Douluo Continent: Contract with Gu Yuena, Start by Slaying Tang Shenwang

At Bai Xuan's suggestion, the soul beasts gathered at the Lake of Life began to scatter to avoid the commotion.

Tang San knew that the underground space was not safe and had not gone there before.

There's no point in them hiding; it's safer for them to spread out.

Some of the soul beasts that were still in the underground space were also summoned and ordered to disperse.

"You stay."

Bai Xuan suddenly spoke, his gaze falling on a tortoise walking with several soul beasts.

This is more accurately called a hawksbill turtle, a type of tortoise that is rarer than ordinary turtles. Its entire body appears to be cast in gold, making it look even more precious and extraordinary.

The golden tortoiseshell felt the gaze directed at it and knew that it was probably referring to itself. Not knowing why, it felt inexplicably guilty and pretended not to hear, continuing to follow the several enormous 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

Gu Yuena frowned, following Bai Xuan's gaze, and locked onto the golden tortoiseshell. This soul beast dared to disobey her.

Just as he was about to call out to the golden tortoiseshell, Bai Xuan spoke first.

"Go kill him."

Bai Xuan looked at the three-headed Crimson Demon Mastiff and gave instructions, pointing to the golden tortoiseshell.

Red King glanced at Gu Yuena subconsciously.

"Bai Xuan's meaning is my meaning, and it must be obeyed absolutely."

"This is the last time I'm emphasizing this. If you dare to ignore Bai Xuan's words again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Gu Yuena said in a deep voice, but these soul beasts clearly hadn't taken her words to heart.

"Yes."

The Crimson King's body trembled slightly, and he immediately obeyed the order, his fierce gaze locking onto the golden tortoiseshell.

The golden hawksbill turtle was immediately terrified and instinctively sped up to escape.

"Stop him."

Even while still receiving treatment, Di Tian spoke up and gave orders to the several 100,000-year-old soul beasts surrounding the golden tortoiseshell.

Roar roar roar—

The simultaneous response of these spirit beasts left the golden hawksbill turtle, which was trying to escape, with nowhere to run.

The Crimson King pounced and pinned the Golden Tortoise Shell down firmly.

The golden hawksbill turtle instinctively wanted to resist, but managed to restrain itself.

He knew his own limitations perfectly well; resistance was absolutely useless. He might as well submit and apologize, so that he might not really lose his life.

"Your Excellency, have mercy! Your Majesty, have mercy! I didn't know you were calling me, that's why I didn't stop. I didn't mean to offend you."

The golden hawksbill turtle retracted its head into its shell and said in a fearful tone.

"Are you treating us like fools, Red King? Teach him a lesson."

Gu Yuena said in a deep voice, clearly standing firmly on Bai Xuan's side and wanting to make her stance clear.

"Yes."

The Red King nodded and tapped the golden tortoiseshell repeatedly.

His thick tortoise shell absorbed most of the impact, but he still suffered some damage and was in great pain.

"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

The golden tortoiseshell kept begging for mercy, adopting a very humble posture.

Facing his master and a host of soul beasts, he dared not be defiant.

Gu Yuena ignored him, looked at Bai Xuan, and pleaded in her own words:

"This golden hawksbill turtle is considered a half-destiny soul beast, and its numbers are rare. It is quite remarkable that it has cultivated for tens of thousands of years. If possible, please spare its life."

Seeing Gu Yuena speak to Bai Xuan so politely, even somewhat humbly, the soul beasts were astonished and became even more aware of her extraordinary nature.

He wondered to himself, could this be a human form of a dragon clan powerhouse of the same level as the Lord?

"Since I said I was going to kill him, I don't want to go back on my word. Do you want me to?"

Bai Xuan looked at Gu Yuena and asked calmly.

All the spirit beasts fell silent, not daring to make a sound.

Everyone stared at Gu Yuena, wanting to know her attitude.

Only the golden tortoise was crying and begging for mercy, filled with regret. If only it had known Bai Xuan was so ruthless, it wouldn't have pretended not to hear.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hesitated, wanting to plead for the Golden Tortoise, after all, it was also a spirit beast of destiny.

But when she looked at Bai Xuan, she couldn't speak; she felt an instinctive sense of awe.

Seeing that Bai Xuan was serious, and especially that his words were meaningful, Gu Yuena did not hesitate any longer and immediately said to the Crimson King, "Kill him."

The tone was serious and left no room for argument.

Whether or not he kills the golden tortoise is not important; what is important is that he needs to establish his authority.

If all the other spirit beasts followed the example of the Golden Tortoise Shell and ignored his words, then there would be no need for him to stay in this forest.

For her, choosing between Bai Xuan and the golden tortoiseshell was not a choice, but a necessity.

"Spare me, spare me, my lord! I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

The golden tortoiseshell struggled violently, filled with regret.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Red King killed the golden tortoiseshell.

The golden tortoiseshell struggled and resisted, but to no avail; it was no match for the Crimson King.

Especially with the help of other 100,000-year-old soul beasts, the commotion of killing him was minimized.

Even with its head tucked inside its shell, the golden hawksbill turtle was doomed, and a blood-red spirit ring floated out.

Upon seeing the color of this spirit ring, Gu Yuena frowned slightly. She had actually misjudged it; this was actually a golden tortoiseshell with over two hundred thousand years of cultivation, its rarity comparable to that of Di Tian and Xiong Jun.

However, she had no regrets whatsoever. Even if the golden tortoise shell was millions of years old, she would still firmly choose Bai Xuan.

She can still tell who is more valuable.

Di Tian, ​​Xiong Jun, and the other soul beasts silently stared at the corpse and soul ring of the golden hawksbill turtle, their awe of Bai Xuan growing even stronger.

They all secretly warned themselves that they must absolutely obey his orders in the future, otherwise the price might be as tragic as that of the gold and tortoiseshell.

"Draw his blood."

Bai Xuan gave the order to the Crimson King, who immediately nodded and did as instructed.

Soon, a large amount of pale golden blood from the golden tortoiseshell was lifted into the air by soul power.

Bai Xuan summoned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, grabbed her hand, and used the blood of the golden tortoiseshell to carve on his own hand.

A single, gentle stroke requires the amount of blood equivalent to a bean.

The three-eyed golden lion looked on curiously and couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

Gu Yuena also came closer, equally curious.

He wondered if they were preparing some extraordinary method again.

"These creatures, which carry the power of destiny, use their blood to inscribe 'concealment runes,' which can effectively shield their aura for easy hiding."

"Once it's properly depicted, even the perception of a god can be blocked."

Bai Xuan casually offered a couple of explanations.

Using one's own body as paper and blood as ink, this is different from ordinary talismans, yet it can achieve a similar effect.

"I see."

Gu Yuena immediately understood Bai Xuan's intention and smiled, "I knew you had a lot of tricks up your sleeve."

The other spirit beasts gradually came to their senses and expressed less resentment towards the death of the golden tortoiseshell.

If sacrificing the Golden Tortoise Shell could prevent the other Soul Beasts from being detected by the gods, then his sacrifice would definitely be worthwhile.

They deserved to die, many soul beasts thought so.

Bai Xuan quickly inscribed the "concealment talisman" for himself.

"It's my turn."

Gu Yuena extended her hand and smiled slightly at Bai Xuan.

Bai Xuan began to carve for her, followed by auspicious beasts, Di Tian, ​​Xiong Jun, and others, as the blood of the golden tortoiseshell was rapidly being consumed.

In less than an hour, the blood of the golden tortoiseshell was completely consumed, and nearly a hundred soul beasts were marked with 'concealment runes'.

The soul beasts that weren't depicted were slightly disappointed, wondering if they should kill another golden hawksbill turtle to get its blood.

The only remaining ten-thousand-year-old golden hawksbill turtle was trembling, already surrounded by soul beasts, unable to leave despite its attempts.

"Your cultivation levels are relatively weak, so there's no need to worry about the gods attacking you. Disperse for now."

Gu Yuena reassured them that there was no need to kill another golden hawksbill turtle.

The spirit beasts then dispersed.