The Scarlet King Appears, Crisis!

Just as the giant palm formed from Qian Xunji's Angel Soul Power drew ever closer to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The next moment.

The forest below Qian Xunji suddenly shook, and a dark-red figure seemed to tear through the sky as it descended directly in front of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

This dark-red figure was a soul beast, over five meters long. Its body resembled that of a male lion, yet it possessed the build of a mastiff.

It had three heads, its entire body covered in crimson mane. Its four sturdy claws bore flame patterns, and dark-red firelight coiled around it as it moved, radiating a tyrannical, terrifying aura.

The soul beast that appeared before the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was her guardian: Scarlet King, ranked eighth among the Top Ten Great Beasts Ten Thousand Years Later. Its true form was a Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff, a fire-attribute soul beast that also possessed partial Dragon Clan bloodline. Its cultivation was currently around 270,000 years.

"Human, you actually dared to set your sights on the auspicious beast of my Star Dou Great Forest? You truly have a death wish!"

After appearing, Scarlet King swung a paw. Terrifying red soul power instantly shattered Qian Xunji's giant palm. Then, fixing his gaze on Qian Xunji, it let out a vicious roar.

As the guardian of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, how could he possibly not be by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's side?

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion believed she had run away from home, he had followed her at all times, terrified that something might happen to her.

If anything happened to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Scarlet King believed Di Tian would definitely slaughter him.

Even ten of him were nowhere near as important as one Three-Eyed Golden Lion in Di Tian's eyes.

"This is... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that can speak?!"

Seeing Scarlet King speak in human language, Qian Xunji was greatly shocked. Moreover, he could sense terrifying soul power fluctuations from Scarlet King—already no weaker than his uncles, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.

When Yun Yuan beside Qian Xunji saw that Scarlet King had appeared, he immediately felt that things had taken a turn for the worse. Leaving now would be somewhat difficult.

By Yun Yuan's estimate, Scarlet King's current strength was at least equivalent to that of a level ninety-six Super Douluo. His teacher had only just entered the Title Douluo realm and was currently at Soul Power Level ninety-one.

Against such a terrifying opponent, with a five-level difference in Soul Power Level, could his teacher safely take him away?

When the Three-Eyed Golden Lion below saw Scarlet King appear, not a trace of panic remained in her eyes.

Her bodyguard, Scarlet King, had arrived. Now—the tables had turned!

She certainly would not let that human expert above, who had wanted to capture her, off so easily.

"Scarlet King, that human expert just tried to capture me. Hurry up and teach them a proper lesson. I want them to pay for what they did."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke human words, her face filled with anger as she ordered Scarlet King beside her.

Hearing this, Scarlet King gave a slight nod before launching an attack on Qian Xunji and Yun Yuan.

At this moment, Yun Yuan had already urged his teacher, Qian Xunji, to flee. As for fighting head-on, he had no intention of it whatsoever.

For a Title Douluo, each level was a world apart. With a five-level gap, it would already be remarkable if Qian Xunji could withstand more than a few moves against Scarlet King.

At this moment, Qian Xunji deeply regretted his actions. If he had known, he should have listened to his disciple Yun Yuan and not gone looking for trouble with that golden soul beast.

Now, he had directly been targeted by Scarlet King, this powerful soul beast. This was truly troublesome.

But the most important thing now was to escape—to take Yun Yuan far away from the danger-filled Star Dou Great Forest.

Although Qian Xunji possessed the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and held an advantage in fleeing, the five-level soul power gap allowed Scarlet King to quickly catch up to Qian Xunji and Yun Yuan.

Once it closed in on Qian Xunji and Yun Yuan, terrifying dark-red soul power erupted around Scarlet King. Its forelimbs lunged at the two of them, its enormous paws carrying dark-red flames with the properties of burning soul power and corroding soul bones.

Seeing this, Qian Xunji inwardly sighed in alarm. The seventh soul ring on his body lit up, and Angel True Body appeared as the Angel's Palm collided with Scarlet King's giant paw.

The next moment.

Qian Xunji was sent flying backward like a kite. Yun Yuan beside him was also separated from him by the shockwave of the soul power collision, falling toward the forest below.

"Xiao Yuan!"

Looking in Yun Yuan's direction, Qian Xunji wanted to move and search for him, but Scarlet King attacked again from not far away. Its giant paw, carrying Hellfire, swung at Qian Xunji, intending to exterminate him here.

"Damn it!"

After cursing Scarlet King, Qian Xunji could only first use all his soul power to defend against Scarlet King's attack, then find a way to search for Yun Yuan afterward.

Elsewhere.

After being blasted away, Yun Yuan was not worried. With the External Soul Bone, Wind and Thunder Wings, he could land safely.

Immediately afterward, with a thought, a pair of purple-blue wings appeared on his back. Flapping them, Yun Yuan slowly descended toward the forest below.

But not long after landing, he sensed a soul-piercing gaze fixed on him. He hurriedly surveyed his surroundings and spotted the familiar soul beast not far away—the Emperor Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

"Human boy, I actually ran into you again. What a coincidence. Now let's see how you escape."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Yun Yuan with amused interest, as though he were already trapped prey in a jar.

Looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion before him, Yun Yuan gave a bitter smile. His luck was truly terrible—how had he happened to land right near the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion currently had a cultivation of around five thousand years, but a five-thousand-year Emperor Auspicious Beast was enough to rival soul beasts that had cultivated for tens of thousands of years. She was simply not someone Yun Yuan could contend with.

But being unable to defeat her did not mean he could not outrun her.

Yun Yuan immediately summoned his Martial Soul, the Atlas Spear. A Yellow Soul Ring revolved around his body.

Seeing the soul ring on Yun Yuan's body, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion snorted softly, and her gaze toward him became even more contemptuous.

A One Ring Soul Master. This human boy was so weak and frail—wouldn't he be completely at her mercy?

But Yun Yuan's preparations were not over. He shouted loudly:

"Domain, unfold!"

As Yun Yuan's words fell, a domain centered on Atlas spread out, and blazing golden-white light instantly engulfed the surroundings.

This was the Innate Domain of his Atlas Spear—the Forbidden Sky Domain!

Next, Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear emanated Qingtian's Intent, firm as a boulder, aimed directly at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

His expression was exceedingly grave, as though he intended to fight the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to the death.

Seeing this, although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not believe Yun Yuan could hurt her, she still became a little more cautious.

The next moment.

Yun Yuan circulated the Soul Power throughout his body. His first soul ring lit up, Wind Chasing Lightning attached itself to his Atlas Spear, and the Innate Domain continuously suppressed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's movements as Qingtian's Intent appeared along the spear blade.

He swung the long spear in his hand, releasing dazzling blazing-white light as it stabbed toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Seeing that Yun Yuan's attack now posed a slight threat to her, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion circulated her Soul Power and formed a golden Soul Power barrier to defend herself.

The Atlas Spear collided with the Soul Power barrier. Using a unique spear force, Yun Yuan turned the force of the impact into recoil, helping him swiftly escape from this place.

After that strike, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked ahead again, only to discover that Yun Yuan's figure had long since vanished.

After a long while, her voice slowly rang out:

"Was I just played?"