Once everyone had gathered, Qin Ruqing and her group, along with the high-ranking members of the celestial level, ambushed a selected group of beast tribes.

They knocked them unconscious and dragged them back.

The Celestial Cultivator personally took action to prevent the beasts from noticing.

Counting the beast bodies lying on the ground, Qin Ruqing raised an eyebrow, “Why are there only eight?”

With a team of seven, it was sufficient, but they still needed to pick the most compatible beast bodies.

Including a margin for error, they needed at least ten beasts!

Feng Qinxue gave her a glance, “You’re still picky. Eight is already quite good. It’s just our luck that this patrol team had eight members. If it had been a smaller squad of five or six, where would you find such beasts?”

Recalling the good fortune, Qin Ruqing turned her fervent gaze toward the head of the Rui family.

Rui Fenhua, feeling the intense gaze, flinched and raised her arm in greeting, “Hi, Fairy Ruqing. It’s nice to see you again. How have you been?”

Qin Ruqing stepped forward and naturally took Fenhua’s hand, giving it a comforting pat, “I’m doing very well, especially now that I’ve seen you, Fenhua!”

Fenhua’s hand was held firmly, unable to be pulled away, and she could only manage a stiff smile.

Feng Qinxue urged from the side, “Alright, we don’t have much time. If the patrol team doesn’t return soon, it will arouse suspicion. Let’s start the Soul Shifting Technique now!”

The Soul Shifting Technique was controlled by the fifth supreme elder, the elderly lady from the Star Map.

The inherent technique encompassed all things and had minimal interference with soul manipulation.

The Feng family’s supreme elder was not suitable for this task because their spiritual energy was as sharp as a blade, easily causing soul backlash.

Qin Ruqing’s gaze swept over the eight beast bodies, quickly locking onto the fattest, most lustrous, and plumpest tiger-like beast.

Qin Ruqing thought, I’m familiar with this one!

She immediately said to the Fifth Grand elder, “Grand Elder, I’ll use this beast for the Soul Shifting.”

The fifth grabd elder nodded at her.

Others were surprised by Qin Ruqing’s choice.

Of course, they needed to pick the most compatible and powerful body for themselves!

Letting Qin Ruqing make the first choice felt unfair!

Qi Rong immediately pointed to the largest insect beast among the pile, “I want this one.”

The insect beast was colorful, with eight legs and a pair of long antennae.

Seeing this, Qin Ruqing’s lips twitched with concern for Qirong’s taste.

Lu Wei chose a green snake-like beast and said softly, “This beast is good with poison, just right for me.”

Tang Zifeng picked the black panther lying next to Qin Ruqing.

The fifth grand elder, with a gentle demeanor, indicated that Feng Mingyue should choose next.

Feng Mingyue frowned and selected a mantis insect beast.

Rui Fenhua chose the seemingly harmless rabbit-like beast.

Fifth Youlin then picked the last remaining beast, which resembled a pangolin.

With eight beasts chosen, only one remained—a green-eyed wolf, which was of the same species as the Wolf king but had only developed two different pupils.

As the choices were made, Qin Ruqing, before the Soul Shifting Technique began, summoned seven golden flame seeds in front of everyone.

“These are the seeds of the Golden Mist Soul Fire. They help to suppress the beast’s original soul and aid in the fusion of your soul with the body, maximizing compatibility.”

Qin Ruqing explained the function and then paused, “Of course, these need to be placed inside your bodies. If you’re not comfortable with that, you don’t have to use them.”

Inserting something into their bodies required utmost caution, and since these flame seeds were also part of Qin Ruqing’s offensive means, she felt she could accept whatever result calmly.

Lu Wei, Tang Zifeng, and the others had no doubts about Qin Ruqing and took the flame seeds without hesitation.

Among the Qin family members, three seeds remained.

The first to take one of these was Feng Mingyue, who didn’t say anything but summoned a gust of wind to take a flame seed from Qin Ruqing’s hand.

Qin Ruqing asked her, “Aren’t you worried?”

Feng Mingyue’s eyes were calm, “In this expedition to the Beast Realm, every additional person means more strength. You’re not that foolish.”

Fifth Youlin also didn’t hesitate, and Rui Fenhua stepped forward…

The remaining two flame seeds were quickly distributed.

The adults present watched the young ones act without intervening.

Once the distribution was complete, the Fifth Grand Elder spoke: “Is everyone ready? Then let’s begin.”

…….

A group of beast patrols walked through the dense forest, their presence impressive and commanding.

Ordinary birds scattered at the sight of these fierce beasts.

However, the reality was that these mighty beasts struggled even with normal walking.

A large pangolin beast and a sleek black panther were awkwardly carrying a dark wolf-like “corpse,” stumbling as they went.

To the left of the group was a snow-white rabbit, looking harmless and hopping around.

To the right, a green-scaled snake as thick as a man’s waist slithered along.

The snake attempted to rise up but had to pause and adjust before continuing.

The beast at the front of the group seemed the most normal.

It was large and robust, with fluffy, shiny fur. Its heavy paws made a loud thud on the ground.

This beast was Qin Ruqing.

The beast she had possessed was a Rock Tiger, a close relative of the Flame Tiger.

The Rock Tiger was known for its immense strength, unlike the Flame Tiger, which was skilled in fire control.

Rock Tigers are the largest among tiger-type beasts, and an adult Rock Tiger could reach the height of a mountain.

Qin Ruqing, with her sharp eyes, had chosen the largest Rock Tiger for possession.

After completing the soul transfer, she discovered that this Rock Tiger was the small leader of the patrol squad and a “guaranteed candidate” for the Beast God’s blessing.

She had boasted to her Third Sister, Qirong, Tang and others about how promising this beast was.

The rock tiger squinted ahead and used beast language to say, “We’re about to approach their patrol area. Wake up the green-eyed wolf.”

The tiger turned its head to see that the other beasts were still awkwardly moving forward.

Realizing something, it switched to human language.

“Stop!”

Tang Zifeng and Fifth Youlin, who were carrying the green-eyed wolf, finally halted.

The black panther’s eyes looked slightly confused at Qin Ruqing.

Qin Ruqing walked over, shaking her head in frustration. “Hey, you should at least get familiar with beast language. What if we get exposed?”

Fifth Youlin, disguised as the pangolin, clumsily responded in beast language, “Not… not familiar.”

The black panther added slowly, “We need to process what we hear, then search the sealed beast soul memories before reacting.”

The Rock tiger’s whiskers twitched with pride as it said, “But I speak it fluently.”

Fifth Youlin was puzzled, wondering when Qin Ruqing had become so fluent in beast language.

Among humans, even immortals rarely knew beast language, as it required considerable resources to learn, with uncertain success.

Qin Ruqing didn’t address Fifth Youlin’s questions.

Instead, she turned her tiger head towards a colorful shadow on a tree and called out, “Qi Rong, come down. Have you finished reviewing the memories? Are you proficient in beast language? Stop climbing up and down over there.”

Soon, a brightly colored large insect descended the tree.

Anyone afraid of insects would be terrified upon seeing it.

“Sister, this is so much fun. I don’t feel any difficulty walking and can even climb trees easily!” came Qi Rong’s cheerful voice from the insect.

Qin Ruqing replied, “That’s because you have eight legs. Understand? An eight-legged insect walks easily.”

The green snake slithered up to the golden tiger and said, “The wolf is about to wake up. We should quickly return to the beast territory.”

Qin Ruqing agreed and, using her tiger vision to scan everyone, reiterated loudly, “From now on, you are the beasts you possess! If you’re not fluent in beast language and can’t react properly, act dumb or stay silent, but do not speak human language. Understood?”

Everyone nodded.

The golden tiger approached the unconscious green-eyed wolf, its deep brown eyes thoughtful.

Soon, a misty fire seed flew from its mouth and entered the wolf’s body.

After the fire seed had fully entered, Qin Ruqing called out, “Hey, buddy, wake up! You’re on patrol. Why are you still sleeping?”

She tapped the wolf’s head with her thick paw.

The green-eyed wolf felt a pain in its head, like being punched in a dream, and quickly got up, alert and looking around. “Who hit me? Is there an attack?”

The Rock tiger slapped him again and scolded, “An attack? With your dumb self, you wouldn’t even notice if there was one.”

The green-eyed wolf was confused by the slaps and finally recognized the golden tiger. “Chief? What are you doing here?”

It shook its head, “I feel a bit dizzy. I don’t remember anything.”

The Golden(Rock) Tiger explained, “Of course, you don’t remember. You fell into a human trap while patrolling. I saved you.”

The tiger led him to a nearby pit that had been clearly dug by humans.

The pit smelled of medicinal powder.