Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 8 The Demon King Desires a Sacrifice; The Left Palm Bone of the Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold

"Di Tian, ​​this is the 'big surprise' I mentioned before that I would give to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chenxing's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile:

"At this moment, Douluo Star has been completely shielded by me. Those guys from the God Realm can neither investigate it nor descend to the mortal realm."

"That's impossible!"

Di Tian exclaimed in surprise. Even with hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, Ye Chenxing's answer still made him lose his composure for the first time.

What is the realm of gods? It is the sword of Damocles hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment.

If stealing the essence of the Golden Tree and awakening a martial soul at its limit could still allow this beast god, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, to maintain a calm facade, now that he was being told that Ye Chenxing, a mere soul master, had easily made this deadly sword disappear.

Even though he was unwilling to believe it emotionally, his reason kept reminding him of the truth of the matter.

The most direct evidence is that this kid not only drained Shrek's most important Golden Tree, but also casually removed the fragments of divine consciousness from the mythical beast's body. Yet, to this day, the legendary Sea God, who is supposedly inextricably linked to Shrek, hasn't uttered a single word. Even he, with his vast knowledge, has never heard of such methods.

Looking at Ye Chenxing, who was calm and composed, Di Tian even began to feel fortunate that he had not become hostile to him because of a momentary racial prejudice.

Although he was already 90% convinced, the matter concerned the life and death of the entire soul beast race, so Di Tian's tone still carried a hint of barely concealed urgency: "How did you do that? Is the God Realm truly powerless to intervene? This matter is of utmost importance and cannot be taken lightly!"

Ye Chenxing certainly wouldn't tell him that he had used most of the enormous energy he had obtained for free from the Golden Tree to shield the God Realm.

"I naturally have my own methods. As for whether this matter is true or false, I believe that with Senior Beast God's abilities, he will surely be able to verify it in the future."

Di Tian understood the implication in Ye Chenxing's words, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

Just then, the Demon King, who had remained silent all along, suddenly stepped forward, as if he had made up his mind.

"Honorable Child of Nature, I have a request."

"Oh? Please speak, senior." Ye Chenxing said with a hint of doubt.

The Demon King took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I hope... to become your soul ring."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chenxing was slightly startled, while Di Tian's reaction was even more intense.

"King of Ten Thousand Demons, have you gone mad?!" Di Tian roared, "You've only survived your Heavenly Tribulation for less than 30,000 years, why would you make such a decision?!"

The Demon King shook his head, his withered face revealing a calm that had seen through everything: "Di Tian, ​​you also understand that with the suppression of the rules of the God Realm, we soul beasts have no chance of becoming gods. But he is different... He is the new Child of Nature. As long as I can become his soul ring, I can continue to cultivate with him as my foundation at any time. With his protection, I don't even have to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation anymore."

"If one day, even if he truly perishes, his essence will transform into an ancient tree, and as its vessel, I can still be reborn under its protection. Moreover..." The Demon King paused, his gaze fixed intently on Ye Chenxing.

"You've witnessed the breathtaking feats he's accomplished today. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to follow such a figure, and I absolutely cannot let it slip by!"

"Are you betraying the Soul Beast race?!" Di Tian's eyes instantly turned extremely dangerous, and the pressure of the Beast God faintly emerged.

Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, Ye Chenxing quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Senior Demon King, I am flattered by your kindness, but the plant-type soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest still need your protection."

At the same time, I don't want to put you and the Beast God in a difficult position. Rather than sacrificing yourself now, let's make a deal. I promise I will definitely reserve a soul ring slot for you, how about it?"

Hearing these words, the Demon King was deeply moved. Although Ye Chenxing was a child of nature, he was still human at heart. He was very surprised that Ye Chenxing could think of soul beasts.

He did not insist further, but instead forced out a Seed of Life radiating a rich green light from between his eyebrows and respectfully handed it to Ye Chenxing: "In that case, please accept this Seed of Life, sir."

As long as you have a breath left, it can keep you alive.

After saying this, the King of Ten Thousand Demons bowed and took his leave, disappearing into the earth.

No sooner had the Demon King left than a series of earth-shaking footsteps echoed from the distance.

A series of earth-shaking footsteps approached, and Xiong Jun ran back, panting heavily.

He clutched a strange bone that shone with a dark golden luster in his hairy hand and shoved it into Ye Chenxing's arms.

"Hey! Kid, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable, knowing that our clan's Terrorclaws are the most powerful!" Xiong Jun grinned, his face full of pride.

After all, he had lost to Di Tian in the past, but now the person the other party valued was also eyeing his claws, which made him feel like he had regained some face.

"Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, quite a few of our unworthy clansmen have indeed perished. Here, they're yours! I underestimated you before, and I'm willing to accept my defeat."

Ye Chenxing was slightly surprised when he saw this top-grade soul bone.

He only intended to get an ordinary metacarpal bone, but he didn't expect that this simple-minded bear would throw out a trump card when he did.

That's right, what he just whispered to Xiong Jun was to change the bet to a piece of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's palm bone.

From his perception, this was actually a dark gold dinosaur claw bear palm bone that was over 100,000 years old.

Although Xiong Jun usually seems simple-minded, he is clearly not stupid in this matter.

He clearly saw that Ye Chenxing had a bright future and took the opportunity to invest a substantial "angel investment".

"Thank you very much, Senior Xiong Jun. I will remember this favor." Ye Chenxing sincerely thanked him and put the soul bone into his pocket.

Xiong Jun chuckled, "Kid, next time you rob Shrek Academy, remember to call me, Old Xiong, along." Then he turned and left.

After packing his things, Ye Chenxing felt it was time to leave.

He reached out and ruffled the mythical beast's fluffy head, whispering:

"I'm leaving."

"Why are you leaving?" Upon hearing this, the mythical beast became anxious, its large head rubbing against him tightly. "Aren't you happy staying here? I'll find you whatever you want to eat, and I'll go wherever you want to go. Please don't leave... If you really have to leave, then take me with you!"

Seeing the auspicious beast's appearance, Ye Chenxing smiled helplessly: "Auspicious beast, I can't stay in the greenhouse forever. If I stay here, I won't grow."

Di Tian, ​​standing to the side, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the auspicious beast he had raised like his own daughter now eagerly running off with a human with blond hair.

"Auspicious Beast, don't be willful," Di Tian said in a deep voice. "He is, after all, human, and he will eventually have to leave."

"It's not like I'm not coming back." Ye Chenxing patted the auspicious beast's back, his tone becoming serious. "The Star Dou Great Forest is too small, and my enemies are too strong. If I don't go out and become stronger, how will I protect myself? How will I protect you? Please forgive me, okay?"

Hearing this, the auspicious beast, though unwilling, could only reluctantly agree, stretching out its paw: "Then...then you must come back as promised!" "I promise you." Ye Chenxing nodded solemnly.

Then, with a thought, six wings sprouted from his back, and he and Saber took to the sky.

Before leaving, he glanced back at the auspicious beast and warned, "Remember to be careful of humans, especially those slovenly old men." With that, the two transformed into two shooting stars and vanished into the sky in an instant.

Di Tian looked up at their departing figures and snorted coldly, "Such arrogance. However... he's right, the Star Dou Great Forest is indeed too small for him. Even I can't estimate this kid's achievements. I just hope he won't become an enemy of my Soul Beast Clan in the future." After saying that, Di Tian tore open space and disappeared silently from the spot.