Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 111 Naming! Dragon Lion!

In the pitch-black forest, Zhu Ziyang rode the Great Starry Unicorn, with the Little Starry Unicorn beside him, continuing his search for Zhang Lexuan and her group. Thanks to the Great Starry Unicorn, a spirit beast with 50,000 years of cultivation, Zhu Ziyang was able to expand his search area. A 50,000-year-old Starry Unicorn possessed combat power comparable to an ordinary 100,000-year-old spirit beast.

The Starry Unicorn's fur was incredibly soft, feeling like the finest silk to the touch. Sitting on its back, Zhu Ziyang felt much more relaxed, both physically and mentally.

"Teacher, why does this Starry Unicorn want to become my spirit ring?" He still couldn't figure it out and asked Ilex.

"Because the unicorn race are purely beings of light, they are the most devout believers in light from birth. However, their faith is in the most fundamental path of light in the world, not in the gods who wield the element of light. In fact, they are hostile to the god of the element of light," Elex explained with a smile. "The unicorn's horn is formed from their inherent light essence, allowing them to sense the light essence of other beings and thus determine whether a being is friend or foe. As a child of light, your light essence is closest to the path of light, therefore they see you as the embodiment of light, wanting to become your spirit ring, to become a part of you, which for them is equivalent to becoming light itself."

"So, it's really a blessing for it that I agreed to let it become my spirit ring?" Zhu Ziyang clicked his tongue and then said.

“That’s right,” Electrox said with a smile. “As far as I know, the Light attribute of the Child of Light comes from the Path of Light, not from the God of Light. It has transcended the realm of elements and risen to the realm of rules.”

"Rules?" Zhu Ziyang was increasingly confused as he listened.

"Hehe, I've gone a bit too far with what I've said, you don't need to understand it for now. Just remember, your ultimate light is not simply an element," Electrox replied with a mysterious smile.

"Alright!" Zhu Ziyang waved his hand helplessly, at a loss for words in the face of Electrolux's cryptic response.

His gaze shifted to the little Starry Unicorn following the big Starry Unicorn. The little guy was staring at Zhu Ziyang with his big, pale golden eyes. When he saw Zhu Ziyang looking at him, he playfully stuck out his tongue and ran forward quickly, pointing his tail at him.

"What about your child?" Zhu Ziyang was amused, but suddenly thought of a question and asked.

"There are no more Starry Unicorns in the Star Dou Great Forest," said the Great Starry Unicorn. "My child is only five hundred years old now, and her cultivation is only about three thousand years. She can no longer stay in the Star Dou Great Forest. I hope you can take her in."

"This..." Zhu Ziyang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then said in surprise, "You want it to come with me to the human world?"

"Yes," the Great Starry Unicorn replied firmly, "It is her blessing to serve the Child of Light! By following you, she may have the chance to evolve into the legendary Unicorn King."

"Ziyang, you can agree to it," Electrox said. "The Starry Unicorn grows extremely fast, and I have an idea that might inspire me."

Upon hearing Electrolux's suggestion, Zhu Ziyang thought about it and realized that gaining the follower of a Starry Unicorn with three thousand years of cultivation wouldn't be a bad thing, so he said, "Okay, I agree."

"Thank you for your kindness!" The Great Starry Unicorn's tone was full of gratitude. It stopped, turned its head, nuzzled Zhu Ziyang, and then let out a cry. The Little Starry Unicorn immediately stopped, turned around, and approached Zhu Ziyang.

The little star unicorn's horn began to glow, and Zhu Ziyang understood immediately, reaching out to grasp it.

The Starry Unicorn's horn is a very private part of its body; only its closest companions, besides its parents, can touch it. After touching it, the two can understand each other's feelings.

"Hello, Lord Child of Light!" A sweet, childlike voice echoed in his mind, and the little Starry Unicorn in front of him was looking at him happily.

"Hello, Little Starry Unicorn," Zhu Ziyang replied with a smile. "By the way, do you have names?"

"Revered Child of Light, only the kings of the Starry Unicorns can possess true names. My true name is Lostar Siasti Annie Augustus Unician," said the Great Starry Unicorn. "My child has not yet received a true name."

"..." Zhu Ziyang didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Then can I help her come up with a name?"

"She is already your follower, and that is your natural right," the Great Star Unicorn replied.

"Great, let me think." Zhu Ziyang's face lit up with joy as he looked at the little Starry Unicorn and said with a smile, "I've got it! I'll call you Starry! The rainbow of starlight, how about that?"

"Starlight?!" Both the large and small Starlight Unicorns exclaimed unconsciously. Then, the small Starlight Unicorn jumped up excitedly, soaring high in the air, shouting, "Yay! I have a name now!"

The little guy looked very excited, and the Great Starry Unicorn Luo Xingxia was also overjoyed, saying to Zhu Ziyang, "Thank you for giving me this name."

"You're welcome!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.

The relationship between the man and the two beasts quickly grew closer, and the Great Starry Unicorn Luo Xingxia and the Little Starry Unicorn Xingcai worked even harder to help Zhu Ziyang find Zhang Lexuan and her group.

As night gradually faded, the morning dew dampened the fur of the two Starry Unicorns, and Zhu Ziyang also felt uncomfortable, his whole body damp. A night had passed, and he had traversed a nearly three-thousand-meter-long arc, yet he still hadn't found any marks or traces left by Zhang Lexuan or any other inner court disciples.

We can only keep searching.

"Roar~" A loud and melodious roar came, and upon hearing it, the Great Starry Unicorn's expression changed instantly, and a sense of panic spread through its heart.

Zhu Ziyang immediately sensed the Great Starry Unicorn's panicked state and couldn't help but feel surprised and puzzled. He asked, "What's wrong? What kind of soul beast made that cry just now? Why did it make you panic?"

"Yes..." Just as the Great Starry Unicorn Luo Xingxia was about to answer, the roar came again, and this time it was even clearer.

"Roar~" Zhu Ziyang also heard the roar very clearly. The roar carried an undeniable sense of savagery. While he was curious, he couldn't help but have a deeper doubt. Could there be such a savage soul beast in this mixed zone?

Before Zhu Ziyang and the Starry Unicorns could react, the owner of the roar had already appeared in their path.

A golden figure, like a running sun, landed arrogantly in front of them, less than ten meters away from the Great Star Radiant Unicorn! Such a close distance was a blatant provocation to the Great Star Radiant Unicorn! However, faced with such arrogant behavior, the Great Star Radiant Unicorn, contrary to its usual behavior, restrained itself, its eyes filled with hidden anger as it stared at the figure.

Zhu Ziyang was also observing the figure, his heart filled with curiosity and a very peculiar emotion, as if urging him to possess the unfamiliar soul beast in front of him.

This is a spirit beast that resembles a lion, but it would be a grave mistake to identify it as a lion-type spirit beast. Although it resembles a lion, it has a dragon's head, claws, and tail, and its body and neck are covered in golden, flame-like mane, while its four ankles are ablaze with real flames. However, what surprised Zhu Ziyang the most was that this spirit beast had a crimson vertical eye between its eyebrows, while its two normal eyes were golden, which was quite peculiar.

Zhu Ziyang didn't recognize this kind of spirit beast; it wasn't mentioned in any of the books he had read. However, this didn't prevent him from guessing its approximate species.

Dragon and Lion!

Or rather, it's a Suanni!

Suanni, according to legend, is the eighth son of the Dragon God and the fifth among the Dragon God's sons. He controls fire and light, has a gentle nature, and loves fireworks. He was born to the Dragon God and the Golden Lion and is the origin of the Dragon Lion Clan on the Douluo Continent.

The dragon-lion in front of us is very similar to the Suanni, and it has obviously chosen the path of evolving into the Suanni, which is a very rare choice.

Zhu Ziyang narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought of the Silver Dragon Wolf and felt that the dragon-lion in front of him had something in common with it, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

The ancestor of the dragon wolf was Yazi, the second son of the dragon god, and the second among the dragon god's sons. He was a brother of Suanni.

If the legends about the Dragon God's sons that he had read were true, then perhaps it would explain why he felt that the Silver Dragon Wolf and this Dragon Lion resembled each other, Zhu Ziyang thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)