The Auspicious Beast's Arrangements, the Clear Sky Sect's Meeting

"That presence is extraordinary!"

Xiong Jun exclaimed. His enormous body tore straight through space as he headed for the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.

At the same time, the other Ferocious Beasts, including the Myriad Demon King and Scarlet King, all sensed the presence.

In an instant, something resonated within them, and, drawn by it, they all came to the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.

At the Black Dragon Sect, Di Tian and Zi JI, who was cultivating, abruptly opened their eyes.

They stopped condensing the Dragon Cores in their hands.

After exchanging a glance with Bi Ji, the three set off for the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest's core region without a word.

A lion over two meters long, with fur like golden crystal, was hopping about.

Its four limbs were like dragon claws, with the power of various extreme flames coiling beneath them. A third eye rested on the Heavenly Spirit Cover of its forehead, containing the Law of Destiny.

The Ferocious Beasts all rushed over.

As soon as they arrived, they sensed what was wondrous about the beast. It seemed that simply being near it caused an endless stream of Heaven and Earth Essence to flow toward them.

Twice the result for half the effort when cultivating?

No, five times—and apparently even more!

At the very least, it could increase their speed tenfold.

All the Ferocious Beasts were stunned.

They looked at Di Tian, the last to arrive.

They wondered how Di Tian would make arrangements for the Auspicious Beast.

Di Tian had long known the Auspicious Beast was coming, but he had not expected it so soon.

He secretly sent a voice transmission to a Ferocious Beast.

Within a quarter of an hour, Demon Spirit arrived.

Di Tian entrusted Demon Spirit with the heavy responsibility of protecting the Auspicious Beast.

Demon Spirit, who had always kept a low profile and rarely spent time with the other Ferocious Beasts, happily nodded.

Who could resist the temptation of cultivating ten times as fast?

With the arrangements complete, Di Tian looked at the Ferocious Beasts present.

Xiong Jun and Scarlet King in particular seemed lost in thought.

Di Tian spoke. "Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, you two still want to cultivate in your Ferocious Beast bodies, right? I can grant your wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, his Soul Power surged, and he withdrew the Black Dragon Slave Seals.

The two were taken aback.

They recalled what Di Tian had said before.

Everything he did was for the Soul Beast Clan, and they even felt a little grateful.

But, fuck it, what way back did they have now?

Their cultivation had long since been absorbed into their Soul Bones.

Their cultivation had now fallen, leaving them as two-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beasts.

Even if they stayed beside the Auspicious Beast and enjoyed the benefit of cultivating at extreme speed, what of it?

In the end, they still could not break the shackles that kept Soul Beasts from becoming gods!

Yes, after years of Di Tian's brainwashing, the two of them also looked forward to becoming gods!

Their thoughts now clear, the two Ferocious Beasts shook their heads vigorously. "Di Tian, you're overthinking it. We'll continue with the original plan."

"Good. Old Demon, what do you think?"

Prompted by the question, the Myriad Demon King gently shook his head.

Compared with the Auspicious Beast, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Sunset Forest was no less effective at increasing his cultivation speed.

There were also all kinds of Immortal Herbs, and the air was filled with life spiritual Qi. The Myriad Demon King had his own pace.

"Then everyone can go back. It's time to put our plan to possess the Human Race on the agenda!"

Di Tian spoke calmly, reminding the Ferocious Beasts.

"Mm."

The Ferocious Beasts all nodded.

As Di Tian was leaving, he swatted Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu's mother, and Xiao Wu's father—the five Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts guarding the Lake of Life—unconscious and knocked them down with a single claw.

Without another word, Di Tian placed Slave Seals on their heads.

Di Tian was far from reassured about these Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Although it was about to take human form, and Tang San might not have a chance to obtain its Soul Ring and Soul Bone,

Di Tian wanted no changes whatsoever!

And so, the disturbance over the Auspicious Beast soon came to an end, and all the Ferocious Beasts returned to their territories.

They helped the Human Race forces that possessed their bloodlines continue to develop, helping them take wives, marry and have children, and carry on their family lines, generation after generation.

The Ferocious Beasts quietly awaited the chance to possess them.

Meanwhile, several more forces appeared on the Douluo Continent.

They were called the Dark Gold Sect, Red Mastiff Mountain, and Ghost Eye Shoal!

The three forces had been established by the Human Race forces affiliated with Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, and the Myriad Demon King!

Meanwhile, in the Sunset Forest.

The Tuo Ba Clan had been flourishing lately.

With the help of Di Tian's ten-thousand-year Whale Glue, the younger generation kept breaking through their Soul Ring age limits.

This phenomenon also caught the attention of people across the continent.

Spirit Hall in particular went from questioning it at first to growing alarmed.

Qian Xunji personally made a trip to Black Dragon Mountain.

He discovered that the disciples of Black Dragon Mountain had actually broken past the yellow hundred-year limit for their second rings. They had purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings!

Seeing this, he realized the rumors were all true.

That meant Tuo Ba Yun, who had beaten his father half to death, really was that powerful too!

Qian Xunji rushed back to Spirit Hall overnight and called a meeting with the elders to discuss the matter.

During the meeting, they learned of Whale Rubber's effects.

Just as they were about to propose buying it in large quantities, an elder said that Black Dragon Mountain and several other forces had already bought up all the Whale Rubber on the market.

Their investigation showed that the force with the largest stock of Whale Rubber was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, whose wealth rivaled a nation's.

When this news came out, the Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall exchanged glances and realized that Black Dragon Mountain had long since joined forces with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...

As for the Lower Four Sects, whom they had previously threatened and tempted, they had gone so far as to merge directly into Black Dragon Mountain.

They were now living very comfortably.

Qian Xunji flew into a rage and announced furiously, "From this day forth, Spirit Hall formally declares war on Black Dragon Mountain!"

"No!"

"You mustn't, Your Holiness! You can't forget the Former Pope's painful lesson!"

"That's right, Your Holiness. Tuo Ba Yun's strength is no small matter. If we rashly declare war, both sides will only suffer!"

The elders all voiced their objections.

Qian Xunji had only just taken office, and his words carried little weight.

He could only look to Golden Crocodile Douluo beside him, hoping his eldest uncle would support him.

But Jin Cangya merely shook his head and said nothing.

"I'll go talk to the Former Pope. You may withdraw."

That night, Qian Xunji went to see Qian Daoliu.

He wanted to ask what they should do.

The answer he received was, "Wait a hundred years. We'll act once my injuries have healed. Spirit Hall cannot afford another blow."

That night, in the Pope's room.

Bang!

Qian Xunji kicked over the table in front of him.

That night, he went utterly mad, repeatedly destroying the furniture in the room to vent his anger.

After calming down, he felt a deep sense of helplessness.

In a daze, he thought of a Pink-Skirted Woman who had Twin Martial Souls and exceptional talent.

She was none other than his disciple, Bibi Dong.

Since he could not touch the Black Dragon Sect, he would strengthen Spirit Hall.

The night was black as ink. Someone screamed again and again, while someone else raged like a wild beast!

Across the continent, the various forces besides Spirit Hall also gradually learned that the disciples of Black Dragon Mountain had thousand-year second Soul Rings.

They all began weighing how they should deal with Black Dragon Mountain in the future.

With Qian Daoliu's example before them, everyone believed they could not afford to offend Black Dragon Mountain.

They could only befriend it.

For example, at that moment, in the Clear Sky Sect's council hall.

Tang Chen, who had long since stepped down, sat in the center of the hall, his face grave.

He looked down at the assembled elders.

"Is everyone here? Today, we'll mainly discuss the Black Dragon Sect's Whale Rubber. Elders, what do you think?"