Zi Ji stared at Xue Tianyu's eight red and one gold soul ring configuration, then shifted her gaze to the Dragon Binding Rope.
That rope was completely suppressing Di Tian's cultivation!
It had an absolute restraining effect on all dragon-type soul beasts!
This was a suppression from the very source of their bloodline.
At this moment, Bi Ji beside her also revealed her true form.
Jade Swan!
In an instant, the combined aura of the four great fierce beasts surged throughout the Star Dou Forest.
All the soul beasts in the vicinity instantly recalled the terror of being dominated by the fierce beasts.
They scattered and fled!
Very quickly, within a hundred miles of the four fierce beasts, not a single soul beast remained.
As their auras spread, far away on the other side of the Star Dou Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming both looked up in the direction of the disturbance.
Their eyes were filled with heaviness.
"These fierce beasts… What's gotten into them today?" Da Ming sighed.
"Yeah, with them releasing their aura like this, the soul beasts in the forest won't have peace for the next few days." Er Ming shook his head helplessly.
Ever since they had broken through to the 100,000-year level, the outside world had always referred to them as the kings of the Star Dou Forest.
But they themselves knew that the true ruler of this forest was someone else.
Deep in the Star Dou Forest, there was a place they did not dare to approach lightly.
Terrifying fierce beasts resided there.
They were the true masters of the Star Dou Forest.
Compared to those beasts, their own strength was insignificant.
That was why they had never dared to venture too deep.
If they accidentally provoked those beings, they would be finished.
Feeling the immense pressure from the four fierce beasts, they could only shrink back.
…
At this moment, Zi Ji, as the only pure-blooded dragon among the four fierce beasts, stepped forward to represent them.
She didn't look at Di Tian or Bear Lord but instead locked eyes with Xue Tianyu.
Since both Di Tian and Bear Lord had already fallen, then the one they truly needed to be wary of was this human.
At the very least, this man and the two women behind him were not ordinary.
"What do you mean by this?"
Xue Tianyu smiled indifferently. "Nothing much, just here to meet your master."
Zi Ji's expression changed slightly.
Their master had been hiding here to recover her injuries—how could an outsider possibly know?
How did this human learn of it?
Suspicious, she glanced at Di Tian and Bear Lord.
"Sigh… Here's what happened."
Seeing Zi Ji's expression, Bear Lord immediately knew what she was thinking.
He let out a bitter laugh and finally explained the entire situation, starting from his trip to the Sunset Forest, all the way to Xue Tianyu's battle with Di Tian.
Zi Ji froze for a moment, her gaze turning odd as she glanced at Xue Tianyu and the two women behind him—Xue Di and Bing Di.
She hadn't expected these two to also be fierce beasts.
And they weren't far off from Di Tian's level.
Now that Bear Lord had been crippled and had no will to fight, and with their strongest fighter, Di Tian, being restrained and unable to do anything…
How could the four of them possibly win against two fierce beasts who were close to Di Tian's level?
Not to mention, there was also a human with formidable strength.
Zi Ji exchanged glances with Yao Ling, Scarlet King, and Bi Ji.
It seemed that fighting Xue Tianyu wasn't an option.
So what should they do?
"We have conflicts with humans, but Xue Di and Bing Di are soul beasts," Bi Ji whispered.
"This human seems to be very close with Xue Di. He might be a trustworthy human."
"Trustworthy…"
Scarlet King's three heads examined Xue Tianyu carefully.
"That's true."
"If he had ill intentions, we would probably be looking at Bear Lord and Di Tian's corpses by now."
Yao Ling found that reasonable as well. "How about we let Bi Ji go back and report the situation? See if our master is willing to meet this human."
Zi Ji sighed.
They couldn't win a fight, and they had hostages in the other party's hands—this was their only option.
"Be prepared," Zi Ji said in a low voice to the other three. "If our master decides to fight, we need to rescue Di Tian immediately."
"Understood."
Bi Ji nodded, then turned to Xue Tianyu and said, "Wait here, I'll go ask for our master's decision."
"Go ahead."
Xue Tianyu nodded.
Bi Ji returned to her human form, then turned and entered the core area.
…
"Hm?"
Gu Yuena looked curiously at Bi Ji, who had returned sooner than expected.
"Why are you back so soon?"
From the time the four fierce beasts left to Bi Ji's return, not even half an hour had passed.
"Master, we didn't get far before we ran into Bear Lord and Di Tian."
Bi Ji sighed. "But they're in trouble."
"Trouble?" Gu Yuena asked. "What kind of trouble?"
"A human, accompanied by the two great fierce beasts of the Extreme North, wants to meet you."
Gu Yuena was stunned.
A human and two fierce beasts?
That was a bizarre combination.
Under normal circumstances, how could a fierce beast possibly travel alongside a human?
"What is their relationship like?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.
"They seem quite close," Bi Ji replied.
"Is that so…"
Gu Yuena's interest in this human was piqued.
"In that case, let him in."
She wanted to see this human for herself.
"Yes."
Bi Ji let out a sigh of relief.
If Gu Yuena had refused, they would have no choice but to fight.
Without Di Tian's combat strength, they really had no idea how they could win.
Unless Gu Yuena was willing to fight.
Now that Gu Yuena had agreed to meet the human, it was the best possible outcome.
But they still couldn't let their guard down.
If the conversation went badly, a fight could still break out.
Bi Ji then walked back out.
"Our master has agreed. You may enter."
She exchanged a glance with Zi Ji and the others, signaling them not to act recklessly, then spoke to Xue Tianyu.
Xue Tianyu had expected Gu Yuena to meet him, so he wasn't worried at all.
However, when Xue Di and Bing Di followed him toward the core area's teleportation barrier, Bi Ji reached out and stopped them.
"Our master is only willing to meet this human. Please do not make things difficult for us."
"How can that be? What if you're trying to lure Tianyu into a trap?" Bing Di objected.
Xue Di also frowned.
Their resistance caused the surrounding atmosphere to grow tense once again.
Among all these fierce beasts, the one with the calmest expression was actually Xue Tianyu.
"Aunt Bing, Aunt Xue, I'll be fine, don't worry." Xue Tianyu chuckled. "Just wait for me here."
"Really?"
Bing Di looked at him suspiciously.
"Really." Xue Tianyu nodded seriously.
"In that case, we'll wait for you here."
Xue Di thought for a moment, then decided to respect his choice.
With his strength, he would hardly be in danger.