A Strange Fate That Could Affect the Fortune of Soul Beasts!

"Uncle Scarlet King, what are you doing?"

A lively voice, like that of a young maiden in the prime of her youth, came from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's mouth.

"Oh, my little ancestor, you've been wandering around outside for days! You were even attacked by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the outer region. If I hadn't arrived in time, it would've eaten you! The Beast God has already come asking several times. If you still don't go back, I'm afraid he'll personally come and drag you home!"

Before her stood a massive canine with three ferocious heads and dark crimson fur covering its body. The head in the middle spoke human language, its tone full of helplessness toward this "little ancestor."

This giant canine was the Three-headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, a member of the Star Dou Forest's terrifying beast faction with over three hundred thousand years of cultivation, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Beasts—Scarlet King!

The terrifying beasts took turns protecting the auspicious beast, each guarding her for five hundred years. It was currently Scarlet King's turn, yet for some reason, the auspicious beast had suddenly gotten the urge to roam all over the Star Dou Forest these past few days, giving this terrifying beast bodyguard a terrible headache.

But from a god's-eye view, one would discover that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had not been wandering aimlessly. She had been following a trail. Though it was intermittent, once connected, it clearly formed Xu Tianchen's path of movement!

Yet the Three-Eyed Golden Lion ignored Scarlet King's complaints and continued searching this area for something. Seeing that she could find nothing with the naked eye, she decisively opened the third eye on her forehead.

Immediately afterward, an invisible and profoundly mysterious power of destiny spread outward from her as its center. It seemed she was using this method to investigate traces of fate and the flow of fortune that could not be detected through ordinary means.

A moment later, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion let out a dissatisfied cry. Golden flames flickered as she impatiently pawed at the dirt.

"Damn it, I still couldn't find it!"

"You couldn't find it? My little ancestor, what are you looking for now?"

Scarlet King moved closer to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, all six eyes from his three canine heads carefully examining the battlefield.

Just as he was inspecting the place, the sky suddenly changed. The previously bright and sunny weather turned dim.

This was not merely dark clouds covering the sun, but a terrifying pressure filled with majesty, as though it could make all beasts submit. Accompanied by an intense dragon aura, it shrouded the entire area.

"Beast God." Seeing this, Scarlet King immediately bowed his three heads respectfully toward the direction from which the darkness had arrived.

Then, a figure silently appeared at Scarlet King's side. The newcomer looked to be only in his thirties. He was handsome yet resolute, dressed in black, and possessed a tall frame. Amid his black hair was a single lock of golden hair, making him appear particularly distinctive.

Of course, his most striking feature was his pair of brilliant golden vertical pupils, which seemed utterly out of place against his black attire. Yet simply standing there, paired with the dragon's might he had been born with that could dominate the world, he seemed like the ruler of heaven and earth.

He was the strongest being openly acknowledged on the Douluo Continent, the strongest being openly acknowledged in the Star Dou Forest, its true ruler, the legendary king of endurance under pressure revered as the God of Beasts, and the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King who dreamed of traveling through space—Di Tian!

"Mm. I came to see why the auspicious beast still hasn't returned after so many days."

Di Tian merely gave Scarlet King a bland response, though his gaze fell upon the somewhat angry Three-Eyed Golden Lion nearby. If Scarlet King had raised one of his canine heads to look, he would have seen the affection and faint helplessness in Di Tian's eyes as he looked at her.

"You came out to play, yet you've been gone for so long? You encountered the dangerous Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and still refused to return! Do you know that because of that strange skill of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, even I couldn't locate its position?"

Di Tian's voice was deep and magnetic, his tone full of concern for her. As he spoke, one hand reached toward her back and continuously stroked along her fur.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion narrowed her eyes, wagged her tail, and let out a few soft grunts before looking up at Di Tian with seriousness still in her voice.

"I wasn't playing outside! I sensed a strange fate entering our Star Dou Forest. I came out because I was following it!"

"A strange fate?"

Di Tian's expression turned solemn. The Emperor Auspicious Beast commanded the power of destiny and could observe fates, even altering a person's fortune to some extent. Something she described as "strange" was certainly no simple matter.

"That's right! It's very strange, completely unlike anything I've seen before. I can't explain exactly what makes it special, but through it, I glimpsed a vague fragment of the future!"

"What future?" Di Tian asked as he looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"I'm not entirely sure, but I felt that the future fortune of us soul beasts underwent violent fluctuations because of this fate's arrival!"

The little one tried her best to describe what she had glimpsed to Di Tian. After hearing her out, Di Tian's expression became even more solemn as he asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion:

"Is it good or bad?"

"I don't know! It's somewhat blurry. Sometimes it rises, showing the momentum of soaring to great heights, but at other times it falls, as though plunging into the abyss. But one thing is certain: whoever possesses this fate is very important to our soul beast race!"

"Is this the first time you sensed it?"

"That's right! I ran out the instant I sensed it. Uncle Di Tian, I really didn't mean to stay away for so long!"

Upon hearing this, Di Tian fell into deep thought. Something that made even the Three-Eyed Golden Lion say such things, something she had sought despite the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lurking in the shadows, something that could even affect the overall fortune of all soul beasts!

Was the bearer of this fate a soul beast, or a human?

It should be a human. If it were a soul beast, the auspicious beast could not possibly have noticed it only these past few days. Moreover, it had appeared in the outer region before moving into the mixed region. This was clearly the trail of a human hunting Spirit Rings.

"I understand. Since it has already vanished, there is no need to force the matter. Let's return first. If that strange fate appears again, tell me, and I'll personally keep watch over it! Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up!"

Di Tian spoke slowly, patting the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head as he did so, his tone exceptionally gentle.

Seeing that Di Tian had said this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still somewhat unwilling and wanted to continue searching. But she could only nod and turn toward the Land of Great Terror.

Scarlet King, standing nearby, hurriedly followed. He could not let this little ancestor get hurt!

"No, I must report today's events to my lord and let my lord decide!"

Di Tian remained where he stood, looking over the devastation around him as he muttered softly. Light flowed through his golden vertical pupils, as though he were considering something.

A moment later, his figure vanished from the spot as well, leaving behind not the slightest trace, as if he had never been there.

When he appeared again, he was beside the Lake of Life, where the waters were clear, life energy was abundant, vitality flourished, and the scenery resembled an earthly paradise.

This was the Land of Great Terror within the Star Dou Forest, known as humanity's forbidden zone!