Chapter 98: The Human Heart, the Invincible Di Tian
The long-lost fresh aura made Lin Yun relax completely. Stepping out from the soul power shield maintained by the Myriad Demon King, he bathed in the misty rain that seemed capable of washing even his soul.
Di Tian and the others tacitly remained silent, quietly watching the figure with arms spread wide as if to embrace the heavens and earth.
No—he was not only as if embracing the heavens and earth, but truly doing so. All living things seemed to cheer and dance around him.
Bi Ji, most attuned to life itself, and the Myriad Demon King, as another plant-type soul beast, both faintly sensed the pure joy of the myriad spirits in the surroundings.
Boom—
A heavy clap of thunder rumbled above. In the dark sky, the clouds briefly parted, and a single shaft of sunlight pierced through, shining down upon Lin Yun.
Deep meditation.
In this unexpected moment, Lin Yun entered his first true deep meditation since arriving in the Douluo Continent.
The slowly circulating soul power within his body suddenly surged along the route of the Solar Scripture. Brilliant golden light radiated from Lin Yun, resonating with the sunlight streaming from the clouds.
He became the sole light within the misty rain—the only light for Star Dou Forest, and for all soul beasts.
"I believe our Sovereign will surely be like this light, redeeming us from the abyss of darkness." Bi Ji pressed her hands together in prayer, her face filled with reverence.
Di Tian glanced at Bi Ji, his gaze tinged with faint grievance: What's wrong with darkness, huh?
When will we dark-attribute soul beasts finally stand tall?
Instead, the Myriad Demon King agreed with Bi Ji's words. "The Sovereign's ability is beyond what we can imagine. With only a few subtle moves, he has already dealt a heavy blow to Shrek Academy's reputation, which plagued us for so long. If he were to deploy his later methods, Shrek Academy's situation—even if not met with universal condemnation—would come close."
"So what exactly has the Sovereign been doing this past year?" Zi Ji could not help but ask in curiosity.
The Ice Emperor and the Myriad Demon King exchanged a glance, both finding it difficult to put into words.
They had witnessed Lin Yun scheming step by step, executing each plan carefully. Yet why it was effective to such an extent, these two soul beast kings could not fathom.
Still, they pieced together a rough description of Lin Yun's actions within Shrek Academy.
Now, the ones wracking their brains expanded from two soul beasts to a whole group of them. Only Di Tian seemed faintly aware that what Lin Yun had done pointed toward the human heart, exploiting human nature itself.
But to explain clearly, he could not.
"Enough, let's not dwell on this. As long as we follow the Sovereign's instructions, it will suffice." The Myriad Demon King rubbed his temples, easing the headache from overthinking.
His failure to understand Lin Yun's purpose was not due to lack of intelligence, but lack of understanding of the human race. Or rather, none among soul beasts possessed vision like Mu En—long-term foresight combined with the power to enforce decisions and bring matters to conclusion.
The soul beasts of Star Dou Forest merely guarded their small domain, waiting endlessly for the Silver Dragon King's awakening.
The Evil Eye Tyrant Master in the Demonic Forest fenced itself off in its own territory, waiting to be slain by Huo.
As for the Extreme North, there was no need to speak—the strongest Two Emperors and Two Kings were all threatened by tribulation.
Without Huo Yuhao, even if the four of them gathered together, they could not support the heavens. By the time of the Dragon King's Legend, the very entrance to the Abyssal Plane had been set within the Extreme North.
The immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were nothing more than fattened pigs raised for Tang San.
In conclusion: doomed!
If they had truly understood how to manipulate the human heart, would they have ended up in such miserable straits in the original story?
Thus, the wisest of them, the Myriad Demon King, offered the conclusion: since they lacked the mind for it, they might as well discard thinking altogether and simply follow the Sovereign's lead.
The other ferocious beasts nodded in silent agreement.
Among them, Bear Lord was the happiest—likely the only one most willing to abandon his brain entirely.
"By the way, Di Tian, did you find that soul beast the Sovereign asked you to search for?" The Ice Emperor suddenly spoke.
Before their return, Lin Yun had muttered about this matter, and the Ice Emperor had remembered it clearly.
The Myriad Demon King also turned his gaze to Di Tian.
After all, it was he who had passed the message to Di Tian, so he naturally knew what Lin Yun was seeking.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Yes, precisely that one.
After Lin Yun had been briefly controlled by Cao Jinxuan, inexplicably developing a portion of time manipulation ability, the first thought he had was to alter the soul beast chosen for his fourth spirit ring.
Originally, the Dark Devilgod Tiger was never on his list. Though formidable, it had no compatibility with his Golden Dragon King martial soul.
But with the time attribute in his grasp, things were different!
Not only the Dark Devilgod Tiger, but even the Evil Eye Tyrant Master had entered his sights. That giant eye had actually comprehended the Light of Time and Space, a top-tier T0 level spirit ability, purely through spiritual power.
This was the benefit of Douluo Continent. Although the hierarchy of power was flimsy, raising one's strength was simple—just attach a spirit ring and it was done.
Direct and effective.
Once Lin Yun confirmed that his Golden Dragon King bloodline did indeed contain the power of time, his very first command was for the Myriad Demon King to send word to Di Tian to capture a Dark Devilgod Tiger as his fourth spirit ring.
The fate of that species was inevitable. The previous Dark Devilgod Tiger had been beaten down by Er Ming and Da Ming like a watchdog before finally becoming Tang San's spirit ring.
Because it relied on devouring to grow, the Dark Devilgod Tiger would inevitably become the enemy of all soul beasts.
Especially with Tianmeng Iceworm's escape and the awakening of Di Tian and the other soul beast rulers, any Dark Devilgod Tiger daring to show itself in Star Dou Forest would be torn into eight pieces and bottled by Di Tian in an instant.
Unable to show itself, its growth could only remain hidden. At most, it could reach thirty to fifty thousand years.
Exactly the perfect fit for Lin Yun's fourth spirit ring.
Under the gazes of the gathered soul beasts, Di Tian clasped his hands behind his back and turned away, leaving them only the view of his invincible back.
"Hmph, if I take action, how could there be failure? Since the Sovereign desires its spirit ring, even if it hides within the rifts of space, I will seize it!" Di Tian's back radiated absolute dominance.
With a wave of his hand, a battered, wounded, and weakened black tiger suddenly appeared beside the Lake of Life, imprisoned by overwhelming spatial force.
A fifty-thousand-year Dark Devilgod Tiger!
(End of Chapter)
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