"If we can't find a holy light subdragon Soul Beast, we'll go with this one!"
Bei Bei looked at the Lightning Dragon Python in the book. Its scales were blue and gold all over, and a pair of small horns grew on its head, showing signs of transforming into a dragon.
The light element of Bei Bei's Martial Soul, the Holy Dragon of Light, was constantly approaching Ultimate Light. Adding a little lightning element would do no harm.
Mu Changqing closed his eyes at ease and began circulating his Soul Power to meditate. Just then, the Creation-Eye of Annihilation between his brows manifested on its own.
Two mingled forces of life and destruction instantly filled the carriage. Seeing the eye that had suddenly appeared on Mu Changqing's forehead, Bei Bei and Qian Duoduo were shaken, their eyes widening.
"Changqing, why is there an extra vertical eye between your brows?!"
Qian Duoduo leaned his entire face close, utterly puzzled. He nudged his own eyes, but Mu Changqing was deep in meditation and heard nothing at all.
Sensing that Mu Changqing had already entered deep meditation, Qian Duoduo stopped disturbing him. He and Bei Bei would wait until he woke up to ask.
Strange things always happened to Mu Changqing, and the two were no longer surprised by them. They waited quietly beside him.
"God King of Destruction! Why can't my consciousness return to my body?!"
Mu Changqing was trapped in the Second Sea of Spirit, his face blank with confusion. He tried to return to his body, but an invisible force stopped him.
"You brat! Tang San has his eye on you. Let's see what tricks he's up to!"
The God King of Destruction's voice sounded languid.
In the Divine Realm, a sliver of soul slipped silently into the Douluo Plane under Tang San's divine power. In an instant, it hovered above Mu Changqing's Creation-Eye of Annihilation.
The sliver of soul forced its way into Mu Changqing's Second Sea of Spirit. Once it entered, Tang San's presence rapidly dissipated.
Tang San had not noticed the God King of Destruction within the Sea of Spirit. The sliver of soul shone as it hovered there quietly.
"Destruction! What is this?!"
Mu Changqing pointed at the sliver of soul nearby. He was truly terrified that Tang San would plant a love gu in him, and really did not dare approach it at all.
"Tang San really is ruthless! He split off a fragment of his own daughter's soul to keep in your Sea of Spirit, hoping to control you this way!"
The God King of Destruction was both angry and amused. He approached the sliver of soul and released his divine power, secretly adding a potent little something to it.
"Heh heh-"
"Tang San! You'll have plenty to suffer in the future!"
"Changqing, adding a potent little something to this sliver of soul will only benefit your future. There's no downside."
The God King of Destruction gave an eerie laugh and tapped Mu Changqing, who was still dazed. Then he ignored him and fell asleep once more.
Speechless, Mu Changqing returned his consciousness to his body. He felt two burning gazes fixed on him.
"Why are you two staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Mu Changqing rubbed his handsome face haphazardly, looking bewildered.
This session of deep meditation had lasted two days and two nights. Their carriage was also nearing the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Changqing, when did a vertical eye grow between your brows? Even I'm wary of the pressure it gives off!"
Qian Duoduo stroked his chin. He was a Titled Douluo, yet the pressure emanating from that vertical eye made him wary. That alone was enough to show how extraordinary it was.
"I obtained it by chance..."
Mu Changqing was unwilling to speak about it, so they did not press him further. After all, everyone could treat the strange things that happened to Mu Changqing as normal.
With a neigh from the horse, the carriage finally reached the small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. All three quickly rose and got out.
The town was not very large, but it was packed with seas of people every day. Some were forming Soul Beast hunting teams, while others sold Soul Beasts with low cultivation ages...
The three followed the path toward the Star Dou Great Forest. Many tents stood on its outskirts, most belonging to groups that had come to form Soul Beast hunting teams.
Lightning Dragon Pythons mainly lived near thunder rocks in the mixed zone. They generally lived alone and were easy to find.
Lightning Dragon Pythons only came out to forage during the day, making them harder to find at night. The three quickened their pace to hunt one down before dark.
After walking through the Star Dou Great Forest for two hours, they finally reached the Thunder Rock Mountain Range. The rocks here were struck by lightning every day, naturally forming thunder rocks.
The Thunder Rock Mountain Range was also a favorite habitat of lightning-attribute Soul Beasts. The lightning here could support their cultivation.
"It really fell into our laps without any effort! Look, that's a Lightning Dragon Python! Its cultivation should be around 6,500 years!"
Bei Bei and Mu Changqing looked toward the top of a large thunder rock. A Lightning Dragon Python lay stretched out on it, basking in the sun. It was utterly brazen, as though afraid its natural enemies might fail to notice it.
"You two wait right here for me!"
Qian Duoduo moved above the Lightning Dragon Python and smashed his fist into its head. Before it could react, it had already suffered devastating injuries.
Qian Duoduo gripped its tail and hurled the entire corpse toward them. Bei Bei activated his Martial Soul possession, and his sharp platinum dragon claws pierced its brain.
The Lightning Dragon Python's power gathered into a purple thousand-year Soul Ring, which hovered above its corpse.
Bei Bei sat cross-legged and circulated his Soul Power, drawing the thousand-year Soul Ring into his body.
The phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light behind Bei Bei gave a low cry. Qian Duoduo sat nearby and released his Soul Power to help Bei Bei absorb the Soul Ring.
"Changqing, go over there!"
The God King of Destruction's voice echoed within the Second Sea of Spirit as he guided Mu Changqing deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Elder Qian, I'll be right back!"
Mu Changqing released his Martial Soul and leaped away in the direction the God King of Destruction indicated. Qian Duoduo nodded.
Every tree along Mu Changqing's route toppled or tilted under the impact of his power. Before long, he arrived outside a cave. Golden crystals covered the entire cave, and the primal power of heaven and earth within was very dense.
"Human, why does your Martial Soul's presence feel so familiar?"
A melodious female voice rang out from inside the cave. A Soul Beast over three meters long, eight feet tall at the shoulder, and covered in a coat of brilliant golden fur appeared before Mu Changqing.
The Soul Beast's entire body resembled translucent crystal, possessing a strange texture.
Her overall form resembled a lion, but her four claws were like a dragon's, and a ball of golden flame burned beneath each one.
Beneath her fur, there seemed to be fine, closely packed golden scales.
Besides her two normal eyes, she actually had a third eye.
Her two eyes glittered gold, while her vertical eye shone red-a red with a somewhat uncanny quality.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched the suddenly appearing Mu Changqing warily. She vaguely sensed that a force had drawn her here.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possessed the Dragon God's bloodline. As soon as Mu Changqing approached, she could sense a very familiar presence.