Chapter 386: Chapter 386
Inside the Divine Tree hollow.
Before Master Cai were rows of young, strong Golden Dragon Beastmen lined up in a long queue.
The youthful and handsome male Golden Dragons were brimming with energy, their faces filled with eagerness and longing.
"May I become Miss Dragon Princess’s Guardian Beast?"
"I want to apply too, Master Cai, may I?"
"What kind of Beast Husband does the Young Lady like? Do you think I am suitable?"
"I’m not picky, I can be a Guardian Beast too! I am willing to become the Young Lady’s Guardian Beast!"
"Of course, the Young Lady needs the strongest warrior; you aren’t even Jin Jing. Look at me, I am different, I am a Jin Jing Golden Dragon!"
Master Cai couldn’t help but say, "Don’t be so excited. I can’t make this decision; it’s up to the Young Lady herself."
So many male clansmen like the Young Lady, but he had heard that the Young Lady didn’t want many Beast Husbands. What to do?
Before Si Yan returned, the Golden Dragon Beastmen were already fighting over who would be her beast.
The space rift still hadn’t stopped.
One after another, members of the Golden Dragon Clan were kicked through it.
Before long, the tree hollow, previously spacious, became overcrowded.
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More than 400 members of the Golden Dragon Clan, all except for a few not in the Golden Dragon Tribe, had arrived.
"That’s about it!" a Golden Dragon Beastman shouted after counting the number. "Everyone’s been rescued! Line up; the Young Lady is coming back!"
A large group of Golden Dragons quickly composed themselves, transformed into human form, and lined up neatly.
Seeing this scene, Ming Ji whistled.
Amidst the raging hurricane, Si Yan checked the map. After confirming everyone who needed rescuing had been saved, she tore through space and stepped through, appearing directly inside the tree hollow.
"We greet the Young Lady!" Over four hundred voices echoed throughout the Divine Tree.
"!" The sudden thunderous roar startled Si Yan.
Her expression tensed, and even the errant lock of hair on her forehead stood up. She turned stiffly around.
There were rows and rows of Golden Dragon Beastmen standing in formation, all organized and looking towards her in a uniform, imposing manner.
Si Yan: ...Totally stunned.
"What are you all doing?"
Master Cai walked out with a beaming smile, speaking on behalf of these highly excited clansmen, "Young Lady, you’ve saved everyone’s lives, and now... everyone will listen to you."
Si Yan: ...This is so sudden.
Si Yan cleared her throat. "I don’t have any other intentions; I just want to enter the Beast God Inheritance. Saving you was just incidental."
Master Cai’s smile became even brighter. "There’s certainly no problem with the Young Lady wanting to enter the Beast God Inheritance. Whenever you want to go, you can."
The Golden Dragon Clansmen roared, "The Young Lady can go to the Beast God Inheritance whenever she wants!"
This excessive enthusiasm left Si Yan somewhat overwhelmed. She suddenly missed Little Immortal, who had always been confronting her before.
She looked around and indeed found the boy. He was small in stature and not yet of age, but he wasn’t standing with the group of minors.
He stood at the very front of the adult’s line, looking at her with his arms crossed and an air of defiance.
The male Beastman behind Little Immortal whispered, "Immortal, your fur hasn’t even fully grown; you’re in the wrong place."
Immortal: "None of your business!"
The tree hollow was filled with an awkward silence as everyone looked expectantly at Si Yan, who didn’t know how to respond.
The sound of the wind outside the tree hollow suddenly grew fierce, then it abruptly stopped.
Master Cai instructed the young Beastman beside him to go out and check.
The Beastman went out to observe the situation. Upon his return, he excitedly exclaimed, "Young Lady, Master Cai, the disaster has passed! The hurricane has stopped; we are safe!"
The disaster is over?
Si Yan estimated the time. Something isn’t right; it shouldn’t be time for the hurricane to cease yet.
She strode out of the tree hollow.
The Beastmen followed her out.
Outside the Divine Tree, everything was calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened at all.
The world became serene. It was so still that, if not for the nearby ruins, they might have believed the recent crisis was merely a dream.
Ming Ji and Wang stood by Si Yan’s side. Ming Ji bowed his head and said to Si Yan, "Xiao Yan."
Si Yan nodded. "Brother, we’re now in the eye of the storm."
The Beastmen ran about excitedly nearby. They thought they had survived the disaster, but they were wrong. This was just the calm before the true storm.
"It’s all good now! We can go home."
"I want to go up the mountain and pick some Spirit Fruit as a token of gratitude for the Young Lady’s life-saving grace."
"I wonder if the forest fruits have been destroyed by this hurricane. Perhaps there are none left."
"This disaster was really terrifying. I’ve lived in the Dragon Cave for many years and have never seen such a huge storm."
"If it weren’t for the Young Lady’s arrival, my children might have fallen from the wind and possibly died."
The Beastmen excitedly discussed how they would show their gratitude to Si Yan.
Si Yan sighed. She didn’t want to disturb everyone’s moment of relaxation, but she had to tell them the truth.
She asked a Golden Dragon Beastman beside her to call Master Cai over.
Master Cai asked affectionately, "Young Lady, what do you need me for?"
Si Yan said, "Master Cai, there is an eye in a hurricane. Where we are now is that eye. The hurricane is still moving forward, and it won’t be long before the eye disappears. We will once again enter the ferocious storm."
Master Cai was startled. "Young Lady, are you saying the hurricane disaster is not over yet?"
Master Cai furrowed his brow. He said with difficulty, "But I fear for the Divine Tree; it might not hold out much longer."
Si Yan turned back to look at the Sky Divine Tree.
A tree that stands taller than the forest will be buffeted by the wind.
The Divine Tree was tall and robust, but because of its great height and strength, it suffered the strongest wind attacks. It had protected the surrounding plants, trees, and these four hundred-plus Golden Dragon Beastmen, but nothing protected it.
Si Yan said worriedly, "If the Divine Tree falls, the plants and trees in this area will lose their shelter. The more than four hundred Golden Dragon Beastmen, sheltered by the Divine Tree that the Beast God protects, will once again be plunged into the hurricane’s disaster."
"To protect the Beastmen, we must first protect this Sky Divine Tree."
Ming Ji asked, "How do you plan to protect it?"
Si Yan stepped forward. "I don’t know. I want to try using my Wood-based Special Ability first."
Ming Ji grasped her wrist, stopping her. "It’s useless. Your current strength is only on par with a Purple Crystal Beastman. Even if you exhaust your meager Wood-based Special Ability, it would be like a drop in the ocean for such a huge Divine Tree."
Si Yan frowned. "What should we do then?"
Ming Ji said, "Xiao Yan, think about your previous life. How did people protect large trees in the desert or against strong winds?"
After some thought, Si Yan said, "Reinforce the trees."