Zi Ji

Chen Xilin was utterly speechless. So she wasn't going to eat me? She had me so nervous.

Might as well give up and leave it to fate. He had already entered their territory—how could he possibly escape? Unless Chen Xilin broke through to the White Tier Futu right now and recovered to peak condition.

Otherwise, escaping would be far too difficult.

The Hell Demon Dragon King carried Chen Xilin deep into the Core Zone. The Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest was vast. It was a forbidden zone for humans and a paradise for Soul Beasts.

No one dared enter the Core Zone to hunt Soul Beasts. Not even Spirit Hall dared come here, since Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could appear even at the border between the Mixed Zone and the Core Zone.

Those who managed to obtain 100,000-year Spirit Rings had likely gotten them here. Moreover, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts possessed an extremely strong sense of territory and would generally claim a patch of land for themselves.

About fifteen minutes later, the Hell Demon Dragon King brought Chen Xilin into a gloomy forest. The Dark Aura here was incredibly dense, making it highly suitable for Chen Xilin's Dark Holy Dragon Spirit.

As they went deeper into the Gloomy Forest, Chen Xilin saw Hell Demon Dragons of all sizes. Their cultivation varied—some of the larger ones were around thirty thousand years old, while the smaller ones were only a few hundred years old.

Yet all of these Hell Demon Dragons prostrated themselves in worship upon seeing the Hell Demon Dragon King.

Eventually, Chen Xilin saw a stone Throne at the end of the Gloomy Forest, with a woman seated upon it.

This woman was covered head to toe in purple-black Scale Armor. She had a slender figure, full breasts, and long, straight legs. Above her chest, her shoulders and the fair skin of her upper chest were exposed, along with a deep cleavage.

Her long purple-black hair spilled down her back, moving without wind and naturally swaying along both sides of her body.

Her face was extraordinarily seductive. Her eyes were deep purple, while her lips were bright violet.

On her forehead, layers upon layers of purple radiance rippled from a pitch-black scale, naturally flowing over the space above her head.

The Hell Demon Dragon King approached the woman, and the seductive woman opened her eyes. The Hell Demon Dragon King flung Chen Xilin off her back, then transformed into human form and pounced directly into the seductive woman's embrace.

"Sister Zi Ji, I'm back!" Unlike the cold arrogance she had shown when dealing with Chen Xilin, her expression immediately brightened upon seeing the woman named Zi Ji.

"Little Sister Zi Ling, you're back? Is this the human you value?" Zi Ji looked at Chen Xilin with sharp eyes.

"That's right. Sister, you know that when I underwent my first Heavenly Tribulation, I was ambushed by that Dark Demon Dragon Tiger and the Fear Demon Dragon King. Although I successfully passed the tribulation, my lifespan was greatly reduced.

"I probably only have a little over ten years left to live. Other than passing the second Heavenly Tribulation, the only option is to sacrifice myself to a human Spirit Master and nurture someone capable of becoming a god, then have him resurrect me after becoming one."

The Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ling, lowered her head as she spoke. Over the years, she had tried who knew how many methods.

"I already told Beast God about your situation, but even he has no solution for your lack of lifespan.

"This was caused by the Heavenly Tribulation. Unless Master intervenes, no one can completely cure your condition. Even if Bi Ji provides you with life force, it won't work.

"Your body is like a leaking vessel. No matter how much life force is added, it is useless." Zi Ji's eyes dimmed as she spoke.

This was the sister who had accompanied her for over a hundred thousand years. It was only that Zi Ling had hatched tens of thousands of years later than Zi Ji.

Now, there were two kings among the Hell Demon Dragon lineage, and they were sisters. Beast God Di Tian had bestowed upon them the title of rising stars of the Dragon Clan, the future seeds of the Dragon Clan.

"So I chose sacrifice. That Dark Demon Dragon Tiger is still alive. I have to slaughter it before I can rest easy," Zi Ling said angrily.

Zi Ji sighed. "I already killed the Fear Demon Dragon King, and you ate its flesh. As for that Dark Demon Dragon Tiger, I truly cannot find it.

"In the entire Star Dou Great Forest, aside from Beast God, no one can locate it. It is far too cunning—whenever it cannot win, it flees. As expected of a Dark Demon Tiger with the bloodline of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

"After devouring so many Dragon Clan bloodlines, it has already evolved into a dragon-blooded Soul Beast. If Beast God had not taken the other Fierce Beasts into seclusion for the past thousand years, how could that tiger have been so arrogant? It is a pity my cultivation is insufficient. I can defeat it, but I cannot catch it. Every time, it gets away!"

Zi Ling glanced at Chen Xilin before saying to Zi Ji, "That's why, Sister, I want this human to deal with that damned tiger! This human's talent is even greater than that of the Angel God before she became a god thousands of years ago.

"He should be around seventeen now, yet his cultivation has already reached Soul Saint. When I sensed his presence before, he was fighting Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters to the death.

"He injured Spirit Hall's current Angel Douluo and heavily wounded the Spirit Masters pursuing him. If most of his Soul Power had not been used against the Titled Douluo, he could probably have killed all those Spirit Douluo and Soul Saints. And several years ago, when he only had four rings, he killed a twenty-thousand-year-old little tiger.

"Every time I see him, his cultivation has grown by leaps and bounds, completely surpassing our understanding of genius Spirit Masters.

"So I intend to help him become a god, then have him help our Soul Beasts seek another path forward!"

Zi Ji frowned. "Little Sister, you do not understand the wickedness of human hearts. Humans are countless times more cunning than us Soul Beasts, and we have seen far too many greedy humans.

"Are you really willing to sacrifice yourself to a human you barely know?"

"I don't have any time left. I intend to be willful and take a gamble. I have observed this boy for a long time already. I have a feeling that if I miss this chance, there may never be another one."

Zi Ji looked at her younger sister. She hated her own lack of strength, hated that she had spent too long recuperating after passing her second great tribulation and had missed the time when her sister underwent her tribulation.

"Fine! But this human must be tested by your sister. No objections, right?"

"Mm, I have no objections. Just don't play him to death."

Chen Xilin could not understand a word they were saying, because they were speaking the language of the Dragon Clan. He simply sat on the ground and recuperated.

I don't feel like I'm going to be eaten. It feels more like this Great Mother Dragon has taken in a human pet.

"Human!" Zi Ji walked up to Chen Xilin and spoke in human language.

"How should I address this Dragon Sister?" Chen Xilin stood up, suddenly realizing that he did not know how to address her, so he directly asked.

"Zi Ji."

"Zi Ling."

"My name is Chen Xilin."

The human and two dragons introduced themselves. Zi Ji clasped her hands behind her back and circled Chen Xilin several times.

"Chen Xilin! Very young. Your bone age is seventeen, and your Soul Power has reached an astonishing Level 70. Surely no one among human Spirit Masters has reached your level, right?" Zi Ji paced back and forth as she spoke.

"I don't know. How much do you know about Deities?" Zi Ji asked casually.

"Deities? The Angel God worshipped by Spirit Hall—the one whose Soul Power reached Level 100? I have heard a little. For me, breaking through Level 100 is only a matter of time.

"It will probably be done within a hundred years." Chen Xilin gave a vague estimate.

"Ah? Hahahaha, a hundred years? Are you joking? Qian Lingyun, that woman, spent nearly a thousand years gathering human faith before becoming a god.

"Outside Douluo Continent, on the sea, there is someone called Poseidon who also spent nearly a thousand years gathering the faith of the sea to become a god. And you're telling me within a hundred years?" Zi Ji sneered.

"If others cannot do it, they should not blame the road for being uneven. Faith is merely a shortcut. As long as I am strong enough, why would I need to go through so much trouble? I can simply break through with force." Chen Xilin lifted his chin.