Stirring the Flames, Di Tian's Rage

As he looked at the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King radiating endless dragon might in the sky, he almost felt numb.

Just moments ago, he had still been wondering when such a powerful dragon-type soul beast had emerged in Sunset Forest.

But now, it seemed he had been wrong from the very beginning.

This fellow was not a soul beast from Sunset Forest at all.

This was clearly the being who had stood at the peak of all soul beasts in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Beast God, Di Tian!

The one who had once ruled countless soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and was hailed by all soul beasts as the lord of soul beasts.

Although Er Ming had never truly met Di Tian, he could never forget that aura belonging to a king among soul beasts.

Facing the joint assault of Di Tian and another top human expert, Er Ming naturally found it difficult to resist.

The fact that he had held out until now was enough to prove just how terrifying his current strength was.

In truth, Er Ming was still somewhat unwilling to accept defeat. He felt that he had suffered a huge disadvantage.

Because he was on the Douluo Continent, the mark from the God Realm remained upon him, preventing him from truly using power at the level of a god.

Otherwise, Di Tian in his current state could never have suppressed him.

After all, their powers were not on the same level.

If Er Ming could unleash his divine power without restraint, the battle would likely have been completely reversed by now.

Unfortunately, not only did the rules of this world restrict him, but the rules of the God Realm also made him afraid to use divine power.

After a brief silence, Er Ming was the first to request a truce. Looking at Di Tian before him, he slowly spoke.

"Di Tian, stop."

"I do not wish to become your enemy."

"Let today's matter end here. We each take a step back. How about it?"

His voice was low, yet it carried a trace of complicated emotion.

In the end, Er Ming still cared about the bond between soul beasts.

He knew very well how difficult the soul beast race's current situation was, and he also understood how much Di Tian had sacrificed over the years to protect them.

Therefore, he was unwilling to truly fight Di Tian to the death.

"Otherwise..."

Er Ming glanced at Di Tian and said meaningfully, "Once this matter is pursued, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

As Di Tian listened to the Titan Giant Ape's words and looked at its utterly confident expression, he found himself uncertain for a moment.

This fellow should clearly have ascended to the God Realm with that god from ten thousand years ago.

Yet now, he had appeared once more on the Douluo Continent.

There had to be some unknown secret hidden within this.

And most importantly, his lord was still asleep, while the soul beast race's overall strength was nowhere near its former peak.

Under such circumstances, if this fellow truly was a pawn sent down by that god to search for his lord's whereabouts...

Then it would undoubtedly be a disaster for the entire soul beast race.

Er Ming had not spoken too plainly, but Di Tian naturally understood the meaning behind his words.

Long Xiaoyao had heard them as well.

His brows furrowed slightly as he looked toward Di Tian beside him.

He discovered that this Beast God, who had always been incomparably domineering, had fallen into rare silence at this moment.

This sight made Long Xiaoyao's heart sink.

These two...

Could they really know each other?

What a Di Tian!

Just now, he had been putting on an act, asking whether he was Er Ming's man and posing as though they were sworn enemies. But now, could it be that the two of you had been in league from the start?

However, this thought merely flashed through Long Xiaoyao's mind.

He quickly rejected the possibility.

What a joke.

Putting on an act only made sense when the gap in strength was not too great.

Only when one could not defeat the opponent did one need to seek an opportunity through acting.

But what was the situation now?

Di Tian alone was already able to suppress him with ease.

And now, another super expert with a heaven-defying martial soul like the Titan Giant Ape had arrived.

If the two of them truly wanted to attack him, there was no need to waste time putting on a show.

That would be completely unnecessary.

At that thought, a cold gleam flashed through Long Xiaoyao's eyes.

Since Di Tian had reservations because of this fellow's identity, then he would tear those reservations apart.

"Consequences?"

Long Xiaoyao looked at the silent Di Tian, a mocking curl rising at the corner of his lips.

"Then tell me, what consequences are you talking about?"

"Could it be that with nothing more than a baffling warning, you want this old man to hand over this treasure land and abandon the opportunity within it?"

Sure enough, the moment Long Xiaoyao spoke, he instantly drew Di Tian and Er Ming's attention.

Only then did they realize that there was still a human Ultimate Douluo standing beside them.

"Seeing that you are no match for us, you spout a few incomprehensible words and toss out a few threats."

"What? Are you planning to use this chance to monopolize the opportunity here?"

"Ridiculous!"

Long Xiaoyao snorted coldly.

"If this old man were to flee in disgrace because of a single sentence from you today, how could I ever hold my head up in the soul master world again?"

As soon as the words fell, he gave Di Tian no chance to react and directly launched the first attack.

"Ninth Soul Skill—Myriad Dragons' Eternal Night Annihilation!"

As a deep dragon roar resounded, the Dark Sacred Dragon manifestation behind Long Xiaoyao raised its head and roared toward the heavens.

A crimson soul ring suddenly lit up amid the endless black clouds.

At this moment, the entire world had long been covered by the dark power of Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao.

With the aid of this domain saturated with dark elements, the power of his ninth soul skill was greatly enhanced instead.

In an instant, the void trembled. Countless phantom Dark Sacred Dragons emerged from the clouds, carrying an aura of annihilation as they blasted toward the heavily injured Titan Giant Ape with lightning speed.

"Human!"

Er Ming's eyes widened in fury. He had not expected the human he had never taken seriously to suddenly strike at such a critical moment. Did this man truly think so little of him?

"I'll kill you!"

With an earth-shaking roar, the Titan Giant Ape's enormous body erupted with terrifying power once more.

It clenched both fists, and its mountain-like fists smashed out fiercely to meet the dark dragons filling the sky.

Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyao's move also jolted Di Tian awake. He finally emerged from his thoughts.

That was right! There were only two possibilities for why this fellow had suddenly appeared in the lower realm.

First, he had never ascended to the God Realm with that god and had instead remained hidden on the Douluo Continent all along, which was why his strength had only remained at the Ultimate level.

Second, he had indeed entered the God Realm, but for some special reason, had returned to the lower realm with some sort of purpose.

But no matter which it was, it proved one thing.

Right now, he was not invincible.

If he had truly become a god, or if he dared to use the power of a god, then Di Tian could never have held the advantage in their earlier battle, much less suppressed him so easily.

So either he had never gone to the God Realm, or he had secretly descended to the lower realm in violation of the God Realm's rules.

If that was the case, what did Di Tian still have to fear?

If he chose to retreat because of a few words and so-called threats from this fellow, not only would he lose all face before this human Ultimate Douluo.

After returning to the Lake of Life, he would be even less able to account for it to his lord.

The remains of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings were right before him. If he left without even taking a look, he feared that even he himself would look down on himself.