Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

Rather than calling it a lion, it's more like a mythical beast such as a Qilin or a Suanni.

Indeed, it is a mythical beast, an auspicious beast of emperors.

Three-eyed Golden Lion.

Ye Qing had just peeked out when she met its gaze. For some reason, despite being on high alert, Ye Qing couldn't detect its approaching presence.

As they stared at each other, Ye Qing suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

There are very few soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest that can threaten him, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in front of him is no exception. However, Ye Qing has not forgotten that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion has a guardian...

Red King!

"Maru spicy!"

Chapter 71 Manipulating Fate

"Holy crap, how did I run into this little devil?" Ye Qing's eyes widened, cold sweat soaking his back.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion really couldn't do anything to Ye Qing. Even though its combat power was comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, its lack of speed was a fatal flaw, making it impossible for it to catch up with him.

But the Red King is different!

That's a super ferocious beast of the 300,000-year level, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound! It's comparable to a level 97 Super Douluo powerhouse. Even if Ye Qing is arrogant, he doesn't think he can escape from the Crimson King who is already prepared.

However... isn't the Red King ready yet?

Ye Qing suddenly grinned and waved at the three-eyed golden lion: "Bye-bye, little girl!"

call out!

A black streak of light flashed through the tree canopy, turning into a blur and disappearing instantly, leaving only the three-eyed golden lion staring blankly at the leaves gradually falling from the tree canopy.

"???" The three-eyed golden lion was dumbfounded.

"That's... a human?"

Immediately afterward, the three-eyed golden lion was furious: "Damn human, how dare you call me little girl!"

The Crimson King, who was secretly guarding the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, had noticed Ye Qing's departure. It could catch up with Ye Qing if it wanted to, but as a guardian, its first priority was to ensure the safety of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

A flash of fiery red light appeared, and the Crimson King's more than ten-meter-tall body appeared behind the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, its three heads looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with concern.

"Mythical Beast, are you alright?"

The three-eyed golden lion shook its head, turned back to look at the Crimson King, and said, "I'm fine, Crimson King."

But the thought of Ye Qing calling him "little girl" and "mocking" him made the Three-Eyed Golden Lion grind its teeth in anger.

The Crimson King could only express its helplessness. It had indeed sensed Ye Qing's presence, but in its perception, Ye Qing was merely a human Soul Master who was not even at the Soul King level, pitifully weak, and not worthy of its personal intervention.

But who would have thought that this weak and pathetic human could be so fast?

If there were preparations in place, even if the human was very fast, the Crimson King would be confident in catching up with him. But by this time, the human had already disappeared, and it was not a soul beast that excelled in speed.

We had no choice but to give up.

"Why would this weak human enter the core area alone?" The Crimson King was a little puzzled, but it quickly realized something else.

“Auspicious Beast, I’m afraid you can’t go hunting today. A human has already spotted you. You must come back to the Lake of Life with me now. The human who saw you must die. This matter needs to be decided by Di Tian.”

Faced with the Crimson King's solemn gaze, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could only nod, though somewhat reluctant.

The fiery red soul power swirled around the three-eyed golden lion, and the Crimson King transformed into a shooting star, soaring into the sky and heading towards the Lake of Life.

The Imperial Beasts are the lifeblood of the Starry Sky Forest, and humans are not allowed to threaten them. Any human who sees the Three-Eyed Golden Lion must die, for the fate of Starry Sky cannot be lost.

It is conceivable that once Di Tian issues the order, Ye Qing will be besieged by countless soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not have the same sense of crisis as the Crimson King. It was supposed to be wandering aimlessly when it went out hunting, but when it approached the area it had just been in, the Eye of Destiny took the initiative to guide it in that direction.

Especially when it met Ye Qing's gaze, the power of fate actually conveyed a vague message to it.

Those were just some fragmented images.

It was subdued, forced to undergo a destiny-guided process, and then something seemed to enter its body, making it no longer like itself. After that came fragmented pieces that couldn't be pieced together at all, and finally, its entire body was engulfed in flames, turning into a...

Rose gold spirit ring.

"So... is this my end?" The three-eyed golden lion was being carried by the Crimson King, but its three eyes were filled with confusion and resentment. "Power of fate, what exactly are you trying to tell me? Am I going to die? Is this my inescapable destiny?"

It could not see the message that the power of fate was conveying to it, nor could it see what actually happened in that process.

It could only sense that it was in pain, confused, and sad in the scene, and finally died with regret.

This fate... it doesn't want to accept.

Amidst intense emotional turmoil, the Eye of Destiny between the three-eyed golden lion's brows quietly closed. Ye Qing's smiling face reappeared in its mind. Following the aura it had sensed before, a wisp of power of destiny separated from the Eye of Destiny, linking it to Ye Qing from afar.

"Is it him, this human?" When the Three-Eyed Golden Lion opened its eyes again, it had already been taken back to the Lake of Life by the Crimson King. Di Tian and Bi Ji were standing in front of it, looking at it with concern.

"Little guy, are you alright?" Brigitte reached out and stroked its head, asking gently.

Di Tian remained silent. The Crimson King had already told him what had just happened, and its opinion was the same as his own. Di Tian also believed that it would be safer to leave the human who had seen the auspicious beast in the Star Dou Great Forest forever.

"Let that human remain in the Star Dou Great Forest forever. I will give orders to the soul beasts in the core area to find him and kill him," Di Tian said calmly, without a trace of killing intent, as if he were simply discussing lunch.

After all, he was just a weak human being.

"Wait!" The three-eyed golden lion suddenly spoke, its melodious female voice as clear and crisp as pearls falling onto a jade plate.

Di Tian's expression remained unchanged, still calm: "What's wrong?"

After hesitating for a while, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion decided to tell what it had seen in the power of destiny. After all, Di Tian and the others had watched it grow up and protected it from childhood to adulthood. They were the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's most trusted relatives. If it couldn't even tell them, then who else could it confide in?

Di Tian's expression finally changed, becoming serious with a hint of terror: "You mean, you saw those events and your death within the power of destiny?"

The rage of the Star Beast God gradually accumulated, and the Lake of Life, which was originally like a paradise on earth, was stained with a gloomy black.

“Yes, but not because of that human just now.” The Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s tone was somewhat confused and uncertain. “According to the prediction of fate, I shouldn’t have even met him. It was because of the appearance of this human that the trajectory of fate changed and made me see the predetermined future.”

"He... seems to be able to help me break this predetermined future and reverse my fate of being destined to die."

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P.S.: The power of fate is a bit mysterious. With a slight twist, the protagonist, a human not bound by fate, gets to manipulate the threads of destiny.

Chapter 72 Those who defy fate, end it all.

Di Tian was stuck, and the lingering dark soul power around the Lake of Life created an extremely silent scene.

He originally thought Ye Qing was the culprit behind the death of the auspicious beast, and he didn't even plan to let his soul beasts attack it. Instead, he personally took the head of this little human.

Now he looks like a complete clown.

They clearly came to help.

"Uh... Emperor Tian, ​​do you think we should discuss this again?" the Crimson King asked cautiously.

Brigitte, who was standing to the side, nodded quickly.

She didn't want to so hastily kill the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's only savior. Since the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's original fate trajectory was such that even she and her ferocious beasts couldn't save it, and even their master couldn't foresee it, it could only prove that this was not something they could handle.

Only those who defy fate can stand against it... those who have also broken free from it.

What the Three-Eyed Golden Lion said was truly terrifying to the beasts. A person who shouldn't have appeared in the trajectory of fate had appeared so spectacularly in the Star Dou Great Forest. The inside story behind this was truly intriguing.

Di Tian did not remain silent. After withdrawing the suffocating and terrifying pressure, he nodded slightly.

“If what the auspicious beast said is true, this human cannot die easily. We might even… need to provide him with some assistance.” Di Tian’s eyes flickered.

"Humans are the most greedy creatures. Without the drive of profit, they may not help the auspicious beast, let alone something that stirs up the threads of fate. Without an equal reward, why would humans help us?"

“He must be here to obtain a spirit ring, and the spirit ring he wants to obtain must be very difficult to find,” the Demon King suddenly said.

The other ferocious beasts had no objection to the Demon King's explanation. After all, what else could a human soul master do besides acquire soul rings when entering the Star Dou Great Forest?

Are you here to take a dump?

only……

"King of Ten Thousand Demons, how did you know?" the Crimson King asked curiously.

The Demon King glanced at him and said in a calm tone, "Don't forget, I am a plant-type soul beast, and I can communicate with most plants. While you are discussing this, I have already used my mental tentacles to connect with other plants."

"He searched his way in from the outer areas, encountering some extremely rare soul beasts along the way, but he didn't make a move. Instead, he searched very purposefully, seemingly focusing on finding soul beasts with wind and thunder attributes."

Recalling the scenes he saw with his spiritual power, Ye Qing left without hesitation when he saw other soul beasts, but when he encountered wind and thunder attribute soul beasts, he stopped to distinguish the type and age of the soul beasts and made the following judgment.

“But he is clearly of the dark attribute, isn’t he?” The Crimson King recalled the aura Ye Qing exuded when he flashed past him, and said, “Moreover, I felt that his aura gave me the same feeling as when I faced Di Tian, ​​deep, dark, and boundless.”

Of course, this doesn't refer to strength, but rather to aura.

A profound aura unique to the ultimate dark soul power.

After all, what Di Tian could do, Ye Qing could also do when he reached his level of cultivation. The essence of soul power is the same; only the effects of ultimate talent are different.

That's why the Crimson King felt like he was facing Di Tian. In the Star Dou Great Forest, only Di Tian possessed the ultimate dark attribute.

After hearing what the Crimson King said, Di Tian's face twitched. Given the weakness of that human, it was clear that he was not as strong as him, but his aura was the same, which meant he had the same soul power attribute.

Despite both being in the realm of extreme darkness, a thought unexpectedly popped into Di Tian's mind: would this human come looking for him in the future to ask for a soul ring or soul bone?

"Should we go and make contact with him?" Brigitte asked.