I raised demonic beasts in Douluo Continent, which shocked Gu Yuena.

This time, it was the Silver Dragon King's turn to be surprised.

"This tree seems to have gained sentience."

The Silver Dragon King's tone carried a hint of uncertainty.

After all, in her perception, the tree in front of her had at most a cultivation level of one or two hundred years, which was far from meeting the conditions for developing sentience.

To put it bluntly, such a hundred-year-old plant-type soul beast could be easily killed by any ordinary adult with tools.

"Junwu, greet the Silver Dragon King," Bai Yuan suddenly said with a smile.

The Silver Dragon King looked up at the tree and immediately heard a slightly timid female voice say, "Tree demon Mu Junwu greets Your Majesty."

Mu Jun didn't call him "Master" because she was once a soul beast herself, something etched deep within the bloodline of all soul beasts.

The Silver Dragon King was stunned for a moment. She could clearly sense that the sound just now came from this tree, and that Bai Yuan was not trying to scare her.

"She...she really gained sentience? How did she gain sentience?" The Silver Dragon King's originally calm purple eyes now burned with intensity as he stared at Bai Yuan, his words stammering.

Most soul beasts, even those that reach ten thousand years old, can only be compared to ordinary human children in terms of intelligence. Only a very few rare soul beasts can possess intelligence comparable to that of ordinary humans at the age of ten thousand years.

Now, a tree that can develop intelligence in a hundred years has appeared here, and it seems there is a method to achieve this. If the method can be popularized, it can be said that almost all soul beasts will be able to develop intelligence.

The Soul Beast race will become a race with intelligence no less than that of humans. How could the Soul Beast Lord not be excited by something that could change the fate of the race?

Bai Yuan felt a little uneasy under the Silver Dragon King's gaze, and he answered truthfully, "It was my eldest disciple who cultivated inside for several years, and Jun Wu then gained sentience."

"How many years did your eldest disciple cultivate inside?" The Silver Dragon King seemed somewhat disappointed, thinking that this was probably an isolated case.

Besides, even if it's not an isolated case, how many years does a human have? How many soul beasts could Bai Yuan's eldest disciple awaken intelligence in his lifetime?

The Silver Dragon King went inside.

Immediately, she noticed something was wrong.

"Bai Yuan, did you bury a 100,000-year-old soul beast underneath?" the Silver Dragon King asked in a slightly deep voice.

Bai Yuan, who had just walked in, felt a sudden jolt in his heart, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "It is a 100,000-year-old soul beast that has undergone a rebirth."

The Silver Dragon King stared at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan smiled and looked at him, showing no sign of weakness, and said that he would return Xiao Wu right now.

After a long silence, the Silver Dragon King said, "Give her to me."

Bai Yuan shook his head and said, "Those who rebuild their soul beasts can be said to no longer be soul beasts. They will eventually become completely human and try to seize that sliver of opportunity to become gods."

"Moreover, I believe that after so many years, there must have been some soul beasts who successfully ascended to godhood after rebuilding their souls. However, they should have already colluded with human gods in the god realm and no longer care about the lives of your fellow beings, right?"

The Silver Dragon King fell silent.

Over the years, she has indeed witnessed many 100,000-year-old soul beasts rebuilding themselves, and some of them have even become gods.

Bai Yuan said no more. He had said those words because he could tell from Xiao Wu's indifference to the life and death of soul beasts after she became a god.

"Take me to meet your eldest disciple and the auspicious beast." The Silver Dragon King ignored Xiao Wu.

Bai Yuan smiled and said, "Bai Yu, Qiu'er, come down here for a moment. The Silver Dragon King wants to see you."

A short while later, two beautiful young girls came down.

In an instant, the Silver Dragon King determined which beast was the auspicious creature.

She wasn't surprised that the auspicious beast had already taken human form; instead, she turned her gaze to the little girl holding Wang Qiu'er's hand.

"Lotus Demon Bai Yu greets Your Majesty."

Bai Yu bowed slightly in greeting.

"Qiu'er, the King of Auspicious Beasts, greets Your Majesty."

Wang Qiu'er followed suit and learned from him.

"Lotus Demon?" The Silver Dragon King finally noticed the similarity between Bai Yu and Mu Junwu's self-designations.

The Silver Dragon King said, "Since you address me as your master, are you a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast who has cultivated again, or a ferocious beast that has survived two heavenly tribulations and transformed into a human?"

The Silver Dragon King discovered that he couldn't see through Bai Yu's true form. However, judging from her apparent age, if she was a newly cultivated soul beast, then she had just transformed into human form.

However, Bai Yu's strength was not enough to match that of a newly transformed soul beast, but if it were a ferocious beast that had survived two heavenly tribulations, Bai Yu's aura was far inferior.

This has completely baffled the Silver Dragon King.

Bai Yu glanced at Bai Yuan, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping her, shook her head and answered truthfully, "My lord, I am not a 100,000-year-old soul beast who has started cultivating again, nor am I a ferocious beast that has survived two heavenly tribulations. When I was a soul beast, I only had a few hundred years of cultivation."

The Silver Dragon King stood there dumbfounded, speechless for a moment, his entire being resembling an exquisitely crafted statue, standing silently.

After a long while, the Silver Dragon King came to his senses, his beautiful purple eyes fixed on Bai Yu's wine-red eyes, and said, "You're not lying to me?"

Bai Yu shook her head, and she transformed into a blue lotus, as if carved from emerald crystal, before turning back into her original form.

The Silver Dragon King believed it. Her immense spiritual power allowed her to clearly sense that everything Bai Yu said to her was true.

But she was almost dumbfounded.

It's one thing for a soul beast that's only a few hundred years old to develop intelligence, but it can even transform into human form and possess cultivation comparable to a soul beast that's twenty thousand years old.

Suddenly, the Silver Dragon King seemed to have discovered something.

Plant-type soul beasts with hundreds of years of cultivation can not only develop intelligence and transform into human form, but also possess cultivation comparable to that of a 20,000-year-old soul beast for a short period of time.

Most importantly, unlike rebuilding a soul beast, which has extremely high requirements and will completely transform you into a human.

The Silver Dragon King suddenly turned to Bai Yuan and said, "Give me the method to train her, and name your price."

Bai Yuan smiled awkwardly.

To be honest, he never thought about fishing for the Silver Dragon King, but she took the initiative to come over and let him fish for her, and she even took the bait without hesitation.

Bai Yuan was a little worried that the fish was too big and might pull him into the water.

In other words, Bai Yuan was worried that the Silver Dragon King would use force.

However, seeing that the Silver Dragon King did not seem to be using force for the time being, Bai Yuan told the truth: "To help Bai Yu and the others awaken their intelligence and transform into human form, there was no other way but to rely on a pill called the Transformation Pill."

"Transformation Pills? How much are they? I'll take them all."

The Silver Dragon King acted decisively and without any hesitation.

Bai Yuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I don't have a single Transformation Pill left."

The Silver Dragon King stared at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan could only manage a bitter smile.

A few seconds later, the Silver Dragon King said, "How can I make a Transformation Pill? What do I need? I'll have the ferocious beasts find it for you."

A helpless smile appeared on Bai Yuan's face again.

"I don't know how to refine the Transformation Pill."

A hint of anger finally surfaced in the Silver Dragon King's eyes as he said, "Bai Yuan, I came with sincerity, are you trying to play me?"

Chapter 45 The Silver Dragon King is tempted

The Silver Dragon King's voice echoed from inside the tree.

The air seemed thick with tension, as if a new battle was about to erupt.

Bai Yu and Wang Qiu'er decisively stood beside Bai Yuan, their eyes fixed on the stunning woman before them, confronting the Silver Dragon King without the slightest fear.

The Silver Dragon King glanced coldly at the two of them and said, "It seems that after eating the Transformation Pill, just like a Soul Beast undergoing rebirth, they will transform into another race and lose the reverence deep within their bloodline."

At this moment, the Silver Dragon King suddenly no longer wanted the Transformation Pill.

Rebuilding a soul beast is a traitor among soul beasts. Eating a transformation pill and turning into a demon, doesn't that also make one a traitor among soul beasts?

Bai Yuan instantly understood the meaning of the Silver Dragon King's words. He pondered for a moment and said, "Demon beasts and soul beasts can indeed be considered two different races. However, if all soul beasts were to become demon beasts, then demon beasts would naturally no longer be traitors to soul beasts."

Rebuilding a soul beast requires too much skill and is unlikely to be widespread, but becoming a demon beast is a different story.

The easiest way is to take a Transformation Pill and then cultivate a technique. A more complex way is to live in spiritual energy for decades or even centuries, until one's own intelligence awakens and one transforms into a demon beast.

If one person or a group of people change, it can be called betrayal, but if all the soul beasts turn into demon beasts, it will not be betrayal.

A dangerous glint flashed in the Silver Dragon King's beautiful eyes as she said, "Do you want the Soul Beast race to perish, do you want to completely devour the Soul Beast race?"

Bai Yuan was startled by the Silver Dragon King's words.

He hurriedly said, "Silver Dragon King, please don't talk nonsense."

A cold smile appeared on the Silver Dragon King's beautiful face. "Then I'd like to hear how you plan to explain this."

Bai Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He said, "Both demonic beasts and soul beasts are transformed from non-human species, so they are essentially from the same source."

Without hesitation, the Silver Dragon King retorted, "Rebuilding a Soul Beast and a Soul Beast are of the same origin."

Bai Yuan continued nonchalantly, "Silver Dragon King, as the ruler of all soul beasts, shouldn't you at least think about your people?"

A hint of doubt flashed in the Silver Dragon King's purple eyes.

"Didn't I think about my people?"

Bai Yuan said, "For a soul beast with good talent to awaken its intelligence, it would take at least ten thousand years. For those with less favorable bloodlines, it would need at least one hundred thousand years of cultivation before their intelligence could be compared to that of an ordinary human. Am I right?"

The Silver Dragon King nodded slightly.

Even true dragons need a thousand years to develop intelligence comparable to that of ordinary humans; other soul beasts are far inferior to true dragons.

Bai Yuan continued, "That's good. Now I'll tell you, if ordinary plants and animals become demon beasts and cultivate for ten years without a transformation pill, they can possess intelligence no weaker than that of ordinary humans. Do you believe it?"

The Silver Dragon King paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

Without the Transformation Pill, can one cultivate for ten years and possess intelligence no weaker than that of an ordinary human?

This is more than a hundred times faster than the speed at which a true dragon develops its intelligence.

Bai Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Silver Dragon King, I think you understand that, just from this point of view, your refusal to let your people become demon beasts means you're not thinking about them, are you?"

The Silver Dragon King's delicate body trembled slightly. She had turned her people into demonic beasts, and they would be able to awaken their intelligence in ten years.

If she doesn't allow it, her soul beast subjects will take at least ten thousand years to develop intelligence, and they will have to take countless detours.

But if all the soul beasts were to turn into demon beasts, then the soul beast race would be essentially wiped out!