Chapter 167: Qian Daoliu's Invitation
"Tang San, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have doubted you..."
Xiao Wu revealed a smile, no longer disliking the stench Tang San had inherited from absorbing the Poisonous Slime, and actively embraced him.
Tang San felt Xiao Wu's soft body and couldn't help but get excited; gaining Xiao Wu's forgiveness was the best news.
But his uncle, Tang San, couldn't help but show a hint of resentment in his eyes when he thought of Tang Xiao.
Damn Spirit Hall, damn Pei Qing, damn Heaven Dou Empire—they were all against him. It was practically a death wish.
What should he do now? Even his uncle, who was a ninety-sixth-rank Title Douluo, had fallen. Did he, a Soul Elder, truly have the ability to continue?
"Xiao Wu, can I really go back to the Star Dou Great Forest with you?"
Tang San's face was troubled. On this Douluo Continent, wanting to cultivate to become a Title Douluo without a backer was simply a pipe dream.
After all, to become stronger, one needed resources—and to get resources, conflicts with others were inevitable. Without a backer, he might be slapped to death at any moment.
"Tang San, don't worry. As long as we return to the Star Dou Great Forest, we'll be safe."
"Before I transformed, my true form was a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. In the Star Dou Great Forest, I have two younger brothers: the hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python and the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape!"
"As long as we return to the Star Dou Great Forest, their strength will be enough to protect us."
A hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python, and Titan Giant Ape? Tang San couldn't help but gasp when he heard Xiao Wu's words.
Having systematically studied Soul Beasts under Yu Xiaogang, he was very clear about how powerful these two two-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts with top-tier bloodlines truly were.
If these two Soul Beasts joined forces, let alone protecting him and Xiao Wu, even Bibi Dong, who killed his uncle, wouldn't be able to harm them.
"Xiao Wu, I'll go back with you, but I heard that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape live in the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest. Will there really be no problem if we go directly?"
Tang San was still a little worried. After all, the Star Dou Great Forest was full of dangers, and entering its depths without the strength of a Title Douluo was practically a death sentence.
With his and Xiao Wu's current strength—one a Soul Elder, the other a Soul Ancestor—trying to enter was simply a pipe dream.
"Tang San, don't worry. As long as we enter the Star Dou Great Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming will be able to sense our aura, and they will come to us as quickly as possible."
Xiao Wu had spent countless years with Da Ming and Er Ming, so she naturally had a way to let them sense her presence.
"That's great! As expected of the legendary King of the Forest, truly extraordinary!"
When Tang San heard this, his face immediately lit up with joy. Although his uncle had fallen, he never expected such good news to emerge from a desperate situation.
It seemed that he, Tang San, was destined to become a strong person. Otherwise, why was his luck always so good? As soon as the strong person protecting him fell, he could immediately find a new backer!
"That's natural. Da Ming and Er Ming are very strong, or they wouldn't be able to occupy the Life Lake."
Xiao Wu couldn't help but speak with a hint of pride when she heard Tang San praise Da Ming and Er Ming.
Tang San didn't say much, just nodded repeatedly, then took Xiao Wu, applied medicinal powder, and headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
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Qian Renxue's Arrival at the Worship Hall
"You've arrived. Welcome, the true master of the Star Dou Great Forest—the legendary Auspicious Beast, Miss Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"
Qian Renxue led everyone into the Worship Hall. As soon as they entered, a gentle voice rang out, and an old man in a white robe with golden patterns appeared kindly before everyone.
"Grandpa!"
"Grand Supreme Pontiff!"
Qian Renxue and Pei Qing both spoke when they saw Qian Daoliu appear.
Qian Daoliu's gaze, however, actively ignored the two of them, instead looking with a complex expression at the stunning golden-haired woman behind them.
At this moment, he could feel the endless echoes of destiny from her. Spirit Hall had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and their ancestor was the first Angel God who ascended to divinity through strength. As a divine envoy, Qian Daoliu knew some of the continent's secrets.
Qian Daoliu knew that the true powerhouses of the Star Dou Great Forest were hidden within the Life Lake, but he only learned about the special Soul Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, from Pei Qing.
Upon learning about this unique Soul Beast, Qian Daoliu immediately understood Di Mingli's significance to the Soul Beast Clan and humans.
It could be said that the existence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a crucial bridge maintaining the balance between Soul Beasts and humans. The appearance of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion would strengthen the Soul Beast Clan, bringing both disaster and benefit to humans.
After all, the presence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion caused the birth rate of Soul Beasts to increase significantly.
Human Soul Masters needed Soul Rings from Soul Beasts to grow stronger, but Soul Beasts were not an endless resource—one less for each one killed.
Therefore, the appearance of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a bridge that maintained the balance between Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.
In Qian Daoliu's eyes, a Soul Beast like the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should be protected not only by the Soul Beast Clan but by both Soul Beasts and Soul Masters together.
Anyone daring to harm the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should face the wrath of the entire continent, relentlessly until death.
"Human, you are so strong. You feel just a little weaker than Di Tian."
Di Mingli looked at Qian Daoliu with a hint of surprise in her eyes, because his pressure was simply too immense.
As the little princess of the Star Dou Great Forest, who had been cared for by fierce beasts since childhood, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was quite discerning.
In her perception, this human before her was probably a little stronger than Xiong Jun.
"Respected Auspicious Beast, thank you for your praise!"
"Please follow me. The light of the Angel will bestow its blessing upon you!"
Qian Daoliu spoke gently and led Di Mingli toward the depths of the Worship Hall.
The depths of the Worship Hall enshrined the Angel God. Only those who inherited the Angel God or other gods were qualified to enter here.
But facing the Auspicious Beast, Qian Daoliu clearly wouldn't bother with any rules.
"The Angel God's blessing!"
Di Mingli's eyes flickered. She still knew some specific classifications of gods. The Angel God was a First-Rank God, so her blessing should be quite good.
With this thought, Di Mingli didn't hesitate and decided to follow Qian Daoliu inside.
"You all come in, too. The Angel God will bless each of you equally!"
Qian Daoliu cast a deep look at Ah Yin, who was hiding behind Pei Qing.
He never expected that this Blue Silver Emperor, who had once been hunted and forced to sacrifice by his son, would be resurrected and even come here. How unpredictable life was, and how wonderful destiny could be.
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