Grand Elder of the Holy Dragon Sect
"I was wondering, if I were to do something big in the future, would you follow me?" Di Tian's eyes darkened as he watched the two before him in silence.
Bi Ji paused and was about to speak.
But Zi JI was quicker to answer. "Master, I'm willing! Whatever you decide to do, I'm willing!"
"Yes, husband. Your decision can't possibly be wrong."
Di Tian smiled at the two of them. "Then what if I said... I wanted to defy our lord's wishes? Would you still be willing?"
"How could that be?" Zi JI stopped absorbing Tian Meng's essence. She had never imagined her master would say something like that.
"I'm not joking."
"I'm willing, husband. I'll follow you through every lifetime!" There was no hesitation in Bi Ji's green eyes as she nodded firmly.
Her delicate little hand reached out and rested gently in Di Tian's palm.
"Very good."
"I... I'm willing too." Zi JI stammered, then nodded in agreement.
But Zi JI was even more confused. His ancestors possessed supreme dragon might. As lesser dragons, how could we possibly escape his suppression?
Master must be confused.
Zi JI thought no more about it, taking it as a joke from her master.
For over a month afterward, they rarely spoke. The three simply absorbed Tian Meng's life essence in silence, steadily strengthening their spiritual power and converting it into their own cultivation.
Di Tian was not idle during that time, either. Whenever Bi Ji and Zi JI absorbed Tian Meng's life essence, he went out to investigate the situation outside.
Although this was the Douluo I era, he had to make sure Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils did not become gods ahead of time. Otherwise, he would not be able to stop them.
After investigating many times, he finally had an answer. The current timeline was actually a thousand years before Tang San's time. In other words, Tang San had not transmigrated here yet.
Di Tian finally felt at ease and could begin laying out his grand plan for Soul Beasts to become gods.
According to his earlier thinking, his only way of infiltrating the human world was to possess a Soul Master.
Before that, he had to plan carefully. At the very least, he had to establish his own forces on the Douluo Continent to ensure he would not perish after taking human form.
As for a target to possess, he still had no idea.
He planned to wait until the month was over before deciding, since the month had been set aside for the three of them to absorb the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's power.
In his spare time, Di Tian began collecting Soul Bones everywhere.
He was preparing a full set of equipment for himself before becoming human.
With his status as the Beast God, collecting them was no trouble at all.
He was simply looking for better ones, preferably Ferocious Beast Soul Bones.
Time flew, and a month soon passed.
Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Di Tian had all finished absorbing the essence. Their cultivation time was over.
Di Tian's Soul Core spun as he sensed the Soul Power in his body, gaining a new understanding of his strength. He had 730,000 years of cultivation.
In one month, he had gained 20,000 years of cultivation.
This was all thanks to Tian Meng the power bank, but Di Tian was still dissatisfied with his cultivation.
He remembered that in the original story, Di Tian had Dual Soul Cores with Yin-Yang Complementarity. Perhaps too little time had passed in this timeline, and Di Tian had not yet refined all of Tian Meng's energy, for he actually had only a single Soul Core.
In this state, his cultivation progress was much slower.
It looks like I need to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Di Tian already had a plan. He decided to condense Dual Soul Cores at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
By then, the Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, and the Scarlet King had arrived.
The group smoothly took over from one another.
Di Tian left the Star Dou Forest with Bi Ji and Zi JI.
When they reached the inner region, Bi Ji and Zi JI were puzzled. As Ferocious Beasts, they rarely left the bustling Lake of Life. What was going on today?
"Husband, where are we going?" After a long while, Bi Ji finally asked.
"I'm taking you somewhere good to consolidate your cultivation."
Di Tian replied calmly.
The two nodded gently and asked no more.
They had not the slightest distrust of Di Tian.
The three released a little of their presence, and all the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest willingly made way for them.
A cold golden light flashed in Di Tian's golden eyes as he surveyed the current state of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Suddenly, his gaze froze and shot straight toward a corner to the southwest.
Bi Ji and Zi JI noticed the unusual movement. They too released their presence and looked that way.
In the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, four humans were traveling together, seemingly hunting Soul Beasts.
All of them were Soul Kings, with cultivation levels around rank fifty.
Why would cultivation like that hold Di Tian's attention for so long?
Bi Ji and Zi JI were even more puzzled. Di Tian had been so strange lately!
As they looked on in confusion, Di Tian actually stepped forward. His Soul Power twisted and transformed into a black dragon hundreds of meters long, which swooped straight toward the human Soul Masters.
The two had no time to marvel and hurried after Di Tian. In just a few moments, they had all arrived before the group.
Meanwhile, in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Soul Kings saw the sky blotted out and had just thought to flee when they saw a huge black dragon fly within a thousand meters of them.
As soon as that terrifying presence drew near, their expressions changed drastically.
That terrifying presence clearly belonged to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, or perhaps something even more terrifying.
In the brief moment they faced it, the four felt as though their Soul Power had congealed. Unable to use any strength at all, they slumped to the ground.
The white-haired man in golden robes in the middle and a woman in purple had even begun to tremble.
They could clearly feel their souls shuddering and their Martial Souls cowering!
The man was named Tuo Ba Yun, the grand elder of the Holy Dragon Sect. He was also the strongest of the group, a rank fifty-five Soul King.
His Martial Soul was the White Armored Earth Dragon. How could such a top-tier Beast Martial Soul be suppressed to this extent?
The woman in purple beside him felt even greater terror. Her Martial Soul was the Purple Spirit Snake, and faced with the black dragon's presence, she wanted only to prostrate herself.
Thump!
The two ultimately lost control and fell to their knees.
Di Tian, the thousand-meter-long black dragon, gave them no time to think further. He merely uttered a few words slowly.
"Submit or die!"
The cold words fell in the human tongue. Facing the black dragon that blotted out the sky, the group were so frightened they had wet themselves.
They all fell to their knees in unison.
"We are willing to submit."
At those words, Di Tian transformed into human form, his golden eyes sweeping over the four before him.
Their Martial Souls appeared of their own accord.
The Golden Armored Earth Dragon, Purple-Scaled Snake, Fire Ape, and Blackwater Duck Martial Souls.
Di Tian nodded lightly. "Very good. All Beast Martial Souls. It's just a pity that I'm not very satisfied with yours." With that, a cold glint flickered in Di Tian's eyes.
The Soul King with the Fire Ape Martial Soul instantly turned into a mist of blood, leaving not the slightest trace. He had not even managed to utter a last word, as though he had never come into this world.
The sight made the other three tremble even harder. They dared not say another word, merely waiting quietly for Di Tian's orders, afraid that an undeserved calamity would befall them.
Meanwhile, behind Di Tian,
Bi Ji and Zi JI had arrived some time ago and had been watching for a while.
They were just about to ask about Di Tian's baffling actions
when they saw him condense a drop of his own vital blood essence and present it directly to the middle-aged man with white hair and golden robes.
"This is my sacred blood. After you swallow it, it can evolve your Martial Soul, but it also carries a restriction. You must serve my Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Clan for your entire life. Do you understand?"
How would Tuo Ba Yun dare refuse? With two loud thuds, he kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your blessing, Master."
"Good. You know how to behave. Absorb it now. I'll stand guard for you."
Tuo Ba Yun did not hesitate in the slightest. To stay alive, he swallowed the floating drop of red blood.
In an instant, he felt countless surging energies churning within his Martial Soul. The Soul Power in his body swelled to an unprecedented fullness, and he immediately sat down to meditate...
Di Tian looked away from him and turned to meet Zi JI and Bi Ji's astonished gazes.
These two beauties were a great help to him. Since he had decided to trust them, he had nothing to hide.
He spoke slowly. "Bi Ji, Zi JI, I intend to cultivate forces among the humans that belong to our Soul Beast Clan. That is why I brought out this blood essence. I hope the two of you will cultivate forces of your own as well. Are you willing?"