The Battle Continues—And There's a Third Party?

As his words fell, Di Tian's aura surged explosively. His golden vertical pupils locked tightly onto Long Xiaoyao, his eyes filled with scrutiny and investigation.

"And you."

"When did you arrive here? Have you noticed any abnormalities in this secret realm these past few days?"

Ever since entering the Sunset Forest, he had sensed the lingering power of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings deep within the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

There was a high chance that the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had left behind a legacy within.

The Long Xiaoyao before him possessed the Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul and had just emerged from the secret realm, his aura unstable from head to toe.

Moreover, when they had first met, Long Xiaoyao had clearly shown signs of emotional unrest. That was plainly the behavior of someone with a guilty conscience.

Di Tian was experienced and shrewd. At a glance, he saw through the clues. This man appeared composed and poised, yet deep within his eyes lay anxiety and guilt that he could not conceal.

Either he had uncovered the Dragon King's hidden legacy, found the peerless treasure within, and wished to keep it all for himself; or he had beaten Di Tian to it and had already obtained the greatest treasure in the Dragon King's legacy!

"An abnormality?"

Long Xiaoyao raised his brows slightly.

Indeed, even now, he could not understand why Di Tian had suddenly left the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest and traveled all this way to the Sunset Forest.

What could possibly have compelled the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest to come here personally?

Could it be... that something here had drawn him in?

As soon as that thought surfaced, Long Xiaoyao could not help recalling the terrifying dragon's might from several days ago, which had flashed by in an instant yet made heaven and earth tremble.

Could it be...

Di Tian had been drawn here by that power?

What secret was hidden beneath the spring at the bottom of the Icefire Yin Yang Well?

Long Xiaoyao's gaze flickered slightly, and he quickly arrived at a rough conclusion.

That was most likely the case. Other than that, he truly could not think of any reason Di Tian would suddenly come here.

As for immortal herbs? That was possible, but the chances were so low they were practically nonexistent.

The immortal herbs within the Icefire Yin Yang Well had existed for an unknown number of years. Countless high-quality heavenly treasures and earthly treasures grew there.

If Di Tian had long known of this place, with his insight and strength, he would never have allowed those immortal herbs to continue growing, much less leave such precious resources here untouched.

Therefore, Di Tian's target could not be those immortal herbs.

It was the mysterious power that had erupted from the bottom of the spring that day.

At that thought, Long Xiaoyao's expression immediately turned grave.

Since he was certain Di Tian had come for the thing beneath the spring, he was even less likely to let the other party enter.

After all, his son, Long Wushang, was still inside.

Who knew whether what Di Tian truly wanted had already been obtained by Wushang?

"Beast God, if you have something to say, you may as well say it directly."

Long Xiaoyao looked at Di Tian before him. His tone sounded calm, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

"I only arrived here not long ago myself. After going to great lengths to clear away the poisonous miasma outside, I had only been inside for a short while when I sensed the Beast God's aura."

"Could it be... that the Icefire Yin Yang Well truly hides some supreme treasure that can even move the Beast God?"

Long Xiaoyao deliberately pretended to know nothing, hoping to confuse Di Tian.

He had clearly underestimated Di Tian's judgment.

Di Tian did not believe a single word Long Xiaoyao said.

On the contrary, Long Xiaoyao's feigned composure only further confirmed his suspicions.

The Dragon King's legacy...

Had it truly already been discovered by the man before him?

However, judging from the current situation, that inheritance should still be inside and had not been taken away by Long Xiaoyao.

Otherwise, given Long Xiaoyao's character, he could not possibly have kept concealing his strength while facing Di Tian's suppression, much less refrained from using that power.

Just as the two probed one another and the atmosphere gradually became tense...

"Rumble!"

The ground around them suddenly began to shake violently.

Another unfamiliar yet terrifying aura rapidly approached from afar, as though some ancient beast were charging toward them.

Long Xiaoyao and Di Tian turned at almost the same time, looking toward the source of that aura.

In the distance, a figure was speeding toward them at an astonishing pace.

From the momentum of that charging figure alone, the two could tell that this person's strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.

The next moment, both of their expressions changed.

"You have an accomplice?"

"You have an accomplice?"

They spoke almost simultaneously.

Then, they frowned at the same time.

"He's not one of yours?"

"He's not one of yours?"

A moment later, Er Ming, who had followed the map all the way here, finally arrived at his destination.

However, when he stopped and took in the scene before him, he too froze slightly.

Not far away stood two men with exceptionally terrifying auras.

Moreover, both of them emitted incomparably dense dragon clan origin auras.

What surprised Er Ming even more was that the dragon clan auras of both men leaned toward the darkness attribute.

One of them, in particular, carried an obvious soul beast aura.

A soul beast?

This discovery gave Er Ming a slight shock. Was there such a powerful soul beast in the Sunset Forest? How had he never even heard of it?

Meanwhile, Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao were also sizing up the suddenly arrived Er Ming.

Because Er Ming had now taken human form and had deliberately concealed the origin aura of the Titan Giant Ape, Di Tian did not detect his true identity.

Furthermore, although Di Tian had heard of the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, he had never truly met them. In his memory, those two soul beasts had sacrificed themselves to that human who ascended to the God Realm ten thousand years ago.

Thus, he would never even think of them.

As for Long Xiaoyao, he was even more unfamiliar with Er Ming.

His memories told him the same thing. Whether in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Dou Ling Empire, or the Star Luo Empire, there was no such powerful expert.

This made Long Xiaoyao unable to suppress a sense of absurdity.

Since when had so many peak experts been hidden on Douluo Continent?

It was understandable for Beast God Di Tian to come from the Star Dou Great Forest.

But who was this man before them?

He clearly possessed terrifying strength capable of threatening Long Xiaoyao, yet he had absolutely no reputation.

It was simply outrageous.

After observing for a moment, Di Tian's gaze fell upon Long Xiaoyao beside him once more.

The question in his eyes was undisguised.

Do you know this person?

Long Xiaoyao naturally understood what he meant and immediately shook his head slightly.

He indicated that he likewise did not know the other party's origins.

Yet when Er Ming saw this exchange, it only made him more certain of his suspicions.

These two truly had a problem.

Not only had they intruded into the treasured place left behind by the Sea God, but they were even communicating with each other here. They were clearly discussing something, most likely plotting against the immortal herbs inside, perhaps even preparing to attack him.

Though a human and a soul beast did not look like the sort who could collude with each other, their behavior just now, along with the dense dark dragon clan origin auras on their bodies, left Er Ming no choice but to suspect that they were somehow in league.