Auspicious Beast: Has Uncle Di Tian Betrayed Us?

High in the sky.

Scarlet King's furious roar exploded like thunder. "You dare get distracted to save someone while fighting me?!"

Before his words had faded, flames surged around him as all three heads spewed scorching Hellfire, carrying devastating heat as it rushed straight at Porcupinefish Douluo.

Porcupinefish Douluo failed to dodge in time and was completely swallowed by the flames. Hellfire naturally countered poison, and now it mercilessly scorched his skin and flesh.

"Ah—!"

Amid his piercing screams, half of Porcupinefish Douluo's body had been charred black as coal. In places where the flesh had curled away, stark white bone was even visible.

"Old Thorn!" Snake Lance Douluo's face turned deathly pale as he tried to rush forward and beat out the flames.

"Get lost!" Scarlet King raised a massive claw and sent him flying with a savage gust of wind.

High in the sky, the two Title Douluos had fallen completely into a disadvantage.

Yao Yan looked up at the scene and murmured, "You guys take your time fighting. It'd be best if you kill a few more Spirit Beasts. I've got things to do first..."

He quietly circled around from the side and slowly approached the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, whose whole body had turned black and was gradually rotting away. Blue Silver Grass slithered out like a spirit snake, easily wrapping around and pulling a soul bone from the corpse.

"Hehe! Not bad at all." Looking at the External Soul Bone, Yao Yan nodded in satisfaction.

He glanced in Qian Renxue's direction and saw her being violently sent flying by a Spirit Beast, crashing into a tree trunk.

"You guys keep fighting. I'm leaving first!" Yao Yan turned and left, simulating a baboon before leaping onto a large tree.

Save Qian Renxue?

The thought had crossed his mind. After all, she was the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, the young mistress of Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi's disciple. Saving her would bring immeasurable benefits in the future.

But...

There were who knew how many Spirit Beasts surrounding her right now. There were so many ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that he couldn't even see the end of them.

What could he use to save her?

Could he turn into her and pull off some kind of real-and-fake Auspicious Beast trick? Or transform into Scarlet King, or Di Tian?

Wait!

Di Tian!!

Yao Yan's eyes suddenly lit up. If he could simulate Di Tian's aura, perhaps he could intimidate the beast horde.

He hurriedly sat cross-legged in the tree, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and exerted himself fully to sense the lingering trace of Black Dragon aura within his body.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue struggled to push herself up from the ground, blood constantly flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Looking at the beast horde surging toward her from all around, sorrow welled up in her heart. Her fingers dug deeply into her palms. "Grandfather, Xue'er misses you so much..."

Ever since infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire and posing as the Crown Prince, she had spent little time with her relatives. Even in a year, she might only see them a few times.

As death loomed before her, the cold figure wearing the Nine-Curve Purple Gold Crown and holding the Gem Scepter hazily appeared before her eyes. A trace of bitterness rose to her lips. "Bibi Dong... perhaps my death would be a relief to you as well."

That woman had never given her even the slightest warmth. No matter how she had cried, begged, and called out as a child, she had only ever received an icy expression in response.

Had her grandfather not cared for her since childhood, she likely would have died silently long ago.

Naturally, the Emperor Auspicious Beast had no interest in Qian Renxue's sorrow. Blazing flames burned in its eyes. It was this human who had interrupted its hunt.

It threw back its head and roared!

"Roar—!!"

A roar containing supreme majesty echoed through the heavens!

In an instant, countless Spirit Beasts answered the command with deafening roars. The waves of sound gathered into a symphony of destruction that swept across heaven and earth!

Hearing it, the members of the nearby soul-hunting teams were terrified out of their wits. They collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably. Some even screamed in panic, "The beast tide has erupted! The beast tide has erupted!"

They scrambled desperately toward the edge of the forest, only to instantly become food for the surrounding Spirit Beasts!

The Auspicious Beast gave another command, and the beast horde immediately trampled toward Qian Renxue like a collapsing mountain and raging sea.

Looking at the vast black mass before her, Qian Renxue's face turned white as paper, and her body involuntarily shifted backward.

Suddenly, the previously clear sky was covered by dark clouds. Bolts of lightning exploded within them, while rolling thunder rumbled like the roars of ancient dragons.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast suddenly raised its head!

Deep within the storm clouds, an incomparably enormous black dragon head slowly emerged. Its golden Dragon Pupils gleamed like stars, carrying boundless pressure as they locked onto the Auspicious Beast.

"Retreat!!"

An imperial command containing supreme Dragon's Might exploded like thunder!

Terrifying pressure swept down, and every Spirit Beast was instantly struck as though by a heavy blow. They let out terrified cries and scattered in all directions.

Some were even so frightened that they wet themselves, collapsing to the ground and fainting on the spot.

"Uncle Di Tian?! Why are you..." A monstrous storm rose in the Emperor Auspicious Beast's heart! Di Tian, the ruler of all Spirit Beasts, was actually protecting a human?!

"Go back!!"

Di Tian gave the order again. The Emperor Auspicious Beast did not dare disobey. It glanced at Qian Renxue, then turned and left unwillingly.

"Why would Uncle Di Tian protect a human? Could he have betrayed us..." As the Emperor Auspicious Beast walked away, it kept thinking, sensing that something was not quite right.

"No! He wasn't Uncle Di Tian!" The Emperor Auspicious Beast abruptly halted. Its third eye suddenly burst with dazzling radiance, shooting toward the Dragon Shadow in the clouds.

The light and shadow twisted, and the dragon form rapidly shrank before dissipating, revealing Yao Yan within.

"Bastard! How dare you impersonate him!" The Auspicious Beast was beside itself with rage.

At the same time, a Grass Man darted out from the side, scooped Qian Renxue up around the waist, and fled toward the outskirts.

"Don't even think about running!" The Emperor Auspicious Beast threw back its head and roared, intending to summon the Spirit Beast clans to help intercept and kill them. But the Spirit Beasts had already scattered like birds and beasts, vanishing without a trace.

The only ones left by its side were Spirit Beasts sprawled on the ground, trembling in terror.

It had no choice but to pursue them itself. Its body streaked forward like a golden beam, catching up behind Grass Man in an instant as it spewed a ball of blazing golden flame.

Just before Grass Man was reduced to ashes, he fiercely hurled Qian Renxue into the air. Seeing this, Yao Yan dove down in a burst of speed and caught Qian Renxue in his arms.

Almost at the same instant, the Auspicious Beast had already leapt onto the treetops. Its claws tore through the air as it struck straight at Yao Yan's back!

Yao Yan's right leg erupted with blue-gold light, and his speed surged as he shot into the sky with Qian Renxue in his arms.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast pounced at empty air.

"See you again, little Auspicious Beast." Yao Yan glanced back with a light smile, carrying Qian Renxue as he flew toward the outskirts.

"Stop right there!" The Auspicious Beast, consumed by fury, leapt after him.

Just as it was about to enter the outskirts, a deep voice pierced its mind. "Auspicious Beast, come back."

"Uncle Di Tian..." It forcibly stopped, watching Yao Yan's retreating figure grow distant. All it could do was grit its teeth and roar, "Bastard! Don't let me see you in the forest again!"

The Auspicious Beast's roar was swallowed by the wind. Yao Yan held Qian Renxue and flew straight toward Qingshan Town.

High in the sky, the fierce headwind pressed their clothes tightly against their bodies, faintly outlining their perfect curves.

Qian Renxue came back to her senses. Realizing that she was being held by a man, she hurriedly turned her head away, a blush rising to her cheeks.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never had such intimate contact with any man.

Yao Yan secretly glanced at her, pretending not to notice, and asked, "Brother, are you all right?"

"Fortunately, my soul skill is rather special. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to save you."

"Thank you, little brother. I'm fine for now." Qian Renxue replied softly, her voice carrying a hint of weakness.

Yao Yan nodded lightly. "I have a pharmacy in a town Not Far Away. I can take you there for treatment."

Qian Renxue nodded.

Yao Yan carried her toward Spark Pharmacy and landed in a room on the third floor.