78: Chapter 78 The Death of the Auspicious Beast? The Exchange of a 100,000-Year-Old Soul Beast

Those memory fragments were extremely illusory, as if they were about to dissipate into the River of Fate.

Or rather, in the perception of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Mu Qingci's fate was simply not in the River of Fate; it was as if he were someone who had jumped out of the River of Fate.

Even for the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the control over things like fate was not something that could be done at will.

Therefore, she no longer struggled with why these memories were fragments, or why these memory fragments were so illusory.

She pulled herself together and looked at the first memory fragment.

In the scene, there was a young man.

He was sitting on a sofa, holding a long, black object in his hand, his slender fingers pressing buttons on the long object.

Directly in front of him was a screen, and something seemed to be playing on the screen.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast watched carefully for a long time, and from the content playing on the screen, she realized that it was the Douluo Continent.

Regarding this, she just assumed it was a loop of images recorded by the other party using some spirit tool.

Continuing to watch, her gaze turned to the second memory fragment.

The scene within the fragment was similar to the scenario the Emperor Auspicious Beast was currently experiencing.

However, in this scene, the person whose forehead was pressed against the Emperor Auspicious Beast's was not the young man she met today, but someone else. From the scene, she learned that it was a young man named Huo Yuhao.

With a sense of confusion, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion continued to watch.

The content of the next memory fragment reorganized—oh no, it shattered—her worldview.

In the scene, the Emperor Auspicious Beast had actually used up the only opportunity in her life to transform into a human, turning into a woman with long, powder-blue hair, and set off on the road to Shrek Academy.

She did not understand why she would choose to transform into a human.

Logically speaking, the Emperor Auspicious Beast was the darling of the Star Dou Great Forest and did not have the worry of facing heavenly tribulations. Even if she did, she only had ten thousand years of cultivation now; to reach one hundred thousand years, she would still have to go through who knows how many years.

Yet, the time between these two memory fragments was only a few short years, which was the most puzzling part for the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Could it be that she had encountered some life-threatening danger?

With questions, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's gaze turned to the next memory fragment.

In the content of this memory fragment, a scene appeared that she would never forget in her life.

In the scene, the Emperor Auspicious Beast who had transformed into a human, that is, the woman with powder-blue hair, was lying in the arms of a young man, on the verge of death.

"How could this be? Am I about to die?"

A strong sense of fear enveloped the Emperor Auspicious Beast's heart, as if she were experiencing what was presented in the scene.

Continuing to watch, she finally understood the reason for her being on the verge of death in the scene.

And this reason was the most difficult for her to accept: it was a sacrifice!

The Emperor Auspicious Beast could not imagine why she, who had always prided herself on being noble, would sacrifice herself for a human?

And the object of the sacrifice...

The Emperor Auspicious Beast's gaze focused on that young man.

Although there were some changes compared to his youth, the Emperor Auspicious Beast recognized him at a glance; he was exactly the young man named Huo Yuhao, who had his forehead pressed against her Eye of Fate in a previous memory fragment.

Who exactly was Huo Yuhao?

Why did she choose to transform into a human?

Was it for him?

And why would she sacrifice herself for him?

These questions, like a nightmare, lingered in the Emperor Auspicious Beast's heart, leaving her unable to recover for a long time.

She did not doubt the authenticity of these scenes; after all, she was the darling of fate and could clearly feel the power of fate contained within these scenes, which was so real.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast could be certain that everything she saw was real.

However, there was a question that the Emperor Auspicious Beast could not figure out no matter how hard she thought: who exactly was this young man named Mu Qingci?

And why did he know what would happen in the future?

Would her encounter with him now change the trajectory of future fate?

Mu Qingci's trajectory of fate also made the Emperor Auspicious Beast very interested; after all, this was the first time she had seen someone who had jumped out of the River of Fate.

After both parties finished viewing each other's memories, the golden light slowly dissipated, and both opened their eyes at the same time.

It was this contact that allowed a myriad of connections to successfully form between Mu Qingci and the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Just at this moment, Chi Wang's figure returned.

Following behind it was another figure.

That was a horse with a much smaller build than Chi Wang, covered in pale golden fur.

It is worth mentioning that this horse had dragon horns on its head and fine scales on its body; it was actually the legendary Light Dragon Horse.

Chi Wang nodded, its eyes carrying a hint of respect and regret.

That Light Dragon Horse walked towards Mu Qingci.

"Human, I am a 100,000-year Spirit Beast, the Light Dragon Horse, willing to serve as the condition for exchanging for the Emperor Auspicious Beast."

Mu Qingci did not expect that Chi Wang would actually manage to bring such a good 100,000-year Spirit Beast with a light attribute.

The so-called Light Dragon Horse is an extremely rare light-attribute Spirit Beast, containing a trace of true dragon bloodline, which makes its status among the Spirit Beast race extremely high.

Mu Qingci could feel that the Light Dragon Horse in front of him must have suffered damage to its origin and was already near death, which is why it was sent as a bargaining chip to redeem the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Regarding this, it was very willing.

It had once received help from the Emperor Auspicious Beast, and it was willing to sacrifice its life for the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

"When I was undergoing my first heavenly tribulation, my origin was damaged, and I am already near death. If I can use this remaining life to trade for the Emperor Auspicious Beast's survival, it is worth it."

Mu Qingci looked at Kong Deming and nodded. After all, the goal had been achieved. If he were to push for more at this time, according to the original work, Di Tian would appear, and Kong Deming was no match for Di Tian, so this place was not suitable for a long stay.

Kong Deming understood immediately, released the Binding on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, grabbed the Light Dragon Horse with one hand, and grabbed Mu Qingci and Meng Hongchen with the other, flying towards the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.

On the way back, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion kept looking absent-minded, constantly thinking about the memory fragments she had just seen of Mu Qingci, which recorded her own death.

After a while.

In the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, by the shore of the Lake of Life.

Chi Wang had now transformed into a red-haired man, standing there with his head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong.

He looked at the middle-aged man in the center with black hair, golden eyes, and a strand of golden hair on his forehead, and said with difficulty: "Di Tian, it is my poor protection; please punish me!"

Di Tian shook his head: "This matter is not your fault; it is that those people from Shrek who are too cunning, actually daring to use the Emperor Auspicious Beast as a bargaining chip to trade for a 100,000-year Spirit Beast, it is simply abominable!"

He had just asked Bi Ji to check, and the Emperor Auspicious Beast was unharmed, just a little frightened.