The Purpose of Asura God's Descent to the Mortal Realm?
"I recognize most of the plants on the Douluo Continent, but I can't identify this one. So I guess it comes from the Divine Realm. Perhaps the Asura God you and the Lord mentioned came from here."
Di Tian stared at the bud in the hand of the King of Ten Thousand Monsters, reaching out to pick it up, but just like the King of Ten Thousand Monsters before him, his finger passed right through it.
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters then reminded Di Tian that he needed to hold the sprout along with the soil in order to pick it up.
Upon hearing this, Di Tian took the soil from his hand and began to carefully examine the sprout.
"This is..."
"I didn't expect you to actually recognize it. This thing really does come from the Divine Realm."
Seeing Di Tian staring at the bud in deep thought, the King of Ten Thousand Monsters revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."
Di Tian shook his head. "I don't recognize this thing. When I was a guard of the Dragon God, my mission was to protect the Dragon God, so I don't know much about other things in the Divine Realm."
"..."
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters showed no outward expression, but inwardly he was utterly speechless.
"Well, it's so special, it might really come from the Divine Realm. Let's ask her again when our master wakes up next time."
Di Tian coughed lightly and then looked at the three Armored Bear behind the King of Ten Thousand Monsters.
"Why did you capture these three Soul Beasts? Are they somehow special?"
"That's really true."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Di Tian approached the three-headed Armored Bear. Upon seeing this, the King of Ten Thousand Monsters loosened some of the vines binding them, revealing their true forms.
"This is... Armored Bear?"
Looking at the bone armor on the shoulders of the three bears, Di Tian's tone was full of doubt.
Upon seeing the branches growing behind them, he frowned again. "Strange, these three bears are indeed Armored Bear, but what are these branches behind them?"
"I remember that even when the Armored Bear reached the level of 100,000 years, its entire body only began to be covered with bone armor. How could it possibly grow tree branches?"
Even Di Tian, who had lived for countless years, was puzzled and shocked upon seeing these three unusual Armored Bear.
"Besides these branches, is there anything else special about them?"
Di Tian then asked the King of Ten Thousand Monsters.
"Old Bear, come here for a second."
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters did not answer directly, but instead summoned Xiong Jun.
Then, with an Armored Bear's foot tied to it, it was slowly lowered down.
"Old Bear, just cut it in half like before."
After hearing this, Xiong Jun scratched his head and raised his paw to grab at the Armored Bear.
xing---
A dark golden claw instantly severed the Armored Bear in half at the waist.
To Di Tian's bewilderment, the Armored Bear, now split in two, began to grow flesh and blood again, just as the King of Ten Thousand Monsters and Xiong Jun had previously witnessed.
In no time, they transformed into two complete, living Armored Bear, though their size had shrunk again. This time, their cultivation level didn't surge, but it had increased by at least several hundred years.
"W-What's going on?!"
Di Tian's expression changed from confusion to shock.
He clearly sensed with his mental power that Xiong Jun was already dead after he cut the Armored Bear in half at the waist.
If Armored Bear could survive being cut in half at the waist, Bi Ji could barely heal it. But for inanimate objects, no matter how strong Bi Ji's healing abilities were, she was powerless to save them.
But what did he see now?
After being killed, the Armored Bear miraculously revived itself. Moreover, it didn't just undergo simple healing and revival; it automatically repaired its damaged flesh and then split into two individuals.
At this moment, the voice of the King of Ten Thousand Monsters came, "Initially, there was only one Armored Bear. After it attacked us, it was torn into three pieces by the Xiong Jun, resulting in the three heads we have now."
He pointed to the largest Armored Bear that was tied up and said, "That sprout was discovered by that Armored Bear."
"If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't have even found a trace of that young sprout."
"At that time, two of the three bears attacked us, seemingly trying to hold us back. Then the Armored Bear ran to the young sprout and knelt down, repeatedly saying something about the Medicine King and some kind of blessing."
"Then a green light appeared, and after being illuminated by the green light, he grew to the same size again."
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters recounted the entire story of discovering the sprout, and then offered his own analysis.
"I suspect that the branches on the backs of these Armored Bear were originally related to that bud. Perhaps it's because the Armored Bear possess some kind of energy that originates from the same source as the bud, which is why the Armored Bear was attracted to it."
"Medicine King... bless me..."
Upon hearing the two words uttered by the King of Ten Thousand Monsters, Di Tian couldn't help but murmur them aloud.
In the Divine Realm, there is no deity called the Medicine King.
"Judging from the way that Armored Bear recovered just now, it must be because it contained an extremely large amount of life energy. And among the gods in the Divine Realm, the only one who is linked to life is the Goddess of Life."
"The Goddess of Life?"
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters was somewhat surprised. Wasn't he just talking about the Asura God? How come a Goddess of Life has suddenly appeared?
They hadn't heard Di Tian mention the Divine Realm much, so they knew nothing about the deities within the Divine Realm.
Di Tian nodded. "The only deity I can think of related to life is the Goddess of Life. She, like the Asura God, is one of the Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm."
"As for the Medicine King you mentioned... I've never heard of him."
"Eh~"
Looking at the calm surface of the Lake of Life, Di Tian sighed deeply.
"Keep an eye on those Armored Bear for now. We'll ask her about them when she wakes up."
"Yes."
The King of Ten Thousand Monsters and the Xiong Jun responded and then retreated with the four Armored Bear.
Di Tian sat back down on the lake shore. He tried to put the sprout into his spatial storage but found it was impossible, so he casually placed it on the lake shore next to him.
"The Medicine King... blessing... what exactly is this?"
Di Tian sat alone on the lake shore, pondering the words that the King of Ten Thousand Monsters had just spoken.
"If the Medicine King truly bestows blessings, could He help the Lord heal her old wounds?"
Thinking of this, Di Tian couldn't help but laugh and cry at his own self-deprecating humor.
"Ha, how could that be? I'm really overthinking it. I've never even heard of the Medicine King. If the Medicine King is the Goddess of Life, how could she possibly take pity on our Soul Beast Clan?"
"No, since that Armored Bear obtained its immortality by praying to the Medicine King for a blessing, does this mean that the Medicine King might really exist, and might even have mercy on our Soul Beast Clan?"
"If that were true, I would be so glad. If the Medicine King truly exists, I hope He can heal the Lord's old wounds and lead our Soul Beast Clan back to the Divine Realm."
Do you crave immortality?
A sudden sound reached Di Tian's ears from the tranquil Lake of Life.
"Who!!"
Upon hearing this voice, Di Tian immediately became alert.
Because the voice didn't come from the outside world, but pierced straight into his heart.
"You're playing tricks! Get out here!"
Seeing no one around, Di Tian immediately flew into a rage, unleashing Tianhun Empire power that rippled through the once tranquil Lake of Life.
The voice did not answer, but continued to reach Di Tian's ears on its own.
"My name is Compassionate Medicine King, Abundance Pharmacist..."
Do you crave immortality?