Auspicious Beast Guides! Three Essences Merge! True Fire Manifests!

(Wang Qiu'er beautiful image)

Red King was stunned.

It slowly turned its head, and the six dark-gold vertical pupils on its three massive heads stared straight at Wang Dong'er.

A dignified three-hundred-thousand-year-old fierce beast had actually been spanked by someone?!

An indescribable sense of humiliation surged into its heart.

Red King let out an angry roar, abandoned the injured Ma Xiaotao on the ground, and turned to pounce toward Wang Dong'er.

Ma Xiaotao clutched her injured left arm and struggled to stand up: "Dong'er, run!"

Instead of running, Wang Dong'er met Red King head-on.

She raised her right hand high, and in her palm, a giant hammer as black as ink was slowly condensing.

The hammerhead was round and thick, covered in dark-gold patterns and dense, archaic runes, exuding a heavy and majestic aura as if it could smash a hole through the heavens and earth.

Black lightning crackled across the hammer's body, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Clear Sky Hammer!"

Wang Dong'er shouted sharply, gripped the massive black hammer with both hands, and used the momentum of her descent to smash it fiercely toward the middle head of Red King!

"--!"

The hammerhead fell, striking the crown of Red King's middle head dead center!

A dull, thunderous boom echoed out.

Red King's middle head was actually slammed downward by this strike—

Stunned, but the brain remained intact.

Meanwhile.

A soul beast appeared silently before Lin Ye.

Completely different from the monstrous, fierce aura of Red King, this soul beast merely looked at Lin Ye with curiosity.

It walked slowly toward him, its steps light and gentle, as if observing a novel object it had never seen before.

It was over three meters long and eight feet tall at the shoulder, its entire body covered in a layer of brilliant golden fur.

Its whole body seemed to be carved from translucent crystal, filled with a strange texture.

Its overall form resembled a lion, but its four claws were like those of a dragon, and beneath each dragon claw stepped a cluster of golden flames that burned silently without scorching the ground.

Its muzzle was longer than that of a lion-type soul beast, and beneath its fur, fine golden scales were vaguely visible, shimmering with a soft luster under the moonlight.

In addition to its normal eyes, a third eye grew on its forehead.

It was a vertical golden slit, currently closed, yet it still emitted a heart-palpitating mental fluctuation.

It was none other than—the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Do not be fooled by its mere ten-thousand-year cultivation; as the one and only Auspicious Beast on the Douluo Continent, its actual combat power was enough to rival an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

It possessed the dual ultimate attributes of Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light within its body, making it an existence capable of stirring up the winds and clouds of the continent in any era.

At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had already arrived at Lin Ye's side.

It lowered its head slightly, and its closed third eye trembled gently, as if sensing something.

It looked at Lin Ye curiously, a trace of confusion and intimacy flashing through its dark-gold eyes.

There was an inexplicably familiar feeling emanating from this human before it, as if it had encountered one of its own kind, or perhaps caught the scent of something that put it at ease.

What exactly was going on?

The Auspicious Beast couldn't help but lean in closer, its nose tip almost touching Lin Ye's forehead.

Just then—

An invisible suction force surged out without warning, like an unseen giant hand, firmly gripping its forehead!

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's entire body stiffened!

It instinctively wanted to struggle, its four limbs exerting force as it tried to pull back.

But that suction force seemed to be glued to it; no matter how hard it tried, it could not break free in the slightest.

A trace of panic flashed through those dark-gold eyes.

Yet Lin Ye remained with his eyes closed, motionless and immersed in the absorption of his soul ring, completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world.

"Where the Auspicious Beast resides, all beasts are protected; its nature is supreme, and humans may be guided. With auspicious protection, the future is boundless."

This was a saying passed down from ancient times on the Douluo Continent.

The Auspicious Beast itself could protect soul beasts, significantly increasing their cultivation speed.

Different Auspicious Beasts possessed different attributes.

And this Three-Eyed Golden Lion before them possessed three attributes within its body: Ultimate Light, Ultimate Fire, and mental power.

At this moment, the Emperor Auspicious Beast's approach actually initiated an attribute guidance for Lin Ye!

So-called attribute guidance meant using its own attributes to refine and sublimate Lin Ye's.

Within Lin Ye's sea of consciousness, a beam of pure, golden light surged in without warning.

The light was warm and bright, like the first ray of morning sun piercing through the clouds, shining directly into the deepest reaches of his consciousness.

Under the illumination of that light, his sea of consciousness expanded to double its size at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The once-calm surface of the sea stirred with waves; the total volume of his spiritual power surged and churned like a tide, as if being forcibly infused by some external force.

Lin Ye could feel his perception becoming sharper and more profound, as if the entire world had become much clearer within his consciousness.

Not only that, but under the guidance and tempering of the Emperor Auspicious Beast's ultimate fire, a flame ignited within his heart.

The flame was neither scorching nor violent; it was gentle and moist, like a piece of jade warmed by touch, hanging quietly in the very center of his chest.

Heart Minister Fire—Upper-Flavor Divine Fire!

With this, the Heart Minister Fire, Kidney Minister Fire, and Bladder Sea of Qi People Fire—the three flames were finally gathered!

The three points were opened, and the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit merged, as if three rivers that had once flowed separately converged into the same ocean, forming a complete cycle.

Samadhi True Fire, achieved!

However, at this very moment, the battle on the other side underwent a drastic change.

A figure tumbled from afar, crashing into the ground and dragging out a long trench as dust flew into the air.

A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Wang Dong'er's mouth, and the wings of her Radiant Goddess Butterfly had dimmed significantly as she landed beside Lin Ye.

Red King noticed this side.

Its massive body came to a sudden halt, and its three pairs of dark golden vertical pupils turned simultaneously, landing first on Wang Dong'er, then on Lin Ye.

Finally, its gaze fixed on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that had collapsed beside Lin Ye.

The Auspicious Beast lay weakly on the ground, its limbs trembling slightly as if most of its strength had been drained away.

Yet, there was a newfound luster in those dark golden eyes, no longer as vacant or guarded as before.

It did not attempt to struggle any further, simply watching Lin Ye quietly.

Its gaze remained somewhat vacant and complex, filled with emotions that were difficult to name or describe.

It was as if the short time spent with their foreheads pressed together had completely changed something.

Then, it slowly turned its head, its gaze falling once more upon Wang Dong'er.

On that furry face, a blush as shy as a young girl's actually appeared.

It had seen Lin Ye's memories.

Everything that belonged to Lin Ye.

His memories of his past life, his experiences after transmigrating, his joys and sorrows, and the thoughts deep within his heart had all been inadvertently glimpsed by the Auspicious Beast during that process of attribute guidance.

Including the scenes of him and Wang Dong'er in the dormitory, and the one just moments ago inside the tent.