First Meeting with Di Tian!

The Sky Azure Bull Python swiftly dove into the lake, swimming toward its depths.

The farther down it went, the heavier the water pressure became, while the concentration of primordial energy grew richer as well.

When it reached an extremely deep area, a transparent barrier blocked its path.

The Sky Azure Bull Python halted, lowered its bull-like head, and said with utmost respect, "Lord Di Tian, your subordinate Da Ming has an important matter to report."

It only waited a moment.

The water rippled slightly, and the restriction flashed.

A tall, imposing man in black robes stepped out upon the waves.

He was handsome yet dignified, with black hair cascading like a waterfall and deep, unfathomable eyes. At this moment, his face even bore a rare hint of rosy contentment.

Recently, the Star Dou Great Forest had captured a supreme tonic with nearly a million years of cultivation—the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

For the Silver Dragon King, who was slumbering as she healed, and even for the upper ranks of the Star Dou Ferocious Beasts as a whole, this was undoubtedly rain from heaven.

Di Tian felt that this was Fortune favoring the Soul Beast race. In his excellent mood, not only did he not become angry at Da Ming's interruption, he instead asked mildly, "What is it? Has something changed in the outside world?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python did not dare delay and promptly recounted the matter of that monkey from beginning to end.

"A monkey? Carrying a staff and asking to see the master?"

Di Tian raised an eyebrow slightly, surprise flashing through his eyes.

Even within the Star Dou Great Forest, only the core Ferocious Beasts knew of the master's existence.

How could an outsider monkey from the Sunset Forest know such a top-secret matter?

"What staff? Let me see it."

"This one."

The Sky Azure Bull Python immediately presented the staff.

Di Tian reached out and grasped it.

Before he could make any move—

Buzz—!

The long staff suddenly trembled.

An ancient, pure dragon's might erupted with a boom.

Red and blue dragon phantoms coiled and intertwined around the staff.

The source auras of Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire instantly spread through the surroundings.

"This is—"

Di Tian's pupils constricted sharply, and even his breathing became hurried.

He was far too familiar with this aura, this level of existence!

"Ice Dragon King... Fire Dragon King..."

Di Tian muttered to himself, his voice filled with shock and excitement.

The Nine Dragon Kings—what towering existences they had been!

Since the battle of the Dragon God, all Nine Dragon Kings had fallen, and the Dragon Clan had never recovered.

Di Tian never imagined that one day, he would once again sense such pure Twin Dragon Kings' origin in this world!

"Where is that monkey now?!"

Di Tian's tone carried a greater sense of urgency.

He desperately wanted to know where this token containing the Twin Dragon Kings' origin had come from, and even more so, he wanted to understand the monkey's true purpose in seeking an audience with the master.

"My lord, Wukong is currently waiting by the lakeshore."

"Bring him here at once."

"Yes!"

Having received his order, Da Ming immediately swished his massive tail and sped toward the lake surface.

At the lake surface, Wukong was chatting idly with Xiao Wu and Er Ming.

Medusa had also been released by Wukong and was obediently sleeping soundly nearby.

For the two beasts, who had long lived in the core region of Star Dou and never set foot outside,—

Wukong, this visitor from afar, was practically a walking collection of stories.

Xiao Wu in particular was especially curious about all sorts of things beyond the forest, since her mother had just gone to human society.

Thus, the two beasts took turns asking Wukong all kinds of strange questions.

"Little Monkey, how far is the Sunset Forest from here? Which is bigger, it or the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Brother Wukong, after struggling all the way here, didn't you run into any of those hateful human Soul Masters hunting?"

"Little Monkey, have you seen my mother outside? She has already undergone Transformation into a human. Have you seen her?"

"Hey, Brother Wukong, what kind of monkey are you exactly? Why do you look so much like a human?"

"..."

Faced with this barrage of questions, Wukong handled them with ease, spinning tales so convincingly that the rabbit and ape were utterly bewildered.

Just as the three beasts were chatting enthusiastically—

Splash—!

The lake surface burst apart, spraying water everywhere.

"Brother Wukong!"

Da Ming said urgently, "Come with me quickly. That lord has decided to see you!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, Brother Er Ming, I have something to handle first. We can talk again later!"

Wukong cupped his hands toward the two beasts. Without the slightest hesitation, he leaped forward and followed the Sky Azure Bull Python into the lake.

Watching Wukong's rapidly vanishing back, Xiao Wu pouted unhappily. "What the heck? He left before we were done talking. And Da Ming too—did he even ask about what I wanted to know...?"

Wukong followed behind the Sky Azure Bull Python, continuously descending.

Although sunlight could not penetrate the depths, many strange glowing aquatic plants grew along the lake walls, illuminating this underwater world with a dreamlike radiance.

After an unknown amount of time, the space ahead suddenly opened up.

The Sky Azure Bull Python stopped and respectfully withdrew to one side.

Wukong looked ahead and saw a slender figure standing quietly in the waters not far away.

He was a man dressed in black robes. Though he merely stood there casually, he radiated incomparable power.

"You are Sun Wukong?"

Di Tian sized Wukong up while releasing his senses to inspect him thoroughly.

However, the results of his examination made Di Tian frown slightly, and disappointment rose within him.

His cultivation had not reached a hundred thousand years, and he did not possess even a trace of Dragon Clan bloodline...

With such ordinary foundations, how had he gained the acknowledgment of the two Dragon Kings?

Wukong cupped his hands in greeting and pretended not to know who the other man was. "This junior Wukong pays respects to the master."

"I am not the master."

Di Tian said calmly, "I am the master's subject. You may call me Di Tian."

"So it is Lord Di Tian!"

Wukong smoothly changed his form of address.

Di Tian did not waste words and went straight to the point. "Where did you get this staff?"

Wukong chuckled. Without circulating Soul Power, he merely extended his right hand and made a beckoning gesture through the air.

"Come!"

The moment he spoke, the Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff in Di Tian's hand seemed to hear his summons. It instantly broke free of Di Tian's control and landed in Wukong's palm.

"Smaller, smaller, smaller!"

Wukong chanted at the Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff.

Immediately afterward, the long staff, which weighed over a thousand jun, truly shrank rapidly in Wukong's hand. In the blink of an eye, it became the size of an embroidery needle.

Holding the needle-sized Twin Dragon Staff, Wukong raised his hand and tucked it into his ear. The tiny staff instantly entered his body and vanished without a trace.

Of course, the Ice-Fire Twin Dragon Staff was not truly hidden in his ear. It had directly merged into his origin.

The reason Wukong went through this extra effort was not to show off, but to tell Di Tian that he had not stolen or seized this item. Rather, the Icefire Dragon Kings had personally crafted it for him.

"A Companion Spirit Artifact?!"

A trace of astonishment flashed through Di Tian's eyes.

As a Beast God who had lived for countless ages, Di Tian knew all too well the difference between ordinary weapons and Companion Spirit Artifacts.

No matter how powerful a weapon was, it remained an external object. As long as one was strong enough, anyone could forcibly take it and use it.

Companion Spirit Artifacts were different. They completely recognized their masters and were bound to their souls.

Unless their master died and vanished from existence, outsiders simply could not wield them.

What did that mean?

It meant that this supreme treasure containing the Dragon Kings' origin had not been cleverly obtained or forcibly seized by this monkey. The Icefire Dragon Kings had willingly bestowed it upon him!

"My lord has sharp eyes."

Wukong smiled faintly and said frankly, "This was gifted to Old Sun by the two senior Dragon Kings because they took a liking to me."

Then, Wukong gave a half-true, half-false account of how he had been born within the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well, absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, and received the blessings of the Twin Dragon Kings.

As for how he knew about the "master," he naturally attributed everything to the two Dragon Kings.

After hearing this, Di Tian was secretly astonished.

This monkey had been born for less than a hundred years, yet he already possessed nearly ninety thousand years of cultivation.

Though he had benefited from a blessed land, this degree of Fortune and talent was still extraordinarily rare throughout the entire Soul Beast world.

In Di Tian's view, Fortune itself was part of one's talent.

Among those who had cultivated to the level of Ferocious Beasts, which one had not been blessed by Fortune?

Therefore, it was no coincidence that this monkey had earned the favor of the Twin Dragon Kings.