The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger—what a good tiger! No, a great tiger!
So generous!
Lin Yun felt that absorbing its soul ring at the Soul Ancestor level was an absolutely brilliant decision. And Di Tian, the one who captured it, deserved full credit.
"Prisoner Di, well done! This soul ring is perfect!" Lin Yun patted Di Tian's shoulder with deep appreciation.
"Serving the Honored One is this subordinate's greatest honor!" Di Tian stood at attention, his tone solemn and resolute.
Good! Star Dou Forest has scored a point back!
Though his expression remained serious, Di Tian was internally grinning ear to ear. Hmph, you insignificant Extreme North, how dare you compete with the rightful soul beast sanctuary, Star Dou Forest, for the Honored One's favor?
So what if we don't have a beautiful Beast King as his consort? Star Dou Forest is still the Honored One's most capable force!
Seeing Di Tian so eager and ready, Lin Yun almost felt bad about stringing him along. It wouldn't be right not to reward such loyalty.
And besides…
Compared to his spiritual power, his soul power progression was slower—understandable, given his Ultimate attributes. But his physical strength lagging behind his mental prowess? That was unacceptable. Now was the perfect time to visit the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well!
"Prisoner Di, leave the protection of Star Dou to the others for now. Come with me—we're visiting an old acquaintance."
"An old acquaintance…?" Di Tian frowned, confused.
Who?
The big eyeball?
Unlikely. The Honored One had never met that tentacle monster, and frankly, that thing wasn't even worthy of being called an "acquaintance."
Then… the Nine Dragon Kings?
Uncles and aunts?!
Di Tian's eyes lit up, his gaze burning with anticipation.
"Seems you've guessed it. Yes, exactly what you're thinking." Lin Yun nodded at Di Tian's hopeful expression.
"Understood. Just point the way, Honored One. This subordinate will accompany you immediately." Di Tian clenched his fists tightly, his lips pressed into a thin line.
Since the Great God War, apart from Gu Yuena, Di Tian had never seen any other descendants of the Nine Dragon Kings. Now that the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings—the split halves of the Dragon God—had returned, the chance to bring more Dragon Kings back filled him with excitement.
Those were his uncles and aunts!
"Come, Bing'er, you're coming too!" Lin Yun beckoned to the Ice Empress, who immediately fluttered over like a butterfly before shrinking into a tiny scorpion and nestling inside his robes.
The Ice Fire Yin Yang Well was surrounded by poisonous miasma left behind by that bastard Tang San. With the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice, those Seven-Layered and Nine-Layered Emerald Phosphor Flowers would be as fragile as common Blue Silver Grass—crushed in an instant.
Though Di Tian was accompanying them, Lin Yun didn't plan to have him take the lead.
It was unclear whether Tang San had left any traps in the Yin Yang Well. Instead, Di Tian would lurk in the shadows, his Dragon God Claw at the ready, while Lin Yun and the Ice Empress "liberated" all of Tang San's carefully cultivated treasures.
If Tang San hadn't left any contingencies? Fine.
But if he had?
Then the lurking Di Tian would strike like lightning, sending that bastard's divine consciousness back to the heavens!
Perfect plan. Ice Fire Yin Yang Well—I'm coming for you!
Di Tian led the way, tearing through space as the trio headed toward their destination.
Along the way, Lin Yun explained the origins of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, the abundance of rare herbs within, and the possible traps Tang San might have left behind.
"That scum! He actually dared to occupy the resting place of Uncle Fire and Aunt Water?!" Di Tian's face darkened, his killing intent unrestrained.
"And those spineless weeds—enjoying the legacy of our dragon race while serving humanity, the mortal enemies of soul beasts?! They all deserve death!"
"Agreed. They should die." This time, Lin Yun didn't mock Di Tian for sounding like Tang San. He genuinely believed those immortal herbs had it coming.
Using our dragonkind's treasures to oppose us?
You're all dead meat!
The treasure left behind by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings rightfully belonged to the soul beasts!
With Di Tian's speed, it took only minutes to reach the desolate Sunset Forest. As the air ahead grew increasingly hazy, Lin Yun raised a hand.
"Stop here."
"Sunset Forest?" Di Tian frowned at the lifeless woods beneath them, his expression grim.
"I remember this place once being a thriving soul beast habitat. How could it decay so much in just a few millennia?"
"The reason is simple. Look there." Lin Yun pointed deep into the forest. Di Tian's golden draconic pupils contracted sharply.
As the Beast God of Star Dou, Di Tian's perception of life energy was unparalleled. At first, he hadn't paid much attention to the forest's depths, but now, under Lin Yun's guidance, he sensed it—a suffocating aura of death, thick as hell itself.
He saw the wails of countless soul beast spirits.
He saw mountains of bleached bones.
"What… happened here?!" Di Tian's pupils trembled, a bloody glint flashing in his draconic eyes.
The Beast God wasn't just the guardian of Star Dou—he felt responsible for all soul beasts. The state of Sunset Forest wasn't natural decay.
This was deliberate slaughter.
How could he not rage?
His blood pressure was through the roof.
"Who else? The same bastard who seized the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well." Lin Yun sneered. "Even after becoming a god, that trash couldn't bear to let go of this treasure trove. So he set up the Emerald Phosphor Poison Array—countless Seven-Layered and Nine-Layered Emerald Phosphor Flowers—to keep others away."
"A poison array of tens of thousands of Emerald Phosphor Flowers… Even a hundred-thousand-year soul beast would die upon entering. Over time, the poison only grew stronger, fed by the endless deaths, until it consumed the entire Sunset Forest."
"That miasma? It's nurtured by the blood and bones of countless soul beasts."
BOOM!
Di Tian slammed his fist into a nearby tree. A trunk so thick it would take multiple men to encircle it vaporized instantly under his strike.
"To slaughter soul beasts so wantonly… They deserve death!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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