stop came from the Master. Just now, the Master notified me through my Reverse Scale and ordered us to return immediately."
Hearing this, all the Ferocious Beasts present were baffled. They were on the verge of wiping out all the major human powers, so why were they suddenly being called back?
As Di Tian watched the Ferocious Beasts before him sink into confusion, a mysterious smile could not help appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Everyone, all I can tell you is that returning this time is far more important than destroying all human forces. As for exactly what it is, the Master will explain it to you in due time."
After Di Tian finished speaking, he tore open a spatial passage and entered it directly.
After exchanging glances, the other Ferocious Beasts also entered the spatial passage with puzzled expressions.
Star Dou Forest, beneath Star Lake.
"Master, why did you call us back?"
The moment Xiong Jun emerged from the spatial passage and saw Chu Yuan, he impatiently asked.
Chu Yuan swept his gaze around, confirming that all ten Ferocious Beasts, including Snow Empress and the others, had returned.
Only then did he take a golden talisman from the System Space.
Then, as Chu Yuan tore the talisman apart, a machine resembling a claw machine suddenly appeared.
However, behind its transparent glass were not plush toys, but glowing orbs. At the same time, the coin slot had become a transparent tube connected to the machine.
"This is called a Godhood Condenser. As for what Godhood is, Di Tian can explain it to you."
Of all the Ferocious Beasts present, only Di Tian knew more than the mere existence of gods. They knew nothing at all about the secrets of gods, so after Chu Yuan spoke, their gazes all turned toward Di Tian.
Di Tian stepped forward and said, "Godhood is the most fundamental source of a god's power. Only by condensing and absorbing Godhood can one form a Divine Seat and become a true god."
The instant Di Tian's words fell, the Ferocious Beasts present all looked toward the Godhood Condenser Chu Yuan had mentioned.
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