Fierce Beasts

Di Tian listened to the Silver Dragon King, his head filled with question marks. You casually mention a number several times greater than my age. Is that really okay?

"My lord, this."

Di Tian nearly cried as he stared at the Silver Dragon King with a speechless expression.

"Di Tian, don't rush. This child is only a Soul King, yet his current power can already help recover my injuries. Once his strength improves, the effect will only become better."

Di Tian thought about it and realized that it made sense. He then turned to Ning Bei.

"Kid, cultivate properly, understand?"

Ning Bei rolled his eyes again. Why does this suddenly feel like I'm looking at an elder?

"Then can I go back first? My father and my two grandfathers must be very worried about me."

"No. What if you go back and don't return? Finding you would be very troublesome."

Di Tian immediately rejected Ning Bei's request, intending to keep him confined in the Star Dou Great Forest.

After hearing this, Ning Bei immediately spread his arms and legs into a cross and lay on the ground. He simply refused to believe that, after seeing hope, Di Tian would do anything to him.

"Then kill me. I'll restart."

Di Tian looked at Ning Bei shamelessly fooling around on the ground, and countless # symbols seemed to rise above his head.

"Do you think I have no way to deal with you? I have ten thousand ways to make you wish you were dead."

"Di Tian."

Just as Di Tian was preparing to attack Ning Bei, the Silver Dragon King stopped him and then looked at Ning Bei.

"You can go back. Once your strength has improved, come back and find Di Tian. He will bring you to meet me. If you can truly provide significant help to my injuries in the future, I won't treat you unfairly."

As she spoke, a flash of golden light passed behind the Silver Dragon King, and a Storage Bracelet appeared before Ning Bei.

Ning Bei accepted the bracelet and swept it with his Divine Sense. His eyes nearly went blind from what he saw.

There were four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones alone inside the Soul Tool, not to mention the other Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. One had to know that even Sword and Bone, the two Titled Douluo, did not possess a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.

"Rest assured, Your Excellency Silver Dragon King. Every time I break through a major rank, I'll come here and test whether the Elixirs are effective for you."

"Mm. Di Tian, take him out."

The Silver Dragon King was very satisfied with Ning Bei's attitude. She instructed Di Tian to take him out, then fell into slumber once more.

"Yes, my lord."

Di Tian bowed respectfully, grabbed Ning Bei, and brought him to the surface of the lake. Earlier, the few of them had been deep inside a cave at the bottom of the lake, where there was no water.

"Kid, take this. Remember your promise. Otherwise..."

Ning Bei accepted the scale-shaped object Di Tian handed him and understood that it was a scale from Di Tian's true form. With this, Di Tian could come to his side at any time, meaning he possessed a life-saving trump card. Of course, if he failed to keep his promise, it would turn into a death warrant. Ning Bei had never intended to renege anyway. There would be plenty of miraculous high-level Elixirs in the future.

Ning Bei immediately nodded to indicate that he would not forget.

Just as Di Tian was preparing to send Ning Bei out of the Star Dou Great Forest, a gentle female voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Di Tian, who is this child?"

Di Tian turned toward the source of the voice.

"Bi Ji, it's you. This child is the person my lord wanted to meet."

The newcomer was Bi Ji, ranked fourth among the Beasts. Her true form was an Emerald Swan with 600,000-Year Cultivation, and she was also Di Tian's lover.

Bi Ji had light green hair, a graceful figure, and an exquisite face. Perhaps because her true form was an Emerald Swan, Ning Bei felt a trace of goodwill toward her.

(I almost feel embarrassed pointing that out.)

After hearing Di Tian's words, Bi Ji became interested as well and looked at Ning Bei curiously.

"Does this child possess something extraordinary? For my lord to meet him personally... Though there is indeed an aura on him that makes me feel comfortable."

Di Tian looked at Bi Ji and dispelled her confusion.

"This kid's Martial Soul can help with my lord's injuries."

Bi Ji's eyes lit up when she heard this. She then looked at Ning Bei again. Even she, the pinnacle of healing among soul beasts, was helpless against the Silver Dragon King's injuries.

"Really? Child, can I take a look at your Martial Soul?"

Ning Bei nodded and immediately summoned the Pill Pagoda.

The moment he summoned it, several figures sensed the aura of the Pill Pagoda and instantly appeared before Ning Bei, making his entire body tense.

One of the demonic-looking men stared at the Pill Pagoda with confusion in his eyes.

"Strange. He's clearly only a Soul King, so why do I feel a natural fondness for him?"

Another burly-looking man stared at Ning Bei with bright eyes.

"Kid, why does your Martial Soul carry the aura of my offspring? Did you kill my descendants to make them into Soul Rings?"

Ning Bei's heart trembled slightly as he constantly pondered the identities of the people before him. The demonic man with purple hair and red eyes should be the Ten Thousand Demon King, who possessed 500,000-Year Cultivation. His true form was the Demon Eye Magic Tree, the king of plant-type soul beasts.

The White-Haired Man on the other side, who was glaring at him viciously, should be Bear Lord, whose cultivation was close to 500,000 years. His true form was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Then the aura of his offspring that he mentioned should be A Bao.

Seeing that the other party was about to attack him at the slightest disagreement, Ning Bei did not dare to be careless and hurriedly explained.

"Senior, you've misunderstood. The aura of your offspring should have come from A Bao."

The White-Haired Man looked confused after hearing this.

"A Bao?"

Ning Bei nodded, then released A Bao from the Pill Pagoda. A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that had just entered its growth stage appeared before everyone. A Bao stretched lazily, came to Ning Bei, and rubbed its head against him.

"Hmm?"

"Isn't your Martial Soul used to manufacture Elixirs? How can it produce a soul beast too—and a living one at that?"

Di Tian looked at Ning Bei doubtfully and voiced the question in everyone's hearts.

Ning Bei patiently explained to these great figures.

"Senior Di Tian knows that the Alchemy Fragrance released by my Pill Pagoda is highly beneficial to low-level soul beasts, so I cultivate some soul beasts to become my companions."

However, before Di Tian could react, Bear Lord beside him looked at Ning Bei with an agitated expression.

"Kid, you've got some nerve! You actually dared to enslave my offspring?"

As he spoke, one claw lashed toward Ning Bei.

Di Tian and Bi Ji, who were standing nearby, knew how important Ning Bei was. Their expressions changed drastically at once.

"Old Bear!"

"Bear Lord!"

Before either of them could stop him, A Bao suddenly stepped in front of Ning Bei. Its pair of Terror Claws swiped toward Bear Lord, while low roars rumbled from its mouth.

A Bao's tiny claws naturally could not injure him, but its actions left Bear Lord frozen in place.

Seeing this, Ning Bei hurriedly tried to smooth things over. If this man was provoked, he could even claw Di Tian.

"Senior, you've misunderstood again. I didn't enslave A Bao. It's my best companion. I provide it with cultivation resources, and it protects my safety."

The few soul beast overlords fell silent when they heard this. The relationship between this human and beast gave them an enormous shock.

For tens of thousands of years, humans and soul beasts had always been predator and prey. This was the first time they had heard of someone treating a soul beast as a companion.

Only the Ten Thousand Demon King nearby looked at Ning Bei with a mocking expression.

"Companion? That sounds nice. Where did your five Soul Rings come from? Don't tell me you conjured them yourself. You cultivate these soul beasts so that you can obtain their Soul Rings in the future, don't you?"