The Foremost Ferocious Beast of the Age

"Make your move."

Di Tian, his right arm severed, closed his eyes. At this moment, he was no longer the Beast God who had once shaken the Star Dou Great Forest, but merely an ordinary soul beast approaching the end of his life.

Ape God stood above the Lake of Life, looking down at Di Tian below. He raised a hand and condensed an invisible slash, its sharp aura twisting the surrounding space once more.

"Gladly!" As his cold words fell, the slash shot toward Di Tian's neck like an arrow loosed from a bow.

"Buzz—"

Yet at that critical moment, the long-silent Lake of Life beneath Di Tian suddenly churned violently, like a deep pool struck by a massive boulder.

Ripples spread across the lake's surface as seven-colored light burst from its depths. The radiance grew ever brighter, as though the entire lake had become a colossal source of light.

"You cannot die yet."

A majestic voice boomed out. Immediately afterward, a silver radiance condensed before Di Tian. Within it, countless stars seemed to twinkle, while ancient runes appeared to flow.

The slash vanished without a trace the instant it touched the silver light, like ice and snow meeting blazing fire.

"This is..." Di Tian's previously lifeless eyes instantly lit up, and an incredulous ecstasy appeared on his face. "Master, you have awakened."

The majestic voice sounded again. "Mm. After all, you caused such a huge commotion here. It would have been impossible for me not to be awakened."

Ignoring the intense pain from his severed arm, Di Tian endured the tearing agony of his wound and leaped out of the Lake of Life with all his strength. His body traced an arc through the air, trailing a string of blood droplets.

After landing, he dropped to one knee.