With this map, Si Shuo could not only find the remote island the Beast God had mentioned, but also pinpoint the multicolored volcanic rocks and carefully choose a Ring Space.

More importantly, she could see the entire layout of the Southwest Continent!

"Lord Beast God, you’re truly a good person," Si Shuo said, suddenly beginning to reflect. ’Have I been bullying the Beast God too much?’

The Beast God cleared his throat. "Ahem, well, you are Beastmen from my domain, after all. I can’t just let others push you around. This is all I can do. As for whether you can establish yourselves on the Southwest Continent, that will depend on your own destiny."

Si Shuo smiled. "Lord Beast God, even after we go to the Southwest Continent, we’ll still be able to contact you often.

When we learn skills on the Southwest Continent, we can also teach them to the Beastmen of the Central Continent.

After all, Ji Liang can use Teleportation to go to any place he’s been before!

However, as the Beast God, you also need to learn and improve yourself. If you broaden your horizons and change your way of thinking, you might be able to better serve the Beastmen and protect them so they can prosper and multiply.

And most importantly of all, could you please stop choosing a Female Saint based solely on her fertility? And stop being tricked into granting so many bizarre, selfish superpowers that harm others for personal gain?"

The Beast God’s eyes widened. "Shuo, I may not be as quick-witted as you, but I know what you’re getting at.

But superpowers themselves aren’t good or evil; it all depends on the user’s intentions. I’ll vet them more carefully in the future. I won’t be so hasty and rigid again."

Si Shuo nodded repeatedly, her eyes glinting. "Lord Beast God, where is the soul of this body’s original Mother? Was it transferred somewhere else?"

The Beast God grunted in affirmation. "The female who occupied your Mother’s body was originally a Female Slave carted around and sold by traders. Her reproductive abilities were removed, and her cultivation was sealed.

Your Mother took pity on her and had your Father spend Crystal Stones to buy her. They treated her like a younger sister, doting on her as she recovered.

But who would have thought that after she recovered, instead of being grateful, she grew to resent your Mother, believing your Mother only kept her around to flaunt her own happiness.

So, she performed a soul swap on your Mother. Then she cut out your Mother’s tongue, turned the tables, and claimed that your Mother—now in her body—had tried to kill her. She let everyone hand your Mother back to the traders.

In the end..."

He didn’t have to elaborate for Si Shuo to imagine the rest. A female without a male’s protection was like a delicate flower deprived of sunlight and rain; she would quickly wither and die.

The body’s original Mother was long gone, and now this venomous woman was dead too. The whole affair had finally come to a close. Si Shuo sighed, filled with a sense of melancholy.

"However," Si Shuo began, "Lord Beast God, how do you plan to deal with Ying Lan?"

"Strip her of her ability!" the Beast God said without a second thought.

"Lord Beast God, this world is all about balance. You see, if you strip one Female Saint of her ability, shouldn’t you grant a new one to another?"

The Beast God said irritably, "Who do you want to inherit Ying Lan’s status as a Female Saint?"

"How about Mother Xia Ming!" ’She’s my mother-in-law, in a way.’ ’Tsk, Ping Mei was already green with envy over Xia Ming, and now Xia Ming’s Beast Husbands were growing more powerful by the day. If Xia Ming also became a Female Saint, that alone would be enough to make Ping Mei die of anger.’ "And can we change the superpower? The ’exchange’ superpower supposedly follows the principle of balance, a voluntary trade where both parties get what they need. But in reality, it’s just a high-sounding excuse Ying Lan made up to satisfy her own selfish desires."

The Beast God knew he was in the wrong. At the time, he really had thought that female’s reasoning was sound, but what was the reality? "Then what superpower do you want to change it to?"

"Let Mother Xia Ming discuss it with her Beast Husbands," Si Shuo said, not wanting to rack her brains over it. "Just consider it a private reward from you, Lord Beast God, to Father Yi Wan."

The Beast God actually felt a little embarrassed. It was Si Shuo’s idea, but he was the one who would get all the credit for it.

After exchanging a few more words with the Beast God, Si Shuo opened her eyes. The bonfire’s glow fractured within them, making them shimmer like an autumn lake filled with a tenderness that made Yin Jiang feel as if he could drown in their depths.

’I could have used countless methods to silence her when we first met in that dream,’ he thought. ’But in my despair, I couldn’t suppress the yearning in my heart. I silenced her with my lips, and, giving in to my desire, nearly lost myself in a passionate embrace.’

Si Shuo wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned close to his ear, and with a smile, told him about how she and the Beast God split the loot... ahem, their agreed-upon shares.

"With this map, we can get a basic understanding of the Southwest Continent. I heard from Zu Nai that it’s larger than our continent here, with a greater number and variety of Beastmen. Their Levels are higher, and in terms of both civilization and economic prosperity, it’s a tier above the Central Continent. It’s also very tolerant.

Most importantly, the seasons there aren’t as distinct. The rainy season and the coldest season aren’t too severe, so at least people can still go outside to work and visit one another.

Perhaps it would be a more suitable place for us to settle down."

Whether it was Si Shuo, who had transmigrated from the modern world, or the native-born males, they could all handle being on the road and traveling about. But what they all truly wanted was a home, a place they could return to at any time.

Yin Jiang smiled and kissed her forehead. "Shuo’er, wherever you are is home for me and the cubs."

Si Shuo’s eyes curved into crescents. ’How lucky am I to have met them!’

Back at home, Si Shuo told her Beast Husbands and the cubs about her plan. They all agreed that after the rainy season and the coldest season ended, they would head to the Southwest Continent together. First, they would find the Ring Space, then they would scout out which Beast City would be most suitable for them to settle in.

Thanks to the trials in the Secret Realm, the number of Wild Beasts had been greatly reduced, driven back into the surrounding forests. Life was returning to the way it was before the Beast Tide, but it was also taking a great leap forward from that old foundation.

Every evening, Si Shuo held classes for the females, teaching them a phonetic script and Beast Text. The females were all very intelligent and skilled at memorization, so they quickly grasped the rules for spelling and writing. With reference books on hand, reading and writing were no longer a problem.

Zhi Le and Xiao Cheng carefully taught Zhi Li how to make paper and ink, as well as the methods for movable type printing. Of course, they also left behind various reference books covering topics like cooking, farming, pottery, weaving, and animal husbandry.

With Yi Wan in charge, they would make excellent use of this wealth of knowledge to gradually foster the healthy development of the Central Continent.

Yi Wan and his family were walking home when he suddenly heard the Beast God’s voice. He froze in place. Joy and excitement made his normally stoic face twitch uncontrollably, as if his muscles were dancing.

He learned that the Beast God was allowing his female to become a Female Saint and was even letting them choose her superpower.

Yi Wan was overjoyed. He swept Xia Ming up into his arms and urged his Couple Brothers to hurry home. Once he had set up a Protective Shield, he told them the news, his voice trembling with emotion.

Everyone was just as ecstatic as he was, so thrilled they were at a loss for words. They all began chattering about the various Female Saint superpowers they had either seen or heard of.

They discussed it for a long time, and taking Xia Ming’s own wishes into account, they finally chose the ability for her to teleport to the side of any of her Beast Husbands at any time. It was the most practical superpower of all