But she still pondered. When Xu Xiaoyan chose to spare the young Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Gu Yue didn't quite understand, but she also realized a truth—humans weren't entirely evil, but the majority were. Even if some people had kind hearts, they would always stand on the side of humanity, never on the side of soul beasts.
A pale yellowish-white soul ring hovered and coalesced above the body of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
A bright radiance then suddenly flashed on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head—a soul bone! The Curse of Fate!
Tang Wulin's eyes were somewhat bloodshot. He sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to absorb the soul bone in front of him.
"This child!" Shen Yi suddenly burst out in anger. While this was a survival assessment, it was also a test of human nature. No matter how powerful a soul master was, if they lacked a righteous, kind, and just heart, their strength would only become a destructive force for society and the Federation. Shrek Academy would never nurture such a person.
"Girl, just watch quietly. Perhaps from this, you'll truly see their nature." Zhuo Shi's eyes were deep and contemplative. His impression of Tang Wulin had been quite good—after all, Wu Zhangkong often praised him in their soul communicator conversations. But what he witnessed today left him deeply disappointed.
Cai Yue'er remained silent. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Auspicious Beast Emperor, had only appeared once in the history of the Douluo Continent in nearly twenty thousand years. No matter how deep Shrek Academy's foundations were, they couldn't possibly have another one, nor would they allow someone to kill and absorb it. This was an illusion, a constructed reality. However, it was so deeply woven into their spiritual consciousness that it felt indistinguishable from the real world.
"So it can be done this way... Let me think about it some more."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion listened quietly to Gu You's explanation, but suddenly—it sensed something.
No!
Flames erupted from its body. Gu You had already fully released his restraints on it. Now freed, this twenty-thousand-year-old Auspicious Beast was completely comparable to a hundred-thousand-year extreme bloodline soul beast.
Gu You raised an eyebrow—it was obvious that Tang Wulin and his team had ventured into the young Three-Eyed Golden Lion's lair and done something disgraceful.
However, he wasn't particularly alarmed. In the original story, Tang Wulin had spared the young Auspicious Beast. The course of events had merely shifted slightly. The final outcome should still be the same.
Damn it!
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared. Its three eyes—the two golden ones shut, while the crimson one gleamed with an eerie light.
A strange pulling force emanated from it, even affecting Gu You.
This is…
The Power of Fate!
They only injured it, didn't they? Did they really need to go this far? Gu You's mouth twitched slightly. A bad premonition welled up inside him.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion opened its mouth, unleashing a blast of golden flames, instantly incinerating everything in its path.
Gu You sensed danger and swiftly activated his second bloodline ability, restraining the beast once more.
"Human! You promised to help me! Why are you breaking your word?!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was burning its own life force, but Gu You wouldn't allow it. With a twist of his hands, his terrifying ice-sealing power froze the beast solid.
"I will help you. But I need to understand the situation first. If you incinerate everything, how will I avenge you?"
Gu You lifted his right hand, and from a gigantic bear corpse in the distance, a black soul ring floated toward him.
This was the soul ring he had prepared for Xu Xiaoyan. Top-tier quality—but potentially deadly if absorbed improperly.
As he arrived at the cave, Gu You used his Purple Demon Eyes to scan the scene inside. Instantly, his blood boiled with fury.
Boom!
Tang Wulin coughed up a mouthful of golden blood. The sheer force of Gu You's presence interrupted his absorption process—his absorption had failed.
"Why?!" Tang Wulin's eyes were blood-red, his Golden Dragon King bloodline raging inside him, making him increasingly frenzied.
"Why?"
Gu You instantly teleported in front of him.
Slap!
A loud slap landed across Tang Wulin's face, snapping him back to his senses.
"You think killing a soul beast child for a measly ten-year soul bone makes you successful?" Gu You's dragon claw gripped Tang Wulin's head.
He released his dragon might for only a moment—but it instantly suppressed the raging Golden Dragon King bloodline, forcing it back into dormancy.
Heh.
Tang Wulin merely let out two hollow chuckles.
"I should really slap you to death right now."
"Did you think your special power was given to you so you could do this? You actually believe this soul bone is real? Do you think Shrek Academy would just hand out something like this for you to absorb?
This is a virtual world! Everything here is an illusion! Don't let its 'realness' blind you!"
Gu You tossed Tang Wulin into the same energy sphere imprisoning the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, sealing away his abilities entirely.
Now, he would have plenty of time to suffer.
At this moment, Gu You truly wanted to kill Tang Wulin.
But the time wasn't right.
Not only did Tang Shenwang's divine consciousness linger within him, but two true gods were secretly protecting him. If Gu You wanted to kill Tang Wulin and seize the Golden Dragon King core, he had to deal with those two obstacles first.
Based on his calculations, once he reached the Titled Douluo level, unlocked the third Dragon God Seal, and obtained three divine rings, he would have a fighting chance against Tang Hao.
And if he could obtain the core of the Dragon God's ultimate artifact, he could definitely win.
"Ahh! Stop biting me…!"
Tang Wulin's miserable screams echoed.
A powerless ordinary human, thrown into a pack of enraged wolves—you could imagine what happened next.
Xu Xiaoyan was terrified of Gu You at this moment.
Gu Yue, however, remained indifferent.
Xie Xie was still restless and unsettled.
Gu You slowly walked over to the corpse of the young Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
His green soul ring glowed.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
He spoke gently, soothing a fragile soul.
Luckily, the soul bone and soul ring were still intact.
If they had been destroyed, no amount of life force could bring it back.
"I will grant you life once more. May past sorrows turn into future resolve."
An immense surge of life force radiated from Gu You's body.
The Child of Life ability—the power to control life and death.
A truly monstrous ability.
The young Three-Eyed Golden Lion slowly rose into the air.
Its soul bone reintegrated into its head.
Its soul ring shattered into radiant light, merging back into its body.
Gu You's black hair gradually turned white.
Bringing life to a being in a virtual world—what an ironic miracle.
Yet, he had done it.
Zhuo Shi, watching from outside, could no longer remain seated.
If Gu You continued like this, he might actually give birth to a real Auspicious Beast Emperor!
If it were anyone else, Zhuo Shi wouldn't believe it.
But…
This was Gu You.
(End of Chapter)