The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

It was a giant black tiger, over seven meters long. Unlike the giant black tiger he and He Caitou had killed together, this giant black tiger was not only completely black without a single blemish, but even the "king" character on its forehead was black, though unlike the black on its fur, it was a somber, misty black.

Compared to ordinary tiger-type spirit beasts, its tail is much longer and stands upright. It is composed of countless joints, with a huge barb at the very tip, emitting a sinister glow. A pair of equally black wings also grow on its broad back.

It was the same Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that Xu Zihuang had encountered on his first visit to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Moreover, judging from the size of this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, its cultivation level definitely exceeds 50,000 years.

"Why is it this thing again?! I was wondering what kind of soul beast could rival a 100,000-year soul beast with a cultivation level of 50,000 years. So it's this thing!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice rang out again in Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea, almost driving him crazy, and also showing a bit of fear.

Back then, it had just escaped from the perilous Star Dou Great Forest when it fell into the hands of a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with eight thousand years of cultivation. That Dark Demon Evil God Tiger eventually became Xu Zihuang's third soul ring.

"Wait, that 100,000-year-old soul beast on the other side is that bastard Crimson King?! No, there's another soul beast?!"

That's right, the lion-like spirit beast with three large heads was none other than the Crimson King, the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, ranked eighth among the top ten ferocious beasts. A genuine ferocious beast, it was a being capable of rivaling a human Super Douluo. This also proves the terrifying nature of spirit beasts like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. With only 50,000 years of cultivation, it held its own against the enraged Crimson King.

However, neither Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nor Xu Zihuang considered the matter of the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound King immediately. This was because not far behind the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound King, there was another, even more wondrous soul beast.

Like the Crimson King, this spirit beast resembled a lion in overall form, but its limbs were dragon claws covered in golden scales, and its mouth was longer than that of ordinary lion-type spirit beasts. Its entire body was like translucent golden crystal, filled with a strange texture. Beneath its golden fur, like its four dragon claws, were dense golden scales. Besides its normal golden eyes, it had a third vertical eye, somewhat similar to the golden pupil spirit spirit phantom that Xu Zihuang displayed when using his gold-level main spirit spirit for its second awakening. However, this third vertical eye was red, with a somewhat eerie red hue.

Yet this strangely beautiful and noble soul beast bore several deep, bone-revealing wounds. A grayish-black aura seemed to relentlessly erode its body through these wounds, but it was blocked by the golden-red energy emanating from its body, strangely preventing any blood from flowing. However, lying limply on the ground, its aura was unusually weak.

If it were any other soul beast, even a top-tier soul beast with a powerful bloodline like the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, such a fatal injury would likely result in death. Even if it survived, its very essence would be severely damaged. But this soul beast, through its unique ability, managed to seal its life force, preventing it from rapidly fading away.

"This is... this is a Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!" The shock in Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice was even greater than before.

"Could it be that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that injured this three-eyed golden lion? It's insane to dare to injure an imperial auspicious beast."

It's hard to say how much Tianmeng Ice Silkworm cared about the safety of the Emperor Beast. Having been oppressed by the ferocious beasts of the Great Calamity Land for so many years, it harbored only resentment towards the powerful soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. It wished the Crimson King and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with 50,000 years of cultivation would fight to the death, or even that the Emperor Beast would perish here, leaving the ferocious beasts powerless and enraged.

It will only gloat over this.

However, a battle of this magnitude could easily implicate Xu Zihuang, whose fate was intertwined with his own. This left him no choice but to consider the matter carefully.

At the same time, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's blood-red eyes stared at the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound King, a hint of anthropomorphic resentment flashing in them. Its limbs, several times more muscular than the giant-pawed black tiger, were planted firmly on the ground, its entire body taut. A ferocious scorpion tail throbbed gently behind it.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm guessed correctly; the Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, was severely injured by it. This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had been patiently waiting for this opportunity for thousands of years.

At that time, its cultivation had just broken through to the ten-thousand-year realm. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a super soul beast, possessed innate intelligence. With ten thousand years of cultivation, it had wisdom no less than that of a human. Moreover, its strength was extremely formidable; few soul beasts could threaten it.

It was at that time that it chose to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to devour the soul beasts there to accelerate its cultivation. By chance, it discovered the existence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an imperial auspicious beast. Immediately, it felt an intense greed. It knew very well that if it devoured this imperial auspicious beast, its cultivation level could potentially break through to the 100,000-year level in a short period.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clan hadn't produced a powerhouse of this caliber for countless years. Their strongest member back then had only around 60,000 years of cultivation. Through the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clan's unique abilities, they vaguely learned that the 60,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had been defeated by a human and become that human's soul ring.

For this reason, very few Dark Demon Evil God Tigers dare to step into this Star Dou Great Forest anymore.

It wanted to devour the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was always protected by powerful soul beasts. So it simply endured in the Star Dou Great Forest, staying only on the edge of the mixed zone and the outer zone, devouring other weak soul beasts to improve its cultivation, while waiting for the right opportunity to make its move.

It was very cautious, relying on the domain that its Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clan possessed from birth, and had never revealed its tracks. This concealment lasted for thousands of years. Finally, today, it discovered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which had come out alone to hunt spirit beasts with the attribute of light, feeding on their brains.

Everything unfolded as it had planned. Its attack, the culmination of millennia of forbearance, severely wounded the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. While the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, as an imperial auspicious beast, possessed noble blood, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was on the same level, both having the potential to cultivate to demigod status. Moreover, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger truly possessed ultimate evil and five other elemental attributes, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion only possessed near-ultimate fire and light, plus a spiritual attribute. With a cultivation of only about fifteen thousand years, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was naturally no match for it.

But just as it was about to devour the three-eyed golden lion, it was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the Red King, which naturally angered it.

"Roar—" The Dark Demon God Tiger roared to the sky, the resentment and hesitation in its eyes vanishing instantly. With a flap of its enormous wings, a fierce wind arose, and it transformed into a streak of light, swiftly fleeing into the distance.

It desperately wanted to devour the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but it was no match for the Crimson King at the moment. Not to mention, in the perilous land of the Star Dou Great Forest, there were several beings superior to the Crimson King.

What it has in abundance is the ability to endure. Only by living can there be an infinite future.

The Dark Demon God Tiger wanted to escape, but the Crimson King naturally wouldn't allow it. Its three massive heads roared wildly to the sky, black lines emerging from its dark red fur, and its enormous body shot off in the direction the Dark Demon God Tiger had fled.

The rage in its heart nearly clouded its judgment. It had always been the guardian of the auspicious beast, yet it had been severely injured by that Dark Demon Tiger under its protection—this was entirely its dereliction of duty.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo arrived at Xu Zihuang and He Caitou's side almost at the same time.

"How could the Crimson King appear on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest mixed zone? And what about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with 50,000 years of cultivation? And what exactly is that soul beast…?" Both of them wore solemn expressions. They were familiar with the Crimson King, one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was also recorded in Shrek Academy's ancient texts, and they could barely make out its identity. But the identity of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Emperor Beast was completely unknown to them. After all, auspicious beasts were only beings that appeared in legends.

The current crisis didn't allow them much time to think. Qian Duoduo took He Caitou from Xu Zihuang's hands and said in a deep voice, "Let's leave the Star Dou Great Forest first. Lin'er, you take Tianhuang with you."

Although Qian Duoduo's strength is not as great as Xian Lin'er's, he is much more rational and decisive than Xian Lin'er at this moment.

However, just as Xian Lin'er was about to grab Xu Zihuang's arm and leave with Qian Duoduo, Xu Zihuang suddenly rushed towards the direction where the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was.

His actions were so unexpected that Xian Lin'er never anticipated such a situation and was unable to react in time to stop Xu Zihuang.

Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er's pupils both contracted, and Xian Lin'er's delicate eyebrows twitched sharply. Qian Duoduo, who knew Xian Lin'er well, knew that this Martial God Douluo was on the verge of exploding in rage.

Not to mention Xian Lin'er, even he himself couldn't understand Yu Tianhuang's behavior.

Five kilometers is just a matter of a few breaths for Xu Zihuang now. What Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo cannot see is that a silver hexagonal light pattern has appeared between his eyebrows, which vaguely looks like it is solidifying into silver scales.

This was the second time such a situation had occurred. The first time, it had given him a strong desire to go to the Star Dou Great Forest, but this time, the thought that arose in his mind was touching foreheads with the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. It was as if fate was guiding him from the shadows.

He wouldn't completely believe this vague feeling, but he was certain that if he could complete the attribute connection with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and obtain the Eye of Destiny, it would bring him immense benefits.

This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity.

However, he wouldn't risk his life, so as he rushed out, he said in a deep voice to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in his sea of ​​consciousness, "Tianmeng, if anything unexpected happens, just use your last spatial teleportation ability to take me away."

"Okay." The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm solemnly replied. It didn't know exactly what Xu Zihuang wanted to do, but it could feel the trust Xu Zihuang placed in it, and its heart was deeply moved.

"Zihuang, leave it to me."

On the other side, as Xu Zihuang's figure suddenly magnified before its eyes, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was stunned at first. However, before it could respond, its limbs and neck were enveloped in an incredibly solid and hard dark red crystal in the next instant.

Xu Zihuang, who had come to stand in front of the three-eyed golden lion, also stretched out his right hand and pressed down hard on its head.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's initial daze instantly transformed into fury. As an imperial auspicious beast, even the ferocious beasts living in extremely dangerous places would not easily touch its body. Being held down by this seemingly insignificant human filled it with an indescribable sense of humiliation.

Unfortunately, it is now so weak that it is powerless to resist.

This three-eyed golden lion is somewhat similar to Xu Zihuang in some ways, because they both feel that no soul beast or human can be on the same level as them, which stems from their inherent arrogance.

The three-eyed golden lion roared repeatedly, speaking in human language—a very pleasant and clear female voice.

"You lowly human, how dare you touch my body! I wish you endless misfortune and a terrible death!"

But in the next instant, its voice abruptly ceased, for Xu Zihuang's forehead had already touched its red third eye. All that appeared in its vision were Xu Zihuang's indifferent, deep purple eyes.

The two, one human and one beast, trembled violently as their eyes met.

Strange, distorted halos of light enveloped the two, making their bodies appear almost transparent, with the light flickering faintly. Each time the light shifted, their bodies trembled.

Hexagonal silver scales had appeared between Xu Zihuang's brows, while a peculiar golden light surged from the third red eye of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, gradually merging into the silver scale. The original silver scale gained a touch of brilliant gold, and this brilliant gold showed signs of deepening, fusing with the silver scale into a complete whole. Gold and silver blended together, surrounded by a faint nine-colored halo.

The rich life force originating from the metal of life in Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea was also injected back into the body of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the injuries that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had suffered were healing at an astonishing speed.

The space and time within the aperture seemed completely isolated from the outside world. The person and beast within the aperture felt as if they had lived through endless ages, sharing each other's memories. But in the outside world, only a moment had passed.

"Weng—"

A layer of golden light burst forth from the point where Xu Zihuang and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion made contact, and Xu Zihuang's body was also thrown back, only to be caught by Xian Lin'er who arrived a step later.

"You brat, what are you trying to do?!" Xian Lin'er shouted, this was the first time she had lost her composure like this in all these years. Yu Tianhuang was the future of Shrek Academy, his importance was beyond question. If anything happened here, she and Qian Duoduo would be held responsible.

Without waiting for Xu Zihuang's response, she transformed into a giant dragon covered in cyan dragon scales, with layers of cyan flames swirling around its body.

A series of dragon roars rang out, and the pair of dragon wings on its back flapped, flying towards Shrek City.

This is Xian Lin'er's martial soul, the Azure Flame Dragon. The Azure Flame Dragon is a type of flying dragon, and it is a powerful martial soul on the same level as the Rouge Dragon, which is inherited by Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu, mother and daughter of the Earth Dragon Gate.

The difference lies in the attribute of the Crimson Dragon: Annihilation, which is direct destruction and obliteration. The Azure Flame Dragon, on the other hand, possesses a decomposition power that can only be controlled after the wind attribute has reached a certain level of strength; the decomposition power's effect is cutting and dispersing.

Xu Zihuang stood blankly atop Xian Lin'er's dragon body, still immersed in the insights he had gained from the attribute connection with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He didn't even notice when Qian Duoduo brought He Caitou to his side.

"Roar, roar, roar—" Three more roars rang out, and the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound Crimson King, sensing the abnormality, rushed to the side of the Emperor Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion in an instant.

It was blinded by rage just now; compared to chasing down that Dark Demon Tiger, the safety of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was definitely more important.

"Damn it! How come there are still two human Title Douluos?!"

Looking up at the Azure Flame Dragon's true form disappearing into the distant horizon, the Crimson King's terrifying canines, gleaming with a crimson-gold luster, twitched. However, when it saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whose injuries had healed and whose gaze was now vacant, its own eyes also went blank.

It seems that those humans did not harm the auspicious beast? On the contrary, they healed its injuries?

Chapter 224 The Five Ferocious Beasts

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion holds a very prestigious position in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing the three-eyed golden lion lying silently on the ground, seemingly sensing something, the Red King did not rashly speak to disturb it, but simply stood quietly by its side.

The auspicious beast's injuries healed, calming its rage considerably. It also summoned several intelligent, ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to relay the situation to those in the perilous core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, with its cultivation of 50,000 years and its severe injury to the auspicious beast, had to be taken seriously by them.

This is the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest's mixed zone and outer zone, nearly a hundred kilometers away from the perilous land within the core area. Even the Beast God Di Tian, ​​with a cultivation level of 890,000 years, couldn't possibly traverse such a distance to perceive the situation here. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been isolated and helpless just now.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, and Xian Lin'er's true form as the Azure Flame Dragon had long since left the area where the Star Dou Great Forest was located.

Suddenly, an extremely terrifying aura emanated from the space in front of the Crimson King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion without warning.

A black spatial rift, hundreds of meters long, appeared in the air. This black rift seemed to have endless suction, causing even a ferocious beast of the Red King's level to change its expression.

Immediately afterwards, four figures stepped out of the spatial rift.

Leading the group was a stern-faced man in black robes, his long black hair flowing down his back, reaching just to his ankles. Not a hair more, not a hair less. Among that full head of black hair, two strands of golden hair stood out, falling quietly before his eyes.

The other three people behind him were two men and one woman.

The only woman was exceptionally beautiful, with emerald green eyes and long, flowing hair. She had a slender figure, and a long, light green dress perfectly accentuated her curves, revealing a pair of snow-white, lotus-root-like arms. Most remarkably, she possessed a pair of wings on her back, wings that appeared to be carved from emeralds.

Each feather looked so dazzling, its vibrant green brimming with life, further highlighting her breathtaking beauty, like that of a goddess of nature.

The woman's eyes revealed obvious worry. Seeing the three-eyed golden lion with its lifeless eyes, she quickly flapped her pair of emerald green wings and gracefully landed in front of it. Only when she sensed that the three-eyed golden lion's aura had stabilized at close range did her full breasts rise and fall slightly, and she finally felt relieved.

As for the other two, the man on the left was a thin, middle-aged man. He wasn't particularly handsome, his face was somewhat bluish, and even his eyes were a bluish-green. Unlike the vibrant green of the stunningly beautiful woman before, his was an eerie, ghostly green. Deep within it, there was a strange radiance. His dark green robe billowed without wind, as did his matching long hair, which was unusually long, flowing ten meters behind him.

On the right is a burly man over two meters tall, the complete opposite of the middle-aged man on the left. He has extremely strong muscles all over his body, and his eyes reveal a hint of ferocity.

"Di Tian, ​​it is my fault for failing to protect the auspicious beast." Before the leading black-robed man, the Crimson King actually lowered its three enormous heads. Its crimson eyes gleamed with light, and there was a hint of awe in them.

The one who could command such obedience from the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound was none other than Emperor Tian, ​​the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

The other three are Bi Ji, who ranks fourth among the ten most ferocious beasts and whose true form is a jade swan.

The fifth-ranked Demon King is actually the Demon Eye Tree.

The sixth-ranked bear is a dark gold dinosaur claw bear.

They are easily distinguishable by their distinctive appearances. The stunning woman with emerald green wings on her back is Bi Ji, the thin middle-aged man with a bluish complexion is the King of Ten Thousand Demons, and the burly man with fierce glint in his eyes is undoubtedly the hot-tempered and powerful King of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, Xiong Jun.

Di Tian glanced at the Crimson King indifferently before looking away. The instant he looked away, his bright golden eyes suddenly shone brightly. The bright gold exuded a captivating majesty, and the powerful, monarchical aura condensed into a tangible golden shield that enveloped the Bear King.

"Why is that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger still in the Star Dou Great Forest? Bear Lord, you need to give me a reason."

A calm voice echoed in the air, seemingly devoid of any emotion, but the fierce glint in Xiong Jun's eyes was instantly replaced by terror. He plummeted to the ground, causing the earth to crack. Xiong Jun, his body contorted in a dark golden aura, struggled against Di Tian's oppressive power.