"Ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, obey orders—kill all humans who invade the Lake of Life!"
With immense fury, the words "kill them all" echoed again and again above the Star Dou Great Forest.
The expressions of both pursuers and those being pursued changed abruptly.
On Bibi Dong's side, their confidence instantly turned to shock and horror, because the power contained in this voice was simply overwhelming, utterly unprecedented. Even so many Title Douluos together almost had their souls shattered by the sound. Qian Renxue even felt her own grandfather could not possess such strength—no, she was sure he did not.
As for the previously desperate Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, they were now so excited they couldn't contain themselves.
"Lord Di Tian, it's Lord Di Tian!" the Sky Azure Bull Python roared. Di Tian was the king it admired the most—its most powerful technique was named Azure Dragon Soul, symbolizing its hope to one day become a dragon.
The Sky Azure Bull Python still didn't know about the Silver Dragon King. In its mind, Di Tian was the strongest dragon on the continent.
"Di Tian? Who is that?" Bibi Dong had never heard this name, nor was it recorded in any of Spirit Hall's archives.
That was natural. When Di Tian secluded himself in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall hadn't even been founded yet. Di Tian had only awakened in the past twenty years, and apart from the last time he hunted Tang Hao, had never appeared in the human world.
"Your Holiness, it's bad. I sense several overwhelming powers converging here, each one far exceeding the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape," Qian Renxue said anxiously, shocked to find such terrifying soul beast forces hidden within the forest.
"Haha, you're dead, all of you are dead!" The Titan Giant Ape laughed heartily. "Lord Di Tian is coming! No one in this world is his match!"
"Hmph, I don't care who this Di Tian is. I will kill you now! Sixth Soul Skill: Golden Stamen Flowing Mist!" Chrysanthemum Douluo was determined not to rest until the two great soul beasts were dead, since they had helped kill Old Ghost as well.
The Chrysanthemum bloomed, golden brilliance turning into a powerful shockwave that swept toward the two gravely injured soul beasts.
"You want to know who I am? Then I'll answer you." At that moment, a black-robed man appeared before the two soul beasts at a speed unseen by anyone, looking at Chrysanthemum Douluo with cold, indifferent eyes.
Facing the overwhelming Golden Stamen Flowing Mist, the man merely stretched out his right hand and flicked his finger. Instantly, the shockwave rebounded, swallowing up Chrysanthemum Douluo before he could react.
"Ah!!" With a shriek, Chrysanthemum Douluo fell to the ground like a withered flower. "Impossible! With just a finger, he bounced back my full-force attack!"
"That was your full-force attack?" The man sneered, "Then you are far too weak. But in a way, be grateful—if you were any stronger, your own skill would have killed you just now."
The other Title Douluos couldn't help but swallow nervously, clearly terrified. Although Chrysanthemum Douluo's soul power was only level 91 due to old injuries, defeating him still required their full effort.
But this man had instantly defeated him with just a finger.
In other words, if any of them tried, the result would likely be the same.
"You are Di Tian?" Bibi Dong stepped forward, meeting Di Tian's gaze. Only she dared face him directly.
Though Bibi Dong was still limited by the Rakshasa God, years of cultivation had brought her to the level of Ultimate Douluo. With twin martial souls, her combat strength was not far behind a Ultimate Douluo.
"I am Di Tian, the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King. Humans, you have gone too far. Years ago, a Title Douluo slaughtered soul beasts for soul bones. Now, you assault my two kings of the forest. Today, you will pay the price." Di Tian's voice was icy, filled with murderous intent.
Even Bibi Dong had to activate her Deathgod Domain to resist Di Tian's almost tangible killing intent.
"Your Holiness, more creatures are coming!" Qian Renxue warned.
Everyone looked around and found themselves completely surrounded.
Beside Di Tian appeared a beautiful swan, its body covered in emerald jade—ranked fourth among the top ten ferocious beasts, with 570,000 years of cultivation: the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji.
Next, vines sprouted from the ground, followed by a hundred-meter-tall giant tree blocking the sky—ranked fifth among the top ten, with 520,000 years of cultivation: the strongest plant-type soul beast, the Myriad Demon King, whose true form was the Demon-Eyed Demon Tree.
A dragon's roar sounded as another giant dragon flew out—ranked ninth among the top ten, with 300,000 years of cultivation: the Hell Demon Dragon, Zi Ji.
Finally, an eerie black shadow appeared—formless and mysterious—ranked tenth among the top ten: Demon Spirit.
Nearly all the Star Dou Great Forest's ferocious beasts had gathered.
"Th-these soul beasts... Each one is stronger than the forest kings! How is this possible?" Spirit Kite Douluo was dumbstruck. Just now, they were attacking the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape; now, they were the ones being surrounded.
Even the weakest of these beasts could handle two or three of them at once. She saw no chance of victory.
"Damn, we must have fallen into Jun Tianlin's trap. He lured us here on purpose, using these beasts to wipe out our Spirit Hall's elites. He must have known about them all along—otherwise, why else would he never appear?" Turtle Douluo dropped his perpetual fake smile, now truly unable to laugh in the face of these monsters.
"Hmm? Where's Scarlet King? Why didn't he come when I called?" Di Tian asked Bi Ji and Zi Ji.
"Scarlet King was held up. Besides these people, there's another hiding nearby who encountered Scarlet King. You ordered all humans who offended the Lake of Life to be killed, so Scarlet King went to kill that one before coming," Bi Ji explained.
Di Tian nodded. "That's fine—best to leave no survivors. Bi Ji, help the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape detoxify; otherwise, they won't last long."
"Yes!" Bi Ji flapped her beautiful wings, flying above the two soul beasts and showering them with emerald light—her healing soul skill.
As the strongest healing-type soul beast, Bi Ji's ability surpassed even the Nine-Hearted Begonia at nine rings, making her truly the best in the world—though not counting Tianlin, who's a cheat.
Bathed in light, the wounds of the two soul beasts visibly healed, their blood turning from black back to red, and the ominous black aura around them quickly dispersed.
"What terrifying healing!" Bibi Dong's vigilance rose. Poison was one of her strongest weapons, but now she faced an opponent who could counter her, which would significantly affect her combat power.
While Bi Ji was healing, this would usually be a good time to attack, but Di Tian's presence was too intimidating. She felt that if she made any move, everyone but herself would be instantly torn to shreds.
"Thank you, Lord Bi Ji!" The two soul beasts, now recovered, expressed their gratitude to Bi Ji. They might not be able to fight for now, but their lives were saved.