The Three-Eyed Golden Lion held a truly revered status within the Star Dou Forest.
Seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion lying silently on the ground, seemingly lost in thought, Scarlet King refrained from speaking out of turn to disturb it. Instead, it quietly stood guard by its side.
The fact that the Auspicious Beast's injuries had healed calmed much of Scarlet King's fury. At the same time, it summoned several intelligent ten-thousand-year soul beasts to relay the situation to the great ferocious beasts in the core zone of the Star Dou Forest.
A Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with fifty thousand years of cultivation, capable of severely injuring the Auspicious Beast, demanded their attention.
This was the boundary between the mixed zone and the outer zone of the Star Dou Forest, nearly a hundred kilometres from the ferocious lands in the core zone. Even the Beast God Di Tian, with his eight hundred ninety thousand years of cultivation, could not sense what happened here across such a vast distance. If not for this, Scarlet King would not have been left so isolated earlier.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed, and the Cyan Flame Dragon true form of Xian Lin'er, had long since left the Star Dou Forest.
Suddenly, an overwhelmingly terrifying aura surged forth without warning from the space in front of Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
A black spatial rift, a hundred meters long, appeared in the air. The rift seemed to possess an infinite suction force, causing even a ferocious beast like Scarlet King to pale.
Immediately after, four figures stepped out from the spatial rift.
Leading them was a stern and resolute man in black robes, his long black hair cascading down his back, reaching precisely to his heels—no more, no less. Amid his black hair, two strands of golden hair stood out prominently, hanging quietly in front of his eyes.
Behind him were three others: two men and one woman.
The sole woman was strikingly beautiful, with emerald-green eyes and long, flowing hair of the same colour. Her slender figure was perfectly accentuated by a water-green dress, her snow-white arms exposed. Most striking were the pair of wings on her back, resembling carved emeralds.
Each feather was dazzlingly vibrant, the lush green brimming with the aura of life, enhancing her enchanting presence, like a goddess of nature.
Her eyes revealed clear concern as she saw the dazed Three-Eyed Golden Lion. She hurriedly flapped her emerald wings, gliding to its side. Only after closely sensing the stable aura of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did her full chest rise and fall with relief.
As for the other two, the man on the left was a lean middle-aged man, his appearance not particularly handsome, his face tinged with a sickly green, even his eyes a ghostly emerald. Unlike the vibrant, life-filled green of the woman, his was an eerie, ghostly hue, shimmering with strange brilliance. His dark green robe fluttered without wind, as did his matching long hair, which trailed behind him for over ten meters.
The man on the right was a towering figure, over two meters tall, a stark contrast to the lean man. His muscular frame was imposing, and his eyes faintly gleamed with ferocity.
"Di Tian, I failed to protect the Auspicious Beast," Scarlet King said, lowering its three massive heads before the black-robed man. Its crimson eyes flickered with light, tinged with a trace of awe.
The one who could make the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff so submissive was none other than the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, the foremost among the top ten ferocious beasts.
The other three were also among the top ten ferocious beasts: Bi Ji, ranked fourth, with the Emerald Swan as her true form; the Myriad Demon King, ranked fifth, with the Demon Eye Demon Tree as his true form; and Xiong Jun, ranked sixth, with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as his true form.
Their distinct appearances made them easy to identify. The stunning woman with emerald wings was Bi Ji, the lean man with a sickly green complexion was the Myriad Demon King, and the muscular man with ferocious eyes was undoubtedly the ill-tempered yet powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear King, Xiong Jun.
Di Tian glanced faintly at Scarlet King before withdrawing his gaze. In that moment, his brilliant golden eyes suddenly flared with light. The radiant gold exuded an imposing majesty, and his kingly aura condensed into a tangible golden light that enveloped Xiong Jun.
"Why is that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger still in the Star Dou Forest, Xiong Jun? You owe me an explanation," Di Tian said.
His calm voice carried no trace of emotion, but the ferocity in Xiong Jun's eyes was instantly replaced by fear. Suspended in midair, he plummeted to the ground, cracking the earth beneath him. Xiong Jun's body hunched, a dark golden glow emanating from him as he struggled to resist Di Tian's pressure.
Scarlet King and Bi Ji remained silent, while the Myriad Demon King glanced at the dishevelled Xiong Jun with a sneer, a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.
He had little fondness for the arrogant, muscle-brained Xiong Jun.
When the plant-type soul beasts under his command had detected traces of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the outer zones of the Star Dou Forest, he had relayed the information to the other ferocious beasts.
The appearance of a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Forest demanded immediate action. If its cultivation reached a hundred thousand years, it could threaten their dominance. Among the five ferocious beasts present, aside from Di Tian, who could confidently claim to suppress a hundred-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?
Even Xiong Jun, renowned for his combat prowess, would likely struggle.
The Myriad Demon King had clearly stated that his plant-type soul beasts had sensed a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with at least ten thousand years of cultivation, but Xiong Jun, who took it upon himself to deal with it, dismissed it as insignificant.
Xiong Jun later mocked the Myriad Demon King for making a fuss over a mere eight-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, claiming it could be crushed effortlessly with his Dark Gold Terrorclaws.
Hearing this, the Myriad Demon King had been puzzled. He knew Xiong Jun, despite his lack of wit, never lied. If he said so, he must have found an eight-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Given the rarity of Dark Demon Evil God Tigers—only slightly less rare than the Auspicious Beast—it was unlikely for two to appear in the Star Dou Forest at once. Still, he trusted his plant-type soul beasts' senses and, out of caution, reminded Xiong Jun later. But the prideful Xiong Jun, predictably, dismissed his words as cowardice.
Now, the truth was clear. The plant-type soul beasts under the Demon Eye Demon Tree King had indeed sensed a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with over ten thousand years of cultivation.
By sheer coincidence, Xiong Jun had stumbled upon another eight-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Regardless, Xiong Jun would not escape Di Tian's judgment unscathed today and was bound to face consequences.
The situation had become clear. The eight-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that Xiong Jun had heavily injured was the one Xu Zihuang encountered in the Star Dou Forest a year ago, which fell to his Dragon Claw and became his third soul ring.
The ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger sensed by the Myriad Demon King's plant-type soul beasts was the one that had just severely wounded the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
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