Gu Yuena Bets Against Snow Empress! Imperial Auspicious Beast Wang Qiu'er or Xue Tianmo!

Soon after, Snow Empress and Ye Lingling prepared to set off and leave.

But just then, a figure blocked their path.

The newcomer had black hair and golden eyes, and a terrifying aura emanated from his entire body.

Who else could it be but Di Tian?

"Hmm?"

Sensing Di Tian's aura, Snow Empress's expression grew somewhat grave.

Ye Lingling, meanwhile, felt as though she could barely breathe.

Di Tian was too powerful!

After a brief silence, Di Tian smiled faintly, looked straight at Snow Empress, and spoke first.

"My lord wishes to see you."

Snow Empress frowned. She knew about the situation deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

After giving it some thought, she agreed.

"Lingling, wait for me outside. I'll be back soon!"

Hearing this, Ye Lingling hurriedly nodded and answered, "All right."

Afterward, under Di Tian's guidance, Snow Empress headed toward the Lake of Life in the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Before long, Snow Empress met Gu Yuena.

At that moment, Gu Yuena wore nothing more than an ordinary white shirt.

Even so, she looked exceptionally sexy.

Her eyes were breathtakingly beautiful. Her long curled lashes framed clear, translucent purple eyes.

She was truly a sight beyond compare.

Upon seeing Gu Yuena, Snow Empress did not waste any time and asked directly, "What do you want with me?"

Gu Yuena smiled faintly and nodded.

"That's right!"

"If I'm not mistaken, your cultivation has already reached a bottleneck, hasn't it?"

"Without some fortuitous opportunity, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to survive your next lightning tribulation."

Snow Empress did not deny Gu Yuena's words.

Her cultivation had indeed reached a bottleneck.

Moreover, without anyone's help, passing the lightning tribulation would be extremely difficult.

After a brief pause, Snow Empress asked doubtfully, "What fortuitous opportunity are you referring to?"

Gu Yuena smiled, then turned to look at Wang Qiu'er beside her.

"Her name is Wang Qiu'er, an exceptionally rare genius among our soul beast clan!"

"After cultivating in human form, she has already reached the Spirit Saint realm at sixteen!"

"It can be said that Wang Qiu'er is the future hope of our soul beast clan."

"The opportunity I speak of naturally refers to her!"

At this point, Gu Yuena paused briefly before adding, "I wish to invite you to join the soul beast faction and nurture Wang Qiu'er alongside me."

"Once she grows strong enough, she will naturally be able to help you survive your lightning tribulation!"

In Gu Yuena's view, Snow Empress could not possibly refuse such a proposal.

After all, Snow Empress alone would never be able to survive that lightning tribulation in the future.

Yet what Gu Yuena had not expected was—

Snow Empress shook her head and refused after hearing this.

"I'm truly sorry."

"I don't have that much energy, because... I need to nurture someone else."

Hearing Snow Empress's answer, the smile vanished from Gu Yuena's face as she asked in surprise, "Someone else?"

"What? Could that person's talent possibly surpass Qiu'er's?"

Snow Empress nodded without even thinking.

In her eyes, Xue Tianmo's talent far surpassed Wang Qiu'er's.

Seeing Snow Empress nod, Gu Yuena was secretly astonished.

She did not think Snow Empress was merely brushing her off. Since Snow Empress admitted it, perhaps such a person truly existed.

Still, she did not wish to give up on recruiting Snow Empress just like that.

After pondering for a moment, an idea suddenly came to Gu Yuena.

She then smiled at Snow Empress and said, "Snow Empress!"

"How about this?"

"Let Qiu'er compete with the person you are nurturing and see who grows faster."

"If you lose, you will join our soul beast faction. After all, you are a soul beast yourself."

"Then you will focus on nurturing Qiu'er with me."

Hearing this, Snow Empress was slightly startled and asked, "What if I win?"

Gu Yuena smiled calmly.

"If you win!"

"I will give the person you are nurturing a tremendous fortuitous opportunity."

"At the same time, I will also help you when you undergo your lightning tribulation."

"What do you think?"

After hearing Gu Yuena's proposal, Snow Empress considered it.

Very soon, she made her decision and agreed.

She had great faith in Xue Tianmo.

Though Wang Qiu'er was also exceptionally outstanding, she should still be no match for Xue Tianmo.

Not far away, Wang Qiu'er frowned slightly when she heard the wager between Gu Yuena and Snow Empress.

Can someone's talent really surpass mine?

She was secretly surprised, but did not believe Snow Empress was telling the truth.

After all, she was the Imperial Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

She possessed the power of extremes, with the attributes of Extreme Fire and Extreme Light.

After thinking about it briefly, Wang Qiu'er recovered and did not pay much attention to Snow Empress's words.

She believed that with her strength, she would definitely surpass the person Snow Empress intended to nurture!

Seeing Snow Empress agree, Gu Yuena smiled in satisfaction. Then her gaze shifted to a man standing nearby.

The man was burly and clad in Golden War Armor. His entire bearing gave off a violent sense of raw strength.

Who else could it be but Xiong Jun?

"Xiong Jun, accompany Qiu'er on this trip and protect her along the way!"

Xiong Jun nodded respectfully. "Yes, Master!"

Gu Yuena then looked at Wang Qiu'er and said with a smile, "Qiu'er, you have stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest for many years. It is time for you to go out and see the human world!"

Wang Qiu'er gave a soft acknowledgment, then nodded.

Snow Empress did not linger either. She left with Wang Qiu'er and Xiong Jun.

Not long afterward, the three left the Star Dou Great Forest, found Ye Lingling waiting outside, and set off together for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Meanwhile.

Outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, in a picturesque place nestled against mountains and beside water.

This was where Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located.

At that moment, Xue Tianmo brought Zhu Zhuqing to the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xue Tianmo had long decided to seize Tang San's opportunity at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

To do that, he needed to find a bridge, and that bridge was Dugu Yan.

Only by helping Dugu Yan resolve the Biling Snake Venom accumulated in her body could he move Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

And Dugu Yan was a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

That was naturally why he had come—to make contact with Dugu Yan.

Just as Xue Tianmo and Zhu Zhuqing arrived, a group of people was driven out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

At their head was none other than Master Yu Xiaogang.

Besides him, there were Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils.

"Damn it!"

"They actually threw us out!"

"Isn't that far too rude?"

"Are they looking down on us?"

Tang San and the others complained angrily.

Master Yu Xiaogang's expression was even uglier. He had originally intended to use Heaven Dou Royal Academy to further his own ambitions.

Who would have thought they would be thrown out directly?

"They rejected us?"

"They'll regret this in the future! Throwing us out is their loss!!!"

Master Yu Xiaogang said indignantly.

At that moment, the group happened to run into Xue Tianmo and Zhu Zhuqing, who had just arrived.

Seeing them, Tang San and the others' expressions immediately turned ugly. Dai Mubai muttered bitterly, "What bad luck!"