Spatial Gateway

The pitch-black void, thousands of meters in diameter, was undoubtedly enormous.

Even Bi Ji, standing by the Lake of Life on the ground far below, could clearly see the hole torn open in the sky.

One could only imagine how fierce their battle had been to cause such devastation.

"Nothing bad will happen, right...?"

Bi Ji felt deeply uneasy, worried for Di Tian's safety.

It was not as if she had never seen Di Tian fight before, but this was the first time she had seen a battle severe enough to make heaven and earth change color.

Due to the chill emanating from Caesar, nearly the entire core region of the Star Dou Great Forest had been blanketed in snow.

The great forest, brimming with life, had welcomed frost and snow for the first time in countless ages.

Only the Lake of Life still gave off a faint mist, its temperature unchanged.

Thanks to that, the grass by the lake remained lush and green.

"It's them."

Two figures descended within Bi Ji's line of sight.

Di Tian landed beside Bi Ji without making a sound, completely at ease.

Yu Wuyi, on the other hand, was different. The powerful energy of the thrusters kicked up vast swathes of snow.

It revealed the tender grass beneath the covering.

Now that the battle was over, there was naturally no need to remain transformed.

Caesar's body lit up brightly before scattering into countless points of light, and Yu Wuyi landed on both feet.

"Di Tian, how did it turn out?"

Bi Ji asked softly at Di Tian's side, a trace of concern in her voice.

"I lost."

Di Tian did not hide it and spoke frankly.

Although they had been more or less evenly matched at first, if Yu Wuyi had assumed that form from the beginning—

he would have had no ability to fight back at all.

"How could that be...?"

Bi Ji covered her cherry lips lightly, her face full of disbelief.

Di Tian did not explain. He merely said to her in his usual tone, "I have important matters to discuss with them next. You need to excuse yourself for now."

The Silver Dragon King's existence involved far too much. Unless necessary, the fewer people who knew, the better.

He trusted Bi Ji deeply, but this was not a matter of trust.

Sometimes, knowing too much was not necessarily a good thing.

"So, you're allied with him now?"

Bi Ji asked one final question.

According to their initial wager, the result of Di Tian's defeat was that he would form an alliance with that human.

She probably needed to avoid them because they were going to discuss matters internal to the alliance.

But would Di Tian truly ally himself with a human? Even if it had been the wager.

She still had her doubts.

As an Emerald Swan, Bi Ji had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest since the day she was born.

She had never left it, nor had she ever come into contact with human society.

Thus, she did not harbor much hatred toward humans, but Di Tian was different.

He could practically be said to have witnessed the rise and fall of soul beasts all the way through. He remembered everything humans had done to soul beasts.

"Don't worry. I'm only allied with him alone. It has nothing to do with other humans."

Di Tian knew what Bi Ji was thinking and explained patiently.

The hatred between soul beasts and humans, accumulated over countless years, could not be resolved by a mere battle.

As long as humans continued hunting soul beasts for soul rings, the hatred between the two races could only continue without end.

"I understand."

Having received her answer, Bi Ji said nothing more and gracefully left the Great Ferocious Land.

After settling the matter at hand, Di Tian looked at Firefly beside Yu Wuyi.

"Are you taking him too?"

He still did not know that the person inside Sam was a girl, and subconsciously assumed he was a man like Yu Wuyi.

Yu Wuyi replied as if it were only natural:

"Of course. She's one of mine, so there's no need to worry about that."

"Besides, she's no weaker than I am."

So that was it.

After everything that had just happened, Di Tian was no longer surprised.

This armor was clearly the same as Yu Wuyi's, so it was only natural that their strength would be comparable as well.

"Then could you ask her to put the armor away? It would be inappropriate to enter my lord's space carrying weapons."

"Consider this a request from an ally."

Entering an unknown space without any precautions was undoubtedly dangerous.

Especially when that space was the creation of some powerful being.

But it did not matter to Yu Wuyi.

He had more than one method at his disposal. Even without Caesar, no one could touch him as he was now.

"Firefly, put Sam away."

Yu Wuyi said gently.

Without hesitation, Firefly's feet touched the ground after a burst of flames, and she walked to Yu Wuyi's side.

She trusted Yu Wuyi completely.

Yu Wuyi naturally took her right hand.

Di Tian revealed a surprised expression. She was actually a woman?

And judging by their behavior, their relationship was far from ordinary.

But that was not something he needed to concern himself with.

"Follow me."

Turning around, Di Tian flew toward the opposite shore of the Lake of Life.

He even thoughtfully used the lake water to construct an emerald bridge overhead that spanned the entire lake.

Yu Wuyi led Firefly along at an unhurried pace.

It had to be said that the scenery around the Lake of Life was truly exceptional.

The snow was not thick, merely covering the surfaces of the plants and trees.

Yet this gave the place a unique beauty, one no less stunning than the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The three great treasure basins truly lived up to their reputation.

Since the Lake of Life could be called a lake, its area was naturally enormous.

On top of that, Yu Wuyi and Firefly were strolling along as though sightseeing.

It took them quite some time to reach the opposite shore.

Di Tian had already been waiting there for a while, but he said nothing about their slow pace.

He then continued deeper into the forest.

The two followed closely behind.

As they went deeper and deeper, the surroundings gradually began to darken.

It was daytime right now, so this was clearly abnormal.

At last, Di Tian stopped before a black curtain.

The black curtain was roughly five meters tall and three meters wide.

Viewed from any direction, it looked like a thin sheet of paper, with nothing behind it.

But Yu Wuyi's eyes flickered slightly as the data scan gave him the answer.

Name: Spatial Gateway

Effect: Connects to another space. This space exists between the surface and foundation of space and cannot be detected.

Restriction: Cannot be passed without the permission of the space's owner.

Owner: Silver Dragon King

So this was where Di Tian had communicated with the Silver Dragon King in the original story.

Yu Wuyi understood. The Silver Dragon King's methods truly were impressive.

By hiding herself between the surface and foundation of space, neither a search of the surface nor one of the foundation could detect her location.

Only through the gateway before them would it be possible to pinpoint her whereabouts.

But even descending to this world was difficult for the gods of the Divine Realm, much less coming here to investigate.

As the two approached, the Spatial Gateway suddenly rippled.

Di Tian was startled by this sight, because it meant that the gateway was opening!

Normally, he communicated with his lord through the air. Unless necessary, the door would never be opened.

"Let them in, Di Tian. You stay outside."

A long, lingering voice drifted from beyond the door, steeped in an ancient aura.

"Yes."

Di Tian obediently stood beside the door and gestured to the two of them.

"You may enter. My lord is within."

Yu Wuyi nodded and led Firefly forward.

He extended his right hand first, and a jelly-like sensation came from his palm.

This is kind of fun.

Yu Wuyi muttered inwardly, then took a large step inside.