As that majestic voice fell, the battlefield, which had been on the verge of erupting, froze for an instant.
Ice Empress's movements paused slightly, but her massive pincer still clamped tightly around Zi Ji's neck. The look in her eyes only grew colder.
Meanwhile, in the distance.
Bai He and Bai Chenxiang, grandfather and granddaughter, huddled in a pile of rubble, trembling uncontrollably.
"Gulp..."
Bai He swallowed with difficulty, his old face deathly pale.
Just how many monsters were hidden within the Star Dou Forest?
First a demon dragon, then a giant scorpion, and now another being whose voice alone made their souls tremble.
Back when Soul Masters came here to hunt Soul Beasts, they had practically been dancing at the gates of hell!
Ice Empress was not intimidated by the world-destroying aura.
She raised her head and looked toward the roiling black-and-gold clouds in the distance, her voice cold and resolute:
"Di Tian."
"I only came here to take someone away. Once I have them, I'll naturally leave."
By the Lake of Life in the core region of the Star Dou Forest.
Di Tian stood with his hands behind his back, clad in black robes. His golden vertical pupils seemed to pierce through hundreds of miles of space as he stared coldly at the battlefield.
"Take someone away?"
His voice carried a lofty, scrutinizing undertone:
"The Far North is tens of thousands of miles from here. Even if I rushed over at full speed, it would take nearly a day."
"The Heavenly Ranking was only just announced, yet you arrived already?"
"How did you know the person was here with us? And how did you get here at such an unbelievable speed?"
As soon as he said this, Bibi Ji, Myriad Monster King, Xiong Jun, and the other Fierce