Di Tian's Probing

Just as Xiao Hongchen was happily enjoying his cat-petting moment, a strange change suddenly occurred in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The entire Star Dou Great Forest seemed to be trembling slightly; all the tree crowns within sight swayed in the same direction simultaneously, then slowly swung back.

An invisible pressure, as if a massive change had occurred between heaven and earth, slowly overflowed from within the Star Dou Great Forest.

At this very instant, the Star Dou Great Forest fell into absolute silence, as if every living creature had suddenly fallen into a deep slumber.

Suddenly, a terrifying black beam of light shot straight toward Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen activated his second Red Dust Protection without holding anything back, and a rich golden light enveloped everyone.

With a "bang," the golden shield instantly dimmed and lost its luster.

Jing Hongchen's expression turned grave.

He could feel that the existence about to appear possessed a cultivation level far above his own; a casual probing strike had nearly shattered his invincible barrier. One had to know that this invincible barrier's defensive power could reach three times the user's own cultivation level.

In the original story, relying solely on such a Level 9 Soul Tool, the Level 93 Jing Hongchen was able to retreat unscathed in front of Xuan Zi; this was also the reliance that gave him the confidence to sneak into Sea God Island.

Beast God Di Tian—he had truly come.

Xiao Hongchen could only silently pray that the Beast God would not lower himself to deal with a junior and would let them leave safely.

"Oh?" A low voice emanated from the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, carrying a trace of imperceptible surprise. "With a cultivation not even at the Super Douluo level, you can actually block a strike from me?"

Seeing that the highest among this group was only Level 94, Di Tian had intended to tear them apart instantly, but he hadn't expected to be blocked.

A dark red light flashed suddenly, and the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff, Red King, appeared in everyone's sight once again.

At this moment, Red King no longer held its previous rage; its eyes appeared very calm—a calmness filled with confidence.

In the mouth of its largest left head, it carried a soul beast that was entirely silver-white. It looked somewhat like a dog, but its limbs were thick and its build was rather strange. It had no fur, but was instead covered in scales.

Red King said coldly, "Release the Imperial Auspicious Beast, and you may take this soul beast." As it spoke, it dropped the soul beast from its mouth onto the ground.

"You just launched a surprise attack on us, and now you want to enforce an agreement?"

Although Jing Hongchen lacked confidence, he forced himself to remain calm, shielding the Imperial Auspicious Beast behind him.

"Enough." The low voice hesitated slightly before saying, "Release the Auspicious Beast and go. This Seat guarantees on the honor of Di Tian that this matter will end here."

Jing Hongchen gasped. His grandson had actually provoked Di Tian. That was the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest, with 890,000 years of cultivation, the leader of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.

"So it is the Beast God. We trust you." As he spoke, Jing Hongchen loosened his grip and readily pushed the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, toward Red King.

Red King hurriedly blocked the path in front of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and checked its body. Because the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had helped Xiao Hongchen's Eye of Life evolve into the Eye of Destiny during the attribute transfer, it had gained quite a bit of life force. After Red King sensed the Auspicious Beast's condition, its gaze toward Jing Hongchen softened a little.

Jing Hongchen grabbed the Silver Hero Beast, activated his flying Soul Tool, and soared into the air with Xiao Hongchen and the others, heading straight toward the border of the Sun Moon Empire.

This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest could be considered perfect, though it was a pity that Grandpa had flown too fast to find that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

It was all Di Tian's fault; if it weren't for that old immortal, they could have searched the outer perimeter for the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear at a leisurely pace.

Until they disappeared from Red King's sight, there were no further changes in the Star Dou Great Forest. The sharp pressure from before had also vanished completely, leaving no trace behind.

"You little one! You are truly too naughty. I have told you many times that for us soul beasts, the most dangerous things are human soul masters. If these soul masters had harbored malice toward you, with their strength, you would have been in trouble, and we might not have been able to rescue you in time. Do not leave the core area easily in the future."

When the low voice sounded again, it was very gentle, even carrying a hint of doting.

"I'm sorry, Di Tian, I was wrong. Let's go home."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lowered its head to admit its mistake. After the recent attribute transfer, not only its life force but its spiritual consciousness had greatly improved. Its superior intelligence told it that it should obediently listen to Di Tian at this moment.

Di Tian's voice became even gentler. "Good, let's go home."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lifted its foot to leave, but suddenly looked back in the direction where Xiao Hongchen and the others had just departed. In its mind, the memory of that young human became increasingly clear; it prepared to savor every frame of him in detail once it returned.

Far away from the Star Dou Great Forest, the group of four and two soul beasts landed in a secluded spot.

"Xiao, Guyi, go ahead and absorb your soul rings." Jing Hongchen tossed the Silver Hero Beast and the Sky Dragon Horse onto the ground and immediately reminded them.

Ye Guyi, standing to the side, used her Holy Sword to deliver the final blow to the Sky Dragon Horse, then sat cross-legged to begin absorbing the soul ring.

Xiao Hongchen did not dare to be slow. His right hand condensed a metal spike, which he drove into the head of the Silver Hero Beast. The soul beast was in a state of complete unconsciousness and showed none of the ferocity of a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

The poor Silver Hero Beast breathed its last just like that.

A pitch-black soul ring rose quietly from its head.

Xiao Hongchen channeled his soul power to draw this black soul ring onto himself.

Suddenly, his Sea of Consciousness trembled violently, and a thick spiritual aura surged in through his brain, rushing straight into the Sea of Consciousness.

This was the unique spiritual shock of a soul beast over ten thousand years old.

The terrifying spiritual impact made Xiao Hongchen shudder, but once he reacted, he quickly used his own vast spiritual power to wrap around it in return.

His own spiritual power had just been enhanced by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and he possessed and controlled the power of a second sea of consciousness; a mere 30,000-year-old Silver Hero Beast naturally could not pose any threat to him, even if it was a spiritual-type beast.

The process of Xiao Hongchen absorbing the soul ring took a little over an hour.

His heart was filled with excitement. His secondary martial soul's brain finally had its first soul ring, and it had even helped his soul power increase by one level. He was now at Level 49 and would soon become a Soul King.

Just as he had guessed before, his first soul skill was indeed the Imprint of the Silver Hero Beast's innate ability.

Imprint allowed him to copy an opponent's soul skill the moment they used it and store it within his body. When needed, he could unleash it, with the entire process completed entirely through spiritual power. When his own cultivation was greater than or equal to the caster's, the soul skill could be unleashed at 100% power.

The limitation was that he could only hold one Imprint at a time. With his current cultivation, he could use the Imprint three times a day, and this number would increase along with his spiritual and soul power.

It was a very practical soul skill.