Having inherited the legacies of two Dragon Kings, Zi JI had leaped to become the second-strongest Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Fortunately, you signed a contract with Jiuxiao beforehand."
"Otherwise, you would have had to weather five rounds of tribulation lightning in one go..."
"The tribulation lightning might even have descended early, affecting your cultivation and comprehension."
Bi Ji was undoubtedly happy about Zi JI's improvement in strength.
It meant their Soul Beast Clan had grown even stronger.
"Yes, thanks to little brother Jiuxiao sparing me from tribulation lightning, I could break through without any pressure."
Zi JI also felt rather fortunate.
With such rapid breakthroughs, without Jin Jiuxiao, the ordeal of tribulation lightning would have been unavoidable.
Whether five rounds of tribulation lightning descended together or one descended with every small breakthrough, either would have affected her greatly.
"Sister Zi JI, when will Uncle Xiong recover?"
"Hmm..." Zi JI made a rough estimate before replying, "I've already withdrawn my soul power. He should recover in a few minutes."
"Bi Ji can treat Xiong Jun in a little while."
The three waited where they were for about four minutes.
Only then did Xiong Jun fully recover. "Isn't that improvement of yours a little too terrifying?"
"You win." Xiong Jun conceded.
Well, now there were two people in the Star Dou Great Forest... no, two dragons who could whip him around like a spinning top.
The dragon race really was a race to envy...
"Hiss..."
As Bi Ji's healing light followed, Xiong Jun felt his flesh knitting together and his fur growing back.
His entire body felt rather itchy, and he could not help wanting to move and scratch.
"Don't move around. Bear with it a little longer." Seeing that Xiong Jun looked ready to move, Bi Ji reminded him.
Jin Jiuxiao patted Zi JI. "Sister Zi JI, sorry for the trouble, but could you make a trip and bring the Blue Silver Emperor here?"
"Hmm?" Zi JI was rather puzzled. "I've absorbed all the Dragon Kings' essence in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Can it still help the Blue Silver Emperor?"
Jin Jiuxiao nodded gently. "It can."
"Even without the two Dragon Kings' 'supply,' this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well can still last for several hundred years."
"Its effects will just weaken as time passes."
"All right, I'll be back soon." Zi JI beat her dragon wings and flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Jin Jiuxiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Bi Ji and Xiong Jun.
As Zi JI drew closer to the Lake of Life, the Myriad Demon King, who was monitoring the Core Area, sensed her powerful dragon might with perfect clarity.
The Myriad Demon King's vines shot out of the ground one after another.
They wove into an enormous net, blocking Zi JI's flight path.
The Myriad Demon King's main body hurriedly notified Di Tian. "Beast God!"
"A terrifying Ferocious Beast has invaded the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Area. It should be a dragon."
Hearing the Myriad Demon King's report, Di Tian opened his eyes. "A dragon?"
"Yes, but that aura feels both familiar and unfamiliar to me. I'm not entirely sure either."
"I'll take a look." Di Tian stood up.
A dragon coming to the Star Dou Great Forest? Di Tian had no idea either.
Few dragons remained, and he and Zi JI were the only ones whose cultivation had reached the Ferocious Beast level.
That shouldn't be...
Zi JI had not flown much farther before she saw the enormous net formed by the Myriad Demon King's vines. "Myriad Demon King, come out!"
"You're... Zi JI?" Seeing that familiar appearance, the Myriad Demon King immediately recognized her.
But where had the icy blue and scarlet colors flowing over her scales come from?
Her dragon body also had some additional icy blue and scarlet markings, so perfectly natural that it seemed she ought to have looked this way all along.
"And what's going on with your cultivation?"
The next second, Di Tian tore through space and arrived at the Myriad Demon King's location. He too saw Zi JI hovering in midair. "Zi JI?"
Sensing Zi JI's cultivation of a full seven hundred and thirty thousand years, Di Tian was dumbfounded. "What did you do? How did your cultivation suddenly shoot up to seven hundred and thirty thousand years?"
"And why do you carry the auras of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King?"
Dragon Kings?
Was he dreaming?
Zi JI's cultivation had suddenly shot higher than even that of the Snow Empress in the Far North...
Among the Ferocious Beasts in this world, the only ones whose cultivation still exceeded Zi JI's were Di Tian himself and that Demon Whale in the deep sea.
After confirming that she was one of their own, the Myriad Demon King withdrew the vines blocking her way.
The vines gathered together, forming the Myriad Demon King's human appearance beside Di Tian.
Zi JI also returned to human form and landed steadily, coming before the two. "I came back to transplant the Blue Silver Emperor into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"As for my cultivation..."
"Little brother Jiuxiao took us to a treasure land called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"As soon as I arrived, I felt my bloodline resonate."
"After swallowing an immortal herb and venturing deep into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I was fortunate enough to obtain the legacies of two Dragon Kings."
Zi JI smiled and shrugged. "And since I'd signed a contract with little brother Jiuxiao, I didn't have to undergo heavenly tribulations."
"So, here we are. My cultivation shot right up."
The Myriad Demon King was stunned. "You not only found an immortal herb, but also obtained the legacies of two Dragon Kings?"
What could he even say to that? That Zi JI's luck defied the heavens even more than his did?
Having consumed an immortal herb himself, he naturally knew just how heaven-defying such things were.
Yet Zi JI had not only eaten an immortal herb but also obtained the legacies of two Dragon Kings. Who could wrap their head around that?
Di Tian pondered for a moment, then looked at Zi JI. "Jiuxiao led you to that place?"
"That's right."
"It seems that boy has even more secrets than I thought."
"Beast God, you..."
Di Tian glanced at the rather nervous Zi JI and chuckled. "Everyone has secrets. There's no need to dig to the root of everything."
"If I didn't trust him, why would I tacitly allow what you've been doing?"
If he did not trust Jin Jiuxiao, why would he have given him his reverse scale?
If he did not trust Jin Jiuxiao, why would he have put together a meditation method just for him?
Do not employ those you distrust; do not distrust those you employ.
He did not care what little secrets Jin Jiuxiao kept from him.
He only needed to be certain that Jin Jiuxiao stood unwaveringly on their side.
With that established, everything else was a harmless little matter.
"Thank you for your understanding, Beast God." Zi JI bowed to Di Tian.
"Also, little brother Jiuxiao has brought a human Titled Douluo under his command."
"He's probably preparing to make arrangements in the Human World."
"There's no need to report these things to me." Di Tian smiled faintly. "The child has grown up. It's good that he has ideas of his own."
One could say that he had watched Jin Jiuxiao grow up.
There was actually one thing he had not said.
Through his reverse scale, he could sense the general situation on Jin Jiuxiao's end.
When he actively paid attention, he could learn most of what was happening.
Even without actively paying attention, he could still sense Jin Jiuxiao's life aura.
Putting all those other things aside.
The mere fact that Jin Jiuxiao could spare Ferocious Beasts from heavenly tribulations by signing contracts with them was enough for Di Tian to attach immense importance to him.
In Di Tian's eyes, Jin Jiuxiao was no less important than the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
In some respects, Jin Jiuxiao was even more important than the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
Of course he had to protect such a precious treasure.