The Blazing Crown, Empress Appears!

Outside the raging fire tornado, Ji Jing stood with a cold expression, his left hand gripping a frantically struggling giant butterfly like an iron vice.

The colors on the forewings of the butterfly shifted constantly between deep blue, azure, and light blue. The entire wing surface resembled the blue sky inlaid with a string of brilliant halos, with a wingspan exceeding three meters; every beat of its wings stirred up dazzling light dust.

Looking closely, its appearance was identical to the martial soul of Wang Dong.

It was none other than the soul beast—

Radiant Goddess Butterfly!

Judging by the intensity of the soul power it radiated, this was clearly a Radiant Goddess Butterfly with a cultivation of seven thousand years!

Ji Jing looked at the Radiant Goddess Butterfly struggling in his hand and spoke indifferently:

"I didn't expect to encounter a soul beast like you in a place like this."

The Radiant Goddess Butterfly continued to struggle violently, attempting to break free from his restraint.

Ignoring its resistance, Ji Jing continued:

"The person currently inside the flames possesses the Radiant Goddess Butterfly martial soul and is the daughter of a deity. If you sacrifice yourself to her, I can promise you that once she becomes a god in the future, she will surely resurrect you, allowing you to live forever as a divine beast by her side."

At this point, Ji Jing's expression grew colder, his tone carrying an unquestionable pressure:

"Of course, if you do not agree, you will not be leaving here today."

As his words fell, a powerful aura locked onto the Radiant Goddess Butterfly.

Gradually, the violent struggling ceased.

In the end, it stopped all resistance and grew quiet.

Ji Jing knew it had agreed.

With a casual wave of his hand, the towering flames instantly dissipated, turning into specks of sparks that merged into the air.

Seeing the fire vanish, Wang Dong hurriedly walked out. Upon catching sight of Ji Jing and the giant, beautiful Radiant Goddess Butterfly in his hand, she covered her mouth in astonishment.

Ji Jing brought the Radiant Goddess Butterfly before her and said in a relaxed tone:

"I just had a chat with it, and it said it is willing to sacrifice itself to you and become your soul ring."

"Sacrifice?"

Hearing this, although Wang Dong did not know how Ji Jing had managed to make a seven-thousand-year soul beast voluntarily sacrifice itself, the surprise brought by the sacrifice of her martial soul's origin beast left her with no desire to delve into the reasons.

She nodded excitedly and immediately released her martial soul.

"Hum—"

A pair of equally magnificent butterfly wings slowly unfurled behind Wang Dong; Martial Soul Possession was active.

She carefully took the Radiant Goddess Butterfly from Ji Jing's hands.

Looking at this beautiful creature that shared the same origin as her martial soul, Wang Dong's eyes were filled with gratitude and solemnity as she whispered a promise:

"Thank you, I will never let your power go to waste."

With that, Wang Dong sat cross-legged on the spot.

The Radiant Goddess Butterfly flew around her once in a gentle circle, then its entire body began to bloom with incomparably brilliant golden light, slowly transforming into billions of light spots that flowed like a golden stream, continuously pouring into Wang Dong's body.

Wang Dong focused on absorbing the soul power from the sacrifice, the golden light spots merging into her body continuously, holy and peaceful.

Ji Jing stood guard quietly to the side, ensuring the entire process remained undisturbed.

Just then, a strange energy fluctuation arrived. Ji Jing lifted his head sharply, looking toward the dense forest not far away.

A strange soul beast appeared silently before them.

This soul beast was covered in bright golden fur, its body appearing as if carved from translucent crystal, filled with a dreamlike texture.

Its overall form resembled a lion, but its four claws were like dragon claws, each stepping upon a mass of fiercely burning golden flames.

It had three eyes on its head; two normal pupils flashed with pure golden light, while between them sat a third vertical eye, radiating an eerie red glow.

Ji Jing recognized its identity at a glance, his eyes narrowing slightly as he spoke indifferently:

"Auspicious Beast, leave this place."

The Emperor Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion, would naturally not leave so easily.

As the incarnation of fate for the Star Dou Forest, protected closely by the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, it had roamed this forest unchecked for countless millennia; no one had ever dared to speak to it in such a commanding tone.

Just as it was curiously observing the human and the spectacle of the sacrifice, an angry roar erupted from behind it.

Another, even more massive soul beast stepped out with heavy strides.

It was over five meters long, extremely robust, shaped like a lion, and possessed three giant heads.

Ranked ninth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff—

Scarlet King.

Ji Jing frowned, recognizing the newcomer, and said:

"Scarlet King, take the Auspicious Beast and leave. I do not wish to create unnecessary trouble."

Seeing the Radiant Goddess Butterfly in the midst of its sacrifice, the six eyes on the Scarlet King's three heads erupted with fury simultaneously.

Such a rare and noble soul beast, actually offering a sacrifice to a weak human!

This is a desecration of the Star Dou Forest!

Looking at this human youth before it, although his cultivation level couldn't be discerned, he looked no more than a teenager; how strong could he possibly be?

To dare speak to it in such a commanding tone!

Scarlet King was instantly enraged, its central head opening its blood-red maw to roar:

"Impudent brat! How dare you be so presumptuous in the core area of the Star Dou Forest; none of you are leaving today!"

Ji Jing's patience had also run dry.

Strictly speaking, as someone from the Five Elements Continent, he leaned more toward the philosophy of balance in all things, much like the Yin-Yang Twin Flames he inherited from his parents.

In his heart, as the original inhabitants of the Douluo Continent, soul beasts deserved an equal living space to humans, which was why he had no desire to harm the Emperor Auspicious Beast or the fierce beast before him.

However, if Scarlet King insisted on attacking and interfering with Wang Dong receiving the sacrifice, he would have no choice but to strike back.

Ji Jing stopped wasting words, his body slowly hovering upward without the use of any soul skills, looking down at Scarlet King with a cold voice:

"Final ultimatum: take the Auspicious Beast and leave. Otherwise, you will not escape a bit of physical suffering."

Scarlet King paid no mind to such a threat; hellish crimson flames instantly ignited across its entire body, transforming it into a fiery meteor that charged toward Ji Jing with the force of Ten Thousand Jun!

"Stubborn and foolish."

Ji Jing let out a soft huff.

The flame mark on his forehead suddenly flared with intense light, and the Flame Empress Crown manifested, automatically settling onto his head.

The next moment, an incomparably noble, beautiful, and majestic phantom instantly appeared behind Ji Jing.

The phantom was a peerless woman with red hair and red eyes, dressed in magnificent and gorgeous divine attire, her holy and powerful aura sweeping out to cover the sky.

The owner of this phantom was none other than Ji Jing's mother, the God of Goodness—

Lie Yan!

Lie Yan's phantom merely raised her hand casually and flicked it toward the charging Scarlet King.

Scarlet King's massive and ferocious body froze in mid-air, then, as if struck by an invisible mountain, it let out a miserable howl and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground a hundred meters away, falling unconscious instantly.

A powerful fierce beast could not withstand even a single blow before this phantom of Lie Yan, which possessed only the cultivation of a Super Douluo.

Even if her cultivation was only equivalent to a Super Douluo, the power Lie Yan could display was enough to crush all Super Douluos!