Qian Renxue!

The Blonde Girl charged straight at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after speaking, truly intending to buy Lin Tianyi time to escape.

She was brave, but also kind.

Seeing this, Lin Tianyi could not help muttering:

"If you do this, I'll have no choice but to be completely sincere with you."

At once, Lin Tianyi roared at the Guardian Puppet behind him:

"Number One, take me and the Blonde Girl and run at full speed!"

The Guardian Puppet's calm eyes suddenly lit up with a blood-red glow. It scooped up Lin Tianyi, then instantly appeared before the Blonde Girl as she charged toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Before she could react, it slung her over one shoulder with one hand, immediately turned around, and shot toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Blonde Girl, slung over its shoulder, came back to her senses in confusion. Despite possessing the strength of a level-fifty Soul King, she was utterly unable to resist.

"Hehe, don't be afraid. This is my teacher. He has the strength of a Title Douluo, so we'll definitely get out," Lin Tianyi said with a grin to the Blonde Girl on the puppet's shoulder.

"Title Douluo!" The Blonde Girl's eyes lit up as she saw hope of escape.

If not for the two Title Douluo she had brought being held up by two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, how could she have ended up in such a miserable state?

She simply could not understand why those two powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts would obey the orders of a thousand-year soul beast so readily.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was only five thousand years old at the moment, but with its special bloodline, it was enough to rival soul beasts over fifty thousand years old, comparable to a human Soul Douluo expert!

Suddenly—

The Guardian Puppet abruptly stopped. The enormous inertia made it plow several meters through the ground, leaving two long, deep furrows behind it as fresh soil churned up.

"What's wrong?" Lin Tianyi turned to look back, and his eyes instantly widened in horror, his scalp going numb.

A crimson-gold, three-headed soul beast blocked their path.

It was over five meters long, powerfully built, and somewhat lion-like, except it possessed three identical enormous heads.

Each head was over a meter in diameter, its terrifying fangs gleaming with crimson-gold light.

It was a terrifying beast with part of the bloodline of a pure-blooded True Dragon, with more than two hundred thousand years of cultivation—

Scarlet King!!

"Fuck me, we were already trying to leave and you're still chasing us? You're seriously bullying us too much!"

Lin Tianyi knew there was no peaceful resolution.

He had Number One put him and the Blonde Girl down, then stared intently at Scarlet King and said:

"We'll leave now, and neither side will interfere with the other. Why block our way? My teacher is a level-ninety-five Title Douluo, and he's not someone to be trifled with!"

Lin Tianyi tried to display his strength to avoid a conflict.

The Blonde Girl's gaze traveled up and down the Guardian Puppet beside her, curiosity and confusion flickering in her beautiful eyes.

When had such a powerful Title Douluo appeared on Douluo Continent? Why had she never heard even the slightest rumor before?

Scarlet King did not answer. Perhaps it disdained answering, or perhaps it was weighing the pros and cons.

At that moment, a streak of golden light darted over and landed in front of Scarlet King.

All three eyes of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fixed on Lin Tianyi.

"You and your teacher may leave, but that human girl who wanted to hunt me must stay.

She must repay the price of offending me with her life!"

The Blonde Girl's fair face changed slightly. Once Lin Tianyi abandoned her, she would surely be torn to pieces in an instant by that terrifying three-headed soul beast.

She looked at Lin Tianyi and wanted to speak, but did not know how to begin. They had no relationship at all—why would he put himself in danger for her?

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

Just as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was beginning to grow impatient, Lin Tianyi slowly spoke:

"Then there's no helping it."

The Blonde Girl's beautiful eyes dimmed. Am I going to die?

She sighed softly.

Fine. Perhaps I never should have come into this world. I've been too tired these past years. Dying now might be for the best. Then I won't have to deal with all those heartbreaking matters anymore.

I wonder if that woman will be sad. Hehe, probably not. She never treated me as her daughter—there was only disgust and vicious scolding.

In this world, Grandpa is my only family. After I die, I just hope Grandpa won't be too upset or too sad...

The Blonde Girl had already prepared herself for death.

Then she felt a warm, strong little hand grasp her right hand.

She opened her eyes and looked down, seeing Lin Tianyi gazing at her with his young but solemn face raised.

The child, who only reached her waist, said softly:

"When the fight starts, make sure you take me and run."

The Blonde Girl's body trembled. The will to die in her eyes rapidly faded, replaced by a tenderness and determination she had never felt before as she looked at Lin Tianyi.

Her lips curved slightly. "I won't die before you."

Lin Tianyi looked seriously into her eyes, as though checking whether she was lying.

In the Blonde Girl's eyes, he saw determination, resolve, and tenderness.

He even saw happiness and delight in her eyes, though he did not know if it was merely an illusion.

With a powerful enemy before them and death a real possibility, she still had the mood to be happy and delighted. Lin Tianyi felt that there was something wrong with the Blonde Girl's head, just like the kidnappers who had taken him to a Brothel a few days ago. Something was wrong with their heads.

Lin Tianyi would not understand that it was the joy and delight of being chosen with unwavering resolve. For the first time in her life, the Blonde Girl had been chosen so firmly.

From that day onward, she would never forget this day, nor would she ever forget Lin Tianyi!

The Blonde Girl tightened her grip on that warm little hand, as if she wanted to hold on tightly and never let go.

Lin Tianyi stared at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Scarlet King.

"Number One, attack!!"

The Guardian Puppet's eyes instantly turned blood-red. Terrifying power erupted with a boom, and the ground beneath its feet suddenly shattered.

Like a blood-red mountain, it crashed fiercely toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Scarlet King, making the earth rumble and quake.

With a hard pull of her right hand, the Blonde Girl tightly held Lin Tianyi against her soft chest with both arms. The sacred Golden Six Wings behind her abruptly spread wide! Beat! Soar! Shoot forward!

Only after seeing the Golden Six Wings behind the Blonde Girl did Lin Tianyi finally learn her true identity—

The foremost young lady of Douluo Continent, Qian Renxue!!

Lin Tianyi tightly wrapped his little arms around Qian Renxue's slender waist.

A powerful backer!!

This was totally worth it!!

Suddenly, a streak of golden light blocked Qian Renxue's path. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stared fixedly at Qian Renxue and Lin Tianyi.

"Since that's the case, then you can be buried with her too!!"

Qian Renxue held Lin Tianyi tighter in her arms. Knowing that she was no match for the strange soul beast before her, she immediately beat her six wings and fled in another direction.

As long as they escaped the Star Dou Great Forest, they would be safe!

What the hell? Since when could the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fly?! What are those golden dragon wings on its body?

Lin Tianyi was stunned.

Fierce sounds of battle came from behind. Lin Tianyi lifted his little head from Qian Renxue's soft chest, craned his neck out, and looked behind them.

Number One was being beaten down by Scarlet King. If it had not been a puppet without the ability to feel pain, it would probably have already started cursing.

Suddenly, the world spun violently before his eyes as a golden claw strike narrowly swept past from below.

Qian Renxue spun once in midair, then flew toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest again.

But she was only level fifty and had not yet absorbed a soul ring. How could she possibly be a match for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which was comparable to a Soul Douluo expert?

Whether in speed, strength, or defense, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion completely crushed Qian Renxue.

In the blink of an eye, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion appeared above Qian Renxue's head, its cold eyes fixed on her as it slammed down with a claw.

Qian Renxue could not dodge in time. She could only curl up, refusing to let the other party hurt Lin Tianyi in her arms.

She had said that she would never die before Lin Tianyi.

Just as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's claw was about to strike Qian Renxue's head, space suddenly rippled violently.

Qian Renxue and Lin Tianyi instantly vanished, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's claw hit empty air.

Human-like astonishment appeared in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes.

It abruptly turned its head toward Qian Renxue and Lin Tianyi, who had appeared ten meters away.

"Teleportation?"

Clever as it was, it immediately understood the reason.

At that moment, Qian Renxue, who had not felt the attack land after waiting for so long, looked up in confusion and discovered that she had somehow arrived ten meters to the right of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

As she was wondering about it, Lin Tianyi said from her arms:

"I can use Teleportation. Don't worry about attacks—just charge forward."

Qian Renxue was overjoyed. She had not expected Lin Tianyi to possess such a powerful soul skill.

At that moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's clear voice rang out:

"You think Teleportation means you can escape? Naive!"