Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 59 Three-Eyed Golden Lion: This guy is actually pretty nice.

Cyclops are an extremely special species among soul beasts. Apart from their single eye, they are virtually indistinguishable from humans, except that they are much taller. They even weave clothing from branches and vines to cover their bodies.

Cyclops are born two meters tall, and by the time they have cultivated for a hundred years, they can reach a height of over five meters, which is considered adulthood. After a thousand years of cultivation, their growth rate slows down considerably, and only cyclops with ten thousand years of cultivation will exceed fifteen meters in height.

Another unique aspect of Cyclopes is that their original attribute is a rare state of chaos, with no clear definition. Only after cultivating for tens of thousands of years will their attribute undergo a fundamental change.

The two branches of transformation are the Light Cyclops and the Dark Cyclops, as well as the Twin Cyclops, which mutate by combining the characteristics of both.

The Twin Cyclops are a combination of light and darkness, and their strength is enough to place them among the top-tier soul beasts.

In the original story, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an auspicious beast of the Emperor, was chasing a twin Cyclops with ten thousand years of cultivation. Now, it regards this ten-thousand-year-old Cyclops of Light as food, which shows that it is indeed fond of this race.

The Cyclops of Light glanced back hastily at the relentlessly pursuing Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and its running speed increased significantly, taking a single step forward and instantly covering fifty meters.

Ye Xixuan and Tang Ya were only about 100 meters away from the luminous cyclops, so they couldn't make any other reaction.

"It's too late." Ye Xixuan's heart sank. He decisively released his martial soul, and the aura of extreme darkness swept out without reservation. A pair of Heavenly Spider Claws also emerged from his body and transformed into a dark attribute form. The tip of his long and sharp right index finger pointed directly at the oncoming Cyclops of Light.

"roll!"

At Ye Xixuan's low shout, the figure of the Cyclops of Light visibly froze for a moment.

Although there is a certain gap in cultivation levels between the two sides, the influence of absolute attribute restraint is not so easy to overcome.

In a state of extreme panic, the Cyclops of Light had no time to think things through. After a brief weighing of the pros and cons, he continued to charge forward with gritted teeth.

Ye Xixuan had actually anticipated the reaction of the Cyclops of Light. He released the aura of the ultimate dark attribute of his martial soul just to buy himself a chance to respond.

Ye Xixuan crossed his hands and pulled downwards suddenly. Threads of black silk descended from the sky, forming a giant birdcage that protected him and Tang Ya inside.

The white light emanating from the Cyclops of Light grew even stronger, crashing directly into the dark birdcage.

Ye Xixuan stood in front of Tang Ya, taking the brunt of the impact head-on, and was forced to retreat. His third and first spirit rings flashed in succession, and the Wings of Fallen Unfurled behind him, shielding Tang Ya from the subsequent shockwaves.

At the same time, a dark demonic sword materialized in his hands, and he gripped the long hilt tightly with both hands, almost plunging it into the ground to increase resistance.

The cyclops of light, however, was engulfed in crimson light, its white fur stained crimson, and it let out a shrill roar. The vertical black threads, contrary to its expectations, were not dissolved by its own light-attribute energy; instead, they were deeply etched into its flesh, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds.

From the perspective of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the luminous Cyclops seemed to have deliberately injured itself, unable to stop itself in place, tilting its large golden head in confusion.

Tang Ya realized what was happening and, out of concern for Ye Xixuan, almost instinctively activated the evil aura within her martial soul in her emotional outburst. Her eyes had somehow turned a strange purplish-red, and her third purple soul ring rose to her chest in a dazzling display, emitting a sharp shriek.

"Third Soul Skill, Blood Thorns!"

Dark purple Blue Silver Grass vines shot up behind Tang Ya, their thorns seemingly turning the same purplish-red as her eyes. A rain of purplish-red light instantly erupted, enveloping the massive body of the cyclops of light.

This was the third area-of-effect soul skill granted to her by the thousand-year-old Ghost King Vine. This soul skill had extremely strong penetrating power, specifically designed to break through protective soul skills, especially after incorporating the devouring characteristic of her current Dark Blue Silver Grass martial soul. The already severely injured Light Cyclops could only barely protect itself with its two thick arms, but the purple light rain left countless blood holes on its body.

Tang Ya's second soul skill, Parasite, was activated, and dense blue silver grass covered with sharp thorns instantly covered the entire body of the luminous cyclops.

The thousand-year-old Ghost King Vine not only endowed her with the powerful third soul skill, Blood Thorns, but also enhanced the effect of her second soul skill, Parasite, to a certain extent.

This is the advantage that Soul Masters have in hunting down their own kind of Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings.

Ye Xixuan glanced at Tang Ya behind him out of the corner of his eye. Before he could say anything, he saw the once robust body of the Cyclops of Light begin to wither at a visible speed, and its soul power, blood energy, and even life force were rapidly draining away.

Meanwhile, the dark purple blue silver grass vines on its body continued to grow continuously, nourished by the nutrients.

With this ebb and flow, the powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Light Cyclops, was continuously weakened by Tang Ya, a three-ring Soul Master.

Without hesitation, Ye Xixuan pulled the Dark Demon Sword from the ground and instantly activated his second soul skill, Shadow Domain. Sharp, wedge-shaped dark chains pierced through the body of the Cyclops of Light from all directions, the extreme darkness on the chains frantically suppressing the light-attribute soul power within its body.

In the next instant, Ye Xixuan had already ascended into the air, wielding the Dark Demon Sword. The Fallen Wings behind him flapped, transforming his figure into a black afterimage as he swooped down towards the giant eye on the Cyclops' forehead.

The Cyclops of Light struggled desperately, and a dazzling white beam of light, as thick as a water vat, shot from its single eye, piercing through Ye Xixuan's body. To its utter horror, Ye Xixuan was completely unaffected by the attack, and at that very moment, the Dark Demon Sword, crackling with black and purple lightning, also pierced through its single eye.

Ye Xixuan gripped the sword hilt with both hands, completely shattering the brain of the Cyclops of Light. His entire body radiated a pure aura of light, and even his skin seemed to become translucent and crystalline, magnificent and sacred.

The massive body of the Cyclops of Light crashed to the ground, and amidst a strange buzzing sound, a black spirit ring quietly appeared.

Ye Xixuan descended from the sky and landed beside the Cyclops of Light. Tang Ya quickly stepped forward and hugged him with concern.

"Xi Xuan, how are you?!"

"Sister Xiaoya, I'm fine." Based on Tang Ya's previous performance, Ye Xixuan understood that her martial soul had indeed mutated into the Dark Blue Silver Grass with devouring properties. Only when he saw Tang Ya's bewitching purplish-red eyes gradually return to their original color did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The three-eyed golden lion, which had stopped to observe from a distance, looked at Ye Xixuan, its golden eyes seeming to hold a strange meaning.

To this imperial auspicious beast, Ye Xixuan's Light Child physique was like a succubus, possessing an irresistible allure. With a light leap, it nimbly landed in front of the Cyclops.

The arrival of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion naturally attracted the attention of Ye Xixuan and Tang Ya.

Unlike Tang Ya, who was on guard, Ye Xixuan didn't feel much panic, because he knew that the Imperial Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion wouldn't attack a human Soul Master without reason. He calmly stared at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and then pointed to the head of the luminous cyclops.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's intelligence was no less than that of humans, and it immediately understood Ye Xixuan's meaning.

I thought to myself, "This guy is really nice. He's offering me the brains of a Cyclops."

(End of this chapter)