It was a rabbit,
Or, more precisely, a Soft Bone Rabbit standing over ten meters tall, its body covered in terrifying, granite-hard muscles, its arms thicker than water vats—a macho-man version of the Soft Bone Rabbit.
Even more outrageous, the aura radiating from this musclebound Soft Bone Rabbit was pure, unadulterated male hormones!
"What the hell..." Qian Xunji drew a deep breath, suppressing the urge to curse.
He'd known for a long time that yin and yang were reversed in this world. Even Xiao Qing could transform into a big-sister type after taking the form of the Sky Azure Bull Python. But the sight of this ten-thousand-year-old male Soft Bone Rabbit, muscles knotted all over his body, still dealt him a massive shock and spiritual pollution.
"Human powerhouse, this is a forbidden zone in the Star Dou Forest. You have no business being here. In consideration of how hard you've worked to cultivate, leave at once!"
The macho Soft Bone Rabbit stepped forward, his coarse, hoarse voice making the leaves rustle all around them. He was Da Wu, one of the Lake of Life's current public-facing guardians.
Qian Xunji rubbed his brow, forcing himself not to look at those eye-searing muscles. He stood with his hands behind his back, his voice carrying an unquestionable authority.
"Enough nonsense. I didn't come here to talk to you two watchdogs. Go and bring Di Tian out!"
At the name Di Tian, Da Wu and the Titan Giant Ape Er Wu beside him clearly froze, confusion flashing in their eyes.
"Di Tian? There's no Soul Beast here by that name!" Da Wu roared gruffly.
"In consideration of your hard-earned cultivation, leave at once. Otherwise, don't blame the two of us for showing you no mercy!"
Qian Xunji's expression darkened.
There was no Di Tian? How was that possible? As the true foundation of the Star Dou Forest, how could that Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, who'd lived for more than eight hundred thousand years, not be beneath the Lake of Life? Those two beasts were obviously playing dumb to stall for time!
"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
Qian Xunji sneered. He was in a hurry and had no time to waste here with these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
He slowly raised his right hand. Without warning, an ornate longsword wreathed in holy radiance appeared in his palm.
Super Divine Artifact—the Oath of the Angel!
Hum—
The mere trace of aura released by the Super Divine Artifact instantly set the previously tranquil Lake of Life boiling. The arrogance on Da Wu and the Titan Giant Ape's faces froze, replaced by shock and fear. Under the tangible pressure of divine might, their enormous bodies began to tremble uncontrollably. Their legs buckled, and they nearly collapsed to the ground!
This was power no human should possess!
Just as Qian Xunji's eyes turned cold and he prepared to swing his sword and teach the two ignorant beasts a bloody lesson,
A woman's voice rang out from deep beneath the Lake of Life, sharp and cold, yet filled with supreme authority!
"Stop!"
At her sharp command, the boiling water instantly fell still. Then the lake split soundlessly from the middle, its waters parting to either side as a blinding pillar of pure white light shot into the sky.
Within that pillar of light, a coldly beautiful woman in a spotless white dress slowly stepped out into the air.
She had dazzling silver-white hair and eyes as brilliant as gold. A pair of delicate silver-white dragon horns grew from either side of her forehead. Though her aura had yet to reach Divine Level, its pure, ancient pressure made Qian Xunji admit that even with the Oath of the Angel, he couldn't claim a sure victory if they fought.
At the sight of the woman in white, Da Wu and the Titan Giant Ape looked as though a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders. They quickly reined in their auras and prostrated themselves, shouting in unison, "Beast God!"
Qian Xunji's hand tightened slightly around the Oath of the Angel. He was utterly dumbfounded.
He stared at the peerlessly elegant woman hovering in midair, two words echoing wildly through his mind: This is ridiculous...
Di Tian had been gender-swapped too? And... she was a woman?
"You're looking for Di Tian?" The woman in white watched Qian Xunji coldly, her gaze lingering on the Super Divine Artifact in his hand. A trace of deep wariness flashed in her eyes.
"There is no such person in this world. The Beast God of the Star Dou Forest is none other than me, Huang Tian!"
Qian Xunji: ...
He was at a loss. This world wasn't just turning identities upside down; it was tormenting the minds of transmigrators.
He let out a long sigh. Di Tian had become Huang Tian, and a man had become a woman. But looking at Huang Tian, who possessed the same supreme dragon might and unfathomable cultivation, Qian Xunji knew that despite the change in name and gender, she was still the Beast God.
"Fine. Huang Tian it is." Qian Xunji flipped his wrist and put away the Oath of the Angel. The holy pressure vanished at once.
"Send those two big fellows away. I want to speak with you alone."
Huang Tian gave him a long, searching look.
As the King of Fierce Beasts who had lived for more than eight hundred thousand years, she had been sleeping in a space beneath the Lake of Life. But the instant Qian Xunji drew the Super Divine Artifact, its pure divine aura had jolted her awake. Her instincts told her this human was extremely dangerous.
Yet the name Di Tian seemed to touch some mysterious sense of destiny deep within her soul. Though she didn't recognize the name at all, her subconscious told her that this human had come for her.
"You two, leave." Huang Tian waved Da Wu and Er Wu away, then turned and transformed into a streak of white light, darting into the lake.
"Follow me."
Qian Xunji didn't hesitate. He followed close behind, and the two arrived in a vast, expansive space.
"Speak, human powerhouse." Huang Tian turned to face him, her expression utterly blank.
"You've barged into my territory carrying a Super Divine Artifact. What exactly do you want?"
Qian Xunji didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked her up and down and asked with a strange expression, "Pardon me for asking, but is your true form... the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King?"
Huang Tian's brows drew together slightly, as though he'd said something absurd. She corrected him coldly. "I am the Silver-Eyed White Dragon Empress! I command the powers of extreme light and space. Black Dragon? What a crude darkness attribute."
Qian Xunji: "..."
So everything had been reversed. The Black Dragon King had become the White Dragon King, and extreme darkness had become extreme light. Qian Xunji was now even wondering whether Huang Tian's ultimate move should be called the [Divine Dragon Claw].
"Very well, Your Majesty, Silver-Eyed White Dragon Empress." Qian Xunji put aside his urge to make snarky remarks.
"What I'm about to tell you may overturn everything you believe, but you must trust me, because the future of your Soul Beast Clan depends on it."
Huang Tian said nothing, only watching him quietly.
"I'm undergoing a divine trial." Qian Xunji got straight to the point.
"And not long ago, the God Realm Committee gave me a special mission. They want me to explore and plunder another world."
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