"I don't understand." Outside Heaven Dou City, Di Tian and Bijī flew through the sky. A look of confusion crossed Di Tian's face. "Why are we running away like mice fleeing from a cat? Why did we have to leave Heaven Dou City?"
"Let's take it slow for now." Bijī sighed softly. "It's the same whether we enter the city now or a few days later."
"Since Xue Qinghe is Qian Renxue, our information might soon reach the Spirit Hall. By then, entering Heaven Dou City won't be dangerous anymore."
"But they're humans! Aren't you afraid the Spirit Hall will send people to hunt us down?"
"Di Tian, I've told you to read more and gather more information, but you never listen."
Bijī was exasperated. Could it be that Di Tian, the clan leader of the Black Dragon Tribe, had bought his position? He was practically a muscle-headed fool.
"Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu are both injured. What means do they have left to capture us?"
"Our only task is to calmly carry out the mission given by our master, observe the methods of the Angel Clan, and use that to determine our future actions."
"I don't trust humans." Di Tian said coldly. "You should understand we are still spirit beasts. To humans, spirit bones and spirit rings are treasures."
Bijī sighed. "Di Tian, we have no choice. The only humans we can cooperate with are the discarded Angel Clan, abandoned by their god."
"If we ally with them, we have no hope."
"I've already inquired about Qian Renxue's spirit power. Do you understand what it means to be born with innate Level 20 spirit power?"
Hearing this, Di Tian fell silent.
Bijī continued, "With the right guidance, she could reach our master's level."
"If we and our master assist her, combined with the Spirit Hall's foundation and the continent's faith, she might even have a chance at becoming a God King."
"Spirit beasts cannot become gods, but that doesn't mean humans can't."
"With her help, our master might be able to restore the Dragon God's power."
"At that point, two God Kings against five though still at a disadvantage would not be without hope."
"That's just your speculation." Di Tian sighed. "The Angel God is only a first-level deity."
"So what?" Bijī retorted. "Don't be naive, Di Tian. Opportunities belong to those who are prepared. I've read information in Heaven Dou's library."
"In the Extreme North, there are rumors of the Ice God's inheritance. The Snow Empress and Ice Jade Scorpion believes in the Ice God, not our master. But regardless, she is still a spirit beast..."
"You mean..." Di Tian frowned.
"Strengthen the spirit beast faction, ally with humans. As for how far we can go, whether we can defy fate that will depend on what happens later."
"Besides, I'm very interested in that Ning Rongrong. She might also be someone we can recruit."
"That's why I've been stopping you from causing trouble for them."
"Being able to suppress the residual souls of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King already proves she's extraordinary."
"Moreover, the purity of her soul is something no ordinary Spirit Master who absorbs spirit beast rings can compare to. Cooperation between us is possible."
"Wasn't the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's evolution into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda the wish of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
"Then let's help them achieve it. All living beings have desires."
"Our master may not be able to help spirit beasts become gods, but helping humans ascend isn't entirely impossible. Things like god-bestowed spirit rings are simple for our master, aren't they?"
"You're draining our master's power." Di Tian's gaze turned cold. "How can you guarantee those humans will remain loyal to our master? Don't forget we are spirit beasts, they are humans!"
"It's not about loyalty, it's about benefit..."
"Do you understand, Di Tian?"
"Aside from gods born as deities, no one starts at the top."
"The Asura God and the Angel God were both humans who cultivated their way to godhood."
"They too had their own interests. The Angel God died under mysterious circumstances, with all evidence pointing to the Asura God, who had conflicts with her."
"But no one stood up for a dead god. That's the nature of benefit."
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Di Tian's voice was icy.
"Humans or spirit beasts Di Tian, don't take these distinctions too seriously."
"If you truly want our master to return to the Divine Realm, you must abandon that arrogant attitude of a first-level god."
"Spirit beasts cannot become gods, and the number of spirit rings humans can obtain will eventually lead to the extinction of spirit beasts."
"All we can do is change these rules, alter the methods of cultivation..."
"We can't do it now. Our master can't do it now. But one day, like-minded people will change this."
"In the past, humans were prey for spirit beasts but that was the past."
"Take my Emerald Swan tribe, for example. My kin or rather, I was once prey for the spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"I fled in panic, hating battle, hating to see life wither away. But I had to survive for the sake of changing my tribe's fate."
"I succeeded. By constantly uniting like-minded allies, supporting each other, and working together..."
"I finally freed the Emerald Swans from the fate of being hunted."
"From weak ten-year spirit beasts, in just tens of thousands of years, we overcame multiple heavenly tribulations and reached a cultivation of 570,000 years."
Bijī paused briefly before continuing:
"According to human classifications of Title Douluos, I, like you, possess strength equivalent to a Level 99 Title Douluo."
"I won't deny that your talent surpasses mine. If not for you being a spirit beast, becoming a god wouldn't be impossible." Di Tian sighed.
Bijī was one of the true rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest, second only to him.
(Our master doesn't count that's beyond standard!)
Strictly speaking, spirit beasts above 500,000 years are equivalent to human Level 99 Title Douluos.
However, among Limit Douluos, there are still three subdivisions:
Pseudo Demigod, Demigod, and Quasi-God determined by the degree of divine body condensation.
Bijī's strength was at the Pseudo Demigod level. As a support-type spirit beast, her combat ability wasn't particularly formidable.
Meanwhile, he, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, with an 800,000-year cultivation, was at the Quasi-God level.
And Qian Daoliu? If we disregard his use of the Angel God Set and Angel Sword during his fight with Tang Chen, both of them as they claimed were at the Demigod level.
Perhaps Tang Chen had reached Quasi-God, but in reality, there was no difference.
But as beings akin to divine attendants, stacking various divine buffs would elevate anyone originally at the Demigod level to the very threshold of godhood.
Even among Quasi-Gods, the difference in strength between the three wasn't vast.
Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu possessed divine buffs, but Di Tian also carried the Dragon God's legacy.
In a true life-and-death battle, the outcome would still be a toss-up. If one side chose to flee, the other would never be able to stop them.
This was the realization Di Tian had after witnessing the battle between Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.
Limit Douluos were different from the ranks before them.
Level 99 wasn't so easy to kill. Though the three subdivisions had differences in strength, the gap wasn't so vast as to be insurmountable.
Everyone had their trump cards. I may not be able to defeat you, but if I want to run, you can't stop me that's essentially how it was.