Dark green light surged forth in an instant, pinning Scarlet King firmly in place and leaving him completely unable to move.
Though Scarlet King's three enormous heads roared madly and black patterns emerged across his dark red fur in an attempt to resist Du Busi, it was all futile.
Meanwhile, Jin Peng and Yu Bo had silently appeared beside the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
As if sensing the danger, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion curled up slightly but made no other unusual movement.
Scarlet King's three pairs of eyes widened at once, and he flew into a complete rage. "Humans! If you dare lay a hand on the Auspicious Beast, you will become enemies of all Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest! Should anything happen to the Auspicious Beast, your human race will surely suffer devastation!"
Du Busi narrowed his eyes slightly, but he did not doubt the truth of those words.
After all, the last time he had merely led people to kill a few extra Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, the Star Dou Great Forest had unleashed a beast tide. This Auspicious Beast was clearly far more important than several Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
However, Du Busi had never truly intended to do anything to the Auspicious Beast. Though countless ideas had indeed crossed his mind, they had gone no further than thoughts.
If Scarlet King had not repeatedly roared and provoked him, irritating him to no end, he would not even have bothered to act.
"Scarlet King, get this straight. We only came to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings. You were the ones who failed to watch over the Auspicious Beast properly and let her run right in front of us."
Du Busi's simple remark left Scarlet King speechless for a moment.
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