Soul Land: The Dragon King's Return—Blowing Up Di Tian and Shrek from the Start
Chapter 16

Lin Ming plotted from afar and decided victory a thousand miles away: Di Tian, just take on Shrek. I'll cover everything

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Meanwhile, in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Ming was together with the Golden Dragon King and the other great Ferocious Beasts.

At that moment, Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and the Scarlet King all felt a little awkward.

Di Tian could at least say that he was fighting for the Dragon Clan's future and dedicating himself to the Soul Beast Clan, which was why he had thrown himself into the Golden Dragon King's arms.

But they were simply outright turncoats.

Even as Soul Beasts, they knew they should never become turncoats. Sooner or later, the Silver Dragon King would settle accounts with them.

Although they agreed with what the Golden Dragon King had said and thought the Silver Dragon King really was too stupid, she had the strength to back herself up. Even after taking human form, her strength remained unfathomable.

Still, the three beasts had no regrets at that moment. Lin Ming's words made perfect sense.

Just now, Lin Ming had already talked them through it:

Rather than follow a ship doomed to sink, they might as well set sail aboard a brand-new one.

They thought Lin Ming was right. Absolutely right.

"My Lord Golden Dragon King, my lord Lin Ming, what do we do next?"

"Wait for Di Tian to return. Speaking of which, he should have started by now, right?"

"At his speed, he definitely has."

As soon as the Golden Dragon King spoke, Lin Ming answered him, then began pulling things out of his Storage Soul Tool.

A homemade metal soul guidance frame and a metal Soul Guidance Screen. Once he had assembled them, Lin Ming pulled out something resembling a pot, leaving the Golden Dragon King, Xiong Jun, and the others scratching their heads.

"What's that?"

"A Soul Guidance Signal Receiver."

"You're planning to...?"

"Watch the live broadcast here, of course! How could we miss something this exciting?"

"Watch from a thousand miles away? Besides, sending Di Tian to attack Shrek was a spur-of-the-moment idea. You have someone there?"

The Golden Dragon King realized that his understanding of this brat seemed to amount to less than a tenth of the whole.

"Having someone on the ground makes things easy. I don't have many good qualities, just a little money and a fondness for planting people everywhere."

With that, Lin Ming immediately activated his Soul Guidance Communicator and dialed a number.

Inside a shop in Shrek City, very close to Shrek Academy, a middle-aged man received a Communication Device message. After reading it, his expression immediately turned grave.

He quickly pulled a dragonfly-like Soul Tool from his Storage Soul Tool and, taking advantage of the empty shop, immediately tossed it outside.

The next moment, he began operating it with the remote control in his hand.

"Boss, the Third-Generation Dragonfly Drone has been deployed. Awaiting instructions."

"Just have it monitor Shrek's movements from a distance and transmit the footage to me."

"Understood."

After hearing Lin Ming's orders, the middle-aged man immediately complied, maneuvering the Soul Guidance Dragonfly to hover far outside Shrek Academy without entering.

The next moment, the Soul Guidance Dragonfly drone's compound eyes began to glow. Despite being several kilometers away, it captured the scene ahead with perfect clarity and relayed it to Lin Ming through the Soul Guidance Channel.

"Beep, beep, beep~

Beep, beep, beep~

Ding~"

"There we go. We have a picture. Keep monitoring. I'll watch from here," Lin Ming said calmly!

"Yes, boss."

This display from Lin Ming also shocked the great Ferocious Beasts.

This was simply outrageous. They could see something a thousand miles away, and so clearly at that. Were these humanity's Soul Tools?

When they had seen them ten thousand years ago, they had been nothing more than weapons. Now they could actually...

It was too astonishing.

"That's why you shouldn't stay stuck in your old ways. Times have changed.

"Once I, your boss, make it big, I'll build each of you a suit of Battle Armor, super-tough armor perfectly suited to your true bodies.

"Sure, it'll use a ridiculous amount of heavenly forged metal, but that's fine. Di Tian will soon be reincarnated as a human. I guarantee I'll make him a Divine Craftsman and have him forge heavenly forged metal for us like crazy."

"Wait, what?" The Golden Dragon King pointed at Lin Ming. "Well, well, brat! That's why you're helping Di Tian reincarnate as a human, isn't it? So you can squeeze him dry?"

"You're no different. If we let Di Tian slip away, where else could we find such a loyal and capable subordinate?"

At Lin Ming's words, the Golden Dragon King immediately gave him a sidelong look, a strange grin appearing on his face.

Lin Ming likewise looked at him with a strange grin.

Both their eyes conveyed the same message: "You understand me." The sight sent chills down the backs of Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and the Scarlet King.

With these two as their bosses, who knew whether their future would be good or bad?

Still, wouldn't they be incredibly powerful in Battle Armor?

They were already powerful enough. The reason human powerhouses could reach the Quasi-God level now was that Limit Douluos wore Four-Word Battle Armor, which strengthened them to an absurd degree. That was why the beasts could not beat them.

But if they all put on Battle Armor too, wouldn't that be explosive?

They were already looking forward to it.

Meanwhile, Lin Ming and the Golden Dragon King watched the screen intently.

The Golden Dragon King was nothing out of the ordinary, but Lin Ming watched with particular care.

When he had summoned the Reincarnation Tower just now, he had left a mark on the willing Beast God Di Tian's soul.

Although setting off the Heavenly Tribulation had been Di Tian's spur-of-the-moment idea, Lin Ming had considered it seriously. It was highly feasible, but there could very well be risks.

Still, with him here, he could preserve Di Tian's soul no matter what. That was enough.

As long as Di Tian's soul suffered no damage, he would come out far ahead.

Besides, although it was rushed, he still had enough time to make some arrangements.

Di Tian had gone to take on Shrek alone without considering what reinforcements Shrek might have-the Tang Sect, the War God Temple, or even the Federation...

The Tang Sect and Shrek wore the same pair of trousers. Its two Demigods were also Shrek's pavilion elders. If Shrek was in trouble, the Tang Sect would definitely respond. With soul guidance communications so advanced, contact was instantaneous, and they could return to reinforce it very quickly.

As for the War God Temple, that hopeless lapdog Chen Xinjie would certainly spare no expense for Long Yeyue.

With all that, the Golden Dragon King's plan really would be difficult without Lin Ming.

Now that Di Tian had boarded his pirate ship, he was one of his own. Lin Ming would not mistreat his own people.

And he happened to have the power to back that up.

Although the Reincarnation Tower had only fully appeared after his Martial Soul Awakening, it was bound to his soul, an existence that resembled a Martial Soul yet was not one.

As early as the age of four, he had been able to use some of its abilities. It was precisely through those abilities that Lin Ming had accumulated a respectable foundation over two years.

The Golden Dragon King knew none of this. He could only see what Lin Ming wanted him to see. Whatever Lin Ming did not want him to see, the Golden Dragon King, sealed within the Reincarnation Tower, could not see at all.

Since Di Tian had gone to take on Shrek, he only needed to focus on attacking. Lin Ming would cover everything else.

Lin Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, and his soul had already left the Star Dou Great Forest, crossing a thousand miles into the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness of a certain Soul Master inside Shrek Academy.

He now had the appearance of an adult, dressed in black robes and looking exceedingly mysterious. He casually sat down on a stone chair within the other man's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness.

The next moment, a middle-aged soul form appeared.

"You're here."

"Mm.

"Di Tian is attacking Shrek, and you're unharmed. Good."

"I ran fast."

"I know. You have a daughter to look after, after all."

"What would you like me to do this time?"

"You're about to report what happened here to Qiangu Dongfeng, aren't you?"

"Yes. I was just about to report to the family head."

"Just report it truthfully, then..."

Lin Ming spoke softly. After giving a detailed account, he said, "Just add what I said to your report. Adjust it as appropriate to the situation!"

"That's all?" Qiangu Lingsi asked in surprise!

"Yes. Once this is over, your three tasks will be complete, and your debt for saving your daughter's life will be repaid."

"Thank you, benefactor. I will always remember how you saved my daughter's life."

"It's fine. We're each getting what we need."

With that, Lin Ming left his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness and returned to his own body.

As soon as Lin Ming emerged, the Golden Dragon King looked at him in puzzlement:

"Where did you just go?"

"To cover Di Tian's back. You brainless brutes have a long way to go if you think you can outplay humans."

"All you do is brag, brat!"

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