Encountering Di Tian on the Road, Could They Win?!

"Boss, it's that human brat."

"Should we kill him now?"

Under the warm sunlight, another figure emerged from the shadows of the trees.

Astonishingly, that figure blended perfectly into the entire forest. It could be seen with the naked eye, yet it was nonexistent to spiritual perception.

The figure revealed himself beneath the sunlight. He was also a middle-aged man, his face bluish, his eyes an enchanting blue-green with a chilling glimmer within them. His lips were purple, making him look like he had a bad heart.

His dark green hair moved without wind, like venomous snakes lying in wait.

The black-haired, golden-eyed man glanced at him and said:

"Wan Demon King, you've really grown bold."

"You dare make decisions for me now?"

The middle-aged man with dark green hair was none other than Wan Demon King, ranked fifth among the continent's Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

Wan Demon King was startled and hurriedly lowered his head. "I wouldn't dare!"

"But letting the Auspicious Beast stay with a human is far too dangerous. What if that human harbors improper intentions? The fortune of Star Dou Great Forest could face a serious problem!"

The golden-eyed man sneered. "Oh?"

"You mean that right under my nose, I can't even protect the Auspicious Beast? Are you questioning my strength?"

"Looks like all these years of cultivation have really boosted your confidence. Want to spar with me later?"

Wan Demon King: "..."

He fell silent. If he could beat Di Tian, he would have beaten this guy ten times a day and slapped his balls clean off.

His mouth opened, then closed again. For a moment, he had no idea what to say.

His boss was clearly dissatisfied with him and was deliberately putting him in his place, though he had no idea when he had offended this lord again.

Was caring about the Auspicious Beast wrong too? Wan Demon King's feelings toward Three-Eyed Golden Lion were purely driven by self-interest. The fortune of the Imperial Auspicious Beast was something he desperately needed.

Though his true form, the Demon-Eyed Devil Tree, was exceedingly rare, he was otherwise an ordinary Soul Beast. His bloodline was even inferior to that of the Blue Silver King. If he had not devoured the Immortal Herb he had personally raised back then, he never would have entered the ranks of the Ferocious Beasts.

His cultivation was now at five hundred and thirty thousand years. During his last Heavenly Tribulation, if not for the protection of the Auspicious Beast's fortune, he would have nearly died beneath the heavenly punishment.

Which bastard god had set up this damned Soul Beast Heavenly Tribulation? Passing it brought no reward, while failing it brought punishment. It was nothing but pure torture.

The reason Wan Demon King cared about the Auspicious Beast was because he was still counting on her fortune to help him survive his six-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.

Seeing Wan Demon King's expression as he frantically thought things over, the golden-eyed man sighed.

"Rein in your claws and fangs. Next time, don't let me find your roots in the Core Zone again! Your control over the plants on the outskirts of Star Dou Great Forest is limited to one-third. If you dare expand further, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Terrifying dragon might descended upon Wan Demon King. This five-hundred-and-thirty-thousand-year super Ferocious Beast, whose raw strength rivaled that of a human Ultimate Douluo, was trembling all over beneath the golden-eyed man's aura.

The main reason Di Tian was angry was that Wan Demon King was far too dishonest. When Di Tian had discovered him back then, he had already controlled one-third of the plants on the outskirts of Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Tian had been terrified at the time. Plants were the foundation of Star Dou Great Forest. Without them, the Soul Beasts would be only moments away from extinction.

If Star Dou Great Forest changed hands because of this, how could he explain himself to his lord, the Silver Dragon King?

Wan Demon King's actions were like grabbing Di Tian's balls right in front of the entire Core Zone.

Di Tian was only lenient because he had a good temper and tended to be softhearted toward powerful Soul Beasts. He had not killed Wan Demon King outright, merely made him relocate to the Core Zone and forbidden him from continuing to expand his claws and fangs.

That could hardly be called a punishment. In the Far North, if Snow Empress saw a Soul Beast secretly taking control of one-third of the polar ice and snow, she would at least throw it into the Ice Sea to stare at the Sea Demon Elephants baring their teeth.

The second reason was that Wan Demon King had dared monitor the Auspicious Beast without Di Tian's permission. Today, he dared monitor the Auspicious Beast. Tomorrow, would he dare peep at Bi Ji bathing?

Wan Demon King could barely breathe beneath the dragon might. Normally, as the adviser of the Core Zone, he would have backed down when the situation demanded it and refrained from provoking Di Tian's bottom line.

But today, he argued back.

"But, Boss!"

"If I don't do this, I won't survive the six-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation."

Wan Demon King's bloodline could only carry him to five hundred thousand years. When the six-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation came, he would undoubtedly die.

Even if he stopped cultivating now, he would only have a few tens of thousands of years left to live.

The instant the words "Heavenly Tribulation" were spoken, the dragon might enveloping Wan Demon King abruptly vanished. Di Tian's cold expression softened, and he sighed quietly.

"...I'll help you think of a solution in the future."

"Don't expand your claws and fangs again. It isn't just me—the other beast kings of the Core Zone cannot tolerate what you're doing either."

Wan Demon King lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes."

"What about the Auspicious Beast...?"

Di Tian's golden eyes gazed at the lush, dense forest ahead, seemingly seeing through layer after layer of trees to the big cat currently catching Soft Bone Rabbits.

"Let's go take a look."

"The Auspicious Beast has fortune on her side and can turn misfortune into good fortune. This is also the first time I've seen her take the initiative to approach a human—and remain with him for an entire year."

"And that human... I have a feeling there's something off about him."

Beneath the blazing white sun, the two elongated shadows suddenly vanished. Only several leaves fluttering like butterflies remained, along with rippling light and shadow like water.

"Hehe! A bountiful harvest, a bountiful harvest!"

"Lin En, your trick really worked! Use spiritual power to seal all the burrows, then use Ultimate Fire to burn away the air and suffocate them all. They couldn't use Invincible Golden Body, Illusion, or even Flash!"

Qiu'er happily carried a large sack in her mouth, packed full of Soft Bone Rabbits. Catching these rabbits head-on would have been far harder than catching Cyclopes.

Lin En's method was better. He had wiped them all out in one go.

"Braised rabbit meat, spicy diced rabbit, rabbit rice stew, caramelized sugar..."

"These little rabbits are so cute. When we get back, I'll twist their necks to the right and treat their injuries."

Qiu'er spoke the most terrifying words in the softest voice. Some of the captured Soft Bone Rabbits had regained consciousness, but beneath the pressure of the Imperial Auspicious Beast, they did not dare move at all.

Lin En followed behind her with a basket of Silver-Patterned Fish on his back. He could not be bothered with a traditional fishing rod, since he did not know how to fish at all, so he went straight for new energy. He did not even need Word Spirit—he just caught a Thunderclap Cat and tossed it into the water, and it would discharge electricity on its own.

These fish could sell for over a thousand Gold Soul Coins outside, because they were a specialty from the depths of the Mixed Zone. Outside of here, they could only be found in Shrek's Sea God's Lake, and they had powerful effects in nourishing the meridians.

Lin En's meridians had long since surpassed the state they had been in when he had first awakened his Martial Soul. Dragon blood and the Mysterious Heaven Skill had continuously nurtured them.

Little Sage was also trying to operate on his meridians. It felt that the meridians were a nuisance, took up space, and were terribly inefficient in their use of Soul Power. As for how to operate on them, its current idea was to replace flesh-and-blood meridians with energy meridians.

Energy meridians were far more malleable than flesh-and-blood meridians, but how to restrain the energy was a major problem.

Lin En had grown accustomed to Little Sage's silent calculations. In reality, he and Qiu'er suddenly stopped at the same time.

Because two figures silently appeared in the air ahead of them, surrounded by black cracks that flickered like lightning. They were spatial rifts.

The large sack in Qiu'er's mouth fell to the ground. All three of her eyes were filled with disbelief, and her ears flattened backward in an instinctive reaction before hissing.