Tianlong Falls, Di Tian Returns

The Dragon God Claw hurled the Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd, delivering a strike that pierced through the stars.

The super divine artifact's "Ignore Defense" trait activated in sync.

"Screech—"

The blue-violet halberd gleamed with a chilling, ghostly light, its shaft etched with patterns that carried an abyssal, hellish aura.

It tore through the desolate universe, ignoring the Burning Heaven Divine Pestle blocking Tianlong's divine consciousness, as well as the Crimson Gold Profound Flame protecting it.

"Stab—"

The halberd pierced straight through Tianlong's Super God level divine consciousness.

"Urgh—" Tianlong had not even had time to cry out in pain.

The Crimson Gold Profound Flame went out. His previously intact divine consciousness was like crystal glass smashed against the ground, shattering into countless fragments of divine consciousness.

Like a shattered celestial body, they became a meteor shower in the desolate black universe.

As the fragments of divine consciousness scattered in every direction, the divine radiance on each one steadily faded with the passage of time, gradually vanishing completely.

Di Tian stood where he was, utterly still.

He had been injured as well.

This was Tianlong's final counterattack before death.

Much like the injury Tianlong had inflicted in his first sneak attack, it had been a spiritual attack.

Or rather, Tianlong Seat, in his divine consciousness state, could only use spiritual attacks.

His innate immunity to spiritual power was the reason Di Tian had dared to face Tianlong's divine consciousness head-on.

Even the damage inflicted on his physical body no longer frightened Di Tian.

After refining the Life Evergreen Vine's roots, his body's recovery rate had increased dramatically. He would not be left as powerless as he had been last time.

Not long after his body cracked apart, Di Tian's body automatically absorbed external energy and transformed it into vitality within him, repairing his wounds.

His body soon returned to normal, and Di Tian regained his ability to move.

With a grasp through the void, he put away the top-tier divine artifact, the Burning Heaven Divine Pestle, which floated before him, then swiftly flew toward Elf Planet.

Elf Planet.

After being away for several days, he had finally returned.

Sensing Di Tian's return, several fierce beasts immediately came to greet him.

"How did it go?" Bi Ji was the first to speak.

"Though there were twists and turns, the objective was ultimately achieved."

"That's not what I'm asking!"

"I'm asking about your injuries!"

Bi Ji's voice was clearly anxious. Having been a healing-type soul beast for so many years and having treated Di Tian's wounds for so long, she knew his body far too well.

"And you were injured more than once."

"I'll treat you."

Di Tian did not refuse. The injuries on his body had indeed not fully healed, so he let Bi Ji tend to him.

He sat cross-legged on the ground.

Behind him, Bi Ji spread her pure white, holy wings, radiating healing power.

Di Tian, meanwhile, looked toward Xiong Jun.

His golden eyes narrowed slightly as he asked a question that left Xiong Jun completely baffled.

"Xiong Jun."

"If your bloodline advanced another step, would you be confident in controlling yourself?"

"Huh?" Xiong Jun truly scratched his head with his huge claw in confusion. "My bloodline advancing another step?"

"How could my bloodline advance any further?"

"The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear bloodline is already the pinnacle among bear bloodlines. Even if the plane has evolved now and human constitutions have generally improved, no one can withstand the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear martial soul."

"How could it possibly improve further?"

Xiong Jun knew that he carried a certain amount of Behemoth bloodline within him, but he had never considered the possibility of a Behemoth.

How many years had it been?

Ever since his birth, he had never seen a member of the Behemoth race.

Under Xiong Jun's puzzled gaze, Di Tian waved his hand.

Space rippled, and a little golden monkey fell onto the ground.

It was the Golden Behemoth King Cub that had originally been stored inside the Life Evergreen Vine pouch. However, after Tianlong Seat's interference, Di Tian had refined the Life Evergreen Vine roots that held the Golden Behemoth King Cub.

After sleeping for thirty thousand years, and without the Life Evergreen Vine to envelop it, the Golden Behemoth King Cub's already frail life had completely ceased.

"This! This... is the bloodline of the Golden Behemoth King!" Although Xiong Jun did not recognize the Golden Behemoth King, the resonance of their shared bloodline could not be false.

He finally understood why Di Tian had asked whether he could control himself. The Behemoth bloodline was far too violent. Once they reached adulthood, they would lose their sanity and become exceedingly ferocious.

"No problem." Xiong Jun's tone was exceedingly confident.

"I'm not a Behemoth that grew up from childhood. My bloodline would be evolving midway through my life."

"I've always controlled the Behemoth bloodline already within me quite well."

"After using this Golden Behemoth King Cub to evolve into a Golden Behemoth King, my six-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation should arrive. Perhaps I won't even need to wait until I reach seven hundred thousand years of cultivation before I can condense the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores."

"Once I achieve the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, I'll be able to control the Golden Behemoth King bloodline even more perfectly. If other Behemoths appear in the future, I can rely on the Golden Behemoth King bloodline—the king of the Behemoth lineage—to suppress them and ensure they retain their sanity."

At that moment.

Zi Ji spoke with some concern. "Are we really going to let the dragon-eating Behemoths reappear?"

"Behemoths did not exist only on the Douluo Plane. The universe is vast, and Behemoth clans exist on other planes as well."

"As long as there is powerful bloodline suppression, Behemoths can remain rational and will not bring about the disastrous consequences of ancient times."

"Even if Xiong Jun cannot control his Golden Behemoth King bloodline, or the Behemoth clan that may appear in the future."

"I have a way to suppress them as well."

"It would just be a little troublesome."

"And..." As he spoke, Di Tian's voice grew heavy.

"Whenever I think about reconstructing my cultivation after taking human form, I always feel somewhat... uneasy."

"The process of reconstructing my cultivation after taking human form probably will not go smoothly."

"After Xiong Jun's bloodline transforms into that of a Golden Behemoth King, he will be able to successfully overcome the six-hundred-thousand-year fierce beast tribulation and condense the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores."

"I'll also teach him a Six-Pointed Star Blood Array. It can stimulate the full power of the Golden Behemoth King's bloodline and allow him to enter a berserk state."

"Combined with Xiong Jun's six-hundred-thousand-year cultivation and Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, it will allow him to temporarily contend with an ordinary God Level expert."

Di Tian's speculation had a similar precedent in the original timeline.

In the original timeline.

Qian Lei had contracted the Golden Behemoth King inside the Life Evergreen Vine pouch. After Gu Yuena taught him the Six-Pointed Star Blood Array, he fully stimulated the Golden Behemoth King's bloodline power and could contend with an eight-ringed Soul Douluo despite having only three rings of cultivation.

Now.

Di Tian had merely replaced the three-ringed Qian Lei with the six-hundred-thousand-year Xiong Jun, and replaced the eight-ringed Soul Douluo opponent with an ordinary God Level expert.

"Really?!" Upon hearing this, Xiong Jun was beyond excited.

"Boss."

"I can fight God Level experts just like you now?"

"Roar, roar." Di Tian answered irritably, "Prick up your ears. I said you can temporarily contend with God Level experts."

"Once the forcibly stimulated bloodline power is depleted and you leave the berserk state, you'll fall into a weakened state."

"You must use it carefully."

Xiong Jun did not care at all about the price of weakness after going berserk.

He still understood the principle that nothing gained came without something lost.

"Rest assured, Boss."

"With me here."

"I absolutely won't let anyone disturb you while you reconstruct your cultivation after taking human form." Xiong Jun promised, thumping his chest.

He struck his chest with tremendous force, as though one chunk of ironstone were crashing into another.

The drumlike hum of the impact only further proved his resolve.

Di Tian nodded.

"While your bloodline transforms and you undergo the fierce beast tribulation, I also need to make some preparations."

The last person who had felt uneasy beforehand had been bombarded by two Level Twelve fixed-mounted soul-guided artillery shells ten thousand years ago.

His end had been utterly miserable.

Naturally, Di Tian had to make thorough preparations for reconstructing his cultivation after taking human form.