Lin En: "I'm Fighting Di Tian? Seriously?!"

The Auspicious Beast was undoubtedly furious. She was very unhappy!

Throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest, who didn't know of her reputation as one of the Core Circle's twin enforcers? What soul beast was so blind as to dare steal her favorite food?

Some time ago, out of curiosity, she had toyed with a group of humans and been captured by Di Tian, who locked her up at Lake of Life and gave her a harsh lesson.

He said humans were especially dangerous, more scheming than even Wan Demon King. Humans outside greatly coveted her power; if she were caught, she would be locked in a dark room for the rest of her life without ever seeing sunlight again. They might even pluck her fur, drain her blood, and refine her soul—the whole package.

Di Tian would rather have her play with Wan Demon King than with humans.

Scarlet King had been punished alongside her. Even now, Scarlet King was still at home with his backside sticking up; even the slightest movement brought him heart-wrenching pain.

But the Auspicious Beast felt that humans were not all that dangerous. They were pitifully weak and stupid. With a little mental teasing, she could scare them into treating every blade of grass and tree as an enemy.

A week ago, the Auspicious Beast had been so bored in Lake of Life that she could no longer stand it. She secretly used the Power of Fate to conceal her aura and slipped out of the Core Circle.

The Power of Fate was one of the most advanced powers on Douluo Continent, and also one of the most mysterious.

Not even the Divine Realm possessed any godhood related to fate. Nor had the old Dragon God Realm. Even the mighty Dragon God, who controlled creation and destruction, could not escape fate's restraints.

The Auspicious Beast had only fifteen thousand years of cultivation, yet with the Power of Fate, she could slip away right beneath Di Tian's nose.

Unless Di Tian used special methods, he might not even be able to catch her for a while.

"My vegetable garden!"

The Auspicious Beast seemed to realize something. The conditions required for a Twin Cyclops to appear were extremely harsh, and the odds were incredibly low. Once one appeared, it would become the core of an entire clan. The Cyclops race could not possibly allow it to be alone.

Yet there was only the corpse of a single Twin Cyclops here. That meant an entire Cyclops tribe had most likely been wiped out!

At the boundary between the Outer Circle and the Mixed Circle, a golden streak of light rode atop fiery clouds, nimbly weaving through the dense forest before arriving above a canyon.

This had once been the vegetable garden marked by the Auspicious Beast—the location of the Cyclops tribe Lin En had attacked.

The Auspicious Beast had originally planned to wait until these Cyclopes grew a little larger, then harvest the ten-thousand-year Cyclopes like leeks.

The brains of a ten-thousand-year Cyclops were ranked first on the Star Dou Great Forest's must-eat list. The flavor was simply unmatched! No tiger brain or phoenix brain could compare.

"They're gone... they're all gone!"

The Auspicious Beast let out a shrill cry. Her reserved vegetable garden was gone! Cyclops tribes were already rare, and they had only become smarter and smarter.

Sometimes, even after spending a hundred years, she might not find a single tribe. She had only been locked up for a few days?! The tribe she had worked so hard to find had just said goodbye to her like that... when she had not even seen them one last time.

Tears of sorrow flowed from the corner of the Auspicious Beast's mouth. Without the slightest hesitation, she pushed off with all four limbs and raced through the forest once more, like a speeding golden sun.

"The Twin Cyclops' bloodstains from earlier were still fresh. Whatever killed it probably hasn't left yet. It must be somewhere roasting brain right now!

You dare touch this lady's things? Let me show you the power of fate!"

The golden lion cub's third eye lit up with crimson radiance. An unfathomable power flowed within those ruby-like eyes.

As if receiving a divine revelation, the little sun that had previously been running around without direction suddenly gained a clear target. Fate had told her where the one who stole her things was!

Meanwhile, beside a pool somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin En rubbed his hands together, excitement written all over his face. Honestly, this was his first time eating Twin Cyclops brain.

Just smelling it was enough to invigorate him.

Thick crimson flames burned on the ground. This was King's Flame that Lin En had deliberately set out. Using King's Flame for barbecue was something that naturally evil brat Chu Zihang could never accomplish in his lifetime.

If he ever had the chance to return to the Dragon Clan world, he would definitely teach that brat a harsh lesson. Driving a Maybach without a license? Uncle Lin En would make sure to put him through devilish training in a jeep someday.

The Twin Cyclops' head was suspended above King's Flame. The sound of boiling brain made Lin En's mouth water.

"Let's taste it first."

Lin En sprinkled schisandra berries and small chili peppers picked from the Star Dou Great Forest over it, then grabbed a handful of epimedium and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. All of it was highly nourishing.

You had to nourish yourself more when young so you would need less nourishment when old. The Dragon Clan loved these yang herbs most. The blood in Lin En's body was practically cheering. An ordinary person eating like this would probably faint on the spot.

King's Flame was extremely hot, and it quickly roasted the Twin Cyclops' brain. At first, Lin En had worried that doing this might denature the proteins and cause the brain to lose its original effects.

But after trying it on one, he discovered that not only did it taste better, its effects were not diminished in the slightest.

Golden claws extended from Lin En's fingers, easily slicing open the steaming skull and exposing the pale brain within. A peculiar fragrance entered his nostrils, making even his Sea of Spirit tremble.

Holding one of the Twin Cyclops' heads, Lin En began to feast. The scorching liquid transformed into a warm current in his stomach, nourishing his entire body.

The muscles throughout his body visibly swelled. This was far more powerful than the Power of the Nine Dragons. The bodybuilding prodigies of his previous life would have drooled themselves to tears.

It was not just his body. His spiritual power was also visibly increasing. The most obvious sign was that the range his spiritual power could cover had expanded by an entire circle.

By the local classification of spiritual power, he was only one step away from the Formed and Intangible spiritual realm. By the standards of Douluo 3, he was at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, yet he possessed a spiritual domain.

After finishing one head, Lin En turned his gaze toward the second. His hands passed through the scorching flames as he skillfully sliced open the skull. Just as he prepared to suck it down, both his spiritual power and Next-Generation Species bloodline sounded an alarm.

Lin En put down the head in his hands. Dazzling Golden Eyes lit up in his gaze as he said,

"Whoever's coming doesn't mean well."

"Little Sage, help me lock onto the target. What wild man is in such a hurry to scuff Uncle Lin En's crocodile-leather shoes?"

Lin En stood up, wearing the crocodile-leather shoes he had just made. They were the generous contribution of three Blue-Blooded Flood Crocodiles, the essence of hundreds of millions of years of evolution.

When Lin En first got this pair of shoes, he had been deeply moved. There really were more good crocodiles than bad ones in the cold Star Dou Great Forest.

Little Sage: "..."

"Logic: You are the one who arrived later."

"Warning. The incoming enemy's energy level is extremely high. Detected extremely high temperatures and high-lumen light."

"The light attribute surpasses the Light Holy Dragon in grade. Confirmed: Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire."

"Recommendation: flee, or choose a drink and song you like."

Lin En: "..."

"What the hell? Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light?"

Uncle Lin En was sweating buckets now. Across the entire Douluo series, ultimate attributes were extremely rare.

And the only one possessing both Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire, while also being in the Star Dou Great Forest, was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

That dazzling golden sun quickly arrived before Lin En.

As the light faded, a Golden British Shorthair glared viciously at the black-haired human with three beautiful eyes. Her gaze was mainly fixed on the Twin Cyclops brain beneath his feet.

Lin En: "Little Sage, calculate it. Can I beat this thing?"

Little Sage: "Mm, I will analyze this for you in the most direct and straightforward manner possible. Survival rate: zero. The Imperial Auspicious Beast is usually accompanied by fierce beasts. Once she is injured, there is a ninety percent chance of triggering the hell instance—Green Hell."

"You would need to defeat Zi JI, Scarlet King, Wan Demon King, Bear Lord, Bi Ji, Di Tian, and the Silver Dragon King in sequence to clear it completely."

"Recommendation: choose a drink and song in advance, then head into a cocoon to be reborn."

Lin En: "You f—..."