"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion seemed to understand this principle. It immediately dropped the remaining food in the pot and pursued Yuwen Tuo in the direction he had left.
Yuwen Tuo quickly caught up to the 35,000-year-old Blood Demon Berserk Bear. Its injuries were too severe. Not only was its body torn in various places by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's dreadclaws,
with wounds deep enough to expose bone, but it had also been struck in the chest by its own kin (who had "pitted" a teammate), causing severe internal organ damage. It was still spitting blood as it ran. It absolutely had to find a place to recover, otherwise, even if no one came to kill it, it wouldn't live much longer.
Unfortunately, Yuwen Tuo wouldn't give it that chance. After catching up to the Blood Demon Berserk Bear, he directly drew out the Xuanyuan Sword. A golden sword aura slashed out, instantly severing its left arm.
Yuwen Tuo had actually aimed for the heart, but he hadn't expected the Blood Demon Berserk Bear, despite such severe injuries, to still react so quickly, avoiding the fatal blow. However, without its left arm, its combat power would drop by another thirty percent. It was impossible for it to be a match for the current Yuwen Tuo.
Currently, Yuwen Tuo's Xuanyuan Sword and Fire Elephant Power were both at the Three-Ring level, but when using the Xuanyuan Sword, he would be ten times stronger than when using Fire Elephant Power.
Even a Soul Emperor would definitely not be his opponent. Even if the Blood Demon Berserk Bear were completely unharmed, it might not win against the current Yuwen Tuo, let alone with its current severe injuries.
Because its arm was severed, the Blood Demon Berserk Bear let out an enraged roar. Then, all the flame power in its right arm transformed into a Blood Demon Heavy Punch, aiming for Yuwen Tuo's face. The Xuanyuan Sword showed only a sword shadow, no spirit rings.
Within Yuwen Tuo's spiritual sea, unseen by the Blood Demon Berserk Bear, the first spirit ring flickered with a bright light. Yuwen Tuo silently chanted, "First Soul Skill, One-Foot Sword Domain!"
A sword qi domain, only one foot in range, unfurled. Because it was only one foot, the sword qi was condensed to an extreme degree. In the Blood Demon Berserk Bear's current state, its Blood Demon Heavy Punch was utterly powerless.
As its palm approached within one foot of Yuwen Tuo, it was immediately severed by the One-Foot Sword Domain. With both its palms severed, the Blood Demon Berserk Bear no longer posed any threat.
Yuwen Tuo seized the moment. The third spirit ring in his spiritual sea lit up. "This strike will finish you. Third Soul Skill, Emperor Sword!" The Xuanyuan Sword began to giantize, covering the sky and obscuring the sun. Wherever its sharp aura passed, it was enough to level everything.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, having just arrived nearby, felt this power. Its beautiful large eyes shimmered with brilliant light. "Such sacred power! Is this the Sword of the Sacred Path?" The power of the Sacred Path possessed similar abilities to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; both could suppress fortune and destiny.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the embodiment of fate for the Star Dou Great Forest and an auspicious beast among soul beasts. If it could obtain the Sacred Path power of the Xuanyuan Sword, the benefits to it would be immense.
Yuwen Tuo's gaze locked onto the Blood Demon Berserk Bear. He roared, "Fall!" The sword shadow of the Xuanyuan Sword pierced directly into the Blood Demon Berserk Bear's body. The sword shadow began to crumble piece by piece, and along with it, the Blood Demon Berserk Bear's physical body disintegrated.
When the power of the Emperor Sword completely dissipated, the spot where the Blood Demon Berserk Bear had stood had already turned into a ruin. Nothing remained except a black soul ring floating there. The Blood Demon Berserk Bear's body had actually turned to ash under that one sword strike.
Yuwen Tuo walked to the soul ring but didn't rush to absorb it. Instead, he turned his head to look behind him and shouted, "Come out!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion slowly emerged from behind a rock, its mouth opening to emit a pleasant cry. Yuwen Tuo remembered that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the original novel could actually speak, but this one didn't seem to. However, that didn't matter, because for some reason, he could understand what the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was saying.
"Human, may I see your sword?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's voice fell into Yuwen Tuo's ears, like that of a pleasant girl.
Yuwen Tuo smiled faintly, "You sense that the Sacred Path power of my Xuanyuan Sword Soul is very beneficial to your Destiny Power, right? But I advise you not to do so. Once you touch my Xuanyuan Sword, it will be as if our destinies are linked. As an Imperial Auspicious Beast that controls Destiny Power, you should know the meaning of doing that."
Upon hearing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion indeed hesitated. It only wanted to feel the power of the Sacred Path; it didn't want its destiny linked with someone else. Yuwen Tuo was not surprised by its reaction. In fact, whether in the original novel or the anime, Huo Yuhao's actions of forcibly seizing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Destiny Power with the help of Xuan Zi or Electrolux were detrimental to it.
Although they all said it wouldn't harm it, that was only on the surface. Unbeknownst to them, the destinies of the two had already become intertwined, destined to be entangled for a lifetime, which indirectly led to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's tragic fate later on.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion also knew this, which is why in the original novel, when it was captured by Xuan Zi and Huo Yuhao seized its Destiny Power, its first reaction was actually to die. Unfortunately, compared to Xuan Zi, it was far too weak, unable to even die. Once its destiny became entangled with Huo Yuhao, it was destined to die for Huo Yuhao.
Yuwen Tuo didn't want this Three-Eyed Golden Lion to accept the same fate as in the original story. He bent down, looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and said, "You are an Imperial Auspicious Beast. Just cultivate your own power well.
Destiny Power, Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Light, Golden Dragon Bloodline—any of these are the world's most supreme powers. As long as you master them, you will be the strongest soul beast on the continent in the future. Protect your Destiny Power well; do not let anyone seize it. Forever remain as you are, the Imperial Auspicious Beast."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion silently looked at Yuwen Tuo. It could feel Yuwen Tuo's good intentions. This human seemed worried that it would get involved in some trouble. Would someone come to seize its Destiny Power?
"Destiny Power would also be greatly beneficial to you. Don't you want it?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a little puzzled. Just now, it wasn't clear, but since Yuwen Tuo knew that touching the Xuanyuan Sword would allow him to seize its power, why would he refuse and even tell it the truth?
"It's impossible to say I don't want it, but this thing isn't a necessary cultivation item like a soul ring. Since that's the case, no matter how miraculous Destiny Power is, it has nothing to do with me." Yuwen Tuo smiled, stood up, and said, "You should leave quickly, or else I'm afraid a big trouble will be coming soon... Uh, it seems it's already here!"
"Human, how dare you harm the Imperial Auspicious Beast!"
As Yuwen Tuo's words fell, a massive flame-covered three-headed dog leaped down from the sky. Its boundless domineering aura made Yuwen Tuo's body ache. Yuwen Tuo recognized the soul beast's identity at a glance. It was the eighth-ranked of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, Crimson King, with a cultivation of 300,000 years.
Its true form was the Three-Headed Crimson Demonic Mastiff. The fire it controlled was called Hellfire, its power infinitely close to Ultimate Fire, and it was a bodyguard specially dispatched by Di Tian for the Imperial Auspicious Beast. As expected of a Ferocious Beast, Yuwen Tuo's body was already very strong, but facing such a monster, the gap was still immense.
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