Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

Just at this critical moment, a piercing scream rang out, "No!"

At the same time, a golden figure suddenly rushed in front of Long Aotian.

It's Jin Ni.

At this moment, she was no longer the valiant young girl she usually was, but revealed the true form of the imperial mythical beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. She spread her arms, her petite body shielding Long Aotian, using her own body to meet Di Tian's fatal blow.

"Di Tian! Stop!" Jin Ni's voice was clear and firm, carrying a hint of determination. "You can't kill him!"

In her desperation, Jin Ni even stopped calling Di Tian "Uncle" and started calling him by his full name.

Her small body trembled violently under the terrifying pressure, and Jin Ni couldn't help but close her eyes tightly, but she didn't retreat an inch.

Di Tian's pupils contracted sharply, and the dragon claw, powerful enough to tear through space, stopped abruptly just millimeters away from Jin Ni's nose.

The violent wind tousled Jin Ni's long hair and made her clothes flutter, but it couldn't shake her determined gaze. She stubbornly stood in front of Long Aotian.

"Auspicious Beast... Get out of my way!" Di Tian exclaimed in shock and rage, his voice trembling. "This human stole your Heavenly Mandate power! He's a thief! I'm going to kill him to avenge you! Why are you protecting him?"

"Di Tian, ​​you're wrong! He's not a thief! He didn't steal my power." Jin Ni opened her eyes, her gaze still more resolute than ever before, and she retorted loudly.

"Wrong?" Di Tian frowned, his killing intent undiminished. "Then why does he possess the power of destiny?"

Jin Ni replied, "The power of destiny within him is his own! It's the divine favor inherent in his second martial soul, the 'Yin-Yang Eyes'! It's a power bestowed upon him by heaven, it has nothing to do with me, and it wasn't given to him by me!"

"What?" Di Tian was stunned, a hint of astonishment flashing in his golden eyes. He looked at Long Aotian again, this time without murderous intent, but with careful scrutiny.

Vina, who was standing to the side, finally recovered. Through the conversation between Di Tian and Jin Ni, she understood why Di Tian had suddenly become angry.

She forced herself to endure the weakness in her body and stepped forward, saying, "Senior Beast God, what Jin Ni said is true. Brother Ao's power of destiny is indeed a power he possessed when his martial soul awakened."

After examining it carefully for a moment, Di Tian realized that although the "power of destiny" on Long Aotian's body and the power of destiny of the Emperor Beast were of the same origin, they were indeed different in subtle ways.

Jin Ni's power is pure destiny, while Long Aotian's carries a trace of the profound aura of yin and yang harmony and the cycle of life and death—truly a talent inherent in martial souls.

"The power of divine favor..." Di Tian murmured to himself, the killing intent in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by deep doubt and scrutiny. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" Jin Ni nodded without hesitation. "Although I haven't known him for long, he has never taken a single bit of my power. On the contrary, in the human world, he and his companion Vina have taken good care of me. You see, the reason why Vina and I look alike is because I referenced her appearance when I transformed into human form. They have never treated me as prey or a spirit ring, but as a friend, or even... family."

Upon hearing the word "family," Di Tian's heart, as hard as iron, trembled slightly. He looked at Jin Ni, who was standing in front of the humans, then at Long Aotian, whose expression was calm and composed, and at Vina, who was equally wary beside him.

After a long while, the black dragon claw phantom behind Di Tian slowly dissipated.

He exhaled a long breath, and the suffocating pressure emanating from him subsided.

He looked at Jin Ni, who was standing in front of Long Aotian, then at Long Aotian and Vina. As the overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest, he had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and had an extremely accurate eye for people. He could sense that Jin Ni's protection of the human boy in front of her was genuine; that kind of look couldn't be faked.

"It was I who... misunderstood you."

Di Tian's voice remained icy, but the killing intent within it had vanished completely. A hint of embarrassment even flashed across Di Tian's face.

He looked at Long Aotian with a complicated expression. "I sensed that the auspicious beast's destiny power was related to you. In my haste, I almost made a grave mistake."

Looking at the Beast God Di Tian's changed attitude, it would be a lie to say that Long Aotian wasn't angry. After all, Di Tian had really tried to kill him just now. Although it was a misunderstanding, it still made Long Aotian feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

Since birth, after awakening his martial soul, he had always had a smooth journey under the protection of his masters, elders, and parents in the Body Sect. He had never encountered such a setback before.

However, Long Aotian also knew that this was a misunderstanding after all, and that there was no reasoning with the Beast God Di Tian, ​​who was currently the strongest fighting force on the entire continent. He could only suppress all his thoughts.

Long Aotian said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I understand that Your Excellency the Beast God is eager to protect Jin Ni. If Jin Ni hadn't stopped me in time, I would probably be a corpse by now."

Di Tian remained silent for a moment, then made a move that surprised everyone.

He stepped forward and nodded slightly to Long Aotian.

"This bow is my way of apologizing to you."

The mighty Beast God, though arrogant, was not unreasonable. Now that the misunderstanding had been cleared up, he wouldn't pester the matter.

Although it was just a simple action, it was already the limit for the proud Beast God, the absolute ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing the Beast God Emperor Tian's actions, Long Aotian's anger subsided considerably; the Beast God Emperor Tian did indeed have a sense of responsibility.

"That attack just now was reckless on my part," Di Tian said.

"Uncle Ditian, you really scared me and my friends just now. I won't let it go until you apologize." Seeing that the misunderstanding had finally been cleared up, Jin Ni relaxed.

"Tell me what you want. Whether it's a spirit ring or a spirit bone, I can give it to you as an apology," Di Tian said to Long Aotian.

Before Long Aotian could reply, Jin Ni leaned close to Di Tian's ear and whispered a few words.

A moment later, the Beast God Di Tian looked at Long Aotian again and said, "Jin Ni said you need a few weapons, right? I saw it just now too. You're quite lucky; you actually possess the unique six-armed external soul bone, forming an eight-armed body. You're still missing three weapons, aren't you?"

"Very well, I happen to have some collections, you may choose."

After saying that, Di Tian waved his hand, and a row of weapons appeared out of thin air, more than a dozen in total. There were soul-guided weapons as well as traditional weapons made of soul bones and divine metal. If nothing unexpected happened, these weapons should all be the spoils of war of the Beast God Di Tian.