The black spatial rift hovered silently behind Di Tian, its void-like edges slowly swallowing and releasing the surrounding light. He did not retreat into it.
Those golden eyes stared fixedly at Yun Yi, his gaze shifting between Yun Yi's composed face and the four divine marks suspended in midair.
Becoming a god, attaining immortality, escaping heavenly tribulations—these were obsessions hanging over the heads of all high-level soul beasts, an inescapable dead end that the entire soul beast race had failed to break for generations.
Faced with such temptation, even the supreme ruler of Star Dou Forest could not remain unmoved.
Yun Yi stood with his hands in his pockets, the corners of his lips curving slightly upward.
He knew perfectly well that as long as Di Tian had not left immediately, the bargaining chip in this negotiation had already struck hard at the other party's weak spot.
"Senior Brother." Yun Yi tilted his head and gave Mu En a look, his gaze falling on the unconscious mutated soul beast lying in the grass. "Wake this big cat up. We have work to do."
Mu En understood at once.
He stepped forward, raised his right foot, and stomped heavily on the grass beside the Radiant Flame Sacred Hou.
Pure Light Soul Power burrowed through the ground and directly into the ninety-thousand-year soul beast's body, forcibly clearing its chaotic, blocked meridians.
A few seconds later, the Radiant Flame Sacred Hou's massive body twitched twice.
A low, muffled groan escaped its throat, and its tightly shut eyes slowly opened.
Having just awakened, it was still somewhat dazed, its gaze not fully focused.
But when it saw its surroundings clearly—especially the three-headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff standing nearby—the strange beast clad in crimson-gold dragon scales instantly bristled.
It sprang up from the ground, the two