Chapter 107: Gu Yue, the Thigh; Big Cat, Auspicious Beast
Splash!
A bucket of cold water was poured over Tang Shan's head, leaving him unsure whether his body was cold or his heart was.
Snake Lance Douluo's words were like a bolt from the blue, striking him dumbfounded.
Although Tang Shan knew that with his True Body Martial Soul, his hearing was extremely sharp and he couldn't have misheard, he still forced himself to keep a straight face and casually asked Snake Lance Douluo as if nothing had happened, "Her name is Gu Yue?"
"Yes," Snake Lance Douluo replied, clearly not noticing Tang Shan's facial expression which was beginning to crumble. He continued sharing the information he had just gathered, "She seems to be from some Hidden Family and got separated from her family when she came to the Star Dou Great Forest. I told her to travel with us first and return once her family finds her. After all, the Star Dou Great Forest is still too dangerous for her."
At this moment, Tang Shan didn't know what expression to make. There were too many shocking elements packed into Snake Lance Douluo's words. Any single one of them would be mind-blowing on its own, let alone piled together.
Tang Shan really wanted to say: Senior Yu, there is definitely no danger in letting her walk on her own. Her returning to the Star Dou Great Forest is just like going home. How could there be any danger?
Also, shouldn't we leave a bit earlier and just leave her here? If her "family" really comes looking for her, it's hard to say if the two of us will even make it out alive.
Although Tang Shan desperately wanted to drag Snake Lance Douluo away immediately, his reason forced him to hold back.
After all, right now, a certain Silver Dragon Fish might have just run into them by coincidence. But if he dragged Snake Lance Douluo away, it would highly likely arouse her suspicion, and it would be hard to say what would happen to them then.
As he thought, Tang Shan couldn't help but recall the beautiful silhouette of the young girl holding a yellow creature he had accidentally spotted in the Diamond Mammoth's former habitat a few days ago. So, it wasn't an illusion after all. What kind of luck did he have? He came to the Star Dou Great Forest and ran straight into the final boss.
What on earth is this?
Little did Tang Shan know, even if he hadn't run into Gu Yue by chance, his intrusion into the Soul Ring and Soul skills space when absorbing the Diamond Mammoth's Soul Ring would have definitely attracted her, as the fluctuations of the rules were very distinct.
"I think this girl's talent is not bad. Tang Shan, see if you can get her to join Your Highness's faction in a bit."
Tang Shan's lips twitched again. Recruiting the Silver Dragon King into the faction of a divine Legacy? Are we sure the Silver Dragon King wouldn't suddenly fly into a rage and slap Miss Angel into nonexistence?
"Senior, I will do my best."
Tang Shan could only reply this way, but he was already plotting in his mind how to prevent the Silver Dragon King and Qian Renxue from meeting. As for recruiting her into Your Highness's faction as Snake Lance Douluo suggested, Tang Shan thought: 'I don't want to see the Silver Dragon King kill the angel's successor today, only for a war of the gods to break out over my head tomorrow.'
After a quick cleanup, Snake Lance Douluo and Tang Shan leaped up toward the tree where Gu Yue was.
Looking at the delicate and pleasant face under the black hair on the tree branch, and the big yellow cat she held in her arms, Tang Shan felt a wave of helplessness.
Why did you have to disguise yourself? If you had your silver hair, silver or purple eyes, and flawless appearance, how could I not recognize you?
Yet you actually went with Gu Yue's standard disguise.
A pleasant but not breathtaking appearance, holding a big cat in your arms—no one would ever suspect it was you.
Tang Shan complained inwardly, finally realizing why he had felt a sense of déjà vu earlier.
During the douluo 3 era, didn't a certain Silver Dragon Fish find the Golden Dragon King's human host in the Spirit Ascension Platform forest by dangling a Crystal Bear?
Oh boy, now I know why she did that in the future—turns out she had a prior record!
His thoughts raced, but on the surface, Tang Shan had already stabilized his physical state. After all, Gu Yue was ultimately a God King-level powerhouse. He had no idea what methods she possessed, but if she found out he already knew her true identity, there was no telling what his end would be.
You could look down on the Silver Dragon King's mind-boggling "wisdom," but you could never look down on her elemental power.
Relying on his physical fitness which had improved by leaps and bounds after his Breakthrough, Tang Shan quickly approached the branch where Gu Yue was.
A fair, delicate little hand was stretched out before his eyes. Instinctively, Tang Shan reached out and, with the help of the hand's owner, successfully climbed to the top of the tree, saying, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Nice to meet you, I'm Gu Yue."
Gu Yue had a smile on her face, her eyes like black gems filled with curiosity.
Having just snapped out of it, Tang Shan looked into her clear eyes, and the inexplicable wariness in his heart softened slightly.
He looked at her, a smile also appearing on his face. "I'm Tang Shan."
Whatever, I'll take it one step at a time. After all, judging by Gu Yue's actions in the original work, although she was a bit love-brained, she clearly didn't slaughter the innocent indiscriminately. Even her method of fighting for the rights of Soul Beasts in the end was very gentle, so there shouldn't be much of a crisis.
Tang Shan had indeed lowered his guard against Gu Yue significantly, and the reason was indeed due to the influence of the original novel.
After all, this was currently the douluo one era.
It wasn't the douluo two era where the Auspicious Beast was abducted by Huo Yuhao, preceded by the period when the Body Sect hunted Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts in bulk;
Nor was it the douluo 3 era when Huo Yuhao's development of the spirit soul turned out to be a disaster, nearly driving the Soul Beasts to extinction;
Although Soul Masters hunted Soul Beasts, Soul Beasts also hunted Soul Masters. There wasn't much of a deep-seated hatred between the two sides yet.
There was absolutely no need to worry about Soul Beasts taking revenge on humanity.
With his mind made up, Tang Shan's thoughts became active again. Putting aside the fact that the Silver Dragon King was heavily injured but still possessed the strength of at least a first or second-class Divinity, what was this young girl in front of him? She was a golden thigh! A thigh that was not in the least inferior to Qian Renxue. If he could cling tightly to this fair thigh, what would he have to fear in the entire Douluo Continent?
You had to know, this was the douluo one era. The one in the sky was still the old Asura God, who was a total shut-in. In fact, the gods of the current God Realm were all very reclusive and rarely interfered with the Lower Realm, unlike a certain future Buddha who would perform a divine descent at the drop of a hat.
With no enemies coming from the heavens, the Silver Dragon King leading the Soul Beasts of Douluo, and Qian Renxue among the Soul Masters, what else did he have to fear in the entire Douluo Continent besides keeping an eye out for Bibi Dong?
As long as he clung to this thigh in front of him, his future cultivation might not be a completely smooth ride, but it would definitely be safe and sound.
With his plan set, Tang Shan decided he must not let such a golden opportunity slip by.
Gu Yue had no idea that this human she was meeting formally for the first time was already plotting against her. She walked beside Tang Shan, with Snake Lance Douluo leading the way, as the three of them headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Auspicious Beast, look, I easily took down this human Soul Master in one go."
Gu Yue's voice transmission rang in the ears of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Having transformed into a big yellow cat, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion rubbed against Gu Yue's cheek, then squirmed in front of her eyes.
"Oh, I forgot, I sealed your mouth. Oh well, Auspicious Beast, just bear with it for a while. After all, you don't know how to meow, and it wouldn't be good if you accidentally spoke human language."
Gu Yue magnificently ignored the increasingly resentful gaze of a certain Auspicious Beast. Instead, she pretended to accidentally drop her, then quickly chased after and picked her up, trying to attract Tang Shan's attention.
At this moment, Tang Shan also noticed the big yellow cat in Gu Yue's arms. Although he didn't know she had dropped it on purpose, how could he miss such a great opportunity for conversation?
As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. One wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Tang Shan and discover his secrets, while the other wanted to seize the chance to cling to a golden thigh. The two of them quickly hit it off, in what was truly a "two-way street."
"Is this a Soul Beast you raised?"
Tang Shan looked at the big yellow cat in her arms with curiosity, wondering where this Silver Dragon King had found such a Soul Beast. It actually looked quite nice.
"Yes, it's very comfortable to hold. You can try."
Ignoring the highly protesting and grief-stricken eyes of a certain Auspicious Beast, Gu Yue directly thrust her hands forward, presenting the "big cat" to Tang Shan.
At the same time, Gu Yue also sent a "heart-to-heart" voice transmission to the Auspicious Beast: "Auspicious Beast, this is part of the plan. For the sake of the Soul Beasts' revival, make some sacrifices. If you don't speak up in opposition, I'll take it as silent consent."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes widened, and her limbs flailed wildly. She stared at her Lord: 'If you don't remove the spell sealing my mouth, how am I supposed to speak up and oppose you?!'
"Let me feel it."
Tang Shan looked at the flailing "big cat" Soul Beast and couldn't help but examine it up and down.
He instinctively pinched and rubbed its tail. The body that was still flailing in his arms suddenly stiffened, and then went completely limp.
What breed is this?
Tang Shan grew even more curious. He turned the "big cat's" head to face him, only to meet a pair of eyes filled with murderous intent and rage, looking as if they were about to spit fire.
With such high intelligence, Tang Shan felt that something was amiss. Finally, his gaze drifted upward, and he noticed that on the forehead of the big cat in his arms, there was a rose-gold birthmark that looked like a vertical eye.
His expression froze for a moment. Then, acting as if no one else was around, he continued to stroke the "big cat" in his arms.'So what if you stare at me? Your Lord permitted this and handed you to me herself. I'm going to pet you anyway.'
Tang Shan finally realized that the creature he was holding in his arms seemed to be the Emperor Auspicious Beast from the douluo two era, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
It wasn't that he was slow to react, or that he hadn't considered the existence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion when he discovered Gu Yue. It was mainly because Gu Yue's changes followed a traceable pattern, whereas the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's transformation completely defied his expectations.
Who would have thought that the Emperor Auspicious Beast, which ten thousand years later would have golden-yellow fur, exude a sacred flame aura, stand over two meters tall, and measure nearly three meters in length, was actually just a "big cat" right now? Its golden-yellow, flame-like fur had even turned into an ordinary yellow.
If not for her highly expressive, human-like eyes and that signature rose-gold color, Tang Shan really wouldn't have been able to recognize her.
"It really is quite comfortable."
Tang Shan felt the warm sensation radiating from the "big cat," as if he were carrying a heater around with him. Her fur was soft and smooth, making it hard to put her down.
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