Gu Yuena smiled gently, releasing her spiritual power to comfort them.
"No need to be nervous. To me, you are all my children. I won't harm you."
If Little Brother Wa heard this, he'd be ecstatic...
Gu Yuena sighed.
"I was severely injured and forced into hibernation. If I had been awake, how could I have let humans run rampant to this extent? Your mother might not have died either."
This emotional play was executed perfectly.
But Xiao Wu wasn't impressed. Her heart was filled with despair. Her mother had passed away, ferocious beasts were now appearing, and even the Lake of Life was no longer her home. She had truly become a homeless little rabbit.
She had once placed her hopes in Tang San, but all she received in return was pain...
Gu Yuena changed the subject.
"Xiao Wu, what are your thoughts on the current situation and future of the soul beast race?"
Xiao Wu blinked in surprise.
"Current situation and future?"
"That's right."
"Xiao Wu doesn't know."
Gu Yuena frowned upon hearing this, feeling a hint of displeasure. But then she thought, not all soul beasts were as intelligent and wise as herself, inheriting the Dragon God's incredible wisdom, their ideological awareness and realm so high. She didn't dwell on it.
She decided to speak directly.
"The current situation for the soul beast race is that we are treated as resources by humans for their soul rings and soul bones, and as lowly, despicable livestock by the God Realm. Human soul masters hunt soul beasts wantonly, yet soul beasts are bound by rules and cannot ascend to godhood."
"The future of the soul beast race is a future with no future!"
"If this continues, the plight of soul beasts will only worsen, their habitats will shrink, and they will ultimately become like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of anyone!"
"As the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts, I absolutely cannot tolerate such a situation! I will make the soul beast race rise and change the passive decline of our race!"
Her words were impassioned and stirring.
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, filled with shock. Gu Yuena saw this and nodded inwardly, her emotional manipulation having hit the mark!
However, Xiao Wu's emotions didn't fluctuate much.
Gu Yuena spoke of grand ideals, but lacked any concrete measures or systematic plans. She felt it was more reliable to believe in Lin Xiao, a human, than to believe her slogans.
Furthermore, what good would the revival of the soul beast race do?
She would still be exploited and oppressed by powerful ferocious beasts like Di Tian. If she didn't comply, she'd likely be hunted to the ends of the earth.
The true power for a race's revival must come from within.
And the decline and extinction of a race must be closely related to its internal weakness.
Do humans kill more soul beasts than soul beasts kill each other?
Although Xiao Wu didn't understand grand principles, having lived in the human world for many years and gained considerable experience, she vaguely felt that Gu Yuena was unreliable.
At the very least, she wasn't as Gu Yuena's followers believed, that Gu Yuena would definitely lead the soul beasts to revival.
Gu Yuena said, "Xiao Wu, I have a task for you."
"Our ultimate enemy is the God Realm, but our immediate enemy is humanity. Di Tian and I have only just awakened, and we are unclear about the current power structures and strong individuals in the human world. You have lived in the human world for many years, tell us everything you know."
"Then, I want you to return to the human world as a spy!"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened.
"Be... be a spy?"
She was familiar with this. She was already doing it right now!
Gu Yuena nodded.
"That's right. After you return to the human world, you will deliberately gather intelligence for us. Information about the relationships between various human factions, and even the strength of human Titled Douluo. Collect anything useful."
"In addition to that, I want you to keep an eye on her!"
"Her?" Xiao Wu felt a sense of impending doom. She was already working for Lin Xiao, and now Gu Yuena was treating her like a mere workhorse.
"She is the reincarnation of the Ancient Phoenix God..."
Since Gu Yuena intended to assign Xiao Wu a task, she didn't hold back, thus informing Xiao Wu of some of the intelligence regarding Feng Yu.
Xiao Wu understood instantly.
She had another boss!
This was clearly an undercover operation! Who would have known that the genius girl Xiao Wu in the human world was a spy sent by the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and how would the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest know that she was Lin Xiao's spy?
Spying was a cycle!
Thus, Xiao Wu was entrusted with many important responsibilities by Gu Yuena.
Although her strength was weak, her status had inexplicably risen.
Even Di Tian no longer underestimated her.
...
After Xiao Wu departed.
Gu Yuena rubbed her temples, a sudden wave of drowsiness washing over her.
A young man in a red robe emerged, concern in his voice:
"Master, your primordial spirit is injured. You should have slept for another ten thousand years. Waking up early has caused this sleepiness, and I am powerless to help."
"Was waking up early truly worth it?"
The speaker was none other than the Demon Spirit, the least conspicuous and most mysterious ferocious beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. He disliked appearing in public and was responsible for examining and treating Gu Yuena's primordial spirit injuries.
Gu Yuena spoke with a faint sigh:
"If I slept for another ten thousand years, who knows what this world would be like?"
"Moreover, the Phoenix God King has already been reborn. If I don't find her now, how troublesome will such an existence be after ten thousand years!"
The Demon Spirit tilted his head in confusion:
"Master, how would the reborn Phoenix even reveal herself?"
"Trying to find her is like searching for a needle in a haystack!"
Gu Yuena's clear eyes flickered, like a cold spring under the bright moon, and she murmured softly:
"Heh, I'm taking a gamble. I'm gambling that she won't be able to stand the loneliness, gambling that she definitely won't give up the Phoenix Bone in my hand. We'll meet sooner or later..."
Gu Yuena had long suspected.
She had been tricked twice, and both times it was the work of the reborn Phoenix God King. Besides her, who else could sense her presence?
Besides her, who would be so bored, like children fighting, hitting and running away.
It was purely to annoy her!
Gu Yuena's eyes gleamed, clearly harboring other plans.
She wasn't looking for the Phoenix God King for a reunion, was she...
...
Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
The intensive training for the five girls was in full swing.
Ye Qingxian was busy every day preparing various medicinal cuisines and medicinal baths, while the five girls, under the strain of the extreme body-tempering method, were exhausted and drenched in sweat, collapsing on the ground, barely able to keep their eyes open.
Shui Bing'er performed consistently and was the recognized top student.
Shui Yue'er followed her sister; if her sister trained, she trained.
The healing duties were handled by the healer Ye Lingling, which also served as a form of training for her. She had to be drained of every last drop of her "milk" before Ye Qingxian would intervene.
In addition to body tempering, Dugu Yan pored over Dugu Bo's Poison Blast Secret Manual.
Ning Rongrong... it was quite rare. This little princess from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seemed to have shed her pampered nature and was unexpectedly able to endure hardship.
Lin Xiao couldn't help but praise her a few times.
The girl was like she'd been injected with adrenaline, eager to prove herself. In her eagerness to compete with Shui Bing'er for the title of "top student," she actually fainted from exhaustion.
However, with the Nine Hearted Begonia around, fainting was no issue; her improvement was even more significant.
Lin Xiao leaned against a giant rock, stretched, and lazily watched the girls training hard, sighing with emotion:
"This is true passionate youth!"
He also had things to do, contemplating how to fleece the Asura God.
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