After breakfast, Gu Yue led everyone through Heaven Dou City's bustling streets and turned into a remote, secluded alley. Few people came here, and the towering walls shut out the clamor of the outside world, leaving only a sliver of sky overhead.
Gu Yue stopped, and her aura abruptly changed. An ancient, powerful pressure spread around her. Without saying much, she simply raised a hand, sending a silver ripple of light through the air.
The next instant, a black figure appeared out of thin air at the end of the alley. He was tall, with a stern face and brilliant golden eyes—the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, Beast God Di Tian.
"Di Tian, it's been a while," Gu Yue said calmly.
"Supreme Lord." Di Tian bowed slightly, his voice filled with the utmost reverence.
"You take Wutong, Na'er, and Qiu'er." Gu Yue pointed to the others behind her, then looked at Tang Wulin. "I'll take Linlin."
Di Tian's golden eyes swept over everyone before settling on Gu Yue. He nodded slightly. "Yes."
The sight, however, sent towering waves crashing through Tang Wutong's heart.
"Di Tian?!" Tang Wutong cried out. Almost instinctively, she stepped forward and shielded Tang Wulin behind her. Her mind went blank, and her heart pounded wildly.
Of course she knew Di Tian.
Ten thousand years ago, as one of the Shrek Seven Devils, she had witnessed this Beast God's terror firsthand while defending the academy and the human world. In her memories, Di Tian was the ultimate ferocious beast who unleashed beast tides and threatened humanity's survival, Shrek Academy's most terrifying enemy. Fear and vigilance rising from deep within her blood and memories instantly drove her into battle readiness. Soul power surged through her, and the phantom of the Light Valkyrie flickered behind her.
"Be