Mysterious Seven-Colored Fruit! Guarded by a Ten Thousand Year Golden Armored Lion King!

With Tang Hao flying at full speed, it took only a day for a vast, boundless forest steeped in a primordial aura to appear at the edge of their vision.

Towering ancient trees stretched into an endless sea, and faint roars of beasts and birdsong could be heard in the distance.

"This is Sunset Forest," Tang Hao said.

"It really is huge. I can't even see the end of it," Tang San could not help remarking.

It was so vast that without a specific location, finding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye would be impossible.

Tang Hao nodded at this. "Naturally. Sunset Forest is the continent's second-largest Soul Beast Forest. Its area is no smaller than the Star Dou Great Forest, and there will certainly be no shortage of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here."

The two landed beneath a concealed cliff at the forest's edge.

"From here on, we proceed on foot. Conceal your aura and stay close to me."

Father and son became like two wisps of green smoke, silently slipping into the dense forest.

Tang Hao's powerful Spiritual Power spread out like a radar. It not only avoided any Soul Beasts that might be nearby, but also carefully sensed abnormal energy fluctuations in the surroundings. Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were often accompanied by unique energy fields, and their energy was usually the most concentrated.

They could not go wrong by following those.

Tang San followed closely behind, pushing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limit. At the same time, he activated his Purple Demon Eye, a faint violet glow flickering within his eyes as he carefully observed the surroundings.

The Purple Demon Eye not only enhanced dynamic vision and insight, but was also especially sensitive to energy auras. Perhaps it could uncover details his father's Spiritual Power scan had missed.

Moreover, with no outsiders here, he had no need to hide anything. He directly revealed his First Soul Ring. Purple light rose from beneath his feet as he activated Life Perception to its fullest extent.

Combined with the Purple Demon Eye, he used the perspective of the surrounding plants to sense his surroundings, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

However, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Spiritual Medicine did not grow everywhere. In the end, it still came down to luck.

Those that directly enhanced the soul and Spiritual Power were even harder to find.

Sunset Forest was enormous. Looking for a specific Spiritual Medicine here was like searching for a needle in the sea.

On the first day, aside from encountering a few Hundred-Year Soul Beasts foolish enough to provoke them, which Tang Hao casually dealt with, they gained little. They only gathered some ordinary Medicinal Materials of decent age, which were of little use to Tang San or Tang Hao.

That night, they rested in a naturally formed Stone Cave.

Tang Hao casually set up a barrier, isolating their aura and sound.

"There's no need to be discouraged. Opportunities cannot be forced."

Tang Hao looked at Tang San's slightly furrowed brow and said in a deep voice, "Spiritual Medicine related to Spiritual Power is rare to begin with. You need patience."

"I understand, Dad."

Tang San nodded. He was not impatient; he simply did not want to waste time.

He took out Dry Rations and Clean Water to share with his father, then continued meditating to refine the residual medicinal power of the Whale Rubber within his body while using the Mysterious Heaven Skill to nourish his Spiritual Power.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since they arrived in Sunset Forest.

On the morning of the fourth day, after absorbing the first wisp of Purple Qi Between Heaven and Earth as usual and finishing his Purple Demon Eye cultivation, they continued deeper into the forest.

After all these days, they had yet to find what they wanted.

It seemed that even with Life Perception, finding the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they needed was no easy task.

As they drew closer to the forest's Core Zone, the vegetation grew increasingly dense, and the primordial Soul Power in the air became richer. Occasionally, they could even sense the aura of Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Near noon, Tang Hao, who had been moving forward, suddenly stopped. A sharp glint flashed through his eyes as he looked toward a valley on the left side shrouded in faint mist.

"There's an abnormal energy fluctuation. It's very concealed, but its quality is extremely high," Tang Hao said in a low voice.

Tang San immediately focused his mind upon hearing this. He pushed both Life Perception and the Purple Demon Eye to their current limits, using the broad range of plant vision to look toward that valley.

Sure enough, deep within the hazy mist, he vaguely saw a faint flicker of Seven-Colored Rosy Light. At the same time, he keenly sensed that his Spiritual Power seemed to be receiving a slight pull.

"Dad, it's in that direction. My Life Perception is reacting."

"We searched for three days, and we finally got results on the fourth."

Tang San said this, suppressing his excitement.

Tang Hao nodded. "Stay close to me and be careful. Places like this often have powerful guardian Soul Beasts."

The two carefully made their way toward the valley.

The closer they came to the valley, the denser the mist became, but the Seven-Colored Rosy Light also grew clearer.

At the same time, a refreshing fragrance drifted faintly toward them, invigorating their spirits the moment they smelled it.

After passing through a dense patch of vines, the scenery within the valley suddenly opened up before them.

At the center of the valley was a clear spring only about ten feet across. Beside the spring's source grew a strange plant.

It was around a foot tall and as flawless as jade. It had seven leaves, each a different color—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet—dazzling like a rainbow.

That Seven-Colored Rosy Light was emanating from this very plant.

At the top of the plant grew a crystal-clear fruit the size of a longan, within which Seven-Colored Rosy Light seemed to flow slowly.

"What a beautiful, gorgeous fruit."

"Was it recorded in your mother's notes?"

Tang Hao looked at it from afar, surprise appearing on his face as he turned to Tang San.

Tang San said, "No. The world is vast, and there are countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Spiritual Medicines. It would be impossible for Mom to encounter and record all of them."

Tang Hao asked again, "What about Yu Xiaogang's research?"

Tang San shook his head. "Nothing there either. I'll need to personally touch it and use Life Perception to learn information about this fruit."

Tang Hao nodded. "Fine. Let's go over."

However, at that moment, a deep, savage roar came from the other side of the valley.

A massive Soul Beast slowly emerged from the shadows.

It resembled a gigantic lion, but its entire body was covered in Dark Gold scales. A spiraling horn grew from its forehead, and its eyes were crimson, radiating a savage aura. Powerful Soul Power Fluctuations surged around it.

"This is a Golden Armored Lion King that's over Ten Thousand Years old. Even among Soul Beasts, it is a top-tier existence. It seems this fellow is the guardian beast of this Seven-Colored Fruit."

"For a top-tier Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast to guard it, that only proves this Seven-Colored Fruit is not simple and its effects are extraordinary!"

"Looks like this trip won't be for nothing."

Tang Hao's expression remained calm as the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. He spoke slowly.

Before a Level 95 Titled Douluo like him, a mere Ten Thousand Year Golden Armored Lion King was nothing to worry about.

"Little San, step back."

Tang Hao stepped forward. Nine Soul Rings instantly rose from beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red!

The instant that final blood-red Soul Ring appeared, terrifying pressure spread like something tangible. The air throughout the valley seemed to freeze solid.

Sensing an aura far more terrifying than its own, intense fear immediately filled the Golden Armored Lion King's crimson eyes.

Its charging momentum came to an abrupt halt, and its low growls turned into uneasy whimpers.

Its animal instincts told it that the human before it was exceedingly dangerous!

Tang Hao did not release Divine Slaughter's Domain, nor did he use his Martial Soul Avatar. The overwhelming aura of a Level 95 Titled Douluo alone had already completely intimidated this Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.

"Get lost!"

"Or die!"

Like a god of death, Tang Hao coldly uttered those few words, his voice exploding like thunder.

The Golden Armored Lion King felt as though it had been granted a pardon. It did not dare linger for even a moment, tucking its tail and fleeing in panic even faster than it had arrived, vanishing into the dense forest in an instant.

They had no use for the Golden Armored Lion King, so they did not kill it.

After all, high-level Soul Beasts were becoming fewer and fewer.