"Our paths differ, and we have nothing to discuss."
"We brothers may not have returned to aid the Star Dou Forest, but we have never harmed our own kind. We have always been protecting soul beasts."
"Beast God, we ask that you not make things difficult for us."
"Is that so?" Di Tian's dragon eyes grew increasingly cold.
"That precious daughter of Tang San calls you 'Big Uncle' and 'Second Uncle,' and you even guarded her spiritual sea before. Don't tell me you were unaware that Wang Dong'er's soul was incomplete?"
"You were not only aware of the scheme against the Emperor Auspicious Beast but were also accomplices."
As Di Tian openly revealed these details, Da Ming and Er Ming's expressions changed repeatedly.
They couldn't understand—how did Di Tian know about such a secret matter?
Before their chaotic minds could think of any excuse or delaying tactic, Di Tian continued:
"Leave your divine weapons behind, then get lost."
"This time, I will spare you for the sake of your efforts in preserving the soul beast lineage."
"But the next time we meet, if you still stand against me—death awaits you!"
The terror in Da Ming and Er Ming deepened as they realized their secrets were completely exposed.
Exchanging a glance, they quickly made their decision. They left two objects behind and turned into two beams of light, one green and one yellow, fleeing beyond the miniature plane.
In their place, two gleaming artifacts remained—a testament to their former strength.
One emitted arcs of azure lightning, infused with the power of thunder. The other exuded a dense, heavy aura, like the weight of countless mountains.
Having been nurtured for years by the divine energies of the God Realm, these artifacts, though among the lowest-tier divine weapons, were still formidable.
It could be said that a significant portion of Da Ming and Er Ming's combat strength came from these divine artifacts.
With a wave of his arm, Di Tian collected both artifacts, stripping them of a large part of their power. Then, as he gazed at the trails of their retreating figures, his thoughts remained unknown.
Only when the earth trembled and mountains began to collapse did he snap out of his reverie.
The miniature realm of the Myriad Beast Platform had no true core or central node; rather, it had always relied on the presence of its creators to sustain it.
Now that the two founders had departed, the plane lost its support, leading to its current state of collapse.
At that moment, Di Tian's vast spiritual power, which had already enveloped the entire miniature realm, surged forth, reaching into every corner of the space.
In no time at all, he gained full control over the Myriad Beast Platform.
Di Tian's voice resonated clearly within the minds of every soul beast within the plane.
"Surviving soul beasts, I am the Beast God, Di Tian!"
"Today, I have come to bring you home!"
"From now on, no human shall intrude upon our homeland at will!"
Under the mighty resonance of his dragon's roar, one soul beast after another prostrated themselves in response, letting out cries of excitement and exhilaration.
To be able to drive away the original rulers of the Myriad Beast Platform—Da Ming and Er Ming—Di Tian had unquestionably proven his power to these tens of thousands of soul beasts.
As the miniature realm trembled, spatial forces came under a masterful control, and numerous spatial passages suddenly appeared throughout the area.
These soul beasts had originally been taken into the Myriad Beast Platform from various soul beast habitats outside.
To them, nothing was more important than returning to their original homes.
Thus, when the vast landscape of the Star Dou Forest was revealed through the spatial rifts, an uncontrollable frenzy erupted among them.
A stampede of soul beasts!
This magnificent, awe-inspiring sight had not been witnessed for countless ages.
The spatial gateways did not all open to the same location but instead dispersed the soul beasts across different open areas of the rejuvenated Star Dou Forest.
The newly expanded forest was vast, not as congested as the Myriad Beast Platform had been.
Not only tens of thousands of soul beasts, but even hundreds of thousands could flood into the Star Dou Forest without issue.
Because of the abundance of territory, large-scale battles over land did not immediately break out.
The law of survival—where the strong prey on the weak—was far less prominent when resources were plentiful.
As for the remnants of the Myriad Beast Platform itself, Di Tian relocated it to the roots of the Tree of Life, using it as nourishment for the tree's growth.
The collapse of an entire subsidiary plane, combined with the stampede of so many soul beasts, had a significant impact across the continent.
However, no factions responded with any large-scale actions.
On the soul beast side, Di Tian had consolidated power, and communication among soul beast territories was swift.
The reason behind the Star Dou Forest's tremors was quickly relayed to other soul beast settlements.
With Di Tian's protection, they firmly believed that the soul beast race could continue to thrive in peace.
On the human side, though some factions wanted to react, they simply lacked the strength.
After Di Tian's devastating assault had wiped out the continent's peak combat forces, they had no choice but to focus on rebuilding.
Calming the populace, negotiating compromises between factions, drafting defensive strategies, and urgently replenishing their military forces—these were the concerns that preoccupied humanity.
Moreover, they had to divert massive amounts of resources and funding to fully cede territory back to the soul beasts.
At such a delicate and troubled juncture, no human faction dared provoke the soul beast race.
Or rather, until humanity could find a force capable of countering Di Tian, all plans against the soul beasts would remain shelved.
Fortunately, the upheaval across the continent did not last long before gradually subsiding.
For the first time in a long while, the world enjoyed a brief period of peace—a moment to catch its breath.
On the surface, at least, everything seemed to be stabilizing.
The soul beast habitats continued their steady expansion, and their populations grew at a consistent rate.
Xue Ling, now fully recovered, was assigned by Di Tian to oversee the exchange of soul technology with humanity. A special area was established within the soul beast territories to invite interested soul beasts to learn and develop their own technological heritage.
Of course, results were minimal.
This would likely only change once Di Tian's cultivation reached an even higher realm.
Elsewhere, Xiong Jun managed the soul beast territories on the Star Luo Continent, while Zi Ji oversaw those on the Dou Ling Continent. Both were making steady progress.
Large numbers of captive soul beasts, once confined by the two great empires, were finally returning to the wild.
Meanwhile, humanity was licking its wounds, mourning its losses, and relying on its remarkable reproductive and growth capabilities to rebuild its strength.
For instance, the Blood God Legion, humanity's first line of defense against the Abyssal Plane, had only suffered two major losses—the deaths of their two four-word battle armor masters, Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi.
The remaining combat forces were largely intact, and they were actively training the next generation of key leaders, such as the young prodigy of the Jiang family, who possessed the Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul.
Similarly, despite losing access to immortal herbs, the Seven Monsters of Shrek still enjoyed the vast resources of the Tang Sect, allowing them to continue their meteoric rise.
(End of Chapter)