"Little ancestor! Little ancestor!"
Accompanied by a series of urgent calls, a dark-red figure followed the scent of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and charged over, blocking her in front of him while watching Shen He warily.
Only after the figure came to a stop did Shen He get a clear look at the soul beast. It was a lion-like soul beast over five meters long and extremely robust, with three identical heads, each more than a meter in diameter. Terrifying canine teeth gleamed with a scarlet-gold radiance inside its mouths.
"Little ancestor, I finally found you. What's with this human?"
The soul beast spoke human words. After glancing at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who was filthy and covered in injuries, it bared its teeth and glared at Shen He with ill intent.
Scarlet King!
From the appearance of the soul beast's three heads, Shen He recognized its identity. At this point in time, the eighth-ranked member of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Three-headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, had yet to break through three hundred thousand years of cultivation. It was not only a super soul beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, but also the clan leader of the Three-Headed Red Demon Dog clan and the bodyguard of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion—Scarlet King.
Shen He was not afraid. He merely shrugged and pointed toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse.
Scarlet King glanced at the traces left behind by the battle between the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. He more or less guessed what had happened, and the ill intent in his gaze toward Shen He immediately eased.
"Little ancestor, how many times have I told you? Don't run around recklessly. That Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is different from the other soul beasts. It doesn't care about your status as the Imperial Beast!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion knew she was in the wrong, and embarrassment filled her face.
She slowly lowered her head and rubbed against Scarlet King's sturdy leg, as if saying, "All right, all right, I know I was wrong."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had used cuteness to get out of trouble, and the effect was outstanding!
Two of Scarlet King's three heads wore expressions of obvious helplessness. The remaining head could not speak because it was holding a Soft Bone Rabbit in its mouth.
"You only went out for a little while, yet you sneaked off and nearly got eaten by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. If something had happened to you, how would I explain it to Big Brother Di Tian?"
"Scarlet King, if that human hadn't been there, you'd probably have had to look for me inside the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's stomach."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion aggrievedly pointed at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse and Shen He as she spoke to Scarlet King.
"Thanks to that human, I was able to survive."
"By the way, human, I still don't know your name."
"Shen He."
Shen He showed no fear of Scarlet King. Hearing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's question, he openly gave his name.
"He looks like an ordinary human with only average strength, yet he was able to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in one blow?"
Scarlet King saw that there were no obvious signs of battle on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse, only a fatal wound on its head. He knew that Shen He was concealing formidable strength.
"Thank you for saving the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Judging from your Soul Power fluctuations, and the fact that you appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest, you must need a Soul Ring because your Soul Power has broken through."
"To express my gratitude, just name what you need. Whatever attribute or age you want for your Soul Ring, I, Scarlet King, can obtain it for you!"
Hearing Scarlet King's goodwill, Shen He shook his head and pointed at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse.
"Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need to look elsewhere. I think this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring is quite good. I'll trouble you to protect me while I absorb it."
Although Shen He had only just reached the Soul Elder rank, the confidence granted to him by his Sacred Body Martial Soul made him decide to absorb the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring.
"You're sure? This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has cultivated for over ten thousand years. Its Soul Ring won't be easy to absorb."
Seeing Shen He want to absorb a ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring at such a young age, Scarlet King was somewhat puzzled. Great strength did not mean one could ignore the rules governing Soul Ring absorption. Absorbing this ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring was extremely difficult. If anything went wrong, his body could explode and he could die.
"Of course I'm not afraid."
Shen He smiled. Golden, dragon-shaped blood qi transformed into divine flames that coiled around him. Two yellow Hundred Year Soul Rings appeared around Shen He. He then sat cross-legged and prepared to draw in the black Soul Ring that had appeared above the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse.
This scene greatly shocked both Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. A Soul Elder had actually killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in one blow and still wanted to absorb its Soul Ring!
"You're only a Soul Elder! You absolutely can't absorb this Soul Ring!"
Seeing Shen He reveal his Soul Rings, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion shouted and tried to stop him, but it was already too late. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's ten-thousand-year black Soul Ring had already settled firmly around Shen He.
The surging power of the Soul Ring instantly swept through Shen He's body. The scorching energy that poured in made his Golden Blood Qi seethe like an ocean, bursting from his body in an instant before transforming into a dragon-shaped form and soaring into the sky.
Every beat of Shen He's heart sounded like a divine drum. It drove the Ancient Sacred Body to forcibly digest the powerful energy brought by the ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring.
As Shen He continuously absorbed the Soul Ring's energy, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had been watching from the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as everyone thought the Soul Ring absorption was about to end, the remnant soul of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in Shen He's mental space launched a long-planned attack during the instant his vigilance slackened.
The dense evil aura, accompanied by the remnant soul's mental attack, struck Shen He's completely undefended soul.
Damn! I forgot that absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul beast's Soul Ring would bring a remnant-soul counterattack! I got careless! I didn't dodge!
While absorbing the Soul Ring, Shen He had only considered the strength of his Ancient Sacred Body, forgetting to consider whether his soul could withstand the soul impact.
Under the fierce soul impact, Shen He suddenly let out a muffled groan. His previously powerful aura began to weaken, while the evil aura gradually invaded his soul. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's remnant soul wanted to drag this human who had killed it to death along with it.
Seeing that Shen He was in a bad situation, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion knew he could not withstand the soul impact from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring. Shen He was her savior, so she naturally could not simply watch him die.
"Scarlet King! I'm going to save him! He saved my life before, and now it's my turn to save him."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Shen He. The third eye on her forehead shone with a strange light as she spoke to Scarlet King with great determination.
"Little ancestor, since you've put it that way, what else can I do?"
Seeing how firm the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's attitude was, Scarlet King had no choice but to let her do as she pleased.
Besides, even if they did that thing, it would not cause too much harm to the Imperial Beast.
If the Auspicious Beast was willing to do it herself, he had no reason to stop her. He might as well let her.
In this situation, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion knew that only she could save Shen He.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glanced at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse, walked in front of Shen He, and pressed the vertical eye on her forehead against his.
Attribute Reception—no one knew what this meant to the Auspicious Beast.
This was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's greatest secret, but now she was going to give it to Shen He, who had saved her life.
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