Emperor Auspicious Beast

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Tian's cultivation speed could be described as nothing short of rapid; in those hundred years, his cultivation base increased by a full fifteen hundred years.

Xie Yu'er had never left the Star Dou Forest, remaining by Lin Tian's side to cultivate with single-minded devotion. She had now become a rank 99 Limit Douluo and had touched the threshold of a demigod, capable of remaining undefeated even against Di Tian, who had one foot in the demigod realm.

That was, provided Di Tian did not use the Dragon God Claw.

In the Star Dou Forest, Xie Yu'er not only possessed abundant cultivation resources but also had fierce beasts as sparring partners, allowing her strength to progress by leaps and bounds.

At this moment, Xie Yu'er stood respectfully before Lin Tian. Having become a Limit Douluo, she had shed the youthful delicacy of their first meeting; influenced by her Dark Demon Dragon martial soul, she now possessed a hint of sinister mystery.

"Master, there is no one left on the continent who is my match. I wish to leave the Star Dou Forest to establish a faction, to pave the way for your future transformation into human form."

Lin Tian had told Xie Yu'er long ago that he would eventually transform into a human. Xie Yu'er had taken it upon herself to build a super-faction that could endure for ten thousand years, serving as a guardian for the future Lin Tian.

"Hmm. I said back then that you could leave once you became a Titled Douluo; it was you who chose not to."

"Master, I will walk the world under the name Lin Yu'er. In the remaining thousand-plus years, I shall establish a super-faction—the Sky Dragon Pavilion!"

The lifespan of a soul master in the Douluo world was quite long. Reaching the Titled Douluo rank granted three hundred years of life, and every subsequent rank breakthrough added another century. A Limit Douluo could live for over a thousand years.

"Go."

After speaking his final words, Lin Tian slowly closed his vertical pupils, and the surrounding energy of heaven and earth was frantically drawn into his body.

Xie Yu'er—no, Lin Yu'er—spread a pair of five-meter-long pitch-black dragon wings from her back and transformed into a shooting star, streaking across the sky above the Star Dou Forest.

Lin Tian spent the next five thousand years in cultivation.

He opened his eyes again only because he sensed the convergence of the Star Dou Forest's destiny.

"Emperor Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion."

He moved his slightly stiff dragon body and flew toward the place where the destiny was gathering.

When he arrived, Di Tian and Bi Ji were already there. Besides them, there was a peculiar soul beast that looked neither quite like a dragon nor a lion.

That was the Golden Lion King he had brought back years ago. Lin Tian had bestowed his second drop of holy blood upon it, and it had transformed into its current appearance.

Lin Tian had named it the Dark Demon Dragon Lion.

The Dark Demon Dragon Lion had the body of a lion and a long dragon tail, with a pair of pitch-black Dark Demon wings sprouting from its golden back and a pair of dragon horns atop its head. The perfect balance of darkness and light attributes within its body caused its strength to skyrocket, allowing it to rival a fierce beast even at the hundred-thousand-year level.

Even Di Tian was shocked by the terrifying effects of Lin Tian's holy blood: a mediocre human soul master could gain heaven-defying talent and a top-tier martial soul after consuming it; a soul beast with decent bloodline could possess the combat power of a fierce beast at the hundred-thousand-year level.

"Di Lintian, you have come as well."

Di Lintian was the name Lin Tian had given himself five thousand years ago, primarily for the convenience of the fierce beasts. He had originally wanted to be called Di Shitian, but after being threatened by Di Tian, he had to take a step back and settle for Di Lintian.

"Master."

The Dark Demon Dragon Lion greeted Lin Tian respectfully upon seeing him arrive.

"Destiny condenses, the Auspicious Beast descends. With such a massive commotion, I naturally had to come and see."

Lin Tian looked at the halo of destiny gathering in the sky and said indifferently.

The destiny of the Star Dou Forest condensed into a tangible form, drifting upward to hover above Lin Tian and the others before merging into that halo of destiny.

As time passed, the entire destiny of the Star Dou Forest gathered here, eventually forming an egg covered in golden dragon scales.

At a glance, it bore a striking resemblance to the giant egg Lin Tian had once emerged from.

"Di Tian, how about you let me take care of this Auspicious Beast?"

Lin Tian asked with great interest. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion could double the cultivation speed of soul beasts; even if it were just an egg, this buff was already taking effect on all the beasts present.

Lin Tian's current cultivation was sixty-three thousand years. With the cultivation boost from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, he was confident he could become a hundred-thousand-year soul beast within two thousand years.

"No. You know the importance of the Emperor Auspicious Beast to the Star Dou Forest. Furthermore, this Emperor Auspicious Beast is a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and its attributes conflict with yours."

Di Tian refused without the slightest hesitation.

"Conflict with my attributes? Aren't you also of the dark attribute? Besides, my Demon Dragon Valley is now teeming with life and flourishing."

Five thousand years had passed, and the valley that was once filled with Lin Tian's death energy had become vibrant and full of life.

"Forget it, Di Tian, let him be. Lintian has his own sense of propriety; I believe he will take good care of the Auspicious Beast," Bi Ji persuaded Di Tian.

"Sister Bi Ji is still the best."

Lin Tian said with a smile. Ignoring Di Tian's reaction, he curled his tail around the Auspicious Beast egg and flew toward his Demon Dragon Valley.

"The child has become rebellious," Di Tian sighed, rubbing his forehead helplessly.

The Dark Demon Dragon Lion, curled up in the corner, saw this and quickly flapped its wings to follow behind Lin Tian.

Time flew by, and another year passed.

Lin Tian had brought the Auspicious Beast egg back a year ago, and Di Tian and the other fierce beasts often visited, though they claimed they were just checking on Lin Tian.

For the past year, the egg had shown no movement. Lin Tian tapped on it every day, but each time was like a stone sinking into the ocean, receiving no response.

If not for the fact that the golden luster of the egg showed no signs of fading, Lin Tian would have suspected that he had accidentally killed the Auspicious Beast.

Just today, during his daily tapping, he finally received a response: the sound of claws scratching against a hard surface.

Lin Tian was very familiar with this, for when he was still inside his own egg, he had often scratched the shell with his claws as well.

He tapped the top of the golden egg lightly, and the next moment, the shell began to shake violently.

"Crack!"

With that sharp sound, Lin Tian watched as a fissure appeared at the top of the golden egg and extended downward.

Is it really that easy?

Lin Tian stared at the scene before him in astonishment.

Recalling the pathetic state he had been in when he broke out of his own shell, he couldn't help but think that comparing beasts only led to frustration.

With another violent impact, a small beast resembling a lion leaped out from the egg under Lin Tian's gaze and landed gracefully on the ground.

It looked like a lion in its entirety, with four claws like a dragon's, golden fur covering its body, and a third vertical eye growing on its forehead.

Lin Tian looked at the Emperor Auspicious Beast, which was not even as large as his palm, and said, "Three-Eyed Golden Lion."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned its head toward the direction of the voice upon hearing it.

"Dragon, I'm hungry."

Sensing the familiar aura emanating from Lin Tian, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke without the slightest reservation.

Facing a black dragon countless times larger than itself, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt no fear. This was not only because of the familiar aura Lin Tian possessed, but also because an Auspicious Beast was born with innate intelligence and knew that it was the embodiment of the will of heaven and earth, conceived from the fortune of the Star Dou Forest—as the Emperor, she was the sovereign of this Star Dou Forest.