Huo Yuhao dared to use those two so freely because he was no longer afraid of Di Tian finding out. The preparations for the beast tide were already in place. Even if Di Tian launched it now, the time they spent mustering their forces would give him ample opportunity to finish the remaining preparations.
Besides, after the Scarlet King and Zi JI became undead, their auras had changed completely. Di Tian was not truly invincible. As long as they were outside the Star Dou Great Forest, there was no reason he should be able to sense them.
In the original story, Scorpion Tiger Douluo possessed an evil martial soul and was mired in the great vat of corruption that was the Holy Spirit Cult, yet he had still held fast to his principles. He had neither fallen into depravity nor harmed ordinary people to increase his strength. In Huo Yuhao's eyes, Zhang Peng was more upright than countless supposedly righteous people. Talent like that was perfect for serving as the public face of the Undead Holy Magic Cult.
Now, all he had to do was wait for good news.
If Zhang Peng had not fled, he would not have known what excuse to use to give him a beating. But by running, Zhang Peng had handed him an excellent reason.
Huo Yuhao had discovered that when negotiating, no matter how much breath you wasted, you might never persuade the other person. But if you beat him up first and hammered him into submission before negotiating, you would find the results astonishingly good.
After tasting success, Huo Yuhao had grown very fond of this simple, brutal approach!
"My lord, what level is Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng now? He felt far stronger than Evil Dragon."
"Level ninety-five, I believe!"
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