stonecrandall Chapter 15 Three-Eyed Golden Lion
Chapter 15 Three-Eyed Golden Lion
Chapter 15 The Three-Eyed Golden Lion
The Lake of Life, located in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, contains unparalleled life force. If a soul beast cultivates at its edge, its cultivation and advancement speed will increase exponentially. It is precisely for this reason that soul beasts with lifespans of 10 years or even longer are always born around the Lake of Life, and all of these soul beasts are powerful beings.
Meanwhile, a soul beast was fast asleep on the shore of the Lake of Life.
This spirit beast was about three meters long and eight feet tall at the shoulder, with its entire body covered in a layer of brilliant golden fur.
Its entire body is like a translucent crystal, full of strange texture.
Its overall shape resembles a lion, but its four claws are like those of a dragon, with each claw resting on a ball of golden flame.
Its mouth was also longer than that of lion-type spirit beasts, and beneath its fur appeared to be fine, golden scales.
In addition to its normal two eyes, it also has a third eye, a vertical pupil.
The two normal eyes shimmered with gold, but this vertical pupil emitted a red glow—a somewhat eerie red.
It lay there so casually, its furry belly exposed without any defense, not at all worried about being attacked by other soul beasts.
In fact, no soul beast dared to be so reckless as to provoke it.
First of all, it has a strong background.
Secondly, it is an auspicious beast, the three-eyed golden lion.
Auspicious beasts are born with intelligence that is no less than that of humans. In the habitat of auspicious beasts, all auspicious beasts grow at twice the normal speed. The chance of a 100,000-year-old auspicious beast breaking through its bottleneck is doubled. This effect also applies to even more powerful auspicious beasts.
This is a mythical beast; it's just that unreasonable.
It is precisely because auspicious beasts can bring good fortune that all the spirit beasts give way to them, pamper them, and grant their every request.
It can be said that in the Star Dou Great Forest, the auspicious beasts are showered with love and affection.
This little tyrant, no one dares to disturb its sleep.
Despite the lack of any movement, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion suddenly awoke, raising its large head to gaze into the distance in one direction. Its golden eyes revealed a human-like surprise and confusion, while a vertical eye on its forehead flickered with eerie red light.
"This aura... it's that guy! How is it possible? He's still alive?" The three-eyed golden lion spoke in human language, its voice clear and melodious.
It rolled to its feet, stretched like a big cat, and then walked briskly in the direction it sensed.
And so, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion swaggered out of the core area and into the mixed area. The soul beasts it encountered either prostrated themselves in submission or ran away as fast as they could.
Coincidentally, it encountered a Cyclops in the mixed zone.
When the auspicious beast arrived, the Cyclops turned pale with fright and immediately ran away.
It's no wonder it was so afraid, because the Cyclops is one of the auspicious beast's favorite foods.
Seeing its cowardly appearance, the three-eyed golden lion grinned. Originally, this cyclops was not its target, but it just so happened that the cyclops happened to be on its way.
The three-eyed golden lion said, "Since that's how it is, then this auspicious beast will not be polite."
"Awoo!"
Three-Eyed Golden Ni let out a strange cry, looking at the fleeing Cyclops, its three eyes darting around, revealing a human-like smirk.
The Cyclops, on the other hand, was in dire straits. Fueled by his will to survive, he moved with incredible speed, his two hairy legs leaving afterimages as he ran.
……
Lin Ye, who was searching for soul beasts, sensed a tremor coming from the ground, like an earthquake.
The ground tremors grew stronger and stronger, like an earthquake shaking the mountains.
He also noticed something rapidly approaching, and a large flock of birds in the woods ahead were startled and took flight.
The commotion grew louder and louder, and Lin Ye quickly realized that what had arrived was a cyclops, ten meters tall, with thick black hair all over its body, and a pair of thongs made of vines covering its private parts.
Lin Ye was quite knowledgeable about soul beasts, so he naturally recognized the soul beast in front of him.
Cyclops are quite special. Apart from the single eye on their forehead, they don't look much different from humans, except that they are taller, bigger, and have more hair.
They are less intelligent than real humans.
They weave clothing from vines to protect their genitals.
The Cyclops's nature is a rare form of chaos; its attributes are not clearly defined and can change at any time.
It may be suitable for all Soul Masters, or it may not be suitable for any Soul Master. Using it as a Soul Ring is purely a matter of luck.
The Cyclops showed no intention of detouring. Seeing this enormous creature charging towards them like a tank, Hyotei made their move.
A flash of emerald light appeared, and the once vibrant Cyclops was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture. Through the thick layer of ice, one could see the Cyclops' terrified expression.
At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also caught up.
Lin Ye felt a blur before his eyes, and when he looked again, a beautiful soul beast had appeared in front of him.
With three eyes, golden fur, and the looks of a top-tier spirit beast, this is definitely the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Speaking of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, its fate was quite tragic.
As an imperial auspicious beast, it carries the fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest and possesses the rare Golden Dragon bloodline, making it incomparably noble.
But it was precisely this very nobility that ruined it.
That's why it was targeted by petty scoundrels.
After some scheming, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sacrificed itself to Huo Yuhao, taking away all of its own fortune and bloodline.
This indirectly benefited the Tang family.
As Lin Ye sized up the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was also observing Lin Ye, and its first words were, "You're still alive?"
Lin Ye: "..."
What are you saying? What kind of talk is that? What do you mean I'm still alive? Should I be dead? Whose child is this, speaking so rudely?
However, his mind worked quickly, and he soon figured out the whole story.
The future self traveled to a past time and met the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but did not reveal that the time travel had happened.
In this way, the three-eyed golden lion mistakenly believed that it was a person from that time and space, that is, a person from a thousand years ago.
Human lifespan is at most a few hundred years.
According to this calculation, in the mind of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, it should have died of old age long ago.
And things did indeed turn out exactly as he had analyzed.
At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was filled with doubt. What was wrong with this person? Not only had he not died of old age, but he had also become young again. It even doubted that the person in front of it was the one it knew.
"You're Lin Ye, right?"
Lin Ye blinked. Should he admit it? His future self had bullied this guy before. If he admitted it now, would this guy try to bully him back? He was no match for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion now.
Lin Ye's hesitation immediately confirmed Lin Ye's identity to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
If Lin Ye truly didn't recognize himself, then the most appropriate reaction would be confusion—confusion about who he was, or even curiosity about why this soul beast could speak.
(End of this chapter)