What is Surprise!

The mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Xunji was currently leading Huo Yuhao in search of a suitable spirit beast.

"Spirit ring skills must be a perfect fit; there is no room for settling. Many spirit masters enter the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable beast, and none find one immediately. It can take months of effort here."

Qian Xunji worried that Huo Yuhao, with his childish temperament, would lose patience after a long time and try to settle for just any spirit beast.

If that happened, not only would his father never forgive him upon their return, but Qian Xunji himself would feel like slapping his own face every single day.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I won't be impatient."

"Yuhao, quick!" Before Huo Yuhao could finish, Qian Xunji spotted a dark purple butterfly about half a person's height ahead and immediately reached out to scoop Huo Yuhao up. "A Silk Shadow Thought Butterfly!"

The butterfly's overall form hovered between physical substance and a phantom image; at first glance, it looked dreamlike and illusory, as if it might dissipate into the wind at any moment.

It was one of the few spirit beasts of the spirit type rarely recorded within Spirit Hall.

Do not be fooled by the fact that the Silk Shadow Thought Butterfly was merely a butterfly; its flight speed was incredibly fast.

Sensing their approach, a faint silver halo shimmered over its wings, and the patterns upon them seemed to come to life.

The single Silk Shadow Thought Butterfly from a moment ago split into three in the blink of an eye, each flying off in a different direction.

Qian Xunji was about to give chase when a powerful pressure suddenly descended from the sky.

Qian Xunji's expression changed drastically. He immediately set Huo Yuhao down, shielding him behind his back, and looked upward with a grave expression.

In the air, a man had appeared out of nowhere.

The man wore black combat gear, his face cold and stern, his aura majestic. He looked down at Qian Xunji and Huo Yuhao from his high vantage point.

Qian Xunji felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy; the pressure this man exerted was even greater than that of his father, Qian Daoliu!

This was a Peerless Douluo who did not lose to his father!

Huo Yuhao did not feel this pressure. He shifted half a step to the side and looked up at the man in black in the sky.

It was this single glance that caused the man's expression to shift violently.

He descended to the ground, his eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao, filled with fanaticism!

Sky Dream Iceworm curled into a ball within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit.

"It's Di Tian! Why has he come out at a time like this!"

"Run, Yuhao, don't let him catch you! These fierce beasts are absolutely insane!"

Sky Dream Iceworm knew that Huo Yuhao's second spirit was very special and held an absolute attraction for Di Tian and the others deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, because Huo Yuhao's second spirit leaked no dragon aura when suppressed, Sky Dream Iceworm hadn't voiced its concerns.

Besides, at this time, they should still be at the bottom of the lake absorbing the Iceworm to cultivate.

As long as Huo Yuhao didn't release his Ancestral Dragon Spirit within the Star Dou Great Forest, he would be safe!

And yet, Di Tian, who should have been cultivating, had run out at this moment!!

"Could it be that when Yuhao awakened, he startled Di Tian, or perhaps someone even more powerful than Di Tian at the center of the lake?"

Sky Dream Iceworm's expression at this moment resembled the famous painting The Scream.

Sky Dream Iceworm had a bit of PTSD regarding Di Tian and his group of fierce beasts.

It did not want to return to the Lake of Life so soon after finally escaping.

"Enough, big bug. He bears no malice toward Yuhao."

Electrolux appeared, putting an end to Tian Meng's muttering.

Outside.

After landing, Di Tian immediately performed a respectful salute toward Huo Yuhao.

"My Lord, the Sovereign has ordered me to come and escort you back."

Di Tian was the son of the Black Dragon King; the only one with a purer bloodline than his was the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

Yet, from this human youth, he felt a bloodline suppression—a suppression effect even stronger than that of the Dragon God of old!

If Gu Yuena needed to fuse with the Golden Dragon King to become the complete Dragon God, then the youth before him was already a Dragon God!

At this moment, Di Tian saw the hope for the rise of the spirit beasts.

Huo Yuhao looked at the Beast God Di Tian, who was kneeling on one knee with a respectful demeanor, then looked up to meet Qian Xunji's strange expression.

Huo Yuhao blinked, his face showing a look of utter confusion.

Qian Xunji took a deep breath. "Has this titled Douluo mistaken someone? My junior brother has lived in the inner courtyard since childhood and rarely sees outsiders. Since becoming my father's disciple, he has never left the Pope's Palace."

With this statement, he brought out Qian Daoliu directly.

In the past, the phrase Qian Xunji disliked most was "My father is so-and-so." He did not like people who relied on the strength of their elders while making no effort themselves.

Who would have thought that today, he would have to resort to it himself.

Does the dragon-slaying youth eventually become the evil dragon?

It was at this moment that the two Title Douluo responsible for protecting Qian Xunji and Huo Yuhao arrived from the distance.

The two elders, neither yet at level ninety-five, faced Di Tian as if confronting a formidable enemy.

Di Tian slowly stood up, his golden pupils sweeping over the three humans before him.

"Are you speaking of that man with the Angel Spirit? When it concerns my race, anyone who dares to interfere meets only one end!"

One of the elders summoned his Spirit, ready to risk his life.

"Young Master, Old Yang and I will hold him off! You and Young Master Huo must leave quickly!"

The other elder also summoned his Spirit, watching Di Tian with vigilance.

At this tense moment, Huo Yuhao suddenly spoke up: "This uncle, I don't believe I have ever met you."

Di Tian's expression changed instantly.

Facing Huo Yuhao, he showed none of the arrogance and contempt he had displayed toward Qian Xunji and the others just moments ago.

"You have indeed never met me. It was my Lord who sensed your aura not long ago and commanded me to seek you out specifically."

Before Di Tian set out to find Huo Yuhao under Gu Yuena's orders, he had specifically sought out Red King, instructing him to keep a close watch on the Auspicious Beast.

The Auspicious Beast was far too important to the Star Dou Great Forest; no accidents could be allowed to befall it.

When the Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, learned that Di Tian was leaving the Lake of Life—and even the Star Dou Great Forest—it had clung to Di Tian's leg, insisting on coming along to play.

Di Tian treated the Three-Eyed Golden Lion entirely like a daughter.

Who could resist the pestering of such a precious little one?

It had taken a great deal of effort for Di Tian to finally break free.

By the time he followed the aura he had sensed earlier, Huo Yuhao had already been taken away.

Not long after, he sensed Huo Yuhao's aura again and tracked it all the way to Spirit City.

During this time, Di Tian had been searching for the person slowly within Spirit City.

However, Huo Yuhao's range of movement was limited, and the Ancestral Dragon Spirit leaked no aura at all when not summoned.

The Ancestral Dragon had no kinship with the dragon race of the Douluo world, so he could not track him through bloodlines either.

Only when he was right in front of Huo Yuhao could Di Tian feel that suppression of his bloodline.

Just as he was about to give up and return to the Lake of Life to report the situation to his Lord before continuing the search later, he saw Huo Yuhao arrive right at his doorstep.

What a surprise!