Di Tian, Lu Yuan Is Different!

"Di Tian is here!"

"Lu Yuan, the aura of an ultimate powerhouse is approaching!" Elder Yi's voice rang out in Lu Yuan's mind as well.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion leaped from Lu Yuan's arms to the ground, a flicker of panic flashing through her eyes. "He must have discovered that I sneaked out. Hurry and leave, Lu Yuan. Di Tian doesn't like humans. If he finds you, you'll be in deep trouble."

Three-Eyed Golden Lion forcefully nudged Lu Yuan, pushing him toward the dying Bright Pegasus and signaling for him to take the pegasus and leave quickly—though she had no idea how Lu Yuan could escape beneath Di Tian's very eyes with the pegasus in tow. Still, the Eye of Destiny told her that Lu Yuan would find a way.

"Human, release the Auspicious Beast, or—DIE!!!"

However, Di Tian arrived even faster than Three-Eyed Golden Lion had imagined. Before he even appeared, a terrifying pressure rode the waves of his voice toward Lu Yuan.

Damn it!

Di Tian's terrifying pressure made Lu Yuan's hair stand on end, but fortunately, he had been prepared. He hurriedly shielded the Auspicious Beast in front of him while grabbing one of the pegasus's hooves, shouting inwardly, "Elder Yi, save me!"

A spiritual fluctuation no weaker than Di Tian's, perhaps even stronger, erupted from Lu Yuan's body. In an instant, Lu Yuan's eyes turned a deathly gray—

Heaven-Grade Dou Technique: Ghost Possession!

After directly withstanding Di Tian's mental pressure, Elder Yi took Lu Yuan and activated a spatial ability to teleport away.

"Auspicious Beast, who was that human?"

Di Tian, clad in a black robe, descended from the sky. At some point, however, his golden eyes had transformed into dangerous vertical pupils.

"No, Di Tian, I didn't see any human?"

Having been caught red-handed after secretly sneaking out, Three-Eyed Golden Lion assumed an obedient posture and sat on the ground. Her long tail swayed gently as she blinked her golden eyes.

"Hmph!"

Di Tian let out a cold snort in anger. As an elder who had raised the Auspicious Beast since childhood, he naturally knew her habits all too well—such as how she liked to wag her tail and dart her eyes around whenever she lied.

"Auspicious Beast, humans are very dangerous." Di Tian did not dwell on the question of whether there had been a human. Instead, he earnestly tried to persuade Three-Eyed Golden Lion. "They are sinister, cunning, slaughter soul beasts wantonly, and commit every kind of evil. You are still young and innocent-minded, so it is easy for humans with ulterior motives to take advantage of you!"

"That's not true, Di Tian! Lu Yuan isn't that kind of human!"

"His name is Lu Yuan?!" Di Tian asked in return, recalling the aura the human had released earlier and memorizing the name.

"Ah, no! I don't know! Stop talking nonsense!"

Upon hearing Di Tian's words, the little golden-furred beast immediately sat upright. She promptly denied it three times in a row, then began pawing at a small stone on the ground as though it held some irresistible attraction.

Di Tian did not argue. He simply continued, "Auspicious Beast, Lord has sensed that a human deity may have descended into the Star Dou Forest recently. This Lu Yuan was able to withstand my pressure once and use that opportunity to flee. He is highly suspicious. As the Auspicious Beast, you must remain cautious and vigilant toward such humans."

Oh, Lu Yuan isn't that kind of person. The feedback Three-Eyed Golden Lion received from the Eye of Destiny was exceedingly strange. Coupled with the sweet, fragrant scent on Lu Yuan's body, she felt it would be hard to explain her feelings to Di Tian. So she simply said, "Di Tian, you don't understand him!"

Di Tian's expression stiffened when he heard Three-Eyed Golden Lion's words. He said nothing further, merely stating coldly, "In any case, stay near the Lake of Life during this period. Don't go anywhere!"

"This is Lord's command!" Seeing that Three-Eyed Golden Lion still looked ready to bargain, Di Tian immediately added.

"Alright~"

At the mention of "Lord," Three-Eyed Golden Lion wilted and obediently lay down on the ground.

Di Tian immediately revealed his massive Golden-Eyed Black Dragon true form, grabbed the Auspicious Beast by the scruff of her neck, and flew toward the deepest part of the Star Dou Forest.

Thrilling—!!!

Having successfully made a strategic retreat with Elder Yi's help, Lu Yuan let out a long breath. After briefly explaining what had happened to Elder Yi, he looked at the half-dead Bright Pegasus beside him and smiled in satisfaction.

What he had searched everywhere for had fallen into his lap without any effort.

Without further hesitation, Lu Yuan gave the pegasus a swift death. Then, a deep purple soul ring rose from its corpse.

Cross-legged, seated, breath held, mind focused.

Lu Yuan released his Martial Soul, then used his Soul Power to guide the Thousand-Year Soul Ring toward it.

The fusion process went extremely smoothly. Drawn by the pure light of his Elemental Envoy Martial Soul, the Bright Pegasus soul ring was absorbed with exceptional ease.

Before long, the level-thirty bottleneck was successfully broken through. Thanks to this high-quality Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Lu Yuan's recent accumulation, his Soul Power easily reached level thirty-two, and he officially became a Soul Elder.

Three magnificent soul rings—yellow, purple, purple—rose beneath his feet. Of them, the third purple soul ring was the deepest and most captivating in color.

After quietly sensing it for a while, Lu Yuan soon understood the effect of the new soul skill brought by his new soul ring.

Third Soul Skill: Praise of Light.

Once activated, the consumption of all subsequent soul skills would be reduced by fifty percent, while all attributes would be increased by thirty percent.

Legend had it that the ancestor of the Bright Pegasus was the mount of the God of Light. Those favored by the pegasus would receive the blessing of light, and Lu Yuan, having obtained a Bright Pegasus soul ring, had likewise received that blessing.

Judging from its effects, this was a very simple and brutal enhancement-type soul skill. Once activated, it gave him a fifty-percent mana cost reduction buff and a thirty-percent attribute boost buff.

For the current Lu Yuan, this was an extremely suitable soul skill. After his first two rings—a flight-type utility soul skill and an offensive attack-type soul skill—the enhancement-type soul skill from his third ring could effectively coordinate and consolidate the abilities of the first two rings while further strengthening them.

Moreover, for Lu Yuan in the future, he certainly would not lack light-element spells with Elder Yi's teachings. With enough skills at his disposal, whether he had sufficient mana would become a crucial issue. This third soul skill, which reduced Soul Power consumption, had arrived at precisely the right time.

All he could say was that the "Luck" die was still doing its work!

He clenched his fist and felt the newly born power in his body, an irrepressible joy rising within him.

Due to the God Clan bloodline activated by the Great Tortoise Shell Master, Lu Yuan's physical strength far surpassed that of Soul Masters at the same cultivation level. That was also why, despite being born a commoner and never consuming any heavenly treasures, he had directly absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring at level twenty.

And now, based on Lu Yuan's estimate of his own physical strength, he could begin attempting to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for his fourth ring. With Elder Yi around, hunting a ten-thousand-year soul beast would not be a problem at all!

Good news truly lifted the spirit!

After tidying up a little, Lu Yuan left the Star Dou Great Forest and set off for his next destination: Shrek Academy.