"This is... the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"
Xu Nuo's heart was filled with delight and excitement.
He didn't know why the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who should only have appeared ten thousand years later, during the time of Peerless Tang Sect, was standing before him now.
But as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion possessed the exceedingly rare Fate attribute, making her one of the Soul Beasts best suited to his Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul!
What was more, Xu Nuo remembered that even ten thousand years later, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation was only a little over ten thousand years.
Right now, her cultivation should be at just the thousand-year level.
Her cultivation was just right, too!
Meanwhile, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was also looking Xu Nuo over curiously.
Did that strange power of Fate come from this human?
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted her head, her heart full of curiosity.
She hadn't expected a human besides herself to possess the power of Fate.
As a Soul Beast, she only possessed the Fate attribute because she was the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
Could the human before her be an Emperor Auspicious Human among humans?
At that moment, Xu Nuo took a deep breath and forced down his excitement before urgently calling to Golden Crocodile Douluo at his side.
"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, this is an Emperor Auspicious Beast with the Fate attribute. She's incredibly rare!"
"Grandpa, quick, help me restrain her! Don't let her get away!"
"Good! Leave it to Grandpa!"
Hearing this, although he didn't recognize the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion,
Golden Crocodile Douluo knew from Xu Nuo's excitement that this Soul Beast was no ordinary creature. He immediately rose to his feet and let out a mighty shout.
In an instant, the terrifying presence of a Level 98 Super Douluo erupted as he prepared to strike.
But just then,
a deafening roar of fury suddenly came from the dense forest behind them.
"Humans, how dare you!"
Accompanied by the deafening roar,
a colossal scarlet figure suddenly charged out from deep within the forest and landed in front of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, blocking Xu Nuo and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
It was a massive creature over five meters tall, scarlet from head to toe. Its fur resembled blazing flames, its body was somewhere between a lion and a mastiff, and it had three ferocious heads, each more than a meter across.
"A Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff?!"
This time, Golden Crocodile Douluo recognized it, and he couldn't help but be astonished.
"It can speak the human language. This Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff is probably at the hundred-thousand-year level!"
"It seems the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Xiao Nuo mentioned, really is no ordinary creature!"
But when Golden Crocodile Douluo saw Scarlet King, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff, he showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he looked like a hunter thrilled to have found his prey and burst out laughing.
"A mere Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast dares to behave so arrogantly before me!"
"Today, I'll show you the strength of Golden Crocodile Douluo!"
With that, Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly gave a mighty shout, and golden light surged around him.
"Golden Crocodile King, possession!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a dazzling golden light erupted and shot into the sky, bathing everything for hundreds of meters around in gold.
The next moment, the enormous phantom of a Golden Crocodile King appeared behind Golden Crocodile Douluo and threw back its head, letting out a roar that shook the clouds.
It then turned into a streak of light and instantly entered Golden Crocodile Douluo's body.
After his Martial Soul Possession,
Golden Crocodile Douluo's already tall, powerful body shot up once more, growing to over three meters. His muscles swelled, stretching his robes taut.
Heavy scales like golden armor emerged from his body and covered him from head to toe. His hands became a pair of sharp golden claws, and his eyes turned into golden vertical pupils.
At the same time, nine Soul Rings-two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red-rose one after another from beneath Golden Crocodile Douluo's feet and circled his body!
"What?! A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?!"
When Scarlet King saw the ninth, blood-red Soul Ring around Golden Crocodile Douluo, all three pairs of his eyes narrowed sharply, their pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
This human actually had a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
Scarlet King's expression changed drastically, and alarm bells began ringing in his heart.
If it had been an ordinary Titled Douluo, he was confident he could win easily.
But the presence this human gave off exerted intense pressure even on him. His cultivation was probably considerable, and he was already stronger than Scarlet King.
On top of that, he had a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
This time, he was probably in danger!
"Lord Auspicious Beast, I'll hold them off. Hurry and go!"
Realizing he might not be able to protect the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Scarlet King immediately lowered his body slightly and assumed a fighting stance. At the same time, he turned to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and urgently roared.
But Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes burned as he laughed and leaped into the air, activating his Seventh Soul Skill in midair.
"Only now do you know fear? Too late!"
"Seventh Soul Skill: Golden Crocodile King Avatar!"
Dazzling golden light erupted from Golden Crocodile Douluo once more, and his body rapidly swelled within it.
In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a Golden Crocodile King over twenty meters long, its entire body seemingly cast from gold, with nine Soul Rings circling it.
After assuming his Martial Soul Avatar,
"Roar-!"
The Golden Crocodile King roared at the sky, waves of sound rolling outward.
His enormous body pounced down from the air at Scarlet King, his gaping jaws revealing a mouthful of fangs like sharp swords. His four claws were razor-sharp and gleamed with a chilling light.
"Damn it!"
Scarlet King's three heads roared in unison. Although he was wary,
his pride as a hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast, coupled with the responsibility he bore to protect the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, made it impossible for him to retreat.
With a furious roar, Scarlet King dug his four claws into the ground. Every strand of his scarlet fur stood on end, and like a mass of blazing flames, he charged straight at his opponent.
The two colossal creatures collided with a thunderous crash, unleashing an earth-shaking boom!
Blinding golden light and flames burst forth, and a terrifying shockwave swept out in all directions, snapping great swathes of surrounding trees in two.
The shockwave and flames also shattered and scorched the ground, leaving it cracked and charred everywhere.
Fortunately, both Golden Crocodile Douluo and Scarlet King had someone to protect and worried that the aftershocks would hurt Xu Nuo and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
So they quickly moved their fight away to one side.
After dodging the shockwave, Xu Nuo saw Golden Crocodile Douluo and Scarlet King move away in the midst of their fierce battle. He walked toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and said with a grin,
"Hello, Three-Eyed Golden Lion! My name is Xu Nuo!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't leave. Still tilting her head, she looked Xu Nuo over curiously. Hearing his words, she replied in a clear female voice,
"Hello, my name is Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"
"I sensed that you have the same power of Fate as me."
"Could you be an Emperor Auspicious Human among humans?"
"An Emperor Auspicious Human?!"
Hearing that, Xu Nuo's mouth twitched, and he could barely keep a straight face.
"Um... I'm not an Emperor Auspicious Human. It's just that my Martial Soul is a Fate Attribute Martial Soul."
"It's called the Wishing Divine Lamp, and it has the power to grant wishes."
As he spoke, Xu Nuo extended his right hand and summoned the Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul amid a flash of golden light.
"How pretty!"
At the sight of the Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion couldn't help exclaiming in admiration.
Xu Nuo smiled slightly and struck while the iron was hot.
"Three-Eyed Golden Lion, we both have the power of Fate. You could say we're naturally suited to be partners."
"The Soul Beast Clan is in a dangerous position. Although your lifespans are almost limitless, once your cultivation passes a hundred thousand years, you have to face a lightning tribulation with nine deaths and one chance of survival."
"Although you might not have to face a lightning tribulation as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, that will also make you a target for everyone in the eyes of certain beings."
"But we humans are different. We humans can become gods."
"And I'm six years old, but my cultivation has already reached Level 20. I'm a genius among geniuses. As long as you're willing to sacrifice yourself to me,"
"I can take you with me to become a god in the future."
"Besides, you can make a wish on my Wishing Divine Lamp to keep your intelligence and body after the sacrifice and exist in another form."
"Later, I can also take you around our human world."
"Our human world is much more prosperous and lively than your Star Dou Great Forest. There's delicious food, fun things to do, and all kinds of beautiful clothes..."
Xu Nuo praised the human world to the skies.
He remembered that in Douluo II, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had grown curious about the human world after exchanging memories with Huo Yuhao.
In the end, she took human form as Wang Qiu'er and entered Shrek Academy.
That suggested the Three-Eyed Golden Lion probably loved having fun.
Perhaps, as long as he could spark the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's curiosity about the human world, he could persuade her to sacrifice herself to him.
Listening to Xu Nuo, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was indeed somewhat tempted.
As an Emperor Auspicious Beast who had only recently been born, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion truly still had the temperament of a child. She was curious about everything and loved having fun.
Was the human world really that much fun?
Through the Eye of Destiny between her brows, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could also vaguely sense that the human before her wasn't lying.
Agreeing to sacrifice herself to the human before her was indeed an opportunity for her.
It was an enormously auspicious sign!