Lin Jiayi knocked on the door before quickly entering and said to the person inside, "Hongchen Hall Master, we can't fully trust what they just said."
As Mirror Dust stroked his speckled beard, he replied, "I know! I will reinvestigate this matter thoroughly, but the important thing is how we should communicate with Shrek Academy!"
A calculating glint flashed in Lin Jiayi's eyes. "Then why don't we just keep it from Shrek Academy for the time being? After all, by the time two and a half years pass, Elder Mu's time should have come!!"
"Or perhaps... we could pin this matter on Qian Yu, who is also from Shrek Academy!"
That arrogant Qian Yu from Shrek, at last, he had found a way to scheme against him!
Mirror Dust's eyes sparked with brilliance as he nodded and declared, "It seems we can only do that! As long as Shrek Academy doesn't send people to monitor them personally, we can deal with this by claiming Qian Yu and Huo Yuhao are out on a training expedition!"
He added, in a more somber tone, "As for what happens after two years... no one can say for certain!"
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On the other side, after leaving Mirror Dust's room, Xuan Ziwen dismissed Wang Yao and his company and returned to the laboratory with Qian Yu and Juzi...
Xuan Ziwen looked at Qian Yu intently and spoke seriously, "Qian Yu, as far as I know, Mirror Dust is a suspicious and crafty person. You and Huo Yuhao are exchange students from Shrek Academy, and he might blame you for this!"
"You must be mentally prepared!"
Juzi was from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Device Academy and even the Crown Princess Consort of the Sun-Moon Empire, so they were obviously not going to touch her!
But for Qian Yu, it was different. He could likely become the key to Mirror Dust's deception against Shrek.
By then, Qian Yu's situation would become extremely dangerous. Not only would the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Device Academy try to get rid of him in every possible way, but even his own academy might hunt him down!!
Qian Yu spoke calmly, "I understand."
Although Juzi did not speak, her profound eyes revealed her thoughts...
With a smile, Xuan Ziwen said, "Alright, since you understand it yourself, I won't say more. Let's continue with the soul tool we were discussing last time..."
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At this moment, deep within Aquipeia Forest!
The voices of the Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor continuously rang in the ears of the unconscious Huo Yuhao...
"Yuhao, Yuhao! Wake up quickly!"
"Huo Yuhao! Stop sleeping, wake up now!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes trembled for a moment before opening in confusion...
But as soon as he opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings, his complexion instantly turned as pale as death, and he couldn't help but stagger a few steps backward!
Before him, at least five or six soul beasts emitting terrifying pressures were looking down upon him!
Each beast displayed a Cultivation Level far beyond his knowledge,
Making Huo Yuhao feel like a mere speck of dust, a speck that could be snuffed out with the flick of a hand!!
Suppressing the violent throbbing of his heart, he secretly reached out to the spirit sea within his mind and inquired, "Where... where is this? Brother Tianmeng? Ice Emperor?"
After his words fell, the phantom images of the Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor emerged from Huo Yuhao's spirit sea, standing beside him...
"Yuhao, do not be afraid, they will not harm you," the Skydream Ice Silkworm spoke softly to comfort him.
Huo Yuhao nodded and cautiously scrutinized the four terrifying soul beasts...
It was too horrifying! Every single soul beast here emitted a power not much weaker than Bi Ji's, while one among them possessed a power so overwhelming it could drive one to despair!
These must be the ferocious beasts of the Aquipeia Forest!
The gaze of the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor turned towards Bi Ji, as it spoke to explain, "Bi Ji, you all should believe now, right? The reason we chose Huo Yuhao is because we believe in him!"
The Skydream Ice Silkworm continued, "As long as a special method of sacrifice is used, dying soul beasts can continue to exist as Spirit Souls, and they can also provide humans with Soul Rings and soul bones!"
To tell the truth, neither he nor the Ice Emperor were completely certain they could convince the rulers of the Aquipeia Forest in front of them!
Bi Ji furrowed her brows, "Ice, I understand what you mean, but it's not possible for us to bet our lives on this probability, is it?"
She still had twenty thousand years until her lifespan was up, and to tell the truth, after hearing the explanation from the Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor, she was quite tempted!
But she still had reservations…
The Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear next to Bi Ji, one of the ferocious beasts and the Bear Lord, coldly said, "Why should we believe humans? And, who knows whether what the Ice Emperor and this chrysalis are saying is true!"
"If this is a deception, wouldn't regret be too late!!"
Another ferocious beast, the Thousand Demon King, also frowned and said, "Boss, and everyone, I think what the Ice Emperor is saying makes sense, and it's not impossible to try!"
No sooner had these words been spoken than they were opposed by the Chi King, "But it requires us to give up our entire cultivation and endure the pain of sacrifice! I absolutely don't trust humans! Who knows if they are deceiving us!"
Hearing these words, both the Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor's faces grew ugly, and inwardly they both thought, "This is going to be difficult!"
If they all refused to believe, then Huo Yuhao, being human, would definitely not be able to leave this place alive!
Just as the ferocious beasts were about to continue their discussion, a middle-aged man slowly stepped forward and said coldly, "Enough!"
Upon uttering these words, all the ferocious beasts quieted down…
Huo Yuhao, hearing this voice that actually made all the ferocious beasts shut their mouths, looked up at the figure in front with shock and said, "A human... A human? No, definitely not!"
With such a terrifying soul beast aura, he couldn't possibly be human.
He could only be someone who had transformed through powerful cultivation!
The middle-aged man was none other than the strongest entity in the Aquipeia Forest at the moment, Di Tian!
Di Tian's crimson eyes stared at the Ice Emperor and the Skydream Ice Silkworm, demanding to know, "Ice Emperor, and you, is everything you have said the truth?"
A tremendous oppressive force swept towards them, and even though at this moment they had become Spirit Souls, they still felt a terrifying sense of suffocation…
The Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor looked at each other before saying, "It's the truth!"
Di Tian withdrew his oppressive aura, his crimson eyes turning to Huo Yuhao and asking in an icy tone, "Human, what is your soul power rank?"
Huo Yuhao, trembling slightly upon hearing Di Tian's question, struggled against the pressure to release his Martial Soul, and then, the four Soul Rings at his feet slowly rose…
Huo Yuhao spoke with difficulty, "Four… forty-sixth level!"
Di Tian's eyes suddenly sharpened before he asked, "Bear Lord, your lifespan limit must be approaching within a few years, right?"
The Bear Lord replied with an ugly expression, "Yes, in three years!"
Di Tian's words were filled with undeniable force, "Then it's settled. When this human breaks through to the rank of a Soul King, you'll try that method to become his Spirit Soul!"
The Bear Lord, staring at Huo Yuhao's Soul Rings, retorted angrily, "I refuse! This weak human is not worthy of my sacrifice."
No sooner had he finished his sentence, the Bear Lord's massive body was struck hard, a mouthful of blood spewing forth as he was flung backwards…
Di Tian's cold eyes watched the Bear Lord, surging with an overwhelming intent to kill…
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
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