Agreement Reached

Star Dou Great Forest

High above the Lake of Life, Di Tian gazed into the distance toward Shrek City.

Though it was far away, his eyesight had allowed him to watch the whole show!

Xuan Zi, whose Martial Soul was the Godly Taotie Bull, was not worth mentioning.

There was nothing special about him, just ordinary Level 98 combat strength.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiong Jun could defeat him in battle as well.

Du Busi's Martial Soul, on the other hand, truly had something to it.

In the entire Star Dou Great Forest, aside from their lord, only Di Tian himself could be certain of overpowering him.

If Du Busi and Xiong Jun fought, it was hard to say who would win.

But what made Di Tian frown was neither Xuan Zi nor Du Busi. It was the Sea God's Light that had suddenly risen at the end.

The Sea God's Light was far too strange! So strange that... even wielding the Dragon God Claw, he would not dare confront it head-on.

Di Tian looked up at the sky, his expression grim.

The Dragon God really had disappeared, after all.

But the Sea God was still watching this continent at every moment!

Even though he had cursed Tang San three hundred times in his heart, he knew full well that Tang San could not be beaten by force!

Even if their lord awoke, she probably would not be a match for Tang San.

What was more, Tang San was no lone figure. He had quite a few First-Level Gods and Second-Level Gods under him...

He could see no hope. He really could see no hope.

And he had no idea whether the Soul Beasts would already be extinct ten thousand years from now.

After heaving a heavy sigh, Di Tian vanished in a flash.

In the underground space beneath the Lake of Life.

Di Tian's figure appeared once more beside the huge, pearly white grub.

The grub's little eyes opened wide and darted around.

Di Tian looked straight at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. "Well? Have you made up your mind?"

Yes, over the past few days, Di Tian had already told the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm everything he could reveal to him. He had given the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm plenty of time to think!

"I don't understand. Why me?"

"From what you said, wouldn't the other Ferocious Beasts down there sucking out my Life Origin be more suitable?"

The giant worm's voice was cautious, but he was not afraid of Di Tian either.

He was already in this situation. How much worse could it get?

Di Tian shook his head. "They are the Soul Beast Clan's fighting force."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's insect face scrunched up. So you're saying I'm trash?

"And their ages aren't as great as yours."

That was easier to hear than the first remark.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ventured, "Aren't you afraid that after I join the Child of Luck, I'll betray the Soul Beast Clan and abandon you all?"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm certainly did not consider himself part of the same clan as the Ferocious Beasts below who were sucking out his Life Origin.

If he really had the power, he would love nothing more than to smash every last one of those Ferocious Beasts down there to pieces!

"No."

Di Tian's tone was calm. Betrayal? Once you board this ship, you're destined to stand against Tang San.

As long as you stand against Tang San, that's a good thing for the Soul Beast Clan.

Whether you succeed or fail, it'll give the Soul Beasts a sliver of breathing room.

Di Tian knew the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had rebellion in his heart. In his place, after having his Life Origin drained for so long, Di Tian too would want nothing more than to wipe out every Soul Beast.

What the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought did not matter. What mattered was that once he took that step, he could only move in the direction fate had laid out for him!

"Then... I agree?" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm answered tentatively.

Di Tian nodded. "Good! When the time is right, I'll create an opportunity for you to leave this place."

"Then when will the time be right?"

"In six years!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blinked his little eyes. Such a precise time... it doesn't sound like a lie, does it?

"Then, since we've agreed to cooperate, can you get those brothers down there to stop sucking on me?"

"No!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "..."

What? Even a good-for-nothing like me who just eats and sleeps knows that when you ask someone to do something, you should at least win them over, right? Even if it's just for show?

Turning me down so bluntly makes me look like an idiot...

"Since you've agreed, make your preparations. Perfect your Sacrifice Technique..."

With that, Di Tian vanished in another flash and entered an even deeper underground space.

In this space, aside from the Silver Dragon King, there was only the Emperor Auspicious Beast, lying on the ground and wagging her tail.

When she saw Di Tian arrive, she went over to him, wagging her tail like a big golden retriever.

"Di Tian, when can I go out? It's so boring here..."

A few days ago, when she was brought here, the Emperor Auspicious Beast had still been somewhat afraid of the Silver Dragon King and had behaved with extreme restraint.

But now, she acted as though the Silver Dragon King were not even there.

Since she came in, their lord had glanced at her once, then closed her eyes like she was dead and never opened them again.

Di Tian reached out and rubbed the big golden retriever's head. "Listen to our lord, little one. A calamity awaits you."

"I've known for a long time that a calamity awaits me. But... will it disappear if I hide?"

The Auspicious Beast's question left Di Tian at a loss.

Fate was unreasonable like that. Hiding was useless!

Their lord knew it, and so did he, but all they could do was cover their ears while stealing a bell and wait for the right moment.

"Hang in there a little longer. Trust our lord."

The big golden retriever's eyelids drooped, and she answered listlessly, "All right..."

Seeing this, Di Tian felt a little upset too.

Leaving aside how he had viewed the Auspicious Beast at first,

after spending thousands of years together, Di Tian had long since come to regard her as his own child.

Seeing her so unhappy made him feel bad too.

If only... the Auspicious Beast could get a Diary too...

Meanwhile...

As glorious as Du Busi had looked while beating Xuan Zi, he looked just as miserable as he fled.

Du Busi only dared dismiss his Martial Soul Avatar and Second Awakening after running all the way from Shrek City into the Heavenly Soul Empire in one breath.

Leaning against a large tree, Du Busi calmed the fear in his heart.

The Sea God's Light.

He had known about this trump card of Shrek Academy before.

Back then, his elder brother Du Bisou had fought Mu En, the Sea God Pavilion Master. His brother had originally held the upper hand, but the moment the Sea God's Light appeared, the situation had turned around.

His brother had fled back to the Body Sect with all his might and told him about Shrek Sea God's Light, their trump card.

This was the first time he had truly faced the Sea God's Light himself.

He was not afraid of being unable to beat someone, nor was he afraid of death.

But... there was something terribly sinister about the Sea God's Light.

To put it bluntly, for all its splendor and righteous majesty, the Sea God's Light always gave people the feeling that it was even more sinister than an Evil Soul Master.

"At least I beat Xuan Zi up and vented some of my anger."

That was the only way Du Busi could console himself.

But if the Sea God's Light was already this terrifying, then... just how powerful was the Sea God himself?

Did Huo Yuhao really stand a chance?

Du Busi felt a pang in his teeth.

Still, looking at it another way, as long as Shrek existed, the Sun Moon Empire could not occupy the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

The existence of the Sea God's Light was actually a good thing.

"Tsk, I wonder what would have become of me in the future if I'd followed my original fate."

"Damn it!"