The Golden Lion King was the first one to exclaim his thoughts. Everyone expected an abnormally powerful soul cultivator, one that was a Soul Emperor at the very least.Â
âEveryone, this is the Crafting Schoolâs rumored disciple of Zi Jin, Bai Yunfei. Itâs all thanks to him our problems were resolved.â
The Bloodhowl Wolf King called attention back to himself. âBai Yunfei, these are the allies of my clan. Gathered here today are the violet-eyed dragons, the frost magihawks, the azure-winged bats, and the golden lionsâŚ.these are their respective leaders, the Violet Dragon King, the White-browed Hawk King, the Azure-winged Bat King, and the Golden Lion KingâŚâ
âThis one is Bai Yunfei. Itâs an honor to meet everyone here todayâŚâ Bai Yunfei clasped his hands together in greeting.
The only soulbeast Bai Yunfei heard of was the Violet Dragon King since she was one of the Eight Soulbeast Rulers. There were far too many powerful soulbeasts for the soul cultivator world to pay attention to and learn about. Many of the soulbeasts didnât even bother coming into contact with soul cultivators, so it was possible that they were totally unheard of.
And that was the problem with why there was such a thing called the âEight Soulbeast Rulersâ. A designation like this was only applicable for the soulbeasts known to the soul cultivator world and completely disregarded any other soulbeasts of note, like the peak late-stage class seven White-browed Hawk King and Golden Lion King. They were stronger than even the Black Dragon King and the Twin Winged Kings and yet werenât a part of the Eight Soulbeast Rulers
âThe disciple of Zi Jin?!â
Several of the soulbeasts raised an eyebrow. The Golden Lion King raised both. Zi Jinâs name was a known one to the Soulbeast Forest.
âBig brother BloodhowlâŚâ He spoke, âheâs the reason why the Golden Roc King and Wind Ape Kingâs clans were destroyed?! By himself?! Youâre kidding. The Golden Roc King was an early-stage class eight soulbeast. Even if you defeated the Wind Ape King, thereâd be no way for this one to defeat the Golden Roc King by himself. Didnât you say there were others? Where are they?â
Bai Yunfei smiled in response to the Golden Lion King. âAs senior Lion King says, itâd be impossible for me to defeat the Golden Roc King by myself. My victory over him was because of an invaluable âhelperâ of equal strength.â
âOh? Of equal strength you say? A Soul Emperor? Who is it?â
Bai Yunfei waved his hand, âHim!!â
A flash of golden light appeared in front of everyone as a giant figure materialized into the real world with a stunning aura!
âThatâsâŚthe Demon-eyed Tiger King!! But how!?â
Everyone realized who this person was at once. In just a second or two after the Demon-eyed Tiger King appeared, the Golden Lion King was already voicing his shock.
âThe Demon-eyed Tiger King was captured by the Beast Taming School two hundred years ago! He shouldâve been turned into a soulbeast puppet, howâŚâ
He was already coming to the conclusion that Bai Yunfei was someone from the Beast Taming School, but the thought felt extremely wrong to him. Growing silent, he narrowed his eyes and stared at Bai Yunfei to wait for an explanation.
âThe Demon-eyed Tiger King is indeed still a soulbeast puppet. In fact, he was turned into a medium for the Beast Taming Schoolâs headmaster, Lin Dongxiao, to use. I destroyed the part of his soul in the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâs body and took the Demon-eyed Tiger King away from him. A soul armament of mine allows me to control the Demon-eyed Tiger Kingâthatâs the reason why I was able to win against the Golden Roc King.â
âWhat?! A medium for the Beast Taming Schoolâs headmaster?! And you fought with him, destroyed that soul aspect, and then took control of the Demon-eyed Tiger King?!â
It was an explanation, but the soulbeasts only felt more confused after listening to him.Â
âHow did you manage to do all that?!â Demanded the Golden Lion King.
âMore importantlyâŚhow are you even able of controlling the Demon-eyed Tiger King?!â The beginning of something hostile started to stir in the Golden Lion Kingâs eyes. If this person in front of him was capable of controlling the Demon-eyed Tiger KingâŚdidnât that mean he wasnât any different than the beast tamers?!
The Violet Dragon King and the other soulbeasts all had the same look in their eyes as well.
Bai Yunfei knew this question was inevitable. âAs I said before, I have soul armament that allows me to control the Demon-eyed Tiger King, but please donât misunderstand me. I have no intentions of being anything like the beast tamers. Me controlling the Demon-eyed Tiger King was something that couldnât be avoided at the timeâŚ.â
Still sensing the hostility in the air, the Bloodhowl Wolf King opened his mouth to speak, âI will vow on my life to guarantee Bai Yunfeiâs words. He is nothing like the beast tamers, please be at ease.â
A vow like that? What an exaggeration!
Again, everyone gave a disbelieving look at the Bloodhowl Wolf King. It was especially rare to see that he would endorse a soul cultivator of all people so heavily.
âPlease sit, Bai Yunfei.â The wolf king gestured to him.
Bai Yunfei was still standing in the middle of the hall since the Golden Lion King had been interrogating him from the start. Nodding in thanks to the Bloodhowl Wolf King, Bai Yunfei strode to the seat next to the Golden Lion King. Hong Yin hesitated for a brief moment, wondering if he should return to the wolf clanâs side, but in the end he decided to sit beside Bai Yunfei.
âMay you please begin to tell us how you kille the Golden Roc King, Wind Ape King, and beast tamers, Wolf King?â The Azure-winged Bat King asked.
âIâve nothing to hide, senior Bloodhowl, not even the Core Stone and Soul Sealing Mandate. If these people are friends of your clan then Iâll trust them as well.â
Bai Yunfeiâs voice spoke into the Bloodhowl Wolf Kingâs mind.
The only sign that the Bloodhowl Wolf King gave in recognition of Bai Yunfeiâs words was a quick glance over to him before he nodded. âVery well then, allow me to explain the story.â
And so the story began with the Bloodhowl Wolf King explaining everything from the very start. Spellbound, every single soulbeast drank in the words of the wolf in silenceâŚÂ
âSo you used the Demon-eyed Tiger King to surprise and incapacitate the Beast Taming Schoolâs Soul Emperor? Haha! Youâve got a nice brain on you, youngster! I approve!â
The first to speak was the Golden Lion King. He was filled with laughter and praise for Bai Yunfei over what he did to Duan TianqingâŚÂ
âThe Soul Sealing Mandate and Core StoneâŚtwo Regalias are on his personâŚ?â
The Azure-winged Bat King was thinking to himself, shocked about hearing of Bai Yunfeiâs possession over two RegaliasâŚÂ
Waiting a bit for everyone to get over their shock, Bai Yunfei smiled. âThere is a matter of business Iâd like to discuss with everyoneâŚâ
âOh? What is it?â The Golden Lion King asked.
âWhat is everyoneâs opinion of the Beast Taming School?â
âThe Beast Taming School?â The Golden Lion Kingâs eyes narrowed with hatred. âWhy mention them? Our clans will one day exterminate that damnable school, just you wait!!â
âIndeed. I abhor the Beast Taming School as well.â
Bai Yunfei nodded in agreement. âThenâŚhow about we exterminate the Beast Taming School once in for all?â