It was already evening.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion shrunk its size and used its shapeshifting talent to make minor adjustments to its body. For example, its golden eyes had to become more ordinary.
Its sharp claws had to be less sharp.
And its soft golden fur…
well, it needed to be made fluffier and cleaner.
As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it naturally possessed these abilities.
However, the most important thing was its ability to conceal its soul beast aura, completely concealing its soul beast aura and disguising itself as an ordinary small animal.
Di Tian had already tested it; as long as it wasn't touched or didn't actively reveal its strength, even a Limit Douluo-level expert couldn't see through its disguise.
Of course, in this state, all its talents were unusable, and it could only use its physical strength, otherwise its aura would be leaked.
…
Outside Cloud Village.
This time, when Bai Zhou learned that the Auspicious Beast was coming, he immediately understood that the Auspicious Beast must have shaken off the silly big dog Red King and was sneaking over alone.
So this time, he didn't use a puppet but came in his true form.
Besides showing sincerity, he was also afraid the puppet would be discovered by the auspicious beast, which would frighten it away.
After all, although the auspicious beast only lived for about ten thousand years, it possessed some special abilities that even beasts hundreds of thousands of years old couldn't have.
For example, its ability to conceal its aura.
Generally, when a soul beast transforms into human form, it's immediately recognized by a Title Douluo before reaching the Soul Saint level.
But the auspicious beast transformed and swaggered into Shrek Academy without anyone noticing, even becoming one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
If it weren't for Huo Yuhao, with the auspicious beast's talent, becoming the academy's dean, advancing to the elder level, and even taking charge of the Sea God Pavilion would have been inevitable.
Not only would it have used Shrek's resources to nurture him, but it would also have had the opportunity to control Shrek Academy.
If its ambition were even greater, it could have spent a hundred years or so cultivating the next generation of Shrek into ambitious politicians, eventually unifying the continent with ease...
Unfortunately, the thoughts of a love-struck individual are rather different.
It's not just the auspicious beast.
The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena also had this ability.
Unfortunately,
she was also love-struck.
Well…
the Soul Beast race had at least two chances to turn the tide, but both times they were undone by their inexplicable infatuation… …
…
Bai
Zhou was already waiting at the agreed location.
About ten minutes later, Bai Zhou saw a small figure darting towards him from the distant wilderness, looking somewhat like a Siberian roe deer…
Although several kilometers away, Bai Zhou could still clearly see its appearance.
It must have used its transformation ability, shrinking from its original three-meter-long body to the size of a normal kitten.
Its claws were retracted, its fur was soft, and its pupils were only a faint dark gold, making it look less like a predator and more like a pet.
It did look adorable, and Bai Zhou couldn't resist the urge to pet it.
Another minute passed.
Finally, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived in front of Bai Zhou, stopping about twenty meters away. It tilted its head slightly, looking at Bai Zhou with some wariness, but its eyes were full of curiosity.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion could clearly sense that upon seeing Bai Zhou, its Eye of Destiny had an urge to open, but it forcibly suppressed it.
Because they were near Shrek City, using its Eye of Destiny would expose its soul beast aura, leading to certain doom.
Furthermore, it noticed that this human was different from any it had encountered before.
With other humans, it viewed them merely as prey to be toyed with and hunted at will.
But with this human, it felt a strange fondness, a reluctance to harm him, and even an impulse to keep him as a "pet"...
This was the first time it had felt this way about a human, which was quite peculiar...
Meanwhile
,
Bai Zhou was also curiously observing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, pondering how to deceive him...
"I heard you can understand human speech, so are you a cat or a dog?" Bai Zhou took the initiative to start a conversation.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion: ...
"Mm... Meow?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted its head and tentatively meowed.
For the sake of snacks, it endured it.
"Oh, so you're a little kitten, so good~"
Bai Zhou forced a gentle smile, then, without further ado, took out a bag of snacks, casually tore open a packet, and said, "I heard you like snacks. As long as you follow me, you'll have an endless supply of snacks every day." Even
a stray cat could be turned into a domesticated pet; Bai Zhou was quite confident in his ability to raise this little Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"Awooo!!"
Seeing the brand-new snacks, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion no longer cared about its wariness or restraint. With a pounce, it plunged its head into Bai Zhou's bag of potato chips.
"Crunch crunch crunch—"
With the bag of potato chips covering its head, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stuck out its tongue, devouring the delicious chips with great relish.
Logically speaking, an animal with its head covered would definitely resist fiercely.
But the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, perhaps too engrossed in its snacks, was unusually quiet, showing no sign of wariness.
Of course, mainly because, in its view, there was nothing around that posed a threat.
Even if the White Cricket, a mere Soul King, stood still and let it attack, it probably wouldn't be able to break through its fur's defenses.
This was one of the reasons the Three-Eyed Golden Lion dared to come alone.
"Splash—slurp slurp~"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stretched out its paw, removed the bag of potato chips, savoring the taste, and licked the bag clean with its tongue.
"Mmm, so good~"
White Cricket reached out and gently stroked the back of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head…
"Meow!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion almost bristled the moment White Cricket touched it, its claws instantly shooting out and digging into the gravel beneath its feet.
However, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion quickly realized that the other party meant no harm, and for the sake of the snacks, it tolerated it this time…
White Cricket slowly applied pressure, stroking its fur.
"Meow..."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted its head slightly. It was the first time it had been petted, and the feeling was incredibly strange, making its whole body tingle and causing it to meow involuntarily.
Moreover, to disguise itself as a pet, it had gotten used to meowing to avoid giving itself away.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. The better you behave, the more rewards you get~" Bai Zhou smiled slightly, then took out a cat treat...
"Sniff sniff~"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sniffed its nose, its eyes lighting up again, and it took the cat treat from Bai Zhou's hand into its mouth, sucking hard.
"Slurp slurp slurp~"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes instantly narrowed into slits, looking extremely satisfied.
It had never eaten this kind of snack before; it was completely different from what it had eaten before.
The packaged snacks it had eaten before felt like small desserts, with very delicate flavors, each pack hitting its taste buds precisely, making it unable to stop...
But what it was eating now felt like a main course, a mixture of many ingredients, perfect for filling its stomach...
It felt like it could eat a hundred... no, a thousand... ten thousand sticks!!
"Alright, alright, it's getting late. Let's go home."
Bai Zhou ruffled the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head, then picked it up and headed towards Shrek City.
Of course, Bai Zhou didn't plan to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion back to the academy, as the academy was still a bit dangerous.
If the Three-Eyed Golden Lion accidentally revealed its aura, it would be doomed...
So, to be on the safe side,
Bai Zhou planned to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion back to Xian Lin'er's courtyard to raise it.
He would then create some soul tools to conceal its aura and shroud the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's dwelling, just to be on the safe side.
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