Emperor Heaven Descends, Zi Ji's Fury [Seeking Follow-ups]

Outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whom Emperor Heaven and Zi Ji were looking for, was currently squatting on Liu Erlong's shoulder, looking down at its own body.

Its originally golden fur had been stained by venom.

It was entirely black, and if not for the aura unique to an Imperial Auspicious Beast emanating from it, it would have looked like a little dark beast from Hell.

It flicked its tail and grumbled.

"This sticky feeling is so uncomfortable."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion disdainfully lifted a paw, and the latex suit stretched into a shiny black thread at its fingertip.

Liu Erlong, Ye Yingling, and Tang Yuehua's gazes fell on it simultaneously, their expressions a little strange.

They exchanged a look--

Could Teacher really not let go of even a Soul Beast that hadn't transformed yet?

As soon as this thought formed in their minds, several whips emerged from the black latex suits on the three women's bodies. With three crisp cracks, each received a strike on their buttocks.

The three women cried out in unison, clutching their rear ends and jumping back a step.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was startled by the commotion but soon stared curiously at the black tentacles emerging from the three people's bodies, its three eyes shining.

"Can't you just adapt to it for a while?"

As the words fell, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion suddenly felt that the sticky latex suit on its body was no longer just making it uncomfortable.

A massive stream of information surged into its consciousness, with countless skills, attributes, and abilities laid out before its eyes like an unfolding scroll.

At the same time, a powerful amplification force surged from the Symbiotic Link.

Its strength, speed, defense, mental power, and even its Power of Destiny, were all simultaneously enhanced fivefold.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's three eyes widened simultaneously.

"As expected, the Power of Destiny sensed it correctly. You can really make me stronger!"

Its voice was filled with suppressed excitement.

It could clearly perceive that its Power of Destiny, under the fivefold amplification, had spread to an unprecedented range, and it could even vaguely capture the activity trajectories of Soul Beasts in the distant core area.

And the combat skills Jiang Ce had shared with it made its eyes dazzle.

"You don't find it sticky anymore?"

Jiang Ce's voice carried a hint of teasing.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion flicked its tail.

"Not anymore, not anymore. Let me stay a little longer, and you have to remember to tell me stories."

The three women watched the Imperial Auspicious Beast, which had just been complaining about the sticky latex suit and was now clinging to them, their mouths twitching simultaneously.

Liu Erlong crossed her arms, looked down at the little golden beast on her shoulder that had already started figuring out how to use its tentacles to grab branches, and muttered softly.

"Another one has boarded the pirate ship."

Jiang Ce was also chuckling inwardly.

Now he had also copied all the abilities of the Imperial Auspicious Beast--

He was now equivalent to an Imperial Auspicious Beast, and could also increase the cultivation speed and breakthrough probability of Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Even that trace of Golden Dragon King bloodline had been completely copied by him.

"Alright, wait a moment. We have guests coming."

Jiang Ce was able to sense this in advance because he had previously attached a droplet of his venom clone to Zi Ji's shoe sole.

During this time, he had consumed many Soul Beasts that concealed their aura and disguised themselves.

His disguise ability had improved again, and when he fully concealed his aura, even Emperor Heaven could not sense him.

Moreover, the other party's attention had first been drawn by the newborn Dragon King bloodline, and later they were enraged by the kidnapping of the Imperial Auspicious Beast, making it even more impossible for them to discern his deliberately hidden aura.

The three women's footsteps halted simultaneously.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's action of playing with its tentacles also stopped. It raised its head and looked towards the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, the vertical pupil on its brow trembling slightly.

"It's Emperor Heaven."

Its voice suddenly became a little guilty.

"And Zi Ji. Emperor Heaven himself has come."

As soon as the words fell, an overwhelming Dragon Might descended from the sky.

The treetops of the dense forest ahead were split open by an invisible force, and two figures slowly descended from the gap in the forest.

A man in a black robe with eyes like burning gold landed first.

Another woman with dragon wings on her back and purple hair followed closely, landing silently half a step behind him.

Emperor Heaven and Zi Ji.

Emperor Heaven took a step forward, his golden dragon eyes sweeping over the three women without pausing.

Finally, they settled on the small, black golden beast on Liu Erlong's shoulder.

An Auspicious Beast, completely wrapped in an unknown black substance, was squatting on a human woman's shoulder, playing with a tentacle extending from a black latex suit with its claws.

The air in the entire dense forest froze under Emperor Heaven's Dragon Might, even the sound of the wind disappearing completely.

Emperor Heaven's golden pupils ignited with silent rage, and his deep voice slowly sounded.

"Human, what did you do to her."

"I didn't do anything."

Liu Erlong tilted her head up to look at Emperor Heaven. Even though the Dragon Might from him was like Mount Tai pressing down on them, making her body heavy, she still showed no fear.

"She was curious and followed us herself."

Emperor Heaven's gaze turned to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, his voice stern.

"Auspicious Beast, come here."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stood up from Liu Erlong's shoulder and flicked away the fine threads of latex suit stuck to its tail, but it didn't jump down.

It raised its head to look at Emperor Heaven, a hint of guilt flashing in its three eyes, but it quickly puffed out its chest.

"I don't want to. That black mud of hers has so many fun things, much more fun than the Star Dou Great Forest.

And he can make me stronger—feel it, my Power of Destiny is now five times stronger than before!"

As she spoke, she raised a claw, and a ball of golden light of destiny condensed on its tip, indeed much more concentrated than before.

Emperor Heaven fell silent.

Of course, he could feel it.

From the moment he landed, he had sensed that the aura on the Auspicious Beast had indeed strengthened, and it wasn't a slight enhancement; it had at least increased several times over.

That layer of black substance emitted a power fluctuation he had never sensed before, and it was strengthening the Auspicious Beast in a way he couldn't understand.

But this did not quell his rage.

"Auspicious Beast, do you know what it means for you to leave the core area?

Your destiny is connected to the entire forest; once you leave, the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest will all be affected."

"I know."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lowered its eyes.

"But I don't want to stay in the core area my whole life. Emperor Heaven, I want to see the outside world."

Emperor Heaven's golden dragon pupils narrowed slightly, and he turned to Liu Erlong, his Dragon Might rising again.

"No matter what method you used to bewitch the Auspicious Beast, she must go back with me today."

"Bewitch? What do you call bewitching?"

Before Liu Erlong could speak, a tentacle extended from the head of the Imperial Auspicious Beast, and a man's voice came from the tentacle, neither servile nor overbearing, directly facing Emperor Heaven.

"She was clearly curious and followed me. Besides, she wants to see a more prosperous world—

unlike you, who stays in the forest and sticks to the old ways, you idiot."

"What did you, this lump of black mud, say?!"

Before Emperor Heaven could speak, Zi Ji beside him couldn't help it.

As the clan leader of the Hell Demon Dragon Clan, she possessed the inherent pride of the dragon race and a fiery temper.

Being mocked as an "idiot" by a lump of black mud wrapped around the Imperial Auspicious Beast, how could she tolerate it?

A terrifying aura emanated from her, pressing down on Liu Erlong and the other two.

"Wait a minute, Zi Ji, what are you doing?!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, however, jumped out at this moment, raising its head to block Zi Ji.

"You're not allowed to hurt them!"

Veins bulged on Zi Ji's forehead, and she gritted her teeth, glaring at the tentacle still swaying leisurely on the Imperial Auspicious Beast's forehead.

As the darling of the Star Dou Great Forest, the treasure held in the palms of all fierce beasts, now that she had only been "kidnapped" for a short while, she was already speaking to outsiders.

"What exactly are you? How dare you bewitch the Imperial Auspicious Beast—get off her quickly!"

"Oh? If I get off her, how about I stick to you?"

Suddenly, a voice came from beside Zi Ji's ear, making her hair stand on end.

"Who!?"