Mu Changqing had followed the King of Destruction's directions here, never expecting to encounter the legendary auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Mu Changqing thought, What is the God King of Destruction trying to do? Could this have something to do with that wisp of a soul fragment Tang San planted?
"I'm asking you a question! Human, what is your Martial Soul?"
Seeing Mu Changqing standing there in a daze, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke urgently, trying to get him to answer as she paced back and forth nearby.
"My Martial Soul is the Golden Dragon King! Why did you come here?"
Mu Changqing released his Golden Dragon King Martial Soul. A phantom Golden Dragon King manifested behind him, spreading dragon wings that blotted out the sky and sun and letting out a dragon's roar.
Mu Changqing stopped hiding it and stated outright that his Martial Soul was the Golden Dragon King. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possessed the Dragon God's bloodline, so she would definitely sense it immediately.
"So you're the one Daddy was talking about! Lord Golden Dragon King, why are you in the human world?"
Sensing that familiar presence, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately ran up to Mu Changqing, her three beautiful eyes gazing blankly at him.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tried to press her furry head against Mu Changqing's chest so he would stroke her. Mu Changqing had never expected her to be so enthusiastic.
In Mu Changqing's impression, wasn't the Three-Eyed Golden Lion supposed to be an aloof, mature beauty? Why did she seem like an entirely different person the moment she met him?
Mu Changqing's Golden Dragon Claw gently stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's golden fur. She also had a trace of Golden Dragon blood in her, so she treated Mu Changqing with the utmost respect.
"My appearance in the human world was purely an accident."
Mu Changqing laughed awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head. He did not know how to answer the Three-Eyed Golden Lion either. Was he supposed to say that Buddha Ancestor Tang from the future had sent it to him?
"Mm-hmm!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion frantically pressed her little head closer to Mu Changqing, trying to merge her entire body into his flesh and blood.
"Little auspicious beast! Won't Di Tian worry about you coming here?"
"No! With Lord Golden Dragon King here, I have nothing to worry about."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion settled her massive body into a seated position and touched her paw to Mu Changqing's Golden Dragon Claw.
Just as the human and beast were enjoying their conversation, a surge of divine power completely sealed off the area within a hundred meters. No one could see what was happening inside.
"Big brother, the little auspicious beast won't be in danger, will she?"
"It looks like a god-level powerhouse has intervened and isolated the two of them."
The Bear Lord's enormous body swayed constantly, making the ground rumble. He was genuinely worried.
"It should be fine. With Lord Golden Dragon King there, nothing will happen to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
Di Tian spoke calmly, but waves still surged in his heart. His hands were behind his back, clenched into fists. He still had no confidence.
If something really happened to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, wouldn't the Silver Dragon King skin him and tear out his tendons when she returned?
"Changqing, Tang San's divine consciousness in the soul fragment in your second Sea of Spirit is about to stir up trouble. Don't worry, I'll interfere!"
"Just follow his steps."
The God King of Destruction's voice kept echoing in Mu Changqing's ears. He did not know whether the god was excited or wanted to see Tang San suffer a setback.
The God King of Destruction knew that this was that brat Tang San's plan. He wanted to have his daughter's soul devour the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's soul, then use that as a legitimate pretext to swallow the fortune of the Soul Beast race.
The Creation–Eye of Annihilation at the center of Mu Changqing's brow manifested on its own. Its vertical pupil radiated boundless power of creation. Mu Changqing no longer controlled his own body, and he floated silently into the sky.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Mu Changqing floating in midair, her face full of bewilderment, not knowing what he was doing.
"Ah! What's happening?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had been lying on the grass, suddenly floated into the air under the influence of divine power as well. She flailed her limbs and let out a frightened shriek.
The third eye in the center of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's brow radiated golden light, continuously responding to Mu Changqing's Creation–Eye of Annihilation. The two eyes responded to each other.
Seeing that Lord Golden Dragon King also had a third eye, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion thought her own third eye had resonated with his. Could a destined union have been arranged by unseen forces?
Under Tang San's divine power, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Mu Changqing drew close and embraced, their foreheads pressed together.
Mu Changqing's Creation–Eye of Annihilation collided with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Eye of Destiny, releasing two dazzling rays of light as their destinies became linked.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Mu Changqing shared their memories. Mu Changqing experienced her memories. Her life was very dull; every day, she did nothing but eat and sleep, and the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest treated her with great respect...
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion learned about Mu Changqing's memories of both his lives. It turned out that he was not from the Douluo Plane, but from a place called Blue Star.
"You bastard, you animal! Spending money on food for you is a waste!"
Three strong, sturdy children cornered Mu Changqing and bullied him, hurling insults at him as he desperately tore at them with his teeth.
Through Mu Changqing's memories, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion discovered that he had been an orphan in his first life and had lived miserably. She did not understand why humans were so cruel to their own kind.
Mu Changqing's memories kept flashing through the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's mind. Swayed by human emotions, she silently shed a few tears.
"So Lord Golden Dragon King isn't actually..."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hesitated, leaving her words unfinished. She looked at Mu Changqing's closed eyes and felt sorrow for his life, though only the memories of his second life were good.
In an instant, Tang Wutong's soul fragment inside Mu Changqing's Creation–Eye of Annihilation merged into the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Eye of Destiny. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt an explosive pain in her head, as though a gash had been forcibly split open in the depths of her soul.
"No... don't..."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's soul let out an anguished wail. Tang Wutong's soul fragment began devouring her soul, trying to possess her, while she resisted incessantly.
"Someone, save me! I don't want to become someone else!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion wailed incessantly. His cultivation could not resist Tang San's divine power at all. At that moment, the wisp of Tang San's divine consciousness within Tang Wutong's soul fragment was temporarily trapped by the God King of Destruction's Lightning of Destruction.
"Little auspicious beast, hurry and devour the soul!"
The God King of Destruction kept urging the Three-Eyed Golden Lion on. Seeing that someone had come to save her, her soul immediately counterattacked Tang Wutong's soul fragment.
In an instant, Tang Wutong's soul fragment was completely devoured by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Her soul grew larger, and luminous patterns began emanating from her fur.
The God King of Destruction used a special method to erase Tang San's divine consciousness. This wisp of Tang San's divine consciousness was pitifully weak.
Far away in the Divine Realm, Tang San did not notice at all that his daughter's soul had been devoured by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He was still engaging in a two-person workout with Xiao Wu.
"Tang San, if even your daughter refuses to acknowledge you, heh-heh..."
The God King of Destruction gave a sinister chuckle and vanished from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Sea of Spirit.