Does This Count as a Honey Trap?

To be honest, before Xu Tianchen went through this, he had always scoffed at the so-called Power of Destiny on Douluo Continent. After all, the world's level was right there; its reputation as the gutter of fantasy worlds hadn't come from nowhere.

So how strong could this destiny attribute possibly be?

Could it peer through the River of Destiny? Was this some vast world like the Primordial World?

Furthermore, after Huo Yuhao obtained the Power of Destiny in the original work, it mostly just enhanced his spiritual power, let him see someone's luck, alter someone's luck, and so on. The key was that it had barely even been used; it was just talked about. There were no other displays of it.

With such a showing, how could Xu Tianchen possibly take it seriously?

Yet he had not expected this Power of Destiny to notice that his fate was different. Still, Xu Tianchen did not believe it could tell that he was a transmigrator. At most, it could see that he was different from everyone else in this world.

If it could tell he was a transmigrator, Xu Tianchen would eat this Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

At that thought, Xu Tianchen immediately felt reassured. That was enough. What people feared most was the unknown.

Besides, these shut-in men and women of Star Dou were rather straightforward. To a certain extent, they were still worthy of trust.

"It seems you already know what it is." Seeing that Xu Tianchen appeared to have figured something out, Di Tian spoke.

"Mm. Then please be direct. Whatever transaction we have can be discussed openly. There's no need to make it so mysterious."

Xu Tianchen looked at Di Tian, the corners of his lips lifting slightly. Go ahead and speak first. Letting me find out what this is, and whether I can actually do it, are two different matters.

"We have an important matter concerning our future that we wish to trade with you over. But you need not worry; we will not harm you. After all, only you have a chance of succeeding at this."

Di Tian sighed as he spoke to Xu Tianchen.

Xu Tianchen was somewhat stunned by Di Tian's words. Seriously? The first thing these soul beasts did in a negotiation was reveal their own trump card? Xu Tianchen had seen plenty of human deceit and scheming, but this was the first time he had encountered such straightforwardness without even a single twist or turn.

Xu Tianchen felt a little unaccustomed to it.

Honestly, Di Tian should not have let the Myriad Demon King leave just now. He should have kept the Myriad Demon King here. After all, throughout the entire Star Dou Forest, only the Myriad Demon King had any real cunning, being relatively smarter and more seasoned.

After all, the Myriad Demon King had once tricked an immortal spirit herb and become the final victorious tree.

From certain perspectives, this group of fierce beasts was not even as shrewd as those so-called "clear-eyed yet foolish" college students! Hardly any of them had any guile; each one was as naive as Xiao Bai.

No wonder that, despite being an original major shareholder of the Spirit Pagoda, they had still been driven out by later arrivals, lost their original shares in the Spirit Pagoda, and eventually even ruined the Star Dou Forest, leaving them with no choice but to relocate to another planet. With this level of intelligence, what could they possibly use to compete with those old scheming foxes?

Still, this was good too. It gave Xu Tianchen a basis for trusting them. At the very least, they would not put on one face in public and another behind his back, acting like two-faced villains.

"We will assist you and provide you with resources. We can even provide you with the Spirit Rings of soul beasts unable to survive their next heavenly tribulation."

With terms this good, the weakest soul beasts unable to pass a heavenly tribulation were still hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. His future Spirit Rings would be greatly secured.

In Di Tian's view, those soul beasts that could not survive their tribulations would die in the end anyway. They might as well offer their power to Xu Tianchen. As long as they explained things properly afterward, they would certainly agree. After all, if Xu Tianchen became a god, they could use divine power to revive and attain immortality.

For those soul beasts unable to survive their heavenly tribulations, this was a business deal with limitless profit and no cost!

"Then what are the conditions? What do you need me to do?"

Xu Tianchen asked. He did not believe that with such generous terms, what they needed from him would be some trivial matter.

"It is very simple. After you become a god, improve the living environment of soul beasts," Di Tian replied.

"Fine. I agree."

Xu Tianchen replied. They had only said to improve their living environment, after all. They had not specified the extent to which it had to be improved.

Increasing the number of soul beasts counted as an improvement. Helping soul beasts migrate to other planets counted as an improvement. Lifting the Dragon God's ban preventing soul beasts from becoming gods also counted as an improvement.

Of course, lifting the ban might be somewhat difficult unless Xu Tianchen became a Supreme God King. After all, the Dragon God was not truly dead; he was in a Schrödinger-style state of death.

"Oh, right. Because you have an enormous influence on the future of our soul beasts, while your current strength is still far too weak, an ungrown genius is nothing at all. So, for your safety, and to ensure our investment is not wasted, we have decided to have one fierce beast personally protect you."

The main reason was that Di Tian felt saying they wanted to monitor him or make someone his companion outright would be too obvious. After the several fierce beasts had considered it for some time, they settled on this wording. It sounded better this way and would also make it easier for feelings to grow over time, completing their lord's grand plan.

"Protect me? Who? You?"

Xu Tianchen was instantly shocked upon hearing this. He had not expected these honest-looking soul beasts to resort to surveillance after all. He had thought they were simple-minded before.

"Not me." Di Tian shook his head as he spoke to Xu Tianchen.

"It's me. From now on, I will be responsible for protecting you personally and serving as the bridge of communication between you and the Star Dou Forest."

Bi Ji stepped forward, though her face still carried a faint flush. In her eyes, this assignment might last a lifetime.

Xu Tianchen looked at Bi Ji's beautiful face, like the Creator's most perfect work or Nuwa's graduation piece, and was momentarily lost in thought. Then his gaze involuntarily drifted downward, and he was stunned once again.

As expected of Douluo's number one healer!

That healing capacity was terrifying!

Generosity truly meant greatness!

But Xu Tianchen quickly came back to his senses and realized he had been somewhat rude, hurriedly shifting his gaze away. After all, he could not be like those protagonists from absurd novels, whose eyes held only appreciation without the slightest trace of lust.

No normal man could probably manage that kind of gaze.

Bi Ji did not pay much attention to it either. Her palm-sized face had reddened all the way from her neck, and she kept her head lowered, trying to see whether she could spot her own toes.

Was this Star Dou's honey trap?

Why did this plan feel somewhat like Gu Yuena's style? A honey trap—this plan was a little too much!

Was this adapting their approach to different people?

For Huo Yuhao, it had been the Black Dragon Reverse Scale. For him, they had Bi Ji follow him. Not bad at all. Though it was still surveillance, a gorgeous beauty was quite different from a cold, lifeless scale.

It was just a pity that Xu Tianchen still wanted a Black Dragon Reverse Scale too. Who would not want to experience the power of having the Beast God fight for them, or the heaven-tier combat skill—Ghost Possession?

Just as Xu Tianchen was thinking this, a soft, pale hand reached out before his eyes.