[As soon as the little dragon spoke, its cute appearance completely ruined its somewhat dangerous aura.]
[However, the crowd didn't pay attention to such trifles.]
["It has completely turned into the darkness attribute."]
[Yu Yuanzhen stepped forward and rubbed the little dragon's head; the icy touch was completely different from the slightly warm touch of its former Light Attribute form.]
[Regardless, Yu Yuanzhen felt that he would really like the little dragon during the summer.]
["The attribute has changed, but what about the Spirit Abilities?"]
[The Grand Elder standing nearby followed up with a question.]
["I'll give it a try."]
[As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang activated his First Spirit Ability. A pitch-black longsword condensed in his hand, and he swung it to slash at the surrounding flowers and grass.]
[The slashed plants withered visibly to the naked eye.]
[Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly unleashed his Third Spirit Ability, opening his Radiant Domain.]
[In an instant, a pitch-black Domain centered on Yu Xiaogang's body and spread out in all directions.]
[A cold and icy sensation washed over them. Yu Yuanzhen and the others subconsciously frowned; this feeling was not very comfortable.]
[Yu Xiaogang also felt the change in the Domain, but before he could carefully sense it, he noticed that there was an additional person within his Domain.]
["Who's there?!"]
[Yu Xiaogang looked up at the tree and saw ARou, who was propping up her chin with a look of someone watching a show.]
["Xiaogang, this is ARou. She is a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Spirit Beast."]
[Only then did Yu Yuanzhen remember that he had been so focused on his son's Spirit Ability that he had completely forgotten about ARou.]
["A Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Spirit Beast?!!"]
[Yu Xiaogang gasped and then looked at Yu Yuanzhen and the others with a shocked expression.]
[Why did a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Spirit Beast appear by our side in the time it took me to absorb a single spirit ring?]
[And it's one thing for a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Spirit Beast to appear, but why can you all interact with her so calmly, Father?]
[That's a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Spirit Beast! Shouldn't they normally avoid humans?]
[Yu Yuanzhen saw Yu Xiaogang's confusion and shock.]
[So, he quickly told Yu Xiaogang about ARou's appearance and the subsequent proposal for cooperation.]
["A great war involving four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts... as long as Father helps them, we can get at least one Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone..."]
[For a moment, Yu Xiaogang didn't know what to say.]
[It was just the time it took to absorb a spirit ring, so why did it feel like he had skipped a huge chunk of his life?]
["Then, did you agree, Father?"]
[Yu Xiaogang asked. While speaking, he stole a glance at ARou.]
[He had always heard that a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast could transform into a human to Cultivate again, and now he had finally witnessed it.]
[His experience had suddenly increased.]
["Not yet. I'm currently inclined to agree, but before I do, I still want to hear your opinion."]
["You know that the brains of our group are quite rigid. Perhaps you can think of something different?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen acted as if everything was up to him, making Yu Xiaogang wonder if his father really thought he was brilliant.]
[Or was he simply trying to silently Cultivate his ability to handle affairs so that he could take over the Sect's matters as soon as possible in the future?]
[Yu Xiaogang had seen his father scratching his head in frustration over Sect matters more than once at home.]
[So Yu Xiaogang was certain that his father definitely had the intention of retiring early.]
["I have to be on guard."]
[Yu Xiaogang secretly made up his mind.]
[However, now was not the time to be on guard. A great war involving four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts would translate to a massive melee at the Titled Douluo level in the human World.]
[There was no room for carelessness.]
["Let me think... a Moon Devouring Azure Wolf with support and healing abilities, a nearly eighty-thousand-year Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf under its command, a nearly sixty-thousand-year Blazing Fire Wolf, fifty-thousand-year Gale Wolves and Moon Shadow Wolves, and a bunch of thirty-thousand-year wolves."]
["If that Moon Devouring Azure Wolf's support ability is decent, then the actual combat power of the wolf pack would have to be raised by at least twenty thousand years or more on average."]
["And on this lady's side, there are three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts: the Spirit Void Rabbit, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Sky Azure Bull Python."]
["If a battle breaks out, the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf would basically face either the Sky Azure Bull Python or the Titan Giant Ape."]
["With the support of the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf, the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf would also have the ability to fight against a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast."]
["So, Father and the last Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast would face the remaining wolf pack?"]
[Yu Xiaogang nodded. If arranged this way, it was indeed reasonable. As long as the wolf pack was quickly dealt with and his father and the others were free, solving the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf wouldn't be a problem.]
[But soon, Yu Xiaogang frowned because he had discovered a problem.]
["If my father isn't counted, where did the three of them get the confidence to drive away the wolf pack?"]
[Using the same method of distributing combat power as before, the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf and the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf would face the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.]
[So, ARou would face the remaining wolf pack alone? A wolf pack that was buffed by the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf and was being continuously healed during the battle?]
[Yu Xiaogang didn't believe she had this capability.]
[The Spirit Void Rabbit was good at life-saving, but its combat power was not that strong.]
["Perhaps it's her Rank suppression?"]
[To be cautious, Yu Xiaogang looked up at ARou.]
["May I ask what your Soul Power Rank is?"]
["Rank ninety-two, not very high."]
[ARou didn't understand why Yu Xiaogang asked, but she still answered truthfully; she was being very sincere.]
["Rank ninety-two, plus two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts."]
["Not only did they defeat the Hundred Thousand Year Moon Devouring Azure Wolf's pack, but they also made a vengeful Spirit Beast like the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf not dare to act for decades."]
["And finally, she has the confidence to drive away the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf's tribe..."]
["If there's nothing hidden in this, I'll give you my head to use as a ball!"]
[Yu Xiaogang was quite certain that ARou's side definitely had hidden combat power.]
[They could consistently defeat the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf's tribe but were not enough to kill them.]
[Then this hidden combat power was likely a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast with a very strong Bloodline but insufficient years.]
[Or perhaps there was another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, but its combat power was far inferior to the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.]
[Regardless, Yu Xiaogang was inclined to give up on this cooperation.]
[After all, you say you're full of sincerity while hiding your key combat power. Is that sincerity?]
[Who knows if that hidden accomplice is planning to launch a sneak attack after the battle is over and assassinate my father, who helped you win?]
["Father, I think we shouldn't get involved in the affairs of Spirit Beasts."]
[Yu Xiaogang looked at Yu Yuanzhen, the meaning in his words being clear: he was rejecting the cooperation.]
[As Yu Xiaogang's voice fell, before Yu Yuanzhen could even speak, ARou on the tree became anxious.]
["Don't! Do you think the rewards are too little? We can negotiate further!"]
[Hearing ARou's slightly anxious words, not only Yu Xiaogang, who had already figured it out, but even Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder, who were inclined to cooperate, could tell something was wrong.]