Last Chance

After settling on his central objective, he came to the next fork in the road.

Should he rise up alongside the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, and become a Minister Who Follows the Dragon? Or should he strike out on his own?

"Gulp~" In the time it took him to scoop up a handful of water from the Lake of Life and take a drink, Di Tian had made his choice.

Or rather, there was no damn choice at all! Gu Yue was a stubborn, self-righteous one-track mind—he had personally proven that already. And this just so happened to be a Romance Continent.

History's experiences and lessons had repeatedly proven that following a love-brained fool led nowhere.

"Go it alone!"

Di Tian boldly drank another large handful of water from the Lake of Life.

After drinking his fill, he suddenly felt conflicted. The Silver Dragon King had bathed in it, and Di Tian had once accompanied her while she bathed in it.

Did that count as drinking his own bathwater? And did this water count as Gu Yue's and Na'er's bathwater?

"Eugh~"

He immediately shook his head hard, as if trying to shake those bizarre thoughts from his mind.

"Why the hell am I thinking about this nonsense?"

Staring blankly at his reflection in the lake, he finally got a clear look at his own appearance.

Black hair, golden eyes, sharp gaze, star-like brows, and a lock of golden hair hanging down one side of his face.

One word: handsome. Two words: exceptionally handsome.

Yet that handsome face gradually became clouded with worry.

He had now completely embarked upon the Path to Revitalize the Beast Race.

But was this path easy to walk? Sigh~ Forget countless hardships and perils—it was difficult beyond measure, harder than climbing to heaven.

The Soul Beast Clan had already declined to the very limit in this era. After humanity developed the Soul Spirit system, soul beasts were no longer necessary, and the Star Dou Great Forest had been completely penned in by the Spirit Pagoda.

Humanity and the gods oppressed them from without, while two love-brained fragments of the Silver Dragon King caused trouble within. Internal and external threats surrounded them.

In the original storyline, Gu Yuena, whom the Soul Beast Clan regarded as its last hope, had even thrown herself away in pursuit of so-called peaceful coexistence.

But what use was this so-called peaceful coexistence?

After only a few thousand years, Douluo Plane's interstellar overseas colonization had begun to bear fruit, and the Soul Beast Clan was completely driven out.

One had to know that this was the plane where the Dragon God had been born, where the Mountain Dragon King's Dragon Body had evolved into the various continents.

In the end, they were actually driven from their homeland by humanity, forced to wander through otherworldly planes while enduring Douluo Star's surveillance year-round.

How lamentable! How tragic!

Gu Yuena, who had indulged in wishful thinking—or forced herself into it—had never understood what it meant to say, "How can one allow another to sleep soundly beside one's bed?" Nor had she understood, "Those not of our kind will surely harbor different intentions."

At that thought, countless ideas surged through his mind, and determination flashed in Di Tian's dragon eyes.

He needed strength. He needed even greater strength.

Certainly, Di Tian was already extremely powerful, but it was still not enough! Forget the future return of the God Realm and the Great God Circle—within the current Douluo Plane alone, the Plane Master Tang Hao, Tang San's God King divine consciousness, and the Saint Ruler of the Abyss Plane made gaining the upper hand an immensely difficult task.

As his thoughts reached the imminent crisis, Di Tian looked into the distance, toward Dragon Valley.

As the Moon Worship Cult Leader and Captain Magellan of Douluo Plane, a practical man who had personally verified that Douluo Plane was spherical, he naturally knew the location of the Star Luo Continent—and thus Dragon Valley's true location.

Dragon Valley was his Last Chance!

Having thought everything through, Di Tian did not waste any more time and flew directly in the opposite direction from Dragon Valley.

That direction led to the northern end of the continent. The Far North Land at its very edge was his first destination.

As for why he was setting aside Dragon Valley and heading to the Far North Land first? The reason lay with Dragon Valley itself.

Dragon Valley was a Small World created by the Dragon God's remnant soul. Di Tian could forcefully tear open a Space Channel to enter it with his strength, but he could not maintain it indefinitely.

After entering the Dragon Valley Small World, Di Tian himself was not certain whether he could forcefully tear open a Space Channel from within.

Therefore, he needed a reliable helper to receive him outside the Small World. That helper had to possess the formidable strength necessary to tear open a Space Channel leading into the Small World.

The strict requirements for strength kept Di Tian from inviting his former Ferocious Beast "colleagues" to help.

Leaving aside whether Gu Yue would even let them go, it was a huge question whether the other Ferocious Beasts could tear open a Space Channel leading to the Dragon Valley Small World.

The six Ferocious Beasts working together could sustain a Space Channel for seven days. Di Tian alone could sustain one for six and a half.

And in the Far North Land at this moment, there was a reliable helper. She was a soul beast, one whose strength approached Di Tian's—the wife of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the current Holy Spirit Cult Master, the Demon Empress! The former Di Tian did not know much about the Demon Empress, but the current Di Tian was different. He was fully confident he could persuade her.

In the few breaths his thoughts rose and fell, Di Tian had already reached the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

A wall forged from alloy steel blocked his path, while a protective barrier that simulated the sky had also been deployed overhead.

Star Dou Fortress—the wall that penned in the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Three thousand years ago, Di Tian had led the Soul Beast Clan's peak combat forces in a great battle against humanity's strongest experts. They were ultimately defeated, and the Spirit Pagoda established Star Dou Fortress without obstruction.

After three thousand years of continuous reinforcement and the addition of all manner of advanced Soul Guidance Technology, even Di Tian would need to use the Dragon God Claw to tear open a gap instantly.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Di Tian did not choose to force his way through. Instead, he turned and descended, landing in a hidden corner.

With a casual sweep of his arm, a silver vortex passage appeared.

This was the Space Channel created by the Silver Dragon King. Gu Yue and Na'er had previously used this passage to enter and leave.

Di Tian took a step forward, and beneath the flickering silver glow, both he and the Space Channel vanished.

At that moment, at the Star Dou Fortress inspection station not far away.

Not only had no one discovered that the Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had long since vacated the place, but the staff had also lined up on both sides, respectfully and enthusiastically welcoming a group of people.

A Sun Moon Federation observation delegation led personally by Spirit Pagoda Master Qian Gu Dong Feng had arrived.

The staff treated Qian Gu Dong Feng with respect, while the Federation observation delegation members received their enthusiastic welcome.

"Esteemed Federal Councilors, after technological breakthroughs and relentless efforts by our Spirit Pagoda, under the united leadership of Pagoda Master Qian Gu, Star Dou Fortress's defenses have risen another level and are now sufficient to withstand an attack from Beast God Di Tian..."

"...Our research into the soul beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest has also progressed, greatly advancing the development of ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits..."

Amid the staff's enthusiastic explanations, a member of the Federation observation delegation raised a question.

"As the saying goes, people make mistakes, and horses stumble."

"What if—just what if."

"If Beast God Di Tian truly escaped Star Dou Fortress and brought disaster upon human society, how would the Spirit Pagoda handle it?"