Emperor Auspicious Beast

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Tian's cultivation progressed at an astonishing pace; in a hundred years, his cultivation had increased by a full fifteen hundred years.

Xie Yu'er had never left the Star Dou Forest either. She stayed by Lin Tian's side and cultivated diligently, and had now become a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, even touching upon the threshold of Demigod. Even against Di Tian, who had one foot in the Demigod realm, she could remain undefeated.

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

Within the Star Dou Forest, Xie Yu'er possessed not only plentiful cultivation resources but also ferocious beasts to serve as sparring partners, so her strength advanced rapidly.

At that moment, Xie Yu'er stood respectfully before Lin Tian. Having become a Limit Douluo, she no longer possessed the youthful purity and beauty she had shown when they first met. Influenced by her Dark Demon Dragon martial soul, she now carried an additional hint of evil allure and mystery.

"Master, no one on the continent is my match now. I wish to leave the Star Dou Forest and establish a power of my own, paving the way for your future transformation into human form."

Lin Tian had told Xie Yu'er long ago that he would one day transform into a human. On her own initiative, she had said that she would establish a superpower capable of enduring for ten thousand years, protecting Lin Tian in the future.

"Mhm. I said back then that you could leave once you became a Titled Douluo. You were the one who did not wish to leave."

"Master, I will travel the world under the identity of Lin Yu'er. In the remaining thousand-odd years, I will establish a superpower—Sky Dragon Pavilion!"

Soul masters in Soul Land I enjoyed quite long lifespans. Once they became Titled Douluo, they could live for three hundred years, and every level they broke through afterward added another hundred years to their lifespan. A Limit Douluo could live for over a thousand years.

"Go."

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

Xie Yu'er... no, Lin Yu'er, spread the five-meter-long black dragon wings behind her and shot across the skies of the Star Dou Forest like a meteor.

Lin Tian cultivated for five thousand years.

He opened his eyes again because he sensed the Star Dou Forest's fortune gathering.

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

He moved his somewhat stiff dragon body and flew toward the place where the fortune was gathering.

When he arrived, Di Tian and Bi Ji were already there. Besides them, there was also a peculiar Soul Beast that was neither quite dragon nor quite lion.

It was the Golden Lion King Lin Tian had brought back all those years ago. Lin Tian had bestowed the second drop of Sacred Blood upon it, and it had become what it was now.

Lin Tian had named him the Dark Demon Dragon Lion.

The Dark Demon Dragon Lion possessed the body of a lion and a long dragon tail. A pair of pitch-black demonic wings grew from his golden body, while a pair of dragon horns crowned his head. The darkness and light attributes within him had reached a perfect balance, causing his strength to soar. At only one hundred thousand years, he could rival a ferocious beast.

Even Di Tian had been shocked by the terrifying effects of Lin Tian's Sacred Blood. An ordinary human soul master who consumed it could gain heaven-defying talent and a top-tier martial soul; a Soul Beast with a reasonably strong bloodline could possess the combat power of a ferocious beast at the one-hundred-thousand-year level.

"Di Lintian, you came too."

Di Lintian was the name Lin Tian had given himself five thousand years ago, mainly to make it easier for the ferocious beasts to address him. He had originally wanted to call himself Di Shitian, but Di Tian had threatened him, leaving him no choice but to settle for Di Lintian.

"Master."

Upon seeing Lin Tian arrive, the Dark Demon Dragon Lion addressed him respectfully.

"When fortune gathers and an auspicious beast arrives, such a tremendous commotion naturally drew me here to take a look."

Lin Tian gazed at the halo of fortune gathering in the sky and spoke calmly.

The fortune of the Star Dou Forest condensed into something tangible, drifting one after another above Lin Tian and the other beasts before merging into that halo of fortune.

As time passed, all the fortune of the Star Dou Forest gathered here, eventually transforming into an egg covered in golden dragon scales.

At first glance, it somewhat resembled the giant egg Lin Tian had once been born from.

"Di Tian, how about letting 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 though she was only an egg at present, this enhancement had already taken effect on every Soul Beast.

Lin Tian's cultivation was now sixty-three thousand years. With the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation boost, Lin Tian was confident that he could become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast within two thousand years.

"No. You know how important the Emperor Auspicious Beast is to the Star Dou Forest. Besides, this Emperor Auspicious Beast is a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and her attributes conflict with yours."

Di Tian refused without the slightest hesitation.

"Her attributes conflict with mine? Aren't you a darkness attribute as well? Besides, my Demon Dragon Valley is flourishing with life now, full of vitality."

After five thousand years, the valley that had once been filled with deathly energy because of Lin Tian had also become vibrant and full of life.

"Forget it, Di Tian. Let him have her. Lintian knows his limits, and I believe he will take good care of the Lucky Beast," Bi Ji persuaded Di Tian.

"Big Sister Bi Ji is still the best."

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

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

Seeing this, the Dark Demon Dragon Lion, who had been curled up in a corner, quickly flapped his wings and followed behind Lin Tian.

Time flew by, and another year passed.

Lin Tian had brought the auspicious beast's egg back for a full year. Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts also frequently came to visit, claiming that they were visiting Lin Tian.

Over the past year, the auspicious beast's egg had shown no movement whatsoever. Lin Tian tapped on it every day, but each time it was like a stone sinking into the sea, receiving no response at all.

If the egg's golden color had not shown no sign of fading, Lin Tian would have suspected that he had somehow raised the auspicious beast's egg to death.

But today, during his usual egg-tapping session, he finally received a response. It was the sound of claws scratching against something hard.

Lin Tian was very familiar with that sound, because while he had still been inside his egg, he had often scratched the shell with his claws as well.

He lightly tapped the top of the golden egg again. The next instant, the shell shook violently.

Crack—!

With a cracking sound, Lin Tian saw a fissure appear at the top of the golden egg, extending downward.

"That easy?"

Lin Tian stared at the scene before him in astonishment.

Thinking back to the miserable state he had been in when he broke out of his shell, it truly was enough to make one beast die of anger when compared to another.

Another fierce impact rang out. Under Lin Tian's gaze, a lion-like little beast leaped out of the egg and landed gracefully on the ground.

She resembled a lion overall, with dragon-like claws. Golden fur covered her entire body, and a third vertical eye grew on her forehead.

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

Hearing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned toward the source of the voice.

"Dragon, I'm hungry."

Sensing the familiar aura on Lin Tian, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke without the slightest politeness.

Facing a black dragon countless times larger than herself, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt no fear whatsoever. This was not only because of Lin Tian's familiar aura, but also because Lucky Beasts were born with intelligence and knew that she had been nurtured from the union of the will of heaven and earth and the fortune of the Star Dou Forest—Emperor Auspicious Beast, Emperor Auspicious Beast; she was the emperor of the Star Dou Forest.