Douluo Continent: Breaking Through the Clouds, the Qilin Marches!

"How dare you!"

The auspicious beast coldly sneered.

Di Tian did not speak, but a trace of the pressure belonging to the superior dragon race instinctively overflowed from his body, trying to teach this ignorant little beast a small lesson.

However, just as that oppressive aura was about to touch Xiao Hei, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion suddenly let out a low growl and leaped out from behind Di Tian.

"Uncle Di Tian, ​​you can't kill him! Even you might be affected!"

It was obvious that the auspicious beast had misunderstood his actions.

Di Tian instantly concealed his aura, his gaze fixed intently on the composed little brat below and the arrogant Qilin cub. A rare, intrigued smile appeared on his lips.

"Human, you are courageous and intelligent. But those who are too intelligent often die quickly." Di Tian slowly descended from mid-air, his black robes fluttering even without wind.

"Tell me, how did you recognize me? And... where did this soul beast with such great fortune on you come from?"

And, the reasons why you and the others can survive.

......

The atmosphere around this small lake in Sunset Forest was extremely eerie.

Facing Di Tian's intense and oppressive scrutiny, Yang Yuntian remained calm. Of course, he couldn't claim to be a transmigrator who had read the script, but that didn't stop him from using a perfect lie that conformed to the underlying logic of the Douluo Continent to break the deadlock.

"Replying to Senior Beast God, the reason I was able to recognize you and the auspicious beast is entirely due to the gift of my innate martial soul's bloodline."

Yang Yuntian reached out and picked up Xiao Hei from beside his feet, his tone calm and composed.

"It is not a true soul beast, but a martial soul awakened by this junior, named the Jade Qilin. The Qilin is an ancient auspicious creature, and at the moment of its awakening, a vast and ancient bloodline memory was engraved into this junior's spiritual sea. In this memory, the uncrowned king of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, ​​and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which carries the fortune of the soul beast race, are both supreme beings."

"A companion beast martial soul? An ancient Qilin?" Di Tian's golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly.

He had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and had seen all kinds of martial spirits. But this little guy in front of him, exuding the aura of a pure auspicious beast, was actually a human's martial spirit.

Moreover, the sacrifice of the Xuanjia Golden Tortoise Shell was perfectly explained—only the fortune of those of the same lineage and of a higher rank could make that tortoise shell, which had survived for a thousand years, willingly give up everything.

"Little Black, don't be rude." Yang Yuntian patted Little Black's head.

"This is a senior Beast God who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years. The number one person on the Douluo Continent, no, the number one beast. Maintaining reverence is the most basic courtesy. Bow your head."

Although Xiao Hei was inherently arrogant, it clearly sensed the terror of Di Tian. It reluctantly grunted and lowered its head with its small horns, as a token of respect.

Di Tian looked at the interesting man and beast and was about to ask for more information when the three-eyed golden lion beside him suddenly nuzzled his black robe with its head in a hurry.

A subtle mental fluctuation directly entered Di Tian's mind:

"Uncle Di Tian, ​​we can't kill him, at least not us! He has a very strange but not negligible new life force within him. If we forcibly eliminate him, the backlash from this life force will directly damage the life force of the entire Star Dou Great Forest."

Hearing the auspicious beast's warning, Di Tian remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil. This was the second time the auspicious beast had warned him!

A backlash of fortune that even auspicious beasts fear?

Yang Yuntian keenly caught the subtle hesitation in Di Tian's eyes. He knew that since the other party had not immediately struck a fatal blow, it meant that he had leverage in negotiations.

To survive, or even turn the tables on, a ferocious beast that could crush you with a flick of its wrist for 800,000 years, you must offer it a tempting promise that it simply cannot refuse.

"Senior Beast God, I have also learned some other things from my bloodline."

The pressure from the Soul Beast race, your regrets, and what are your concerns?

"Although the Soul Beast lineage has a profound foundation, since the great calamity of ancient times, the God Realm has imposed an ironclad rule—Soul Beasts can never become gods in their lifetime."

Upon hearing this, the void around Di Tian instantly twisted violently, and a terrifying killing intent erupted, even forcibly pressing down the lake water below by three feet!

The fact that soul beasts cannot become gods is an eternal pain in the heart of the entire soul beast race, especially for the Black Dragon King, and an absolute taboo that cannot be touched!

Although his aura was intimidating, Di Tian always kept the auspicious beast's warning in mind, and the pressure he exerted on Yang Yuntian remained at a subtle level.

However, Yang Yuntian seemed oblivious to the killing intent, stubbornly remaining standing.

"This is a top secret recorded in the memories of the Qilin bloodline. But senior, it's better to guide than to block. Since soul beasts cannot prove their divine status on their own, why not use the divine trials of humans to break this deadlock?"

"Nonsense!" Di Tian sneered. "The God Realm is high above; how could its inheritance be so easily pried into?"

"Not only can I spy on them, but I even know their exact location." Yang Yuntian unhesitatingly used the information from his previous life as leverage, completely attributing it to Xiao Hei's bloodline memories.

"Overseas, there is a Sea God Island, which enshrines the legacy of the first-level god, the Sea God; in the west of the continent, there is a Slaughter City, where the legacies of the God King Asura God and the first-level god Rakshasa God lie dormant; and on the highest holy mountain of the Spirit Hall, the legacies of the first-level god, the Angel God, are enshrined."

Dead silence.

Absolute silence.

Di Tian stared intently at the boy before him, his golden vertical pupils filled with disbelief. These were divine secrets that even he, a ferocious beast who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, had only vaguely heard of, yet this six-year-old human was recounting them all as if they were his own treasures!

"Senior," Yang Yuntian finally revealed his true intentions, offering up the promise he had made, "I am six years old this year, with innate full soul power, and I have already reached level twenty. Moreover, I am blessed with good fortune. I assure you that in the future, I will definitely have a place among the gods of Douluo Continent."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Since the God Realm has sealed off the path for Soul Beasts to ascend, why doesn't Senior choose to invest in a variable capable of overturning this old order? If I were to ascend to the God Realm one day, I could not only tear apart these damned rules, but I might even have the opportunity to fight for a fair future for the Soul Beast race. Isn't that far more worthwhile than killing me now?"

After listening to Yang Yuntian's long speech, Di Tian fell silent.

Di Tian's mind was racing. The talent, intelligence, and strange fortune displayed by this human child were indeed unprecedented.

If what he said is true, then this is indeed a glimmer of hope for the soul beast race to break free from their shackles. Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, it's worth the Star Dou Great Forest taking the gamble!

The Soul Beast race currently sees no hope of completely resolving the problems facing the entire race; it only appears strong overall because of its vast resources, even as it is slowly being eroded.

Yang Yuntian knew he was taking a risk, and he didn't know what would happen next.

But now, all he wants is to live, and for his grandfather and the old poisoner's family to live too!