"Auspicious Beast? Isn't this thing in Star Dou Great Forest? How did it suddenly appear in my Far North?" Hyotei muttered to himself, his big head filled with even bigger questions.
"Never mind, let's go take a look. If I can get the Auspicious Beast to my side, it will be of great benefit to me."
Hyotei muttered to himself, then slowly swayed his massive body, enveloped in a cloud of emerald green, and quickly disappeared from the spot.
The reason she was in a deep sleep was to suppress her cultivation and delay the arrival of the great calamity that would last for 400,000 years.
However, this method is merely an escape. Her great calamity of four hundred thousand years will surely descend within a year to ten years.
She only has a 10% chance of surviving this robbery, which is practically the same as suicide.
Recently, she has begun to make her final arrangements with her subordinates and await death.
However, she never expected that at this moment, the Auspicious Beast of Star Dou Great Forest would come to her place...
If she could persuade the Auspicious Beast to take care of her, her chances of undergoing tribulation would at least double... well, there'd be a 20% chance of success...
It's better than a 10% chance...
...
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"
Far North, a hurricane howled, whipping up countless ice stones.
The weather is like a woman's face, changing in an instant.
What was just a slight chilly breeze has now turned into a hurricane.
If Bai Zhou and Three-Eyed Golden Lion hadn't run so fast, they probably would have been swept away by the hurricane.
Although both Bai Zhou and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion possess the power to fight against the forces of nature, the cost of doing so is considerable.
Unless absolutely necessary, the two of them would not waste their energy on such matters; escaping quickly was the most economical option.
Suddenly, Bai Zhou seemed to sense something, his eyes flickered, and he gazed hesitantly into the distance...
The clouds on the distant horizon seemed to grow thicker and thicker, and faintly emitted a greenish glow.
An extremely powerful aura emanated from afar, followed by extreme cold, causing the already low temperature to drop by another ten degrees...
Even the air seemed to be condensing.
"Whoosh—"
The next moment, a stream of light fell.
A giant scorpion appeared before Bai Zhou and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
This is the true form of Hyotei—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!
Compared to other Vicious Beasts, Hyotei's size is exceptionally small and delicate, with a total length of only 1.5 meters.
Its body is covered with hexagonal, diamond-like protrusions that shimmer brilliantly in the sunlight reflecting off the snow.
The most eye-catching features are Hyotei's two front claws and tail.
Both front claws are a meter long, equivalent to more than half of the opponent's body. Although it looks out of place, it makes the creature appear very strong when it grows on a scorpion.
The tail has five segments, each an alluring emerald green, with a large emerald tail hook held high, and at the very tip, a hook point that shimmers with a silvery-white mirror-like luster.
In every aspect, it is so perfect and exquisite, like the world's finest work of art.
" Star Dou, Auspicious Beast of the Great Forest, why have you come to my Far North?"
Hyotei stared at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with her bright, jewel-like eyes and slowly asked Dao.
They completely ignored Bai Zhou standing next to them.
After all, Bai Zhou was just a Spirit Emperor, like an ant in the eyes of Hyotei, who even thought that Bai Zhou was a "human pet" captured by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and used as a navigator.
Hyotei naturally wouldn't care too much.
However, while Hyotei was wondering why the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had come to find her, she was also wondering why this Three-Eyed Golden Lion... was so fat...
"Uh, Hyotei… it's not me looking for you, it's him who wants to see you…" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion paused for a moment before pointing with its chubby paw at Bai Zhou beside it, somewhat speechless.
"Huh? A human? Wasn't he the one you captured to guide us?"
Upon hearing this, Hyotei frowned sharply, as if realizing something, and his gaze toward Bai Zhou was filled with malice and killing intent.
Could it be that this human, Dao, used some method to threaten the Auspicious Beast, causing the Auspicious Beast to bring him here?
This is absolutely outrageous!
Whoever dares to harm the Auspicious Beast will meet a deadly end!
"Hehe, Hyotei, you don't need to be so hostile towards me. I am friends with Three-Eyed Golden Lion. I'm only here to make a deal with you."
Despite being completely suppressed by Hyotei's overwhelming and terrifying pressure, Bai Zhou showed no fear in his eyes.
After all, Bai Zhou currently only possesses the combat power of Titled Douluo, and most of his combat power lies in poison. Pure power is naturally no match for Hyotei.
However, Bai Zhou has many trump cards up his sleeve. If the negotiations break down, he can simply run away. So he has nothing to be afraid of.
"Heh, friend?"
Hyotei's Qi, speaking with sarcasm, said: "Humans becoming friends with the Spirit Beast is the biggest joke I've ever heard in my life!"
"Hyotei, he's really my friend, please don't hurt him..." Seeing Hyotei's murderous intent growing increasingly fierce, Three-Eyed Golden Lion was also somewhat afraid that Hyotei would really kill Bai Zhou, so he could only speak up to help Bai Zhou.
Of course, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is an Auspicious Beast, his strength is far inferior to Hyotei's. He was also intimidated by Hyotei's Aura, and his speech was somewhat weak...
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Hyotei was taken aback. She hadn't expected that the Auspicious Beast would actually speak up for this human.
However, she seemed to have thought of something, and her tone became increasingly cold: " Auspicious Beast, I don't know what this human used to deceive you, but he definitely has an unimaginable conspiracy. You are still young, so it's normal that you were deceived. Once I kill this human, when he is about to die, he will definitely tell the truth!"
"Click-click-click—"
As Hyotei finished speaking, the surrounding temperature plummeted again, freezing even the air into ice crystals that fell to the ground.
Faced with the terrifying Extreme Ice, Bai Zhou was also enveloped in a thick layer of ice crystal.
However, he didn't care at all, still smiling as he looked at Hyotei, grinning: "Are you sure you want to kill me? Then the Snow Empress... will really be dead..."
"What did you say!!!!"
Upon hearing this, Hyotei was startled.
The next moment.
A flash of emerald green.
Hyotei's small and exquisite 'huge' body appeared in front of Bai Zhou, its two jade-like giant claws reaching out to grab Bai Zhou, seemingly wanting to tear him apart.
"Hyotei, stop! Bai Zhou is my friend, don't hurt him!"
Before Bai Zhou could make a move, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stepped forward first, blocking Hyotei's path with its Physical Body.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion erupted with intense flames as it clashed with Hyotei's Extreme Ice.
While it is no match for Hyotei, it can certainly hold them off for a moment.