Zi Ji Came Following the Scent

Zi Ji Came Following the Scent

Inside the Small Canteen.

Calling it a small room was only in comparison to the luxurious private forging room of the association president they had just been in.

In truth, as the private canteen reserved for a Divine Craftsman, it occupied no small area. The rosewood dining table stood beside the panoramic window, from which they could likewise overlook the most bustling streets of all Heaven Dou City.

The interior was not particularly extravagant, carrying a somewhat antiquated style. In contrast, the ingredients were so luxurious they were practically Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

After inviting Demon Empress and Xue Ling to sit, Di Tian did not stand on ceremony with the ingredients Mu Ye had gathered from all over the world.

Ingredients infused with the essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon were inherently Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. They needed no extra preparation to effortlessly conquer a taster's palate.

Di Tian and Demon Empress were all right; after all, they had lived for countless years and experienced many things.

But Xue Ling had existed for, at most, only ten thousand years since her birth. Moreover, she had been trapped within the core region of the Far North Land all that time, so she had only heard of many things.

"Top-grade Moonlight Rice only grows in the bitterly cold regions at the edge of the Far North. It can only be harvested once every three years, and its yield is extremely low."

"Unfortunately, the elevations suitable for growing Moonlight Rice were all occupied by humanity's Northern Legion thousands of years ago. Even I rarely get to eat it now."

"This is... Red Jade Shrimp?!"

Xue Ling's beautiful eyes widened. She picked up a shrimp, peeled it, placed it in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

"Wow~"

"It really is Red Jade Shrimp. The flesh is delicate, sweet, fragrant, and soft. Eating it feels like biting into fruit."

She exclaimed in admiration as she swallowed the remaining shrimp meat without hesitation.

At the same time, she did not forget to peel another Red Jade Shrimp and place the crystalline shrimp meat onto the plate before Di Tian.

"Red Jade Shrimp only live in the deep sea several thousand meters down, within a few Blood Sea Trenches. There are many Sea Soul Beasts there. They're rare and delicious!"

As for Demon Empress? Xue Ling would not take the initiative to peel shrimp for her. Besides, her seat was closer to Di Tian and far from Demon Empress, nearly spanning the full length of the rosewood table.

"Humans really know how to enjoy themselves," Demon Empress remarked. After taking a few small bites, she casually released a Spiritual Power barrier.

She began communicating with Di Tian and Xue Ling through Spiritual Power.

More accurately, she was communicating with Di Tian. Xue Ling was merely listening in.

"If we let them forge independently without supervision, aren't you afraid they'll tamper with the Four-Word Battle Armor and God-level Mecha?"

Di Tian responded with Divine Sense, "They might, or they might not. Humans have many strengths, but their weaknesses are equally obvious. Sometimes, they become slaves to emotion."

"Clearly, once they agreed to create Four-Word Battle Armor and God-level Mechas for soul beasts, they had already become so."

"Besides, even if they leave behind some hidden trap, what can it do? Anything that can be triggered immediately cannot hurt me. If it can be triggered later, they will not have the chance to use it."

"Once Zhen Hua and Mu Ye have finished forging Four-Word Battle Armor and God-level Mechas for all the ferocious beasts, kill them!"

Feeling the icy killing intent within Di Tian's Divine Sense, Demon Empress nodded in complete agreement.

"That is only proper."

"However, these two humans are not weak, and we still need them for now."

"Therefore, one of us must remain here to keep watch over these two fellows, who are very likely hiding their own schemes."

"So, what do you need me to do?" Demon Empress knew that since Di Tian had said this much, he must have a task for her.

"It takes roughly half a year to forge one set of Four-Word Battle Armor and a God-level Mecha. First, return to the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters in the Far North Land. Urge the Evil Soul Masters within the Holy Spirit Cult to contact those in the Spirit Pagoda and the Sun Moon Federation Parliament who oppose Shrek Academy. Steal Godslayer Level Twelve Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, plan the bombing of Shrek Academy, gather the souls of the dead, and activate the Blood River God-Slaying Array."

"First, make all necessary preparations and keep the initiative firmly in our hands."

Demon Empress had already grown accustomed to Di Tian's all-knowing nature. She simply replied with a brief "All right" and was about to rise.

Di Tian grabbed the swift-moving Demon Empress, a trace of helplessness entering his voice.

"Finish the good food on the table before you go."

"Besides, I'm not done talking yet."

"One year from now, regardless of how far the plan has progressed, as long as it has entered a stable course, return as soon as possible."

"I'll forge your Four-Word Battle Armor and God-level Mecha, and you can take over guarding Mu Ye and Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua for me."

"I need to make a trip to the deep sea and have a good talk with the leader of the Neutral Faction—my old friend whom I have not seen in a long time, the Sea Princess."

"..."

While they ate and talked here, someone outside came following the scent.

More accurately, a soul beast had followed Di Tian's scent to the exterior of the Forging Masters Association headquarters building.

A purple figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

Her figure was graceful and voluptuous, her breasts full and rounded, her skin as smooth as white jade, and her legs straight and slender.

Above her chest, her snow-white shoulders and the deep valley between her breasts were exposed.

Her long purplish-black hair draped behind her back, moving without wind and naturally rippling down both sides of her body.

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

At the center of her brow, a pitch-black scale rippled with layered purple halos that naturally flowed over the space above her head.

This humanoid ferocious beast who had come following the scent was Zi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King—the ninth-ranked ferocious beast on the continent and, together with Di Tian, the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, one of the two great Dragon Kings of the soul beast world! Their title as the two great Dragon Kings did not refer to cultivation; Di Tian's cultivation surpassed Zi Ji's by an enormous margin.

It referred to the purity of their bloodlines and the potential of their true forms. The Hell Demon Dragon King was in no way inferior to the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, one of the few pure-blooded True Dragons passed down by the True Dragon race.

Of course, that had been in the past. Now, Di Tian surpassed Zi Ji by an enormous margin not only in cultivation, but also in bloodline potential.

At that moment, Zi Ji's delicate Jade Nose kept twitching.

As a fellow True Dragon who had remained by Di Tian's side ever since their time as True Dragon Eggs, she could not have been more familiar with Di Tian's scent.

"That's right! It's here. Di Tian's aura is especially strong!" Zi Ji muttered with certainty.

Yet when she looked at her destination, her Dai Mei furrowed slightly.

"The Forging Masters Association headquarters? What is Di Tian doing here? Didn't he say he was traveling the world?"

The question lingered in her mind for only a few seconds before she cast it Beyond the Ninth Heaven.

"Forget it. Why think about that?"

"Wherever Di Tian goes, I'll just follow him."

Then she said smugly, "Hmph hmph~"

"Bi Ji, I still got here first in the end, didn't I? Go stay wherever it's cooler on your side."

However, when she followed Di Tian's aura and her dragon eyes precisely locked onto the panoramic window where he was—

the sight inside struck her like lightning, leaving her frozen on the spot.