The sudden voice made Ditian slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted, and together with Bijie, who was beside him, they turned and respectfully knelt in the direction the voice came from.
"Your Highness, you're awake?"
By the lake, space rippled slightly, and a stunning Young Miss slowly stepped out of the spatial distortion.
The Young Miss's skin was fair and translucent, her silver hair cascaded like snow, reaching her waist, and her amethyst-like eyes were deep and ethereal, devoid of any Impurities.
Her tall figure exuded a sense of elemental purity and coolness as she slowly approached the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"Elder Sister!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's panic lessened considerably upon seeing the newcomer, and it affectionately nuzzled her.
The Young Miss said nothing, merely raising her hand slightly and gently stroking the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head. Her movements were gentle, but her gaze remained calm.
"Your Highness, the Auspicious Beast's Luck has been stripped by the Plane's Will, and you have also awakened. What exactly is this…?"
Ditian maintained his bowing posture, his tone filled with respect and inquiry.
The Young Miss's petting motion paused slightly, and a ripple of emotion flashed in her eyes.
Raising her gaze, she looked into the distance, as if piercing through endless space, towards the Sun Moon Empire.
"As early as a year ago, there was already a large-scale upheaval in the distribution of Luck, and at that time, I had already awakened."
Her tone was calm, her voice clear and tranquil, "It was just that at that time, it was more of a redistribution of Luck within humanity by the Plane's Will, so I didn't pay much attention.
"But this time, the scope of the Plane's Will's Luck distribution is too broad, directly encroaching upon the share of Luck belonging to our Spirit Beast race. I cannot stand idly by."
The large golden cat paused slightly, but seemed to sense something, and suddenly spoke, "The stripping of my Luck has stopped now… but the Luck on me is only about half of what it was, and…"
The vertical eye on its forehead flickered with a strange light, and it unconsciously directed its gaze in the same direction as the silver-haired Young Miss's.
"…I seem to vaguely feel that the general direction where my lost Luck has gathered… seems to be over there."
Gu Yuena was silent for a moment, understanding already dawning in her heart.
The Plane's Will was making a desperate gamble, stripping the Luck of the original Children of Luck among humans and the Spirit Beasts to focus on cultivating a new, more promising Child of Luck.
But… was it necessary?
This was a division of Luck, not like dividing a cup of water, where if you weren't satisfied, you could pour it back and re-divide it.
After each division of Luck, the Plane's Will would weaken to a certain extent. If it were taken advantage of, it would be a devastating disaster.
Unless… a thought naturally and calmly surfaced in the silver-haired Young Miss's mind.
—This newly born Child of Luck possesses the Aptitude sufficient for the Plane's Will to gamble everything on cultivating, and precisely because of this, the Plane's Will bestows upon him an almost doting favor.
The silver-haired Young Miss said nothing, but a sense of curiosity uncontrollably arose in her heart.
She looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion affectionately rubbing against her palm, and a ripple appeared in her purple eyes, but it quickly settled.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly spoke,
"Ditian, if I am not here, then you will govern the Star Dou Great Forest."
Ditian looked up, his eyes filled with astonishment: "Your Highness?! You…"
The Young Miss merely glanced at Ditian indifferently, then her gaze calmly turned to the distant sky.
"Not now… It's just that the thought has temporarily arisen."
The light in her eyes flickered slightly, and ripples appeared in the Young Miss's gaze.
Able to make the Plane's Will go all out? Truly… curious… Just as a certain Dragon King Young Miss was hesitating whether to contact this newly born Child of Luck, the actual person on the other side was tallying his spoils of war.
Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu Hall of Worship secret chamber.
"During this time, Ming'an has relied on Elder Ilieks's care."
"Mr. Kong, you flatter me. Ultimately, if not for Ming'an, I would probably be dead by now…"
"Elder Ilieks, there's no need to be modest. If not for Elder Ilieks this time, I'm afraid Ming'an and I would have been in grave danger!"
"It's not modesty, but what I should do…"
Kong Ming'an, standing to the side, watched his two super-senior elders humbly praise each other with a hint of helplessness, shaking his head with a slight smile, not interrupting.
Calming his thoughts, Kong Ming'an continued to tally the gains from this assassination.
Firstly, the most direct gain — two Divine Beasts!
Although Da Ming and Er Ming's strength was generally displayed, their essence as Divine Beasts was undeniable!
Their blood, bones, muscles, and even Soul structure were all excellent research materials far surpassing ordinary 100,000-year Spirit Beasts!
Even, these things might contain Divine Rank mysteries, possessing immeasurable value for his Body Cultivator and Spell Cultivator systems!
More importantly, these were also renewable!
This was much more useful than a Soft Bones Rabbit breeding base!
In addition, there was a most important hidden gain: the protection and attention from the God of Destruction.
The God of Destruction's promise was much more credible than that of a certain pure and unblemished God King. At this moment, for him, the direct threat from that pure and unblemished God King was greatly reduced.
Under the God of Destruction's nose, that God King would absolutely not dare to easily resort to underhanded tactics again, which gave him valuable time for free development.
With this greatest threat removed, he could also be a little more assertive.
For example, "slightly" targeting the Clear Sky Sect, which no longer had its Great Sect Master and Second Sect Master. That shouldn't be too much, right?
He never denied that, at certain times, he was actually quite petty. If there was a grudge, it had to be repaid.
Additionally, the plans concerning Shrek could also be a bit more aggressive. He was very interested in Tang San's mother, or rather, that ancient golden tree… As he pondered, Kong Ming'an suddenly looked up at his own elder, who was exchanging cultivation experiences with Ilieks.
"Grandpa, for the next All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Soul Dueling Competition, can I be one of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's participants?"
Kong Deming paused at the words, looking slightly surprised.
"Why do you suddenly want to compete?"
He had just experienced an assassination not long ago, and then he suddenly proposed wanting to compete… He really couldn't understand his grandson's thought process anymore.
"Isn't it said that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has been the runner-up for ten thousand years? I thought I'd try to remove that title, just to clear my head."
Clear his head?
Kong Deming looked at his grandson, but he couldn't believe his grandson's motive was so "simple."
However, after a moment, Kong Deming still nodded, "Alright, I'll arrange this matter, but regarding the selection of people to protect you…"
"Just have Elder Ye follow me. If even Elder Ye can't stop them, I'll just call for people… oh no, I should say, call for a Divinity."
Kong Ming'an showed off the mark of the God of Destruction's trial on his palm, his tone incredibly relaxed.
Kong Deming sighed helplessly, but nodded, no longer saying anything.
Although he didn't clearly hear the subsequent conversation between his grandson and that Divinity, he did clearly hear that Divinity's last sentence—
"If you don't become a Divinity within thirty years, then honestly come back and inherit the God Position."
A Divinity personally saying such words… He seemed to have less reason to worry about his grandson than about others.