Wang Dong looked at Su Yunlin and silently complained in his heart:
'How do you know more about my dad than I do? Written in books? What kind of book records things in that much detail?'
The group continued moving deeper in a certain direction when suddenly an incomparably massive figure charged out before them.
It was a giant.
Its entire body was covered in black and white fur, and astonishingly, it possessed two heads upon its shoulders. Its enormous body stood over ten meters tall. Both heads had only a single eye, each radiating a terrifying glow.
"A Twin Cyclops Giant," Su Yunlin immediately recognized the Spirit Beast. "A mutated variant among Cyclops Giants. Judging by the attributes of its two heads, they should represent light and darkness."
Wang Dong also stared at the Twin Cyclops Giant. "It looks like it's running away. It seems completely panicked."
Su Yunlin quickly pulled Wang Dong aside. The giant, which towered over a dozen meters tall, crossed the distance in just a few steps. If they were careless, they could easily get trampled to death.
Holding Wang Dong in his arms, Su Yunlin leapt onto a thick tree nearby.
This Twin Cyclops Giant had already reached the ten-thousand-year level, yet it was still fleeing in terror.
What exactly was chasing it?
At that moment, a golden figure appeared.
Its body measured over three meters long, entirely covered in brilliant golden fur.
This Spirit Beast was unbelievably beautiful. Its entire body looked almost like translucent crystal, filled with a strange and mystical texture. Its overall shape resembled a lion, yet its four claws were like those of a dragon, and beneath each dragon claw burned a cluster of golden flames.
Its mouth was longer than that of ordinary lion-type Spirit Beasts, and beneath its fur seemed to lie fine, dense golden scales.
Besides its pair of normal eyes, it astonishingly possessed a third eye.
That third eye was a vertical pupil.
Wang Dong gazed at the golden figure and could not help but exclaim, "Yunlin, look! What a beautiful Spirit Beast!"
"Su Yunlin! That's the Three-Eyed Golden Lion! The auspicious beast of the Star Dou Forest! There are definitely savage beasts protecting it nearby—run!"
A black cat suddenly appeared on Su Yunlin's shoulder and immediately shouted in alarm.
"The Three-Eyed Golden Lion... so it's her."
Su Yunlin then glanced at Wang Dong in his arms and shook his head.
He rejected fusion, and he rejected patchwork existences.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Tang Xiaoqi was Tang Xiaoqi.
How could the two possibly be the same being?
Boom—!
A terrifying explosion suddenly rang out.
It was Elder Xuan!
The moment he sensed the appearance of an extremely powerful Spirit Beast, he attacked immediately.
He had already messed things up far too many times before. This time, Su Yunlin was also present. If anything happened to him, Mu En would definitely tear Elder Xuan apart alive.
As a result, Elder Xuan was fully focused on protecting the group this time around. The instant he sensed a dangerous aura, he made his move without hesitation.
The poor Three-Eyed Golden Lion had merely come out to hunt for food, only to encounter a Rank 98 Transcendent Douluo and be instantly suppressed.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
Suddenly, three furious roars erupted simultaneously and charged straight toward Elder Xuan, only to be smashed back by his Taotie Divine Bull.
A Spirit Beast over five meters long appeared before them. Its body was incomparably robust, and it possessed three heads, giving it a somewhat lion-like appearance.
"Scarlet King?" Elder Xuan exclaimed in surprise. He had not expected to encounter Scarlet King here.
The eighth-ranked among the Ten Great Savage Beasts—the Three-Headed Scarlet Devil Mastiff, Scarlet King!
"You're the Taotie Douluo from Shrek Academy?" Scarlet King roared furiously. "You dare lay hands on the Auspicious Beast!"
However, it did not dare act recklessly.
Because the Auspicious Beast was currently in Elder Xuan's hands.
Elder Xuan did not respond. Instead, he immediately spread out his spiritual power to probe the surroundings.
Su Yunlin and Wang Dong were standing on a tree not far away. Xiao Xiao was behind him at a short distance.
But where was Huo Yuhao?
"Yuhao! Where are you?" Elder Xuan roared loudly.
"Uh… Elder Xuan, I'm here!"
Huo Yuhao's voice suddenly came from right beside Elder Xuan.
Only then did everyone realize that Huo Yuhao had used his simulation Spirit Ability to disguise himself as tree bark.
Elder Xuan finally let out a sigh of relief.
As long as nobody was hurt, everything was fine!
ROAR—!
Scarlet King launched another attack.
It wanted to reclaim the Auspicious Beast!
One of Elder Xuan's hands restrained the Auspicious Beast while the other battled Scarlet King, yet he still completely suppressed the savage beast with ease.
Watching from afar, Su Yunlin commented, "When Elder Xuan actually becomes reliable, he's really quite dependable. A savage beast with over three hundred thousand years of cultivation is still being suppressed by him using only one hand."
"This Transcendent Douluo really is powerful. Unfortunately, this king is unwelcome within the Star Dou Forest. The moment those fellows see me, they try to kill me!" the Dark Devilgod Tiger growled in dissatisfaction.
"Well, that's because your species survives through devouring instead of cultivating normally. Besides, you're already this strong. If you managed to break through the hundred-thousand-year threshold, wouldn't you threaten their status? By the way, between you and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who's stronger?"
Su Yunlin was genuinely curious.
Between the Dark Devilgod Tiger, which possessed the bloodline of an evil god, and the Emperor Beast, who was stronger?
"In terms of combat power, this king is naturally stronger." The Dark Devilgod Tiger sounded extremely proud. "Don't be fooled by that little thing's powerful bloodline—it barely knows how to fight! In the entire Star Dou Forest, aside from this king, no beast dares touch it! A thousand years ago, I slapped it flying with a single paw."
The Dark Devilgod Tiger proudly boasted about its glorious achievement.
"And then what happened?" Su Yunlin had not expected this giant black cat to be so bold. It actually dared attack the Auspicious Beast.
"And then… a pitch-black dragon claw struck from across the air and nearly killed this king with one blow. I never fully recovered from those injuries all the way until sacrificing myself to you. That damned black dragon!"
Even now, recalling that black dragon claw filled the Dark Devilgod Tiger with lingering fear.
"You really are fearless. A black dragon claw… was it Di Tian? The fact that you survived his attack at all is already a miracle."
Su Yunlin looked at the giant black cat with a strange expression.
No wonder this fellow had agreed to sacrifice itself without hesitation.
So it had already become impossible for it to survive in the Star Dou Forest anyway.
In the end, Elder Xuan relied purely on overwhelming strength to force Scarlet King into submission. Using the Auspicious Beast's life as leverage, he demanded that Scarlet King capture a fifteen-thousand-year spiritual-attributed Spirit Beast.
Naturally, Su Yunlin wanted to squeeze as many benefits out of the Star Dou Forest as possible. After all, the foundation of the Star Dou Forest was no weaker than the Yin-Yang Icefire Well.
Thus, Su Yunlin secretly transmitted his voice to Elder Xuan, telling him to demand additional heavenly treasures—treasures on the level of Nineleaf Purple Ganoderma.
Elder Xuan nodded before looking at Scarlet King.
"Besides a fifteen-thousand-year spiritual-attributed Spirit Beast suitable for my student, we also want several heavenly treasures comparable to Nineleaf Purple Ganoderma. At least five stalks. Among them, there must be dark-attributed and fire-attributed ones."
Scarlet King nearly cursed out loud at humanity's greed.
But compared to the Auspicious Beast, these conditions were insignificant.
Although ten-thousand-year spiritual-attributed Spirit Beasts were rare, Scarlet King could easily find one.
As for heavenly treasures, the core region of the Star Dou Forest was rich beyond measure in primordial energy of heaven and earth, nurturing countless rare and precious herbs. While treasures of the Nineleaf Purple Ganoderma level were already considered high-grade, the Star Dou Forest still contained quite a number of them.
Scarlet King glared at Elder Xuan.
"Human, remember your words! Do not harm the Auspicious Beast!"
With that, Scarlet King departed to search for heavenly treasures before capturing a ten-thousand-year spiritual-attributed Spirit Beast.
Elder Xuan gestured for Su Yunlin to come over, intending for him to receive the Auspicious Beast's blessing of fortune.
However, Su Yunlin stubbornly refused and immediately retreated far away.
Left with no other choice, Elder Xuan could only settle for Huo Yuhao instead, allowing him to receive the auspicious aura.
Watching as Huo Yuhao pressed his forehead against the Auspicious Beast's forehead, the tension in Su Yunlin's heart finally disappeared.
Wang Dong also secretly let out a sigh of relief.
She had felt that if Su Yunlin touched the Auspicious Beast, something bad would definitely happen. But now, that ominous feeling had completely vanished.
Su Yunlin and Wang Dong looked at each other simultaneously before nodding in silent understanding.
The tacit understanding between them remained as perfect as ever.
That was why both of them had instinctively chosen to avoid the Emperor Beast entirely—because they both sensed that coming into contact with this Emperor Beast would alter the fate shared between them.
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