Not long after, Hu Bai and his group returned to Spirit City.
The people from Blazing Academy and Divine Wind Academy were immediately arranged in a hotel within the city, waiting for the announcement, while Hu Bai, his parents, and Dugu Bo went to see Bibi Dong first.
Bibi Dong looked at the four who had returned safely and finally breathed a sigh of relief, then listened as Dugu Bo recounted the battle in detail.
This battle could be said to be a complete victory, just waiting for the Heaven Dou Royal Family to send the ransom.
However, Bibi Dong was worried, given the current situation of the Heaven Dou Empire, would they still send people to deliver the ransom?
But, she figured they wouldn't dare not pay the ransom; if they didn't, they would lose public support, which would likely greatly reduce the soldiers' willingness to fight for the Empire.
By then, the Heaven Dou Empire would truly collapse without an attack!
After Dugu Bo left, Bibi Dong looked at Xie Tian and Hu Le Yao: "What did you gain from this trip?"
"Reporting to Empress Bibidong, I was lucky this time and hunted a Ten-thousand Year Soul Beast, but Le Yao's situation is not as good. There doesn't seem to be a Ten-thousand Year Soul Beast with a spiritual attribute in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"So her ninth spirit ring absorbed a god-bestowed spirit ring given by Xiao Bai," Xie Tian truthfully stated.
Bibi Dong had anticipated this situation.
In fact, Xie Tian being able to obtain a Ten-thousand Year spirit ring and Spirit Bone was beyond her expectations.
After all, Ten-thousand Year Soul Beasts weren't common.
After the four Ten-thousand Year Soul Beasts sacrificed themselves last time, plus the Purple Winged Spider Emperor spirit ring she already had, there probably weren't many Ten-thousand Year Soul Beasts left in the Star Dou Great Forest.
In the future, if they wanted to obtain more Ten-thousand Year spirit rings, they would probably only be able to go to the Extreme North Land or the sea.
Or perhaps the largely undeveloped Extreme West Land and Death Canyon.
"Oh, by the way, a talent second only to you has recently arrived in the city. A twelve-year-old fifty-fifth-level attack system Spirit King, whose first spirit ring configuration is even above yours, being purple, purple, purple, black, black. She has already enrolled and specifically asked to find you."
Silver Dragon Spirit?
Twelve-year-old Spirit King?
And such a terrifying spirit ring configuration?
With these few pieces of information, Hu Bai roughly guessed who this person was.
Why would the Silver Dragon King, who was doing perfectly fine in the Star Dou Great Forest, suddenly come out?
"Looking for me?"
"Teacher, did she say where she came from? Why does she have such a spirit ring configuration?"
Hu Bai knew that they should have some understanding of Gu Yuena's background, otherwise, it would be impossible for such an 'anomaly' to enroll.
After all, the Materials for Body Tempering are basically monopolized by Spirit Hall now; other Spirit Masters have no way to improve their Physique.
It's not exactly a monopoly, but rather that those people aren't aware of the use of whale glue, while Spirit Hall secretly acquires whale glue that is over a thousand years old.
However, after several years of acquisition, the number of whale glues over a thousand years old on the continent is also scarce.
After all, whale glue, a substance derived from the bodies of whale-type sea Spirit Beasts, is limited in quantity.
Bibi Dong nodded: "She said she was adopted by the Vicious Beast Emerald Swan from a young age. The reason her first spirit ring could be a thousand years is because her Spirit is special, overpowering all Dragon-type Soul Beasts, and those Dragon-type Soul Beasts were willing to sacrifice themselves voluntarily."
"Also, her Innate spirit power is actually Innate level twenty, which means she was also favored by a certain God, otherwise, it would be impossible to have these ten extra levels of spirit power."
Qian Renxue was also Innate level twenty, but she knew that ten of those levels were god-bestowed spirit power. In reality, her Cultivate speed was the same as someone with Innate level ten.
The extra ten levels were merely spirit power.
Hu Bai chuckled inwardly. What 'favored by a God'? Gu Yuena herself was a God.
Although she didn't have any God Position, even with her current injuries, her strength was probably comparable to a First Level God Peak.
"The Vicious Beast Emerald Swan?"
Snow Empress's voice came from the Spirit Sea: "She wouldn't be talking about Bi Ji, would she?"
"Xiao Bai, I must warn you, although I don't know much about the Star Dou Great Forest, I do know about its several great Vicious Beasts. I even saw Di Tian before."
"But I never heard from Di Tian's mouth when Bi Ji adopted a human little girl with a Silver Dragon Soul."
"I vaguely know that above Di Tian, there is actually a master, who seems to be called... right! Called the Silver Dragon King! This little girl has problems, Xiao Bai, you must be careful."
"Truth mixed with lies is the hardest to detect," Snow Empress said coldly.
Hu Bai chuckled: "Don't worry, Snow Empress, I have this under control. She's going to great lengths to approach me, I want to see what she plans to do."
Gu Yuena never expected that before she even began to implement her plan to get close to Xiao Tian, her true identity had already been exposed.
How could she know that two Extreme North Vicious Beasts lived inside Hu Bai?
However, Hu Bai knew that since Gu Yuena had transformed into a human and come to approach him, she probably didn't have any malicious intentions.
So he didn't plan to tell Bibi Dong the truth.
Perhaps it was a preconceived notion that made him associate Gu Yuena with the title 'Lustful Dragon King'.
It wasn't that Gu Yuena was particularly lustful, but rather that some of her decisions were problematic.
If she had killed Tang Wulin from the very beginning, there probably wouldn't have been any subsequent issues.
By the time she made up her mind to kill him, she couldn't bring herself to do it anymore.
However, even if Gu Yuena had tried to kill Tang Wulin from the start, Tang Wulin might not necessarily have died, after all, he still had a contingency plan left by Tang San in his body.
However, the situation two hundred thousand years later was different from now, so he was also a bit curious about what Gu Yuena wanted to do.
Nevertheless, he vaguely had a guess in his heart. Their previous trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, which led to the sacrifice of the four Ten-thousand Year Soul Beasts, probably attracted the attention of the Vicious Beasts in the core circle.
And he had been continuously using the Power of Destiny in the Star Dou Great Forest, making it difficult for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion not to perceive it.
The Ten-thousand Year Three-Eyed Golden Lion had fifteen thousand years of Cultivation; due to its racial characteristics, its Cultivation was the same as its age.
In other words, she now also had five thousand years of Cultivation.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion probably informed Di Tian of the Power of Destiny she perceived, and Di Tian then told Gu Yuena.
And Gu Yuena sensed the aura of a Divinity on Hu Bai, which is why she didn't let Di Tian act rashly, fearing discovery by the Gods of the God Realm.
Soon, Hu Bai had more or less guessed Gu Yuena's intention to leave the Star Dou Great Forest early.
However, Gu Yuena's injuries only fully recovered two hundred thousand years later, so she should still be severely injured now, right?
Hu Bai speculated in his heart.
However, even with her injuries, her current strength was not something he could casually challenge.
But if Gu Yuena wanted to put on a show, he would play along to the end!
"Then I'll go see her."
Hu Bai said: "Teacher, all the spies among the Spirit Masters who went on the expedition have been caught, and those who earned military merits have also been recorded. I hope they can be properly rewarded, and for the deceased Spirit Masters, if they have families, they must not be mistreated."
Bibi Dong nodded: "Don't worry, I will handle all of these. Don't you want to rest first before going to the Academy?"
"No," Hu Bai shook his head: "By the way, how are my brother and Nana?"
"Both of them are working hard to Cultivate, but Nana is currently only a Spirit Ancestor. It will take at least another year and a half for her Cultivation to reach Spirit King."
Hu Bai smiled: "It's fine, I'll just slow down my Cultivation for this year and a half. Being constantly tense isn't good for Cultivation either."
"It just so happens that in a few months, Xiao Xue-jie's first trial should be over, so I'll have time to rest."
He wasn't in a hurry for this fourth trial.
He could easily pass the test of Slaughter City, even if he only used his self-created Spirit Ability, but Xie Yue and Hu Liena couldn't.
Although high-level Spirit Masters don't have too much advantage in Slaughter City and cannot use spirit power suppression on low-level Spirit Masters, only purely using spirit power and Spirit Bone skills.
However, the total amount of spirit power between a Spirit King and a Spirit Ancestor is huge.
Entering Slaughter City, a Spirit King is generally safer.
Soon, Hu Bai entered Spirit Hall Academy.
He had forgotten how long it had been since he last visited the Academy.
As soon as he entered, many people who recognized him respectfully greeted him.
"Greetings, Your Highness Saint!"
"Your Highness Saint, you've come to the Academy!"
"Your Highness Saint, you've worked hard!"
"Your Highness Saint..."
Finally, Hu Bai couldn't stand it anymore. He simply found a relatively secluded spot and used mental mimicry to make himself invisible.
"Hahaha, so you have moments of fear too," Ice Empress laughed loudly.
Hu Bai wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead: "I can't help it, they're too enthusiastic. You didn't see some of the girls, they really aren't afraid of me, Your Highness Saint."
"Knowing I have a good temper, some even tried to touch me! I feel like if my strength were a bit weaker, I'd be dragged directly into their rooms."
"They're plotting against me!" Hu Bai protested.
Ice Empress chuckled: "What, you're not happy about being popular? I've already told you, you're bound to have a lot of bad luck with romance. As you grow older, you've also blossomed, becoming even more handsome. Which girl can resist the temptation of a handsome man?"
Hu Bai teased: "What about Ice Empress? Do you perhaps like me too?"
"Pfft!"
"How could this Empress like a human like you? This Empress belongs to Snow Empress."
Ice Empress said with a proud look.
"That won't do, I only like Xiao Bai's looks," Snow Empress retorted.
"Wuwuwu, Snow Empress, how can you abandon me!" Ice Empress floated in front of Snow Empress, looking at her with teary eyes, trying to gain sympathy, without any of the demeanor a Skydream Iceworm Empress should have.
Hu Bai chuckled, shaking his head.
As he walked, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask Bibi Dong where Gu Yuena was in the Academy.
Because he rarely came to the Academy, he didn't even know where the female dormitories were.
Helpless, Hu Bai randomly grabbed someone into the nearby bushes, revealed his true form, and asked: "Tell me, where are the female dormitories?"
The young Spirit Master who was grabbed was about to release his Spirit, then saw the unique appearance of the person in front of him and immediately recognized him as His Highness Saint.
A strange look immediately appeared on his face: "Your Highness Saint, you... this isn't appropriate, is it? You want to know where the female dormitories are, but you don't need to drag me into the bushes, do you?"
"If you just shout on the road, many girls would surely be willing to take you there, or even bring you into their dormitories."
This young man had an ordinary appearance and spoke with a slight hint of sourness, but he wasn't jealous, merely expressing strong envy.
Hu Bai said helplessly: "Just tell me where it is. Do you think I don't know what you're saying? I don't want to be watched by so many people."
The young Spirit Master immediately thought that although the Saint seemed to have developed normally physically, he was actually not even 11 years old yet.
Being pursued by those older sisters like that was indeed quite troublesome.
But could he experience that kind of trouble instead!
"Your Highness Saint, you continue straight ahead, then turn left, continue walking, and then turn right, and you'll reach the female dormitories."
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
Hu Bai flashed and disappeared invisibly, leaving a thousand-year Body Tempering Pill in the young Spirit Master's hand.
This made him overjoyed; it was known that while Body Tempering Pills could be exchanged for points by students, their value was absurdly high.
If one didn't frequently do tasks, it was quite difficult to exchange for a Body Tempering Pill, let alone a thousand-year one!
"You brat, you're quite generous, throwing out a thousand-year Body Tempering Pill like that," Ice Empress teased.
Hu Bai continued towards the female dormitories and said: "I can't help it, this Medicinal Pill is probably the lowest value item I have on me."
Ice Empress:...
Given his status, it was normal for him to have some Medicinal Pill reserves, and they were all top-grade goods.
He only had thousand-year Body Tempering Pills; he didn't have any ten-year or hundred-year ones.
He couldn't use Medicinal Pills that restore spirit power as a token of gratitude, after all, Medicinal Pills that restore spirit power were much more useful to him than Body Tempering Pills.
Soon, he arrived at the female dormitory area.
However, there was a large gate in front of the dormitory area, and at the entrance, there was a female dormitory manager who seemed to be quite strong.
He probably wouldn't be able to get in.
Moreover, there were several sections of female dormitories, and he didn't know if Gu Yuena lived here.
According to Gu Yuena's talent, she should be living alone in a small apartment.
However, it should be in this vicinity. To save unnecessary trouble, Hu Bai simply took out the Fate Divine Tool directly.
"Locate the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena for me!"
Suddenly, Hu Bai's expression changed drastically. The spirit power in his body was rapidly depleting!
He quickly stopped the positioning, but in just three seconds, only one-third of his spirit power remained!
Although it was interrupted, a part of the thread of destiny was still generated, pointing to an area.
"It seems certain that this Gu Yuena is indeed the Silver Dragon King from the Star Dou Great Forest. Your previous search for Ten-thousand Year Soul Beasts didn't consume that much!"
Both Ice Empress and Snow Empress's expressions became solemn.