The night was dark, and thick ancient trees and tangled vines crisscrossed all around, blocking out the faint starlight.
This was a forbidden zone for human Soul Masters, a hunting ground for countless ferocious Soul Beasts.
Yet in the center of this perilous basin, the atmosphere was unusually tranquil.
Yun Yi strode calmly over the soft grass, every meridian in his body fully opened.
Light and fire at the absolute pinnacle of purity poured from his pores without restraint.
Crimson-gold radiance spread outward from him.
The cold miasma that lingered here year-round met that sacred, scorching power and gave off faint sizzling sounds before instantly evaporating.
Wherever he passed, the grass wet with cold dew quickly dried out, and even the surrounding air warped slightly from the heat.
He made no effort to hide his footsteps.
The faint sounds of grass blades snapping beneath his leather boots were endlessly amplified in the silent valley.
At the center of the basin, the golden figure enveloped in milky-white natural essence stirred.
The first reaction of the sleeping Three-Eyed Golden Lion came from her delicate pointed ears, patterned with pale gold markings.
They keenly caught the approaching footsteps, folding back before twitching lightly.
Then, the golden slit at the center of her forehead slowly opened.
Her third eye, Fate's Eye.
There was none of the grogginess of sleep in that vertical pupil. Mysterious golden glimmers flowed through its deep, clear depths, as though it contained the ancient fortune of the entire Star Dou Forest.
Only then did the pair of long, elegant eyes beneath it slowly open, revealing crimson pupils.
She remained sprawled on the ground and shook her fluffy head.
Having her sleep forcibly interrupted left her thoughts stalled for a moment.
Her crimson-gold fluffy fur rolled like waves with her movements,