Not long after Xu Yuan left, a streak of golden light shot into the outer region.
The thick grass nearby suddenly trembled. Instantly alert, Xiao Wu activated Martial Soul Possession and retreated beside the Wish-Granting Tree.
"Hehehe, my little snack, where did you run off to?"
"How strange! That aura of light clearly started spreading from somewhere around here."
Dazzling golden light wreathed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, rippling outward in rings of brilliant radiance.
She raised her head, curled her dragon claws, and gently twitched her nose, trying to catch the lingering power of light in the air.
The Radiant Sacred Dragon had been defeated by the Emerald Demon Bird, and its aura of light had abruptly vanished. Naturally, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could no longer find her target.
Unwilling to return empty-handed, she had followed that aura of light, searching her way here.
As she pushed aside the thick grass blocking her view, a strange tree shimmering with colorful light came into sight.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately noticed Xiao Wu standing beside the Wish-Granting Tree, watching her warily.
"Hmm? An inherently evil human? I'll just..."
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
Hearing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion speak in human language, Xiao Wu couldn't help crying out in alarm.
"Huh? Why do you have a faint soul beast aura? Don't tell me you're a soul beast who transformed into a human?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion opened the vertical eye on her forehead. Its crimson iris was clear and serene, with tiny glimmers freely swirling within.
With just one calm glance, the aura of the surrounding world seemed to freeze slightly, and an indescribable power descended upon the place.
It was a power belonging solely to destiny.
Xiao Wu didn't know what the power of destiny was, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's