Three-Eyed Golden Lion (Please Subscribe First)

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"My god! What kind of martial soul is that? Why are its soul skill effects so absurd? Was I too ignorant? Or is there something special about the Sealed Nether Wraith?"

"Who knows? Maybe I was just lucky. By the way, Tian Meng, hurry and raise the age of my other Soul Rings while we have the chance. Raise them directly to the limit I can bear."

"Alright, leave everything to me. I guarantee it'll be handled perfectly."

Because of the Sealed Nether Wraith, Soul Beasts rarely appeared here. Even though the Sealed Nether Wraith was dead now, no Soul Beasts would come over for a while. Rather than waiting for another chance, it was better to settle everything now. There was enough time for Jiang Yue to raise the age of his Soul Rings.

Otherwise, once he left the Star Dou Forest, finding another quiet and deserted place like this would not be easy. No one knew whether some powerful Soul Master might be lurking in some remote corner. Before he grew strong enough, Jiang Yue had no intention of exposing his absurd Soul Ring configuration.

As the saying went, being half a step ahead made one a genius; being a full step ahead made one a monster. If he behaved too far beyond common sense, it would be no different from carrying a loudspeaker around and announcing, "I have an enormous secret!"

The best disguise was to disguise oneself as someone within the range of what normal people could understand.

Closing his eyes again, Jiang Yue's consciousness sank completely into his Sea of Spirit. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wriggled its body and continuously mobilized the power it had sealed within Jiang Yue. Strands of origin energy drifted out from one of the many golden spheres floating above the Sea of Spirit.

Having released part of its sealed power, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt much lighter. Its entire body radiated a joy so obvious that it needed no words.

Outside, Silkworm Shedding's simulation skill temporarily failed, and the several Soul Rings on Jiang Yue's Passionate Sword martial soul revealed their true forms.

Four Soul Rings—purple, purple, purple, and black—floated silently behind Jiang Yue. The first two purple Soul Rings were similar in shade, making it obvious that their ages were close. The third purple ring was far deeper in color than the first two, though it had not yet reached the Ten Thousand Year threshold.

Since the fourth ring was already twenty thousand years old, only slightly below the sixth Soul Ring of most Soul Emperors, it was not the main target of this upgrade.

Strands of special platinum light emerged across Jiang Yue's body, gradually wrapping around the Passionate Sword. Then, among the Soul Rings behind him, the third purple Soul Ring reacted first. Its color deepened further, becoming a genuine deep purple.

Upon closer inspection, an inconspicuous black speck deep within the Soul Ring was gradually expanding. Once it had swelled to a certain point, it abruptly spread outward, dyeing the entire Soul Ring black.

Third Soul Ring, Ten Thousand Years!

The first two Soul Rings had been upgraded quickly, almost finishing in just a few minutes. Since those two rings were still somewhat far from ten thousand years, Jiang Yue had not managed to advance them into Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings this time. They had merely turned deep purple.

One look was enough to tell that those two Soul Rings were not far from ten thousand years either. Next time, Jiang Yue would have nothing but black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings left on his body.

Purple, purple, black, black—two thousand-year Soul Rings and two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. This was Jiang Yue's current Soul Ring configuration.

For others to have such a Soul Ring configuration, they would need Twin Martial Souls and would have to wait until their level was high enough to cultivate their second martial soul. Yet Jiang Yue had achieved it with his first martial soul. All of this was thanks to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

It had to be said that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm might not be much in a fight, but it was truly full of treasures!

Before Jiang Yue could take another look at the Soul Ring configuration of his Passionate Sword, Silkworm Shedding took effect again, simulating his Soul Rings back into the over-age configuration of yellow, purple, purple, and black, which was still within what people could accept.

"What a pity. If you had obtained Living Gold earlier, your physical constitution could definitely withstand four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings now."

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"But this is fine too. Anyway, your Soul Ring configuration crushes everyone else's. Two purple and two black rings are still decent. Sooner or later, you'll have nothing but Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, or even nothing but Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings."

"When we go back this time, we have to let that so-called dean of Shrek Academy take a good look. Even without relying on anyone else, we can kill Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts. Who cares about the tiny rewards he withheld?"

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to hold such a grudge, Tian Meng."

"Of course! You're the host I chose. We only want to quietly make our fortune, but that doesn't mean that lousy dean can bully us!"

"When the chance comes in the future, once I fuse with you, we'll let the world see what a Million-Year Soul Ring is!"

"Mm, there will definitely be a chance!"

"Alright, this is the Star Dou Forest. There may not be many Soul Beasts nearby because of the Sealed Nether Wraith, but it is dead now, and its aura has dispersed quite a bit. This place is no longer safe. We'd better leave quickly."

"Once I get you out, I can go back to sleep. I've been busy for so many days that I'm getting tired. I need to rest properly for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately wrapped Jiang Yue's entire body in its spiritual power, perfectly blending him into the surroundings.

With a slight push from his legs, Jiang Yue leaped onto a tree branch and left that silent place behind.

The moment he left that area, the auras of surrounding Soul Beasts gradually became more numerous. Only then did Jiang Yue feel somewhat relieved. No Soul Beasts was certainly safe, but that area had been far too eerie. A little life aura was better for both body and mind.

However, after advancing for around fifteen minutes, the number of Soul Beasts around him began decreasing again. Jiang Yue even thought his luck had been so good that he had encountered another Sealed Nether Wraith.

But that was obviously impossible. The Sealed Nether Wraith had special conditions for its birth. How could two of them appear so close together?

Yet even the Star Dou Forest at night should not have been this quiet. After all, quite a few Soul Beasts preferred to be active at night.

"Tian Meng, what's going on? Is there some danger nearby?"

"Tian Meng? Tian Meng?!"

After waiting a while without receiving a response from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Jiang Yue immediately called out loudly.

That instantly pulled Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's thoughts back to reality.

"What?! Why has that ancestor come to the mixed zone?! And it's heading straight this way!"

"Jiang Yue! Hurry and find somewhere to hide! Don't make any noise!"

Jiang Yue did not understand what had happened, but he could hear the terror in Tian Meng's voice. After Sky Dream Ice Silkworm helped simulate his aura and blend him into the environment, he barely dared to breathe, afraid of making even the slightest sound.

In the pitch-black woods, a point of light appeared in the distance. The light gradually grew larger, illuminating the surroundings more and more. In the end, it became like a sun, bathing the entire area in brilliant light as though it were daytime.

When the light weakened slightly and revealed the Soul Beast's true appearance, even Jiang Yue, hidden from sight, widened his eyes.

Because the one who had come was the Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Alright, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had not been wrong. This one really was a living ancestor, the kind that absolutely could not be allowed to suffer even the slightest mishap.

Now Jiang Yue understood why Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had suddenly been so shocked. After all, his own reaction had not been much better.

If there was one being in the Star Dou Forest that absolutely could not be provoked, then the Three-Eyed Golden Lion before him undoubtedly took the title. It bore the fortune of the Soul Beast race, and Di Tian watched over it constantly. Calling it Di Tian's daughter would not be an exaggeration. It was the beloved darling of the entire Star Dou Forest.

It was nighttime, and this was the mixed zone. Logically speaking, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should not have appeared here at this time.

Light-attribute Soul Beasts generally did not choose to go out at night.

What terrified Jiang Yue most was not merely the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's sudden appearance, but its noble status and extraordinary significance. A fierce beast generally accompanied it!

Most of the time, Scarlet King followed beside the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Scarlet King might only have three hundred thousand years of cultivation and rank eighth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, but in Scarlet King's eyes, Jiang Yue was an ant that could be slapped to death at any moment.

Not to mention that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion itself possessed combat strength comparable to an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Looking at it this way, Jiang Yue felt that his current situation was extremely dangerous. Yet there was nothing he could do except pray inwardly that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion would leave.

"Hm? The feeling from fate is nearby. Why is there nothing here?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sniffed the air, its gaze sweeping across its surroundings without overlooking any place that might contain a clue.

Refusing to give up, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion concentrated its power into its third eye, hoping the Eye of Destiny would give it an answer.

However, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation was far from enough for it to freely control the power of destiny. It could only vaguely sense a rough direction and a rough area. Anything more specific was impossible for it to determine.

It looked east and west, but found nothing. Forget something that could move—even a plant-type Soul Beast was nowhere to be found. This irritated the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. It had not run all the way from the core zone just to look at some rotten trees.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year-level spiritual power was terrifying beyond measure. No matter what the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did, it could not find Jiang Yue's location, much less force him to reveal himself.

Unless Sky Dream Ice Silkworm voluntarily withdrew its spiritual power. But under the current circumstances, it was obviously impossible for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to do that.

The two sides remained in the same area as time passed second by second. In the end, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion lost patience and left.

After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion left, Jiang Yue did not immediately depart from the area. He silently remained there for around half an hour before cautiously taking a step under the cover of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power.

Seeing that there was no problem, Jiang Yue immediately fled at the fastest speed possible while the simulation remained active, heading toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest without daring to pause for even a moment.

He circulated his Soul Power and raced at full speed. After running for more than an hour, Jiang Yue finally slowed down slightly. The moment he let out a breath of relief, he sensed something approaching from behind without needing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to warn him.

Turning his head, he saw a familiar scene and a familiar figure. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion followed far behind him, moving at an unhurried pace. Its eyes seemed to be confirming whether something invisible lay ahead.

Having failed to find what it sought in the previous area, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion naturally could not simply leave. It wandered around that area for a while, and just as it moved a little farther away, the range sensed by the Eye of Destiny changed.

It followed the shifting range from afar. From the Eye of Destiny's perspective, the factor connected to one branch of its fate line was in the area ahead, and its location was continuously moving toward the outside of the Star Dou Forest.

But strangely, no matter how it looked, there was only empty space ahead. There was nothing there. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion even wondered whether some special Soul Beast was hiding there.

Although it was extremely curious about the other end of the fate line, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not dare act recklessly. First, from its perspective, there really was nothing in front of it. If the Eye of Destiny could be wrong, it would have returned to Lake of Life for a nap long ago.

Second, it feared that if something really was ahead, it might accidentally kill it with a single blow. It still was not sure whether the power of destiny was guiding it toward its life trial, or whether passing that trial simply meant killing whatever lay ahead.

This concerned its life, so no amount of caution was excessive. That was why the Three-Eyed Golden Lion continued following silently, intending to make plans only after the other party revealed itself.

At present, judging from the other's speed, its strength was definitely not impressive. It could not possibly be at the level of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and perhaps it did not even reach eighty thousand years.

"Seriously?! How long is this ancestor going to follow us?"

"Jiang Yue, tell me honestly. Did you establish some sort of connection with that ancestor somewhere without me knowing?"

"How could that be possible? I want to know what's going on too! You've been in my Sea of Spirit for years. If I had formed any connection with that thing, how could you not know? We've been to the Star Dou Forest before. Who knew it would chase us this time?"

"That's true. I've watched you grow up. Other than last time, you haven't caused any dangerous trouble. So what's going on here?"

"We can slowly figure out the reason later. Right now, the most important thing is how to get away. Its sudden appearance was not part of our original plan."

"Right, we need to figure out how to escape quickly. If it gets close to the outer zone and shows signs of leaving the Star Dou Forest, the strongest one in the forest might react. I don't have a physical body now, and most of my power is still sealed."

"My current power can fool the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but fooling Di Tian is almost impossible. This can't continue. Sooner or later, we're finished. No choice, we'll have to use our trump card!"

"Listen, Jiang Yue. I still have a real trump card I can use. That power can instantly transfer you hundreds of miles away. If I go all out, even several hundred kilometers won't be a problem. Even if the other side is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, I can absolutely guarantee your safety."

"It's just that this move requires me to concentrate my spiritual power, so the simulation will temporarily fail for a while. Can you hold on?"

"Tell me first, roughly how long will it take?"

"A few seconds are enough for me to use it, but be careful. Don't let it swallow you in one bite. With its strength, it wouldn't even need two seconds to swallow you."

Hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's confident voice, Jiang Yue looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion relentlessly pursuing him from behind. In the end, he chose to trust Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

That skill should have been the ultimate technique Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had used to escape from beneath the noses of those fierce beasts, right?

That was not important. What mattered was that Jiang Yue now needed a skill like that to help him leave the Star Dou Forest. The ancestor behind him truly could not be provoked casually.

Of course, Jiang Yue was not about to sit still and await death. His entire body shifted into a combat stance, his hands loosely clenched as though ready to grip something at any moment.