Di Tian: I Fell Silent Three Times

After escaping the Plane Consciousness and connecting with their own dimensional space through the Eye of Destiny of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Bao Liang and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion slowly awoke.

"Ouch! My head hurts so much, it feels like someone hit me on the head with a club."

Bao Liang rubbed his head and slowly sat up. He looked around and at the clouds above him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The nine-colored light before our eyes gradually dissipated, revealing the true face of the Lake of Life.

The lake shimmered, reflecting the azure sky, and several Emerald Swan swam leisurely in the distance.

"Phew~ That's alright, looks like it didn't take too long this time. I should be able to get back in time..."

"What can I do?"

Di Tian suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling Bao Liang.

His golden eyes gleamed in the sunlight, and a dragon's might slowly flowed around him.

"Holy crap! Di Tian, where did you come from? Don't you know you can scare people to death?"

Di Tian was silent for a moment. "... I am not human."

Bao Liang then fell silent.

"... Then you win."

"By the way, Di Tian, how many hours did I sleep? Where's the Auspicious Beast? Where did it go again?"

Di Tian looked at Bao Liang without speaking, and silence continued to spread between the two.

The surface of the Lake of Life shimmered, and several Emerald Swan swam leisurely in the distance, as if mocking the awkward silence.

Bao Liang immediately sensed something was wrong, but still clung to a sliver of hope and tried to deceive himself.

"Haha... Um... Di Tian... please tell me how many hours I slept, okay? I'm begging you!"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Di Tian spoke, but his words plunged Bao Liang into utter despair. "I'm sorry, even I cannot fathom the power of time, and neither can my lord, whose injuries have not yet healed."

"Haha... I'm doomed." Bao Liang gave up resisting; his shoulders slumped limply, as if all his strength had been drained from him.

"Di Tian, can you tell me exactly how long I slept? So I can die knowing why."

"First, you slept for five days. Second..." Di Tian looked at Bao Liang, his expression solemn, his golden dragon eyes filled with seriousness, "Whether it's me or the other Ferocious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, we will never let you die if you need us, even if it means sacrificing our own lives."

"Your life is not only connected to whether the Master's injuries can be healed, but it is also related to the fate of all Soul Beast, and even the entire Douluo Star."

"Sigh... Di Tian, you don't understand. It's not like we're doomed... Never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway. I'll just focus on figuring out how to survive."

Bao Liang stood up and stretched, his bones making a slight cracking sound as his muscles slowly awakened.

Hmm, not bad, I'm full of energy!

and...

Feeling the unusual movement in his chest, Bao Liang immediately immersed himself in observing his body's condition.

Soon, a world with nine-colored clouds and mist, resembling a fairyland, and complete with mountains and rivers, appeared before his eyes.

"This is... my Soul Core?" Bao Liang asked in confusion. Nine-colored light slowly flowed around his chest, as dazzling as a galaxy.

Just then, a voice rang in Bao Liang's ear.

"To be precise, this is the little world that evolved on its own while you were unconscious... oh no, it should be the real world now."

"Teacher!"

Bao Liang surprised by Electrolux's appearance.

A phantom figure emerged beside him, stroking his beard and smiling, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Teacher, how could the little world change on its own? Could it evolve so perfectly without my intervention?"

"To be precise, it was precisely because of your interference that it was able to evolve so perfectly."

"The student doesn't understand; please enlighten me, teacher."

Electrolux glanced at Bao Liang with satisfaction and continued, "During your slumber, a vast amount of world power, human destiny, Soul Beast destiny, and the power of fate all poured into the small world and reacted with your Power of Creation."

"At first, the Heart of Creation sensed the intrusion of external forces and resisted it on its own, but upon discovering that everything that came was of great benefit to it, it accepted it all."

"The world's appearance, and that prematurely arrived... or rather, the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores on your chest, appeared along with the world's completeness."

Electrolux carefully considered his words: "But don't worry, kid, this is all good for you, not bad at all. After all, it's still your heart, these are your own instincts and the best choice for the world."

"But then again, you said you wanted to learn Necromancy from me, so why are you fainting every other day? Are you trying to make fun of me?"

Electrolux stared at Bao Liang with suspicion, as if trying to bore holes through Bao Liang. His illusory figure was filled with displeasure.

Terrified Bao Liang waved his hands repeatedly, begging for mercy. "Teacher, please understand! Every time I've fainted these past few days, it was of my own volition! I had no choice!"

Electrolux chuckled, annoyed. "Alright, kid, do you think I, as your teacher, don't know what's going on?"

"However..." Electrolux's tone shifted, becoming serious, "I can somewhat guess why you're studying Necromancy. What I need to remind you is, don't be too fixated on the present. Some things can't be overcome simply by hard work."

The so-called "diligence can make up for lack of talent" relies more on psychological effects and the "sea of questions" approach.

"Necromancy, however, still relies on one's own understanding and imaginative thinking, rather than rigid adherence to rules."

Bao Liang nodded earnestly. "Yes, I understand. Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Electrolux waved his hand after hearing this. "Alright, you've seen the situation here. Now feel free to leave."

"Let me see what your world is lacking. When the time comes, I'll take you to seize it."

"Thank you, teacher! Long live the teacher!" Bao Liang cheered, his face full of joy.

Electrolux couldn't help but chuckle, "Alright, alright, stop being so cheeky."

"Teacher, the students will leave now."

"Let's go, let's go. Oh, and remember to think of a good name for your Soul Core. Don't ask too many questions; I'll tell you when the time comes," Electrolux reminded him, his phantom slowly dissipating in the nine-colored light.

After saying he understood, Bao Liang snapped out of his reverie, which had been focused on his internal condition.

"How are you? Is there any problem? Or is there anything we can help you with?" Di Tian asked slowly as he saw Bao Liang wake up, his golden dragon eyes full of concern.

After thinking about something, Bao Liang snapped back to reality in a mere 0.1 seconds. "Yes! We need it! We absolutely need it!"

"Di Tian, how many rare metals are there in the Star Dou Great Forest? How many Soul Bone are there? Are there any Soul Bone suitable for ice-attribute Soul Master? Do you know what to give a girl to appease her after she's angry?"

Seeing Bao Liang's excited and nervous state, Di Tian pondered for a moment before speaking.

"As for rare metals, there was once an 80,000-year-old Thundering Hell Vine that failed to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation, but its Soul Bone remained, and there is a large amount of Primordial Magnetic Thunder Metal beneath its roots."

"Xiong Jun has also hoarded quite a few rare metals. I'll have the Myriad Demon King search for the rest; he should be able to find quite a bit more."

"As for Soul Bone..." Di Tian remained silent, a thoughtful glint in his golden dragon eyes, "Because the Star Dou Great Forest isn't the kind of environment suitable for ice-attribute Soul Beast to survive Far North, there aren't many ice-attribute, high-age Soul Bone."

"However... I do remember there's a rather special ice-attribute Soul Bone with the Scarlet King Scarlet King. I'll have him bring it over later."

"But the last question you asked made the girls angry... Why don't you go ask Bi Ji and Zi JI?" Di Tian tentatively asked, his golden dragon eyes full of helplessness.

Bao Liang was puzzled, Bao Liang confused, Bao Liang realized!

"Oh right! What's the point of me coming to you for advice? When it comes to things related to girls, you can't go wrong by asking a girl! How could I forget I could also ask Bi Ji!"

"Thanks, Di Tian, I'm going to save my life!"

After saying that, Bao Liang took off running, but quickly turned back.

"Um... do you know where Bi Ji is?"

"..." Di Tian was speechless, his golden dragon eyes filled with helplessness.

"Go straight to the east, and you'll see another lake with a flock of Emerald Swan. That's where the Bi Ji clan is. Bi Ji is staying there today, along with the Auspicious Beast."

"OK, thanks bro!"

Bao Liang left again, and then returned once more.

"Um... which way is east?"

"..." Di Tian fell silent again.

He pointed in a direction, his golden dragon eyes filled with speechlessness.

This time, Bao Liang left and never looked back.

Di Tian felt utterly exhausted, his golden dragon eyes filled with helplessness.

"Sigh... What a tragedy..."