Douluo: The True Eye

Chapter 76: First Encounter

Although the Ten-Thousand-Year Aurora Ape had escaped far away while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was distracted by the clash between Chi Wang and the Shrek Title Douluo, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still a super soul beast, even without the identity of the Emperor Rui Beast.

The difference in racial level made the Three-Eyed Golden Lion far stronger than the ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Aurora Ape in all aspects. The reason it had chased the ape for so long before was more out of a playful mood.

However, when the Three-Eyed Golden Lion truly exerted its strength, it transformed into a golden stream of light and easily caught up with and pounced on the Ten-Thousand-Year Aurora Ape. Its powerful mental strength directly stunned the ape, and then it opened its skull and devoured it in a satisfying meal.

After eating its fill, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stretched lazily like a big cat, and the glowing orb emitting a faint light attracted its attention.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had always lived deep in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, mostly encountered soul beasts when it went out to hunt for food. Moreover, most soul beasts either worshiped it or ran away when they saw it.

Because of the protection of the ferocious beasts, it had never seen many human soul masters since it grew up, especially human soul tools. After all, the Star Dou Great Forest also belonged to the original Douluo Continent region, and its soul tool technology was not very developed.

Moreover, most of the soul masters who could penetrate deep into the Star Dou Great Forest were powerful soul masters. In addition, most of the soul masters in the original Douluo Continent, the stronger and older they were, the more traditional they seemed to be, and the more they rejected soul tools, let alone use them.

Looking at the big glowing orb in front of it and the small human figure wrapped inside, curiosity filled the three eyes of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Compared to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which was three meters long and eight feet tall at the shoulder, Huo Yuhao's figure seemed petite.

For some reason, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt that the young man in front of it was different from the soul masters it had occasionally encountered in the past.

In the dark, it seemed that some inexplicable force was attracting and guiding it to come and meet this young man.

After meeting Huo Yuhao, the original doubts were immediately resolved. It was an arrangement of fate, but for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, what followed was even more doubt.

Why would the power of fate guide it to meet this young man? What was different about this young man compared to ordinary soul masters? And why didn't this young man panic like other soul masters when he saw it?

That's right, when the Three-Eyed Golden Lion leaned forward to observe, Huo Yuhao had already successfully fused with the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly soul ring.

After all, for Huo Yuhao, the age of this soul ring was not at its limit, and he could fuse it with ease, so the speed was naturally very fast.

Along with becoming a Soul Grandmaster, Huo Yuhao's cultivation directly broke through to level thirty-three, which was still the soul power brought about by the soul ring not reaching its limit.

After experiencing his newly acquired soul skill, this soul skill, transformed from the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Body, which was the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly's innate soul skill, could manifest various partial characteristic powers of other soul beasts through mental power, and Huo Yuhao had some new inspiration.

Through the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Body, every thousand years of cultivation the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly had, it could use mental power to transform into a soul beast phantom it understood.

The defensive nature of the soul beast phantom itself was very weak, and even power far lower than the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly could pierce it.

However, the soul beast phantom transformed by the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Body could inherit a part of the abilities of those soul beast prototypes it transformed into.

These included, but were not limited to, elemental control methods and the use of non-physical soul skills.

After successfully transforming, the powerful Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly was also called the Phantom King Butterfly by soul masters. A Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly with nearly 100,000 years of cultivation could flap its wings and jointly surround and kill enemies with nearly a hundred soul beast phantoms.

Even if these soul beast phantoms were pierced, as long as the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly's main body still existed, it would transform into new soul beast phantoms in the next moment, inexhaustibly.

After adapting to Huo Yuhao's Eye of Truth, the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Body also mutated, becoming more suitable for the Eye of Truth.

Huo Yuhao could now directly temporarily transform into other martial souls that he had deconstructed through his third soul skill, and at the same time, he would have roughly 30% of the body amplification effect of the original same-level beast martial soul, as well as the special abilities of the weapon martial soul, although the transformed martial soul did not come with soul skills.

But that was not the point. The point was that once he had the ability to temporarily switch martial souls, those soul skills, soul power circuits, and magic that he had combined that were not suitable for the mental attribute of the Eye of Truth, but were suitable for other attributes, would have room to be used.

Huo Yuhao named his third soul skill Thousand Shadow Illusion Soul, because it originated from the mental attribute, so Huo Yuhao could now simulate the martial souls of other attributes.

Then, the soul skills of that attribute displayed through mental power would naturally gain the affinity and resonance of the elements between heaven and earth, without causing power attenuation or increased consumption.

However, unlike the Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Butterfly's Thousand Shadow Illusion Spirit Body, which could display up to a hundred bodies at the same time, Huo Yuhao's Thousand Shadow Illusion Soul could only transform into one martial soul at a time based on the Eye of Truth, but he could switch it at any time.

It was just that each transformation would consume a lot of soul power and mental power, but the advantage was that the switching speed was fast and ever-changing.

After understanding his new soul skill, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, only to see the Emperor Rui Beast staring straight at him as soon as he woke up, which was a very impactful scene.

However, Huo Yuhao had actually anticipated the possibility of encountering the Emperor Rui Beast before coming to the Star Dou Great Forest, which was also a part of his expectations.

Compared to Tang San, the real villain of the Douluo Continent, the Emperor Rui Beast, the Silver Dragon King, and Di Tian were not so difficult to talk to.

However, Huo Yuhao's third martial soul, which he obtained because of Illyasviel in the original work, did not necessarily require soul rings from soul beasts to be upgraded.

Compared to being bottlenecked by the God Realm and Tang San, making it difficult to break through the Limit Douluo level on their own for life, the magic system, as long as it could be integrated into this world after modification, was undoubtedly more attractive.

Moreover, in the God's Seal Universe where Illyasviel came from, there were also professions such as summoners, who cultivated magical beasts, became partners with magical beasts, established contracts, grew together, and cooperated with magical beasts to fight.

The advantage of soul beasts was their long lifespan, while the disadvantage was their slow growth rate. This was because soul beasts had generally inherited the legacy from the Dragon God, and therefore inherited some of the characteristics of the Dragon race.

However, humanity's strength lies in its rapid growth, but its weakness is that, under the oppression of the God Realm, the lifespan of even Limit Douluo, who could initially live for a thousand years, and even demigods in later generations, cannot exceed three hundred years.

Summoners in the magic system can bind humans and magical beasts through contracts, allowing humans to share a portion of the magical beast's lifespan and innate talents, thereby improving their physical strength and aptitude.

At the same time, magical beasts that are difficult to nurture, such as dragons, can also receive nourishment from their human partners, accelerating their growth and helping them through their weakest periods.

The Spirit Transfer Pagoda system in the original work was modified based on the summoner's soul contract. However, what Illex left behind was only a rough framework, and he was harmed by Tang San before he could refine it.

Furthermore, Huo Yuhao himself lacked his own judgment and later became Tang San's lackey, which is why he left the Soul Spirit system as a perpetual scourge upon the Douluo Continent.

After the emergence of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, the short-term gains of the Soul Spirit system led to many Soul Beasts nearing the end of their lifespan or on the verge of death due to injuries choosing to cooperate with humans and transform into human Soul Spirits.

However, the consequence of this was that the majority of the energy contained within the bodies of the deceased Soul Beasts would return to the heavens and earth, that is, the environment of the entire Douluo Star, while a small portion would be left as natural legacy, that is, the Star Dou Great Forest where they died, or other Soul Beast habitats.

Although after being sacrificed to humans through the Soul Spirit method, most of the energy within the Soul Beast's body cannot be absorbed by humans and will still return to the heavens and earth as normal.

However, the portion that should have been left as a natural legacy was intercepted by humans, and even Spirit Ascension Platforms appeared later on.

A large amount of energy that should have been in nature was intercepted into the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Douluo Star could only continuously cover the energy-deficient areas with its own energy.

As a result, the energy that Douluo Star itself could mobilize naturally became less and less. This approach was akin to draining the pond to catch all the fish. Although it created a seemingly prosperous Soul Master civilization during the Dragon King Legend period,

in reality, it was all done by constantly squeezing Douluo Star's blood. Normally, it is extremely difficult for Titled Douluo above level ninety to cultivate.

And it is even more so for those Limit Douluo approaching demigod status. The energy they require can no longer be supplied by Douluo Star alone. Normally, there are two routes to continue advancing.

One is through the power of faith, that is, the method of ascending to godhood, breaking through the shackles, and going to a higher plane.

The other is through methods similar to Star Martial Souls, absorbing the energy of other celestial bodies and planets in the universe to cultivate.

And regardless of which process, it will nourish Douluo Star. The rich energy brought by Limit Douluo and demigods piercing through planes and receiving energy will be absorbed by them by seventy to eighty percent, but the remaining twenty to thirty percent will dissipate on Douluo Star and become nourishment for Douluo Star.

However, the Soul Spirit method and the Spirit Ascension method are different. They can be said to squeeze the value of Soul Beasts to the extreme, and can even be repeatedly squeezed. But over time, the energy level of Douluo Star will continue to decline, which will naturally lead to a series of collapses.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's large claws rested on the Soul Guidance Barrier. As its claws exerted force gently, cracks appeared on the Soul Guidance Defense Barrier formed by the level-six Soul Guidance Device, and then it shattered with a bang.

Although her own cultivation level is only fifteen thousand years, the Imperial Azure Luan Beast's race level is extremely high, and its actual strength has already approached some ordinary Soul Beasts that are nearly one hundred thousand years old.

This small level-six Soul Guidance Device naturally cannot stop her power. However, seeing the Soul Guidance Defense Barrier shatter, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also retracted its claws and said,

"Roar, why aren't you afraid of me, human?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion bared its teeth, pretending to be fierce and terrifying. In fact, the pressure it released was indeed terrifying, but the voice that came out of its mouth was a pleasant female voice.

"Perhaps it's because when I first saw you, I inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy. Besides, I am not your opponent. If you really wanted to kill me, I'm afraid I would have already died."

Huo Yuhao said casually in a calm tone, but at this moment, a monstrous wave had already begun to rise in his sea of ​​spirit.

Previously, it was the spirit separated from the Ice Silkworm that reminded Huo Yuhao, but at this moment, the Ice Silkworm was also awakened, and said in a panic: 'How could it be the Imperial Azure Luan Beast, this is fatal.'

'The Imperial Azure Luan Beast is here, there must be other ferocious beasts nearby. Brother, why am I so unlucky, Xiaoyuhao, you should find a way to run away quickly!'

And Illex also appeared in Huo Yuhao's sea of ​​spirit, and said calmly: 'I have already sensed the ferocious beast that the big bug is talking about. It should be fighting with the Titled Douluo who was following Yuhao before.'

'But big bug, haven't you noticed? The two of them seem to be getting farther and farther away as they fight. They shouldn't be able to get here in a short time.'

'This so-called Imperial Azure Luan Beast is a bit interesting, but if there is danger next, Yuhao, you should hand over your body to me, and I will take you away from here.'

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao responded in his sea of ​​spirit: 'Okay, if anything unexpected happens, I will rely on Old Illex to save me.'

Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was first stunned, and then put away its original fierce and terrifying appearance. The golden fur was no longer bared, but became smooth again.

One person and one beast stared at each other here, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion wanted to see from Huo Yuhao's body, why this human would be looked upon highly by fate.

And Huo Yuhao just looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in front of him. As the Eye of Truth analyzed, the veins of fate also began to be gradually understood by Huo Yuhao.

After watching for a long time, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whose temperament was more impatient after all, couldn't hold back anymore. Although she couldn't see anything special about this guy Huo Yuhao now, since it was the guidance of fate, then let's use the power of fate to try it!

I saw that the originally golden vertical pupil on the forehead of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion shone brightly, and a ray of light without any killing aura shot towards Huo Yuhao.

This ray of light is called the Gaze of Fate, and the short-term fate of the person illuminated by the light will be understood by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

At the same time, she can also use this to adjust her own and the other party's power of fate, by reducing the other party's luck to increase her own luck, or by reducing her own luck to increase the other party's luck.

It's just that although it is the natal Soul Skill of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, she has been under the protection of Di Tian until now, and it is still the first time she has used it.

So she doesn't know that although the Gaze of Fate can perceive and influence the fate of others, there is only one limitation.

That is, it cannot be used on those who are too closely related to fate, because their luck is too special, once influenced...