Chapter 28: The Impossible Existence of Another Auspicious Beast
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion—the Emperor Auspicious Beast— From the moment of her birth, she carried the fortune of the entire soul beast race.
As long as she existed within a certain region, the growth speed of all soul beasts there—and their chances of breaking through bottlenecks—would be doubled.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was an ancient auspicious beast. She had no cultivation bottlenecks at all. As long as she wished, she could live indefinitely.
Because of her unique existence, Di Tian had taken meticulous care of her, tending to her every need.
Yet now, she actually wanted to leave—and not just anywhere, but to go to the human world.
Di Tian could not understand why.
"I sensed another auspicious beast aura—one even stronger than mine."
"What?!"
Di Tian's expression shifted from confusion to sheer disbelief.
"Another auspicious beast? Xiao Jin, where did you discover it?"
Bi Ji stepped forward to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's side, asking excitedly for details.
A single auspicious beast already provided an absurdly powerful boost to the Star Dou Great Forest. If there were two, the effect could be doubled once more.
But that was simply impossible.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion already carried the fortune of the entire soul beast race—so what exactly was this other auspicious beast?
Xiao Jin would never lie to deceive them. If she said it existed, then it definitely did.
"That day, I..."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion recounted all the information about her encounter with Fan Chen to Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts.
She described in great detail the moment her own power intertwined and fused with the other party's power.
That single night of energy convergence had directly raised her cultivation age from five thousand years to six thousand years.
An increase of a full thousand years in just one night—if the other party weren't an auspicious beast, there would be no explanation for it.
"So, according to you, that auspicious beast is currently staying by a human's side?"
"Yes. I can still sense his faint aura. He isn't very far from here."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion knew full well that if Di Tian refused to let her go, she would never be able to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
"If Dad wants to find me, he can come anytime. I just want to—"
"Enough. I know what you want to say, but the human world is still far too dangerous."
The moment she heard this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's emotions instantly sank.
Because she controlled the fortune of the soul beast raxe, her emotional downturn indirectly affected the surrounding luck as well.
As a result, some of the trees and vegetation that had been brimming with vitality began to show signs of withering.
"I need to investigate this first and confirm that the other party truly poses no threat to you. Only then can I allow you to leave."
Upon hearing this, the previously dejected Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately broke into a radiant smile. The gloomy aura dispersed, and the surrounding fortune returned once more.
"Thank you, Dad!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was now as happy as a child who had just received a brand-new toy.
She rushed forward, hugging Di Tian's thick dragon claw and gently rubbing her cheek against it.
Seeing this, Di Tian could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.
If possible, he truly did not want to let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion go out.
Whether from an emotional standpoint or an interest-based standpoint, that was the case.
However, the appearance of another auspicious beast was far too important a matter. He had no choice but to investigate it personally.
"Bi Ji, I'll leave matters here to you for the time being. I need to go investigate."
The Lord was still in deep slumber. With Di Tian leaving the area, another fierce beast had to temporarily take charge.
Although Bi Ji's combat strength was not particularly high, her prestige was second only to his. Leaving things in her hands during his absence put Di Tian at ease.
"I'll take care of matters in the forest. You should be careful as well."
Bi Ji was not worried that humans could pose any danger to Di Tian on this continent.
Unless a god personally descended, human strength alone could never kill Di Tian.
The only uncertain factor was that suddenly appearing auspicious beast—and the only one Di Tian truly needed to be wary of was him.
Di Tian nodded, then spread his enormous dragon wings.
The black wings blotted out the sky, as if night itself had fallen.
With a gentle flap of his wings, a violent surge of air erupted, snapping several of the more fragile trees nearby in half, like a miniature hurricane.
Di Tian dove toward the horizon. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a tiny black dot in the sky, disappearing without a trace.
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Spirit City.
Inside the training grounds, Fan Chen was—once again—getting beaten up, just like always.
As the number of training sessions increased, Fan Chen's physical strength continued to improve steadily.
According to Golden Crocodile Douluo's calculations, the standard had gone from one hundred punches to the current one hundred and fifty.
When it came to durability, Fan Chen could be considered number one among his peers.
Even Golden Crocodile Douluo himself, back in his younger days, hadn't been as tough as Fan Chen was now.
"Alright, that's enough training for today."
After knocking Fan Chen flying once more, Golden Crocodile Douluo announced the end of the day's training.
As Fan Chen was sent flying, he lightly pushed off the ground the moment he landed, dispersing part of the impact force.
Then, with a smooth turn, he landed steadily on his feet.
"That's it? It's not usually over this early."
Golden Crocodile Douluo had always been extremely strict about training. If training was supposed to last until a certain time, then it would last until that time—unless there was a special circumstance.
"You're not planning to mess with me, are you? If you mess with me again, I'm not doing this anymore."
Fan Chen eyed Golden Crocodile Douluo warily. Right now, he seriously suspected that Golden Crocodile was about to mess with him.
In just a few seconds, Fan Chen replayed everything he had done recently in his mind.
But he hadn't caused any trouble lately. There was no reason to target him, right?
"What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person? Your training is about to enter the next stage. I'm giving you two days to relax. Today, we're ending early so you can go out and have some fun."
Golden Crocodile Douluo felt a bit speechless at Fan Chen's prejudice toward him. Sure, he might be a bit fierce—but was it really necessary to think of him like this?
"Really? No trap?"
Fan Chen asked again, still uncertain—because Golden Crocodile had pulled this kind of thing before.
He'd say he was letting him go, only to launch a sneak attack right after.
Calling it "training his reaction speed."
But seriously, what kind of Titled Douluo sneak-attacks a kid who doesn't even have two soul rings yet?
How was he supposed to defend against that?
"No. Are you leaving or not? If not, come back and keep training."
As he spoke, Golden Crocodile Douluo moved as if he were about to grab Fan Chen.
Seeing this, Fan Chen immediately ran away without hesitation.
Watching Fan Chen leave in a burst of energy, Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled helplessly.
"This kid…"
"What, not satisfied? If you're not satisfied, give him to me."
"Exactly. Watching you beat up this little guy every day makes my heart ache. If you don't know how to raise a kid, hand him over to me."
The familiar group of spectators chimed in from behind.
Golden Crocodile Douluo turned around and froze for a moment.
"Oh? Quite a full house today. What, planning to gang up on me?"
As he spoke, Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately took a fighting stance, ready to fight the group of guys who wanted to steal his disciple.
"Bring it on—think I'm afraid of you?"
"You said it yourself. I've been annoyed with you for a long time. Brothers, grab your weapons and beat him up!"
And just like that, right after Fan Chen left, the group started fighting.
Of course, it was all just playful roughhousing. Otherwise, with the strength of these few individuals, if they really fought seriously, Spirit City would probably be torn apart.
End of Chapter