In the distant forest, a lion-type soul beast over five meters long and extremely majestic slowly approached. It possessed three identical huge heads, each with a diameter exceeding one meter. Terrifying canine teeth released a crimson-golden luster, and the scorching flame aura emanating from its entire body felt intensely blazing. It was unmistakably the Red King, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.
Shen Hanyu gave it a slight glance, then ignored the Red King. His somewhat surprised gaze fell on the golden-furred little beast beside the Red King.
The little beast was not large in size, covered in vibrant golden fur that possessed a strange texture. Overall, it resembled a lion, but its four claws were unmistakably draconic, with a cluster of golden flames beneath each paw. Beneath the dense, long golden fur were what appeared to be golden scales, occasionally flashing with golden-red light under the sunlight.
The little beast's most peculiar feature was that it had three eyes. The third eye was located on its forehead, but it had a strange vertical pupil. The two normal eyes shimmered with gold, while that unusual vertical pupil was a bewitching red.
"Three-Eyed Golden Lion…"
Shen Hanyu looked at the little beast with some surprise and quickly recognized it.
At the same time, Shen Hanyu found it somewhat strange. According to the normal timeline, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should still be accompanying the Silver Dragon King in slumber within a mysterious space, but now it was openly wandering in the Star Dou Great Forest. If there were no surprises, this was another change brought about by the butterfly effect.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion charged over in a reckless, rampaging manner, leaping past everyone and heading straight to Di Tian's side. It waved its paws, seemingly trying to convey something, appearing rather anxious.
A trace of helplessness flashed in Di Tian's eyes, but he still reached out to rub the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's fluffy head, then whispered a few words into its ear.
The nearby Red King noticed the look from its boss and, after sizing up Shen Hanyu and the other two, quickly vanished into the dense forest.
Only then did the Three-Eyed Golden Lion notice Shen Hanyu and the others nearby. Its large eyes curiously scanned the three of them one by one, finally settling on Shen Hanyu.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes suddenly lit up, and it joyfully pounced toward Shen Hanyu. Almost at the same moment, the gazes of Di Tian and the other two also turned toward them.
Shen Hanyu slightly shifted his body, easily dodging the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's tiger-like pounce.
Seeing that it missed, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion let out a threatening low growl from its throat, seemingly warning Shen Hanyu not to move recklessly.
Shen Hanyu found it inexplicably amusing. With one hand pressing against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's fluffy head, he looked toward Di Tian and the others and said:
"Aren't you going to do something about it?"
Di Tian and the other two watched the playful Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then shook their heads in unison, indicating they wouldn't interfere.
Shen Hanyu rubbed his brow, forcibly holding down the restless Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and said softly:
"I have to say, you guys have some real nerve. Aren't you afraid I'll do something bad to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?"
Bi Ji let out a light laugh and said:
"It's been a while, and even Di Tian now feels an instinctive threat and fear from you. The speed of your strength progression is enough to make us all feel a bit ashamed…"
"In other words, even if you wanted to harm the Auspicious Beast, the three of us probably couldn't stop you anyway…"
Shen Hanyu pressed his forehead and said:
"Exactly right. I really have no intentions toward the Auspicious Beast…"
Hearing them talk about itself, the nearby Three-Eyed Golden Lion first bared its sharp teeth at Di Tian and the others, then continued pouncing toward Shen Hanyu.
Xue Di was stabilizing the fluctuating soul power in Shen Liuyu's body while also relentlessly suppressing the Titan Giant Ape's remnant soul with her own pressure, making Shen Liuyu's absorption process noticeably smoother and easier.
Seeing that it couldn't touch Shen Hanyu at all after so long, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion lay down on the spot in disappointment. A human-like trace of resentment appeared in its eyes. Then it turned its head to the side, flipped its body over, and assumed a four-paws-up-in-the-air "giving up" lying position right there.
Shen Hanyu was also somewhat puzzled, not understanding why the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was so enthusiastic and familiar toward him, a human. He still found it rather strange.
Di Tian seemed to see through Shen Hanyu's confusion and explained softly:
"The Auspicious Beast is the bearer of fortune and the symbol of destiny. It is the most peculiar and noble existence among us soul beasts. With it here, the Star Dou Great Forest will never perish…"
"As for why it is so close to you, it's most likely because it has smelled the scent of a kindred on you, which is why it's acting this way…"
Shen Hanyu nodded lightly, then gave a soft laugh. Being treated as a kindred by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Shen Hanyu couldn't quite say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Bi Ji slowly walked over, squatted down, and rubbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's neat and soft golden fur. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion let out a few contented low roars, then slowly closed its eyes. Soon, light breathing sounds could be heard; it had completely fallen asleep.
This was no surprise regarding the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's lack of vigilance. As the Auspicious Beast, its status in the Star Dou Great Forest was absurdly high. Ordinary soul beasts, upon seeing it, wouldn't even dare to attack; either they would become its plaything, or they would be scared off on the spot. If they were unlucky enough to be a light-attribute soul beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion might just crack open their skull and eat their brains…
Even then, that light-attribute soul beast wouldn't dare fight back against the Auspicious Beast; they could only obediently perish or flee for their lives desperately. Only those two choices.
Seeing that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had fallen asleep, a faint, almost imperceptible smile curled at the corner of Di Tian's mouth before it quickly returned to seriousness. He looked at Shen Hanyu and said:
"The Lord wishes to see you again. How about it?"
Shen Hanyu was slightly stunned for a moment, then said:
"The Silver Dragon King? She isn't continuing her slumber?"
Di Tian shook his head and said:
"The Lord possesses the most top-tier wisdom from ancient times to the present. I don't know what special method the Lord used to refine Uncle Fire Dragon King's remains and forcibly recover a portion of her injuries. Now she no longer needs to remain in long-term slumber…"
Shen Hanyu furrowed his brows slightly, feeling quite surprised.
After all, in his view, that corpse had truly lost most of its effective use, yet the Silver Dragon King could still use it to recover part of her injuries. That was especially unexpected.
"Alright. I'll go see her again later. Coincidentally, I also have some things I want to ask her…"
Shen Hanyu said softly.
Seeing Shen Hanyu agree, Di Tian said no more. He simply led Bi Ji and the other two silently to the side where the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was, seemingly waiting for Shen Hanyu and the others.
Shen Hanyu turned his gaze to Shen Liuyu, whose forehead was covered in sweat and whose face showed pain, yet who was still stubbornly persisting. Then he looked toward Xue Di.
Xue Di noticed Shen Hanyu's approach and said softly:
"The Titan Giant Ape's resentment was unexpectedly massive and astonishing. In Liuyu's current condition, things are already considered good. The basic situation is still stable, and it's highly unlikely there will be any problems…"
Shen Hanyu sneered and said:
"What a pity. When we hunted it just now, I should have directly delivered a soul impact to shatter its soul into idiocy or annihilate it. It was my miscalculation…"
Xue Di stood to the side without speaking, quietly observing Shen Liuyu's condition.
Afterward, Shen Hanyu briefly recounted the contents of the recent conversation. Xue Di gave a somewhat surprised glance at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sleeping in an undignified posture as well as at Di Tian and the others, then nodded and said:
"Going to see her is fine. If we can get the Silver Dragon King's help with repairing the divine artifact, it will be much easier for us…"
"Also, hasn't that silly bird woken up yet?"
Shen Hanyu nodded and said softly:
"She woke up once a few days ago, but before we could say much, she fell back into slumber. Conservatively estimated, it will still take some time before she fully awakens…"
Xue Di frowned and said:
"Her condition doesn't seem quite right. Remember to keep a close eye on her…"
Shen Hanyu gently wrapped his arm around Xue Di's waist and said:
"Rest assured. Everything is under my control. Nothing will go wrong…"
Xue Di let out a soft hum, enjoying the warmth of the familiar embrace while still attentively watching Shen Liuyu's side…
…
The night passed peacefully.
At dusk yesterday, the Red King finally returned, bringing with it a sixty-thousand-year Holy Light Flame Tiger.
Thus, in front of everyone, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion cracked open the creature's skull and began a live eating broadcast.
Of course, Shen Hanyu didn't waste the corpse of this rare light-and-fire dual-attribute soul beast either. After cutting off the most delicious prime meat, he directly absorbed the energy from the rest of the body. In the end, only a clean, soft white tiger pelt remained, which Shen Hanyu stored away, planning to make Xue Di a tiger-fur coat when they got back.
It wasn't until noon that, accompanied by a burst of violent soul power fluctuations, the aura on Shen Liuyu slowly calmed. That blood-red soul ring finally settled firmly into the position of her seventh soul ring.
As the soul ring was withdrawn, Shen Liuyu slowly let out a breath. Then, somewhat incredulously, she clenched her fist, feeling somewhat unnatural about the seemingly heaven-defying changes in her soul power and strength in such a short time.
Shen Hanyu stepped forward, retrieved a left arm bone from within the Titan Giant Ape's massive body, and tossed it to Shen Liuyu, who was still getting used to the changes.
Shen Liuyu caught the soul bone, then happily hugged one of Shen Hanyu's arms with her left and one of Xue Di's with her right, smiling as she said:
"Thank you, my dear brother and sister-in-law. I feel like this is almost unreal right now. Is this really the change brought by absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring? It really far surpasses ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul rings…"
Shen Hanyu glanced at his silly little sister and said:
"This is exactly why Title Douluo with a hundred thousand-year soul rings have much higher limits and strength than those with ordinary configurations. Later, I'll think of a way to help you raise the years on your previous six soul rings…"
Shen Liuyu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly nodded, afraid Shen Hanyu would go back on his word.
Xue Di extended a fair finger and tapped Shen Liuyu's forehead, then said:
"During the process of you absorbing the soul ring, I sealed away a portion of the violent energy. After we return, you'll need to spend time refining it. It should help you break through the bottleneck and raise your soul power by one more level to reach the seventy-fourth rank. These are things you need to pay attention to. When we get back, no slacking off or half-hearted effort, understood?"
Shen Liuyu obediently agreed, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.
Shen Hanyu's gaze turned toward Di Tian and the others. His eyes happened to meet Di Tian's in midair, and the two lightly nodded at each other. Without any extra words, they tacitly began to act…
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