Buying Over the Myriad Demon King and Scarlet King
Three skills.
Evil God's Protection: Besides simple defense with a shield of light, it could absorb the power of an opponent's attack and transfer it to the user as replenishment...
Heaven-Devouring Black Hole: A Soul Master could channel Soul Power to create a "miniature black hole." The black hole would forcibly pull current enemies toward its center, continuously absorbing their life force and Soul Power.
Evil God's Devouring (passive skill): By actively channeling the Soul Bone, a Soul Master could absorb the origin power of a Soul Beast or human and convert it into their own Soul Power and life force. Note: The target must be dead before the skill could be activated!
Di Tian nodded. All three skills were top-tier. I hope that kid doesn't let me down.
"Let's go."
After putting away the Soul Bone, Di Tian beckoned to Bi Ji and Zi JI, and the group continued toward the Lake of Life.
The three had just reached the Lake of Life's vicinity.
A huge bear silhouette appeared before them, blocking their view.
It was Xiong Jun.
At the same time.
The Myriad Demon King and Scarlet King slowly appeared on either side.
Di Tian had told them the date before he left.
But Xiong Jun and the other beasts still couldn't help sizing him up. They were all Ferocious Beasts, and as the Beast God, everything Di Tian did was important to them.
Sensing Di Tian's Soul Power, Xiong Jun's mouth twitched, and he grew even more frustrated. That old bastard Di Tian has gotten stronger again!
He had had no chance of beating Di Tian before. Now that Di Tian had returned from his trip, why did his chances feel even more hopeless...?
Xiong Jun said nothing more. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Di Tian, he left.
The Myriad Demon King and Scarlet King also glanced at Di Tian and started to leave.
"Wait, Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, stay. I have something to tell you," Di Tian said, calling the two to a halt.
Though puzzled, they nodded and followed Di Tian to the bottom of the Lake of Life.
Di Tian first drew out two portions of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's origin power for them to absorb, without explaining much.
Faced with such a good thing, the two naturally didn't think too much about it and began desperately taking in the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual origin of heaven and earth.
Just like that, they absorbed it for a whole month, greatly replenishing their spiritual power.
Di Tian still hadn't explained the matter in detail. As the saying went, it was hard to speak against someone after eating their food. The two couldn't help pondering it and whispering to each other in private.
"Old Demon, what do you think Di Tian wants to tell us?" One of the Scarlet King's heads tilted as he asked the Myriad Demon King beside him.
The Myriad Demon King was an old tree and remained very composed, his expression unchanged.
"I don't know either. Di Tian has always been mysterious, but his generosity this time really has me scratching my head."
"Right? That's what I was saying. That fellow Di Tian has been acting all mysterious since he came back. He doesn't tell us anything, just cultivates in peace, and for the past century he hasn't even had to patrol the forest. I almost suspect the Dragon King has possessed him."
"Don't talk nonsense, Scarlet King. If it really were the Dragon King, life would get better for us Soul Beasts. I think Di Tian sees that we're relatively obedient, while that fellow Xiong Jun won't be brought to heel, so he's putting in a bad word against him."
"True. Anyway, no matter what, absorbing that fellow Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's energy can't be wrong." After their discussion led nowhere, the two resumed absorbing energy from the Tian Meng power bank. To Soul Beasts, strength and a source of food mattered more than anything.
Just like that, time flew by at the Lake of Life, and the Ferocious Beasts spent another long stretch of peaceful years.
The six great Ferocious Beasts often took turns absorbing Tian Meng's energy.
Demon Spirit occasionally appeared, tore off a piece of Tian Meng's flesh, and slipped away.
None of the Ferocious Beasts minded. Demon Spirit had a unique cultivation method and disliked being disturbed, and they all understood one another.
A hundred years passed.
Whenever it was time for Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others to draw on the Tian Meng power bank, Di Tian would always call the Scarlet King and Myriad Demon King over and share some of the energy with them.
Xiong Jun said nothing openly about it.
But in private, he would always curl his lip with his subordinates and say that the fool Di Tian had lost his mind, always sharing such pure spiritual energy. Sooner or later, Xiong Jun would surpass him.
One day during that century, the Myriad Demon King and Scarlet King once again followed Di Tian to absorb Tian Meng's vital essence, as usual.
By now, seventy percent of the energy in Tian Meng's vital essence had been lost.
That day, Di Tian looked at the two of them, and they instantly grew wary.
He had never given them that look in the past hundred years.
Was he finally going to talk about that matter?
Di Tian said gravely, "Scarlet King, Myriad Demon King, I have something to tell you."
Both stopped what they were doing and looked at Di Tian with grave expressions.
"Di Tian, go on?"
Di Tian then began telling them to each contribute a drop of their own Lifebound Essence Blood to the Human Race.
Both their expressions changed drastically at once.
Lifebound Essence Blood was something a Soul Beast could condense at most five drops of in its entire life. How could they possibly give it to the Human Race?
Yet they held back what they wanted to say and waited for Di Tian to continue.
Di Tian began telling the story of the Dragon God. They had heard something about it, so they nodded slightly and continued listening.
When they heard that Soul Beasts could not become gods, their expressions shifted, but they still didn't say much.
But after hearing Di Tian's plan for the future of Soul Beasts, their faces darkened in an instant. Di Tian actually intended to launch the Soul Beast revival plan without waiting for the Silver Dragon King to awaken.
Was this really the Dragon King's bootlicker Di Tian they knew?
A long time later, Di Tian finished speaking and fixed his eyes, deep as an abyss, on the two of them.
"Scarlet King, Myriad Demon King, have you made up your minds? Will you join us in possessing members of the Human Race, and then create a new future for us Soul Beasts?"
"Well..." On hearing this, the Myriad Demon King was the first to hesitate.
As a plant Soul Beast, the Myriad Demon King was somewhat resistant to the idea. After all, if a plant Soul Beast transformed and possessed a human, how difficult would it be to cultivate a plant Martial Soul?
It would take at least a thousand years to become a Titled Douluo. As for becoming a god, the chances were even more pitifully slim.
Among the Human Race, people schemed and deceived one another; survival was far too difficult.
He was truly unwilling to throw away hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation just like that.
The Scarlet King beside him had the same concern. Although his next Heavenly Tribulation was approaching, he had recently had energy from the Tian Meng power bank, and crossing the Heavenly Tribulation was much riskier than possession.
Di Tian had expected both of them to hesitate.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The toast is over. Time for the forfeit!
Di Tian waved a hand, and darkness—pure dark energy—instantly enveloped them. That terrifying strength left them both shaken.
In an instant, they were completely wrapped in spatial energy.
"When did Di Tian become this terrifying?!" Both Ferocious Beasts were horrified as they felt their bodies slip beyond their control.
"Come with me."
The utmost dark energy began to spin, carrying the two of them, Zi JI, and Bi Ji to a place that was none other than the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Sunset Forest.
On the way, Di Tian showed them the immense energy of the Soul Core, though naturally he couldn't help accidentally injuring the two Ferocious Beasts.
The pain told them that Di Tian truly had the ability to kill them!
"If you are willing to join me in undertaking this great cause, I can teach you the Soul Core Method as well. Scarlet King, your Heavenly Tribulation is approaching. If you can cultivate a Soul Core, there will be no risk at all."
"As for you, Myriad Demon King, come with me!"
As Di Tian's words fell, space shifted. The two could sense their surroundings and felt the vibrant life force ahead.
The Myriad Demon King froze for only an instant before his whole body began to tremble.
"Th-these are Immortal... Immortal Herbs!"
Countless Immortal Herbs held the Myriad Demon King's gaze. As a four-hundred-thousand-year-old Ferocious Beast, he had completely lost his usual composure.
Trembling, he ran over.