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"Jin Li!"
The Auspicious Beast spat out these two words. The voice was crisp and loud, echoing in the twilight. This was the name it had thought about for a long time by the lake.
Huo Yuhao looked at the jubilant Auspicious Beast, thinking to himself that this was also fine. His own destiny had already changed, and the destiny of the Auspicious Beast seemed to have deviated from its original trajectory as well.
It was no longer called Wang Qiu'er, it would no longer fall in love with him, and it would no longer sacrifice its life for him.
From now on, it was called Jin Li.
A brand new name, a brand new beast-life.
Huo Yuhao's gaze softened. Looking at Jin Li, a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Di Tian, standing to the side, glanced at Huo Yuhao's expression and let out another cold snort in his heart. Although Huo Yuhao didn't make any moves, he always felt that this brat had ill intentions toward the Auspicious Beast. That feeling was like a father watching a strange man approach his daughter, instinctively generating hostility.
Subsequently, Di Tian also looked at the Auspicious Beast frolicking by the lake. Its figure leaped in the twilight, and its golden fur shimmered under the starlight. Although it didn't follow his suggestion to be named Di Rui, the name Jin Li seemed quite good.
Simple! Nice-sounding!
The Star Dou Great Forest at night was even more dangerous than during the day. Those Spirit Beasts that slept during the day and came out at night always opened their scarlet eyes in the darkness, beginning a night of hunting.
For a Spirit Master, spending a night in the Star Dou Great Forest was always a challenge. It was a night of dancing with death, a time accompanied by fear.
However, at the Lake of Life in the core zone of Star Dou, the night was extremely tranquil, with almost no other sounds to be heard. There were no roars of Spirit Beasts, no wails of prey, only the rustling of the breeze through the leaves.
Huo Yuhao slept very soundly here; he was likely the first human Spirit Master to spend the night in the core zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
With the soft grass as a bed, the starry sky as a blanket, and that dense life energy surrounding him, he slept even more peacefully than he did at the academy.
A night without dreams, until dawn.
The next day, Huo Yuhao and Jin Li had breakfast together. Huo Yuhao took food out from his Spirit Tool and set the table.
Jin Li sat opposite him, its golden eyes shining, full of anticipation.
Di Tian originally didn't agree, but looking at Jin Li's watery big eyes, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to refuse.
However, after finishing breakfast, Di Tian immediately summoned Chi Wang. "Send him out of Star Dou safely!"
Hearing Di Tian's words, Chi Wang's three big heads nodded simultaneously.
Huo Yuhao looked at Chi Wang and smiled, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Chi Wang!"
The Star Dou Great Forest was fraught with crises; without Chi Wang's escort, he, a human, probably wouldn't be able to walk out.
Chi Wang looked at Huo Yuhao, its three heads speaking in unison: "Follow me, kid!"
Seeing them walking toward the outside of the core zone, Jin Li stood up, took a step, and followed them too.
But just after taking two steps, it felt like it had bumped into an invisible wall in front, and its body was instantly bounced back.
"Ouch!" Jin Li sat on the ground, shaking the head it had just bumped.
Immediately, Jin Li turned back to look at Di Tian, those golden eyes full of resentment. It knew that it must have been Di Tian's doing.
Meeting Jin Li's gaze, Di Tian remained expressionless, his voice low and cold: "I have said it many times; do not have contact with that human. I am doing this for your own good!"
Jin Li did not lower its head this time; it tilted its head up, its golden eyes full of stubbornness.
It looked straight into Di Tian's eyes, enunciating each word: "He is different."
Di Tian frowned: "How is he different? Humans are cunning; don't be deceived by his honeyed words!"
Jin Li shook its head, its golden fur fluttering gently in the morning breeze: "He hasn't deceived me about anything; it has always been me taking the initiative to approach him."
Di Tian was about to speak, but Jin Li didn't give him the chance: "He possesses the power of Luck, and it is precisely this power of Luck that has been attracting me."
Di Tian was stunned upon hearing this, the words about to leave his mouth swallowed back. His expression also turned serious. Although his strength was much greater than Jin Li's, Di Tian couldn't see through this ethereal Luck.
The reason the Auspicious Beast was an Auspicious Beast was because it carried the Luck of the Star Dou Great Forest on its body.
Di Tian looked at Jin Li and asked: "Is the power of Luck on him very strong?"
Jin Li nodded: "Very strong, even stronger than the one on me!"
Hearing this, Di Tian felt a shock in his heart. A thoughtful look flashed in those golden vertical pupils.
Since the Star Dou Great Forest could give birth to an Auspicious Beast, the human camp could naturally give birth to their own "Auspicious Beast."
However, in human terms, that should be called a "Child of Luck."
That was a person chosen by destiny, favored by Luck, destined to become a legend.
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Ten Thousand Year Later, Shrek City, Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
Leng Yaozhu sat behind the desk. That face, which usually carried a bit of coldness and detachment, now revealed a shock that could not be concealed.
She looked at Huo Yuhao sitting opposite her. Her Phoenix eyes widened slightly, her lips parted, as if she had heard something incredible.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a terrifying existence in the core of Star Dou. These Spirit Beasts can really hide!" Her voice trembled slightly; clearly, her emotions had not yet calmed down.
The information Huo Yuhao had just told her was simply too shocking. A god, there was actually a god hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest!
If this information were to spread, the entire continent would be shaken.
The secret of Huo Yuhao being able to travel between two worlds, besides himself, was known only to Leng Yaozhu. This was the greatest secret between their teacher and student, and also their deepest trust.
So this time, upon returning Ten Thousand Years later, Huo Yuhao found Leng Yaozhu as soon as possible and told her everything about his experience in Star Dou.
Leng Yaozhu also didn't expect that the strongest of the Soul Beast Clan was not Di Tian, as they had always thought, but a mysterious god.
Subsequently, she fell into contemplation, her brows slightly furrowed, her fingers tapping gently on the desktop.
Over the years, the Spirit Pagoda had eroded Star Dou's territory step by step, compressed the living space of Spirit Beasts step by step, and established the Spirit Soul system step by step.
Nowadays, under the "oppression" of the Spirit Pagoda, only the core zone remained in the Star Dou Great Forest.
But now, knowing that there was a "Master" above Di Tian, the layout targeting the Spirit Beasts had to be adjusted.
Huo Yuhao asked at this moment: "Aunt Leng, do you think my judgment is correct? Does Gu Yue really have the Bloodline of a Spirit Beast?"
Huo Yuhao's words pulled Leng Yaozhu's thoughts back. She smiled and teased: "What? You won't like her if she has the Bloodline of a Spirit Beast?"
"I don't care about that." Huo Yuhao shook his head, his handsome face full of seriousness, "I'm worried that Gu Yue will stand on the opposite side of us in the future."
Between humans and Spirit Beasts, there had always been a competitive relationship of life and death.
If Gu Yue really had the Bloodline of a Spirit Beast, if she really had close contact with the Star Dou Great Forest. Then, would there be a day when she would stand on the opposite side of humanity? Would there be a day when she would be an enemy to him?
Hearing this, the smile on Leng Yaozhu's face faded.
A trace of gravity flashed in her Phoenix eyes: "Gu Yue comes from a Hidden Family; this is indeed impossible to verify. I have met two of her family members, but I didn't discover anything abnormal."
Speaking of this, Leng Yaozhu paused, her Phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, as if recalling the scene at that time.
Those two beings who claimed to be Gu Yue's family had deep auras and strong cultivation, but they indeed looked like humans, without any aura of a Spirit Beast.
She continued: "However, your judgment is also well-founded. Even if Gu Yue doesn't have the Bloodline of a Spirit Beast, it is very likely that she has close contact with the Vicious Beast of Star Dou."
Looking at Huo Yuhao's worried expression, Leng Yaozhu added: "I will investigate this matter. You can also probe indirectly; perhaps you will gain something."
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