Nine Treasures City!

"I never expected to encounter the Auspicious Beast and Scarlet King here. What an honor!" Du Busi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression neither grave nor relaxed.

The nine Soul Rings floating around him exuded a terrifying pressure. The surrounding soul beasts were so frightened by it that they pissed and shat themselves. One wave had barely settled before another rose.

The soul beast called the Auspicious Beast possessed an exceptionally beautiful appearance, while Scarlet King was famed far and wide. If any knowledgeable outsider came here, they would certainly recognize that this Scarlet King ranked eighth among the Ten Great Beasts.

Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff! One of the continent's most powerful soul beasts.

"You killed Bear Lord's descendant!" Scarlet King noticed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse lying on the ground. As for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse, he felt nothing about it. Soul beasts had always disliked that creature, and they killed it whenever they saw it.

"I did." Du Busi smiled calmly without denying it.

Scarlet King looked at Du Busi indifferently, but ultimately said nothing. His duty was to protect the Auspicious Beast; he had never concerned himself with anything else.

Besides, in a sense, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and the Three-Headed Crimson Dog clan were enemies as well. They had only formed a temporary alliance because of a certain powerful figure.

"I assume you brought this human into the forest to obtain a Soul Ring." Scarlet King shifted his gaze to Qin Ze.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a terrifying pressure bore down on Qin Ze, and his face immediately turned pale.

"Hmph!" Du Busi snorted. A powerful Soul Power aura erupted from within him in an instant, directly blocking Scarlet King's Soul Power pressure.

"We have already obtained the Soul Ring. We'll take our leave now." Du Busi gave the Auspicious Beast a deep look and immediately intended to retreat. If he had been alone, he would not have feared Scarlet King, but he had brought Qin Ze with him.

Having said that, and seeing Scarlet King offer no response, Du Busi grabbed Qin Ze and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a clear, sweet, and exceptionally pleasant female voice interrupted Du Busi's movements.

Upon hearing the voice, Du Busi froze for a moment before looking at the Auspicious Beast. He had seen her before, but he had never heard her speak.

The cyan light in Qin Ze's eyes had already vanished. He frowned at the Auspicious Beast. Just moments ago, he seemed to have seen a woman with a head of golden hair.

The woman's beauty had made his breathing quicken. There really were people in this world who could be beautiful to such an extent. Unfortunately, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse and barely seen anything; that breathtaking image had already become blurred.

"May I ask what the Auspicious Beast requires?" Du Busi asked, puzzled.

Scarlet King also looked toward the Auspicious Beast. He had already tacitly allowed Du Busi to leave.

"What is your name?" The Auspicious Beast looked at Qin Ze. A trace of surprise flashed through her golden eyes. She had actually sensed the same Power of Destiny from a human.

Du Busi frowned slightly, unable to understand why the Auspicious Beast was asking Qin Ze's name.

"My name is Qin Ze." Qin Ze met the Auspicious Beast's gaze.

"I'll remember you." The Auspicious Beast's clear, melodious voice rang out once more. After speaking, she turned and left.

Scarlet King gave Qin Ze a deep look. He could not understand why the Auspicious Beast had acted so strangely today, but he committed the name Qin Ze to memory as well.

Seeing the two soul beasts depart, Du Busi immediately grabbed Qin Ze by the shoulder and hurried out of the Star Dou Great Forest.

They successfully left the Star Dou Great Forest in just two hours, then continued flying north.

Their destination was called Nine Treasures City!

The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect possessed a city that had been passed down since Ten Thousand Years Ago, called Nine Treasures City. At first, Nine Treasures City had been called Seven Treasures City. After Ning Rongrong, one of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils from Ten Thousand Years Ago, evolved her Martial Soul from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, the city's name changed as well.

Unfortunately, although it was the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, not a single Soul Master in the entire sect possessed a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. The highest was only the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Over the ten thousand years, only Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters closest in time to Ning Rongrong had produced Nine Treasures-grade Martial Souls. As the bloodline gradually thinned, it returned to seven treasures. Though some lucky individuals occasionally evolved to the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, they could never match the glory of their ancestors' era.

Even so, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was still hailed as the continent's number one Support Type Martial Soul, and the sect had no fewer than three Titled Douluo overseeing it.

Its foundation was utterly terrifying.

"I never expected to encounter the Auspicious Beast and that three-headed dog!" Du Busi muttered as they flew through the air.

"Senior, if you fought that three-headed dog, what chance would you have of winning?" Qin Ze asked curiously.

Du Busi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Scarlet King is a beast king-level soul beast. If we both held back, I would have a sixty percent chance of defeating him. But if it were a fight to the death, I would have no absolute certainty."

"Is that so?" Qin Ze nodded to himself, gaining a clearer understanding of their relative strength.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest.

"What? That human also possesses the Power of Destiny?" On a gentle hillside, Scarlet King stared at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in disbelief.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded. "I wasn't lying to you. Not long ago, I sensed an exceptionally dense aura of Life. Its density surpassed even the energy held by the Lake of Life in the central region. At the same time, that Life aura contained a trace of the Power of Destiny. Otherwise, why do you think I ran away?"

"This is a matter of tremendous importance. I need to report it to Di Tian." Scarlet King's eyes flickered. He now understood why the Auspicious Beast had acted that way today.

"Do whatever you want," the Auspicious Beast said. Her golden eyes flickered faintly, clearly concealing thoughts she had not voiced.

"Scarlet King, do you know what the human world is like?" the Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked, turning toward him, her voice filled with curiosity.

Scarlet King paused, then said, "The human world is filled with evil, slaughter, and war. It's a disgusting world."

"I feel like you're lying to me!" There was a hint of distrust in the Auspicious Beast's clear voice.

"If you don't believe me, go ask Bear Lord." A dark line crossed Scarlet King's forehead.

"Hmph!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion snorted. "Bear Lord hates humans so much. How could he possibly tell the truth? I'll go ask Sister Bi Ji!"

With that, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sprinted toward the depths of the forest. Scarlet King, left behind, was immediately alarmed. Oh no, Bi Ji would definitely tell this girl the truth.

With that thought, Scarlet King hurried after her. My lady, you can't just ask things like that! I'm the one who'll get beaten!

Even with Du Busi carrying him through the air, it still took them a full three days to reach Nine Treasures City.

From the sky, a majestic city steeped in history gradually entered Qin Ze's view.

As he looked at the oval-shaped city, Qin Ze's heart began to burn with excitement.

"Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, here I come!"