"I knew it."
After hearing the Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon's answer, the lingering worry in the Ice Dragon King's heart finally vanished.
Thank goodness. He had said that the monkey Danheng encountered before was just a gatekeeper. After Soul Beasts had lived through such long years, there had to be Soul Beasts over several hundred thousand years old!
And there was even a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with combat power comparable to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. That kind of Soul Beast was born only once in who knew how many years!
Of course, rare as it was, the Ice Dragon King could never like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's evil nature.
"Then, can you take us to find them?"
"I can point you in the right direction, but please forgive me, I cannot accompany you two."
The Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon shook its head and refused Danheng's request.
"Why?"
Danheng and the Ice Dragon King asked at the same time, while the Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon silently returned to the mountain ridge from before.
"My body is enormous. If I travel all the way there, I fear I would cause considerable damage to the forest."
"I should remain asleep here. Perhaps with this sleep, I can fulfill my mission."
Because of the Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon's emergence, that mountain ridge was now badly ruined beyond recognition.
After the Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon crawled back through the enormous gap, it extended its tail and pointed toward a precise direction deep within the forest.
"Keep walking in this direction. No matter what you encounter, just keep going, and you will find the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape."
"If you wish to find the companions deeper in the forest, take this."
With that, the Diamond Mountain-Crushing Dragon withdrew its tail. A diamond