Huo Yuhao shook his head dizzily, sitting on the ground in a weakened state.
These memories are... Thinking this, he couldn't help but look at the similarly dazed Three-eyed Golden Lion.
As the eyes of the boy and the beast met in the air, both felt their minds tremble slightly.
No one knew that Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye martial soul had changed from its original pair of eyes to three...
Furthermore, he had obtained most of the Three-eyed Golden Lion's memories. It was fortunate his mental power was strong enough; otherwise, 15,000 years of memories would have been enough to overflow a human's Spiritual Sea.
Just as he was about to speak, the Silver Dragon King's cold, noble voice drifted over.
"...You've worked hard, Auspicious Beast. Go and rest for now."
The Three-eyed Golden Lion said nothing. She only gave Huo Yuhao a deep look before closing her eyes and crouching on the ground as if falling asleep.
She truly needed to digest the memories and the massive Life Force transmitted from Huo Yuhao.
The Silver Dragon King sat in the air at a slightly higher elevation, elegantly crossing her slender, jade-like legs and swinging them back and forth—causing Huo Yuhao to reflexively avert his eyes.
But the instinct of a male creature is frustratingly persistent; the more one tries to avoid looking, the more one actually wants to see.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, trying to let his gaze pierce the layer of silver light surrounding the Silver Dragon King, but he still couldn't see clearly.
No... that wasn't entirely true. When that third eye appeared, he seemed to be able to make out an exquisite silhouette.
"...What do you intend to do with me?"
"First, explain to this King the current state of that bug and tortoise inside your Spiritual Sea."
She was asking about Soul Spirits? But...
Recalling what the Skydream Ice Silkworm had told him about its past experiences, Huo Yuhao's voice grew colder. "There seems to be no need to explain that to you, right? After all, in your eyes, they are merely food, discarded by you high-level soul beast authorities."
Though matters within the soul beast race were not for a small human like Huo Yuhao to interfere with, since the Skydream Ice Silkworm and the Golden Tortoise had become his Soul Spirits, he had an obligation to protect them.
Even though he might provoke the being before him, he was confident that she would not kill him.
The Silver Dragon King pulled back her legs and stepped down from the air, arriving in front of Huo Yuhao.
"This is your only chance to live. Even if you are the Son of the Plane, I can still kill you if I'm willing to pay a price. Don't forget that the residual soul on your body has not fully recovered."
Seven-colored halos of blue, red, green, yellow, white, black, and silver flickered around her. Without showing how she did it, a suffocating feeling spread through Huo Yuhao's body instantly. He felt as if all the elements in heaven and earth were ostracizing him, even the water and thunder elements that had been intimate with him before.
The earth element beneath him pulled at him violently. Huo Yuhao's legs gave way, and he slumped to the ground.
With his line of sight lowered, he naturally caught sight of certain beautiful views...
The Silver Dragon King clearly noticed where Huo Yuhao's eyes were focused and retreated half a step in displeasure.
"It seems I should gouge your eyes out..."
Just as the words left her mouth, the Silver Dragon King froze in place. The vertical eye of the seemingly sleeping Three-eyed Golden Lion had shot out a beam of pure white light, landing on her.
The "Elemental Devour" the Silver Dragon King had been exerting vanished instantly. As if she had just undergone a massive ordeal, Huo Yuhao could hear the sound of her gasping for breath.
["You can also try and see exactly how high a price I'd have to pay to finish you off..."]
The voice was devoid of emotion, but its casual attitude made cold sweat soak the Silver Dragon King's back.
It wasn't the Planar Will. It was the God King who had given the Ultra-Divine Artifact to the Auspicious Beast!
Could it be that this boy was not just the Son of the Plane, but also the successor of that God King?
Yet, she felt no trace of a divine inheritance on the boy... What kind of god provides neither a Divine Position nor a Divine Artifact during an inheritance, and instead just offers empty words?
The sensation left as quickly as it had arrived. Soon, the vertical eye on the Three-eyed Golden Lion's forehead closed, as if nothing had happened.
Huo Yuhao looked dazed at the still-sleeping Three-eyed Golden Lion, forced himself up, and wiped his mouth. "It seems my luck is truly good. Senior, do you think we can have a proper talk now?"
"..."
Having suffered successive setbacks, the Silver Dragon King pouted unhappily. Finally, she softened her attitude. With a wave of her hand, the earth churned, and a soil table and two chairs appeared before them.
The Silver Dragon King sat down first and signaled for Huo Yuhao to do the same. "Sit. You should understand that even if you personally mean no harm, humans are the most unwelcome group in the world of soul beasts."
Possessing the Dragon God bloodline, backed by a God King, and being the Son of the Plane—these identities made him worthy of her courtesy.
Huo Yuhao sat only on the edge of the chair so he could flee at any moment.
"I am self-aware in that regard. Therefore, regarding this trip to the Star Constellation Great Forest, I can say with a clear conscience that I have not harmed a single soul beast."
The Silver Dragon King nodded silently. "So... can you tell me now exactly what state that big bug and tortoise are in?"
Huo Yuhao did not answer, merely shrugging, his voice still carrying a hint of hostility. "I heard from Brother Skydream that nearly half of its energy essence was absorbed by a certain being in the Star Constellation Great Forest even more terrifying than the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. If I'm not mistaken, that would be you, Senior?"
["Hey, Yuhao, is now the time to be saying that?!"]
The Silver Dragon King fell silent for a moment, but because her face was obscured by silver light, Huo Yuhao could not see her expression.
Her pleasant voice dropped several degrees in temperature, sounding significantly more impatient.
"What exactly are you trying to say!"
Huo Yuhao shrugged, turning his gaze toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
"While soul beasts always say humans are the ones who hurt them most deeply, what I've seen on this road is mostly soul beasts killing each other for food and territory... Of course, it is the same in the human world."
"How should I describe it? Are members of the same kind always the best at dealing with their own?"
"..."
Now it was the Silver Dragon King's turn to be silent. She understood Huo Yuhao's meaning.
The number of soul masters who died at the hands of humans was certainly greater than those who died in the mouths of soul beasts; the same logic applied to the soul beast world.
The bug she viewed as mere food was getting along quite well with a human... No matter how she looked at it, she didn't seem to have a standing to interfere in their lives.
With great difficulty, the Silver Dragon King spoke:
"Regarding that, I... am sorry."