"Absolutely not! We would never allow a mythical beast to stay by the side of a human like you. Give up this delusion and make other requests."
As expected, the Crimson King rejected Qing Mu's proposal.
Let alone Qing Mu being a human, he doesn't trust Qing Mu at all. Even if Qing Mu were a soul beast, he would never hand over the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to Qing Mu.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is of too great significance; once it leaves the Star Dou Great Forest, the bonuses it provides will disappear.
Even if one were to perish, it's unknown how many years it would take for another one to appear on the Douluo Continent, and it might not even appear in the Star Dou Great Forest, which is undoubtedly unacceptable to them.
Qing Mu waved her hand: "Then there's nothing to talk about. How about this, why don't you ask this little one and see who she'd like to be with?"
"Um..."
Upon hearing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Qingmu and Venusaur, then at the Red King in front of it, and hesitated for a moment.
The Red King's heart sank upon seeing this.
It's only been a short time, and this auspicious beast has already become so friendly towards this human.
If we let the mythical beast and this human live together for too long, what will happen?
"No, today we must not only capture the auspicious beast, but we also cannot let this human go, otherwise the auspicious beast might run away again for this human in the future!"
Qingmu's existence has seriously affected them. It would be best to capture Qingmu and bring her back, so as not to fall out with the auspicious beast. But if they can't capture Qingmu...
The Crimson King's killing intent surged. If he couldn't capture Qing Mu, he couldn't let Qing Mu leave the Star Dou Great Forest alive!
Then, the Crimson King calmly said to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, "Auspicious Beast, you should know that if I cannot bring you back today, then next time it won't just be me. At that time, it will be a question whether your human friend will even survive."
Upon hearing the Red King's words, even Qing Mu frowned slightly.
Having watched Douluo Continent II, he naturally knew what the Red King meant.
Since the Crimson King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion have appeared, it means that a group of ferocious beasts led by Di Tian, and even the Silver Dragon King who is comparable to a god, also exist.
If he were to actually provoke Di Tian into making a move, it would be uncertain whether he could escape given his current strength.
After all, Di Tian's strength has been changing with the setting. In the second season of Douluo Continent, Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King should each have their own strengths, but because he has the Dragon God Claw, his overall strength should be stronger than that of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
As for the battles of the third and fourth, although Qing Mu had not seen them, he had heard that the Dragon Clan had been greatly strengthened, and Di Tian had naturally risen in power as well, so he was no longer someone that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could mess with.
But neither of them is something Qing Mu, who is only level 65 at the moment, can handle.
"Brother Qingmu, Venusaur, I'm sorry, I probably can't play with you anymore..."
As she said this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sounded somewhat disappointed; clearly, she didn't want to leave her newly found playmate.
But since Red King has said so much, if she continues to follow Qingmu and Venusaur, it will inevitably cause trouble for them, and may even threaten their lives.
After speaking, the Three-Eyed Lion leaped off the giant body of Venusaur. After glancing back at Qingmu and Venusaur with some reluctance, it made up its mind and ran towards Red King.
Qing Mu did not stop him. Although he could easily take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion away from the Crimson King with his teleportation ability, it was ultimately the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's own choice, and he would not interfere forcibly.
"A wise choice!"
When the Red King saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion walking towards him, he was overjoyed. With the safety of the auspicious beast guaranteed, everything would be much easier!
Soon, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came to the Crimson King, looking listless.
A flash of dark red light appeared on the Crimson King's body, instantly forming a crimson shield that enveloped the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
After confirming that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could not escape, the Crimson King's body immediately transformed into streaks of dark red shadows and rushed towards Qing Mu.
However, Qingmu and Venusaur reacted quickly, and the Grass Slide was activated the instant Red King launched its attack.
In an instant, Venusaur transformed into a streak of green light and retreated rapidly.
Although Venusaur is not as fast as Red King, it gave him time to use Crystallize and Solar Beam.
call out--
The accumulated solar energy erupted like a volcano, aimed directly at the nearby Crimson King.
"What!?"
Red King didn't expect Qing Mu to react so quickly. His sudden attack missed, and he was caught off guard and took a hit from Venusaur's Solar Beam.
Rumble—
The Crimson King was knocked back dozens of meters, and his body was slightly charred, but he was not seriously injured.
"really!"
When Qingmu saw that Chiwang had taken all of Venusaur's Solar Beam without any injury, a look of "I knew it" appeared on his face.
Although the Crimson King has not survived the great calamity of 300,000 years, his strength is still above that of the Titan Giant Ape of 100,000 years. Whether he can defeat the level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo is hard to say, but the current level 97 Title Douluos are definitely no match for the Crimson King.
Aside from Tang Hao, the bonus from the Great Sumeru Hammer's ring explosion is still too high. At level 97, he can unleash an attack stronger than an ordinary Limit Douluo. However, there is no such thing as an ordinary Limit Douluo in Douluo 1.
Immediately afterward, Qing Mu stared coldly at the Crimson King, "Three-headed Crimson Mastiff, what do you mean by this?"
At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also reacted, slapping its palms on the dark red protective shield and anxiously shouting to the Red King, "Red King, what are you doing? You are not allowed to hurt Brother Qingmu and Venusaur!"
"Don't worry, auspicious beast, I'm just catching you playmates. Humans have a very short lifespan, only about a hundred years. If they leave today, you may never see them again in your life."
The Red King immediately comforted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Then, the Crimson King looked at Qing Mu and said, "Human, did you hear that? Are you going to come back with us by yourself, or should I personally beat you severely and take you back?"
Although the surprise attack just now was ineffective, the Crimson King did test Qing Mu's true combat strength. It was powerful, but not that powerful.
Qing Mu might not be able to defeat some of the stronger 100,000-year-old soul beasts, let alone this ferocious beast that is nearly 300,000 years old.
"Hmph! You want to capture me alive? We'll see if you have the ability!"
Upon hearing this, Qing Mu sneered. He had originally planned to teleport away, but after seeing the Crimson King's arrogant attitude and disdainful expression, he suddenly decided not to leave so easily.
Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone Qingmu.
Although that trick is not yet fully developed, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try!