Di Tian's Thoughts

"Your Excellency!" Dugu Bo stepped forward at this moment, directly manifesting his Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, while unleashing the aura of a level 90 Titled Douluo.

"I discovered this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well first, and I rely on it to suppress my toxins! My granddaughter needs it as well. If you seize it outright, aren't you effectively crippling us? You are destroying our very foundation! Is such banditry truly acceptable to you?" Dugu Bo hoped to appeal to a sense of morality to buy some time, but the problem was that Di Tian simply did not care for such tactics.

"Why should I bother reasoning with you humans?"

Di Tian found it genuinely amusing. Although he currently wore a human appearance, his essence was that of a dragon. Would a dragon ever concern itself with the plight of humans?

In Di Tian's view, only the strong had the right to speak in this world. Take Medicine Elder, for example; he hailed from another world and was a powerhouse even by those standards.

At his peak, he was likely a being capable of thrashing the Creation God, which was why Di Tian held him in such high regard. Furthermore, thanks to Medicine Elder, Di Tian had begun to make breakthroughs, and he might even return to the God-level eventually.

Moreover, Medicine Elder did not need to hunt Soul Beasts to grow stronger.

Therefore, Di Tian respected Medicine Elder, a human, and harbored no ill will toward him.

The problem was that Dugu Bo was no Medicine Elder. In Di Tian's eyes, Dugu Bo was merely a low-level Titled Douluo—hardly worthy of negotiating with him.

Besides, he did not even know who Dugu Bo was.

"Human...? You are!" Dugu Bo suddenly realized that the person before him might not be human at all, or rather, he realized that Di Tian was not human, but a "100,000-year Soul Beast"!

"You are a 100,000-year Soul Beast, aren't you? I warn you, even if you have transformed into human form, we are both at the level of Titled Douluo. If we fight and destroy this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, it will be bad for everyone!"

Dugu Bo hoped Di Tian would hold back, attempting to use other means to stall for time and figure out a way to handle the situation.

Indeed, in Dugu Bo's eyes, Di Tian was just a Titled Douluo-level 100,000-year transformed Soul Beast. But since he was also a Titled Douluo, he had nothing to fear.

"It seems you have some misunderstandings regarding the strength of Soul Beasts. In the eyes of you humans, we Soul Beasts reach the Titled Douluo level at most, capping out around 100,000 years. But you seem to be mistaken; top-tier Soul Beasts possess far more than just 100,000 years of cultivation."

Di Tian immediately unleashed a powerful aura, the pressure of which forced Dugu Yan to the ground.

Dugu Bo hurriedly released his own soul power to protect Dugu Yan, but he struggled to withstand the pressure himself; the gap in their strength was simply too vast.

He was, after all, only a level 90 Titled Douluo.

"This aura is!" Dugu Bo immediately recalled that this was the aura of a level 99 Limit Douluo. Only a semi-god level powerhouse could possess such terrifying strength. The 100,000-year Soul Beast before him was a semi-god.

"When Soul Beasts reach 100,000 years, they face a Heavenly Tribulation. Those who fail perish, but those who survive transcend the 100,000-year limit and reach a much higher level."

Di Tian had nothing more to say; he would simply finish off Dugu Bo and his family.

"Wait, please, spare my granddaughter! You can have the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, just please, let her go! I will do anything you ask!"

Dugu Bo chose to bow his head. He had no other choice; his granddaughter was the last of his bloodline, and at his age, he could not father more children.

"Do you really think you are qualified to negotiate with me? If you had handed over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well from the start, I would have spared your lives. But since you chose to court death, do not blame me."

Di Tian found it laughable. They refused when he gave them a warning, but now that he was ready to strike, they were suddenly willing to listen. Humans were quite funny.

"I will do anything! As long as you spare my granddaughter, I will do it. I am a level 90 Titled Douluo, a rare existence on this continent. I can perform any dirty work you require. Just spare her!"

Dugu Bo even began to kowtow, hoping to secure a path for his granddaughter.

"My Martial Soul can release massive amounts of toxins. I can wipe out an entire city if you wish. Even the Spirit Hall—as long as they aren't Titled Douluos, even level 89 Soul Douluos would be poisoned to death by me."

"..." Di Tian began to reconsider.

Di Tian did occasionally encounter trouble while handling affairs in the human world, and having a human solve those problems was often the best solution. If Dugu Bo possessed such formidable abilities—capable of easily poisoning an entire town—then using him as a meat grinder for the Soul Beasts to carry out mass killings might actually be useful.

Furthermore, after witnessing the power of Medicine Elder, Di Tian had to admit that humans were indeed formidable, and he had set aside his prejudices.

"Please, spare my grandfather! I will do anything you want!" Dugu Yan looked at her grandfather. She was willing to cast aside her dignity, understanding that he was doing this for her sake. However, she could not understand why she had never heard of such a powerful transformed Soul Beast in her past life.

Moreover, they had never encountered him in her previous life; why were they meeting him now?

"I can spare you, but you must become my slaves for life and dedicate yourselves to the great cause of the Soul Beasts. Otherwise, you will all die. Swear upon your Martial Souls; if you betray me, your Martial Souls will shatter and your meridians will rupture, leading to death."

Di Tian had learned to borrow human strength to deal with humans.

"I, Dugu Bo, swear! If I break my promise..."

"I, Dugu Yan, swear!..."

The two quickly finished their oaths, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"You are now my slaves. If you dare to betray me, consider the consequences. Besides, there are even stronger beings behind me; I do not fear even God-level powerhouses."

After speaking, Di Tian immediately entered the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He could already sense his uncle and aunt.

The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, two of the Nine Children of the Dragon God, were likely within this very spring.