Killing Intent Revealed, Death Approaches

The man's voice was low, his tone laced with a fear of death and a hint of barely perceptible panic.

He was already nearly 200 years old, but his cultivation was stuck at level 98, Super Douluo, unable to advance further. This was his last chance.

A subordinate beside him, about to ask what to do next, was coldly interrupted by his leader before he could speak.

His pair of scarlet eyes stared directly at the stone wall above, his gaze seeming to pierce through the thick rock and land on Aolai City in the distance. His voice was as cold as ice, each word carrying a ruthless intent to kill.

"Pass down the order: Bloodbath Aolai City! Use the souls and blood of the entire city to activate the ancient great formation and completely lock down Feng Qingyun's place of sitting down to die!"

This short sentence carried an overwhelming killing intent, instantly dropping the temperature of the entire church by several degrees. Even these evil Soul Masters, who were accustomed to slaughter and were ruthless, were stunned by his ferocity. They stood frozen, unsure how to respond.

After a long silence, a subordinate finally mustered the courage to speak cautiously, "Leader, although Aolai City is just a small city, its defenses... are not so easy to deal with. If we rashly attack and bloodbath it, something might go wrong."

Upon hearing this, the leader immediately snorted coldly, his face full of impatience, and his eyes turned extremely cold.

He casually raised his right hand and flicked his finger. A sinister soul power shot out instantly. With a muffled "bang," the subordinate who had just spoken and questioned him exploded into a pool of foul-smelling blood and flesh, splattering on the ground and the statue. The scene was extremely bloody.

This ruthless and decisive move instantly intimidated everyone present. All the subordinates quickly lowered their heads, not daring to breathe, and no one dared to voice any further objections, lest they suffer the same fate as the person just now.

"The Titled Douluo of the Spirit Pagoda branch in Aolai City is nothing but trash in my eyes. What is there to be afraid of?"

The leader's tone was flat but filled with disdain. "Your teams, the lowest cultivation level among you is Soul Sage, and each of you is equipped with a two-word battle armor. Can such a small Aolai City really stop you?"

"For this operation, I permit you to use Level 9 fixed soul-guided cannonballs! Except for what is in Feng Qingyun's place of sitting down to die, all the remaining spoils of war, I want none of it. It all belongs to you!"

"Also, whoever achieves first merit this time, I will not be stingy. There will be a great reward, ensuring they can smoothly break through to the Titled Douluo level!"

As the saying goes, great rewards make brave men. As soon as this was said, all the evil Soul Masters standing below had their eyes light up instantly. A strong greed ignited in their eyes, and their breathing became rapid, as if they couldn't wait to set off for Aolai City immediately.

Among them, a man in his thirties, who had cultivated to the level of Soul Douluo at the age of 82 at such a young age, immediately stepped forward, bowed, and accepted the order, his voice filled with fanaticism. "Your subordinate obeys! I will not fail the leader's trust and will complete the mission perfectly!"

The leader looked at him, a cold smile of "at least you're sensible" appearing on his face. He casually waved his hand, dismissing everyone.

Watching the receding figures of his subordinates, the leader's lips slowly curved into a meaningful smile, a smile filled with calculation and looking particularly eerie.

He didn't fully understand the mysteries of that heaven-defying cultivation technique, but he knew one thing: to cultivate this technique, one had to sacrifice living people. This was an unavoidable condition.

He had indeed promised to pave the way for the one who achieved first merit, allowing them to break through to Titled Douluo. He never went back on his word.

However, to break through to the peak realm of Titled Douluo, how could there be no price to pay?

This price might be the complete forgetting of all past memories, or it might be a drastic change in personality. Who could tell?

As long as it could help him obtain the cultivation technique and extend his lifespan to break through to the Limit Douluo, no matter how many people sacrificed, no matter what other price was paid, it was a trivial matter to him.

In the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian and others stood in a strange space beneath the Lake of Life. A jade cocoon, brilliant as a galaxy, floated quietly, emitting an extraordinary light.

The next moment, Di Tian's pupils suddenly contracted. He quickly knelt on one knee, respectfully saluting the jade cocoon.

Xiong Jun and the others reacted instantly upon seeing this and also knelt down.

"Welcome, Master!"

In the next second, a long crack appeared in the jade cocoon, and a figure slowly emerged from it, walking out gracefully. With silver hair and purple eyes, she looked not like a mortal, but like an immortal from heaven.

"Di Tian! Where is my other half?"

Gu Yuena, or rather Gu Yue, spoke coldly, her icy gaze locked onto Di Tian. She had just woken up and hadn't sensed the aura of her Silver Dragon King other half.

Di Tian broke out in a cold sweat and replied tremblingly:

"Master, your subordinate is guilty! When your other half separated just now, she directly used her spatial abilities to escape."

The killing intent in Gu Yue's eyes intensified. She waved her hand, and a powerful force shot out, striking Di Tian directly in the face.

But Di Tian didn't even blink. After all, Gu Yue had transformed into human form at this time, and her powers were sealed. To Di Tian, Gu Yue's attack had no force.

Yet, Di Tian still buried his head even lower, filled with trepidation. Gu Yue took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, and roared in a low voice:

"Then hurry up and find her!"

Wan Yao Wang dared to look up then, speaking tremblingly.

"Master, we have already located your companion's position. She is currently in Aolai City."

Upon hearing this news, Gu Yue's expression softened slightly. She looked up at Di Tian and calmly gave orders.

"Di Tian, go and bring her back to me."

"However, Master, your companion Na'er also has a human cub with her, named Lin Qingzhou."

"The relationship between the two seems very intimate..."

Bi Ji spoke cautiously, choosing her words carefully, not explicitly stating the relationship between the two. But she felt that the two were perhaps a little too intimate.

"Oh? A human cub? Is he a Soul Master?"

"No, just an ordinary person."

Wan Yao Wang took over the conversation, of which he was very certain.

"An ordinary person, then kill him."

Gu Yue gave them no further opportunity to speak and waved her hand, dismissing everyone. Di Tian nodded and slowly led the group out of the space.

"Beast God, are we really going to kill that ordinary person? He and..."

Wan Yao Wang seemed hesitant to speak, after all, Na'er was Gu Yue's other half, and could be considered their Master as well.

Besides, the two of them were destined to fuse later on; who could say whether their memories and emotions would merge as well?

Human emotions were truly bizarre things.

The traitors within the Star Dou Forest, as well as the Auspicious Beast from back then—weren't they all victims of human emotions?

If they followed Gu Yue's orders today and killed that human cub named Lin Qingzhou, what would happen in the future? Would they face a reckoning from the Lord?

The gathered Fierce Beasts fell silent. Even the dim-witted Xiong Jun had considered this point. They all looked toward Di Tian, waiting for him to make the decision.

"Execute the Lord's orders for now."

Di Tian sighed and spoke slowly. What else could the others say? They looked at one another, and in the end, they had no choice but to accept the command.