Su Miu thought the matter of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well needed careful planning. Since he was going to do it, he had to be fully prepared.
He would wait until both his elements reached Beginner tier, level three. His level was still too low now; even if he obtained it, he would not be able to make the most of its effects.
Finally, few members of the Soul Beast Clan trusted him yet. At least for now, apart from the easily fooled Big Golden Retriever and this silly little shark, none of the other soul beasts trusted him.
There was nothing he could do about that. Humans and soul beasts were sworn enemies. If not for the Auspicious Beast, several ferocious beasts would probably have crushed him the moment he appeared.
Xiong Jun, at least, had shown him astonishing hostility. He was also the ferocious beast who hated humans most.
"By the way, Qiu'er, could you help me check a few things?"
Just then, Su Miu thought of checking the timeline over on the Douluo Continent to confirm what was happening there.
"Hmm? One barbecue meal."
"Deal!"
When Su Miu asked her for a favor, Di Qiu'er immediately made it clear that he would need to bribe her with a barbecue meal.
He did not hesitate, nodding in agreement at once. With that, they headed to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Seeing that the Emperor Auspicious Beast intended to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian nearly blacked out. Without a second thought, he refused.
"No! Auspicious Beast, the human world is far too dangerous. You absolutely cannot leave the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"Oh, Uncle Di Tian, this concerns my life-or-death tribulation! I have to go out and confirm something!"
Di Qiu'er quickly invented an excuse. At the mention of a life-or-death tribulation, Di Tian fell silent and began to ponder.
After the Auspicious Beast's relentless coaxing and pestering, Di Tian finally looked toward Bai Xiuxiu, who was cultivating beside the Lake of Life, and said,
"If it's just a matter of checking something, couldn't another soul beast go? She's also that human's summoned beast."
Di Qiu'er stiffened at his words. Seeing her reaction, Di Tian guessed that the human was probably plotting something again and had talked the Auspicious Beast into leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.
Damn you! You inherently evil human! How dare you lure the Auspicious Beast out of the Star Dou Great Forest!
Di Qiu'er told Su Miu about this, and he had no objections. He only needed to confirm the timeline, so it made no difference who went.
Thus, Bai Xiuxiu put on the Black Dragon Reverse Scale Di Tian gave her to conceal her aura. With her cultivation now increased to sixty thousand years, the little shark was equivalent to a Soul Saint in the human world and could protect herself.
At Di Qiu'er's request, the Myriad Demon King accompanied her. Taking roughly one million Gold Soul Coins with her, Bai Xiuxiu set off for the Star Luo Empire.
The Myriad Demon King was a five-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast, a supreme powerhouse comparable to a pseudo-demigod, with mastery over spatial power.
With the Myriad Demon King's help, Bai Xiuxiu soon arrived in Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire. After asking around, she quickly found the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Su Miu also received the information: Huo Yuhao was currently eleven years old, and his Soul Power was at the peak of rank nine. He was only a month or two away from reaching rank ten.
"The plot hasn't even started yet?!"
He was delighted by the news. That meant that, with some careful planning, both Heavenly Kings of the Far North could become his summoned beasts.
And there was also... A bold idea arose in his mind, and he immediately asked the Myriad Demon King to help keep an eye on this human.
Although the Myriad Demon King was extremely reluctant to follow this human's instructions, out of consideration for their Auspicious Beast, he grudgingly left a small seed on Huo Yuhao to monitor him.
Meanwhile, at Su Miu's direction, Bai Xiuxiu went to attend the Starlight Auction. With Di Tian's Black Dragon Reverse Scale concealing her, she had no need to worry about being exposed as a soul beast.
Finally, three days later, the Starlight Auction House held a Black Level auction. Bai Xiuxiu was only admitted after showing that she possessed assets worth one million Gold Soul Coins.
Clad in a black robe, she looked at the many masked figures around her, feeling a little uneasy.
"Su Miu... what are we buying?"
Bai Xiuxiu contacted him mentally and soon received a reply.
"Xiu Xiu, this item is critically important. I'm counting on you."
Su Miu remembered that the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife had apparently failed to sell several times. He figured it should still be in the Starlight Auction House.
I can form contracts with soul beasts, so could I form a contract with a Divine Sense?
Gold of life, magic, and Di Qiu'er's Child of Light constitution-all three combined! That would practically be a trap for a certain great necromancer!
Seeing how serious he was, Bai Xiuxiu realized that this item must be important. She immediately let out a breath to ease her nerves.
The auction soon began, and Su Miu told her which item to bid on. Under his guidance, Bai Xiuxiu successfully bought the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife for two hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, completing her million-coin extraction mission!
At the Lake of Life.
Di Qiu'er, Bai Xiuxiu, and Di Tian stared thoughtfully at the object shrouded in an ominous curse. Soon, Di Tian lost interest.
A human carving knife held no appeal for him; he was not a soul engineer, after all. Di Qiu'er closed the box and asked in puzzlement,
"Su Miu, why did you buy this little knife?"
"You'll find out later. For now, come work some overtime with me."
He kept them in suspense. After all, neither Di Qiu'er nor Bai Xiuxiu knew that Holy Necromancer.
Meanwhile, Su Miu had returned to Bocheng. He was now a three-star advanced hunter, which made taking on certain missions much easier.
The new term at Tianlan Magic High School had also begun. After reporting in, Su Miu immediately requested two months of leave, lasting until the wilderness practical assessment.
In the Northern Valley outside the Safe Zone, three figures were hunting down one-eyed demon wolves.
"Glass Flame, Fire Burst: Explosion!"
Di Qiu'er swung her hand sharply. Her basic-tier, level-three Fire Seed-Burst erupted instantly, blasting eight demon wolves to death in a single exchange.
Although Lucky Cat was only at Beginner tier, level two, she also had her mutated Star Seed talent. It allowed her to use level-two spells at level one, level-three spells at level two, and level-four Fire Burst at level three.
"Ice Tide!"
On the other side, Bai Xiuxiu froze three one-eyed demon wolves with her ice spear, then stabbed them to death. She still could not use magic smoothly, so she chose to attack directly.
Di Qiu'er and Bai Xiuxiu both had two ways to attack: magic and their normal attacks.
After spending ten days slaughtering swathes of demon wolves, Su Miu finally collected another two Essence Remnants.
"That three-eyed wolf is back. Should we retreat?"
Di Qiu'er noticed the approaching Three-Eyed Demon Wolf and immediately warned him. Su Miu answered at once,
"Retreat!"
The three immediately scattered. Di Qiu'er first drew the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf's attention and lured him away, then teleported straight back to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Bai Xiuxiu took over next, drawing the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf's attention in turn. Just as he was about to catch her, she also teleported back to the Star Dou Great Forest. As for Su Miu, he had already fled far away on Wind Track. The Three-Eyed Demon Wolf roared as though cursing humans for their despicable tricks.
The fifth update for June 16, bringing the total to ten thousand words.
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