Wang Dong'er and the others' gazes fell upon the Emperor Auspicious Beast standing before them. Although the Emperor Auspicious Beast didn't show any hostility, they didn't dare to relax in the slightest.
Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi'er also remained vigilant. The four of them spread out in a fan shape, which allowed them to communicate with the Emperor Auspicious Beast without hindrance while being able to respond to any sudden situations immediately.
The Emperor Auspicious Beast seemed to sense their tension, but it didn't mind. It just tilted its head and asked again in its crisp voice.
"What are you doing in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Training."
Wang Dong'er glanced at the Emperor Auspicious Beast and then answered. There was no need to hide such a thing.
"Training?"
The Emperor Auspicious Beast blinked, its eyes filled with confusion.
It had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for countless years and had seen numerous humans come here to hunt Spirit Beasts, but it truly had no concept of the word "training."
However, it didn't dwell on it for long and quickly tossed the question aside. Its gaze fell back onto Wang Dong'er with a hint of curiosity.
"What is that silvery-white thing you were sitting in?"
"Not long ago, I saw many of you humans flying over the Star Dou Great Forest in that thing, and it was very fast."
Wang Dong'er was slightly startled and turned her head to exchange glances with Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi'er.
What the Emperor Auspicious Beast was talking about should be their Soul Guided Car. This was the spirit transportation tool the school had given them. They hadn't expected that their entire journey from the school to the Star Dou Great Forest had been watched by the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
However... facing the Emperor Auspicious Beast's question, the four of them looked at each other, all feeling a bit hesitant.
Should they take out the soul guidance car to show the Emperor Auspicious Beast?
What if this fellow got excited and swatted it with a paw, flattening the car?
Wu Changkong and Teacher Shen Yi had said that if the Soul Guided Car was destroyed, it would cost them a lot of Contribution Points. They had finally saved up a few Contribution Points; they wouldn't lose them all here, would they?
However... if they didn't take out the Soul Guided Car, it was hard to say what might happen next. After all, the development of events was truly unexpected.
They hadn't even entered the core area yet, but they had encountered such a powerful Spirit Beast. Moreover... the Emperor Auspicious Beast was extremely important to the Spirit Beasts, so there would definitely be Spirit Beasts protecting it closely. Once the Spirit Beasts capable of protecting the Emperor Auspicious Beast arrived, the four of them wouldn't be able to escape even if they wanted to.
For now, the Emperor Auspicious Beast indeed seemed to have no ill intent; there was only pure curiosity in those golden eyes, without a hint of ferocity.
Furthermore, they held no malice toward Spirit Beasts. When they encountered the Iron-Horned Rhino earlier, Xi'er had only repelled it without killing it.
Wang Dong'er took a deep breath, and the scales in her heart finally tipped.
"Alright, I'll show you."
She raised her wrist, and with a flash of light from her Storage Soul Tool, an entirely silvery-white Soul Guided Car appeared out of thin air on the clearing, quietly hovering half a foot above the ground.
The Emperor Auspicious Beast's eyes instantly lit up. It stepped forward and circled the Soul Guided Car again and again, occasionally touching the body of the car lightly with its claws, feeling the cold metallic texture.
Of course, the Emperor Auspicious Beast didn't use much force. After all, while human things looked high-tech and were unlike anything it had seen before, they were likely as fragile as humans themselves.
When Wang Dong'er and the others saw the Emperor Auspicious Beast touching it directly, their hearts leaped into their throats, fearing that the Soul Guided Car would be wrecked right before their eyes in the next second.
"Is this your human invention?"
Its voice carried a hint of wonder.
"You humans really have many strange and quirky inventions. I remember that you humans can only fly after reaching a certain level of strength, but I didn't expect you could fly using this kind of thing now."
The Emperor Auspicious Beast's eyes were full of interest.
"What is this thing called?"
"This is called a Soul Guided Car; it's a type of transportation from our academy."
"Soul Guided Car..."
The Emperor Auspicious Beast repeated the name and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
It looked at the Soul Guided Car a few more times before withdrawing its gaze and focusing back on Wang Dong'er. Those golden eyes suddenly became a bit more serious.
"By the way."
"I've observed you several times. Every time, you were brought to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest by two people, and then in the morning, they would take you up into the sky. What is up there in the sky?"
The Emperor Auspicious Beast gestured with its claws, describing it vividly, even mimicking the movements of Da Ming and Tai Tan grabbing Wang Dong'er to move her.
"I was going to school back then."
Wang Dong'er scratched her head and spoke sheepishly, not having expected that her embarrassing moments had been seen by the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
"Going to school?"
The Emperor Auspicious Beast blinked; this term was even more foreign to it.
It had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest year-round and had never left this land, knowing very little about the concepts of human society.
Of course, the Emperor Auspicious Beast could be said to long for the human World, especially since it had been tempted several times, only to be caught and brought back by Chi Wang.
"Going to school is... going to a place to learn knowledge, to Cultivate, and to learn how to become stronger."
Wang Dong'er explained in words as simple as possible.
"In the academy, we learn Spirit Abilities, combat techniques, how to cooperate with companions, and also Forging, Spirit Tools, Mechas... many things."
The Emperor Auspicious Beast looked completely bewildered. What were all these things? Of course, even though it was bewildered, the Emperor Auspicious Beast understood in its own way: school was a place to learn more things.
Then, it turned its head and looked at Xiao Xiao, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xi'er.
"What about you guys? Are you also going to school?"
Xiao Xiao nodded, a gentle smile appearing on her face.
"Yes, we are all classmates, studying at the same academy."
The Emperor Auspicious Beast's gaze swept over the four of them, the curiosity in its eyes growing even stronger.
A glint of interest flashed in its eyes, as if it wanted to know more about this academy.
Right at that moment—
A terrifying aura erupted from the distance without any warning!
That aura was violent and blazing, and the presence it emitted was quite terrifying. Even from a distance, Wang Dong'er could clearly sense the other party's power—their strength was definitely over two hundred thousand years!
"Auspicious Beast! Where are you?!"
A gruff voice came from deep within the dense forest, shaking the leaves so that they rustled and fell, and making the branches tremble slightly.
Hearing this voice, the Emperor Auspicious Beast couldn't help but think to itself that things were bad; that fellow Chi Wang had actually found it again.
In the next instant, Chi Wang's figure appeared within their sight.
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