"Who are you? What do you want with our young sect master?" The one who stepped forward was Liu Ruyan. At this moment, he had already reached rank 94 Title Douluo.
Before the Abyss Demonic Dragon could reply, three figures flashed into appearance beside Liu Ruyan.
They were Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
"Quasi-god! God Origin Realm."
The Abyss Demonic Dragon exclaimed in shock. It instinctively flapped its wings, stirring up a slight whirlwind, and retreated dozens of meters backward.
"Please don't be nervous, Miss Zi Ji. We mean no harm. We're just a bit curious about why you're in such a hurry to come here."
Zi Ji also realized she had been too hasty. The Abyss Demonic Dragon's aura began to contract inward, and a layer of black mist spread through the air.
In the blink of an eye, a woman wearing a purple long skirt with her hair pinned up appeared before everyone.
"Soul beast taking human form!" The information that soul beasts over one hundred thousand years old could take human form after surviving a thunder tribulation was no longer a secret to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
But what was this soul beast coming to find their young sect master for? The group of Title Douluo still could not figure it out no matter how much they thought.
"Di Tian is severely injured and in a coma. We have no solution. Bi Ji went to contact the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall, while I came to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Vaguely sensing that something major might happen, after discussion among them, the ferocious beasts decided to first gather everyone who might be able to wake Di Tian.
Logically, Di Tian's injury should not be revealed in public like this.
It could only be said that Zi Ji was too worried and lost her composure. Besides, if Ning Rongrong really wanted to kill Di Tian, whether he was injured or not probably made little difference, so she had no reservations.
Sure enough, upon hearing Zi Ji say that Di Tian was injured, Ning Rongrong's expression changed slightly.
"Bi Ji can't heal him?" Ning Rongrong furrowed her delicate brows. On the entire Douluo Continent, when it came to healing abilities and excluding god-level existences, Bi Ji was the strongest. Even the current Nine Heart Begonia could not compare.
"Di Tian's soul and body are both injured. The soul damage is too severe, and Bi Ji has no way to resolve it."
"Alright." Ning Rongrong sighed. "Then what is your purpose in seeking me?"
"We hope you can treat Di Tian and wake him up. He... although we don't have one hundred percent certainty, Di Tian seems to have come out from the Dragon Valley."
Zi Ji did not finish the rest of her words, because the Dragon Valley involved the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.
"I understand, but I can't guarantee that I can wake him." After Ning Rongrong finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Ning Fengzhi beside her. "Dad, I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest for a trip. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will be entrusted to you all."
"Also, you've just reached your current God Origin Realm. Focus a bit more on cultivation and try to stabilize your realm as much as possible."
"We understand." Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo nodded. Ning Fengzhi then spoke up, "You must be careful too. Don't push yourself too hard."
"Mm..."
After giving instructions on everything, Ning Rongrong turned her gaze to Zi Ji. "Let's go. Take me to see Di Tian's condition."
Seeing Ning Rongrong act so swiftly and decisively, Zi Ji did not delay either. She was just about to revert to her original form to carry Ning Rongrong and leave when Ning Rongrong gently pressed her shoulder with her hand, and the soul power on her body dispersed accordingly.
Under Zi Ji's puzzled gaze, Ning Rongrong spoke: "We can just open a spatial passage and go in directly. I've been to the Star Dou Great Forest before, so I can still lock onto the position."
As she spoke, Ning Rongrong extended her finger and lightly drew in the space ahead.
A series of "sizzle sizzle sizzle" sounds rang out.
A black line tore through the space, then cracked open into a gap. The gap fell away like an eggshell.
In the blink of an eye, an oval spatial portal opened.
"Let's go!" Ning Rongrong stepped in first, and Zi Ji quickly followed.
Upon entering the portal, Zi Ji only felt her mind go into a brief daze. In the next blink, she appeared in the sky somewhere.
She instinctively looked down at the surroundings—a familiar scene all around.
"We're here already?"
"Of course. I don't like rushing back and forth on the road. This way is much faster."
Ning Rongrong landed on the ground first, and Zi Ji quickly followed. The two, familiar with the route, soon arrived at the core area.
As soon as they entered what was called the core zone, Ning Rongrong sensed multiple soul beasts over one hundred thousand years old—basically all existences that had survived at least one thunder tribulation.
"Hm, Bi Ji and Qian Renxue seem to haven't arrived yet." Ning Rongrong felt a bit puzzled.
"We came too fast." Zi Ji said helplessly. Ning Rongrong's cross-spatial teleportation speed was something even Limit Douluo could not keep up with!
"Never mind. First take me to see Di Tian. Where is he now?"
Zi Ji's strength was not particularly strong among the ferocious beasts, but she enjoyed Di Tian's deep trust.
Moreover, her own true form was the Abyss Demonic Dragon. In the Star Dou Great Forest, if only considering bloodline superiority, Zi Ji's bloodline was the closest to Di Tian's.
Under Zi Ji's lead along with several ferocious beasts who had come to see Ning Rongrong, Ning Rongrong soon found Di Tian.
Di Tian had returned to his original true form. His enormous body constantly emanated a terrifying pressure that would frighten ordinary soul beasts, but this pressure meant nothing to Ning Rongrong.
"His aura is very unstable. The physical injuries were repaired by Bi Ji, right?" Ning Rongrong looked toward Zi Ji beside her.
Zi Ji nodded upon hearing this: "Yes. External injuries can be repaired, but when it comes to the soul aspect... sigh!"
Zi Ji sighed again as she spoke.
"Before he fell into the coma upon returning, did he say anything to you all?" Ning Rongrong pressed further.
"No. He just told us to go find you. The other side of the spatial rift Di Tian came out from should be the Dragon Valley, but..."
"What is it?" Seeing Zi Ji hesitate to speak, Ning Rongrong could not help feeling curious.
"Perhaps it's my imagination, but I always feel that the Dragon Valley he came out from is completely different from the one he entered before."
"That oppressive feeling of suppression... I... I can't imagine why it would turn into this inside."
As a dragon clan soul beast with true dragon bloodline, Zi Ji could more clearly sense the state of the Dragon Valley—it was entirely different from before.
"I roughly understand the situation with his injury." Ning Rongrong's gaze rested on Di Tian's massive dragon body. She let out a long sigh.
"The rule-related soul injury on Di Tian comes from none other than your lord."
"What!"
"That's impossible!"
"You're talking nonsense."
As soon as Ning Rongrong finished speaking, the surrounding ferocious beasts immediately erupted with intense soul power. Clearly, this news dealt them a huge blow—even to the point of disbelief.
"Enough. Be quiet."
A heavy surge of zhenqi was released, deliberately avoiding Zi Ji and Di Tian.
Instantly, the surrounding ferocious beasts became clear-headed. They all became obedient, cold sweat seeping from their foreheads.
"I don't need you to believe me. Since Di Tian said nothing and simply had you come find me, perhaps he believes I can see through his injury."
"I've been to the Dragon Valley before as well. That place is the burial ground for the divine realm's dragon clan."
"Your lord was influenced by the lingering emotions on the remaining corpses and injured Di Tian. Do you think something like that is impossible?"
"This..."
The ferocious beasts exchanged looks. It was not only because they had just learned about the Dragon Valley, but also because Gu Yuena being affected there was indeed possible.
"A storm is coming!" Ning Rongrong sighed silently in her heart. It seemed the matter the evil god king was worried about might be happening right now. Ning Rongrong withdrew her thoughts and spoke:
"I'll wake Di Tian first. No matter what, I'm still an outsider. My words won't carry as much weight as Di Tian's."
"Moreover, your lord..."
Ning Rongrong let out a long sigh but did not continue speaking.
(End of chapter)