"Awoo~ whimper, whimper~"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cries grew increasingly shrill. It no longer sounded like the roar of a powerful Soul Beast, but more like the whimpering of an injured puppy.
Its golden eyes and the red vertical pupil on its forehead, once gleaming brightly, had begun to roll upward uncontrollably.
The intense pain in its body and the humiliation in its mind gradually pushed it into a state of extreme weakness and confusion. Its limbs twitched feebly as it tried to break free from Qingque's bind, only to discover that every struggle was futile.
"Despicable human, release the Divine Beast at once."
Seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion showing signs of rolling its eyes back, Scarlet King was terrified out of his wits.
He knew full well how important the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was to the Star Dou Great Forest. If anything happened to the Divine Beast under his watch, he would never be able to answer to Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts. He might even lose his place in this forest because of it.
With that thought, Scarlet King could no longer worry about anything else. He immediately extended a huge, powerful claw toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's abdomen, intending to forcibly tear Qingque away from the Divine Beast.
Slap!
However, Scarlet King's great claw was violently knocked aside by an immense force the next instant. What shocked him was that this power had not come from Qingque, but from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion he had been trying to protect.
"Divine Beast, what are you doing? I'm helping you!"
Scarlet King stared blankly at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, his eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension. He simply could not understand why it had suddenly stopped his rescue attempt.
"Don't touch me."
Gritting its teeth, the Three-Eyed