Haji Beast, Let Me Snuggle You!

At the same time Xuan Zi suppressed the Auspicious Beast, the Soul Power lock within Lin Ming's body vanished as well. He instantly broke free and hid behind Xuan Zi.

A massive figure appeared before them and landed on the ground, making the earth tremble.

It was a figure wreathed in flames, shaped like a dog with three enormous heads. At this moment, it was staring fixedly at Xuan Zi.

"Human, release the Auspicious Beast!"

The head in the middle suddenly spoke human words.

The Auspicious Beast was already wrapped in a mass of dark yellow Soul Power, suppressed beneath Xuan Zi and unable to move.

With an amused smile, Xuan Zi looked at Scarlet King. "Who did I think it was? So it's the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff, Scarlet King, one of the beast kings of the Star Dou Great Forest. I've heard so much about you!"

Hearing the other party's mocking tone, Scarlet King was practically exploding with rage. However, the Auspicious Beast was still in his hands, and with the other party's unfathomable strength, Scarlet King did not dare act rashly.

"Human, what will it take for you to release the Auspicious Beast?"

Xuan Zi ignored Scarlet King's question. Instead, he waved Lin Ming over.

Lin Ming walked up beside the Auspicious Beast and examined her at close range.

Her fur was sleek and glossy, her entire body radiated golden light, and especially that vertical eye on her forehead—it was incredibly distinctive.

"So this is the legendary Emperor Auspicious Beast?"

Lin Ming could not resist reaching out and stroking her, enjoying the fluffy feel.

"Despicable human, don't touch me!"

Suppressed by Xuan Zi and unable to move, the Auspicious Beast desperately spoke up.

The Auspicious Beast's voice was like that of a human girl, crisp as silver bells and utterly delightful.

Hearing that voice, Lin Ming became even more excited, both hands groping all over the Auspicious Beast.

"Hey, hey, hey! What is wrong with you? Get your paws off me!"

"Hehehe, Haji Beast, let me snuggle you!"

A wicked smile appeared on Lin Ming's face, but his hands did not stop.

"Enough!"

Xuan Zi flicked out a strand of Soul Power from afar and smacked Lin Ming on the head.

"I called you over here not to pet a cat. I called you here to do something important!"

"Despicable human, I am the noble Three-Eyed Golden Lion! How dare you call me a cat? Aaaah! I'll have Di Tian kill you all!"

The Auspicious Beast's utterly defeated cry stood out sharply in the silent air.

Lin Ming looked at Xuan Zi in confusion. "Old man, what important business? Don't tell me you want to eat the Auspicious Beast?"

As he said this, Lin Ming looked at the Auspicious Beast as though she were a huge platter of roasted meat and wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Seems like that wouldn't be a bad idea?"

Hearing this, the Auspicious Beast was nearly frightened to tears. These two humans actually wanted to eat her, the noble one?

"Don't! I don't taste good! Wuwuwu, Di Tian, why aren't you here to save me yet?"

Watching this scene, Scarlet King gritted his teeth in fury but did not dare erupt. The aura emanating from Xuan Zi was countless times stronger than his own. Scarlet King was certain that even if he attacked, he would be unable to defeat Xuan Zi. He might even anger him and cause him to kill the Auspicious Beast.

"What are you thinking?" Xuan Zi was also startled by Lin Ming's shocking claim that he wanted to eat the Auspicious Beast. He hurriedly revealed his real purpose. "Quick, press your forehead against hers."

"No, you can't!"

Upon hearing that, the Auspicious Beast cried out in terror.

Seeing this, Scarlet King also prepared to make a move.

But the moment he took a step forward, Xuan Zi directly activated his Martial Soul.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!

Nine Spirit Rings, accompanied by the oppressive force of peak Rank 98 Soul Power, surged forth like a tidal wave, crushing Scarlet King until he could barely move.

After activating his Martial Soul, Xuan Zi's body suddenly grew taller, and he became younger in appearance, transforming into a burly man with an imposing, unangered authority.

"Quick, press your forehead against hers!"

Under Xuan Zi's urging, Lin Ming pressed his forehead toward the Eye of Destiny on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion struggled desperately, but how could she break free from Xuan Zi's suppression? No matter how unreliable Xuan Zi might be, he was still a peak Rank 98 Super Douluo. The Auspicious Beast was merely a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast. Even if the quality of those ten thousand years was high enough for her to rival an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she was still nothing in front of Xuan Zi.

Just like that, Lin Ming's forehead came into contact with the Eye of Destiny on the Auspicious Beast's forehead.

An intense golden light burst forth, transforming into a giant golden cocoon that enveloped Lin Ming and the Auspicious Beast within.

Xuan Zi waited nervously. At this moment, he did not dare cancel his Martial Soul Possession, afraid that Scarlet King might suddenly attack.

Meanwhile, Lin Ming seemed to have entered a wondrous world.

It was a pure white world. Across from Lin Ming stood the Auspicious Beast.

However, the Auspicious Beast Lin Ming saw was not the one before him now, but every Auspicious Beast from the past.

Simply put, what Lin Ming saw were the Auspicious Beast's memories.

The memories of the Auspicious Beast's life flashed before Lin Ming's eyes like a revolving lantern.

He saw several mysterious figures by the shore of the Lake of Life.

A green-haired woman fed fruit to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, her movements exceedingly gentle.

A muscular man draped in dark golden fur was showing off his muscles to the Auspicious Beast.

A red-haired middle-aged man wore a smile as he looked dotingly at the little golden beast before him.

Finally, there was a tall black-haired middle-aged man.

His eyes were brilliant gold and carried a deep, steady calmness.

Those figures were the true rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest. Every one of them ranked among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts and possessed strength above that of a Super Douluo.

As for the black-haired middle-aged man who appeared last, Lin Ming immediately guessed his identity: the Beast God, Di Tian.

Afterward came scenes of the Auspicious Beast living in the Star Dou Great Forest for ten thousand years.

She seemed to be a treasure bestowed upon the Star Dou Great Forest by heaven itself. Wherever she went, she could bring good fortune to the Soul Beasts there and accelerate their cultivation.

All the fierce beasts, including Di Tian, doted on her greatly. Whatever she wanted, they would give her.

Meanwhile, from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's perspective, she saw Lin Ming's past and present lives.

Yet for some unknown reason, she could only see a few fragments of Lin Ming's fate, and even those fragments were extremely illusory.

It was as if Lin Ming did not exist within the River of Fate at all, as though he were someone who had stepped beyond fate.

But within those fragments of fate, the Auspicious Beast saw scenes she would never forget for the rest of her life.

A youth was holding a small screen in his hands. The content playing on the screen was none other than Douluo Continent: Peerless Tang Sect.

In one of those fragments, she saw a scene similar to today's. However, the person pressing his forehead against hers was not the youth before her today, but another youth.

Then, in the following fragment, she actually chose to take human form.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at the next memory fragment in confusion. She wanted to know why she had taken the form of that pink-and-blue-haired woman.

And the contents of the next memory fragment shattered her worldview.