The moment Zhongli Di took out the spirit tool, dark gray light illuminated Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Ren.
In the next instant, the three rays of light merged into one, and a gray door slowly opened.
The door was covered with various strange patterns, and behind it was a desolate world, with a strong aura of death emanating from it.
This spirit tool itself did not have much power; it merely connected to another space. In that place, countless Spirit Beast and Spirit Master souls existed.
These souls were similar to the Beast Souls summoned by the Zhongli brothers, but they were far more powerful.
The surrounding death aura grew thicker, and a massive head slowly emerged from it.
However, the moment Wang Nan saw it, his expression froze slightly.
No other reason—he was far too familiar with such a head.
This was a Dragon Clan head. Only, its bones were not white but pitch black, and there was no flesh on the entire head—only one gold and one gray flame constantly flickering in its eye sockets.
As Zhongli Di continuously infused his spirit power, his face had already turned pale, and the door finally opened completely.
The Bone Dragon's body fully appeared before everyone. Its entire body was pieced together from eerie, pitch-black bones, emitting a chilling light. Its mouth opened, and a long wail came from its empty throat.
However, at this moment, the surrounding space suddenly cracked open, and a giant black Dragon Claw emerged from it, enveloping the three Zhongli brothers.
The next moment, the three Zhongli brothers, along with their spirit tool and the Bone Dragon, vanished.
"Di Tian made his move." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion raised its head, watching the spatial rift in the air slowly dissipate.
This was also the first time Wang Nan had seen Di Tian make a move. Just this one move demonstrated his strength and control over spatial power.
"Didn't he say that Vicious Beasts and humans had an agreement that as long as humans didn't actively hunt Spirit Beasts with cultivation over 100,000 years, they wouldn't intervene?"
If not for such an agreement, with Di Tian's ability to tear space at will, no Spirit Master in the Star Dou Great Forest would be able to escape if he wished.
"I don't know." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion shook its head and came beside the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Its wounds were gradually healing under its immense life force, but it hadn't woken up yet due to exhaustion.
"Let's go, we'll head back." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion turned around, about to run deeper into the forest.
"Wait, let me send these people out." Wang Nan looked at the three young Spirit Masters beside him.
Aside from the Spirit Master who had fainted after being rescued by Wang Nan earlier, the other two were already covered in wounds, seemingly having been driven by Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Di to fight the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Watching him feed two emerald green Medicinal Pills into the mouths of the two Spirit Masters, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's gaze kept sweeping over Wang Nan.
"You're very strange."
"What's strange about me?" Wang Nan used his spirit power to lift the three of them and walked toward the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"You help us Spirit Beasts deal with Spirit Masters, but you also save these other Spirit Masters."
"I just can't stand the Evil Soul Master's methods. When I see them, I deal with them. I'm not specifically helping you Spirit Beasts."
"That's still strange." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion followed behind Wang Nan, constantly throwing out various curious questions. "Other Spirit Masters wouldn't trust us Spirit Beasts like you do."
"They all see us as spirit rings, as enemies, but I don't feel any hostility from you. Di Tian always says that humans can't help but feel greed when they see me, but I haven't felt any greed for me from you either."
Wang Nan's footsteps didn't stop, but his heart paused slightly. Perhaps influenced by memories of his previous life, or because he had made a deal with the Dragon God before, his attitude towards the Three-Eyed Golden Lion might indeed seem a bit strange in its eyes.
But if he really wanted to answer this question, he wouldn't know where to start.
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In the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, beside the Life Lake, the giant Bone Dragon lay at Di Tian's feet. The three Zhongli brothers beside it had long since lost their breath, and the door-shaped spirit tool had also been torn to pieces.
Di Tian raised his right hand and placed it on the Bone Dragon's massive head. His internal spirit power circulated, and the next moment, the entire Bone Dragon's body broke apart section by section, its pitch-black bones instantly turning to dust and dissipating into the air.
When Wang Nan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion returned to the Life Lake, this was the scene they witnessed.
Wang Nan was slightly stunned at first, and then a Dragon roar sounded in the air.
As the Bone Dragon's body dissipated, a translucent figure appeared in mid-air. Its entire body was covered in shimmering pitch-black scales, and its golden eyes looked at Di Tian, bowing slightly to him.
This was a Black Dragon Soul. It was not the kind of Dragon Soul condensed from Dragon bones in the Dragon Tomb, but a true, complete giant Dragon.
"They imprisoned my kin in that skeleton." Di Tian sensed Wang Nan's arrival but didn't turn back, only looking at the translucent Dragon Soul, a hint of loneliness appearing on his face.
"Thank you for allowing me a moment of freedom in my final moments." The Black Dragon in mid-air soared in a circle, then bowed slightly to Di Tian again. "I will follow your will and contribute to our Spirit Beast's great cause."
The next moment, the Black Dragon's Soul grew larger and larger in Wang Nan's eyes, and in an instant, it had disappeared.
Just then, the spirit power within him suddenly boiled, and the bottleneck of Rank 80 seemed to loosen slightly.
"That skeleton was both its cage and its body. Now that the cage is broken, it wouldn't have lived much longer anyway. I only hope you won't disappoint us."
Di Tian's voice reached Wang Nan's ears, but he was already too preoccupied. A vast amount of spirit power surged into his body, as if it would burst his meridians.
Only the Soul can still provide a spirit ring?
A question had just arisen in Wang Nan's mind, and the next instant, his consciousness was already immersed in the surging spirit power within him.
He didn't know what cultivation Rank this Black Dragon had in its lifetime, or how much spirit power it could provide him, only that the spirit power in his body had reached its limit.
Since his Spirit Emperor period, he had intentionally compressed his spirit power, and now that his spirit power Rank had reached Rank 80, the liquid spirit power in his body could no longer be compressed.
Wang Nan let out a long breath.
Condensing the Soul Core in advance, all the accumulation was for this moment.
Once this step was taken, there would be no turning back. Perhaps he would stop at Rank 98 because he couldn't condense the third Soul Core, but at the same time, once he stepped out, it would be an invincible Dao.
He had already made his decision.
Giants, born to soar above the Nine Heavens.