Eye of Destiny and the Sea God's Trident, Unfixed Wind Waves!

[Ding dong!]

[Host detected. Third Soul Ring obtained. Bond slots obtained.]

[Friendly reminder: Host, your Purgatory Spider Emperor Martial Soul has already obtained its first Soul Ring. Therefore, you now have two bond slots.]

Lin Fan stood before the Lava Python's charred corpse and quickly weighed his options.

Then I'll bond with Bo Saixi and the Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, he replied inwardly.

[Ding dong! Bond established!]

[Bo Saixi—Douluo of the Sea God Temple on Sea God Island, Demigod, servant of the Sea God. Bond established.]

[Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Bond established.]

Columns of rose-gold and blue-gold light descended from the sky, shooting straight toward Lin Fan.

When the pillars struck the ground, there was no explosion or thunderous roar. They simply enveloped his entire body in silence.

The Six-Winged Seraph Martial Soul appeared once more, but this time, it held a golden trident in its hand, its entire body radiating holiness and majesty.

—The Sea God's Trident!

At the same time, a Golden Vertical Pupil opened at the center of Lin Fan's forehead.

—The Eye of Destiny!

"What... is that?!" Xue Ying's eyes widened, her voice full of shock.

Chrysanthemum Douluo said speechlessly, "How would I know? What heaven-defying thing did this brat get now?"

"Why are you all standing around like idiots? Go ask him," Dugu Bo complained, then walked toward Lin Fan.

A massive amount of information flooded Lin Fan's mind, as if someone had slapped five thousand years' worth of memories into his brain—all of them belonging to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Hiss—" Lin Fan rubbed his temples as he processed the information.

Enhanced by the Eye of Destiny, Lin Fan's Mental Power greatly increased. Not only that, it also granted him two abilities—Destiny Gaze and Destiny Devour.

Destiny Gaze—so long as he used the Eye of Destiny to stare at someone, he could alter that person's luck. If he wanted them to have absurdly good luck, everything would go smoothly; if he wanted them unlucky, they could choke to death just from drinking water.

However, this ability consumed too much Mental Power. Using it on someone whose power of destiny surpassed his own would result in backlash, and using the power of destiny repeatedly would also bring backlash. He could not use it carelessly.

Destiny Devour—this was a product of the Purgatory Spider Emperor Martial Soul's influence. It could slowly devour another person's power of destiny to strengthen himself. However, completely draining someone's destiny would take quite some time.

"These two abilities... are really useful." Lin Fan grinned. Tang San, you're finished! You'd better pray I don't run into you!

With a thought, he retracted the Eye of Destiny. A Pseudo Sea God's Trident instantly appeared in Lin Fan's hand.

Though this thing was "pseudo," it was far from light. It weighed heavily in his grip, and the trident shaft glowed with a faint golden light. He could even vaguely sense a trace of the Sea God's aura.

Holding the Pseudo Sea God's Trident, Lin Fan felt delighted.

Although it could not compare to a true Sea God divine artifact, it was more than enough for showing off and fighting.

"Damn, this thing's pretty heavy." As he spoke, he swung it twice, and a wave of water-element energy spread outward, making the surrounding air turn moist.

After bonding with Bo Saixi, Lin Fan's Third Soul Skill had been replaced with one of the Sea God's divine skills—Unfixed Wind Waves!

Moreover, the Pseudo Sea God's Trident could control water elements!

Seeing Dugu Bo and the others approaching, Lin Fan immediately grinned. "Perfect timing. Want to test out my new Soul Skill?"

The three exchanged looks and tacitly spread apart, retreating as they released their Martial Souls.

Nine Soul Rings lit up beneath the feet of the three Titled Douluo. They directly entered Martial Soul Possession and watched the trident in Lin Fan's hand warily.

"Third Soul Skill, Unfixed Wind Waves!"

Lin Fan raised his hand and swept it through the air. The Sea God's Trident quietly rippled, and circles of Golden Halos spread from its blades. Big and small, as though they had eyes, they shot straight toward the three.

"This thing looks rather pretty—" Before Chrysanthemum Douluo could finish, a halo had already wrapped around his foot. The instant it did, his entire body froze. His eyes widened as he tried to lift his leg, but it was as if it had been welded to the ground. It would not budge.

"What the hell?!" he blurted out. "What is this thing?!"

Dugu Bo and Xue Ying fared no better. The Golden Halos stuck to them like plaster, and in the blink of an eye, all three were immobilized.

Dugu Bo refused to believe it. The Soul Rings beneath his feet flashed wildly, and poisonous mist from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poured forth. Yet the moment the mist touched the halos, it dissipated completely.

"This Soul Skill... is too bizarre!" Xue Ying shouted coldly and directly unleashed flames to burn them.

But the Golden Halos seemed to ignore elemental attacks entirely, continuing to lock the three in place.

"Don't waste your strength." Lin Fan grinned, his tone relaxed.

The three gritted their teeth and glared at him, each unleashing their strongest Soul Skills against the halos.

Boom, boom, boom!

Soul Power exploded, shockwaves churned, and several massive pits were blasted into the ground. Yet the Golden Halos remained firmly around them, utterly unmoved.

"Impossible!" Dugu Bo glared. "We're Titled Douluo! How could a single Soul Skill completely immobilize us?!"

"Stop struggling." Lin Fan rested the Pseudo Sea God's Trident on his shoulder, grinning smugly. "This is called Unfixed Wind Waves. Once you're hit, even the heavens themselves couldn't make you move for eight seconds."

The three Titled Douluo looked at one another, the same thought popping into their minds—Did this brat just activate some kind of cheat?!

Eight seconds was not long, but for experts, it was more than enough to be fatal. Chrysanthemum Douluo tried using Soul Power to strike the halo, but his Soul Power rebounded the instant it touched it, leaving his chest tight and uncomfortable. Dugu Bo was even more direct and simply gave up. "Forget it. Let him finish showing off first."

Lin Fan did not actually attack them. After all, the three counted as his own people. With a casual wave of his hand, the Golden Halos scattered with a pop, and only then did the three regain their freedom.

Two minutes earlier, Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.

The Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion was lazily sprawled on the ground, allowing Jade Swan Bi Ji to gently groom her fur with her wings. Suddenly, her entire body trembled, and rose-gold light erupted from within her, transforming into a pillar that shot into the heavens!

"W-what's happening?!" Bi Ji's wings twitched in shock, nearly pulling out a clump of the Auspicious Beast's fur.

The pillar of light churned the skies, dyeing the entire area above Lake of Life a brilliant rose-gold. Ripples spread across the once-calm lake, as though even the water was trembling.

"Roar—!"

A deep Dragon Roar came from beneath the lake. Then, a massive black shadow burst through the water! Black scales glinted with a cold sheen, while Golden Vertical Pupils stared fixedly at the Auspicious Beast—it was none other than the Beast God, Di Tian!

"Auspicious Beast!" Rare tension filled Di Tian's voice. "Your power of destiny... has been drawn away?!"

The Auspicious Beast was equally bewildered, all three of her eyes wide open. "I-I don't know! I was just lying here without moving!"