The Foremost Beast King of the Age

"Make your move."

Di Tian, who had lost his right arm, closed his eyes. At that moment, he was no longer the Beast God who had once terrorized the Star Dou Great Forest, but merely an ordinary Soul Beast approaching the end of his life.

Ape God stood above the Lake of Life, looking down at Di Tian below. He raised a hand and condensed an invisible slash, its sharp aura warping the surrounding space once more.

"I'll grant your wish!" As the icy words fell, the slash shot toward Di Tian's neck like an arrow released from a bow.

"Buzz—"

Yet at that critical instant, the long-silent Lake of Life beneath Di Tian suddenly churned violently, like a deep pool struck by a massive boulder.

Ripples spread across the lake's surface as seven-colored light burst forth from its depths. The radiance grew brighter and brighter, as though the entire lake had become a gigantic source of light.

"You cannot die yet."

A majestic voice rang out like thunder. Immediately afterward, silver light gathered before Di Tian. Countless stars seemed to shimmer within it, while ancient runes appeared to flow through the glow.

The slash vanished the instant it touched the silver light, like ice and snow meeting blazing fire.

"This is..." Di Tian's previously dull eyes lit up at once, and an expression of unbelievable ecstasy appeared on his face. "Lord, you have awakened."

The dignified voice sounded again. "Mm. After all, you made such a huge commotion over here that it would have been impossible for me not to awaken."

Ignoring the excruciating pain from his severed arm, Di Tian endured the tearing sensation in his wound and leaped from the Lake of Life with all his strength. His body traced an arc through the air, scattering droplets