The scene within the light gate was indeed the core of the Star Dou Great Forest!
The slumbering Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, the Myriad Demon King, and even the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm—everything matched perfectly.
However!
The true sleeping place of the Master was completely isolated from the outside world. It existed within a sub-space, independent of the Douluo Continent itself!
After experiencing extreme fear and despair, Di Tian's golden dragon eyes suddenly erupted with wild joy, as if he had narrowly escaped a catastrophe!
This Divinity—although capable of forcibly opening a gate to the core of Star Dou—did not know the Master's true resting place!
Otherwise, he would never have kept Di Tian alive!
He must have captured him precisely to interrogate him about the Master's whereabouts!
The moment this realization dawned on him, Di Tian's heart—which had nearly been crushed by terror—began to pound violently once more.
The pride and dignity belonging to the Beast God surged back into his chest!
As long as the Master was safe, the Soul Beast Clan still had hope!
And he, Di Tian—the last guardian of the Soul Beast Clan—would defend this ultimate secret with his very life!
Di Tian cast a deep glance at his still-slumbering comrades within the light gate. A resolute, tragic gleam flickered in his eyes.
It was time.
Time to offer his life for the Master.
Time to sacrifice himself for the future of the Soul Beast Clan!
Just as Di Tian was fully immersed in his inner monologue, already envisioning his heroic and blood-soaked sacrifice—
Lin Feng didn't even spare him a glance.
He merely reached out casually toward the light gate.
The gesture was so relaxed it resembled picking a cabbage from a market stall.
Yet it was precisely this casual motion—
That caused the calm Lake of Life inside the gate to erupt into monstrous waves!
A terrifying purple dragon, radiating overwhelming pressure, was forcibly torn from its slumber by an irresistible power, without even a chance to react!
"Whoosh—!"
A shrill sound tore through the air.
The Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji, was violently yanked out of the light gate, her massive dragon body dragged through space itself.
Then—
"BOOM—!!!"
She slammed heavily into the ground in front of the restaurant, crashing beside the pit Di Tian had just created, sending dust and debris billowing into the air.
"Cough—cough—cough…"
Qian Daoliu and the others coughed repeatedly, waving their hands to disperse the dust.
As the haze slowly settled—
Zi Ji's enormous dragon body lay sprawled in the pit. She shook her head groggily, her fierce purple eyes filled with utter confusion.
Who am I?
Where am I?
Wasn't I sleeping just now?
She subconsciously turned her head.
Then her gaze fell upon a familiar figure beside her—his face swollen beyond recognition, resembling a pig's head, sprawled helplessly on the ground.
Zi Ji's dragon eyes widened instantly.
In the next second, her massive body flashed with light, rapidly transforming into a stunning woman with a fiery figure. Waist-length purple hair cascaded down her back, and faint purplish-black scales shimmered against her skin.
She rushed to Di Tian's side and stared at his battered face, gasping in disbelief.
"Di Tian?!"
"What happened to your face?!"
"Were you stung by hundreds of thousands of spirit bees?!"
But before she could even reach out to check whether Di Tian was still alive—
A terrifying power that made her very soul tremble locked onto her!
In the next instant, she didn't even see a figure.
A hand appeared out of thin air and clamped tightly around her slender neck.
Zi Ji's hair stood on end!
Her beastly combat instincts kicked in immediately!
Her fair palm condensed purplish-black spirit power—enough to tear a Titled Douluo apart—forming a deadly claw as she struck straight toward her opponent's heart!
But her movement had barely begun—
A fist the size of a clay pot rapidly filled her vision.
"Bang!"
A dull, heavy impact echoed.
Zi Ji felt as though a meteor had smashed directly into her left eye!
Blinding pain exploded through her entire body!
"Ow—!"
Tears welled up as she instinctively covered her eye, letting out an almost pitiful whimper.
When she looked up again—
A perfectly round, vivid black eye had formed around her socket.
Lin Feng lifted her effortlessly by the neck, suspending her in mid-air. His other hand, still clenched into a fist, waved threateningly in front of her face.
Then he turned his head and, wearing what he clearly believed to be a "fierce and menacing" expression, issued a low-level threat to Di Tian on the ground.
"Well?! Are you going to talk or not?!"
Watching Lin Feng's incredibly childish method of intimidation—
And looking at the "fierce" expression on his face, so stiff and exaggerated that even a fool could tell it was forced—
Qian Daoliu, Posey, Ning Fengzhi, and the others froze simultaneously.
Then, as if reaching the same conclusion at the same time, they exchanged glances.
Every face carried the same expression—desperate to laugh, yet trying with all their might to hold it in. Some faces even began twitching uncontrollably.
Devil Bear Douluo outright turned his back, his burly frame shaking violently, clearly on the verge of bursting into laughter.
In all fairness—
If anyone else used a companion as a hostage, it would only provoke disgust and contempt.
But watching the Senior's clumsy, almost catastrophic acting…
They could only feel the urge to laugh.
So even an omnipotent, god-like existence had things he wasn't good at.
However—
Just as everyone assumed this ridiculous farce would end with Di Tian's scornful sneer—
The moment they saw Di Tian's reaction, every single brain present crashed once more.
They saw the Beast God Di Tian lying on the ground. Upon witnessing Zi Ji being taken hostage—and even given a black eye—
His golden dragon eyes instantly turned blood-red!
A monstrous surge of grief and rage erupted from his chest!
Using every ounce of strength, he roared righteously toward Lin Feng, his voice filled with unyielding resolve!
"You despicable and shameless Divinity!"
"Even if you kill them all!"
"I, Di Tian, will never betray the Master!"
The roar was thunderous and stirring.
The decisiveness and tragedy in his voice left everyone present dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.
…What?
Did we hear that right?
The muscles on Qian Daoliu's face twitched violently.
Even Posey's perpetually icy expression cracked, her beautiful eyes filled with pure confusion.
They looked at Di Tian, whose face was brimming with grief and righteous indignation, as though performing a grand life-and-death drama.
Then they looked at Zi Ji, suspended in the air with a black eye and a completely bewildered expression.
Finally, they all turned—slowly, in unison—toward Lin Feng.
On his face was clearly written:
I acted really fierce, didn't I?
A single, world-shattering thought arose simultaneously in everyone's minds.
You actually…
Didn't realize Senior was acting?!
Are you seriously trading your intelligence for combat power?!
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