Chapter 33: Agreement, A Gift Upon Reaching Soul Saint
While Qian Daoliu and Bi Ji were talking, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion kept its gaze fixed on Yun Yuan, as if trying to engrave him deeply into its memory.
Seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion staring at him, Yun Yuan's eyes flickered slightly as an idea surfaced in his mind. He wanted to deliberately provoke this Emperor Destiny Beast.
Looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Yun Yuan teased directly:
"Big kitty, what are you looking at? Never seen a human before?"
With Qian Daoliu by his side, Yun Yuan wasn't afraid of retaliation. Besides, he was only saying a few words to annoy it. A soul beast of Bi Ji's level wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.
Hearing Yun Yuan call it "big kitty," the Three-Eyed Golden Lion grew angry and bared its teeth at him.
"Human, what did you say?!"
"I am not some big kitty. I am a noble Emperor Destiny Beast. Do you even know what that is? The most precious soul beast in the entire Star Dou Great Forest!"
However, Yun Yuan paid no attention, remaining relaxed as he continued:
"Oh, got it, big kitty. You're a noble Emperor Destiny Beast."
Hearing this, the anger in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could no longer be suppressed, and it prepared to step forward to teach Yun Yuan a lesson.
But in the next moment, its head was pressed down by Bi Ji beside it. Bi Ji spoke seriously, admonishing it:
"Auspicious Beast, you must not act like this. Be obedient. Stay by my side and do not go anywhere, understand?"
After admonishing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Bi Ji looked toward Qian Daoliu, as if asking whether he should also discipline the mischievous junior beside him.
In response, Qian Daoliu simply chuckled and gave Yun Yuan a brief look, signaling him to stop teasing the Auspicious Beast.
After calming the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Bi Ji took it back to the bottom of the Lake of Life, lest it wander around outside and encounter another accident.
Through this incident, she had come to understand the terrifying strength of human Soul Masters and the power of human forces.
Especially Qian Daoliu before her. According to Di Tian, he was a representative of a god in the human world, and the force behind him was also one that inherited a god's legacy.
Faced with such a force, the Star Dou Great Forest truly could not compare. After all, human gods were not exactly friendly toward soul beasts.
After Bi Ji and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion left, Qian Daoliu circulated his angelic soul power and formed a distinctive symbol in the sky.
This symbol was used to summon Golden Crocodile Douluo. As long as he saw it, he would come to the rendezvous.
Once Qian Daoliu finished, Yun Yuan looked at him with concern and asked:
"Grandmaster, how are Teacher's injuries? Are they serious?"
This was what Yun Yuan was concerned about. If Qian Xunji had suffered injuries that damaged his foundation and could not be healed—
Then, once Yun Yuan became strong enough, he would personally return to the Star Dou Great Forest and slay the Scarlet King to vent his anger for Qian Xunji.
Seeing how much Yun Yuan cared about Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu revealed a gratified smile and gently patted his head.
Yun Yuan truly was a good disciple. For Ji'er to have such a considerate disciple was his blessing.
"Don't worry. Although your teacher is seriously injured, our Spirit Hall believes in a god. His injuries will recover after some time."
Knowing that Qian Xunji was not in serious danger, the heavy burden in Yun Yuan's heart finally lifted, and his mood became much brighter.
After a while, Golden Crocodile Douluo, having seen Qian Daoliu's signal, returned to his side.
The three of them then waited there for Di Tian to arrive and deliver the hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
As time passed, darkness covered the sky above Qian Daoliu. A black giant dragon hundreds of meters long appeared.
At the moment Di Tian descended, Yun Yuan felt his heart tighten. Such a terrifying aura, such an enormous body.
The pressure Di Tian brought was the most terrifying Yun Yuan had ever experienced. Even when Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen stood together, their combined pressure was inferior to Di Tian's.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, standing nearby, was also shocked. Now he finally understood why Qian Daoliu had gone all out earlier.
The black dragon above was unfathomable. If there were gods in the human world, Golden Crocodile Douluo might have suspected that this black dragon was a living divine beast.
"Human, the hundred-thousand-year soul bone you wanted; here it is."
"From now on, we will not interfere with each other. The matter of the Auspicious Beast ends here."
As the words fell, a hundred-thousand-year torso soul bone emitting wind and lightning attributes landed in Qian Daoliu's hand.
After delivering the soul bone, Di Tian cast one last glance at Yun Yuan before using spatial abilities to leave.
"Darkness attribute, Space attribute… this soul beast called Di Tian is truly extraordinary."
Seeing Di Tian use spatial abilities, Qian Daoliu was slightly shocked. The strength of this black dragon might exceed his expectations.
However, Qian Daoliu did not dwell on it. After this, he would likely have no further dealings with Di Tian.
Moreover, Di Tian seemed wary of the god behind Spirit Hall. As long as Spirit Hall existed, Di Tian would remain cautious.
Rather than worrying about Di Tian, Qian Daoliu might as well focus more on Tang Chen, his lifelong rival.
After obtaining the wind and lightning attribute hundred-thousand-year soul bone, Qian Daoliu waved it slightly in front of Yun Yuan and asked.
"Xiao Yuan, do you want this hundred-thousand-year soul bone?"
Hearing this, Yun Yuan nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick, not hiding his desire.
A hundred-thousand-year soul beast was an extremely rare treasure in this era, not to mention that this was a wind-and-lightning-attribute torso soul bone, perfectly matching his external soul bone, Wind Thunder Wings.
Naturally, Yun Yuan wanted it.
Seeing the desire in Yun Yuan's eyes, Qian Daoliu did not blame him. Instead, he looked at him approvingly.
If Yun Yuan showed no desire for a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, that would be an insult to the profession of a Soul Master.
As for the soul bone in his hand, Qian Daoliu intended to give it to Yun Yuan. After all, Yun Yuan's talent was obvious to all, and reaching his level was almost inevitable.
However, there was naturally a condition.
A slight smile appeared on Qian Daoliu's lips as he made an agreement with Yun Yuan.
"Xiao Yuan, when you reach the Soul Saint realm, this hundred-thousand-year soul bone will be my gift to you for that breakthrough."
This was the result of careful consideration. In his estimation, once Yun Yuan reached Soul Saint, he would most likely possess combat power comparable to a Titled Douluo.
At that time, giving him this hundred-thousand-year soul bone would be appropriate.
"Soul Saint… Grandmaster, I will reach it as soon as possible."
Looking at the hundred-thousand-year soul bone in Qian Daoliu's hand, Yun Yuan's desire to cultivate grew even stronger.
A hundred-thousand-year soul bone as a gift for reaching Soul Saint—Qian Daoliu was truly generous to him.
In this era, only extremely powerful Titled Douluo could possess a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Ordinary Titled Douluo had no such chance.
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