"You broke through to level thirty?!"
Dugu Bo exclaimed subconsciously upon hearing this.
Ye Han had only been at level twenty-four when they first met!
That was a jump of six whole levels!
Could it be another Immortal Herb? That was simply too terrifying!
"Master is amazing~"
Xiao Wu's eyes were filled with adoring starlight.
Ye Guyi was also happy for Ye Han, and said with a smile:
"Alright, Big Sister will take you to hunt your third soul ring right now!"
At that moment, however, Ye Han suddenly thought of something.
"That's right, Sister Guyi, let's take out the Blue Silver Emperor seedling and plant it here!"
"The ice and fire energy in this place has miraculous effects on plants, and it's very safe here, too!"
Ye Guyi nodded after a brief moment of thought.
The Angel Ring on her fingertips flashed, and the Blue Silver Emperor appeared in her palm.
It was translucent throughout like blue jade, with fine, shimmering golden veins flowing across it.
The moment it appeared, the surrounding floral and botanical spiritual energy converged toward it like a tidal wave.
"The Blue Silver Emperor?!"
Dugu Bo and Xiao Wu gasped in unison.
It was the undisputed emperor among plant-type soul beasts!
Xiao Wu quickly understood that this was the Blue Silver Emperor who had been harmed by that rat!
Dugu Bo, on the other hand, felt turbulent waves crash in his heart as he vaguely recalled something.
Rumor had it that Tang Hao's conflict with Spirit Hall was precisely because of a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who had transformed into human form.
The events of that year were six years ago, and this age was also exactly six years! It was very likely this very plant!
They had obtained it, could it be that Tang Hao was already...
Ignoring their thoughts, Ye Han turned around and planted the Blue Silver Emperor.
This was a good thing, after all; once it grew in the future, it might serve as a soul ring or be devoured.
He certainly wasn't doing this to get Ah Yin—who would want a brainless, married-woman soul beast!
Meanwhile.
In the mixed zone of the Sunset Forest.
One woman and two men, three figures stood tall.
They were none other than Qian Renxue, She Long, and Ci Xue.
Qian Renxue wore a golden palace dress, her voice cold and aloof as she instructed:
"My fourth soul ring requires both light and fire dual attributes, around five thousand years!"
"We must get it done today. Don't delay my return to Heaven Dou City to continue the infiltration grand plan!"
Beside her, She Long and Ci Xue acknowledged respectfully upon hearing this.
Indeed, Qian Renxue had already broken through to level forty and had come specifically to hunt her fourth soul ring.
It was just that light and fire dual-attribute soul beasts were far too rare, making them difficult to find in the Sunset Forest.
If not for the worry of leaving Heaven Dou City for too long, would they have ever come to this barren Sunset Forest?
After all, the Sunset Forest was right near Heaven Dou City, whereas going to the Star Dou Great Forest would take over two thousand miles!
As the three of them were searching,
Whoosh!
A small golden shadow darted past from the side.
Its build was no taller than half a person, and its entire body of golden fur was soft, smooth, and gleaming.
Embedded right in the center of its forehead was an abstruse vertical pupil, and faint auspicious halos lingered around its entire body.
She was none other than the Emperor Auspicious Beast and Three-Eyed Golden Lion who had sneaked out two and a half days ago, currently searching for Ye Han.
(Asking my little treasures, do you like the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?)
(Do you hope she transforms later and stays by the protagonist's side?)
(After all, in the original work, she is extremely pitiful, plotted against and killed by the evil Tang San!)
"What soul beast just darted past? Why haven't I ever seen it?!"
She Long paused, fixed his gaze on it, and turned instantly overjoyed:
"Found it! A five-thousand-year soul beast with light and fire dual attributes!!"
Ci Xue followed the sound, took a look, and also became overjoyed:
"The quality is at least top-tier, a perfect match for the Young Master's martial soul!"
Qian Renxue's pretty eyes lit up, and she immediately gave the order:
"Pursue! Be sure to capture it!!"
The three of them immediately moved out, giving fierce chase.
"Hmm?!"
Sensing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion glanced back, and instantly became both startled and enraged:
"Two Titled Douluos! Evil humans, they definitely want to hunt me!"
Following that, she accelerated without hesitation, running deeper into the depths.
At the same time, she continuously released the auspicious aura of the Auspicious Beast to attract soul beast counterparts.
"Roar, roar, roar!!!"
Sensing this along the way, the soul beasts abruptly began to roar and charge over to rescue her.
"What is going on?!!"
The sudden appearance of a large number of soul beasts caught Qian Renxue and the other two off guard.
"Court death!!"
She Long and Ci Xue reacted quickly, unleashing their martial souls and driving their soul skills to cope.
Before two Titled Douluos, the soul beasts of the Sunset Forest were utterly vulnerable.
Let alone harming them, they couldn't even get close before being blasted away by the pressure.
"Continue the chase!!"
Qian Renxue couldn't care about anything else and continued to command:
"This soul beast seems to command the ability to order its own kind!!"
"Such an extraordinary creature, I am determined to have it!!!"
Hearing this, the two Titled Douluos, She Long and Ci Xue, continued closely following the pursuit.
"Damn humans!!"
Seeing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion panicked and lost all sense of direction.
With no other choice, she ran wildly for her life, heading in the direction where the aura of the Dragon God bloodline resided.
The direction led straight to the core hinterland—the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, protected by toxic miasma!
At the same time.
Ye Han's group had already finished planting the Blue Silver Emperor.
Led by Dugu Bo, they arrived outside the poison array.
Now, having undergone body tempering, Ye Han was naturally immune to toxins as well.
However, they had barely stepped out of the toxic miasma's range for very long.
Rustle, rustle~~~
Urgent sounds of beast hooves and snapping foliage suddenly came from the forest ahead.
"Watch out for surprise attacks from soul beasts in the dark!"
Ye Guyi instinctively shielded Ye Han behind her.
Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, intending to strike at any moment.
Yet just as everyone was poised for action,
the very next second, a small golden beast darted out from ahead.
Thud~~
The small beast collapsed heavily onto the ground, its chest heaving urgently as it appeared flustered.
"A soul beast I've never seen before!"
"Five thousand years! Such a tiny one?!"
Ye Guyi and Dugu Bo froze simultaneously.
Sensing the other party's aura, Xiao Wu froze violently.
Fixing his gaze on it, Ye Han felt turbulent waves crash even more violently in his heart.
Golden fur all over, a third vertical pupil, an auspicious aura, the Golden Dragon King bloodline...
The Emperor Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion!!!
Anyone who had read Douluo II surely wouldn't fail to recognize her!
She first appeared in the Douluo II era ten thousand years later, at fifteen thousand years of age!
Her age progressed differently from other soul beasts; it was strictly calculated by real time!
But what the hell, shouldn't she be in the Star Dou Great Forest? How on earth did she get dragged all the way here?!
Is this even the Douluo Continent I know?!!
"Auwu-roar!!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stood up at that moment.
Sensing humans ahead, her very first reaction was to bare her teeth.
Yet when she sensed the other party's aura, surprise welled up on her little face.
Finally!
She had finally found it!
A hundred-thousand-year pink rabbit!
A human brat carrying the Dragon God bloodline!
However.
Before either side could make their next move,
a sharp shout suddenly exploded through the air:
"Where do you think you're running?!"
Following that, three figures swept out from behind the Auspicious Beast.
The two leading figures stood on the left and right.
One was lean and tall like a javelin—the Snake Lance Douluo, She Long!
The other was short and sturdy—the Pufferfish Douluo, Ci Xue!
Two great elders of Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue's guardian Douluos!
The final figure appeared four years younger than Ye Guyi in age.
With a cold, peerless beauty, a waterfall of golden hair cascaded down, draping over her shoulders and waist.
She wore a golden palace dress that set off her slender figure, looking as holy as an angel!
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and spilled onto her, casting her in a light that made her breathtakingly gorgeous!
She was not a whit inferior even compared to Ye Guyi, and possessed an added touch of royal, noble temperament!
"Qian Renxue?!!"
Ye Han recognized the identity of this young girl at a glance.
Combining everything before him, he quickly arrived at a certain hypothesis.
Could Qian Renxue possibly be hunting the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion...
Are you kidding me, Sister? You've really outdone yourself!
Before you continue