Leaving the Life and Death Arena

Di Tian paid Tang Hao's action no mind. He had not even glanced at Tang Hao since appearing; a human who was no more than an ant wasn't enough to draw a reaction from him.

"So it was that evil beast, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

After hearing Scarlet King's account, Di Tian snorted coldly, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"What do we do now?"

Scarlet King felt a surge of unease. After all, the Auspicious Beast had slipped away while under his watch, and he bore the main responsibility for it.

Neither beast had ever been to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's arena. Di Tian shook his head gently, and the two gradually fell silent. For now, there was no better option than to wait.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Life and Death Arena.

"Why haven't we gotten out yet?"

Lying on a blanket, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spat a fruit seed from her mouth and asked Han Yu beside her, looking somewhat listless.

Han Yu gazed at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's long-dead corpse with his deep eyes and shook his head gently.

He didn't know why things had turned out this way either. According to the original story, after the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger died, they would return to the place where they had been drawn in. But now, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring had been floating over its corpse for the time it took an incense stick to burn, and nothing unusual had happened. Darkness still surrounded them.

"Wait here. I'm going to absorb the Soul Ring."

If he waited any longer, the Soul Ring would disappear. Han Yu delayed no further, rising from the blanket and walking toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse.

"Go on, go on. Burp."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't have the slightest fondness for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, so naturally she wouldn't stop Han Yu. She waved one of her short, chubby little arms and let out a satisfied burp.

Human snacks are so tasty.

Watching Han Yu's somewhat small, thin figure from behind, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion licked her chubby little hand and thought to herself.

After the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger died, its body had returned to its original size.

For any Soul Master, absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as their third Soul Ring was a matter of ten deaths and no chance of survival. They would end up bursting from the strain of the fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

But for Han Yu, who possessed the God Tree, all he needed to do was summon it beside the Soul Ring. The God Tree would automatically extend countless fine threads from its body and draw the Soul Ring into itself.

None of this posed the slightest difficulty for Han Yu. Before long, the God Tree had completely absorbed the black Soul Ring, though it was still slowly digesting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's bead inside itself.

"This bead really is no ordinary thing. Next..."

As Han Yu stood, his bones crackled like beans frying in a pan. He seemed to have thought of a way back, and he narrowed his eyes at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion resting on the blanket.

Yes, before standing up, he had recalled what the strange voice in the arena had said. After a brief pause, the voice had changed "one side dies" to "only one side remains."

In other words, while the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was alive, there had been three sides in the arena.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and himself. Now that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was dead, only two sides remained in the arena. Only when one of him and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion remained alive would this space disappear.

That's so cruel.

Han Yu sighed inwardly, but he did not withdraw the God Tree behind him. Ever since the Blue Silver Emperor had become his Martial Soul, he had harbored a vague suspicion. When he summoned the Blue Silver Emperor to fight for the first time on this occasion, that suspicion had been confirmed.

"Little Auspicious Beast, I know how to get out."

Han Yu walked over and spoke softly. The moment the Three-Eyed Golden Lion heard this, she sprang up from the ground, her ears pricking up as she said excitedly,

"Then let's go, little human."

No one knew what was going through the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's little head. The little beast ambled off in one direction, only to notice after a few steps that Han Yu hadn't followed. Somewhat puzzled, she asked again,

"Why aren't you coming?"

Two black lines appeared on Han Yu's forehead. He didn't know what was going through the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's little head either; she had actually picked a direction at random and tried to leave. Sighing, he summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, and with a thought, had it extend two vines to cover the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes. Only then did he speak.

"Listen to me first. No matter what happens next, don't panic. I'll get you out safe and sound."

With her vision blocked, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion instinctively wanted to pull away the vines covering her eyes. But after hearing Han Yu's words, she fell silent for a moment before speaking faintly.

"You don't want to absorb me and make me your Soul Ring, do you?"

Han Yu, who was preparing to leave, was somewhat surprised. He couldn't help laughing.

"You're pretty clever after all."

Before the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could react, Han Yu continued solemnly,

"I just absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring, so naturally I don't need a new one."

Hearing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion finally put her heart back where it belonged from her throat. She had seen the battle just now, and as she was, she was no match for the little human before her. But the innocent Three-Eyed Golden Lion was utterly unable to keep her thoughts bottled up, so she had asked instinctively.

I'm so clever.

The self-satisfied Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt a little excited. The many Ferocious Beasts in the core region had always called her someone with no guile. As innocent as a blank sheet of paper, she had no idea that deception existed in this world.

Of course, Han Yu hadn't lied to her either. Seeing that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had dropped all her guard, the God Tree behind him quietly extended countless fine threads and slowly wrapped her up. In no time, it had absorbed her completely.

As the Three-Eyed Golden Lion disappeared, everything around them began to twist. All the space shattered in an instant, and endless darkness swept over him once more. Suddenly, light blazed forth, his whole body felt lighter, and he felt solid ground beneath his feet. Han Yu had returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The scene before him was exactly the same as when he had been sucked into that space. With a thought, he released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from his spiritual space.

"Where was that place? Wow, we really are back!"

After coming out of the spiritual space, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Han Yu curiously and asked him. Then she noticed the bright sunshine and how familiar everything around her was. In her excitement, she even wanted to throw herself into Han Yu's arms.

But after leaving the arena, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's body had returned to its original size, and the impact pinned Han Yu hard beneath her.

"Get up first. You're crushing me to death."

Han Yu rolled his eyes at her. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stuck out her tongue and slowly rose off him. Then she suddenly remembered how Han Yu had stroked her like a Soul Beast cub in the arena, and sat back down.

"Hmph, did you enjoy stroking me just now?"

A recommendation for a newly released Douluo Continent book:

Invincible in Douluo from the Moment of Transmigration.

[Genius protagonist, multiple female leads, invincible, lots of original plot, the protagonist is not a good person, and he doesn't side with Shrek or Spirit Hall.]