The Myriad Demon King's Choice, Setting Out for Dragon Valley

Inside the spring pool of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Myriad Demon King had assumed his true form.

Countless branches waved like a human counting on his fingers.

He painstakingly traced out the immortal herbs he had seen only once: octagonal mysterious ice grass, infernal delicate apricot, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, eight-petal immortal orchid, cockscomb phoenix sunflower...

The Myriad Demon King was torn. Having seen the effects of the immortal herb the Scarlet King had swallowed, he was suffering from a severe case of indecision.

Di Tian had given him only one choice. How was he supposed to choose?

Every one of these immortal herbs was the best of the best. It was too hard, too hard!

But one had to return to reality in the end. He could choose only one.

The Myriad Demon King agonized for a long time over the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the aromatic silk beauty. One was an immortal treasure among flowers, the other the king of immortal herbs. How was he to choose?

The Myriad Demon King spent more than five full hours thinking.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and walked over to Di Tian.

"Have you made up your mind? What do you want?" It was the third day, so of course Di Tian knew what the old fellow wanted.

"I've decided. I want the aromatic silk beauty."

"All right."

As soon as he spoke, a plant draped in a curtain of vines, with a golden flower at its tip, slowly descended from the air. It was the aromatic silk beauty, known as the king of immortal herbs, which could command the spiritual beings of heaven and earth.

In the original story, it had once enabled the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

And now it had fallen into the Myriad Demon King's hands.

The Myriad Demon King took the immortal herb. His entire trunk twitched with excitement, and his withered branches trembled slightly as he carefully accepted the aromatic silk beauty.

He was just about to leave and study the immortal herb when he saw Di Tian wave a hand, signaling him to stop.

The Myriad Demon King did not dare disobey. He hurriedly reached out with a branch and woke the Scarlet King as well.

The two Ferocious Beasts were wondering what Di Tian intended to do when they sensed the presence of humans. Seeing that Di Tian made no move, they understood that these must be the spies Di Tian had planted among the human race.

Tuo Ba Yun arrived, holding two people by the hand as he slowly landed.

Immediately afterward, everyone dropped to their knees with a thud. "My lord, the people you wanted are here."

"One of them has a Blazing Bear Martial Soul, and the other has a Jade Snail Grass Martial Soul."

"Very good. You may leave." Di Tian waved his hand, then turned his gaze to the Myriad Demon King and the Scarlet King.

The two instantly understood Di Tian's intent: he wanted them to condense their Lifebound Essence Blood and change these two members of the Human Race's Martial Souls.

That way, they would become undercover agents among the Human Race, relying on Ferocious Beast Martial Souls to build up a faction and become part of the future plan to restore the Soul Beasts.

Over the past three days, they had received many favors from Di Tian and had become even more familiar with his methods. If they truly refused, Di Tian really would kill them.

They exchanged a glance and hesitated no longer, hurriedly condensing their Lifebound Essence Blood.

The Lifebound Essence Blood floated before the two middle-aged men.

"Swallow it!"

The Scarlet King spoke in a rough voice, his words carrying the pressure of his Soul Power.

Sensing his terrifying strength, the two Soul Ancestors before him shuddered as they swallowed it in one gulp.

On the way here, Tuo Ba Yun had already told them that if they disobeyed the lord of this place, they really would die.

Even though they had prepared themselves, the reality was still terrifying.

After the two swallowed the Lifebound Essence Blood, intense pain coursed through their bodies. Their Martial Souls mutated, and their bloodlines froze in an instant.

Soul Power poured over their bodies like a waterfall...

Di Tian and the others waited quietly.

Before long, their Martial Souls became a Demon-Eyed Ghost Tree and a Scarlet Demon Mastiff.

Sensing their powerful strength, the two were overjoyed.

But at the same time, they also clearly sensed something amiss in their Seas of Consciousness: an Enslavement Contract, compelling them to obey the Scarlet King and the Myriad Demon King unconditionally!

Seeing that their task was complete, the Myriad Demon King and the Scarlet King returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to recover the cultivation they had just expended condensing their Lifebound Essence Blood.

Outside the Ice and Fire pool.

"How many children do you have now?" Di Tian asked coldly, looking at Tuo Ba Yun.

"My lord, I currently have two children, a son and a daughter. Both are twenty years old. My son's Martial Soul is the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon, and my daughter's is the Emerald Swan."

"Good. Since they are old enough to marry, it's time your daughter was married off and your son took a wife."

"I understand, my lord." Tuo Ba Yun nodded firmly.

But Long Aoyang, who stood nearby, wore a sorrowful expression, not knowing what to say.

Lin Wanqing already had two children, yet she had not conceived even one.

But she really had tried...

Long Aoyang sighed helplessly and raised her eyes, only to meet Di Tian's gaze.

She was scared witless!

She was about to kneel when she saw Di Tian's Soul Power ripple, preventing her from doing so.

Di Tian's voice came, a little gentler. "You may return. Pass down the Hell Demon Dragon Martial Soul as soon as possible. Oh, and have those two newcomers carry on their family lines quickly!"

"Oh, and this is for you. Cultivate diligently. I hope you can break through to Limit Douluo soon."

Di Tian suddenly recalled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's torso bone.

He tossed it straight to Tuo Ba Yun.

The Soul Bone was as black as ink. It resembled half a suit of armor, its surface covered in dark purple, sinister patterns identical to the demonic markings of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Dark Demon Evil God Tiger—what an imposing name.

Tuo Ba Yun accepted the Soul Bone with trembling hands. It felt bitterly cold all over, and it also gave off a strange, prickling pain, a manifestation of the fusion of the evil attribute with both wind and lightning.

"Thank you for your gift, my lord. I will not disappoint your expectations or your nurturing."

"Spare me the crap. You may leave." Di Tian spoke indifferently and waved them away.

"Understood, my lord." Tuo Ba Yun and the others nodded in unison and withdrew from Sunset Forest.

After they left, Bi Ji and Zi JI came over and stood on either side of Di Tian.

"Husband, where are we going now?" Bi Ji saw the grave look on Di Tian's face and knew he must have a plan for what came next.

"Dragon Valley."

As Di Tian said this, he looked at Zi JI beside him.

"There are many opportunities on this trip to Dragon Valley. You must make the most of them. This can help you break through the three-hundred-thousand-year bottleneck and condense a Soul Core while you're at it."

Hearing this, the competitive Zi JI immediately beamed. "Thank you, Master."

In less than half a day, Di Tian brought Bi Ji and Zi JI to the northwestern corner of the Star Luo Empire.

This place was only two kilometers from the imperial hall of the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

Di Tian and his two companions concealed their presence, and no one noticed them.

Di Tian now quietly sensed his surroundings.

According to the original story, the dragon bones were located near the Star Luo Empire.

It was a separate small plane, created by the Dragon God to lay the remains of the Dragon Clan to rest.

He continually released the power of his Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King bloodline, and soon sensed the presence of Dragon Souls within a palace to the east.

He then tore through space with his black claws, opening that door.

The sound of Dragon Souls wailing came from within.

An irresistible force sucked the three of them into the Dragon Valley Small World.

As soon as they entered, a perilous and imposing presence rushed toward them.

Resentment surged to the heavens here, and everywhere Dragon Souls and Dragon Aura energy churned and collided.

Most shocking of all were the dragon remains covering the mountains and plains. Dragon bones were piled high as mountains, and among them were some towering, enormous remains.

The sight left Zi JI standing in a daze for a long time.

Then, she actually began to weep despite herself.

She felt her own Dragon Soul resonating involuntarily.

"Master, this place, this is..."

Zi JI sobbed.

"This place is called Dragon Valley. The Dragon God created it to lay the remains of our Dragon Clan to rest. The Dragon God once went to war with the other gods of the Human Race, leaving the Dragon Clan gravely wounded. The Mountain Dragon King was the most reckless by nature, and as one of the first to join the battle, his race was the first to perish. The Mountain Dragon Clan also suffered the greatest number of deaths, to the point that nowadays, not even a descendant of Senior Mountain Dragon King can be found in the Star Dou Great Forest..."

Di Tian slowly recounted everything he knew.