The emperor of all things is one

This tiny child instantly attracted Xu Ke's attention.

His eyes widened, staring intently at the other party and circling around.

He curiously drew closer, came before it, reached out to pinch the other person's face, and asked very curiously, "Are you also a human? How could you be on this Yao Beast Mountain?"

The child tilted its head, raised its hand high as well, and pinched Xu Ke's face.

"Who stipulated that humans cannot live on Yao Beast Mountain? Aren't you also a Mortal, and yet you arrived here safe and sound?"

It answered with a straight face.

Xu Ke was stunned for a moment, then seemed to deeply agree with the child's words.

He clapped his hands happily and said, "What you said is right, Yao Beasts and humans can completely coexist harmoniously."

"In our Sect, it is just like this."

"Thinking about it, it should be the same here in the South Abyss Yao Beast Mountain."

A trace of innocence appeared in the child's eyes as it shook its head, "Beast Taming Sect? But I've heard that human Cultivators inside the Beast Taming Sect all rely on the Beast Taming Incantation to forcefully bind and manipulate Yao Beasts."

"Many Yao Beasts do not truly want to become their companion beasts. They are simply controlled by the Cultivation Technique and have no say in the matter."

"Is this what you call harmonious coexistence?"

The child asked seriously.

Hearing this, Xu Ke hurriedly waved his hands and said anxiously, "It's not like that…"

He opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he grabbed Xiao Hei from the top of his head into his palm, showing it off like a treasure to the child in front of him, "Look, this is Xiao Hei. Our relationship is so good!"

"Although it also became my companion Spirit Beast because of the Beast Taming Incantation."

"But the feelings between us cannot be fake at all. Don't you agree, Xiao Hei!" Xu Ke shook his hand, wanting Li Fan to express his stance.

However, Li Fan flew back to the top of Xu Ke's head and gave him a claw, causing him to quiet down in pain.

Without paying attention to the clowning Xu Ke, Li Fan stared at the jade-like, exquisite child in front of him, a hint of doubt flashing through his heart.

Intuition told him that this child definitely had a remarkable background and was not as simple as an ordinary Mortal.

Yet on its body, there wasn't even a shred of aura belonging to a Yao Beast.

Even the pillar of Luck that Li Fan saw by using his innate Divine Ability was completely ordinary, no different from a Mortal.

This left him a bit baffled.

Seeing this pair of master and servant getting along quite harmoniously, the child let out a cackling laugh, seeming very happy.

"Come with me, the roads in the city are complicated, be careful not to get eaten," it exhorted once more.

After speaking, it walked directly inward.

Seeing this, Xu Ke hurriedly followed.

The surroundings were incomparably silent, with no trace of other Yao Beasts to be seen.

Those Yao Beasts that were originally together had all vanished simultaneously at this moment, not knowing where they went.

Only the footsteps of the two children, one following the other, echoed in this empty city.

Heading all the way inside and climbing dozens of steps, after an unknown amount of time, the child led Xu Ke into a room.

Upon entering, the surrounding walls instantly became transparent.

As if in an instant, they were suspended high in the air.

The view was exceptionally good, and the surrounding scenery was unobstructed.

In the space below, densely packed and countless Yao Beasts of various shapes and forms had gathered.

They seemed to be discussing something, arguing quite fiercely.

"Quiet!"

Slightly below the space where Xu Ke was located, several massive balls of light hovered.

Within the balls of light, vague figures were faintly visible.

The one speaking at this moment was a crimson nine-headed bird.

Its voice was as harsh and unpleasant as metal plates rubbing against each other. However, its status within the Yao Beast tribe seemed very high; the moment it spoke, the Yao Beasts instantly quieted down.

"Everyone, let us welcome the great Your Majesty Emperor One, who, after many years, is once again summoning the myriad Yao to discuss and hold a council!"

Boom!

Following its words, the Yao Beasts throughout the entire space seemed to riot simultaneously.

Each of them emitted roars of extreme excitement, expressing the joy within their hearts.

In the sky, a huge shadow also descended in an instant.

A gray meat ball that constantly wriggled, with heads occasionally surfacing and disappearing on it, appeared above the heads of all the Yao like a dark cloud.

All the Yao Beasts present instantly quieted down and bowed in salute.

"Th-this is the Emperor One Beast?" Xu Ke stared at the meat ball below, sticking out his tongue.

"How come it looks… so ugly…"

He lowered his voice and said cautiously.

Hearing this, the child wasn't angry at all; instead, it nodded in complete agreement, "Hee hee, I think so too. It really is so ugly!"

Hearing this, Li Fan's heart skipped a beat.

To dare to say that the most revered Yao Beast in the stronghold of the Yao Beasts is ugly.

This child…

Before Li Fan could think further, the words of the Emperor One Beast below drew his attention away.

"My compatriots, I have summoned you here today because it has once again reached a moment of life and death determining the survival of the Yao Beast tribe."

Emperor One's voice was quite peculiar.

Coming from all parts of the meat ball, it seemed to be superimposed and mixed from millions of different voices, yet upon careful discrimination, they were hard to tell apart, blending together into a seamless whole.

It sounded somewhat mechanical, yet also somewhat spiritual and lively, immensely bizarre.

Emperor One continued, "The Xuanhuang World, the Great Tribulation is approaching. This tribulation is even more cruel than any before."

"Not just humans, we Yao Beasts, and even the entire world, must face a devastating crisis. Even if we have enough experience in our Bloodline memories to deal with disasters, I'm afraid we won't escape unscathed this time…"

Hearing this, the Yao Beasts below instantly broke into an uproar.

The meat ball wriggled for a moment, and the light and shadow above the Yao Beasts' heads changed.

Thus, the myriad Yao all quieted down once again.

"Therefore, for the future of our tribe, I need to listen to everyone's opinions."

Inside one of the light clusters beneath the meat cloud, a Yao Beast that looked extremely similar to Emperor One—also spherical and featureless—spoke up at this moment, "Your Majesty Emperor One, whatever you say, we will do."

"I, Zi Wushou, will forever be your most loyal subordinate!"

Following Zi Wushou's words, many Yao Beasts below also loudly chimed in and echoed.

"Oh? Then what if I decide to lead you all to leave the Xuanhuang World and search for a new home?" Unexpected to all the Yao, Emperor One suddenly asked in a cold voice.

"What?" Zi Wushou clearly did not expect Emperor One to pull such a move, and was instantly stunned for a moment.

Before it could reply, the aged azure Dragon by its side spoke up first.

"Emperor One, what is the reason for you doing this? Could it be that, with the immensely powerful strength of us Yao Beasts, we cannot protect ourselves in the so-called Great Tribulation?"

"That's right. We have safely weathered so many tribulations. Besides, even if we leave, where can we go?"