Rascal Does Not Encounter the Proud Miss Three-Eyed Golden Lion
In a tall forest, a golden Portal slowly materialized, and Lin Chen stepped out, feeling the soil beneath his feet.
Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes and found himself standing in a forest.
This forest is exactly like the Star Dou Great Forest, with towering giant trees standing tall, the shortest of which are tens of meters high, their canopies forming a continuous expanse that blocks out the entire sky.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of moss, which felt soft and spongy underfoot. Some huge footprints could be vaguely seen beneath the moss.
Lin Chen spread his mental energy outwards, sensing the surrounding situation. This space was much smaller than he had expected. Lin Chen extended his mental energy several thousand meters before he basically touched the boundary.
What puzzled Lin Chen was that there was no trace of any Soul Beasts in this forest.
He had thought that he would encounter Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast soon as he entered, but now it was unusually quiet.
But before he could fully unleash his spiritual power, Lin Chen heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes in the distance.
He turned his head and saw the bushes part, revealing a golden-yellow Soul Beast emerging from within.
It is about the same size as an ordinary lion, but its entire body is covered with golden scales, its limbs are thick, and its claws are sharp.
The most striking feature was its forehead, where a single eye stood between its brows. The vertical pupil gleamed with a faint golden light and stared intently at Lin Chen.
"Oh ho, isn't this the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?"
When Lin Chen saw the golden vertical pupil, he suddenly recalled various information from the original work. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was Auspicious Beast of the empire, a lucky charm of the Star Dou Great Forest, and the chosen one of destiny among the Soul Beasts.
In the original novel of Douluo II, Tang San sealed one-third of Tang Wutong's soul. After that, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came into contact with Huo Yuhao and transformed into Wang Qiu'er. In the end, in order to save Huo Yuhao, it chose to sacrifice itself and became one of Huo Yuhao's Soul Rings.
However, this matter is all ten thousand years in the future. What stands in front of him now is Three-Eyed Golden Lion that is only about five thousand years old.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stood beside the bushes, tilting its head to sized up Lin Chen, this uninvited guest. Its middle vertical pupil narrowed slightly, its eyes filled with curiosity, vigilance, and arrogance.
"Human." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion opened its mouth, its clear yet arrogant voice ringing directly in Lin Chen's mind, "How did you get in?"
Lin Chen didn't answer immediately, but just looked at it.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion waited two breaths, but received no answer. Its middle vertical pupil narrowed again, and its tone became more impatient. "I'm asking you a question. This is my private territory. How did you, a human, manage to get in here?"
Lin Chen shrugged and I casually said, "Of course we walked in."
"Walked in?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was taken aback, probably not expecting Lin Chen to answer like that.
It flicked its tail, took a step forward, lowered its neck slightly, striking what it thought was a very intimidating pose, and threatened in a low voice, "Fine, I don't care how you got in, just get out of here right now."
"This is no place for you. Since you've shown no hostility, I'll mercifully warn you: this Secret Realm is my private territory, but if you venture any deeper, you're dead!"
"There are all sorts of powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in there. If you know what's good for you, you'd better get out of there right now."
Looking at its "fierce" appearance, Lin Chen's lips twitched, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Thank you for reminding me, but I came here this time to find those powerful Soul Beasts."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's vertical pupils widened slightly, and it said with some surprise, "How dare you, a mere Soul Emperor, go looking for them? If you want to die, you can just die. You don't need to come and deliver food to them."
"What if I said I came here representing the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?" Lin Chen smiled slightly, and the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings Soul Bones on his legs lit up, revealing a powerful dragon's might.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed this aura and immediately shuddered. Its tail stood straight up, and its eyes were filled with disbelief.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stared at Lin Chen in shock, its middle vertical pupil scanning Lin Chen up and down.
Sensing the immense dragon's might, and confirming that it truly belonged to the divine pressure of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, it asked in surprise, "Are you really sent by Senior Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?"
"Of course, otherwise how could I, a mere Soul Emperor, possibly obtain the Soul Bones of the two seniors?" Lin Chen nodded and said with a smile.
"That's true..."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was silent for a moment, its tone softening considerably, yet still carrying a hint of arrogance. "Since you are a human sent by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, then you can practically be considered one of us."
"However, finding Uncle Di Tian and the others won't be so easy. They're still asleep in a deeper Secret Realm, and they're not easy to see."
Lin Chen asked with a grin, "Then can you take me to them?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion snorted, flicked its tail, and arrogantly replied, "Why should I take a human like you? You haven't answered my question yet. How did you, a mere Soul Emperor, even get into this Secret Realm?"
"According to Uncle Di Tian and the others, even Titled Douluo- level powerhouse in your human world wouldn't be able to sense this space, let alone a mere Soul Emperor like you."
"Yes, because my Martial Soul is the Palagi Shield."
Lin Chen raised his wrist, the Ultimate Bracelet gleaming with a silvery-white light in the air. "The Palagi Shield possesses the power to traverse time and space; crossing a spatial barrier is naturally no difficult task."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's curious gaze fell on the bracelet. It examined it carefully, then raised its head and muttered, "This little thing can travel through time and space? Human Martial Souls are truly amazing."
After muttering for a moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion flicked its tail, its tone becoming more casual. "But I don't care about your so-called shield."
"Since you've come representing the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, then please wait here for a while."
"I'm all alone in this forest. I've been here for five thousand years and I'm getting so bored. You can keep me company and tell me about your human world."
"I heard from my uncle Di Tian that you humans are all bad guys, the natural enemies of us Soul Beasts. Is that true?"
Lin Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Pretty much. Humans do hunt Soul Beasts everywhere in order to Soul Hunting rings, and some even indiscriminately kill Soul Beasts in order to Soul Hunting bones."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted its head and thought for a moment, about to say something, but suddenly stopped.
Its central vertical pupil suddenly turned towards the depths of the forest, its ears perked up, and a hint of surprise flashed in its eyes.
Lin Chen frowned slightly and asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, "Has something come over?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not answer, but stared at the direction deep in the forest, the golden light in its vertical pupils flashing slightly.
At that moment, Lin Chen also sensed a powerful aura of a Soul Beast rapidly approaching from the depths of the forest.
The aura was intense and violent, completely out of place with the quiet atmosphere of the forest. As the aura drew closer, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the bushes rustled.
The bushes were suddenly smashed open, and a crimson figure rushed out from the depths of the forest, landing in front of Lin Chen.
It was a giant, crimson beast, over five meters long, extremely robust, and somewhat resembling a lion, but with three identical large heads.
Each head was over a meter in diameter, its terrifying canines gleaming with a crimson-gold luster, and its crimson-gold pupils looked at Lin Chen with undisguised scrutiny and hostility.