Di Tian Appears, Destiny Resonance!?

Following Skydream Ice Silkworm's nearly shrieking cry, Mu Yunye looked over. When he clearly saw the strange little beast with golden fur and a third vertical eye on its forehead, he was stunned as well.

"Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!"

Mu Yunye cried out inwardly.

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's own strength did not make him overly wary, Red King was usually nearby whenever this little fellow appeared...

Although Mu Yunye had now become a Soul Emperor!

He had no desire whatsoever to risk his life against a vicious beast of Red King's caliber at a time like this. It simply was not worth it.

"..."

Fortunately, Mu Yunye noticed that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion before him was merely tilting her head and curiously examining him with those clear, ruby-like eyes. She did not give off the slightest hint of hostility.

Looks like this little fellow was only drawn here by my aura. As long as she means no harm, that's fine.

Mu Yunye let out a long sigh of relief inwardly.

As Mu Yunye slowly rose from the ground, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion instinctively took half a step back, and a trace of wariness immediately appeared in her eyes.

Just as the atmosphere grew somewhat tense, Skydream Ice Silkworm's irritating voice suddenly rang out again without warning.

"Hehehe... Yunye, I suddenly have a bold idea!"

An incomparably excited gleam flashed in Skydream Ice Silkworm's tiny eyes.

"This little fellow is the Imperial Auspicious Beast. She was born with control over the power of destiny. Don't you think her attribute is practically perfect for your second martial soul, the Double Pupil?"

"If you could talk her into becoming your soul spirit too..."

The instant those words were spoken, the Sea of Spirit fell into deathly silence.

"..."

Immediately afterward, Ice Empress, the newly joined Golden Tortoiseshell, and Autumn-Water Dew nearly roared in unison.

"Skydream! Are you fucking trying to get yourself killed?!"

"Have you gone insane, you stupid silkworm?!"

Ice Empress trembled with rage.

"That's the Imperial Auspicious Beast! If you dare touch even a single hair on her, Di Tian could overturn this entire continent! You may have had enough of living, but we still want to live!"

Golden Tortoiseshell was trembling in terror as well.

"You mustn't! Absolutely mustn't!"

"Shut up, you troublemaker."

Mu Yunye's face darkened, and he mercilessly cut off Skydream Ice Silkworm's right to speak.

"Little fellow, I mean no harm. Take your time playing. I'll be leaving first."

Mu Yunye gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion a gentle smile, restrained his aura as much as possible, then turned and prepared to leave through another passage in the cave.

However...

As Mu Yunye turned to leave, he inevitably moved a few steps closer to where the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was. At the instant the distance between them narrowed to less than ten meters—

"Buzz—!"

Mu Yunye felt his heart suddenly palpitate.

The Icefire Dragon King Bloodline within him, which had once tempered every inch of his flesh and blood in the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, unexpectedly began to boil out of control!

At the same time.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion also let out a low whimper. The noble auspicious beast bloodline within her seemed to have received an immensely powerful summons from the same origin.

"Boom—!"

The next second, the Double Pupil runes in his eyes began to spin madly, while the Eye of Destiny on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead abruptly opened at that very moment!

A golden radiance brilliant beyond measure shot from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Eye of Destiny, while a profound and mysterious gray-white divine light was projected from Mu Yunye's Double Pupil at the same time.

The two rays of light collided violently in midair.

The power of destiny directly enveloped them both.

"Boom—!"

Mu Yunye felt his mind go blank as countless complicated fragments of memory, life trajectories, and the flow of this continent's fortune surged into his mind like a raging river.

And at that same moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also...

Saw Mu Yunye's fate-defying destiny, as well as the magnificent vista of Wuhun City from another spacetime.

Within the Sea of Spirit, the several soul spirits were all dumbfounded.

"Th-This is Destiny Alignment?!"

Not far away, Red King's eyes suddenly turned scarlet.

"The auspicious beast's aura... Why would such intense fluctuations of destiny erupt from it? And it's mixed with a human scent?!"

All three of Red King's heads unleashed earth-shaking roars at once. Transforming into a streak of crimson flame, he charged madly toward the cave without regard for anything else.

"Rumble—!"

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure descended, as though it could crush the laws of heaven and earth and force every living being into submission!

A figure tore through space and arrived.

Those cold, imposing golden vertical pupils, carrying supreme dragon might, pierced through the thick rock layers and locked firmly onto Mu Yunye below, who was undergoing Destiny Resonance with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Who dares lay hands on the Imperial Auspicious Beast of my Star Dou Great Forest?!"

At that moment, Di Tian's heart was already filled with towering fury.

"Di Tian, I'll tear that human apart right now!"

Red King, who had just arrived, was beside himself with rage. Hellfire burned all over his body as he prepared to rush into the cave.

"Stop!"

Di Tian stopped Red King with one hand. The corner of his mouth twitched, and an extremely wary light flickered in his eyes.

"They are undergoing Destiny Resonance! If it is interrupted rashly, the power of destiny may very well backlash and damage the auspicious beast's origin!"

"Damn human!"

Di Tian gritted his teeth as he stared below, his fists clenched tightly. Yet he could only forcibly suppress the raging fury in his heart.

"..."

Inside the cave, the convergence of destiny seemed to have lasted tens of millions of years, yet it also seemed to have lasted only an instant.

Mu Yunye and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came back to their senses.

The wariness and unfamiliarity in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's ruby-like eyes had completely vanished, replaced by an exceedingly complicated sense of closeness and attachment.

"Damn... this too..."

The corner of Mu Yunye's mouth twitched.

"Boom—!"

At the instant Destiny Resonance ended, the ceiling of the entire cave exploded apart, and Di Tian's demon-god-like figure slowly descended.

"Human, you dared defile the auspicious beast. You are courting death."

Di Tian's voice was ice-cold. Even the surrounding space was completely sealed by that pure killing intent.

Facing Di Tian, Mu Yunye knew full well that even if he used every method at his disposal, he would not be a match for him. There was no way he could win.

"Buzz—!"

Under the absolute pressure between life and death, Mu Yunye did not retreat. His gaze instantly became colder and sharper than ever as his right hand suddenly clenched in the air.

The Elemental Sword abruptly condensed.

"Boom—!"

Mu Yunye threw back his head and let out a long howl. He did not choose to unleash a soul skill, but directly detonated the power hidden in the deepest recesses of his limbs and bones!

"Roar—!"

Along with a pure dragon roar that was older and nobler than Di Tian's, even carrying an aura of primordial antiquity, exploding through the cave, fine dragon scales of interwoven red and blue faintly appeared across Mu Yunye's body!

Ultimate fire and ultimate ice intertwined in the air, forming two enormous dragon phantoms. The pressure unique to the upper ranks of pure-blooded dragons crashed head-on into Di Tian without the slightest restraint!

"Th-This is?!"

Di Tian, who had already raised his hand to crush Mu Yunye with a single strike, suddenly froze in place the instant he sensed that aura.

"Ice Dragon King?! Fire Dragon King?!"

Di Tian cried out in shock. He was more familiar than anyone with the dragon clan's source aura. It was undeniably the supreme bloodline of the first generation's Nine Dragon Kings.

Inside this human's body...

How could Dragon King bloodline possibly flow within him?!

The icy killing intent around Di Tian instantly vanished without a trace, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief.

"Human, answer me! Where exactly did this bloodline of yours come from?!"

Holding the Elemental Sword, Mu Yunye still maintained that calmness and pride. He met Di Tian's gaze evenly, his voice echoing through the cave without arrogance or humility.

"Naturally, I received the personal inheritance of the two Dragon King seniors."

"What?!"

Upon hearing those words, Di Tian felt his mind thunder.

A human...

Had actually received the inheritance of the proud Dragon Kings.

At that moment, the way Di Tian looked at Mu Yunye had completely changed.