"Stop!"
Di Tian was overjoyed when he heard that, thinking Lin Yu no longer wanted his soul ring. But Lin Yu's next words sent him crashing back into despair.
"I'll leave your soul ring with you for now. I'll come collect it later!" Lin Yu was in no mood to absorb Di Tian's soul ring. Enough had happened today; all he wanted now was to go back and sleep.
Di Tian lowered his head dejectedly again. It seemed he was doomed to die eventually; only the time of his death had been delayed.
Without saying anything more, Lin Yu took A Yin and swam toward the surface.
"Wait!"
Di Tian suddenly called out from behind them.
Lin Yu stopped. Before Di Tian could ask anything, Lin Yu said, "I'll take your lord with me for now. I'll keep my promise as well!" With that, he and A Yin vanished from the spot.
"Di Tian, what exactly happened?" Only after Lin Yu left did the four great beasts dare to question Di Tian.
Di Tian shook his head. "Nothing else. Go back and keep cultivating. When the time comes, your lord will be counting on you."
"Y-you really plan to sacrifice yourself to him?" One of the beasts looked at Di Tian in disbelief.
Di Tian was the strongest being in the Star Dou Great Forest aside from the Silver Dragon King. How could he so easily sacrifice himself to a human?
"Heh..." Di Tian laughed bitterly at himself. "What else can I do? Just as he said, since he can awaken our lord, he must also have a way to make her continue sleeping, or even kill her. Other than keeping my promise, I have no choice!"
Di Tian was starting to regret it. If he wanted to absorb it,