The Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked at Di Tian in front of her and spoke seriously.
"I sense that the future fate of the Douluo Continent has undergone a significant change, and I also saw a very special scene."
Hearing this, Di Tian's pupils constricted, and his expression became serious.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the Beast of Fate; it wasn't strange for her to sense fluctuations in destiny.
But if she saw accurate images, there was only one possibility: the events or people appearing in that future fate had a strong connection to the Star Dou Great Forest.
A connection so deep it was inseparable and inextricable.
"Auspicious Beast, what did you see?"
"I saw a person, a terrifying figure with crimson wings on his back, wearing gold-and-red battle armor."
"He was surrounded by endless gold-and-red flames that burned everything. The sensation he gave off was even hotter than the blazing sun in the sky."
"Besides this scene, there were some sentences whose meaning I don't understand."
Lying in Bi Ji's arms, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion scratched her head in confusion, her mind, lacking much knowledge, going blank.
Nevertheless, she still recited those few sentences.
"Guardian of the Ming Empire!"
"True Immortal Red Kite of Mount Taixu!"
"Dominator of the Consciousness of All Living Beings!"
While the Vicious Beasts present were still pondering the meaning of these words, a slightly weak but pleasant female voice came from the bottom of the Lake of Life.
"True Immortal?!"
Hearing this voice, the Vicious Beasts present no longer cared about those sentences and all bowed in salute.
"Greetings, Lord!"
"No need for formalities. Little Auspicious Beast, are you certain the figure you saw called himself a True Immortal?"
Facing the legendary Co-lord of Spirit Beasts, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt a bit uneasy, her tone slightly hesitant.
"Not exactly, but the information fate transmitted to me all seems to point to this person."
Di Tian bowed toward the Lake of Life and said.
"Lord, what does 'True Immortal' mean? Is it very important?"
After Di Tian's inquiry, the Lake of Life fell silent for a moment, as if the co-Lord was recalling information from her inherited Legacy.
"True Immortal, in my inherited memories, is a title for divinities from other God Realms. Oh, they should be called the Immortal Realm and Immortals."
"Since the one the little Auspicious Beast saw is called a True Immortal, it's highly likely they are a top-tier existence from another World, or have inherited an Immortal's Legacy from another World."
"Regardless, since he has established a connection with the Star Dou Great Forest, we must pay attention. Perhaps he could even become our ally."
"However, which country is this 'Ming Empire'? Does it exist on the Douluo Continent?"
The many Vicious Beasts looked at one another, but no one spoke up to answer.
For they, too, had never heard of this country's name.
At that moment, the Auspicious Beast spoke up in her tender voice.
"It's the Sun Moon Empire."
Bi Ji chuckled as she smoothed the Auspicious Beast's slightly messy golden fur, her gentle voice refreshing to the soul.
"Oh, and why is that?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke with great certainty, as if announcing something very important.
"Because, once the Sun and Moon emerge, the whole World becomes Great Ming!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't listen closely to the subsequent discussion; she just looked toward the Sun Moon Empire with a hint of longing.
'I see the inextricable thread of fate between us. I'll wait for you in the Star Dou Great Forest.'
But as she thought of this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes swiveled with great intelligence.
'Or, I could go to the Sun Moon Empire to find you.'
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Late at night, the Zhang Manor.
Within the vast Zhang Manor, all was silent and deserted.
Zhang Lexuan had long since left for Shrek Academy to study, only returning for a few days each year during the memorial services to clean the accumulated dust in the rooms.
In fact, according to the usual unspoken rules, the property of a Family like the Zhangs, who had been attacked by Evil Soul Masters, would have long been carved up by the city's nobles, with a small portion of assets converted into gold coins and handed over to the imperial Family.
Even if there were survivors, there would rarely be any exception, especially when the only one left was just a child.
But because Zhang Lexuan had joined Shrek Academy, combined with her widely renowned peerless talent...
No matter how much those nobles craved that wealth, they didn't dare make a move, only able to watch with envy and sighs as they let go of this choice piece of meat.
After all, no one would be foolish enough to provoke a Genius destined to become a Titled Douluo for a few gold coins, especially when that Genius was backed by the continent's number one power.
At this moment, a rustling sound came from within the Zhang Manor, quite clear in the silent night.
In Yu Qingya's study, Fu Yu was bent over, fumbling around a bookshelf as if searching for something.
"Huh, I remember Aunt Yu put it here. Why can't I open it?"
Once, when they were young, Fu Yu and Zhang Lexuan had burst into Yu Qingya's study while playing hide-and-seek and saw Yu Qingya playing with an object.
At the time, Yu Qingya was startled by the sound of the door opening, thinking it was a servant, but she relaxed upon seeing it was little Fu Yu. She gently explained it was something she brought from her hometown, mainly used to soothe her homesickness, and asked Fu Yu not to tell anyone.
The young Fu Yu naively thought this was a little secret between him and his aunt and readily agreed.
Thinking back now, anything that could make Yu Qingya so nervous must be an item that couldn't be known by outsiders, very likely representing some kind of identity.
Suddenly, Fu Yu, who was using a flame in one hand for light and fumbling with the other, seemed to have hooked onto something.
With a 'click', a small black metal square only two centimeters wide popped out, with an exquisite ring placed neatly inside.
Seeing this, Fu Yu's eyes lit up.
"That's it."
Taking out the ring, Fu Yu instantly discovered it was a high-level storage soul tool.
As he poured in spirit power, everything inside appeared in Fu Yu's consciousness.
The cubic space, five meters in length, width, and height, was extremely empty; aside from a small pile of gold coins, there was only one item.
With a thought from Fu Yu, that item appeared in his hand.
The moment he saw this item, Fu Yu knew all his conjectures were correct.
For it was a metal medallion with magnificent and complex patterns.
On the back, the images of mountains, rivers, the sun, and the moon were carved in Yin and Yang style, while the front bore only three large characters.
Xu Qingya.
Seeing this name, Fu Yu thought to himself, "As expected."
The endless high-level spirit tools on Aunt Yu, her top-tier Spirit, the silver moon pearl, and now this medallion...
All the evidence pointed to Yu Qingya being a member of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial Family.
No, she should now be called Aunt Xu, or Xu Qingya.
Although he didn't know why Xu Qingya had come to the Heaven Dou Empire—perhaps for love, or perhaps for something else.
But whatever it was, Shrek Academy must have found some clues.
Weaving all these many reasons together, this tragedy had inevitably occurred.
"Now that my suspicions are confirmed, I must leave the Heaven Dou Empire and head to Sun Moon."
"Extreme Fire is too shocking for the three nations of the original continent, especially since Shrek once had a Pavilion Master who also possessed Extreme Fire."
"My appearance will surely draw Shrek's attention, and by then, many things will be hard to explain."
"Better to head to the Sun Moon Empire to develop first."
"But before that, I need to obtain my first spirit ring."