Di Tian's Exchange

Lord of Soul Beasts!

Di Tian descended!

"Long time no see, Lord of the Far North."

"Snow Empress!"

A man in black robes, with a stern, chiseled face and long black hair hanging all the way to his heels, strode openly into the Far North.

"I came uninvited this time because I have an important matter to discuss with Snow Empress. May I ask where the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Kings of the Far North, is?"

Although Di Tian was the Lord of Soul Beasts, he had no authority over the Far North.

Moreover, the Far North and the Star Dou Great Forest clearly had a non-aggression pact. They had not interacted for thousands of years.

Snow Empress covered Gu Yu's mouth with one hand, then hid him away.

She had considered introducing Gu Yu to Di Tian, to see if she could bring the Auspicious Beast to stay in the Far North for a few days so the Far North could benefit from it.

But Gu Yu was right. Members of the same race were not necessarily friendly toward one another.

As the saying went, one mountain could not hold two tigers.

Who knew what Di Tian might think about the sudden appearance of a pure True Dragon?

She had to take responsibility for Gu Yu!

Gu Yu: ...

But even if she wanted to take responsibility, did she have to cover his mouth?

Di Tian did not understand why Snow Empress was so tense. Perhaps it was because he had arrived so abruptly.

He did not dwell on it and simply said, "This matter concerns the Ice Empress greatly. Please invite her out so we may speak."

He still needed to choose his words carefully.

The Simulator could not be revealed, nor could Huo Yuhao's future ascension to godhood.

Otherwise, they might even throw themselves into Huo Yuhao's arms and hitch a ride to the God Realm.

So Di Tian needed to come up with a solution that benefited both sides.

"I'm sorry, but even I do not know where the Ice Empress has gone."

Snow Empress shook her head. She had not expected Di Tian to come all the way to the Far North just to find the Ice Empress.

Then Di Tian suddenly cried out.

"Wait? You survived the Heavenly Tribulation?"

Snow Empress smiled faintly. "I was lucky."

But now Di Tian was confused. Based on Snow Empress's accumulated strength, she should not have been able to overcome the 700,000-Year Heavenly Tribulation.

Still, it was good that the overall strength of soul beasts had increased again, even if it was in the Far North, which had nothing to do with the Star Dou Great Forest.

At that moment, a dragon crawled out from the neckline of Snow Empress's clothes.

Gu Yu shook his dizzy head and gulped down air. "You! You nearly suffocated me to death!"

Who knew how much damage being buried between two mountains had done to Gu Yu?

The pressure had left him unable to breathe, and he had nearly been smothered to death.

Snow Empress: ...

Di Tian: ...

"You? This? Huh?"

Snow Empress immediately became flustered, but there was no way to hide him now. She could only straighten her back and gather the imposing aura befitting the Lord of the Far North.

If Di Tian tried anything forceful, then this was the perfect chance to let him experience her might.

She had now officially stepped into the 700,000-year realm!

In the Far North, she did not fear Di Tian in the slightest.

But to Di Tian, this scene was a complete surprise. He had never imagined that the precious Disciple he had been thinking of day and night would be nestled in Snow Empress's arms.

"You! You're a True Dragon?"

What surprised Di Tian even more was that, as the mighty Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, he could not discern what kind of True Dragon Gu Yu was.

Other than lacking the aura of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, Gu Yu seemed to carry the aura of every dragon. More than that, Di Tian sensed something extremely familiar—an aura similar to the Dragon God Claw bestowed upon him by the Dragon God.

Dragon God?

Then if he was the Dragon God, what was The Lord?

The Silver Dragon King?

Di Tian fell silent.

Di Tian had followed the Dragon God for many years and could be considered widely experienced, but this truly left him unable to make sense of it.

But it did not matter. The Dragon Clan had countless secrets, so it would not be a problem if Gu Yu was some rare breed of dragon.

Especially since he was someone who had ultimately become a god in the Simulator.

An ordinary True Dragon could not have done that!

The Dragon Slaying Blade originated from a Dragon Horn that the Dragon God had forged from his own body. It contained the supreme bloodline of the Dragon Clan and was a divine artifact specifically used by the Dragon Clan for rewards, punishments, and enforcement.

Its hardness surpassed that of any weapon, and it could restrain and suppress all dragons other than the Nine Great Dragon Kings.

In terms of bloodline, the Dragon Slaying Blade also belonged to the Dragon God's bloodline.

But Gu Yu had already taken human form, and with Snow Empress protectively shielding her cub, Di Tian naturally could not see Gu Yu's true identity.

What Ice Empress, what Auspicious Beast, what grand plan.

In an instant, Di Tian turned into a brother-pampering maniac. He wanted to step forward and take Gu Yu into his arms, but Snow Empress held up her Ice Sword and warned:

"Di Tian, please show some restraint!"

"Uh... this..."

Having regained his breath, Gu Yu remained curled up in Snow Empress's arms, but he still stared curiously at Di Tian. This was his first time seeing a living Di Tian.

Though Di Tian was only in human form, he already exuded the domineering presence of the Lord of Soul Beasts.

But the way he looked at Gu Yu was a little strange. Gu Yu was merely a True Dragon, wasn't he?

Did Di Tian really need to look at him so... eagerly?

"Fellow Countryman" seeing "Fellow Countryman"? Their eyes filled with tears?

"Snow Empress, where did you pick up this True Dragon? Could you bear to part with him and give him to me? I am willing to compensate you." Di Tian stared at Gu Yu with blazing eyes, as though he were looking at some peerless treasure.

"The Auspicious Beast!"

Di Tian nodded without hesitation. "No problem!"

Snow Empress: ?

Gu Yu: ?

Huh?

The Auspicious Beast that carried the fate of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Auspicious Beast that could greatly increase the cultivation speed of soul beasts, was being sold out by Di Tian without the slightest hesitation?

Di Tian: What was wrong with giving away something free in exchange for a precious Disciple?

Who told the Auspicious Beast to be so disappointing!

Di Tian felt that rather than spending all that effort nurturing the Auspicious Beast, he might as well carefully cultivate his precious Disciple and help him become a god as soon as possible!

"Deal! If we're trading, let's trade now!"

Snow Empress nearly failed to keep a straight face. Was this Di Tian really Di Tian? She was almost beginning to suspect he was an imposter.

Keeping a straight face, Snow Empress protected Gu Yu. "I'm sorry, but he is very important to me. Forgive me, but I cannot hand him over to you."

"Besides, he does not seem to want to go with you."

Thus, the gazes of the two great ferocious beasts simultaneously fell upon Gu Yu.

The looks from ferocious beasts of 890,000 years and 700,000 years made him feel immense pressure.

Of course, Di Tian saw that Gu Yu had likely only been born recently, so he deliberately exuded goodwill and dragon might.

"I am the Lord of Soul Beasts, ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, and your kinsman—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King."

"I am willing to take you as my Disciple. Will you accept?"

Take... take me as his Disciple?

It could be said that Gu Yu had still been debating whether to meet Di Tian, yet he had never expected Di Tian to come to the Far North.

What kind of plot was this?

Could it be a Dragon Clan bloodline resonance? Had Di Tian sensed his birth and come directly to find him?

Otherwise, there was no reason for Di Tian to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and appear in the Far North.

But as for becoming his Disciple...

Honestly, soul beasts were all different from one another, and there was no way to pass down cultivation methods. They all grew stronger by cultivating the inheritances within their own bloodlines.

The main point was having a powerful expert to protect you.

But Gu Yu did not lack that now. One was Di Tian, and one was Snow Empress. If it came down to prison, anyone would choose the latter.

"I'm sorry, but I choose Snow Empress."