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

"Your eloquence is as amazing as your talent."

After a long silence, Di Tian finally spoke slowly, and the suffocating pressure subsided. "I admit that your proposal is very tempting. But words alone are not enough, and I cannot believe a human based on just a few words."

"You, come back to the Star Dou Great Forest with me. I want to personally investigate your background." Di Tian announced his decision without room for argument. "Rest assured, since I have decided to invest in you, I will send you back safely in a few days."

"I would naturally be happy to be a guest in the Star Dou Great Forest," Yang Yuntian smiled slightly, as if he had expected this outcome. Only by keeping the "proton" in his hands and studying it thoroughly could a hero like Di Tian... a beast hero... have the prudent approach he should have.

Yang Yuntian changed the subject, turning his gaze to the three imprisoned individuals: Yang Wudi, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.

"However, I also hope that you, senior, can spare my two elders and this sister. They are unaware of the secrets of the God Realm and pose no threat to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Tian glanced at the three humans and coldly raised his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The spatial confinement was instantly lifted. Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo gasped for breath, cold sweat pouring down their bodies like a waterfall. Just a moment ago, they truly felt the scythe of death at their throats! Dugu Yan, in particular, had already collapsed to the ground in terror; if Dugu Bo hadn't caught her in time, she probably would have fainted.

Before the two could make a move, Di Tian flicked his fingers repeatedly.

Three extremely eerie black beams instantly entered the brows of Yang Wudi, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.

"Old man... what have you done to us?" Dugu Bo was filled with shock and anger, but found that he could not mobilize even a trace of soul power to resist.

"This is merely a trivial spatial soul power restriction." Di Tian stood with his hands behind his back, his voice cold and ruthless. "My whereabouts and those of the auspicious beast must not be exposed. The three of you must immediately swear a solemn oath: if you dare to reveal to anyone even a single word that you saw me and the auspicious beast in this Sunset Forest today, or anything else you shouldn't say, this wisp of soul power will instantly detonate your spiritual seas, annihilating you both body and soul!"

Faced with an unfathomable and peerless powerhouse, how could Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo dare utter a single word of dissent? At this moment, survival was paramount, above all dignity. Gritting their teeth, the two, humiliated yet helpless, swore the most venomous oath with Dugu Yan.

"Very good." Seeing that the group cooperated well, Di Tian nodded in satisfaction.

"Grandpa, Senior Dugu, Sister Yanyan, you don't need to worry." Just when the atmosphere was at its most oppressive, Yang Yuntian casually straightened his cuffs, turned around, and gave the three of them a reassuring look.

"Senior Di Tian is the uncrowned king of the Star Dou Great Forest, and he always keeps his word. He invited me to Star Dou because he values ​​my talent and wants to discuss some matters of cooperation with me. You all go back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and wait for me; I will be back soon."

Yang Yuntian's composure in the face of adversity stirred up extremely complex emotions in Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo—a sense of powerlessness over their own weakness, and a deep sense of gratitude for their six-year-old grandson.

"Little monster...you, be very careful!" Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and managed to utter a sentence.

"Yun Tian, ​​Grandpa is waiting for you in Tian Dou City!" Yang Wudi clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

Yang Yuntian smiled and nodded, then walked naturally to Di Tian, ​​picked up Xiao Hei, and made a "please" gesture.

"Senior, let's go."

Di Tian gave him a deep look, then waved his sleeve.

"Sizzle—"

The pitch-black spatial rift instantly swallowed Di Tian, ​​the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Yang Yuntian. The next second, the space closed up, and the lakeside returned to silence, as if everything that had just destroyed the world was merely an illusion.

A gentle breeze swept across the lake, and the scent left by the black-armored golden tortoiseshell had completely dissipated.

Only Yang Wudi, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan remained by the lake. These two top-tier powerhouses, who commanded respect and influence in the outside world, now stood there dejectedly, like two defeated roosters.

"Old Poisoner..." Yang Wudi seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, his voice terribly hoarse, "In the face of an existence of that level, our proud strength... is simply a joke."

Dugu Bo stared at the empty void, his clenched fists turning white at the knuckles. After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth:

"Go back. If anything happens to Yun Tian, ​​I'll risk my old life to poison the Star Dou Great Forest, killing countless soul beasts with him!"

Filled with humiliation and worry, the three stumbled and began their journey back to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

......

"Bang--!"

With a sudden, intense feeling of weightlessness, the spatial rift in mid-air abruptly spat Yang Yuntian out. Even though he had undergone the tempering of the Ice and Fire Immortal Grass, this unexpected fall still caused a solid, dull pain in his buttocks and back.

"Hiss... To be honest, the experience of this spatial travel definitely needs some optimization." Yang Yuntian rubbed his shoulders, stood up, and patted the dirt off his body.

When he saw the scene before him, even his usually calm mind went blank for a moment.

A rich, almost liquid, life force wafted towards me, as if I were in the purest emerald abyss. Ahead lay a vast, smooth lake, its waters crystal clear and exuding a refreshing fragrance. Surrounding it grew countless exotic flowers, rare herbs, and towering ancient trees, long extinct in the outside world.

This is the absolute holy land of the soul beast race in Douluo Continent—the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the bottom space of the Lake of Life!

Before Yang Yuntian could take a closer look, a cheerful chewing sound suddenly came from his feet.

Suddenly, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion pulled out a pile of thousand-year and hundred-year-old spiritual fruits radiating a rich, precious light, and pushed them in front of Little Black. Meanwhile, the Ink Jade Little Lin, who had just been defiant against Di Tian in the Sunset Forest, had long since forgotten about its master's safety and was now wagging its tail and snuggling head-to-head with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, heartlessly feasting on the fruits.

"This heartless little thing, it even abandons its master now that it has a gluttonous companion." Yang Yuntian's lips twitched slightly as he silently complained, but his tense nerves relaxed considerably as a result. The auspicious beast showed absolute goodwill towards Xiao Hei, which was one of his life-saving measures for the day.

"Humans, now we can have a proper talk."

A deep, authoritative voice rang out, and the black-robed Emperor Tian silently appeared three meters in front of Yang Yuntian. His golden, vertical pupils were fixed on him, as if trying to see through his very soul.

"What would you like to know, senior?"

"all!

After all... I have quite a few things I can invest in.