Scarlet King and the Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion

Flamingos, Double Pupil Peacocks, Lava Earth Dragons, Flame Lions, Explosive Feather Turtles...

More and more powerful fire-element Soul Beasts gathered, including many Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Even the mercenaries and hunters who made their living hunting Soul Beasts did not dare approach. Instead, they turned and fled.

The sight was truly spectacular.

Some of these Soul Beasts were exceptionally rare. For example, records stated that the Flame Lion race had once produced a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast known as the Flame Emperor. It had ultimately become the Soul Ring of Shrek's former wielder of Ultimate Fire.

There was also the Explosive Feather Turtle, said to have descended from the offspring of the ancient Divine Beast Xuanwu and the fire-element Double Pupil Bird. It carried within it a trace of Xuanwu bloodline and Double Pupil Bird bloodline.

Clearly, these were all excellent choices for Su Qingfeng's Second Soul Ring.

Ma Xiaotao was stunned, marveling that Su Qingfeng's charm worked on Soul Beasts as well.

However, Mu En, who had already witnessed the ice and snow creatures dancing together in the Far North, quickly accepted this reality.

Mu En guessed that this phenomenon was most likely caused by Su Qingfeng's Polar Star martial soul.

The Nine Heavenly Extreme Stars could merge with any elemental attribute and eventually evolve into Extreme attributes. It was as if they were telling every Soul Beast that this was a human with limitless potential, someone who would one day lead them to unimaginable heights. Even by standing at his side, they could gain the elemental power they desired and grow faster.

Mu En's observations confirmed this. Over the past three months, he had discovered that although Su Qingfeng had awakened Ultimate Ice and the Ice Element around him was the densest, the other elements had never ceased responding to and resonating with him.

Especially after arriving in this Scorching Zone, the power of Ultimate Ice had been suppressed. The Fire Element, which Ultimate Ice had originally suppressed, instead began to surge restlessly.

To a certain extent, these fire-element Soul Beasts had sensed this situation, which was why they had followed them here.

Thinking this, Mu En said to Su Qingfeng:

"Good disciple, release your martial soul. But be careful to restrain your Ice Extreme Star somewhat."

"Release his martial soul?" Ma Xiaotao was puzzled.

"Okay."

Su Qingfeng's feet sank slightly. The Polar Star within him responded and appeared behind him. Even though they had seen Su Qingfeng's martial soul many times before, they were still awestruck at this moment.

Beneath the vast starry sky lay scarlet, scorched earth. Accompanied by the smoke rising from volcanic craters as dormant volcanoes lay silent, they had traveled deep into the Red Flame River Zone. They could already see the active volcanoes at the core source, with scarlet magma occasionally surging and splashing from their craters. It was truly breathtaking.

As Su Qingfeng's martial soul appeared, nine Heavenly Extreme Stars hung high above. Eight Masterless Stars sent every fire-element Soul Beast into a frenzy.

Snow Empress slept upon the Ice Extreme Star. Feeling the scorching temperature outside, her beautiful brows drew together. Child of Ice, was he going to choose flames?

More and more powerful fire-element Soul Beasts sensed the summons. Some could no longer wait to come to Su Qingfeng's side. Even a volcanic Beast Tide would not be this grand.

Alongside her shock, Ma Xiaotao also felt worry. Such a disturbance among the Soul Beasts was already beyond what she could withstand. She could only look to Mu En.

"Grandmaster, if this continues, we'll be in danger."

"With this old man here, what are you afraid of? You weren't such a coward before. Wasn't it you who beat up Inner Court disciples and burned half a building on Sea God Island with Evil Fire? A few little Soul Beasts have scared you silly?"

"A few? Little Soul Beasts?!"

At least a hundred Soul Beasts now surrounded them! Many were Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and there were even Soul Beasts with thirty or forty thousand years of cultivation!

Forget a level-twenty Soul Master—even Ma Xiaotao could pick one of these Soul Beasts as her Soul Ring!

Ma Xiaotao rubbed her temples. If it had been anyone else, she would likely have punched them hard enough to flatten their nose.

But he was her grandmaster.

"Fine, fine. Grandmaster, you'd better protect us well."

"Don't worry. I believe these Soul Beasts won't attack us. This is a gamble."

Mu En spoke calmly, continuing forward with his cane as though he intended to enter the volcanic region at the core.

His confidence was not baseless. It came from his formidable strength and experience.

At the deepest part of the Scorching Zone, there was not the eruption center of the active volcanoes, but the place beyond the core volcanic range that connected to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. The area displayed a polar contrast: one half was lush and concealed, while the other was charcoal-black scorched earth that radiated the lingering heat of magma and released wisps of white steam.

A Soul Beast over five meters long strode slowly through this region. It was immensely robust and somewhat lion-like, but it possessed three identical massive heads, each over a meter in diameter. Its terrifying canine teeth gleamed with a crimson-gold radiance.

It looked exceedingly majestic, and no other Soul Beast dared approach it. Even more terrifyingly, several powerful Soul Beasts with sixty or seventy thousand years of cultivation could only patrol a kilometer away, seemingly guarding it and driving away all outsiders.

Even Soul Beasts with sixty or seventy thousand years of cultivation were willing to serve as its guards. It was impossible to imagine just how old this three-headed Soul Beast was!

Yet on this three-headed Soul Beast's back sat another Soul Beast. Its entire body was covered in golden fur and seemed to be made of translucent crystal, filled with an unusual texture.

Its overall shape resembled that of a lion, but its four claws were like those of a dragon, with each dragon claw stepping upon a cluster of golden flames. Its muzzle was also longer than that of lion-type Soul Beasts, and beneath its fur seemed to lie dense golden scales.

In addition to its usual pair of eyes, it had a third eye—a vertical pupil. Its two normal eyes gleamed gold, while the vertical pupil emitted a crimson light, an eerie shade of red.

With it at the center, the growth of surrounding life seemed to accelerate, and the flow of Soul Power quickened as well.

Suddenly, the three-headed creature raised its heads and gazed toward the center of the Scorching Zone. It had already sensed something.

"What a mysterious power. It is as though a place capable of nurturing immensely dense, immensely powerful elemental energy is calling for me."

"What kind of existence has arrived—or been born?"

"It is not far away, less than fifty li now. It has nearly reached the most dangerous active volcanic region."

Scarlet King's feet could not help but take several steps toward the source of that sensation, covering several hundred meters in an instant.

But when it thought of the task it bore and the little Three-Eyed Golden Lion on its back, it stopped and began to hesitate.

Though it dearly wanted to take a look, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's safety was equally important.

"Auspicious Beast, I wish to go to the Scorching Zone and take a look. Stay here, and I'll have my subordinate Soul Beasts protect you. Is that all right?"

Scarlet King spoke to the Auspicious Beast on its back.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion could actually speak as well. She shook her head. "Haven't we been to the volcanoes before? Why can't we go together now? I want to go too. I seem to sense that something extraordinary has appeared there."

"You sensed it too, Auspicious Beast?"

Scarlet King asked in surprise.

"Go on. That is your territory. Is there really anything there that could leave you unable to resist? Besides, I am not weak anymore!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke calmly.

"Very well."

The Three-Headed Red Hellhound stepped on black-red flames and raced toward Su Qingfeng's location...