But that was irrelevant. Yuan Longxuan had more pressing matters.
Turning his gaze to the ongoing battle between the Titan Ape, Sky-Blue Bull Python, and Dark Demon Tiger, he already had a golden talisman in hand.
This time, he didn't need to interfere with the giants or Xiao Wu. The two brothers deserved to be humbled by their own fighting skills, and Xiao Wu… well, she loved a bit of chaos anyway.
See? The little rabbit now obediently rested as a perfect living cushion, just as he intended.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed six formidable attributes—Wind, Thunder, Evil, Darkness, Time, and Space—but even with these powers, it was no match for the ten-thousand-year-level Titan Giant Ape and Sky-Blue Bull Python.
To these two beast kings, the tiger's so-called "Death Arena" technique was nothing more than child's play.
For humans, its ability to shrink a person's age to six years old was indeed a divine skill...reducing them to the moment when their martial soul had just awakened.
But against ancient soul beasts with vastly higher lifespans, this move was far less threatening.
It was like subtracting its own soul ring years from its opponent's: a ten-thousand-year beast becomes four thousand years, but for the tiger, the result was effectively zero.
Sure, it could attempt a battle with the Titan Ape at fifty thousand years or the Sky-Blue Bull Python at eighty or ninety thousand years....but that was tantamount to suicide.
Beasts of that level carried royal blood, and even those under ten thousand years were far beyond its capacity.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had come here for a reason.
It had recently sensed a Soul Emperor in the forest, a prime target to feast upon and strengthen its own bloodline.
But before it could even make a move, the two ten-thousand-year beast kings had already detected it and were giving chase.
"You two beasts! Enough! Stop pestering me endlessly!"
The tiger roared, its temper flaring. It was the noble Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a fusion of the White Tiger and Evil God bloodline. And yet, a mere ape and snake dared chase it relentlessly?
"Dark Demon Thunder!"
With a roar, the tiger, now speaking in human language despite its fifty-thousand-year-old body, unleashed a jagged black lightning. The Titan Ape and Python froze. Wait… it could speak at fifty thousand years? How was that even possible?
"Boom!"
The black thunder surged toward the Sky-Blue Bull Python.
But the python was no pushover. "Sky-Blue Annihilation Thunder!" it countered.
These highly intelligent beasts were a true danger....if not eliminated now, they could pose future threats.
The Titan Giant Ape erupted with golden light. The dark thunder from the tiger struck, only to be fully absorbed by the ape's immense power.
Meanwhile, the Sky-Blue Bull Python's thunder was dodged at the last moment, thanks to the tiger's spatial attribute.
"Evil Wind Blade!"
Seeing the ape and snake preparing another massive attack, the tiger decided to retreat, adhering to the principle of "if I can't win, I run." It would return in the future, once it had reached eighty thousand years, to swallow them whole.
"Damn it! Titan Divine Fist!"
The Titan Ape's punch twisted the surrounding space, a move worthy of a beast king.
"Evil God Guard!"
Black energy erupted across the tiger's body, fully enveloping it.
The dark aura nullified the Titan Ape's strike completely.
"Heh, just watch those two little rabbits," the tiger sneered in its mind. "One Soul Emperor and a ninety-thousand-year flexible-boned rabbit… both are prime blood food.
Once I devour them, even the Titan Ape and Sky-Blue Bull Python will fall before me!"
It imagined one by one consuming its enemies, each act making it stronger, its eyes glinting with a mixture of amusement and cruelty.
But as it prepared to open a spatial rift and escape, Yuan Longxuan struck.
A terrifying force instantly sealed the tiger's body.
Even as the space rift opened before its eyes, it couldn't move a muscle. Black fur bristled not in anger but in sheer terror.
Yuan Longxuan rose slowly. The white fur of the giant plush rabbit....Xiao Wu.....used as his cushion also puffed up under the overwhelming pressure, soft yet oddly comforting beneath him.
He stood, lightning-quick, before the tiger, which now, along with the ape and python, was completely immobilized.
"Become my servant. Live, and you serve me," Yuan Longxuan said, eleven simple words that sealed the tiger's future.
By "servant," he meant a pet-combatant hybrid....a loyal companion and fighter by his side. After all, even as a Supreme Douluo, he couldn't always act alone.
Having an ally would make his exploits far more efficient.
"I…"
Before the tiger could respond, Yuan Longxuan struck, a fist connecting to its face, smashing it into the ground.
The Titan Ape and Sky-Blue Bull Python shuddered in shock. Who was this human? And that aura… it was terrifying.
Yuan Longxuan's second punch struck the tiger's other cheek, swelling it into a large, painful lump.
The two beasts instinctively closed their enormous eyes, unsure if they would be next.
Human…"
"Boom!"
Two and a half minutes later, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger knelt before Yuan Longxuan like a man who had lost everything, tears streaming, crying out "Master! Master!" while begging for forgiveness.
"Please, Master! Don't hit me! I… I understand! I'm truly sorry!"
Yuan Longxuan, however, would not be swayed. Normally, soul beasts only required a few seconds of training to obey.
This one had tested his patience for over two minutes!
"Disobedient beast, I won't raise you. Better to break you and use your gems as marbles," he said coldly.
He raised his right hand, summoning a brilliant, multi-colored dragon claw. Like Douluo Three's Tang Wulin, Yuan Longxuan, possessing the full Dragon God bloodline, could envelop himself in dragon-scale armor, fully controlling his draconic form.
The moment the dragon claw appeared, every beast present shivered.
The oppressive power emanating from Yuan Longxuan was unmistakable, a pressure only a supreme being could radiate.
"Don't kill me! I can serve you! I can carry you, fetch your tea, brave fire and ice for you! Anything you command!"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger trembled. Even with its Evil God bloodline, it felt the overwhelming oppression of Yuan Longxuan's power.
No mere human could possess such force....it was the mark of a fully awakened beast transformed to human-level strength.
Yuan Longxuan didn't need to know the tiger's thoughts; even if he did, he would have only smiled wryly.