Wang Lin woke up with an ache in his head. The first thing he saw after waking was a lady with emerald green hair looking at him closely with curiosity. The lady was holding the Terror Bear cub, cuddling it in her arms.

"You are awake. Here I was thinking you wouldn’t wake up for another day," said Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan spirit beast with 570,000 years of cultivation.

"I don’t think that’s the problem here. What is a human doing in the most dangerous area of the forest? Wait, I can understand you speak," said Wang Lin in surprise, realizing he could comprehend Bi Ji’s language—a fact that could only be possible if the big silver dragon wasn’t lying about his ability to learn languages instantly.

"You are a silly dragon. No human would ever dare to come here; they’d only venture here if they had a death wish. If you misunderstood after seeing me in this form, you should know that a spirit beast can transform into a human after crossing 100,000 years of cultivation," said Bi Ji.

"So, you are a spirit beast too. Can I learn how to transform into a human form? Wait, where is the big silver dragon I saw before?" asked Wang Lin.

"Shush! Don’t ever call the Lord a big silver dragon again, especially in front of Di Tian. You’d be in a lot of trouble if he heard those words," said Bi Ji.

"Why shouldn’t I call her a big silver dragon? Who is this Di Tian?" asked Wang Lin.

"The Lady is the god of our spirit beasts, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. Di Tian is the beast lord of all the beasts on the Douluo Continent—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon," said Bi Ji.

"So, the big silver dragon is some kind of leader of spirit beasts, and Di Tian is her subordinate," said Wang Lin.

"You’re doing it again! If Di Tian hears you being disrespectful, you’ll be in a world of pain," said Bi Ji.

While they were talking, they heard a rumbling sound. A big, burly man approached them, each step causing the ground to shake.

"Is this the intruder that trespassed in the Core Lake? Sigh, Di Tian grows softer every year. If it were me, I’d have already spit out this little dragon’s bones," said Xiong Li, the Dark Gold Terror Bear spirit beast with 460,000 years of cultivation, the second strongest of the Ten Great Savage Beasts after Di Tian.

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"Lady, who is this fat man?" asked Wang Lin to Bi Ji.

"What did you say, little lizard?" said the Bear Lord in fury, walking towards Wang Lin.

"This is the Bear Lord, a Dark Gold Terror Bear. He is one of us," said Bi Ji to Wang Lin.

"Xiong Li, you know Di Tian wouldn’t be pleased if he knew you attacked the dragon. Did you forget what the Lord said about protecting the dragon?" said Bi Ji.

"Do you think I’d be scared if Di Tian was upset? If anything, I’m looking forward to fighting him. I’ll leave this lizard alone this time because you’re pleading for him. Where did this bear cub come from?" said Xiong Li, asking Bi Ji as he looked at the sleeping Dark Gold Terror Bear cub of the same species as him.

"Oh, the bear cub? I brought it here," said Wang Lin.

"Where is the mother bear?" asked Xiong Li seriously.

"The mother bear? It should be dead. Wait, where are the things I dropped when I fed the bear cub?" said Wang Lin as he looked towards the shore where he had left the storage bag. He quickly sprinted over, collected the items, and sprinted back.

"Lady, do you know what this claw-like thing is? It seems to have dropped from the mother bear," said Wang Lin as he showed the external claw soul bone of the Dark Gold Terror Bear.

"You lizard! You dare to kill one of our own kind?" roared Xiong Li in fury as he dashed towards Wang Lin with his full momentum.

The Bear Lord collided with Wang Lin, throwing him into the mountain. As he flew through the air, Wang Lin reoriented himself, landed on the ground with his legs, and took off into the sky, releasing Darkness Missiles toward the Bear Lord.

The Darkness Missiles hit Xiong Li without causing much damage. Wang Lin hovered in the air, thinking he was safe, which proved to be a mistake as the Bear swung his claws. The attack tore open the space around Wang Lin, creating tears in the air.

Wang Lin was quick enough to escape most of the attack, but a small part of it grazed him, leaving a gash on his abdomen. Blood leaked from the wound as he fell to the ground.

The Bear Lord didn’t stop. After the Sky-Splitting Claw, he roared, making Wang Lin’s head ring with pain and causing him to drop from the air.

The Bear Lord caught the falling Wang Lin, pinned him to the ground, and raised his claws to strike. Before he could, a fist struck the Bear Lord straight in the face, sending him flying.

"Xiong Li, it seems you’ve forgotten who the beast lord of the Star Dou Forest is," said Di Tian as he walked toward the Bear Lord, who had already recovered and gotten back up.

Both Di Tian and Xiong Li began to fight, causing shockwaves in the air as they released their most potent attacks—Xiong Li with his Terror Claws and Sky-Splitting Claw, and Di Tian with his Dragon King Claw technique, bestowed by the Dragon.

While they were fighting, Bi Ji, holding the Terror Bear cub, came to Wang Lin and placed her hand on his wounds, releasing a halo of green light to heal him.

"I warned you to watch what you say. Look at what’s happened now. It’s prudent that you control your mouth," said Bi Ji.

"Who is the one fighting the Bear Lord?" asked Wang Lin, looking at both Xiong Li and Di Tian as they exchanged blows.

"It’s the beast lord Di Tian, the one we were talking about before—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon," said Bi Ji.