Fortune Is Found in Danger

Half an hour passed, and Meng Hongchen had finished absorbing her third Soul Ring. Ye Fan and the others had also more or less finished examining the External Soul Bone.

Now, all that remained was to decide who would absorb it.

Generally speaking, whoever killed a soul beast owned its Soul Bone.

But this Soul Bone was somewhat different.

Given Meng Hongchen's personality, she definitely would not personally dissect the Human-Faced Demon Spider's corpse to search for a Soul Bone.

Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen would not do so either.

Strictly speaking, this Soul Bone belonged to Ye Fan.

Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen thought so as well.

However, Ye Fan ultimately refused them firmly. "Teacher, Xiao Xiao, Meng Meng! You don't need to persuade me. This Soul Bone can only achieve its greatest effect when paired with Meng Meng's third Soul Ring."

Ye Fan secretly thought, What a joke. Although External Soul Bones are rare, I have an old grandpa in a ring. What can't I get?

How could I waste this opportunity on a mere thousand-year External Soul Bone?

Although the External Eight Spider Lance Soul Bone could evolve alongside a soul master's cultivation,

its foundation was undoubtedly still lacking.

Since Ye Fan had already said this much, Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen said nothing more.

Though Meng Hongchen said nothing, she happily threw herself onto Ye Fan and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Xiao Fan."

"Big Sister will definitely protect you."

Ye Fan could only helplessly accept Meng Hongchen's embrace.

In the end, Meng Hongchen accepted the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances. She sat down and began absorbing it, and her soul power broke through once more, reaching level 36. Her progress was incredibly swift.

Meng Hongchen's hunt for her third Soul Ring had come to an end. The next priority was obtaining Ye Fan's second and third Soul Rings.

Ye Fan found this quite troubling.

He could not really follow Jing Hongchen and the others' suggestion and casually find a thousand-year soul beast, could he? That would be a tremendous loss.

Helpless, Ye Fan once again asked the God of Destruction inside the ring.

"Teacher, are you there?"

"Have you found a lead for my second Soul Ring?"

Unfortunately, all Ye Fan received was a long silence.

Could Teacher be in seclusion? Or had he gone out?

Ye Fan thought so.

Ye Fan could only delay Jing Hongchen and the others' search for a thousand-year soul beast while intermittently asking the God of Destruction inside the ring.

Hearing this, the God of Destruction also felt a headache coming on.

Logically, Ye Fan's second Soul Ring should have come from the Ice Empress of the Far North.

But Ye Fan was currently traveling with Jing Hongchen and the others. He could hardly have Ye Fan tell Jing Hongchen, "Teacher, I want to go to the Far North to obtain my second Soul Ring."

If Jing Hongchen did not find Ye Fan suspicious, that would be a miracle.

Left with no choice, the God of Destruction could only continually send out his divine sense to search for a suitable soul beast.

After a long while.

"Hm? It's actually her!"

The God of Destruction seemed to have discovered something.

At last, he spoke to Ye Fan. "Ye Fan, search in that direction. There is a soul beast there that suits you."

Upon receiving the God of Destruction's reply, Ye Fan was overjoyed.

"Teacher, you finally showed up! That's wonderful. I thought you were gone, old man!"

The God of Destruction in the ring had a face full of black lines.

Still, he continued guiding Ye Fan toward the target.

Back in the real world, Ye Fan said to Jing Hongchen and the others, "Teacher, I can sense a rather good soul beast suitable for me in that direction."

Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen were all thrilled.

"This brat finally found a soul beast he likes."

Thus, without the slightest suspicion, everyone followed Ye Fan toward the direction indicated by the God of Destruction.

Soon, following the guidance, they hurried into a deep valley. Warm, soft golden light covered the valley floor, and when they looked up, they saw a strange soul beast with an air of nobility.

It resembled a male lion in form, its entire body covered in translucent golden fur. Sunlight shone upon it like flowing halos over clear crystal. Fine golden scales faintly appeared beneath its fur, and its snout was somewhat longer than that of an ordinary lion-type beast.

Its four claws resembled dragon claws, with a cluster of dancing golden flames curling beneath each one. Most peculiar of all was the vertical third eye on its forehead. Its two eyes gleamed with gentle golden light, while its vertical eye rippled with an eerie crimson glow. A faint auspicious aura surrounded its body.

"What a beautiful soul beast!" Meng Hongchen was the first to speak softly, her eyes filled with amazement.

As a Titled Douluo, Jing Hongchen immediately sensed that this beast's soul power foundation far surpassed that of an ordinary thousand-year soul beast. Its aura was profound and extraordinary, but he did not dwell on the oddity. Turning to Ye Fan, he asked in a low voice,

"Xiao Fan, are you sure it's this one? If you've decided, Teacher will make a move and help you restrain her!"

Ye Fan looked at the golden soul beast standing quietly before him, its gaze clear and pure. The three-eyed soul beast before him overlapped with the words in his memories.

"Three-Eyed Golden Lion—the Emperor Auspicious Beast!"

Ye Fan let out a mournful sigh.

"Damn it!"

"Ring Teacher, are you trying to get me killed?"

"If I kill her now and use her as my Soul Ring, wouldn't the entire Star Dou Great Forest hunt me down?"

Ye Fan secretly thought, Was Ring Teacher doing this intentionally or unintentionally? Why do I feel like I'm walking someone else's old path?

If that's really the case, then my Ring Teacher is truly too powerful.

Thinking this, Ye Fan hurriedly stopped Jing Hongchen, who was about to make a move. "Teacher, don't act yet."

"Who are you?"

At that moment, the Emperor Auspicious Beast in the distance also noticed Ye Fan, Jing Hongchen, and the others. She spoke in human language.

Hearing this, Ye Fan became even more certain that this soul beast capable of speaking was the Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Jing Hongchen and the others saw that this three-eyed soul beast could actually speak,

they were overjoyed. "A transformed soul beast?"

Just thinking about it made Jing Hongchen excited.

Xiao Hongchen, meanwhile, envied Ye Fan's absurdly good luck. The first soul beast he casually found was a transformed soul beast capable of human speech.

As for Meng Hongchen, she was sincerely happy for Ye Fan.

While everyone was feeling something different,

the Emperor Auspicious Beast's third eye suddenly flashed repeatedly, firing toward Jing Hongchen, Ye Fan, and the others.

For a moment, Jing Hongchen, Ye Fan, and the others were unable to move.

Then the Emperor Auspicious Beast immediately tried to flee.

But Jing Hongchen was a mighty Titled Douluo. Although the Emperor Auspicious Beast could temporarily restrain him with the Power of Destiny,

Jing Hongchen soon regained his mobility. He activated his flying soul tool and, in a flash, caught up to the Emperor Auspicious Beast overhead.

His soul power formed into a hand, which tightly gripped the Emperor Auspicious Beast by the neck.

No matter how she struggled, she could not break free.

"You cannot kill me!"

"If you kill me, you will regret it."

"Oh? Then I'd like to see what we'll regret if we kill you."

As he spoke, Jing Hongchen sealed the Emperor Auspicious Beast's soul power, then tossed her to Ye Fan.

"Xiao Fan, this is your second Soul Ring."

Hearing this, the Emperor Auspicious Beast struggled even harder. "Uncle Red King, save me!"

"Uncle Di Tian, save me!"

Jing Hongchen felt that these two names sounded familiar. "The fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Jing Hongchen was horrified.

Upon hearing those familiar names, Ye Fan was also shocked inwardly.

Kill her!

Di Tian will arrive in the next second.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Fan asked the God of Destruction in the ring, "Teacher, can you defeat an Ultimate Douluo?"

"At my peak, I could destroy one with a wave of my hand."

Hearing this, Ye Fan relaxed. He was just about to seek fortune amid danger.

The next moment, the God of Destruction said, "Now? I can still deal with a soul body. But against a real Ultimate Douluo, I can only draw upon the power of your body."

"My advice is to turn around and run."