Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 89 The Auspicious Beast Appears
The wind baboon had driven Huo Yuhao into a desperate situation.

It spat out a white light wave, which shot towards Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao instinctively held the White Tiger Dagger in front of him.

But before the white light wave could hit the White Tiger Dagger...

Then I heard a soft 'whoosh' sound.

A blade of ice-blue feather shot out from behind, instantly piercing the head of the white light wave and the wind baboon.

The wind baboon lost all its life force and fell to the ground with a 'thud'.

Specks of white light condensed from the baboon's body into a ten-year soul ring.

However, Huo Yuhao didn't even glance at the soul ring he had been dreaming of. Instead, he immediately turned around and looked at Dugu Han, who had wings on his back and was walking towards him. He gripped the White Tiger Dagger in his hand warily.

"take it easy!"

Dugu Han walked to Huo Yuhao's side, put away the Ice Emperor Wings, and smiled, "I have no ill intentions towards you."

"You... what is that?"

Huo Yuhao was quite surprised to see the Ice Emperor Wings disappear behind Dugu Han.

"You will have an external soul bone in the future."

Dugu Han smiled and looked around.

"Um... thank you!"

Seeing that Dugu Han meant him no harm, Huo Yuhao immediately put away his White Tiger Dagger, and bowed despite the pain in his shoulder, saying, "If it weren't for you, I would have been dead just now!"

"It doesn't matter if I'm not there. Your dagger is a soul-guided dagger, which can block the wind baboon's soul skills."

As Dugu Han spoke, he turned his body to the side, avoiding Huo Yuhao's bow.

Whether he says it or not, Huo Yuhao will find out in the future after he learns about soul tools, understands the Wind Baboon's attacks and the White Tiger Dagger.

"Then thank you too!"

Huo Yuhao glanced at his White Tiger Dagger in surprise, then thanked him again, saying, "After all, you saved me no matter what."

"Thank me if you want!"

Dugu Han smiled and squatted down, beginning to dismantle the wind baboon's corpse in order to buy time for Tianmeng to appear.

"Are you planning to dismantle this soul beast's flesh and blood to sell for money? I'll help you!"

Huo Yuhao kindly took out the White Tiger Dagger to help, but as soon as he made a move, the sharp pain in his shoulder made him wince in pain.

"Put this on!"

Dugu Han took out a small bottle of healing medicine from the Moon Goddess's Tears and tossed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Thank you!"

Huo Yuhao accepted the healing medicine and thanked him again.

He still needed to hunt for his first spirit ring, and if he continued with his injured body, he definitely wouldn't be able to go far.

"You're welcome!"

Dugu Han waved his hand dismissively and continued dismantling the wind baboon's corpse.

As he gradually dismantled the baboon's corpse, doubts began to arise in his mind.

In the original novel, Tianmeng appeared when Huo Yuhao killed Feng Feifei and was preparing to absorb a ten-year soul ring.

Although Dugu Han intervened and the wind baboon was instantly killed by his Ice Emperor Blade, the time it took him to dismantle the wind baboon's corpse was enough to make up for the time it took Huo Yuhao to kill the wind baboon in return!
Logically speaking, Tianmeng should have appeared by now!
"Why hasn't it appeared yet?"

Dugu Han calmly surveyed his tranquil surroundings.

The surrounding ground showed no signs of cracking, and the temperature remained unchanged.

Huo Yuhao was quietly applying healing medicine to himself, and he didn't hear Tianmeng's voice in his mind.

Suddenly, Dugu Han froze, his pupils contracting sharply.

A spirit beast, resembling a lion with strong, powerful limbs, standing eight feet tall and over three meters long, appeared on his right, staring at him curiously.

The soul beast's claws were shaped like dragon claws, with a ball of golden flame beneath each claw. Its mouth was longer than that of ordinary lion-type soul beasts, and it was slightly open, revealing sharp, menacing teeth.

Of course, the most eye-catching feature is the third vertical pupil on its forehead.

"Auspicious Beast of Emperors!"

After Dugu Han clearly saw the appearance of the soul beast, he instantly opened his Ice Emperor Wings and flew out at top speed without saying a word.

Huo Yuhao stared blankly at Dugu Han, who had vanished in an instant, and said, holding the healing medicine in his hand, "You haven't taken your healing medicine yet!"

But the next second!
A crisp sound suddenly rang out.

"Red King, seize him!"

Huo Yuhao was stunned when he suddenly heard the voice. He looked in the direction of the voice and froze on the spot.

"Gulu!"

He gazed at the auspicious beast, swallowed hard, and instinctively took two steps back, but stumbled and fell to the ground after only two steps.

After glancing at Huo Yuhao, the Imperial Beast snorted coldly, and its powerful soul force instantly knocked Huo Yuhao unconscious.

On the other side, Dugu Han couldn't help but swallow hard when he saw the Crimson King suddenly blocking his way.

He now understood why the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm hadn't shown itself!

The Crimson King stared coldly at Dugu Han and spoke in human language: "Go back!"

"Let's make a deal!"

Dugu Han quickly took out the Snow Emperor's token and said, "Actually, I am also a soul beast. I am a 100,000-year-old frost dragon in human form. This is the Snow Emperor's token. The Snow Emperor can testify for me."

"A 100,000-year-old frost dragon taking human form?"

The Crimson King looked at Dugu Han with suspicion.

The Snow Empress's token is genuine; it has seen the Snow Empress and can sense her presence from it.

However, there was no trace of a soul beast aura emanating from Dugu Han.

"Why don't you have the aura of a soul beast on you?" The Crimson King was very puzzled by this.

Even if a 100,000-year-old soul beast transforms into a human, it will still carry a trace of soul beast aura before cultivating to the Soul Saint level.

"I……"

Dugu Han's mind raced, and suddenly he thought of something. He quickly explained, "I ate a 100,000-year-old snow lotus and then perfectly transformed into human form, so I no longer have any soul beast aura. It was because of this that the Snow Empress was worried that it would be inconvenient for me to return to the far north, so she specially gave me her token."

After saying that, he raised the token in his hand, letting the Red King verify its authenticity.

After listening to Dugu Han's explanation, the Crimson King's gaze softened as he looked at him and said, "The token is genuine; it carries the aura of the Snow Emperor."

"It must be true. We soul beasts don't lie to other soul beasts."

Dugu Han smiled and flattered, "Um, you must be the Crimson King. I've heard the Snow Empress mention you. She said you gave up your own cultivation to protect the safety of the auspicious beasts. You are absolutely the only soul beast hero in the entire Star Dou Great Forest. Even Di Tian is no match for a single hair of yours. At the same time, the Snow Empress also said that you are the soul beast hero she admires the most. She has always admired you greatly."

"Hmm~"

Upon hearing this, the Red King immediately narrowed his eyes in delight.

The only Soul Beast Hero in the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

Even the Heavenly Emperor is no match for a single hair of its.

Even someone as powerful as the Snow Emperor would have to admire it.

Thinking about these words, especially the admiring look in the Snow Empress's eyes when she saw him again, the Crimson King couldn't help but chuckle. "Um... I have something to do, can I go now?" Dugu Han asked cautiously.

"let's go!"

The Crimson King waved his hand warmly: "We're all on the same side, no need to be so polite!"

"I won't say more. When you go to the far north, just wait and see how I, your younger brother, will treat you!"

Dugu Han cupped his hands in greeting, then walked past the Crimson King and ran off.

"Wait a moment!"

At this moment, the Crimson King suddenly called out to Dugu Han.

Dugu Han's body trembled, and cold sweat immediately broke out in his heart, his palms also unconsciously sweating.

"I haven't even asked you yet!"

The Red King walked over and asked, "Brother, what's your name?"

Upon hearing that he was being asked his name, Dugu Han relaxed, turned around, cupped his hands, and said, "My name is Zhang San. If Brother Chi Wang goes to the far north in the future, just tell him my name, and it will work!"

"My name is the Crimson King!"

The Crimson King raised his two claws and put them together, saying solemnly, "Don't worry, brother, mentioning my name, the Crimson King, in the Star Dou Great Forest will work!"

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

The human and the beast gazed at each other with deep affection.

Then Dugu Han cupped his hands again and said, "Take care, brother!"

After saying that, he quickly flew outside.

"Take care, my friend!"

The Crimson King raised its paw and waved it at Dugu Han's retreating figure, its eyes filled with reluctance.

It had been a long time since it had met such like-minded friends!

If it weren't for its mission to protect the auspicious beast, it would have insisted on having a long talk with Dugu Han all night long.

"Oh, right, auspicious beasts!"

The Crimson King remembered the auspicious beast and immediately flew back.

"Red King!"

When the Imperial Beast saw that only the Crimson King had returned, it was dumbfounded and asked, "Where is that human?"

"He is not human; he is a 100,000-year-old frost dragon in human form," the Crimson King explained as he landed beside the Imperial Beast.

"I don't care if he's human or a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, I just want him. Where is he?"

The auspicious beast jumped around anxiously, asking, "Where is he?"

"I let him go!"

The Red King then began to speak in a strange tone.

The Imperial Beasts almost exclusively roam the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest and rarely appear on the outskirts.

I don't know what happened today, but it suddenly went crazy and started running wildly towards the outer perimeter, heading straight here.

"that……"

The Crimson King also realized something was wrong. He looked at the Imperial Beast staring at him with hostility, and subconsciously took two steps back, asking, "What do you want with him?"

“I don’t know, but today a voice suddenly came to my mind telling me that finding him would be of great benefit to me.”

As the Imperial Beast spoke, its expression turned hostile, it walked towards the Crimson King: "Now I've found him, but you'd better release him!"

Why didn't you tell me?!

The Crimson King was completely stunned. If he had known how important his younger brother was to the auspicious beast, he would never have let him go.

Did I tell you to catch him?

The more the Imperial Beast thought about it, the angrier it became, and finally, in its rage, it pounced on the Crimson King and began to tear at him.

"Give it back to me! Give it back to me, Red King! Give it back to me right now!"

……

the other side!
Dugu Han flew at full speed towards Shrek City.

He only stopped after entering Shrek City. He looked back and, seeing that the Red King was not chasing after him, breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn it, who would have thought that on my first visit to the Star Dou Great Forest, especially on its outermost edge, I would actually encounter the Crimson King, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts!

And there's also that imperial auspicious beast!

Before he could even make a move on her, she had already set her sights on him.

But... how could a mythical beast suddenly appear?

Dugu Han fell into deep thought.

The imperial auspicious beast does not appear at all in the original work.

But she still suddenly appeared!
And it's quite obvious that they're coming for me.

Dugu Han didn't understand this at all.

"Is it because of the aura I carry?"

After pondering for a moment, Dugu Han shook his head again.

Not to mention that the Moon Goddess's Tear in his hand could perfectly suppress his aura.

Even without the Moon Goddess's Tear, standing on the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, his aura could not attract the Emperor Beasts in the core area.

It's a pity that the divine senses of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ilex were wasted!
Thinking of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux, Dugu Han couldn't help but look up at the sky again.

Was it because of the Chosen One that the auspicious beast brought the Crimson King to appear, specially arranged to protect the Chosen One's opportunity?

……

"Hey!"

At this moment, a blonde girl in the distance saw Dugu Han and paused for a moment.

The girl with short red hair next to her noticed the blonde girl's gaze, looked over, and asked, "Ning Tian, ​​do you know him?"

“He’s Xiao Han, you’ve forgotten!” Ning Tian explained.

"Xiao Han?"

The red-haired girl next to her recognized the name, but couldn't quite place it.

It wasn't until Ning Tian said, "Wu Feng, have you forgotten? Before we awakened our martial souls, we often went to Sunset Forest to play with him."

"Dugu Han!"

The name Dugu Han was uttered instantly by Wu Feng, and at the same time, his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Dugu Han.

She would never forget that when she was five years old, Dugu Han tricked her by saying that as long as she shaved her head, she would definitely be able to awaken her innate full soul power.

"Yes, it's Xiaohan!"

Ning Tian walked over as she spoke, but after walking halfway, she thought for a moment, then smiled and circled around, quietly running behind Dugu Han, covering his eyes with her hand, and said, "Guess who I am?"

(End of this chapter)