Emperor Auspicious Beast in its Infancy

A Juvenile Emperor Auspicious Beast

Once Cyclops soul beasts reached ten thousand years of cultivation, every additional ten thousand years would increase their height by ten meters.

Judging by this Cyclops, Domi's height, it meant that this fellow had at least fifty thousand years of cultivation.

Behind him, it was as though some terrifying creature was hunting him down.

But Xiao Yang paid it no mind. After all, a Cyclops's brain matter was a great tonic for certain soul beasts.

Suddenly, Xiao Yang saw a streak of golden light flash past him. It was a strange soul beast around a meter long, its entire body covered in brilliant golden fur. Its body seemed like translucent crystal, possessing an unusual texture.

Its overall shape resembled a lion's, but its four claws were like those of a dragon, with a cluster of golden flames beneath each dragon claw.

Its muzzle was also slightly longer than that of lion-type soul beasts, and beneath its fur seemed to be fine, dense golden scales.

Aside from its usual pair of eyes, it actually possessed a third eye—a reddish-gold vertical pupil.

"Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?" Xiao Yang froze at once. By all rights, this was ten thousand years before the timeline of the first part of Douluo Continent.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast should not have appeared yet. So where had this little girl come from?

Xiao Yang looked at She Long and said, "Senior She Long, that Cyclops should be well suited to my first martial soul, the Vajra Glazed Body. Could I trouble you to capture it for me?"

"Kid, have you lost your mind? That's a fifty-thousand-year soul beast!"

Xiao Yang curled his lip. "People can't all be judged by the same standard.

The Vajra Glazed Body is indestructible and unstoppable. In terms of physical strength, even you, a Titled Douluo, might not compare to me. Don't worry!"

Xiao Yang had first cultivated the Heaven-Tier Fighting Skill, the Vajra Glazed Body, then consumed the Nine Apertures Golden Pill. Naturally, his physical strength was far beyond what a mere Titled Douluo could match.

As for so-called resentment from souls, it could only serve as nourishment for Zangetsu and transform into Xiao Yang's own Reiatsu.

It was simply that hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were too scarce, and he also had to consider his own attributes. Otherwise, Xiao Yang would have loved to equip both his martial souls with hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

She Long had no choice but to chase after the departing Cyclops.

After all, he truly could not afford to offend the other half of his young lady's future Spirit Fusion Skill!

After sending She Long away, Xiao Yang smiled as he walked toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

His system was a troublemaking system that loved stirring up fun, just like Xiao Yang himself.

Since he had run into this little one, it would be inexcusable not to give her a pet.

Step by step, Xiao Yang approached the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while further releasing the aura of his Great Sun Glazed Art.

The attributes of the Great Sun Glazed Art were extremely similar to those of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. That was why the little one had stopped not far from him earlier, watching him curiously and even ignoring her originally intended meal, the Cyclops.

Xiao Yang had sent She Long away to lower the little one's guard even further.

More importantly, Xiao Yang was afraid that She Long would recognize the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's origins and, without regard for anything else, try to capture this little one and take her back.

After all, this little one's attributes were simply too compatible with Qian Renxue's. Extreme Light and Extreme Fire, paired with the Six-Winged Angel's light-based attributes supplemented by fire, were truly a match made in heaven.

Moreover, the Emperor Auspicious Beast ten thousand years later had fifteen thousand years of cultivation. In other words, the current Three-Eyed Golden Lion had exactly five thousand years of cultivation.

Neither more nor less—perfectly suited to become Qian Renxue's fourth soul ring.

Furthermore, the Emperor Auspicious Beast represented the fortune of soul beasts. And barring any surprises, if not for Tang San, Qian Renxue should actually have been the human race's daughter of fortune for this generation.

Honestly, if Qian Renxue truly absorbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's soul ring, what exactly would happen then?

With all these coincidences and hidden details, Xiao Yang hardly dared to think too deeply about it.

Shaking his head and tossing those chaotic thoughts aside, Xiao Yang reached out and picked up the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He rubbed her head, then scratched beneath her chin.

The little one comfortably narrowed her eyes, stretching out all four limbs and even exposing her belly.

At that moment, the system's prompt sounded in Xiao Yang's mind. "Bond established with the Emperor Auspicious Beast. Reward: one five-thousand-year Extreme Light and Extreme Fire soul ring. While in the Douluo plane, fortune increased."

The corner of Xiao Yang's mouth twitched. Thankfully, no one had seen this soul ring. Otherwise, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would never be able to clear his name.

If that really happened, he could just wait to be hunted down by every soul beast in the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

Just as Xiao Yang happily stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's belly, She Long returned with the Cyclops, which had been beaten black and blue.

At this point, the Cyclops had only one breath left. Xiao Yang showed no mercy and drove a blade through its heart.

Then, a black soul ring emerged.

The moment the Cyclops collapsed, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion simultaneously tore open its skull with a claw and began enjoying its brain matter.

With a thought from Xiao Yang, the Cyclops's soul ring descended onto his body.

With this soul ring, Xiao Yang finally had enough energy to begin compressing the Dou Qi within his body and advance to the Dou Shi realm.

When Xiao Yang opened his eyes, he discovered a woman standing before him. Her entire body was covered in purple-black scale armor, her figure slender, her breasts full, and her cleavage deep.

Her legs were straight and long, while her long purple-black hair cascaded behind her, moving without wind and naturally rippling along both sides of her body.

Her beautiful face was exceedingly seductive. Her eyes were dark purple, while her lips were a bright violet.

On her forehead, layers upon layers of purple radiance rippled from a pitch-black scale, flowing above her head.

At that moment, however, she had one long leg raised, pinning Serpent Spear Douluo She Long beneath her foot.

Clearly, when facing a ferocious beast with more than a hundred thousand years of cultivation—and one from a supreme race like the Hell Demon Dragon—She Long had absolutely no power to resist. He had been subdued in a single exchange.

That was why Xiao Yang, immersed in his breakthrough, had failed to notice.

"You're awake!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cheerful, childish voice rang in Xiao Yang's mind. "Sorry, that uncle attacked Sister Zi Ji, and then he got slapped flat with one hit..."

Xiao Yang sighed. Even without the Three-Eyed Golden Lion explaining, he could guess what had happened.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had chased the Cyclops all the way to the outskirts near the Star Dou Great Forest. When the several ferocious beasts discovered that the auspicious beast was no longer in the core area, they immediately panicked and chased after it.

Then Zi Ji ran into She Long. One was a Titled Douluo, the other a ferocious beast more than a hundred thousand years old. Both were tense beyond measure.

She Long couldn't hold back and attacked first. That was how things ended up like this.