Demon Empress

As soon as the Demon Empress entered a certain range, Di Tian immediately sensed the bloody, hateful, vengeful aura of Evil Soul Masters.

At this time, the two emperors among the Holy Spirit Cult's One Emperor, Two Emperors, Four Kings—the Ghost Emperor and the Nether Emperor—were both here.

Di Tian, who had not concealed his identity, was naturally noticed by them.

The newcomer's aura was as deep as an abyss and as oppressive as a prison, making them feel as though they were facing the Demon Empress herself.

Green and gray light refracted as Four-Word Battle Armor clad their bodies. The two powerful Quasi-God-level Limit Douluos rose into the air and confronted Di Tian.

Di Tian was fearless, but the Titan Snow Demon King beside him suffered. Even he felt immense pressure from the clash between the two Quasi-Gods' and Di Tian's overwhelming auras.

The Ghost Emperor sized up Di Tian, who had appeared alongside the Titan Snow Demon King, and guessed, "To command such respect from the Titan Snow Demon King of the Far North Land while possessing such strength among soul beasts... could you be Beast God Di Tian himself?"

As the true leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Ghost Emperor received no response from Di Tian. Di Tian's gaze remained fixed on the large Blood Pool at the heart of the area.

He parted his lips and said, "I'm here. Won't you invite me in for a seat?"

As his voice carried outward, the blood within the pool surged up and gathered into a door leading directly into the Blood Pool.

From beginning to end, Di Tian did not exchange a word with the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters. Calm and composed, he entered the Blood Pool.

The Titan Snow Demon King naturally could not remain as unruffled as Di Tian. He cautiously watched the growing number of Evil Soul Masters, particularly the Ghost Emperor and Nether Emperor, the two Quasi-Gods. Half a step behind Di Tian, he entered the Blood Pool as well.

The Ghost Emperor and Nether Emperor, left behind where they stood, were somewhat dumbfounded. They even forgot their anger at being ignored by Di Tian.

"What's going on? Her Majesty the Demon Empress and Beast God Di Tian already knew each other?"

"What's their relationship? Are they having an affair?"

Faced with the Ghost Emperor's confused barrage of questions, the Nether Emperor neither wanted to answer nor acknowledge him.

Casting aside his bewilderment, he silently wiped his gray Nether Aria Cross Sword. His sole purpose in joining the Holy Spirit Cult was to become a god. Everything else was a burden, not worth considering.

Even if Di Tian and the Demon Empress were having an affair—or if he were having one with the Ghost Emperor—the Nether Emperor would not care.

For the rest of his life, there was only becoming a god.

As the true leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, however, the Ghost Emperor's mind was filled with calculations.

Making the Demon Empress their leader had always been about borrowing her immense strength to slaughter the entire world and turn this plane into a God of Death Kingdom.

Then, through the methods he had planted in the Demon Empress's spirit-suppressing medicine, he would let the mantis stalk the cicada while the oriole waited behind, reaping the final glorious fruit.

But now, Di Tian's appearance—and the fact that he was an old acquaintance of the Demon Empress—undoubtedly added another variable to the plan.

No matter what they thought, Di Tian finally met the target of his visit beneath the Blood Pool: the Demon Empress.

In the dark chamber beneath the Blood Pool was a smaller Blood Pool. Its blood was bright crimson. Compared with the blood outside, which was filled with viciousness and a stench of blood, this smaller pool was brimming with life essence.

At the center of the smaller Blood Pool, a pale-faced Black-Robed Woman soaked within it, her graying hair floating across the surface of the blood.

She opened her eyes, and the brutality within them flashed away in an instant.

"Di Tian, why aren't you staying properly in the Star Dou Great Forest? What have you come to me for? To condemn me for consorting with human Evil Soul Masters?"

"No."

"I came to help you, and to invite you to help me as well."

The Demon Empress was still puzzled, but Di Tian's next words made her expression change drastically.

"It must be difficult to bear the pressure of sustaining the Blood River God-Slaying Array by yourself, isn't it?"

"The disturbance and stimulation of the negative emotions from countless Vengeful Spirits provoke the rage within you that seeks revenge for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King through slaughter. You often lose control of your mind and need spirit-type medicine to suppress it."

"The Blood River God-Slaying Array has stood here for years without ever being exposed. How do you know about it?"

"You came here... to seize my chance at becoming a god!"

Bone-chilling cold burst from the Demon Empress's eyes. It seemed she would leap out of the Blood Pool and attack Di Tian the next moment.

"Yes, and no."

"Why get so worked up? This is your territory. Even if I intended to take it, I might not necessarily be able to."

"Besides, the Blood River God-Slaying Array isn't limited to making only one person a god. If you wanted to be the sole ruler, those Evil Soul Masters would never follow you."

The churning Blood Pool gradually calmed. The Demon Empress smiled.

"Ha~"

"So, you're here to join us?"

There was mockery in her smile, along with delight.

"You've finally come to your senses. You're no longer guarding that little patch of the Star Dou Great Forest, passively taking blows at every turn."

"Are you finally willing to risk everything and make one last gamble?"

Yet Di Tian's final answer was still a shake of his head.

Under the Demon Empress's frowning gaze, Di Tian spoke leisurely.

"I said I came to help you, while also inviting you to help me."

"To show my sincerity, naturally, I'll help you first."

"Help you with what? Help you sort through your plan to become a god—a plan in which you plotted against others, only to be plotted against yourself."

"Through the so-called miracle of the evil god, you developed the Blood River God-Slaying Array."

"You put on the filthy glove known as the Holy Spirit Cult, slaughtered tens of millions of living beings, turned them into Vengeful Spirits, and used them as fuel to bring the Blood River God-Slaying Array to complete fruition."

"Then you cooperated with the Abyss Plane that invaded the Douluo Plane, seeking the skin of a tiger."

"By drawing on the power of the Blood River God-Slaying Array, you opened a Space Channel in the Far North Land, ushering in a massive Abyssal Creature invasion and having them wage war against the human armies there."

"On the surface, the Abyss Plane needed the living beings of Douluo Continent, while the Holy Spirit Cult under your command needed the undead produced after living beings died. Each side took what it needed, with no conflict of interests, making perfect cooperation possible."

"In truth, your real goal was to use the Blood River God-Slaying Array to devour every Abyssal Creature and human in the Far North Land, obtaining the immense energy needed to activate the Blood River God-Slaying Array and thereby attain godhood."

"Afterward, you would gradually devour the Douluo Plane and the Abyss Plane, establishing a divine realm of your own."

The Demon Empress appeared cold and indifferent, but beneath the surface, her heart had already been thrown into a raging storm.

Her painstakingly crafted plan had been recounted by Di Tian without the slightest error! Facing the man before her, she gradually felt a chill, as though she had been seen completely naked.

Of course, her outward reply remained icy.

"Let me correct one point. The divine realm I create will have a place for soul beasts to survive."

As she spoke, she looked at the Titan Snow Demon King, whom she had imprisoned in place and sealed off from his five senses.

"Though the plan will be carried out in the Far North Land, I never intended to exterminate the soul beasts. The Far North Core Circle lies high and remote; it should be able to protect itself without danger."

Di Tian nodded. "That is precisely why I came to help you rather than kill you."

The Demon Empress did not fly into a rage at those words, nor did she mock his arrogant confidence. Instead, she assumed an attitude of respectfully asking for instruction.

"What did the Beast God mean when he said that my plan to scheme against others was itself within someone else's scheme?"