Gu Yuena: The Auspicious Beast ran away? Then who's in front of me?

Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo stared at the large iron pipe in Lin Sheng, which gleamed with a cold, dark light, his long, dark green eyebrows furrowed tightly together.

"What... what is this thing?"

"Where did you get this lump of iron from, kid?"

This thing doesn't have any natural flow of Soul Power at all.

Yet it exuded a peculiar feeling that even he, a Titled Douluo, couldn't quite grasp...

I can't see through it, I can't see through it at all!

"After all that fuss, this is the weird-looking lump of iron you came up with?"

Dugu Bo tilted his head in confusion.

Lin Sheng smiled and explained, "Old Poison, this is Soul Tool."

"You call this Soul Tool?"

"Although I don't care about this, I do know that Soul Tool are just containers for storing dry food and clothes. This big iron lump, is it Soul Tool?"

Dugu Bo's face was full of disbelief.

Is this Soul Tool?

If you're using it to store things, it's not even as good as a regular urea bag!

"..."

Lin Sheng chuckled, weighed the splitting cannon in his hand, and glanced at a hundred-meter-tall stone peak in the distance.

"Old Poison, watch closely, this thing... is no ordinary weapon."

Lin Sheng led Dugu Bo out of the barrier of the Yin-Yang Eye and into a spacious area.

He took a deep breath and simply channeled a gentle stream of Soul Power into the cannon.

"Buzz--!"

The Core Array on the split cannon opened its eyes like a sleeping behemoth.

Layers of dark red patterns on the heavy cannon barrel burst forth with a bloodthirsty light!

"Boom--!"

There were no flashy Soul Skill effects, only a crimson ray so fast it distorted vision, bursting forth.

That was an extreme molecular oscillation wave.

Wherever it passed, the air was instantly sucked out to form a vacuum, and the huge granite peak was hit by the red light the instant it came into contact with it!

It didn't even need to go through the process of collapsing; it directly turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished completely in the breeze, leaving not a single fragment behind.

silence.

"..."

Dugu Bo's face, which usually wore a cynical smile, was now as stiff as a stone sculpture.

His mouth gaped open, and his beard trembled slightly.

"This... this is Soul Tool? You call this Soul Tool?!"

As a Titled Douluo, what hasn't he seen?

Even Soul Master would have to put in some effort to shatter this entire mountain peak.

But Lin Sheng's attack just now...

It was as uneventful as flicking a pebble on the roadside.

"This is a splitting cannon, designed to target the structure of cells and molecules."

Lin Sheng put away the cannon, his tone as calm as if he were explaining a recipe.

"As long as the energy core is sufficient, even a food-type Soul Master with no combat ability can still fire a weapon, as long as he has Soul Power."

"It can instantly vaporize a fully armed Soul King or even a Soul Emperor at medium to long range!"

Lin Sheng calmly described the power of the split cannon.

Dugu Bo became increasingly alarmed as he listened.

He took a deep breath, and his gaze towards Lin Sheng changed; he looked at a madman who was about to overturn the world.

"You've... created a weapon powerful enough to change the course of the continent."

"If this thing were placed on the battlefield between two great empires... would it still be war? It would be slaughter."

"And it doesn't restrict Soul Master? Food-type Soul Masters can use it too?"

Dugu Bo found it even more unbelievable.

Doesn't that mean that even food-type Soul Master possess the power to instantly kill Soul King and Soul Emperors?!

"Therefore, I need a base that can control this power."

Lin Sheng turned to look at Dugu Bo, his gaze clear and sincere.

"Old Poison, I intend to establish my own power, independent of any empire or deity, solely for the development of this technology that could change the course of history."

"I'd like to invite you to join us. Of course, you don't need to worry about the trivial matters; you can just take a sinecure. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo suddenly waved his hand.

He snorted arrogantly, "Is that all? You saved my life and Yan Yan's, and even gave me two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

"Don't even mention a sinecure; even if you wanted me to be a Supreme Elder, I wouldn't bat an eye!"

"I, Old Poison, will take this job!"

Lin Sheng smiled and reached out his hand, shaking hands firmly with Dugu Bo's.

"Haha, then it's a deal!"

The two returned to the Yin-Yang Eye.

"Are you sure... there's Soul Tool even more powerful than this split cannon?"

"Get me a few when the time comes! I'm going to wipe out the Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Guan," Dugu Bo said impatiently.

Lin Sheng readily agreed.

Then he discovered...

Qiu'er sat cross-legged at the confluence of the springs, her long golden hair lifted by the icy and fiery energy, as if she were immersed in a mysterious state of Resonance with heaven and earth.

"Has it Resonance with the bloodline of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings...?"

The Eye of Destiny on her forehead opened slightly, seemingly absorbing the remaining fortune of the fallen dragon king.

Seeing this, Lin Sheng decided not to disturb them and simply sat down to the side.

He focused his mind and began writing in his diary.

[Day... of writing in my diary.]

[This is incredible, everyone! I found a cat while I was out today! That Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, just appeared right in front of me!]

Apart from Gu Yuena and Snow Empress, everyone else looked completely bewildered.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

Who is it?!

Even Ah Yin was unaware of the existence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, because she was unaware of the existence of Di Tian and others.

[But this little guy is really carefree. It's lucky it ran into me; otherwise, it would have been in serious trouble with anyone else. After all, its aura is too unique, enough to make everyone envious.]

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Lake of Life in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A stunningly beautiful figure slowly opened her eyes.

Gu Yuena's purple eyes were filled with astonishment and doubt.

"The Three-Eyed Golden Lion... has appeared beside Lin Sheng?"

Gu Yuena subconsciously unleashed her Divine Sense, sweeping across the core area of the entire great forest.

Under the sunlight by the lake, a small, golden beast was carefree, munching on a thousand-year-old bamboo shoot, its three eyes filled with clear, foolish innocence.

"Isn't it still here..."

Di Tian also sensed his master's aura and quickly transformed into human form to descend.

"My lord, what are your orders?"

Gu Yuena pointed at the Auspicious Beast that was munching on bamboo shoots with a strange expression. "Di Tian, are you sure the Auspicious Beast has been here all along?"

"Your Majesty, the Auspicious Beast has not left our sight for a moment; it has remained within our and Bi Ji's sight the entire time."

Di Tian answered respectfully.

He stared curiously at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. This little thing had been here the whole time and hadn't run away, so why was the master suddenly asking this?

Gu Yuena fell silent.

"Isn't that Three-Eyed Golden Lion here? What do you mean it's appeared in front of Lin Sheng again? I can sense its aura, and it's not in the Star Dou Great Forest either!"

Unable to find an answer immediately, she continued reading the diary. Surely... there couldn't be two more Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!