Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Million-Year Soul Beast Beast Disk (Seeking Reads Meow)

"Hmm? Jin Ni, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Heng returned home to find his doghouse glowing, with Jin Ni curled into a ball, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Awoo~"

Jin Ni didn't know what was happening either, and could only respond to her master's confusion with a soft whimper.

This kind of scene was rare, and perhaps he could even uncover more game mechanics, so Tang Heng observed Jin Ni's changes intently from the side.

The duration was not long, just a brief moment.

After about half an hour, the dazzling golden light had completely dissipated.

Jin Ni felt her entire body grow light, as if some faint force had come from a great distance to lift her form.

Stepping out of the doghouse, Tang Heng was stunned.

Did she go to South Korea for plastic surgery?

Her golden fur now seemed like translucent crystal, filled with a strange, ethereal texture.

Jin Ni's overall form was still much like a lion, but her four paws were like those of a dragon, and each claw stepped upon a cluster of golden flames.

Her muzzle was longer than that of a typical feline soul beast, and beneath her fur, there appeared to be fine, dense golden scales.

Beyond her normal pair of eyes, a third eye existed, though it was a vertical slit.

Her two normal eyes shimmered with gold, while the vertical pupil emitted a red, somewhat eerie light.

His own Soul Spirit had evolved; she had become the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Tang Heng hurriedly switched to his Gold Dragon King martial soul and discovered that all three of his soul skills had been upgraded. The values were not low, having increased by at least fifty percent.

This was truly a windfall of both numbers and value.

"Master!"

Jin Ni pounced excitedly, pinning Tang Heng to the ground with her four paws and licking his face with her tongue, her tail wagging like a helicopter rotor.

"You can talk?"

Tang Heng pushed the Jin Ni pressing down on him away; that sentence just now wasn't a telepathic transmission, but something he had heard with his own ears.

"Yes! Thank you, Master. If not for you, I might never have attained this form in my entire life."

Jin Ni circled in place, looking very pleased with her current appearance.

Back when her consciousness was still dim and ignorant, choosing to follow her instincts had truly been the most correct decision of her beastly life.

Tang Heng was also happy about this; after all, she was his own Soul Spirit.

He guessed that the recent self-martial soul fusion had activated the Dragon God bloodline, and the Jin Ni, deeply bound to him, had been influenced by the Dragon God's aura, breaking through her shackles in one fell swoop to become the second Emperor Auspicious Beast.

The Dragon God was truly a universal panacea.

Tang Heng stroked Jin Ni's head; now that she had become the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, her beastly frame had grown a full circle larger.

However, the tactile sensation hadn't worsened at all.

Jin Ni also enjoyed Tang Heng's petting, emitting a purr similar to a kitten being stroked to satisfaction.

"This servant wants to be caressed by Master too~"

The Spirit Sheath in his inventory spoke up, its tone even carrying a hint of grievance.

"You just rest for now, and fix that habit of yours of saying suggestive things." Tang Heng said with a huff, blunt and straightforward.

Ever since the Spirit Sheath gained self-awareness, it had become inconvenient to slay monsters; every time he used the Spirit Sheath, this fellow would spout one suggestive remark after another.

He finally understood why some people didn't want to use the Senren Banka.

One slash, one "Ciallo~(∠・ω)⌒☆"—hearing it too much would make anyone feel annoyed.

"Ying ying ying, Master's words truly wound this servant's heart."

Although it said that, the Spirit Sheath was obedient; at least it didn't continue with the suggestive remarks while Tang Heng went back to petting the Auspicious Beast.

Stroking her head and belly, Tang Heng used his practiced technique to make Jin Ni feel so good that her entire body went limp.

After a long while, he finally withdrew his wicked hands in satisfaction.

By now, Jin Ni was lying belly-up, panting with a look of utter fulfillment, her eyes hazy.

"Ha, that felt good."

Tang Heng stood up and raised his hand to summon the three soul rings of his Gold Dragon King martial soul.

A heavy black radiance had replaced the deep purple from before; he hadn't expected a bloodline evolution to increase his cultivation by over four thousand years, turning all three of his rings into ten-thousand-year soul rings.

If there were words written on his face right now, they would surely be the word 'Invincible' in large letters.

"I reckon Wu Lin is almost at level ten. I might as well go to the Star Dou Great Forest and get him a Soul Spirit as a birthday present."

Tang Heng thought to himself.

Since there was a Spirit Ascension Platform dimension here, soul beasts could indeed be crafted into Soul Spirits.

Come to think of it, if he created more powerful Soul Spirits, could he steal business from the Spirit Pagoda?

Step right up, don't miss out, genuine dragon Soul Spirit auction!

Tang Heng chuckled; if he were to actually do that, the Spirit Pagoda would probably come running over to blow him to bits.

However, he reckoned many major factions would also come to protect him, as the Spirit Pagoda held the core technology for Soul Spirits, which in this era of extinct soul beasts was equivalent to holding the lifeblood of all soul masters.

If he could produce Soul Spirits that were not inferior to the Spirit Pagoda in either quality or quantity, it would be tantamount to breaking their monopoly.

This was something many other factions would be happy to see.

But he had no such plans for the time being; manually catching soul beasts one by one to send to the Spirit Ascension Platform for processing was simply too energy-consuming.

With that kind of effort, he could reach the limit sooner, reincarnate to grind stats, and once he became a god, would he still be lacking those few scraps?

As the saying goes, when the neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns; the neighbor is my granary.

Donning his enchanted diamond armor and preparing various potions and golden apples, Tang Heng took the Golden Lion and set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.

The moment he arrived at the location, Tang Heng sensed something was wrong.

Wait, why is there a green lake here?

He opened his map and realized he had accidentally chosen the wrong location, teleporting him directly into the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

This lake had to be the legendary Lake of Life, with a pile of priceless Life Gold hidden beneath it.

There were quite a few soul beasts near the lake, all of them extremely powerful.

A million-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, a million-year Silver Moon Wolf King, a million-year Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign...

Currently, these soul beasts would not actively attack him due to the effects on his person, but if he got too close, there was still a risk of being assaulted.

Tang Heng glanced at the Lake of Life, steeled his heart, and gritted his teeth: "If I die, so be it, I can respawn anyway! Fortune favors the bold, right?"

Pulling out his enchanted netherite pickaxe and drinking a water breathing potion, Tang Heng dove headfirst into the Lake of Life.

'Life Regeneration X, Damage Absorption X, Maximum Life Increase X'

As soon as he entered the lake water, several positive effects were immediately added; this buff was even more outrageous than enchanted gold.

Tang Heng didn't stay idle, taking out water bottles to collect some of the lake water as well.

Just as he was about to dive to the bottom of the lake, a loud explosion suddenly erupted overhead.

It turned out an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion was locked in a fierce battle with a million-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.

Hold on, why would an Ice Jade Empress Scorpion respawn here?

The battle quickly drew to a close; without any suspense, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion was indeed unable to defeat the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King—this guy's stats were just too broken.

Even if Di Tian himself came, fighting this guy would probably be a struggle.

"Hm? It actually dropped loot, is it a soul bone?"

Tang Heng saw something floating on the surface of the lake, and once the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King had wandered off, he surfaced to pick it up.

[Ice Jade Empress Scorpion · Beast Disk]

[Usage: Beef, Chicken, Pork]

Holy crap, it actually dropped a Beast Disk!

This thing was a real treasure; it could directly acquire a corresponding soul beast, and it could be fed up to ten million years at its peak. If you didn't want it anymore, you could even choose to soul-transform it, turning it into your own new martial soul.