Chapter 341: Chapter 341

Her Wood-based Ability was released through the Hawk Perching Tree scepter, and the power of her Special Ability doubled instantly!

Si Yan excitedly withdrew the scepter and tucked it away at her waist, placing it beside She Wang’s snake scales.

Obtaining the Priest’s scepter signified that she was ready to participate in the Priest Competition.

Thinking of the Priest Competition, Si Yan was reminded of that dream vision about Jin Yao.

After reflecting on some of the suspicious aspects of it...

Si Yan softly asked, "Old Gecko, do you still remember that dream I told you about?"

Si Yan said, "In that dream, to gain recognition from my Golden Dragon Clan family, I extended my goodwill to my adopted sister Jin Yao. I gave my chance to participate in the Wan Cheng Gathering to Jin Yao. With the Wan Cheng Gathering as a springboard, Jin Yao’s reputation soared as she advanced, unstoppable. The peak of her rise was the Priest Competition."

"The Priest Competition?" Old Gecko spat disdainfully. "Her, in the Priest Competition? With her character, is she even qualified to be a Priest?"

Si Yan calmly continued, "She somehow tore open the portal to the Beast God’s Divine Temple. Though no one saw the Beast God, they witnessed the grandeur of the Beast God’s Divine Temple. Thus, she ultimately won the chance through the Wan Cheng Gathering to receive the Beast God’s inheritance."

Old Gecko reeled. What?! Wait a minute, someone forcibly breached my lair? Don’t I have any dignity?

Old Gecko immediately became anxious. "Granddaughter, slow down. Tell me slowly, what exactly happened?!"

Si Yan, not knowing all the details, gave a simple account.

Somehow, the more she spoke, the more agitated Old Gecko became.

"Why would she force her way into someone else’s home?" he fumed. "Is she a robber? Did the owner of the house welcome her? Really, now."

The more Old Gecko ranted, the angrier he got. "I’d like to see just how she broke into someone else’s palace!" he declared. "Granddaughter, you go for it, for Grandpa! We’ll summon an entire Beast God and stomp that earthworm into the ground for me!! It’s utterly infuriating! Truly, it has made Grandpa furious!!"

Si Yan looked at him with an inexplicable gaze. "Why are you so angry?"

Old Gecko was speechless. Dammit, how could I not be angry? That’s my reputation on the line!

However, Old Gecko couldn’t say it out loud; he could only hold it in. The more he held back, the angrier he got. The more he thought about it, the more incensed he became until Old Gecko was practically bristling with fury!

A bead of sweat fell from Si Yan’s forehead.

In the dream’s Priest Competition, High Priest Bai Feng hadn’t appeared. This time, Bai Feng was present, so Jin Yao probably wouldn’t win.

Si Yan had just taken a few steps when she suddenly paused. Her focus sharpened, her brow furrowed, and the relaxed atmosphere from their earlier stroll vanished.

Looking back, she rushed in that direction.

Mu Xiao followed Si Yan as she ran.

As they drew closer, Si Yan’s aura grew colder. At the sight of the female before her and the cub, she stopped in her tracks.

There stood the seemingly indestructible female Beastman Jin Yao, flanked by two male Golden Crystal Beast Husbands. One was a grey jackal Beastman. The other was a golden Tiger Beastman, resembling a North-Eastern Golden Shaded cat.

And in her hands, she coldly grasped the neck of a snow-white Sen Ran snake Beastman cub!

"Mommy!" Little Bei Ji cried out. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel⚑fire.net

"Don’t move," Jin Yao tightened her grip on Bei Ji’s neck. She looked seductively at Si Yan. "Si Yan, look. This is your cub, such a cute and tender little snake Beastman."

Si Yan said urgently, "Jin Yao, stop!"

The smile on Jin Yao’s face slowly faded, replaced by a surge of vengeful satisfaction.

"Si Yan, you really deserve to die!" she hissed. "You took my brother, killed my Beast Husband, and stole the destiny that was already mine. Now you want to wipe me out completely?!"

"Shi Bo is dead?!" Si Yan exclaimed in surprise. At that time, she had been away giving birth, so she was unaware of what had happened.

"What, you didn’t know?" Jin Yao laughed heartily. "Your Zheng Xiong killed my Zheng Xiong, and you didn’t know?!"

As she spoke, Jin Yao tightened her grip on Bei Ji’s neck again. "The hatred between us is to the death. Si Yan, you might be powerful, but you have many weaknesses. The entire Golden Dragon Clan are fools. Their self-righteous kindness is actually just pathetic weakness. Just like you! The four cubs, and the two Beast eggs, are all your weaknesses. If I catch even one of them, you will be utterly helpless against me!"

Si Yan’s eyelids twitched slightly.

One can be a thief for a thousand days, but can one guard against a thief for a thousand days? This earthworm female actually dared to threaten her with her precious cubs. When Jin Yao had used the guise of the fake Dragon Princess to contend with her, it had merely been a battle of wits, and Si Yan had met her on those terms. But if Jin Yao threatened her using her loved ones, then she was courting death!

A flash of murderous intent crossed Si Yan’s eyes. She narrowed them slightly, her gaze sweeping over the jackal Beastman and the Golden Tiger Beastman.

They thought she was just an ordinary female, and she had never shown her true combat strength in front of Jin Yao. This was her best opportunity.

Jin Yao’s fingers tightened further. Fingerprints were now visible on Bei Ji’s pink neck.

Si Yan’s eyes gradually reddened.

Jin Yao taunted, "Hahaha, Si Yan, does it hurt? Can’t bear it, can you? You, a weak female, dared to go out with just this useless Red Crystal Hawk Beastman. You’ve presented me with such a perfect opportunity. It would be a real shame not to ’welcome’ you properly!"

Si Yan said, "Jin Yao, you are profoundly insecure. Because you know that everything you possess was acquired through deceit. None of it is truly yours. Whereas I am the rightful owner of it all. That’s why you’re so afraid. That’s why you fear me!"

Si Yan lifted her head, looking coldly at Jin Yao.

Jin Yao became furious. "On what grounds? Just because you were born better than me? We are both females; how much more noble are you?!"

Si Yan nodded. "Yes, precisely because I knew how to choose the right womb to be born from."

"Damned female!" Jin Yao pointed at Si Yan and ordered her two Beast Husbands, "Kill her! Kill her for me now!!"

The jackal and Golden Tiger Beastmen looked disdainfully at Si Yan. To them, exterminating a female with no ability to defend herself was far too easy.

"Female, don’t move. That way, our claws will finish you quickly, and you won’t suffer," the jackal Beastman said with feigned pity.

Bei Ji was in great discomfort from being choked, and his heart ached with anxiety. He loved his mother dearly, very, very much, and he couldn’t bear to see her endangered because of him. He shouldn’t have gone out alone; he shouldn’t have given these people the chance to capture him and threaten his mother.

Tears welled in Bei Ji’s eyes. He strained to say, "Mother... go... Please go..."

How could she possibly leave?

Of the four cubs, Bei Ji was the most adorable and affectionate. He was the first to side with her. The first to help her. The first to act cute with her.

Si Yan’s fingers gently touched the Hawk Perching Tree Heartwood Scepter.