Roar—
A dragon's roar filled with shock and fury rang out from the deepest reaches of the Star Dou Great Forest. For a moment, the entire forest seemed to boil over. Countless Soul Beasts fled in panic, while a terrifying mass of dark clouds appeared to gather above the entire Land of Great Peril. The air pressure within a hundred miles dropped by an unknown amount.
Di Tian stared at the calm-faced Shen Hanyu before him, his expression filled with shock and anger. Then he said,
"You want to take the Auspicious Beast away and have it accompany you in defying the will of the plane? Impossible. Absolutely impossible. You cannot possibly be unaware of how important the Auspicious Beast is to the Star Dou Great Forest. Once we lose it, the entire Star Dou Great Forest will suffer a devastating blow. In the end, even the fortune of the entire Soul Beast race will be severely affected..."
Shen Hanyu's robes fluttered loudly in the terrifying aura emanating from Di Tian, yet his expression remained as calm as ever, as though nothing unexpected had happened. He merely said softly,
"Of course I know that. Since I dared to say it, that means I am confident. When the Auspicious Beast faces danger, my life will also be closely tied to it. Di Tian, you should understand me. I have always preferred the feeling of controlling the bigger picture rather than allowing others to control me..."
Di Tian's face twitched slightly. Heaven knew what he felt after hearing Shen Hanyu's plan. Was it shock? Perhaps. Yet Di Tian felt it was more likely astonishment and admiration. Shen Hanyu's pursuit of power had truly reached an extreme. Even speaking of such madness was astonishing enough, yet this young human man before him had