Heart Locust Demon Seed

A ray of morning light tore through the night sky.

The moment Di Lintian arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he saw a wooden cabin.

The person inside the cabin sensed Di Lintian as well and slowly emerged from behind the door.

"Who dares trespass on Sky Dragon Pavilion territory?"

The voice, filled with killing intent, came from a valiant-looking woman.

She was Sky Dragon Pavilion's Second Worship, Thunder God Douluo Yu Yuzheng.

"Greetings, Young Pavilion Master."

Upon seeing Di Lintian, Yu Yuzheng dropped to one knee and lowered her head deeply.

As one of Sky Dragon Pavilion's core members, Yu Yuzheng was undoubtedly among the few who knew Di Lintian's identity.

"Rise."

Di Lintian nodded slightly and descended to the ground.

"This subordinate takes her leave." Yu Yuzheng perceptively left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After Yu Yuzheng withdrew, Di Lintian took the Blue Silver Emperor from a storage pouch capable of holding living creatures. He spread out his spiritual power and found a suitable spot.

Digging a hole, placing it inside, and covering it with soil—his movements flowed smoothly in one seamless motion.

After giving the Blue Silver Emperor's leaves one final stroke, Di Lintian did not linger and turned to leave the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

As he turned around, a cold smile curled across Di Lintian's lips.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor's identity had been exposed, Spirit Hall was pursuing her, and Tang Hao happened to need his ninth Soul Ring.

What a coincidence.

Di Lintian did not doubt Tang Hao's feelings for Ah Yin.

They could absolutely be called unwavering and faithful.

On that point, Di Lintian deeply admired Tang Hao and Tang San. He himself could not manage such devotion.

But as he had said, it was all far too coincidental.

With only a little provocation, Di Lintian could plant a seed in Ah Yin's heart.

That seed would bury itself deep within Ah Yin's heart. From then on, every moment of hesitation she felt would become the finest nourishment for it.

Di Lintian thought a saying he had heard in his previous life described it perfectly:

When you test a piece of glass for its hardness, that glass is destined to shatter.

In other words,

once suspicion arose, the accusation had already been proven.

"Take care of that Blue Silver Grass." The moment Di Lintian stepped out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he spotted Yu Yuzheng waiting outside.

"Yes!"

Yu Yuzheng straightened up.

Di Lintian took an Earth Dragon Golden Melon from his Soul Tool and handed it to Yu Yuzheng as a reward for guarding this place.

Sky Dragon City.

The moment Di Lintian entered the city, Red Fire appeared before him.

The instant he saw Red Fire, Di Lintian already knew the answer.

"Young Pavilion Master, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast called Xiao Wu is being held in the Heavenly Prison." Red Fire bowed as he reported.

"I understand. Take me straight to the Heavenly Prison."

Di Lintian gestured for Red Fire to lead the way.

He did not know where the Heavenly Prison was, nor could he be bothered to spread out his spiritual power to search for it.

He had come here for Xiao Wu in the first place. There was no one in Sky Dragon Pavilion whom he wanted to see.

He might as well use the time to tease Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, or return to the Star Dou Forest to visit Na'er.

"Yes!"

Red Fire led Di Lintian directly out of Sky Dragon City and toward the forest behind it.

After landing in an open clearing, Red Fire circulated his Soul Power beneath his feet and stomped heavily, creating an entrance.

"Young Pavilion Master, this way."

Di Lintian's lips twitched. He had thought it would be some elaborate high-tech mechanism, but it turned out they had simply used brute force to blast open a hole.

Splash—

Di Lintian jumped down through the opening and plunged straight into the water.

—666. There was even a landing pool.

Di Lintian grumbled internally.

With a flash, he appeared on the shore, his clothes entirely dry.

Looking ahead, he saw prison cells arranged in orderly rows, each holding a vicious-looking criminal.

"Young Pavilion Master, this is Sky Dragon Pavilion's most dangerous prison. Every cell holds a criminal who has caused grave harm to our Sky Dragon Pavilion."

Red Fire landed beside Di Lintian and explained, "Their Soul Power cultivation has all been crippled, and they are now merely ordinary people. Yet the Pavilion Master still assigned a Titled Douluo elder to guard this place. That shows just how dangerous they are."

Di Lintian nodded, feeling that Red Fire was making too much of it.

Red Fire led Di Lintian deeper inside until they reached the innermost cell.

The other cells were arranged vertically, while this was the only one arranged horizontally.

—Xiao Wu was probably scared half to death, wasn't she?

Di Lintian thought to himself.

Red Fire had already opened Xiao Wu's cell door, and Di Lintian saw Xiao Wu inside.

She wore shackles on her wrists and ankles and sat alone in a corner of the cell. Today's meal had been placed before her, untouched.

Hearing the door open, she looked over and met Di Lintian's eyes.

"It's you!"

Xiao Wu recognized Di Lintian, then bitterly shook her head.

—If it hadn't been him, how would she have been discovered by a Titled Douluo? If it hadn't been him, how would she have been captured and brought here?

"You're called Xiao Wu, right?"

Di Lintian walked up to Xiao Wu, pinched her cheeks, and forcibly turned her face toward him.

Her large, slightly reddened eyes and pale cheeks, drained of color by weakness, did not diminish her beauty. Instead, they added a trace of sickly allure.

Her cherry-red lips made one want to take a bite.

—She has the makings of a beauty.

Xiao Wu was startled by Di Lintian's sudden movement, but she lacked the strength to resist and nodded with difficulty.

The shackles on her wrists and ankles were no ordinary items. They could seal Soul Power.

Even Sky Dragon Pavilion possessed only a few sets of such shackles.

"I presume you know that your identity as a Soul Beast has already been exposed." Di Lintian smiled. "I do not need your Soul Ring for now, but when I do, I hope you will willingly sacrifice yourself."

Di Lintian gave Xiao Wu no chance to speak. "You have lived in the human world for so many years. You should know Sky Dragon Pavilion's strength."

"If you do not want to meet your Third Brother and those two Soul Beasts down below," Di Lintian let out a sinister chuckle, "then obediently do as you are told."

Tears pattered down Xiao Wu's face as she choked out, "I'll sacrifice myself... I'll sacrifice myself. Don't hurt Third Brother."

"That's more like it."

Di Lintian revealed a gentle smile and softly stroked Xiao Wu's head, where her scorpion-tail braid was tied.

Yet in Xiao Wu's eyes, that smile had nothing to do with gentleness. It was a truly "nuclear" kind of kindness.

"Do you want to leave this place?" Di Lintian's voice carried a hint of temptation. "Do you want to return to Tang San's side?"

"C-can I?" Xiao Wu's voice was hoarse and thick with tears.

She held no hope. She was merely following Di Lintian's lead.

"Of course you can." Di Lintian raised a hand and placed it on Xiao Wu's shoulder. "But I need to use some methods first."

Black Soul Power rippled from his palm, forming a pitch-black seed that merged into Xiao Wu's body.

Second Soul Skill of the Soul-Devouring Demon Locust Right Arm Bone: Heart Locust Demon Seed.

It was a method capable of controlling another person's life and death. No matter how far away they were, as long as Di Lintian willed it, anyone implanted with the demon seed would die instantly.

"Y-you... what did you do to me?" Xiao Wu trembled all over, her face turning even paler.

"If a little rabbit wants to go out and play, then as her master, I naturally have to leave behind some measures." Di Lintian said indifferently, "Don't you agree, little rabbit?"

"M-master?" Xiao Wu froze.

"Alright. Take your master's mission and return to Shrek, return to Tang San's side." Di Lintian considerately removed Xiao Wu's wrist and ankle shackles.

As for Xiao Wu's mission, it was naturally to monitor Shrek's every move and find opportunities to send him letters.

Di Lintian still did not know that some people at Shrek had already learned Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

In the original story, Tang Hao had left Shrek after giving Zhao Wuji a beating. Yet because of Di Lintian's interference, he had now returned to Shrek once more.