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--- Chapter 348 ---
As Han Yuan and Di Tian swam into the Lake of Life, Han Yuan couldn't help but ask, "What species does the Emperor Auspicious Beast come from again?"
Di Tian gave Han Yuan a puzzled look. "I thought you would know."
"Hey, I'm not omnipotent, though I wish I were!" Han Yuan shrugged helplessly.
"I guess that's true…" Di Tian sighed inwardly in response. "The Emperor Auspicious Beast this time is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
"This species of Auspicious Beast is famous for possessing the power of destiny, which can enhance the cultivation speed of the Star Dou Forest just by existing."
"It's not only that, right?" Han Yuan recalled that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had other attributes.
Di Tian nodded calmly. "Besides the power of destiny, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also possesses Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire Elements, transcending common limitations."
"The Lord also bestowed a drop of the Golden Dragon King's essence blood upon this little one, allowing its Golden Blood to experience sublimation and gain a more dragon-like character as it grows."
Han Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement. "Your Lord is generous. Even though it was only a drop, the Golden Dragon King's essence blood is more than enough to evolve any subtype dragon or even dragon-type martial souls into a true dragon one."
"People say the Golden Dragon is the Ancestor of Power, and that's quite true."
"However, the Golden Dragon King is a very embodiment of it."
"Both are literally incomparable."
"Wanting the Emperor Auspicious Beast to grow quickly is not wrong, but your Lord is still too hasty in this goal." He shook his head gently.
Di Tian frowned. "What do you mean?"
Han Yuan glanced at Di Tian and put on a mysterious smile. "I will show you later."
At first, Han Yuan wondered where the Silver Dragon King got her hand on the drop of the Golden Dragon King's essence blood, but thinking about it again, she must have gotten it when escaping from the Divine Realm.
Han Yuan was amused, 'Silver Dragon King could have used this drop of Golden Dragon King's essence blood to recover her injury, but she didn't use it and gave it away instead, which means this essence blood isn't good enough, or even polluted.'
'After all, we are talking about the Dragon God's madness in blood form here.'
They swam for a few more seconds and finally arrived at the bottom of the Lake of Life. A golden crystal lay quietly on the ground, shimmering with golden and emerald-green light, filled with boundless vitality.
'Tsk, tsk. Besides the drop of the Golden Dragon King's essence blood, the Silver Dragon King is also willing to bestow a small portion of Life Gold she needs to recuperate, to help the Auspicious Beast.' Han Yuan thought with amusement.
'What a caring master; truly different from the love-brained "Gu Yuena" Silver Dragon King I knew.'
While the crystal was obviously smaller and the energy Han Yuan sensed was also weaker compared to that of the Wind-Riding Auspicious Beast from Beta's memory, he knew that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still a genuine Auspicious Beast.
Above all else, since the Emperor Auspicious Beast was still in an egg-like form, Han Yuan could still raise its potential.
While Di Tian was puzzled, Han Yuan projected Enma using the power of Dream again and slowly infused the Crimson-Blooded Heavenly Flame into the golden crystal.
Di Tian's eyes widened in shock. He didn't make any noise or voice his thoughts, merely watching Han Yuan's careful operations.
Han Yuan didn't mind Di Tian observing him, believing this would also allow the Beast God to experience the power of Heavenly Flame, albeit indirectly.
Even though Han Yuan could produce many of Enma's flame seeds for the Star Dou Forest, they also needed a method to utilize them. Ultimately, a Heavenly Flame isn't like a pill that one can easily swallow.
While flame seed isn't as good as a true Heavenly Flame, it's a portion of a special living entity born from Heaven and Earth.
Moreover, Han Yuan hadn't mentioned to the ferocious spirit beasts that Enma's flame seeds need nurturing over time. It will serve as a deterrent since purifying the bloodline wouldn't be as easy as they expected.
Hiss!
'This is...' Di Tian sucked a cold breath. He was shocked to his very core when he saw what Han Yuan had done.
Di Tian watched as Han Yuan skillfully located the bloodline in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's undeveloped body, burning the impurity away with the Ten Thousand Beast Flame before adding the refined drop of the Golden Dragon King's essence blood into it, truly making it part of the Auspicious Beast.
Han Yuan's actions didn't just change common sense; he was rewriting the bloodline limits and defying heaven!
Yet, this demonstration was far from over. Han Yuan knew this operation required a finishing touch.
"Who would have thought I would use them here?" Han Yuan's sighing voice shook Di Tian from his trance. He then summoned a purple-gold mist and a white gourd, causing the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon to tilt its head in confusion.
Purple Dawn Mist. White Emperor Gourd. Two god-level martial souls from another world!
Under Di Tian's disbelieving gaze, Han Yuan not only granted an immense fortune upon the Emperor Auspicious Beast with the Purple Dawn Mist's innate ability, elevating its already considerable fortune to a higher level, but also used the White Emperor Gourd to refine the purest essence of Heaven and Earth to stabilize its growth.
All of this was 'naturally' done in seconds before Han Yuan unsummoned the martial souls that were unfamiliar to him, appearing slightly pale.
"Damn, world-crossing summons are still too mentally taxing," Han Yuan mumbled to himself.
The change in Hye's Fate brought by the Providence already granted Han Yuan the ability to use the powers of his other half without delay, which the Authority of Dream couldn't achieve. However, the consumption of Soul is a bit tight, and he wasn't used to it.
If Beta knew Han Yuan fell into such a dilemma, he would definitely point his finger up his nose and laugh while saying, 'Haha, fuck you! You finally knew how it felt, too!'
"Hey, are you alright?" Di Tian asked, supporting Han Yuan, whose body was shaking after helping the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
Han Yuan waved his hand casually. "I'm fine, just a little tired."
"Watch for the Auspicious Beast, it's going to 'hatch' soon."
Unknown to Han Yuan, a pair of amethyst-colored dragon eyes is gazing at him from the secret realm below the Lake of Life. The gaze is full of longing and desire.
Back to the bottom of the Lake of Life, the golden crystal cracked, and Di Tian's eyes widened. He quickly grabbed Han Yuan's collar and the 'egg' with him through a portal.
"Hey, why did you-!" Han Yuan couldn't speak his thoughts before getting dragged away.
Di Tian teleported them to the surface, and he carefully placed the 'egg' on a bundle of vitality-filled feathers of Emerald Swans.
Bi Ji, who hadn't left yet like other ferocious beasts, Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, and Xiao Wu approached them quietly and watched the golden crystal, letting out a blinding golden light.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The cracks on the golden 'egg' crystal rapidly spread, making even the dignified Di Tiae nervous.
Then, a small, fluffy, and sunny golden furry limb broke the crystal. Upon observing it even closer, one would notice beneath the furry appearance, the limb also has beautiful dragon scales, like polished golden-colored ceramic.
The furry limb struggled to move for a while before four more 'legs' broke out of their confines, and a long, golden, and fluffy tail swayed left and right as if it was in a good mood.
Roar!
Finally, a young yet arrogant dragon's roar, and the lion's cry broke the crystal completely, revealing the Auspicious Beast.
Whether it was Han Yuan, Di Tian, Bi Ji, Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, or Xiao Wu, they were all stunned by the Auspicious Beast. It's not because the Auspicious Beast's appearance didn't meet their expectation, but because it was damned cute!
Small body, fluffy appearance, small pouting head with two bright pink eyes, shimmering rose-gold third eye, matching soft pointed ears, and finally, a pair of slender, golden dragon horns shaped like a crown that seemed to be part of its third eye.
Besides possessing the aura of nobility, this creature is the epitome of cuteness!
The Auspicious Beast blinked its eyes a couple of times, looking around the new world it was 'naturally' born into, and eventually stopped at Han Yuan, feeling a strange closeness from him.
Han Yuan and the Auspicious Beast gazed at each other silently, and then the newborn cub innocently and sweetly yelled out.
"D..."
"D-Daddy!"
"..." Han Yuan.
"..." Di Tian.
"..." Bi Ji, Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, Xiao Wu.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.