Meeting Ye Guyi Again; a Hunt for the Auspicious Beast

Star Dou Great Forest.

The area near the core.

At the summit of a towering ancient tree, surrounded by mist, several figures in black robes slowly emerged. The leader possessed a profound and solid aura, clearly a top-tier expert, while those following behind him were all powerful figures at the Titled Douluo level.

Only one figure seemed slightly out of place.

She removed her hood, revealing a pair of exquisitely beautiful faces, with a hint of devilish charm, yet also an air of dignified elegance. These two qualities should never have appeared on the same person, but they did.

Ye Guyi gathered her golden hair, but a look of surprise flashed across her pretty face for a moment, as if someone who shouldn't have been there had appeared in her field of vision.

"Guyi, what's wrong?"

Zhongli Wu's warm voice came through.

"It's alright, Master." Ye Guyi tried her best to keep a calm expression, avoiding looking at the figures, and spoke slowly.

"..."

Zhongli Wu smiled. He was naturally very satisfied with Ye Guyi's addition. The Fallen Angel Martial Soul meant that Evil Soul Master no longer needed to worry about the so-called restraint of Angel Martial Soul.

Moreover, its top-tier Martial Soul will ensure the continued glory of the Holy Spirit Cult.

That's why he personally brought Ye Guyi with him and launched this surprise attack on the Star Luo Empire, replicating the feats of the Body Sect. Of course, this time they were even more insane than the Body Sect; their target was... the Auspicious Beast.

That's right, we forcibly took the auspicious Auspicious Beast back.

Their plan wasn't actually that bad; they had already made thorough preparations. They would simply kidnap the Auspicious Beast and then pin the blame on the Shrek Academy, which was next to the Star Dou Great Forest.

He dusted himself off and went to hide in the Evil Demon Forest.

Even if their whereabouts were exposed and Di Tian came after them, they were confident that they could use a treasure of sufficient value to persuade the one in the Evil Demon Forest to help them. With the help of the two Limit Douluo of their sect, that was their confidence.

Therefore, they are determined to obtain the Auspicious Beast!

Several other retainers, including Wu Yun, also nodded slightly. Their black robes billowed, and the Holy Spirit Cult's strongest members were all gathered, demonstrating the importance they placed on this mission.

Ye Guyi, however, seemed somewhat absent-minded, her gaze falling on Lu Cheng again, and she lightly bit her lip.

Teacher...

It was the same familiar face, the same warm smile.

But the one by his side wasn't her...

Ye Guyi remained expressionless, but clenched her fists, suppressing her almost pathological, even manic, possessiveness.

Teacher, just you wait. Sooner or later, I will throw you into a secret room and whip you severely.

She doesn't want to, and is unwilling to, appear and acknowledge Lu Cheng, even though this burning, agonizing love is almost bursting from her chest.

She plans to wait until she has accumulated enough strength before throwing Lu Cheng into the secret room and then ruthlessly ravaging him!

She turned her head away, forcing herself not to look anymore, afraid that she wouldn't be able to resist.

"Master, how do we deal with those people..." Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng raised an eyebrow, glancing at the campfire smoke rising in the distance. He naturally didn't care about the few young figures, but he had to pay attention to the white-haired old woman.

The power emanating from the latter made even him feel a slight sense of unease.

"..."

"Go around it."

After a long silence, Zhongli Wu slowly spoke.

He frowned slightly, glancing at the white-haired old woman. "This old fellow is quite capable. Our target is the Auspicious Beast; we don't need to alert them. Just be careful not to let them enter the secret formation and cause trouble."

"Yes." Zhang Peng nodded and said nothing more.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Lu Cheng felt increasingly uneasy. As his Spiritual Power surged out like a tide, enveloping an area of several thousand meters around him, a strange expression finally appeared on his face.

"Heh, you figured it out."

A mocking voice rang out from the Sea of Consciousness.

Electrolux, an elderly figure clad in a grey-black robe, slowly appeared, gazing at Lu Cheng with a kind and gentle expression. "I didn't expect you to be so perceptive."

"Teacher, you noticed it too?" Lu Cheng asked in surprise.

"Not bad, very crude dark magic, but it's starting to take shape..." Electrolux stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"It seems these guys are after someone from the Star Dou Great Forest... Don't worry, it's not you." Electrolux said leisurely, "They deliberately bypassed you when they set up the formation."

"..."

Lu Cheng frowned.

The Holy Spirit Cult has made a move against the Star Dou Great Forest?

In his memory, these guys wouldn't have been so bold, and besides, in the original story, they shouldn't have had any grudges against the Star Dou Great Forest.

Could it be...?

A name welled up in Lu Cheng's mind.

"Auspicious Beast?!"

His pupils suddenly contracted. Could it be that his alteration of the original timeline caused some kind of deviation...? But that doesn't make sense either. Why would the Holy Spirit Cult need such a large-scale operation with Auspicious Beast?

There's no reason for it.

Or perhaps someone wants Auspicious Beast.

Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. During the last two Simulation, he joined the Holy Spirit Cult and even reached the core level in a true sense. However, there was one thing that puzzled him and he still couldn't figure it out.

The Holy Lord enshrined at the head of the altar—who exactly is this demon god?

Even though he ultimately destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult, leaving no one alive, they never saw this Holy Lord again.

Now that he and Wang Dong'er have just escaped Tang San's control, the Holy Spirit Cult is already eager to capture the Auspicious Beast. And, according to his guess, the Auspicious Beast should contain a fragment of Xiao Qi's Divine Consciousness hidden within its body...

If Tang San is truly behind the Holy Spirit Cult.

That would be quite amusing.

After all, the Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek Academy had a tacit understanding that could be described as ambiguous. The latter sent its disciples to exterminate Evil Soul Master, constantly reducing the number of righteous geniuses on the continent, while the former secretly developed in the shadows. Mu En and Long Xiaoyao had maintained contact through correspondence. If both forces were orchestrated by the same person behind the scenes...

He shook his head, dismissing this bizarre conjecture from his mind.

However, no matter what, the Auspicious Beast must not let those guys succeed.

Lu Cheng's expression was solemn.

"They're about to begin..." Electrolux said casually.

As Lu Cheng opened his eyes, his vast Spiritual Power vaguely touched a strange barrier. If he got too close, it would devour all his Spiritual Power.

"The formation will be fully formed in a few minutes. At that time, it will be extremely difficult to enter. Moreover, the aura inside will be concealed, and even the Black Dragon King here may not be able to sense it," Electrolux said.

Lu Cheng withdrew from the Sea of Consciousness, smiled at Tang Ya and Wang Dong'er, and said, "I'm going to take a stroll over there for a while."

"Go quickly and come back quickly." Elder Chen said calmly, nodding slightly.

"Good."

Lu Cheng vanished from the spot in a flash.

They charged straight into the great formation set up by that secret technique.

"..."