Golden Lion Mastiff

Due south of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Bai looked up ahead, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

If he could not find a Golden Lion Mastiff even here, then the species must be close to extinction. Even if any remained, there was no telling what forgotten nook or cranny they were hiding in. Finding one would be impossible.

The Star Dou Great Forest truly deserved the word "great." Its vastness was difficult to imagine, spanning both the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire, practically forming a small world of its own.

Countless kinds of soul beasts appeared and disappeared within it. Every time Su Bai teleported, he discovered some strange soul beasts, each wondrous in its own way.

As he continued teleporting deeper into the forest, the soul beasts gradually grew stronger, and everything around him took on a different appearance.

"Given the Golden Lion Mastiff's habits, it shouldn't be somewhere dark and gloomy."

Su Bai frowned. There was very little information about Golden Lion Mastiffs in accounts of the Douluo Continent. This kind of soul beast later became extinct, and its numbers were already extremely low.

Finding one in the immense Star Luo Great Forest would undoubtedly be like fishing for a needle in the sea.

Along the way, Su Bai also encountered some soul beasts renowned for their strength, such as Titan Giant Apes and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears.

But these soul beasts were either too powerful to form a contract with through communication, or simply failed to catch his eye.

Su Bai spent a full week carefully searching the Star Luo Great Forest. Apart from the forbidden region in its deepest reaches, he had practically turned the entire place upside down.

"Could it be... there really aren't any Golden Lion Mastiffs here?"

A week later, Su Bai stood atop a large tree, surveying his surroundings with a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

If there were no Golden Lion Mastiffs, he would have to settle for his next-best choice.

Suddenly, the scent of blood drifted over from the distance, catching Su Bai's attention.

He looked in that direction and discovered several soul beasts tearing into one another, blood spraying continuously.

Among them, a ten-thousand-year Wasteland Flame Wolf was the largest and strongest. Judging by its tail, it was probably already over twenty thousand years old.

Just as it was about to claim the final victory, a low roar rang out.

"Roar!"

Whoosh!

Alongside that low roar came the sound of something slicing through the air. The Wasteland Flame Wolf, arrogance still written across its face, suddenly broke into pieces. Its body had been smashed apart by the impact!

"What is that?!"

When Su Bai saw the scene clearly, his pupils contracted.

Beside the scattered chunks of flesh, a golden figure had suddenly appeared.

It was roughly four meters long, not particularly enormous.

But its body was perfectly proportioned, its muscles knotted and bulging, every inch brimming with explosive strength.

Its massive head resembled a giant lion's, yet bore a monstrous face. Brilliant golden fur covered its entire body, with only its face pitch-black, outlining a devilish visage that sent a chill through anyone who looked at it.

A Golden Lion Mastiff!

Su Bai had never expected to actually encounter a Golden Lion Mastiff when he was just about to give up.

As the saying went, he had worn through iron shoes searching in vain, only to find it without the slightest effort.

"I knew Golden Lion Mastiffs hadn't gone extinct yet." A smile appeared on Su Bai's face, though he also raised his vigilance to its utmost.

Golden Lion Mastiffs were hot-tempered and extremely combative. Once a fight began, they would disregard even their own lives, never considering how powerful their opponents might be.

It was precisely this temperament that had made them so scarce. There were probably only a handful left across the entire Douluo Continent.

At that moment, the Golden Lion Mastiff was taking great bites out of the Wasteland Flame Wolf's flesh. It glanced at Su Bai out of the corner of its eye and gave several low warning growls.

Naturally, Su Bai would not be frightened off so easily. Four soul rings appeared around him, all pitch-black.

He cautiously approached the Golden Lion Mastiff, but before he had taken two steps, he heard something cutting through the wind.

Whoosh!

The Golden Lion Mastiff's entire body became a streak of golden light, charging straight at Su Bai!

The moment it sensed Su Bai approaching, it could no longer tolerate him and immediately attacked.

The Golden Lion Mastiff's thinking was very simple.

Anyone who disturbed its meal had to die!

To it, Su Bai was nothing more than an extra serving!

Feeling the fierce wind howling toward him, Su Bai's expression changed.

As expected of a Golden Lion Mastiff-it truly was overbearing.

As that thought crossed his mind, his soul rings suddenly flashed, and he instantly vanished from where he stood.

Teleportation!

The Golden Lion Mastiff's heavy, powerful strike missed, and a trace of confusion appeared in its eyes.

Su Bai had already appeared behind it, his entire body covered by Blue Silver Emperor.

Blue Silver Armor!

Then countless strands of Blue Silver Emperor flew toward the Golden Lion Mastiff, spreading upward from the very bottom of its body.

After what had just happened, Su Bai knew that forming a contract with the Golden Lion Mastiff peacefully was probably impossible. At the very least, he would have to beat it into submission first.

Yet even the incredibly tough Blue Silver Emperor was still somewhat inadequate against the Golden Lion Mastiff.

It growled, and its muscles abruptly contracted.

Bang!

With a dull impact, the Blue Silver Emperor wrapped around the Golden Lion Mastiff shattered inch by inch and snapped apart. Freed from its restraints, it charged toward Su Bai, a cold gleam flashing in its eyes.

At the sight, Su Bai remained completely unruffled, a slight smile curling his lips.

The severed Blue Silver Emperor began growing wildly, sprouting continuously from its broken ends and entwining the Golden Lion Mastiff once more!

After he had consumed the two great immortal herbs and formed a contract with Xiao Wu, the Blue Silver Emperor's vitality had reached an unimaginable level.

The Golden Lion Mastiff before him was not particularly old. Though its strength was terrifying, it was momentarily at a loss against the Blue Silver Emperor, which grew back whenever it was torn apart.

Suddenly, a ring of light edged in gold and patterned with black appeared beneath the Golden Lion Mastiff's feet.

Domination Domain!

With its domain activated, its attack and defense would surge dramatically, and it would enter a painless combat state. The power of all its supplementary abilities would increase by more than fifty percent.

At the same time, a Golden Lion Mastiff within this domain would fight its enemy to the death. Unless one side fell, the battle would never stop!

Su Bai took a deep breath. He knew the creature before him was now serious, and he would have to proceed carefully.

After activating its domain, the Golden Lion Mastiff threw back its head and roared furiously, breaking free of the Blue Silver Emperor's restraints before charging again.

Just as its body was about to slam into Su Bai, he vanished once more!

Teleportation!

But immediately after teleporting, Su Bai's expression changed.

The Golden Lion Mastiff kicked off the ground and shot toward him like a cannonball in the blink of an eye. Having already seen Su Bai use Teleportation, it had prepared for it.

The Golden Lion Mastiff's immense strength also gave it tremendous speed. In the space of a thought, it was nearly upon Su Bai, leaving him no time at all to use Teleportation.

Yet Su Bai showed no trace of panic. Instead, the smile on his lips grew even wider.

This was exactly the move I was waiting for!

The Blue Silver Emperor filling the air suddenly disappeared. A pair of rabbit ears sprouted from Su Bai's head, and his entire body became much more agile as he leaped sharply upward.

His second soul spirit, the Soft Bone Rabbit!