Auspicious Beast: He's different! The haul: a Hundred-Thousand-Year Golden Hawksbill Turtle + a piece of gold of life (3K)
Damn it!
Zhongli Wu finally understood what it meant to be caught between a rock and a hard place. The Scarlet King's self-destruction had swept them away, and for some unknown reason, a beam of light had forcibly broken through the seal behind them, completely exposing them to the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest.
I'm afraid that within seconds, Di Tian will be rushing out in a panic.
If we don't leave soon, I'm afraid I'll really have to stay here.
"Damn you little beast, I'll remember you..." Zhongli Wu bared his teeth, coldly glancing at the dark purple pillar of light that rose into the sky in the distance. He then fled into the distance with Wu Yun, Ye Guyi, and the others.
Lu Cheng and the Auspicious Beast beast reappeared in the sky above the forest.
"Call..."
Breathing in the fresh air, Lu Cheng let out a long breath of stale air.
Fortunately, these guys didn't take the Auspicious Beast away, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. After all, in his eyes, the Auspicious Beast was far more than just a simple Soul Beast; it also involved the grand plan of a certain high-ranking figure in the Divine Realm. Now that he and Wang Dong'er had lost control, the latter had reached for the Auspicious Beast, so her intentions were certainly not pure...
"Thank you for your help." The Auspicious Beast's expression was complicated, and it hesitated to speak.
She felt no ill will towards these humans; on the contrary, after exchanging memories, she felt a greater longing and yearning for the colorful human world.
"And what is the outside world like?"
Lu Cheng's eyes twitched. "This matter... cough, it has nothing to do with me. Even if you want to go, please don't mention me."
"Don't worry." The Auspicious Beast gazed into the distance of the forest. Dawn was breaking, its brilliant light illuminating the earth, everything vibrant with life, bursting forth with vitality. A hint of anticipation flickered in her pale golden eyes. "I'll go see for myself."
Just as Lu Cheng was secretly thinking that things were going to go wrong and fearing that Di Tian would beat him up, a scorching aura suddenly entered his Sea of Consciousness.
"Scarlet King?!!"
Lu Cheng's expression was strange. This ball of fiery red mist was clearly the Scarlet King that had just self-destructed, but...
"Huh, the main consciousness didn't dissipate much, and it still carries a lot of the original body's energy reserves. Hiss... Kid, you've struck gold. This is similar to the Snow Empress's state before the sacrifice. It must be some inherent characteristic of her Hell Three-Headed Dog that caused her soul to not dissipate directly after death, but instead retained a part of it. Although it's currently in a deep sleep, you can guide it..."
"Doesn't that mean I've found my sixth Soul Ring?" Lu Cheng asked with a strange expression.
It must have been the aura of the Soul Beast like Tian Meng and Snow Empress that attracted this unclaimed consciousness, just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrifice had attracted Electrolux.
They came all this way, rescued the Auspicious Beast, and even got a top-tier Soul Ring that was over 300,000 years old. Meanwhile, those Holy Spirit Cult guys came up empty-handed...
"Roar!!!"
A dragon's roar suddenly echoed from afar. A black dragon appeared, blotting out the sky. Di Tian, filled with rage, rushed towards the direction where Zhongli Wu and the others had fled, carrying boundless fury. How dare they touch Emperor Auspicious Beast? They must be drunk...
Lu Cheng couldn't hide his smile, having almost tripped and died on the spot.
It's really quite interesting.
However, he did not absorb it immediately. Instead, he focused his gaze on the distant sky, where a black dragon roared, blotting out the sun, and the clouds rolled. The dark aura represented by Zhongli Wu was shattered in an instant. Just when Lu Cheng thought that guy would perish here, another figure slowly appeared.
The latter also rode a black dragon, staring at the lofty Di Tian.
Yet they showed no fear whatsoever.
"Di Tian, one should be lenient when one can," Long Xiaoyao said calmly.
"Bullshit!" Di Tian's voice boomed like thunder, his vertical pupils exuding authority as he glared at Long Xiaoyao: "Dare to covet the auspicious symbol of my Soul Beast Clan? Then die here!"
"Hehe, the Auspicious Beast is not currently in my possession. If you don't go looking for it soon, I'm afraid something bad will really happen," Long Xiaoyao said calmly.
"..."
Di Tian coldly swept his gaze over Long Xiaoyao, his golden eyes flashing. "My Soul Beast Clan will remember this grudge." With that, he turned and swept away.
This guy wasn't alone; there was also a Limit Douluo behind him.
If they really get into a fight, it could be troublesome.
Auspicious Beast are important.
Seeing Di Tian's figure disappear, Long Xiaoyao visibly breathed a sigh of relief. The oppressive aura of the Black Dragon King Di Tian was no joke. The strength of his Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores was more than one level stronger than those Limit Douluo were in the Isotopic Resonance each other.
If Di Tian really wanted to keep them at all costs, along with the other Ferocious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, he could actually do it.
Let's go...
Long Xiaoyao exhaled a breath of turbid air, holding Zhongli Wu in one hand and Ye Guyi in the other. The massive black dragon's body carried the remnants of the defeated Wu Yun and Zhang Peng and the others, who fled far away.
The core area of Star Dou Great Forest.
All around are towering ancient trees that block out the sky, with intricate patterns and thick trunks, while in the very center is a tranquil lake, its surface shimmering and exuding a rich sense of Life.
"So... it was you who saved the Auspicious Beast?"
Di Tian's eyes flickered.
As they sized up the handsome human boy, a strange look flashed across their faces. If it were an ordinary person, encountering a group of Ferocious Beast watching them, they would at least be trembling with fear, their words slurred, if not wet themselves. But this boy...
"Not bad," Lu Cheng said with a smile.
"So what does the Emperor intend to reward me with?"
"You humans hunt Soul Beast, and even set your sights on Auspicious Beast. You have now saved the emperor, which is at most a matter of balancing your merits and demerits. Yet you dare to ask me for credit. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you to vent my anger?" Di Tian snorted coldly, looking down at Lu Cheng from his high position. Clearly, he had just been tricked by those humans, and his anger had not yet dissipated.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Lu Cheng shook his head, his face showing disappointment. "I never thought that the Black Dragon King Di Tian would be so arrogant and unreasonable. I shouldn't have risked saving the Auspicious Beast. Now that I've escaped by luck, I'm going to lose my life here."
"..."
The scene suddenly fell silent.
The Black Dragon Di Tian's face twitched, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.
It naturally cares about its reputation, especially its reputation.
Originally, it was just a bluff, hoping to intimidate the kid with the power of its black dragon, but who would have thought... the kid wasn't afraid of it at all, and its previous imposing aura vanished completely.
"This is my savior!" the Auspicious Beast said discontentedly.
"You actually want to kill him?!"
Di Tian: "..."
Which way does your elbow point?
We've only known each other for a few days? No, just a few minutes?
"I didn't..." Di Tian said speechlessly.
"Then you might as well kill me too," the Auspicious Beast said, sidling up to Lu Cheng.
Di Tian's eyes twitched violently. Why was the Auspicious Beast right in front of him, yet he clearly felt that he was about to lose it?
"Boy, what do you want?" Di Tian stared at Lu Cheng with some dissatisfaction. After Emerald Swan Bi Ji nudged his arm from the side, he reluctantly spoke.
"I want a ten-thousand-year-old Golden Hawksbill Turtle..." Lu Cheng said calmly.
In the original story, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle devoured one-fifth of the Gold of Life buried at the bottom of the Lake of Life. Originally, it had a cultivation of 100,000 years, but suffered a backlash, and now its cultivation has regressed to that of Golden Hawksbill Turtle with a cultivation of only 20,000 to 30,000 years, and it is even on the verge of death. If it wants to obtain it, it naturally has to do it step by step. It cannot reveal the bottom line to Di Tian directly, otherwise it will be impossible to get that piece of Gold of Life.
"..." Di Tian frowned slightly. Golden Hawksbill Turtle are extremely rare and precious Soul Beast. Almost every one of them has a cultivation level of over ten thousand years. They have almost no threshold for advancement and are extremely long-lived.
"One isn't enough, I'll give you three... Waaaaah!" Before the Auspicious Beast could finish speaking, Bi Ji covered its mouth and dragged it to the back.
Di Tian hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's possible."
"I don't want much. Ideally, it would be a Golden Hawksbill Turtle on the verge of death, with only a few days left to live. Sacrificing it to me wouldn't be a loss," Lu Cheng continued.
"Hehe, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle is different from ordinary Soul Beast. There's no such thing as an approaching lifespan. As long as they're given time, they can live almost forever..." Di Tian shook his head with a smile, seemingly finding Lu Cheng's idea somewhat laughable.
But his expression suddenly froze. With Bi Ji's reminder, he actually remembered the guy in the Golden Hawksbill Turtle who, for some reason, had a rapidly declining lifespan and a weak aura a few days ago.
"You're lucky, kid. It seems there really is one." He waved to the Myriad Demon King, signaling him to bring the guy over.
The Myriad Demon King was a handsome man with an eerie appearance and dark green markings on his face. Upon receiving the order, he vanished into the ground and returned within seconds with a figure whose aura was faint.
He threw it on the ground and stepped aside.
"This person saved the Auspicious Beast, which is a great contribution to our Soul Beast Clan. Since your lifespan is about to end, why not offer yourself as a sacrifice to him?"
Di Tian waved his hand, somewhat impatiently.
"Yes, yes!!" The Golden Hawksbill Turtle thought that its act of consuming the Gold of Life had been exposed, and its face turned pale with fright. It thought that Di Tian was going to cause trouble for it, but it never expected this. It was already scared out of its wits and did not dare to refuse, so it could only nod in agreement.
"Are you satisfied?" Di Tian glanced at Lu Cheng and slowly asked.
"Nature!"
Lu Cheng nodded, having no intention of showing off in front of Di Tian and the others. He only wanted to take the Golden Hawksbill Turtle back as soon as possible and develop his strength discreetly. After all, there was still a heavyweight being sleeping beneath the lake.
Upon seeing this, Di Tian waved his hand.
The next instant, Lu Cheng felt dizzy and returned to the vicinity of the Core Circle the Star Dou Great Forest. This place was not far from Elder Chen, Wang Dong'er and the others, just a stone's throw away.
A golden turtle lying on its back was also lying beside it.
"Let's go back and talk about it."
Lu Cheng glanced meaningfully at the Golden Hawksbill Turtle. As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it had managed to turn itself into this state. He was truly amazed.
When Elder Chen saw that Lu Cheng had returned safely, carrying a huge, ten-thousand-year-old hawksbill turtle, he was puzzled, but seeing Lu Cheng's expression, he didn't ask any further questions and quickly returned home.
Previously, the Holy Spirit Cult and Di Tian's appearance in the world caused panic and unease throughout the Star Dou Great Forest.
Only after they had completely left the Star Dou Great Forest did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Tang Ya's fifth Soul Ring remains a mystery. If she doesn't choose poison, then it should be the Life attribute, or perhaps a little bit of devouring. But compared to the common poison attribute, the latter two "conceptual attributes" are much rarer, similar to the Emerald Swan, which is protected in the core area.