"Ah? No, absolutely not! The Scarlet King cannot be killed like this!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said hurriedly upon hearing Qian Chen's words.
"What you're saying is useless. This Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff Dog is going to be my wife's Soul Ring. We didn't enter the core area of Star Dou Great Forest, and we didn't hurt you." With that, Qian Chen took out a sharp blade from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Zhang Lexuan, saying, " Lexuan, go and kill that Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff Dog."
"Alright!" Zhang Lexuan took the sharp blade and walked towards the Scarlet King Scarlet King, preparing to kill him.
Seeing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was frantic. She had been with the Scarlet King for over ten thousand years. Although the Scarlet King was unreliable and lacked strength, they had developed feelings for each other over those ten thousand years.
Seeing that the Scarlet King was about to be killed, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion cried out anxiously, "Wait, wait! You really can't kill the Scarlet King!"
Zhang Lexuan paused, looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Qian Chen also looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Both Qian Chen and Zhang Lexuan were looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which was still struggling.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion frantically racked her brains—considered quite intelligent among Soul Beast —and suddenly said, "By the way, the Scarlet King already has 300,000 years of cultivation. Your wife is at great risk of exploding and dying if she directly absorbs the Scarlet King's Soul Ring; it's almost certainly a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. You decide what to do."
At this moment, the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle also reminded Qian Chen in his Sea of Consciousness: "Lord Qian Chen, this Scarlet King does indeed have 300,000 years of cultivation. The risk of Mistress Zhang Lexuan exploding and dying after absorbing its Soul Ring is indeed very high."
Upon hearing this, Qian Chen's heart sank. He would absolutely not let Zhang Lexuan take any risks. Ignoring Zhang Lexuan's opinion, he said directly, "It's alright, we don't need the Soul Ring. Getting a 300,000-year-old Soul Bone isn't a loss." Qian Chen turned to Zhang Lexuan and said, " Lexuan, do it! Kill the Scarlet King and take the Soul Bone. We don't need the Soul Ring."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was so shocked by Qian Chen's resolute words that its mouth gaped open.
The Scarlet King lay on the ground, sighing. What a loss! He had just survived his tribulation and had another 100,000 years to live, and now he was going to die here. If the damage from the tribulation hadn't been lingering, he could definitely have defeated this human. What a huge loss!
As Zhang Lexuan, wielding a sharp blade, drew ever closer to the Scarlet King, Scarlet King resigned himself to his fate. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still pondering when she suddenly spoke again, "Wait, wait, I have something else to say."
Zhang Lexuan stopped moving again. Qian Chen looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and said, "What is it now, Auspicious Beast? If you can't come up with an excuse for me not to kill the Scarlet King and take his Soul Bone, I don't mind capturing you and taking you back to the human world to be my mount."
Upon hearing Qian Chen's words, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion finally had a flash of inspiration and said, "I'll find you a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast suitable for your wife, and exchange it for the Scarlet King. What do you think?"
Upon hearing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's words, the Scarlet King's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly said in a weak voice, " Auspicious Beast, no! I'm willing to die. Auspicious Beast, what difference is there between what you're doing and betraying the entire Soul Beast, becoming a beast traitor!"
Hearing the Scarlet King's words, Qian Chen admired Scarlet King instead. At least at this moment, the Scarlet King did not act like a certain Ice Silkworm, becoming a traitor to the beast and a guide for humans to persecute Soul Beast.
Qian Chen said, " Scarlet King, you're quite good. I'll personally make sure you die a quick and painless death." With that, Qian Chen summoned the Seven Kill Sword, activated his Eighth Soul Skill " Ignore Defense," and prepared to pierce the Scarlet King's head with three sword strikes.
"No, no, no, you've misunderstood. I'm talking about an evil Soul Beast that doesn't obey Di Tian's rules. You should believe me," the Three-Eyed Golden Lion said hastily again.
Qian Chen, who was about to swing his sword, stopped again and said, "Tell me. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll really capture you and take you to the human world as my mount."
" The Moon Shadow Demon Dragon, with 120,000 years of cultivation, is very suitable for your wife. It is the ruler of the night. This guy is brutal and enjoys killing weaker Soul Beast, not for food, but for amusement. He also relies on his dragon bloodline and ignores Di Tian's words. He is simply a villain in the Soul Beast Realm." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hurriedly said.
Qian Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Deal. Where is it?"
"Three hundred kilometers to the east, there is a valley filled with Moon Spirit Flower. That is the lair of the Moon Shadow Demon Dragon," said the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
At this moment, the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle reminded him again, "Lord Qian Chen, what the Auspicious Beast said is true."
Qian Chen nodded and said, "Alright, we won't kill the Scarlet King." Then, Qian Chen took Zhang Lexuan's hand and said, " Lexuan, let's go east."
Upon hearing Qian Chen's words, Zhang Lexuan intertwined her fingers with Qian Chen's and said, "Okay, let's go."
As soon as Qian Chen and Zhang Lexuan disappeared from sight, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion rushed to the Scarlet King and asked, " Scarlet King, how are you? You must hold on! We'll go find Sister Bi Ji to treat you."
The Scarlet King nodded and said, "Alright, go find Bi Ji. But let me rest here for a while and catch my breath; I'm too badly injured."
After walking hand in hand with Zhang Lexuan for seven or eight kilometers, Qian Chen used his Eye of the Mind to look back and saw that the Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had not chased after him and Zhang Lexuan to take revenge. Only then did he feel relieved. With a "pfft," he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Zhang Lexuan helped Qian Chen up and said, "Alright, Qian Chen, take a rest."
Qian Chen looked at Zhang Lexuan, who seemed completely calm, and asked, " Lexuan, you seem so calm even though I'm injured!"
Zhang Lexuan said, "I knew you were injured the moment you finished fighting and then took my hand. Otherwise, you would have already carried me away on your sword. How are you? Are you badly injured?"
Qian Chen was now in a predicament he couldn't express. This injury was nothing; he could heal it with just a single Divine Light of Life, but he couldn't use it. Mu En for a short time, and if he used the Divine Light of Life like this, he was afraid Zhang Lexuan would realize that he had abandoned Mu En in his time of need.
Just as Scarlet King and Qian Chen were slowly recovering from their injuries by circulating ordinary Soul Power, three men in black, along with more than a dozen black people, arrived at the place where Qian Chen and Scarlet King had just fought.
"Hahaha, Ninth Brother, Tenth Brother, look what we've encountered! We've struck it rich this time! A Ferocious Beast and a golden lion—they're definitely extraordinary!" the leader of the men in black laughed.
"Brother Ba, you're really lucky! You've got the soul of this Ferocious Beast into your Ten Thousand Spirits Banner; it'll definitely be a powerful weapon in your future battles. As for the Ferocious Beast's body, taking it back to present to the current leader, Zhongli Wu, and having him make it into a puppet would be an even greater achievement!" said the man called Ninth Brother.
"We rushed over after witnessing the great battle here. How come there are only Soul Beast left? Where is the Soul Master who fought the Soul Beast? His corpse must have been quite powerful," the tenth elder said.
"It must have been eaten by Soul Beast," Old Nine imagined.
"Who are you? How dare you plot against me and the Scarlet King!" The Auspicious Beast spoke directly after seeing Qian Chen's apprehension about her identity. "Let me tell you, I am the Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest Star Dou Great Forest. If you harm me and the Scarlet King, you will surely die a horrible death in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Oh? So you're more important than this Ferocious Beast? Then we absolutely cannot let you go! Since you're Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, would you mind coming to our Holy Spirit Cult and becoming our Auspicious Beast? I am the Eighth Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult Sect, and the Holy Spirit Cult welcomes you, hahaha!" The Eighth Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult said with a sinister smile.