Di Tian Makes His Appearance

Qian Xunji's sudden appearance out of thin air made Qian Daoliu and the others' eyes nearly pop out of their heads.

But Qian Daoliu quickly understood. "Time! Xiao Zhan, you reversed time and saved Xunji!"

Ao Zhan nodded with a smile. "That's right. I relied on the power of time."

This was the confidence that had allowed him to let everything unfold. The power of time was supreme; as long as he reversed time, even someone who had died without leaving a trace could be brought back.

Had he not obtained the power of time and space through Miao Tiaojun's Alien Energy, he would have stepped in the moment Qian Xunji attacked Tang Hao.

Because Qian Xunji had been revived through Time Reversal, the power the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor had gained by devouring his soul vanished under the laws of causality.

This also meant that Bibi Dong had never devoured Qian Xunji in the first place. The sliver of Rakshasa Divine Power she had just obtained by passing the first Rakshasa God Trial disappeared without a trace.

"How is this possible?! How could you come back to life?!"

The sight of Qian Xunji's resurrection drove Bibi Dong completely mad. She could even sense that the first Rakshasa God Trial she had painstakingly passed had become null and void!

Did that not mean everything she had done before had been for nothing?!

And the culprit behind it all—the culprit who had caused all her efforts to come to nothing—was this damned brat!

"It's you! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"

Bibi Dong had gone mad. The venomous hatred in her eyes was almost tangible, and she wanted nothing more than to tear Ao Zhan to pieces.

Smack!

A crisp slap landed on Bibi Dong's face, leaving a red handprint on her delicate cheek.

Ao Zhan shook out his hand. "You're really noisy."

"You dare hit me?! You actually dare hit me?!"

The immense humiliation and fury caused Bibi Dong to lose her reason. As the proud daughter of heaven, when had she ever been slapped before?!

Seeing Bibi Dong so crazed, Ao Zhan directly used Alien Energy to seal her Martial Souls and Soul Power. Even her Rakshasa Divine Will was isolated and sealed away by his Alien Energy.

Finally, he struck her forehead with his palm, sealing her consciousness and sending her into slumber.

This way, Bibi Dong could no longer kill herself, nor could the Rakshasa Divine Will influence her.

"Finally, some peace and quiet. Grandpa Qian, lock her in Spirit Hall Prison. Give her a separate cell."

Qian Daoliu nodded. "Alright."

After Bibi Dong was taken away, Qian Xunji asked what had happened. His memories still lingered on the moment when the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor had opened its bloody maw to devour him.

Qian Daoliu said, "Xiao Zhan saved you by reversing time."

The other consecrated elders nodded as well, confirming that Qian Daoliu was telling the truth.

Qian Xunji thanked Ao Zhan. "Xiao Zhan, thank you. With you here, you truly are a blessing to Spirit Hall."

"But Father, what happened to you?" Qian Xunji asked curiously as he looked at his father, whose appearance had changed so drastically.

The current Qian Daoliu radiated an intense dark aura from head to toe. Yet Qian Xunji was not particularly repulsed by such an aura. If he truly hated it, he would never have taken Bibi Dong, whose Martial Souls were the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Eater Spider Emperor, as his disciple.

Qian Daoliu sighed. "I don't know what happened either. After that woman told me she had killed you, fury and grief intertwined in my heart. Then some memories emerged in my mind, and dark power erupted from within me."

Qian Daoliu explained what had happened and recounted those fragments of memory.

Golden Crocodile furrowed his brow. "Could it be that the dark energy within Big Brother was not produced by him, but belonged to the owner of those memories? Upon learning that Xunji had been killed by Bibi Dong, his grief resonated with that person from the memories, causing the hidden power to erupt?"

Golden Crocodile's words earned the agreement of the other consecrated elders. Azure Luan said, "That's very possible! Otherwise, there's no way to explain where those memories came from."

At that moment, Xiong Shi suddenly had an idea and slapped his forehead. "Right! Since Big Brother said the people in those memories wore armor similar to what Xiao Zhan wears during Martial Soul Possession, doesn't that mean Xiao Zhan knows the whole story?"

Guang Ling agreed. "Makes sense! Xiao Zhan did say earlier that he knew what was going on."

At once, everyone turned their eyes toward Ao Zhan.

Ao Zhan nodded at this. "That's right, I do know. Grandpa Qian, but before that, let me introduce everyone to a friend. Come out, Di Tian."

Ao Zhan called toward a patch of shadow. A moment later, Di Tian, dressed in a black robe, stepped out from it.

Qian Daoliu's eyes narrowed. The man before him possessed an aura as deep and oppressive as an abyss. His presence was in no way weaker than Tang Chen's or Bo Saixi's, and perhaps even surpassed theirs. He was clearly an ultimate-level powerhouse!

"Who might you be, sir?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"Di Tian, overlord of the Star Dou Forest, Beast God, the 780,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King." Di Tian openly stated some of his information.

His words were like a boulder thrown into a tranquil lake, causing a tremendous uproar.

"780,000 years?!"

"And a dragon?!"

"The Star Dou Forest has such a terrifying being?!"

Everyone could scarcely believe their ears.

Weren't the overlords of the Star Dou Forest the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape? Since when had there been such a terrifying Soul Beast there?!

And it was a dragon?!

It had to be known that dragons, such powerful Soul Beasts, had long since gone extinct. The strongest Soul Beasts remaining at present merely possessed Dragon Clan bloodlines.

The Sky Azure Bull Python was a typical example. The reason it could call itself the Forest Emperor was because it possessed a faint Dragon Clan bloodline.

From this, one could see just how outrageous pure-blooded dragon Soul Beasts were.

And now, this Soul Beast called "Di Tian" was actually a 780,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. He was undoubtedly a being standing at the peak of the Soul Beast pyramid!

However, since Ao Zhan had called him out just now, he should be someone they could communicate with.

"What brings you here, sir?" Qian Daoliu, the strongest person present, asked.

Di Tian said, "Rest assured, I bear no ill will toward any of you. Besides, aren't you very curious why Lord Dragon Venerable knows about the dark energy within Lord Qian Daoliu?"

Lord Dragon Venerable?

Was he referring to Ao Zhan?

Di Tian's form of address confused everyone. They suddenly felt that Ao Zhan, the child they had watched grow up, seemed to be filled with secrets.

"You know?"

"Hehe, I do." Di Tian smiled. "But before I answer that question, I would like to ask you all something. Since Lord Qian Daoliu is the High Priest of the Angel God, and all of you have always worshipped the Angel God, you must know something about gods, correct? You all know that as long as one finds the inheritance site of a Divine Position and gains a god's recognition, that god will pass down their Divine Position, right?"

"That's right." Qian Daoliu and the others nodded. This was indeed something they all knew.

"Then have you ever considered a question: why would gods pass down their Divine Positions?"