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Upon arriving at the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena were immediately surrounded by the palace guards due to the peculiar teleportation method.

However, thanks to a token that Xu Xingyu had given to her Xu Jiujiu ago, the guards had no choice but to allow the two to enter the palace.

Anyway, they had received prior notice that guests would be visiting the palace, but they never expected them to arrive in such a bizarre way.

After entering the palace, they arrived at a large hall, where the person standing before them was none other than the most powerful man in the entire Star Luo Empire Star Luo Empire, Emperor Xu Jiawei.

Standing beside him was his younger sister, Xu Jiujiu, the fiancée with whom Xu Xingyu was hesitant.

Upon seeing Sister Guan Yu and Gu Yuena, Xu Jiawei rose from his throne and opened his arms, saying, "Welcome Silver Dragon Douluo, and young friend Xu Xingyu to our Star Luo Imperial Palace."

The two greeted each other with clasped hands.

Frankly speaking, under normal circumstances, when meeting the emperor of a country, one should at least kneel on one knee to greet him.

Especially for Xu Xingyu, who comes from the Star Saint Duke's Mansion, it is only natural that she should be the same.

Gu Yuena refused to let Xu Xingyu do anything that would damage her image, simply because Xu Xingyu was the reincarnation of the Starry Dragon Emperor, the son of the Dragon God. After all, in her eyes, there was no one more noble than the Dragon God, and Xu Xingyu, as the son of the Dragon God, was no different.

As for Gu Yuena, the reasoning was similar. As an incarnation of the Dragon God, it was an immense blessing for a mortal to be able to meet her, so this level of etiquette was sufficient.

Xu Jiawei didn't have any particular thoughts on this. After all, theoretically, the strength of the Spirit Contract Pagoda could only be countered by the combined forces of the four great empires, so there was no need to dwell on such mundane matters.

In the end, this world still values might above all else; whoever has the biggest fist is the one who truly holds power.

After some subtle conversation, Xu Xingyu put the agreed-upon items into her storage ring and handed them to Xu Jiawei.

After receiving the storage ring, Xu Jiawei did not examine it immediately, but instead handed it to an old man.

The old man's name is Chu Rong, and he is one of the few Level 9 Soul Engineer in the Star Luo Empire, so it is best for him to conduct the appraisal.

After examining it closely, the old man exclaimed in surprise, "This... this is..."

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It's no wonder the old man exclaimed in surprise, because this storage ring contained countless level 5 to 7 Soul Tool weapons, enough to give their military regiment an epic boost in combat power.

It also contains a level-nine Soul Bomb, which is an extremely rare resource in the original Douluo Empires and is usually regarded as the most important strategic resource.

Although the lack of corresponding blueprints was a pity for the old man and Xu Jiawei, exchanging Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo —which could potentially make them a thorn in the side of the Spirit Contract Pagoda and the Soul Beast Clan —for it was absolutely worthwhile!

Of course, what excited the two of them the most was that the Spirit Contract Pagoda -Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit they had agreed upon beforehand was also among them.

According to the old man's observation, it was a 100,000-year-old Starlight Unicorn, and judging from the illusory wings behind the unicorn, the old man could conclude that this bribing unicorn had likely awakened the bloodline of the legendary Divine Unicorn.

Because the unicorn's horn and wings are the hallmarks of the Divine Unicorn, and once those illusory wings are fully materialized, the Soul Spirit will evolve into the legendary Divine Unicorn that can rival dragons.

Xu Jiawei was now feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension. The previous Soul Tool were one thing, but adding a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit to the mix seemed like giving him too much.

Although the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and the Soul Engineer group were valuable, they probably weren't worth this much combined, right?

Why is Spirit Contract Pagoda suddenly being so friendly to them? Is there something they, the Star Luo Empire, need their help with?

Just then Xu Xingyu's voice interrupted his thoughts. He said, "Your Majesty, besides delivering the agreed-upon items to you today, there is another matter I would like to ask of you."

"What is it? I'll do my best to do it as long as it's within my ability," Xu Jiawei promised.

Xu Xingyu smiled and said, "I would like to do a business deal with His Majesty."

After saying that, he took out another storage ring and handed it to Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei accepted the storage ring with a puzzled look on his face, and then began to examine its contents.

However, the moment his Spiritual Power entered the ring, an orange light flashed, and a powerful pressure forced Xu Jiawei back. This action prompted the soldiers nearby to rush over to protect him.

Fortunately, Xu Jiawei raised his hand to indicate that he was alright, then looked at Xu Xingyu and asked, "What was that just now?"

Xu Xingyu said calmly, "That was the Ferocious Beast Soul Spirit."

"Ferocious Beast!"

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"This time, not only Xu Jiawei, but everyone in the hall except Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena showed an expression of disbelief."

What are Ferocious Beast? They're the collective name for the most powerful species in the Soul Beast Realm.

Only those Soul Beast that abandon the path of transformation and forcibly overcome the tribulations from heaven, commonly known as heavenly tribulations, are qualified to be called Ferocious Beast.

Each of these Ferocious Beast beasts possesses at least 200,000 years of cultivation, and the most powerful of these Ferocious Beast are collectively known as the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts of the Douluo Continent.

The leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts is none other than the strongest being in the Douluo Continent today, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the Beast God Di Tian!

It's important to know that the Soul Ring Soul Ring of Ferocious Beast are considered impossible to fuse.

The energy from the Soul Ring of Ferocious Beast is simply too much for a newly Level 90 Soul Douluo to withstand.

Only those powerful individuals at the Titled Douluo level have the potential to absorb it.

The problem is that once Soul Master reaches the Titled Douluo level, all nine of their Soul Ring are already filled, leaving no extra space to absorb another Soul Ring from a Ferocious Beast.

Therefore, theoretically, only those who possess Twin Martial Souls or through sacrifice can absorb a Ferocious Beast's Soul Ring.

The former is easy to say, Twin Martial Souls are at most rare, but to get a Ferocious Beast or any other beast to sacrifice itself is more difficult than killing the Beast God Di Tian.

It's important to understand that most Soul Beast aren't like certain grass or rabbits who are love-struck; the reason they dare to face the heavenly tribulation is to buy themselves more time to survive.

How could such a being willingly give up its life for a human being?

Unless the Ferocious Beast is completely blinded by so-called love, or the person they sacrifice is a nominal leader of Soul Beast like Xu Xingyu, such a thing is only possible in dreams.