Just as Di Tian was about to leave the Star Dou Great Forest to take on Shrek,
Lin Ming suddenly called him back.
"Di Tian, wait."
"What is it, My Lord Lin Ming?"
Di Tian would no longer disregard Lin Ming's commands.
After all, Lin Ming had already proven his strength. In Di Tian's eyes, anyone with strength had always deserved his favor.
Age and race had nothing to do with it.
Ten thousand years ago, he had misjudged someone.
This time, he probably wouldn't make that mistake again.
"Di Tian, before you leave, I have two things to tell you."
"Go ahead."
Lin Ming never feared a fire growing too big when he fanned the flames. Since things had already blown up, why not make them blow up even bigger?
What he needed to do now was stack some rage on Di Tian, then give him some intel and turn him into an informed Di Tian.
"First, before you take on Shrek, go have a meal in Shrek's cafeteria."
At Lin Ming's words, not only Di Tian but even the Golden Dragon King and the other great Soul Beasts froze.
What kind of request was that? A good meal before dying?
The Golden Dragon King asked in confusion:
"Lin Boy, what are you doing?"
"There's a deeper purpose. Di Tian, just do as I say."
"All right, My Lord Lin Ming. I'll remember.
Before taking on Shrek, I'll conceal my aura and have a meal in their cafeteria first."
It wasn't a big deal. It wouldn't affect anything.
Besides, sneaking in and attacking from within would be better than brazenly launching a conspicuous attack from outside.
Ten thousand years ago, he had launched a beast tide against Shrek with great fanfare, only to end up sealed.
If he had taken human form back then, entered Shrek ahead of time, and broken the enemy from within, the outcome of that beast tide might have been different. Shrek might even have ceased to exist.
"Understood, My Lord.
What's the other thing?"
"The other thing is some intel for you.
Once you reach Shrek, don't stubbornly go all out against Yun Ming. You won't be able to kill him."
"Why?"
Yun Ming, the strongest of them all, was precisely whom Di Tian was going there for.
He wanted a grand, earthshaking battle with him before he died.
Lin Ming's words left him somewhat displeased.
Not displeased with Lin Ming, but somewhat displeased with what lay ahead.
"Yun Ming's own strength is extraordinary, but that's about it.
The main thing is that he signed a contract with Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li. Half the injuries he suffers will be shared with her.
And Ya Li can provide him with faith and healing.
Fighting one of them means fighting two. Unless you kill one of them completely, the other won't die either.
And I remember Holy Spirit Douluo seeming to have some means of resurrection. Though I've only heard about it, so I don't know whether it's true."
Lin Ming actually couldn't remember clearly whether Ya Li had it at this point, but he could only plan for the worst.
"So that's how it is?
My Lord, I understand."
Having heard Lin Ming's words and received such useful intel, he felt a surge of relief.
At least he wouldn't waste his effort later.
"Then who should I focus on?"
"Long Yeyue. Just kill her at any cost."
"Long Yeyue?
All right, all right, My Lord. I understand.
I'll be off, then."
"Go. After today, your title of Beast God will surely resound throughout the entire Douluo Continent. No longer an empty reputation, but true infamy."
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it too."
With that, Di Tian casually reached out. A space vortex appeared, and he vanished before everyone's eyes.
Lin Ming's eyes lit up at Di Tian's move. That was pretty cool!
Though it fell a little short of Tiga turning into light to make his exit, the sight was still very cool. When would he be able to come and go at will like that, showing off with such effortless flair?
Only after Di Tian left did the Golden Dragon King turn to Lin Ming, shaking his head, his face full of bewilderment.
"Boy, why did you tell Di Tian not to go after Yun Ming, but to kill that Long Yeyue instead?
Is there something special about her?"
The Golden Dragon King didn't know much about Long Yeyue.
He only knew Shrek had someone named Yun Ming. He knew nothing else.
He wasn't a transmigrator like Lin Ming, who knew the plot.
"No. Actually, she does more harm to Shrek alive than dead. She's a fucking idiot.
Even if we don't take Shrek Academy down, she'll ruin it."
"Then are you stupid?
Isn't that a good thing for us?
We're better off with her alive."
"Her being alive is good, but she's strong too.
She's a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, a Quasi-God powerhouse!
She also has twin martial souls and four-word battle armor.
Her combat power actually isn't below Yun Ming's in his normal state. She really is a fucking idiot, but her strength makes up for that flaw."
"So you plan to have Di Tian kill her first, then resurrect her."
"But what difference would that make?"
The Golden Dragon King could discern Lin Ming's intentions. He was outrageously clever.
"You're fucking impressive, figuring it out that quickly." Lin Ming sighed, then continued:
"Yes, I am planning to resurrect her.
But think about it. What I want isn't the current Long Yeyue, but a powerless Long Yeyue who can stir up trouble.
I'll kill her, then resurrect her soul in an animal's body, like a dog or a pig...
That way, she can still put her world-shaking wisdom to work ruining Shrek, without providing Shrek with any help in combat.
And after being reincarnated as a beast, someone with such an extreme personality will inevitably become twisted.
Then she'll be Shrek's biggest malignant tumor, and she'll be able to give us a great deal of help."
"Boy, aren't you a little too twisted?
Even a dragon like me thinks you're twisted."
Lin Ming immediately grew unhappy upon hearing the Golden Dragon King's assessment.
"I treat my own people very well.
I'm only twisted toward my enemies.
And look, when the time comes, I'll just disguise myself as someone else and resurrect her. She'll even have to thank me."
"You really are a sneaky little bastard.
Then what did you mean by telling Di Tian to eat at Shrek Academy's cafeteria?
Were you letting him have one last meal?"
"No, it was purely to raise his rage a little. Once his rage goes up, his combat power will increase. Everyone back in my homeland is like that."
"Then people back in your homeland really know how to have fun. Just eating a meal can raise their rage."
Of course it isn't the food, Lin Ming grumbled inwardly. Those eyes of yours don't see all that much after all.
"Golden Dragon King, you didn't have Di Tian go wreak havoc at Shrek just to let him vent, did you?"
"You saw through it?
How could you possibly see through my strategy?"
"I only guessed the broad outlines. You're outrageously clever, after all.
I really have no choice but to pay special attention to you.
The Dragon God gave you all his wisdom, didn't he?
That's why the Silver Dragon King is so stupid."
"My wisdom is something I was born with. What fucking wisdom did the Dragon God have?
He was just a brute!"
Uh... was there really someone who would curse his own original body like that?
"Since you've seen through it, I won't hide it anymore.
That's right. Having Di Tian wreak havoc at Shrek was actually just a probe, to test how much that person hiding behind Shrek interferes with the Douluo Continent."
Good grief!
Although Lin Ming had already suspected it, hearing the Golden Dragon King's words still startled him.
If the Golden Dragon King hadn't blown up along with the Divine Realm, that idiot Silver Dragon King probably would have been toyed with to death by him.
Lin Ming knew the plot and knew of Tang Hao's existence, yet even he hadn't thought of playing it this way. The Golden Dragon King had actually already begun taking action based on his own conjectures.
Fucking impressive!
Luckily, he had the Golden Dragon King firmly under his control. Otherwise, this fellow really might stab him in the back at any moment.
He was far too clever.
"So from beginning to end, you never intended to let Di Tian vent. Instead, you used him to the fullest.
You used his flesh and blood to restore your bloodline's purity and recover your strength, and you're using his death to probe the person behind Shrek Academy.
You're ruthless, Golden Dragon King."
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