Back in the real world, Bai Yunfei was traveling by himself towards the northern parts of the forest.
He was crossing over into the class seven area when Bai Yunfei narrowed his eyes at the sudden presence of something. Turning around, he looked off to the west.
He could sense a very powerful aura rapidly approaching!
âIs it the clan of the bloodthirsty wind ape or the four-winged golden roc?â Bai Yunfei asked himself. The auras were powerful and numerous, so they had to be the Beast Taming Schoolâs âhelpâ. In the end, Bai Yunfei decided to teleport away from the place.
âWe donât have much time to prepare, the Beast Taming School has already sent a wave out to attack the wolf clan.â
Bai Yunfei flew quickly through the skies. He used up a decent amount of soulforce teleporting everywhere, so it was better to use the Heavenâs Thunder right now. Furthermore, this mode of transportation would allow him the potential opportunity of meeting someone from the wolf clan so he could ask for directions.
But it didnât seem like there was any soulbeast in the forest. It was probably as Wind Slicer said and that all the class six soulbeast and stronger were gathered together.
âEh?!â
From the corner of his eyes, Bai Yunfei spotted several streaks of light flying rapidly from the direction to his left.
âWolf clansmen, maybe?â He thought as he flew close to meet them.
The closer the two got, the more Bai Yunfei was able to tell from their aura. There were four of them, one being Wind Slicer, and the other three were far stronger. Bai Yunfei could tell they were Soul Kings.
âThis aura isâŠâ Something about one of the Mid-stage Soul Kingâs aura felt familiar to Bai Yunfei.
âBig brother Hong Yin!!â
The four of them werenât close enough for Bai Yunfei to see their faces, but Bai Yunfei knew the owner of this aura was definitely Hong Yin!
But that wasnât everything. There was another familiar aura. âHaha!â He laughed, âThe thunderfire wolf! Heâs become a class seven!â
He couldnât hold back his excitement now. Stowing away the Heavenâs Thunder, Bai Yunfei teleported the last remaining distance over to the incoming four straight away.
His sudden teleportation came to the four as a shock and nearly saw to them colliding with him, but they managed to avoid collision and stop in front of each other in time.
To the left was Wind Slicer. Beside him was a tall and strong middle-aged man. To his side was a handsome young man dressed in silver. And on the right was ashen-faced male with short hair.
âBig brother Hong Yin!!â
Bai Yunfei joyfully called out to the man in silver robes. This person was Hong Yin! Ten years went by since their last meeting, but Bai Yunfei could see that Hong Yin looked the same still.
âBai YunfeiâŠit really is you!â Hong Yin could hardly believe his eyes right now.
âIt is!? Bai YunfeiâŠdid youâŠ.did you already become a Peak Late-stage Soul King?!â The gray-robed male next to Hong Yin cried out right after. Like Hong Yin, this person seemed quite excited.
âThunderfire!â Bai Yunfei smiled, âItâs good to see you againâŠyouâve become a class seven I see.â
This person was the humanized form of the thunderfire wolf!
He once was the soulbeast puppet of a beast tamer. Fate would have him stay that way until Bai Yunfei wrested control of him with the Beast Taming Ring and removed the slave seal. Eventually, the thunderfire wolf regained its sentience and had actually enabled Bai Yunfei to form his lightning companionseed.Â
After their paths parted at the Crack in the Sky, the thunderfire wolf was able to return home to his clan. Then after the years that went by, the thunderfire wolf was finally able to become a class seven.
âHaha, do you remember me then, little brother?â
The next to speak was the sturdy-looking man to the left of Hong Yin.
âHm? YouâreâŠâ Taking a second to look at the man, Bai Yunfei noted the powerful elemental lightning coming from within his body.
âAh! Youâre the Lightning Wolf King!!â
This was the Lightning Wolf King he met once before!
âOh? So you remember me, then?â Laughed the Lightning Wolf King, âWhat memory you have, brother, haha!â
âYunfei, I heard the rumors say that you died three years agoâŠâ Hong Yin asked.
âHaha, I know, the world really did think I was dead.â Bai Yunfei smiled, âItâs a long story, so Iâll tell you about it another timeâŠbut right now we should head back to the camp. I sensed the Beast Taming Schoolâs help coming already. They should be ready to strike soon so Iâd like to confer with the rest of the people gathered and see what we should do.â
âOh?! The bloodthirsty wind apes and the four-winged golden rocs are already here?!â A grim expression appeared onto Hong Yinâs face. âVery well then, letâs make our return! Iâll bring you to see my father!â
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On their way back to the camp, Hong Yin couldnât help but ask, âYunfei, I heard from Wind Slicer that you had multiple companions with you, where are they now?â
âOh, theyâre in the Core World.â
âThe Core World?!â Hong Yinâs eyebrows flew to the top of their head. âThe rumors also said that you had the Core Stone and Soul Sealing Mandate, I justâŠI didnât think they were true!â
âThey are, both of those Regalia are within my possession.â
âMy myâŠâ Hong Yin clicked his tongue, âOh, Wind Slicer also said that you went to the Beast Taming Schoolâs camp to save someone. Did youâŠ?â
âTheyâre saved already, haha.â
âAlready?!â Hong Yin and his companions had their eyes wide open at that. How could he have possibly saved anyone within the half day they were apart?
âBig brother Hong Yin, how many class seven soulbeasts does the wolf clan have?â Bai Yunfei asked, hoping to find a rough estimate of the power difference.
âThereâs a total of eleven class seven soulbeasts within the wolf clan. My father, the Bloodhowl Wolf King, is a mid-stage class eight soulbeast. He originally tried to become a late-stage class eight soulbeast, but the Wind Ape King ambushed and dealt a severe injury to himâŠI canât believe he, the four-winged golden rocs, and the Beast Taming School are colluding against my clan, how despicable!â
A furious ire entered Hong Yinâs eyes at the mention of his fatherâs injury.
âSo something like that happened? Then isâŠthe Wind Ape King a mid-stage class eight?â
âHe is. His clan and ours have always been in conflict. If theyâre pulling out measures like these, then itâs clear that they want to eliminate the wolf clan this time! The four-winged golden roc clanâs head is the Golden Roc King, he recently became an early-stage class eight soulbeast. Not only is he in such a rush to fight our clan, heâs even trying to ally themselves with the Beast Taming School. What a disgrace to the world of soulbeasts!â
The head of the bloodthirsty wind ape clan was the Wind Ape King and was one of the Eight Soulbeast Rulers. Ranked as one of the stronger few, the Wind Ape King had quite the name for himself as a fearsome individual. Meanwhile, the head of the four-winged golden roc clan, the Golden Roc King, was also one of the eight. He was already a part of the eight as a class seven soulbeast, but now he was a class eight.
The Eight Soulbeast Rulers was by no means a means of classifying which soulbeast was the strongest, but rather which soulbeasts were the most unique or familiar to the world of soul cultivators. But of course, strength was also a huge factor in that list.
A clan having eleven class seven soulbeasts. While very strong, this wasnât much to say in front of the enemies. If not for the mid-stage class eight Bloodhowl Wolf King, the wolf clan would probably not be considered to be super powerful.
It didnât take the group long before Bai Yunfei could begin to feel the presence of multiple powerful individuals with most of them being class six soulbeasts. Bai Yunfei could tell with his soulsense that this place belonged to the wolf clan.
âWeâve arrived.â Hong Yin pointed, âThatâs where my clan is located at.â
Following his finger, Bai Yunfei saw a tremendous mountain in the distance. The mountain point was hidden by the clouds, but Bai Yunfei could sense the presence of several very powerful individuals thereâŠÂ