Three-Eyed Golden Lion: Hey hey hey, I'm here!

Star Dou Great Forest.

"Lord Mo Yan, don't make things difficult for Old Bear!"

When Wang Jin heard that Lord Mo Yan wanted her third spirit ring to be a thousand-year one, he immediately rejected the request. Lord Holy Lord had emphasized that he could not let Lord Mo Yan be so lazy every time she absorbed a spirit ring.

Seeing Wang Jin reject her suggestion, Mo Yan sighed inwardly. That guy, honestly.

Is a third spirit ring really such a big deal?

"Then you decide!" After thinking it over, Mo Yan ultimately left Old Bear to decide for her. She did not care how many years her third spirit ring had anyway. As long as she could use spirit skills, that was enough.

Seeing how lazy Mo Yan was, Wang Jin felt utterly helpless. Of the three lords, Lord Mo Yan was arguably the hardest to serve.

He missed his old life a little.

All he had needed to do was watch over the lives of those two Children of Fortune. He had not needed to use his brain at all.

That kind of task suited a brainless Dragon Slave like him.

Old Huo: ???

Wang Jin said, "Lord Mo Yan and Miss Dugu, please wait here. I'll be back soon." Eight spirit rings rose beneath his feet as he swiftly sprinted deeper into the Star Dou Forest. He needed to quickly find suitable spirit rings for the two of them, then get them out of here at once.

Lord Holy Lord had instructed them to leave immediately after absorbing the rings. Though Wang Jin did not know why, his motto was simply two words: obedience.

As for why Wang Jin had already become a Soul Fighting Douluo, it was naturally because Tian Mucheng had strengthened all the Dragon Slaves after emptying out the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Luo watched Wang Jin leave, then looked curiously at Mo Yan. "Sister Mo Yan, why aren't we following him?"

"Come here."

Though Dugu Luo was puzzled, she obediently moved closer.

Mo Yan raised her delicate hand. Among her slender fingers, as white as mutton-fat jade, two stood out in particular. They slowly extended and gently settled upon Dugu Luo's fair, tender forehead, smooth as a peeled egg.

The instant they touched, it was as if invisible energy had been activated. It flowed from her fingertips and silently burrowed into the depths of Dugu Luo's mind. This mysterious, wondrous force flowed like a gentle stream, gradually gathering into a hazy halo that softly enveloped Dugu Luo's eyes.

After doing this, Mo Yan pointed toward the woods ahead. "Look at the forest in front of us."

Dugu Luo followed her gaze toward the dense forest. Within it, she could vaguely make out a massive golden phantom, like an incomparably ferocious beast darting through the trees.

Because it was so far away and obscured by branches and leaves, she could not clearly see the beast's appearance. Yet from its hazy outline and the powerful aura it gave off alone, she could tell it was no ordinary beast.

The golden light emanating from its body seemed to contain endless strength and mystery, making one instinctively feel reverence.

The aura on that beast was very similar to Lord Holy Lord's.

"What is that?"

Dugu Luo stared at Mo Yan in confusion. Though she knew that Lord Holy Lord and the others were gathering fortune, she knew nothing of those memories.

Seeing that Dugu Luo had spotted it, Mo Yan explained, "The Three-Eyed Golden Lion. After being born, she became the vessel of the Star Dou Great Forest's power of destiny."

"Our luck is rather bad today. That thing has come to the border between the outer and inner regions of the Star Dou Great Forest, which is why I didn't really want to go in." Mo Yan also explained why she had only wanted to absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and leave. It was not yet time to meet that fortune beast.

After hearing Mo Yan's explanation, Dugu Luo understood. Then she asked worriedly, "What about Uncle Wang Jin?"

"I don't know."

Dugu Luo:

Mo Yan stood there with her arms crossed, waiting. Meanwhile, she pondered why the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had suddenly emerged from the center of the Star Dou Great Forest. Was it really just hunting?

"No!" Mo Yan suddenly remembered something. That thing has a trace of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline within her. My own bloodline looks down on every Dragon Clan bloodline except Holy Lord's—or, more accurately, my bloodline attracts their hatred!

"Luo, go!"

Mo Yan reacted instantly, calling out a warning to Dugu Luo before immediately running toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dugu Luo was very confused by Mo Yan's words, but she followed her at once.

"Sister Mo Yan, what exactly happened?" Dugu Luo kept pace with Mo Yan and asked curiously.

"I forgot that my bloodline attracts hatred, especially from those with Dragon Clan bloodlines." Mo Yan explained as she ran. "All we need to do now is run as hard as we can. That thing probably hasn't pinpointed our exact direction yet."

"What about Uncle Wang Jin?"

"I've already notified him. I told him to finish hunting quickly, then meet us at the forest's edge."

The place where the two had just stopped.

A spirit beast appeared. It was over three meters long and eight feet tall at the shoulder, its entire body covered in brilliant golden fur. The golden fur made its body seem like translucent crystal, filled with an extraordinary texture.

Its overall form resembled a lion, but its four paws were like dragon claws, each stepping upon a cluster of golden flames. Its muzzle was also longer than that of lion-type spirit beasts, and beneath its fur seemed to lie dense golden scales.

Besides its normal pair of eyes, it had a third eye shaped like a vertical pupil. Its two ordinary eyes gleamed gold, while its vertical eye radiated an eerie red light.

"Strange?"

The golden spirit beast spoke in a young girl's voice. She sniffed the air, finding only the scent of the aura she had sensed earlier, without any other aura or traces. She fell silent.

Was her nose malfunctioning, or had she sensed it wrong?

"What's wrong, Young Master?" A mature male voice reached the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's ears.

After thinking for a moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion shook her head. "Nothing, Uncle Scarlet King. I just felt like going for a run."

As for what she had sensed earlier, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose to conceal it. Her fortune perception was extremely peculiar.

She did not want to bring unnecessary trouble to Uncle Di Tian and the others because of a mistaken perception.

Scarlet King did not press her further. He knew the auspicious beast was hiding something, but since she did not want to say it, there was no need for him to make trouble for himself.

"Phew, phew, phew~"

Elsewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, Mo Yan leaned against a large tree and gasped for breath. It had been far too long since she had exercised.

Her heart felt like it was beating so fast.

Beside her, Dugu Luo was in much better shape. Having spent years hiding and fleeing with her mother, she was naturally much better off than this lazybones.

Mo Yan glanced behind her again. Seeing that the golden mass had not followed them, she breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately used Mental Link to find her main body and solve this problem. She did not want to keep being a humanoid hatred magnet whenever she came to the Star Dou Great Forest in the future.

"Móxī Móxī~ Say something, main body!"

"What is it?"

Tian Mucheng, who was currently in the Extreme North finding Xiao Xue her ninth spirit ring, suddenly received Mo Yan's Mental Link and asked curiously.

"Main body, do you know? I nearly ran into the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"

"???"