After saying this, Di Tian's enormous dragon body shifted slightly amid the clouds, seemingly preparing to depart and complete the handover of the soul bone.
However, as Tang Lan looked at the peerless black dragon before him, whose mere presence stirred heavenly phenomena and whose pressure spanned a hundred miles, a thought suddenly came to mind.
He sized up Di Tian's near-perfect, streamlined dragon body and the vast Bloodline Power within it, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, before suddenly speaking.
"Brother Black Dragon, wait a moment."
Di Tian turned his dragon eyes toward him, revealing a questioning look.
A faint smile appeared on Tang Lan's face, slightly teasing yet wholly serious.
"Brother Black Dragon, your true form is indeed majestic, and your might unmatched, but... if I invited you into the city for a cup of tea, I'm afraid it would be hard to find a suitable seat. With a body like yours, you'd probably have to be extremely careful entering and leaving the Spirit Pagoda, lest you break something."
Di Tian did not understand and said in a low voice.
"Tang Lan, what do you mean by this? I have no interest in you humans' tea cups and houses."
"What I mean is..."
Tang Lan's smile faded slightly, and his tone became solemn.
"Brother Black Dragon, have you considered trying to break through that final barrier as soon as possible—entering the Demigod-level?"
Di Tian's massive body trembled faintly, and even the rolling thunderclouds around him seemed to freeze.
A startling light suddenly flared in its tawny dragon eyes as it stared fixedly at Tang Lan.
"A demigod? Do you know that for a Soul Beast to become a demigod is more than ten times harder than it is for you humans? The might of heavenly tribulation, the