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--- Chapter 349 ---
"Daddy! Daddy! I love Daddy the most in the world!" A sweet voice rang out in the Lake of Life as everyone watched the newborn Auspicious Beast nuzzle its head against Han Yuan's cheek while perched on his shoulder.
"What actually happened here?" Bi Ji asked, glancing at Di Tian.
Di Tian's expression darkened as he sighed, "I have some guesses, but they're basically confirmed now."
"When the Auspicious Beast was incubating at the bottom of the Lake of Life, Han Yuan actually used the Ten Thousand Beast Flame to enhance its potential by strengthening its bloodline."
"Not only that, but Han Yuan also bestowed some luck on the Auspicious Beast and fed it with pure, condensed energy from Heaven."
"All these factors led to the Auspicious Beast feeling a closeness to Han Yuan."
"Damn, it should have been me..." Di Tian cursed under his breath.
He had been tirelessly working for months to ensure nothing went wrong with the birth of the Auspicious Beast.
However, who would have thought that the cabbage he had carefully grown like his own daughter would get stolen right out from under his nose?
The worst part was that Di Tian felt powerless. He was grateful for Han Yuan's timely assistance, as the Auspicious Beast's potential had now risen to that of a True Dragon level.
Not to mention, Han Yuan was the benefactor of Star Dou Forest, and his strength was formidable enough to contend with Di Tian himself.
So, Di Tian could only bite his handkerchief and grumble like a wronged father whose young daughter had been wooed by a yellow, no, silver-haired brat, a powerful young CEO, feeling helpless as he buried his frustration.
Meanwhile, when the ladies heard Di Tian's explanation, they couldn't help but sigh in relief, especially Ah Yin and Xiao Wu. "
That's right, how could I become a grandma without knowing? It's just adoption, yes, adoption! Xiao Yuan's first time can only be mine!" Ah Yin patted her chest, trying to comfort herself, oblivious to how possessive she sounded.
Xiao Wu pouted, "Hmph, it's just a little lion. When I grow up a bit more, Master will definitely like me more."
Yes, she never thought she was inferior to the Auspicious Beast. After all, she had been with Han Yuan longer than this little lion. However, it would be a lie to say she didn't feel pressure from it.
She recalled the Heavenly Flame that Han Yuan possessed and thought to herself. "If my Master used that flame on me, my bloodline would return to my ancestor's level and become even stronger."
"Rogue rabbit! Rogue rabbit!" the Auspicious Beast innocently shouted, clearly hearing Xiao Wu's boastful remarks and waving its small paws as if pointing at her.
Being called a "Rogue Rabbit" by the Auspicious Beast clearly annoyed Xiao Wu.
She wanted to teach this little bratty lion a lesson, but realized that, while her strength could easily overpower a newborn spirit beast, her social status did not allow her to do so.
Moreover, she felt that attacking the Auspicious Beast would bring her bad luck; yes, her spirit beast instincts told her so.
After all, the Emperor Auspicious Beast is the darling of the spirit beast races.
Xiao Wu's gut feeling about the bad luck was indeed correct. The identity of the Emperor Auspicious Beast as the beacon of luck for the spirit beast race was truly special.
While it wasn't as powerful as Han Yuan's identity as the Son of Destiny, which encompassed the whole Douluo Star, it was still important.
Han Yuan also endowed the Emperor Auspicious Beast with even more luck, amplifying its natural fortunes.
Although Han Yuan estimated the increase of fortune to be only ten to twenty percent, any Auspicious Beast already possessed immense luck, making that percentage significant.
So, the Emperor Auspicious Beast was essentially riding on Han Yuan's coattails, earning the title Grandchild of Destiny.
Although it may sound nonsensical, Thirteen, who represented the plane, said nothing about it, which implied a tacit agreement.
While the Plane of Consciousness wasn't responsible for the troubles the spirit beast race faced, its inability to help them was disgraceful.
Thus, this 'Grandchild of Destiny' title also served as compensation for the spirit beast race by Thirteen.
Amidst all this chaos, Han Yuan glanced at the Emperor Auspicious Beast and gently rubbed its small nose.
Utilizing the Eyes of Truth, he had seen through the essence of its grand transformation. It wasn't just the potential improvement caused by his intervention, but also an evolution of life itself.
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[Name: None]
[Title: Emperor Auspicious Beast (Innate), Grandchild of Destiny (Given)]
[Race: Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion (Bloodline Ascension), Three-Eyed Golden Lion (Former)]
[Age: Just born]
[Cultivation: 10,000 years old]
[Innate Talent: Little Gold Fortune]
[Innate Attributes: Ultimate Spiritual, Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Light, Ultimate Strength, and Destiny]
[Description: The Emperor Auspicious Beast is a darling of the Star Dou Forest and serves as the beacon of luck for the spirit beast race. Its very existence symbolizes the rising hope for all spirit beasts in the Douluo Plane, drastically altering its 'former' destiny.
The Emperor Auspicious Beast was born with an ill-fated destiny. When it received a drop of essence blood from the Golden Dragon King, but this drop was corrupted by the power of the Asura God, making it susceptible to his divine sense.
Using the future Son of Destiny and a hidden method within the Emperor Auspicious Beast's body, Asura God's inheritor, Tang San, schemed to obtain the luck of the spirit beast race.
Fortunately, this ill-fated destiny was 'successfully' rewritten when a new Son of Destiny descended onto the Douluo Plane, improving the Emperor Auspicious Beast's future. This new Son of Destiny not only helped the Emperor Auspicious Beast escape its ill-fated destiny but also enhanced its qualifications.
It evolved from an already strange and rare Three-Eyed Golden Lion into a Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion, a spirit beast with divine-rank potential!]
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[Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion]
[A new species of spirit beast was born by merging the characteristics of a half-step God King Divine Beast, the Golden Dragon King, with the bloodline core of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, resulting in a form of Bloodline Ascension.
This transformation was nearly impossible, yet it succeeded, blessed with immense fortune.
The Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion is no ordinary beast. It had divine-rank potential, having four Ultimate Attributes: Fire, Light, Strength, and Spiritual, along with one conceptual attribute: Destiny.
This unique combination allows it to achieve what most spirit beasts cannot, enabling it to escape the curse of limitation and attain Beast Godhood!]
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[Little Gold Fortune]
The innate ability of the Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion is one of a kind. It allows the Emperor Auspicious Beast to thaw away bad luck, read the fortunes of others—especially spirit beasts and those close to them—bless them, and ultimately escape the mandate of Heaven, making her truly a lucky gold child.
Innate Ability - Little Lucky Gold (Passive): Its mere existence regulates the energy of Heaven and Earth, increasing the speed of cultivation for those around it.
However, beware: this effect will backfire if the Emperor Auspicious Beast harbors negative thoughts about someone, turning the energy of Heaven and Earth into their enemy.]
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Han Yuan rubbed the Auspicious Beast's chin and mumbled, "Fortune Thawing Dragon-Lion, huh? You've become quite an impressive little divine beast."
He then paused while reading the description of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, noticing a particular name. "This bastard is everywhere..." Han Yuan chuckled inwardly.
'But this explains everything. Silver Dragon King, you really are hasty and blind this time. If it weren't for me, this little one would have been a pawn for the Asura God and that thief Tang San.'
'Well, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you weren't aware of this or lacked the right state of mind.'
'After all, after separating from the Golden Dragon King, you were just born and then injured by Asura God's divine power, likely affecting your so-called wise brain inherited from that old Dragon God.'
'How could someone who sleeps and dreams every day develop a high IQ and EQ?'
Han Yuan sneered, 'As expected, I am not afraid of a god-like enemy, but a pig-like teammate.'
He set this thought aside and lifted the furry Emperor Auspicious Beast as if she were a kitten.
He stared into the lion cub's playful yet adorable eyes and smiled, "Do you want a name?"
"Hey, Han Yuan, that is..." Di Tian called out in a hurry but was interrupted by the Auspicious Beast's excited voice.
"Yes, daddy! I want a name! Give me a name!"
"..." Di Tian looked down, dejected.
Bi Ji noticed and comforted the Beast God by patting him on the back, though a small smile graced her lips.
Han Yuan glanced at Di Tian and then said, "Well, how about... Di Nayuan?"
"[Di], referring to Di Tian, the sulking guy over there, who is considered your guardian. It also symbolizes your connection to his clan, the Dragon Clan."
"[Na], meaning to receive, accept, or bring in fortune/luck."
"And finally, [Yuan], referring to me but also symbolizing the source and character of an imperial garden."
"Do you like it?"
The Auspicious Beast stuttered, "D-Di..."
"Di Nyaa?"
"Di Nayuan?"
"Hmm, I like it!" The Auspicious Beast exclaimed joyfully. "Since Daddy gave me this name, I really, really, really like it!"
At first, Han Yuan wanted to give the Auspicious Beast 'Di Qiu'er' as a name, but as expected, he couldn't.
Not because it wasn't good, but because he couldn't stand it.
Yes, Han Yuan couldn't stand using anything related to Asura and that thief Tang San.
Not to mention the origin of the name 'Wang Qiu'er,' which Di Qiu'er was inspired by, is also disgusting.
Tang San secretly manipulated the Auspicious Beast's mind by having Son of Destiny's memory played in her head, only for her to get played like a fool and sacrificed as a Frankenstein Monster-like Abomination named Tang Wutong!
By then, there is not even a shred of Auspicious Beast, nor Wang Qiu'er, only the 'Dragon' character from her Golden Dragon martial soul in the Radiant Dragon God Butterfly.
Ah, the mere thought of it is disgusting.
Of course, Han Yuan kept this disgust to himself and didn't say anything about it.
"Hahaha, good girl! Good girl!" Han Yuan laughed in amusement and then rubbed Di Nayuan's head lovingly.