In the pitch-black forest, Zhu Ziyang rode the Great Starry Unicorn, with the Little Starry Unicorn following beside him, continuing to search for Zhang Lexuan and her group. With the help of the Great Starry Unicorn, a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Beast, Zhu Ziyang's search area expanded. A fifty-thousand-year Starry Unicorn's combat power could rival an ordinary 100,000-Year Soul Beast.
The Starry Unicorn's fur was incredibly smooth, feeling like the finest silk to the touch. Zhu Ziyang sat on its back, feeling his body and mind relax considerably.
"Teacher, why would this Starry Unicorn want to become my spirit ring?" He still couldn't understand and asked Electrolux.
"Because the Unicorn clan is a pure Light creature. From birth, they are the most devout followers of Light. However, their faith is in the most fundamental path of Light of the World, not in a deity who controls the Light Attribute. In fact, they are hostile towards the God of Light Element," Electrolux explained with a smile. "The Unicorn clan's horn is condensed from their Light origin, allowing them to sense the Light origin of other creatures and thus determine if that creature is friend or foe. As the Child of Light, your Light origin is the closest to the path of Light, so they see you as an embodiment of Light. For them, wanting to become your spirit ring and a part of you is equivalent to transforming into Light."
"So, if I agree and let it become my spirit ring, it's truly a blessing for it?" Zhu Ziyang smacked his lips, then said.
"Precisely," Electrolux said with a smile. "From what I understand, the Child of Light's Light Attribute comes from the path of Light, not the God of Light Element. Its essence has already transcended the realm of elements and ascended to the Domain of rules."
"Rules?" Zhu Ziyang grew more confused the more he listened.
"Haha, I've said a bit too much that's beyond your current understanding. You don't need to grasp it for now. Just remember that your Ultimate Light is not merely an element," Electrolux replied with a mysterious smile.
"Alright!" Zhu Ziyang waved his hand helplessly, at a loss regarding Electrolux's riddle.
His gaze turned to the Little Starry Unicorn following beside the Great Starry Unicorn. The little fellow was currently staring at Zhu Ziyang with curious, pale golden eyes. Seeing Zhu Ziyang look at him, he playfully stuck out his tongue, then quickly ran forward, turning his tail towards him.
"What about your child?" Zhu Ziyang was amused and suddenly thought of a question, asking.
"There are no more Starry Unicorns in the Star Dou Great Forest," the Great Starry Unicorn said. "My child is only five hundred years old now, and her cultivation is only around three thousand years. She can no longer remain in the Star Dou Great Forest. I hope you can take her in."
"This…" Zhu Zi Yang was stunned by these words, then said in surprise, "You want her to follow me to the human World?"
"Yes," the Great Starry Unicorn replied firmly. "To be able to serve the Child of Light is her good fortune! By following you, she might have a chance to evolve into the legendary King of Unicorns."
"Ziyang, you can agree to it," Electrolux said. "The Starry Unicorn's growth rate is extremely fast, and I have an idea. Perhaps I can gain inspiration from it."
Hearing Electrolux's suggestion, Zhu Ziyang thought for a moment and realized that there was no harm in gaining the allegiance of a three-thousand-year-cultivation Starry Unicorn. So he said, "Alright, I agree."
"Thank you for your benevolence!" The Great Starry Unicorn's tone was filled with gratitude. It stopped, turned its head, rubbed against Zhu Ziyang, and then let out a neigh. The Little Starry Unicorn immediately stopped, turned around, and approached Zhu Ziyang.
The Little Starry Unicorn's horn began to emit light. Zhu Ziyang understood, extending his hand to grasp it.
The Starry Unicorn's horn is a very private part; besides its parents, only the closest companions can touch it. Once touched, both parties can communicate telepathically.
"Hello, esteemed Child of Light!" A tender, sweet little girl's voice echoed in his mind, as the Little Starry Unicorn in front of him looked at him with joyous eyes.
"Hello there, Little Starry Unicorn," Zhu Ziyang responded with a smile. "By the way, do you two have names?"
"Respected Child of Light, we Starry Unicorns only have true names if we are kings. My true name is Luo Xingxiya Si Tian Ni Ao Gu Si Du You Ni Ke An," the Great Starry Unicorn said. "My child has not yet obtained a true name."
"…" Zhu Ziyang was speechless for a moment. After a long thought, he said, "Then can I help her come up with a name?"
"She is already your follower; this is your natural right," the Great Starry Unicorn replied.
"Very good, let me think," Zhu Ziyang's face lit up with joy as he looked at the Little Starry Unicorn and said with a smile, "I've got it. I'll call you Xingcai! The rainbow of the Starry, how about that?"
"Xingcai?!" Both the Great Starry Unicorn and the Little Starry Unicorn instinctively repeated the name. Then, the Little Starry Unicorn excitedly jumped up, bouncing high, and shouted, "Yay, I have a name too!"
The little one looked very excited, and the Great Starry Unicorn, Luo Xingxiya, also had eyes full of joy, saying to Zhu Ziyang, "Thank you for bestowing a name."
"You're welcome!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
The relationship between the person and the two beasts quickly grew closer. The Great Starry Unicorn Luo Xingxiya and the Little Starry Unicorn Xingcai worked even harder to help Zhu Ziyang search for Zhang Lexuan and her group.
As night gradually faded, the morning dew dampened the fur of the two Starry Unicorns, and Zhu Ziyang also felt soaked and uncomfortable. A night had passed, and he had traversed an arc-shaped area of nearly three kilometers, yet he still hadn't found any marks or traces left by Zhang Lexuan or the other Inner Courtyard Disciples.
He could only continue searching forward.
"Roar~" A loud and resonant roar echoed. Upon hearing this roar, the Great Starry Unicorn's expression immediately changed, and a sense of panic spread through her heart.
Zhu Ziyang immediately sensed the Great Starry Unicorn's panic and couldn't help but feel surprised and puzzled. He asked, "What's wrong? What kind of Spirit Beast was that roar from? It actually made you so flustered?"
"It's…" The Great Starry Unicorn Luo Xingxiya was about to answer when the roar came again, even clearer this time.
"Roar~" Zhu Ziyang also heard the roar very clearly. The roar carried an undeniable sense of arrogance. While he was curious, his confusion deepened. Could such an arrogant Spirit Beast still exist in this mixed zone?
Before Zhu Ziyang and the Starry Unicorns could react, the owner of the roar had already appeared on their inevitable path.
A golden figure, like a running miniature sun, landed arrogantly in front of them, less than ten meters from the Great Starry Unicorn! Such a close distance was a blatant provocation to the Great Starry Unicorn! However, in the face of such arrogant behavior, the Great Starry Unicorn uncharacteristically endured, its eyes concealing anger as it stared at the figure.
Zhu Ziyang also observed the figure, his heart filled with curiosity, and a very peculiar emotion, as if urging him to possess that unfamiliar Spirit Beast in front of him.
This was a Spirit Beast that resembled a lion in appearance, but it would be a huge mistake to mistake it for a lion-type Spirit Beast. Although it resembled a lion, it had a dragon's head, dragon claws, and a dragon tail. Its body and neck were covered in golden fur like flames, and true flames burned at its four ankles. However, what surprised Zhu Ziyang the most was that this Spirit Beast had a crimson vertical eye on its forehead, but its two normal eyes were golden, which was very peculiar.
Zhu Ziyang did not recognize this Spirit Beast; none of the books he had read contained any record of it. But this did not prevent him from guessing its general racial affiliation.
Dragonwolf!
Or rather, a Suan Ni!
Suan Ni, according to legend, was the eighth son of the Dragon God, ranking fifth among the Dragon God's many sons. He commanded fire and light, had a gentle disposition, loved fireworks, and was born of the Dragon God and a Golden Lion, the progenitor of the Dragonwolf clan on the Douluo Continent.
The Dragonwolf in front of him was very similar to a Suan Ni, clearly having chosen an evolutionary path towards becoming a Suan Ni. Such a choice was quite rare.
Zhu Ziyang's eyes narrowed slightly. He recalled the Silver Dragon Wolf and felt that this Dragonwolf in front of him shared something in common with it, yet he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
The Dragonwolf's ancestor was Ya Zi, the second son of the Dragon God, ranking second among the Dragon God's many sons, and a brother to Suan Ni.
If the rumors about the Dragon God's sons that he had read were true, then perhaps it could explain why he felt the Silver Dragon Wolf and this Dragonwolf were similar, Zhu Zi Yang thought silently.