Douluo Dalu: Transforming Soul Rings into Soul Veins

In the Blue Silver Forest, one after another of life ripples were rippling in the Blue Silver ocean, carrying with them an endless vitality and vigor. In this quiet and peaceful atmosphere, a wisp of a golden figure, on the contrary, appeared exceptionally abrupt.

It was a small beast with golden fur all over. A pair of large, golden eyes were extremely agile. Its entire body was like a semi-transparent crystal, full of a strange texture. Under its fur, it seemed there were actually fine golden scales.

Its overall form was very much like a lion, but its four claws were like a dragon's. Under each dragon claw was even more so stepping on a ball of golden flame. Its third vertical pupil emitted a red light with a bit of a demonic air.

She was rolling in the Blue Silver Grass, seeming to be having a great time, completely unaware that she had already attracted the attention of Zi Ji and Bi Ji.

"Wahahaha! How can a small Lake of Life and Di Tian trap me? Wagaga, with a small trick, I can bypass their eyes and ears. It should be here. Where are Sister Zi and the others? So comfortable, wah, such a rich vitality~~"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion laughed with satisfaction. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, as beautiful as the sound of nature.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Imperial Auspicious Beast was the auspicious beast of all soul beasts. Her existence could bring good luck and blessings to the surrounding soul beasts. However, this fellow was naturally active and did not like to be tied down to one place.

Therefore, she would often sneak away when Di Tian was not paying attention, to go out and bully other soul beasts, or to play around.

Of course, it was she who thought she had successfully slipped away. In fact, behind her, there would surely be at least one ferocious beast following, to protect her safety.

Seeing her having a great time, Zi Ji was slightly helpless in her heart. She looked around and just happened to meet the gaze of the Crimson King in the distance. The other party nodded slightly and then left on his own. This made Zi Ji can't help but be stunned for a moment.

Bi Ji flew down, quickly landing by the side of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. "How did you sneak out again? Di Tian is an incompetent nanny!"

"Ha!?"

Hearing Bi Ji's voice, Wang Qiu'er's figure instantly stiffened. A trace of panic flashed in her large, golden eyes. Like a robot, she struggled to turn around, looked at Bi Ji, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Sister Bi Ji, you... you are really here, ha?"

Bi Ji looked at her embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but feel a little amused, but still said with a straight face, "What do you think? Do you think we couldn't hear your self-talk just now? You clearly came to find us. Tell me, what did you want to do, sneaking here?"

Wang Qiu'er's small mouth pouted. Her claws rubbed in front of her. She said with some grievance, "The Lake of Life is too boring. You are all busy, all busy. Only I am idle there. And Di Tian won't let me run around... Everyone has a responsibility to care for the empty-nest Auspicious Beast!"

"Besides, I can originally appear in the Star Dou Great Forest. As an Auspicious Beast, do I still have to be watched like a prisoner?"

As she spoke, she also secretly glanced at the Zi Ji in the distance, as if seeking support. However, Zi Ji just had her arms crossed over her chest, looking at her at her leisure, with a trace of a teasing smile on her face.

Hearing Wang Qiu'er's plausible words, Bi Ji and Zi Ji couldn't help but look at each other and smile. As an Auspicious Beast, she shouldered the fortune of the entire Star Dou Great Forest. If the Crimson King had not coordinated with them just now, that would have been a great problem.

Bi Ji dotingly rubbed Wang Qiu'er's soft, golden fur. "Alright, alright. Then you tell me, what did you come to find us for? If it's for fun..."

"Just have Di Tian and the others take you to a place outside the Lake of Life. This is the Blue Silver Forest. Besides the Blue Silver clan, there's only us."

"There's no place for you to play here, nor are there any soul beasts for you to bully. Besides Blue Silver Grass, it's just Blue Silver Grass. You can't be playing with grass, can you?"

Wang Qiu'er pouted her lips. "The vitality here is rich. Didn't you see I was very comfortable rolling around just now..."

"Hmm?"

"Hehe."

Wang Qiu'er affectionately rubbed against Bi Ji's palm, and only then did she say with a straight face, "Haven't you all noticed that I am different from before?"

"Different?" Zi Ji was stunned for a moment. She slowly sized up Wang Qiu'er, and then immediately said with pleasant surprise, "Qiu'er, your Eye of Destiny has recovered?"

"Hmph hmph~" Wang Qiu'er raised her head, a great red light shining in her third vertical pupil. "Not only that, I also feel that my strength has had a considerable improvement."

"Now I am already at a 6000-year cultivation. It seems that at any time, I might break through to the next level. And, it's the kind that improves rapidly, a thousand years at a time~~~"

Hearing this, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on the faces of Bi Ji and Zi Ji. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, as an Imperial Auspicious Beast, the attribute brought by its growth was originally far superior to an ordinary soul beast.

A thousand-year cultivation was equivalent to other ten-thousand-year soul beasts. A ten-thousand-year cultivation was equivalent to the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. At the same time, every breakthrough would bring great benefits to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After the pleasant surprise, Zi Ji asked with confusion, "Qiu'er's cultivation growth logically shouldn't be so fast. Why is this..."

The corner of Wang Qiu'er's mouth... the corner of Wang Qiu'er's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a mysterious smile. "This is why my Eye of Destiny has recovered~"

"Before, because I was at the Master's... oh no, now I should call her the Master-Consort's place, and I had forcefully spied on that Lin Feng's destiny, my Eye of Destiny had suffered a backlash and was heavily injured. Not only did I lose most of my ability, but it also made my cultivation progress become extremely slow."

"However, in this recent period of time, I have been nourished by two mysterious powers. It is gentle and powerful, continuously repairing my damaged Eye of Destiny."

Speaking of this, Wang Qiu'er paused for a moment, as if recalling the source of the mysterious power. After a while, she continued, "One of the powers is as if connected to my bloodline. Every time I meditate and cultivate, it will quietly pour into my body, nourishing my soul and body."

"As time goes by, I have discovered that my Eye of Destiny has gradually recovered, and my cultivation has also had a significant improvement."

"Most importantly, after my Eye of Destiny had recovered, a golden warm current had flowed from within my Eye of Destiny into my four limbs and hundred bones. Not only did it wash my body, but it also made my comprehension of heaven and earth more profound."

"I can feel that my connection with the Star Dou Great Forest has become even closer. It's a very strange feeling."

Zi Ji and Qing Xuan listened intently. "Qiu'er, the mysterious power you spoke of, where on earth did it come from?" Zi Ji couldn't help but ask.

Wang Qiu'er shook her head. "I also don't know. It was as if it had appeared out of thin air, and had disappeared out of thin air. Every time I wanted to go and find its source, it would disappear without a trace."

"However, I can feel that this power has a thousand-threaded connection with me, as if it were an indispensable part of my life."

"Then what about the golden warm current? What was the power that appeared in your Eye of Destiny?"

Wang Qiu'er thought for a moment and then slowly said, "That golden warm current, I also can't say for sure. It's just that this kind of energy is very strange. It was nourishing my Eye of Destiny."

"After it had recovered, this power was like an awakened flood, surging out, warm and powerful. It circulated in my body. Not only did it enhance my cultivation, but it also gave me a feeling of being connected with all things in the universe."

"I seem to be able to, through this power, perceive the subtle changes between heaven and earth. Even without forcefully driving my Eye of Destiny, I can also foresee some vague fragments of the future."

Hearing this, the look of shock in the eyes of Zi Ji and Bi Ji was even stronger. They were both top-tier ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest and also had a deep understanding of the power of the Eye of Destiny itself. However, the golden warm current that Wang Qiu'er had described had surpassed their cognition.

"This power, could it be..." A trace of a thoughtful light flashed in Bi Ji's eyes, as if she had thought of something.

She pressed forward and in a flash, came before Wang Qiu'er's forehead, seriously staring at her Eye of Destiny, as if wanting to see through the essence of the mysterious power.

Wang Qiu'er was startled by Bi Ji's sudden action and instinctively took a step back. But seeing Bi Ji's serious and earnest gaze, she again forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart and stood on the spot without moving.

After a while, Bi Ji slowly withdrew her gaze, a hard-to-describe expression on her face.

She said with conflict, "Can you control this energy to dissipate a little? Let us see what on earth this is."

Hearing this, Wang Qiu'er nodded, then immediately closed her eyes and began to try to control the golden warm current. Under the guidance of her will, the warm current slowly flowed out of her Eye of Destiny, forming a faint, single golden light band that circled around her body.

Zi Ji and Bi Ji stared at the golden light band without blinking, a grave look on their faces. They could feel that although the power was gentle, it contained an indescribable majesty and depth, as if it were connected to the most original power between heaven and earth.

With the continuous dissipation of the golden warm current, the surrounding air seemed to have become warmer. The Blue Silver Grass, under the nourishment of this power, had also become more emerald green and dripping with dew, full of vitality.

What made them marvel even more was that their understanding of the attribute laws they had mastered had deepened by a point. Originally, the cultivation speed and growth speed around the Imperial Auspicious Beast had already been doubled. The amplification brought by this wisp of golden energy was not in the least bit less than the blessing brought by the power of fortune.

After a while, Wang Qiu'er opened her eyes and said with some fatigue, "I can only control it to dissipate this little bit. Any more, and I will feel strained. And here, it is still what I have saved up myself. This thing is like rootless duckweed. I don't even know where it came from..."

Bi Ji and Zi Ji looked at each other, both seeing the shock and doubt in each other's eyes. Even they, with their hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, had never seen such a strange power.

"This power seems to be different from our soul power, but it also has a similar effect," Zi Ji said in a deep voice.

"That's right. I can feel that it seems to be closer to the origin power between heaven and earth. It is more advanced than the soul power we usually cultivate. Even the Master... the Master-Consort's silver divine power is very difficult to distinguish from it," Bi Ji also nodded in agreement.

"This kind of thing is very much like..."

"That's right. Lin Feng's True Qi," Bi Ji said.

"Indeed very much so... but why?" Zi Ji crossed her arms over her chest and murmured in thought.

Qiu'er was stunned upon hearing this. A look of realization flashed in her large, golden eyes. "Lin Feng? You're saying this power is related to him?"

"Very likely," Bi Ji nodded. "We have all sensed it before. After your Eye of Destiny had recovered, the golden warm current that flowed out had an aura that was extremely similar to Lin Feng's True Qi."

"His True Qi, we have all experienced it. It is something that surpasses the structure of divine power. And now, the energy that has dissipated from your Eye of Destiny is incomparably similar to his True Qi. Although they may be from the same source, its essence is even above his True Qi."

Zi Ji also interjected, "And, you mentioned before that it was when you were spying on Lin Feng's destiny that your Eye of Destiny was heavily injured. The appearance of this mysterious power was also precisely after your Eye of Destiny had recovered. The connection between these, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence."

"It's just… why?" Wang Qiu'er tilted her head. Her two golden eyes held a clear yet bewildered look—like that of a college student who hadn't quite figured things out yet.

"Yes, why..." Bi Ji's willow-like brows furrowed slightly as she murmured.

Zi Ji suddenly spoke, "Isn't there someone here who is very familiar with Lin Feng? Let's go and ask Ah Yin. The time we have spent with him is, after all, too short. But Ah Yin is different. If she also feels it is similar to Lin Feng's True Qi, then it should be eighty to ninety percent correct."

"Mmm, let's go."

As she spoke, Bi Ji and Zi Ji took Wang Qiu'er and went to the central area of the Blue Silver Forest, to look for the Ah Yin who was in seclusion cultivating.

When they arrived, Ah Yin was quietly floating in mid-air. Her face was serene, and her entire body was surrounded by a faint, emerald-green light. It was the life force she was absorbing from the Gold of Life.

Sensing the arrival of Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Wang Qiu'er, Ah Yin slowly opened her eyes and said with confusion, "You've come. Is there anything... hey? Qiu'er?!"

She slowly floated down, skillfully slipping her hand beneath Wang Qiu'er's fur to find a scale—and gave it a vigorous rua.

"Purrrr—"

Wang Qiu'er, both comfortable and shyly annoyed, shot Ah Yin a white-eyed glare. She cursed Lin Feng in her heart. Ever since this fellow had told others of her weak spot, these fellows would, every time they saw her, pet her like a cat.

Really!

Of course, it was limited to female soul beasts!

She remembered not long ago, the big bug that had fled from the Land of the Extreme North back to the Lake of Life. After transforming into human form, it had actually wanted to stroke her noble golden fur? What a joke! She had bitten it on the spot!

"Long time no see, Qiu'er," Ah Yin stood up and said with a smile. She looked at Zi Ji and Bi Ji. "How come she is here?"

"Qiu'er, draw out that golden warm current again."

"Mmm," Wang Qiu'er's small face was flushed red. A wisp of a golden energy slowly flowed out from her Eye of Destiny. Ah Yin looked at the golden warm current, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.

A look of realization appeared on her face. "You think it's related to Xiao Feng?"

"That's right."

"It is indeed very similar," Ah Yin said thoughtfully.

"That's right," Ah Yin said with certainty. "Although I have not yet fully understood the details and essence of it, this power absolutely has no shallow connection with Xiao Feng."

"He is now in Spirit City. The Master... the Master-Consort is also over there. We can take the Auspicious Beast directly to Spirit City to ask about this matter."

"I'm afraid it's related to 'destiny'. You look carefully. Qiu'er's Eye of Destiny has also changed. It now has a little bit of gold."

Bi Ji and Zi Ji nodded. "We've seen it."