Di Tian's brows furrowed slightly as he carefully observed the three humans sitting cross-legged on the ground, the confusion in his heart growing deeper.
Di Tian could naturally tell that the Lord's state after awakening was clearly not good. But what surprised him was that the Lord did not choose to continue sleeping and recuperating, but instead remained in a conscious state.
If it were to protect the safety of the Auspicious Beast, it would make sense. After all, the Auspicious Beast, like the Lord, was one of the most important existences in the Star Dou Great Forest.
But...
Having him come to monitor a few humans was clearly beyond Di Tian's understanding.
Especially after monitoring them for a while and finding nothing special about these three humans, Di Tian was even more perplexed.
As a super Vicious Beast of 890,000 years, Di Tian was well-informed and naturally recognized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit held by one of the three humans. With his perception, he could also clearly sense a human Titled Douluo guarding them from the shadows.
But these... didn't seem to be reasons enough for the Lord to demand he monitor them.
A mere Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a mere Titled Douluo, was not worth his or the Lord's attention.
The human with the Red Dragon Spirit was even less worth mentioning.
The only one he couldn't quite pin down was the male who hadn't revealed his Spirit from beginning to end.
A pair of golden eyes suddenly fell upon Ao Yao, a sharp glint flashing deep within them.
A spirit power level roughly equivalent to a human Spirit Ancestor... exceptionally young, perhaps he could be called a peerless Genius among humans, but... it didn't seem like anything extraordinary?
Di Tian took a helpless deep breath.
If that fellow Bear Lord knew that the great Di Tian had gone to the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest to monitor a few humans whose highest spirit power was only Rank 40, he would probably double over laughing, wouldn't he?
But at the thought of the Lord's instructions, though helpless, Di Tian sighed softly and continued his surveillance.
After a quiet hour passed, Ning Tian finally slowly woke up.
Having absorbed the spirit ring and reached Rank 31 spirit power, Ning Tian stood up and gently patted her skirt. A faint smile instantly blossomed on her delicate face as she turned to look at Ao Yao sitting nearby.
"I've finished absorbing it."
Seeing this scene caused the smile on Wu Feng's face to instantly stiffen.
In the past, whenever Xiao Tian finished absorbing a spirit ring, the first person she shared it with was always her. But now, after absorbing the spirit ring, Xiao Tian actually looked at Ao Yao first!?
Why!
I was clearly here first; whether it was accompanying Xiao Tian as she grew up or protecting her in battle... our relationship should have been as solid as gold, so why did everything change after Ao Yao appeared?
"Congratulations, congratulations. Looking at you, the effect of this third Spirit Ability should be quite good, right?"
After spending two days together, the relationship between Ao Yao and Ning Tian had become much more familiar, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy with a word of congratulations.
Ning Tian smiled and nodded, not keeping him in suspense. She just gave a playful wink and then spread her hands.
An exquisite, glowing pagoda suddenly manifested in Ning Tian's palm.
"Seven Treasures turn to Glazed Tile; Third: Attack."
Seeing this, Ao Yao wasn't surprised.
As an ancient Sect with a Legacy of ten thousand years or more, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had long ago developed a set of Spirit Abilities most suitable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Aside from the seventh ring's Spirit Avatar, the first six rings were Strength, Speed, Attack, Defense, Soul, and Increase; there were basically never any surprises.
If Ning Tian's third Spirit Ability wasn't this, that would be the real rarity.
"Congratulations, Xiao Tian."
Seeing Ning Tian finally turn her head to look at her, Wu Feng forced a smile onto her face, though no matter how one looked at it, the smile seemed a bit strained.
"I also have to thank you, Xiao Feng. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to kill this Spirit Beast so smoothly. When you reach Rank 30, we'll come to the Star Dou Great Forest again."
Ning Tian didn't notice Wu Feng's strained smile; her entire attention was focused on Ao Yao.
She remembered that Ao Yao's goal was to take the Opportunity belonging to Huo Yuhao, that thing called Electrolux's Divine Sense fragment.
Although she didn't know what it was, since she already considered Ao Yao to be her most suitable partner, she naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him.
Ning Tian paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "As for now, there's still some time before Shrek Academy's enrollment, so we don't need to be in a hurry."
"Besides... I sense a wave of spirit power fluctuations nearby. Why don't we go take a look?"
Although Ning Tian's reason for staying in the Star Dou Great Forest seemed a bit flimsy, Ao Yao didn't think too much about it—he was just looking for a reason to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest anyway. Since Ning Tian brought it up herself, how could he overthink it?
[Although I don't know why Ning Tian isn't in a hurry to go to Shrek Academy, this is clearly a good thing for me. And those spirit power fluctuations ahead don't seem very strong... maybe, the famous scene is right ahead!]
"Let's go, let's take a look."
Ning Tian gave Ao Yao a playful wink and took the lead, leaping out and heading straight for the source of the spirit power fluctuations.
?
Did Ning Tian just give me a wink?
You really have to say, a Ning Tian who hasn't been gender-swapped into a man indeed has quite some beauty.
A thought flashed through Ao Yao's mind, and he immediately followed behind Ning Tian.
Wu Feng's footsteps paused slightly, but she didn't have time to think further. Only wanting to protect Ning Tian, she quickly followed as well.
Before long, the group arrived at a patch of bushes.
Parting the bushes, what met their eyes was an ape-like Spirit Beast. Its entire body was covered in brownish-yellow fur, its arms were unusually long, its claws had sharp nails, and its mouth revealed menacing teeth.
It looked quite extraordinary, but in reality, this was just a very common Wind Baboon.
And a ten-year Wind Baboon at that.
Standing opposite the Wind Baboon was a thin young Spirit Master. He looked to be about the same age as the three of them, dressed poorly, and his appearance had no special distinguishing features, except for those eyes which looked quite determined and bright.
Seeing this scene, Ao Yao couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Searching high and low only to find it without any effort!
It really is this famous scene!
The famous scene where a ten-year Wind Baboon almost solo-killed Huo Yuhao, who narrowly defeated it to become the future God of Emotion!
"Uh... this seems to be just a ten-year Wind Baboon. I didn't expect someone could actually be in a heated battle with a ten-year Wind Baboon."
"No, it doesn't seem like a heated battle. That guy looks like... he's about to be killed."
Wu Feng and Ning Tian spoke one after another, the corners of their mouths twitching in unison.
This guy is a bit too pathetic, isn't he?
Really... so weak, so weak!
How can someone be this weak?