During the remainder of the holiday, the various affairs of the Axis Cult proceeded in an orderly manner.
The research team led by Dr. Da Mu established contact with the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and officially launched a series of groundbreaking studies. Could Soul Beasts Cultivate through Cultivation Techniques? Could they transform directly into human form without reaching a hundred-thousand-year cultivation level? Or, could the process of re-cultivation be shortened in some way? Once Breakthroughs are achieved in these subjects, they will completely change the fate of the Soul Beast race.
Dr. X and Dr. Dayou also actively participated. They studied the physiological structure and energy operation of Soul Beasts from a deeper level, hoping to gain inspiration to further refine the research on artificial spirit rings and artificial Spirit Bones. After all, Soul Beasts themselves are the best research samples.
Meanwhile, Furina was also trying to help Ye Guyi find more traces of Evil Soul Masters.
Unfortunately, their luck wasn't great. Those Evil Soul Masters usually hid extremely deep; when they actually wanted to find them, not even a few decent ones showed up. Occasionally discovering a few small fry was of negligible effect for the current Ye Guyi, whose Martial Soul had evolved and whose strength had greatly increased; it didn't even count as a warm-up.
Ye Guyi wasn't in a hurry either, she just continued to Cultivate diligently every day, patiently waiting for an opportunity.
Wang Dong and the others were concentrating on their Cultivation within the Axis Cult. In their spare time, they would go to the Soul Arena to participate in actual combat, and sometimes they would spar and exchange ideas with Xiao Huohuo and others from Jianan Academy. Both sides went back and forth, with wins and losses on each side, and everyone benefited greatly.
The days passed like this, one by one, fulfilling and peaceful.
Until there were only a few days left of the holiday, an unexpected visitor suddenly arrived.
Di Tian.
Furina sat face-to-face with Di Tian. Neuvillette stood beside her, acting as a silent and reliable guard as always.
And beside Di Tian sat a blonde girl.
The girl had exquisite features and a haughty temperament, with long golden hair falling like a waterfall. Furina took one look and understood in her heart; this appearance actually bore a few points of resemblance to Wang Dong when he restored his female attire.
Furina spoke first, her tone carrying a bit of surprise: "I didn't expect you to come looking for me, Di Tian, and in human form at that. Fortunately, you hid your aura, otherwise it would have caused quite a bit of trouble for my side."
Di Tian nodded slightly, his expression calm: "That is only natural. I also don't want to attract too much attention and cause trouble for myself, or for you."
He paused, his tone taking on a hint of helplessness: "Although... I am indeed about to cause you a bit of trouble."
Furina's gaze fell upon the blonde girl beside him, the corners of her lips curling up slightly: "Is it because of her?"
Di Tian nodded and turned to look at the girl: "Introduce yourself to Pope Furina."
The blonde girl stood up and gave a graceful, generous bow to Furina.
Her movements were elegant with a hint of innate pride, yet they didn't make one feel she was being rude; it was a kind of confidence belonging to a superior.
"Hello, Sister Furina!" Her voice was crisp and pleasant, carrying a vitality unique to young girls, "My name is Gu Qiuer! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Furina's heart was certain.
Gu Qiuer—wasn't this the Wang Qiuer from the original work? It was just that because she hadn't met Huo Yuhao and hadn't experienced those events, she had changed her name and also her image.
Di Tian explained from the side: "You have likely guessed it. She is the Auspicious Beast of our Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
He sighed, his tone full of an old father's helplessness: "She wanted to come out and play, and I really couldn't talk her out of it. I figured that only your place is relatively safe and can put my mind at ease."
While speaking, his gaze inadvertently swept over Neuvillette.
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