Douluo Continent: Breaking Through the Clouds, the Qilin Marches!

Looking at this special spirit beast with auspicious energy, Yang Yuntian had an epiphany:

The power of destiny is inherently ethereal and elusive. Even after stepping into this bizarre and fantastical world, it remains formless, invisible, and elusive. It cannot be seen, touched, let alone controlled or manipulated at will.

People are competitive and always want to defy fate, but they don't realize that the best way to deal with this illusory power is not to fight and control it, but to calmly observe it, follow its trajectory, and go with the flow so that they can rise up by taking advantage of it.

At this moment, it wasn't that the Xuanjia Golden Tortoise Shell's senses had malfunctioned, but rather that its instincts were guiding it—this was a predestined opportunity! Just like the Great Fortune Gu in the novels of my past life, behind danger often lies a destiny that defies fate!

It never needs sharp and intimidating claws or teeth, nor does it need to rely on its strong and ferocious physical strength.

What it cultivates from beginning to end is only the two words: fortune and destiny!

Yang Yuntian looked at the hawksbill turtle, his eyes becoming incredibly clear: "It sensed the auspicious Qilin aura emanating from Xiao Hei, and it knew it probably couldn't escape today. Rather than be stripped of its life and reduced to an inanimate object, it would rather follow the guidance of destiny and offer itself as a sacrifice! It would completely bind its soul and cultivation to this chosen one with limitless potential, thus gambling for a future that transcends reincarnation!"

This was a clever, open strategy, but also a high-stakes gamble that risked everything.

Having grasped this logic, the hesitation in Yang Yuntian's eyes completely vanished. Since the other party was using their fortune and life as an investment, he, as the recipient of the investment, should give an absolutely equivalent promise. This was an equal exchange.

Yang Yuntian bowed deeply to the soul beast, which was less than a thousand years old.

"I admire your wisdom and decisiveness."

"I, Yang Yuntian, hereby swear an oath of martial spirit: Today, I am grateful for your sacrifice. If I am fortunate enough to break through the upper limit of the plane and ascend to the realm of gods, I will surely reshape your physical body and revive your divine soul! Not only will I let you see the light of day again, but I will also help you elevate your bloodline and transcend the shackles of a soul beast!"

Upon hearing this promise, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the dark golden eyes of the Xuanjia Golden Tortoise!

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Without the slightest hesitation, the Xuanjia Golden Tortoise Shell raised its head and let out a long, low groan. In an instant, the thirteen black crystal-like plates on its back simultaneously shone with a dazzling dark golden light.

A pure soul power, devoid of any resentment or impurities, along with its cultivation of over a thousand years, transformed into a dazzling purple soul ring, faintly gleaming with golden light, and detached from its body, slowly drifting towards Yang Yuntian.

With a thought, Yang Yuntian's soul ring, imbued with immense fortune, merged into his body.

The body of the Xuanjia Golden Tortoiseshell transformed into specks of golden light, dissipating in the lakeside breeze, leaving only a faint aura of auspiciousness surrounding Yang Yuntian.

Yang Yuntian sat down cross-legged on the spot, closed his eyes, and began to absorb this unprecedented Qi Luck Soul Ring. Because it was a completely voluntary sacrifice, the absorption process was smooth, without any rejection, as easy as all rivers flowing into the sea.

Little Black also quietly lay down to the side and fell asleep.

Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Old Goat, your grandson said... to become a god?..."

In this world...

"Does God really exist...?"

Yang Wudi also frowned slightly.

"I don't know either, but I trust Yun Tian. If he can't, then I don't believe anyone else can!"

Dugu Bo fell silent... Yes... If even this little monster Yang Yuntian can't succeed... then who can?

The two men tacitly spread out to form a perimeter, tightly protecting Yang Yuntian in the center.

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at the same time.

Thousands of miles away from Sunset Forest, in the deepest part of Star Dou Great Forest, the most terrifying forbidden zone for human life on the Douluo Continent, lies the space beneath the Lake of Life.

The lake, as calm as a mirror, is perpetually enveloped by an intense, pervasive life force. Beneath a towering ancient tree on the lakeshore, a strange, sleek beast, its body covered in brilliant golden fur that resembles translucent crystal, sleeps peacefully.

It has four claws and stands on golden flames. Most strikingly, in the center of its forehead, in addition to its two normal eyes, there is a closed third eye that emits a strange red light.

It is one of the absolute cores of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Emperor Beast that carries the fortune of the entire Soul Beast race—the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

At the very moment when the Xuanjia Golden Tortoise Shell offered itself to Yang Yuntian and their energies converged.

"Whoosh!"

The three-eyed golden lion, which had been fast asleep, suddenly opened its eyes. Its third eye, the Eye of Destiny, on its forehead also opened abruptly, shooting out a tangible beam of red-gold light that pointed directly towards the Sunset Forest!

"What's going on?!"

The three-eyed golden lion suddenly stood up, its eyes filled with human-like shock and confusion. Just a moment ago, it clearly sensed that in that distant northern forest, a pure aura, even faintly surpassing its own in terms of bloodline rank, had erupted!

"A shared aura... no, it's an even more ancient and domineering auspicious omen!" The three-eyed golden lion paced back and forth in frustration. As an auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, its perception of fortune was absolutely accurate.

This feeling is like a monarch who was originally the only one who was powerful, suddenly discovering that another royal bloodline has been born in the world that is even purer than his own. The instinctive curiosity and desire to explore are simply impossible to suppress.

"Splash—"

Suddenly, the waters of the Lake of Life churned violently, and a colossal black dragon head with dark golden horns slowly emerged from the water.

"Auspicious beast, why are you so restless? Do not disturb your master's slumber." A deep and resonant voice echoed in the air. The newcomer was none other than the uncrowned king of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast God with eight hundred thousand years of cultivation—Di Tian!

"Uncle Di Tian!" The three-eyed golden lion ran to the lakeside like a child tattled on Di Tian, ​​nuzzling Di Tian's scales with its head, its voice clear and urgent.

Sunset Forest!

An incredible surge of energy just erupted over there! I want to go check that direction!

"Sunset Forest?" Di Tian's golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly. How could such a place possibly give birth to a fortune that would make auspicious beasts care so much?

But the auspicious beast's perception is never wrong. Moreover, since it concerns the fate of the soul beast race, Di Tian dares not be careless.

"Human territory is full of cunning. It's too dangerous for you to go alone." Di Tian's massive body slowly rose from the lake, transforming into a dignified and cold-blooded middle-aged man clad in a black robe.

He glanced at the stubborn-looking three-eyed golden lion, pondered for a moment, and made a decision: "Fine, since you sense something, it must be of great importance. I will personally take you there!"

As the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King who wields ultimate darkness and spatial attributes, Di Tian's strength has long reached the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent.

He raised his right hand and made a sharp, sweeping motion in the air with his long, powerful fingers.

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Space was easily torn apart like fragile cloth, revealing a deep, dark spatial rift. Di Tian waved his sleeve, lifting the three-eyed golden lion, and the man and beast instantly disappeared into the spatial rift.