The three of them finished packing.
They were preparing to leave Star Dou Great Forest and begin their journey back to the Body Sect.
When the Heavenly Eye on Long Zhanye's forehead suddenly sent out an intense, unprompted throb and wave of dizziness!
A violent vertigo struck him at once, plunging his vision into darkness. He staggered, nearly unable to remain standing.
At the same time, a clear yet fleeting image forcefully burst into his mind:
In a forest clearing, two small, strangely shaped Soul Beasts were locked in a desperate battle!
One of them gleamed a dazzling gold. It was shaped like a dog, yet carried an air of nobility and auspiciousness.
Most peculiar of all—
In the center of its forehead stood a third eye, radiating blazing golden light!
It had a third eye too?
Its opponent was another equally peculiar Soul Beast, one he had never seen before.
The two were similar in size, but the other looked far more savage. Its body was bluish-green, while its four paws were a deep, inky black.
A thick mane ringed its neck, giving it some of a lion's majesty, though its overall skeleton and outline leaned more toward that of a canine.
It bared its fangs, its eyes gleaming fiercely. In the fight, it seemed to be at a disadvantage...
The image vanished in an instant, yet remained exceptionally vivid and profound.
Long Zhanye immediately understood. This was some sort of omen or guidance from his Heavenly Eye!
His intuition told him: I have to go there and see! There's something there that I must intervene in!
He had neither the time nor the chance to explain himself to Old Man Gu and Zhua Yun.
That sensation was so powerful that he almost instinctively changed direction.
He sprinted toward