After the wave of soul beasts, a black figure silently appeared in the Great Star Dou Forest, a place rarely visited by soul masters, and moved northward.
Ever since the Silver Dragon King stated that the remnant soul of the Fire Dragon King most likely still existed in the world, Emperor Tian discovered a special race of soul beasts — the sound-emitting butterflies.
He used these soul beasts to send orders to all intelligent soul beasts in the forest to search for relevant information.
Not long ago, a ten-thousand-year-old green-headed fly was attracted by Dugu Bo's poison formation and entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
With a certain level of intelligence, it immediately recalled the order from the soul beast king and quickly relayed the news back to the Great Star Dou Forest.
Emperor Tian took this very seriously. Even if the extremely hot and extremely cold springs weren't remnants of the Fire Dragon King, they were likely treasure lands, nurturing medicinal herbs highly beneficial to soul beasts.
Precious herbs and even immortal herbs were not only effective for humans, but also for soul beasts. A single precious herb could save them from years of hardship.
Even the Ten Thousand Demon King, who ranked fifth among the top ten soul beasts, relied on swallowing fairy grass to achieve his current strength.
Emperor Tian flew at high speed straight to the Sunset Forest without any obstacles. Guided by the ten-thousand-year-old green-headed fly, he arrived above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
He saw the cold Yin spring and the hot Yang spring below, and his eyes lit up with joy.
He could already feel a kind of pressure in his blood — the remnant soul of the Fire Dragon King might really be here.
Emperor Tian dove down and waved his hand, destroying all the poison formations set up by Dugu Bo.
He saw the pits left by the fairy herbs around the area and the freshly planted medicinal materials. How could he not realize that humans had already occupied this place?
Although it was a pity, Emperor Tian didn't care too much at this point. Black energy enveloped his body as he plunged into the blazing Yang spring.
The deeper he dove, the more he felt a pulse in his blood. When he reached the bottom, he saw the corpse of the Fire Dragon King. Mixed emotions of joy and hatred surged in his heart — he wished he could kill him in the God Realm right now.
"Lord Fire Dragon King, could you reveal yourself?"
"I didn't expect anyone to remember me. Heh, little one, you look familiar. I think I've seen you somewhere before."
The remnant soul of the Fire Dragon King emerged from the corpse and circled Di Tian, who remained safe and sound in the blazing Yang spring, as if recalling something.
"Fire Dragon King, I was fortunate enough to be granted the divine skill — Dragon God's Claw — by the Dragon God. Perhaps we met back then."
"Yes, yes, you're that little black dragon. Time truly flies."
"Lord Fire Dragon King, would you return to the Great Star Dou Forest with me? The Silver Dragon King is still waiting for you there."
"Unfortunately, I also wish to return to the soul beasts, but I've long been dead, and my soul has fused with these bones. It's hard to separate.
The energy in these bones has created this blazing Yang spring. If I leave, it will turn to ashes immediately."
"Please wait a moment, Senior Fire Dragon King. I'll return and find a way to bring you back."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Di Tian turned and prepared to leave. He had to return and consult the Silver Dragon King on how to solve this problem.
In his memory, there seemed to be a Holy Spirit Grass King in the southern grasslands. Perhaps it would have a miraculous effect on the Fire Dragon King.
As Di Tian pondered, dragon wings appeared on his back, and he was about to rush back to the Great Star Dou Forest, but suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Wait, there's one more thing."
"Lord Fire Dragon King, please speak."
"The remnant soul of the Water Dragon King is in the cold spring next to this one, but his condition is much worse than mine. He's in deep slumber. Do not disturb him."
"The Water Dragon King is also alive?!"
Di Tian was shocked. This news was a great blessing for the soul beast clan.
Once both dragon kings were rescued and their bodies rebuilt, the strength of the soul beast clan would surge. He must immediately inform the Silver Dragon King of this news.
"Wait, there's still one more thing."
Di Tian, who was about to leave again, immediately turned around and frowned at the remnant soul of the Fire Dragon King. Couldn't he just say everything at once?
"Fire Dragon King, do you have any more instructions?"
"No, but I want to tell you something. The Sun God and Moon God have issued a divine trial."
Di Tian was stunned. He searched his vast memory for information about these two gods, but found nothing.
"Lord Fire Dragon King, forgive my rudeness, but what is the connection between these gods and the soul beast clan? How do you know this?"
"I saw their successor here — a human male with a golden mask. He also took a rare treasure outside the spring.
As for the connection between those two gods and our soul beast clan, you can return and ask the Silver Dragon King.
All I can say is, we were not enemies in the past."
"I understand."
Di Tian left again. He kept glancing back during his ascent, afraid the Fire Dragon King would have more to say.
But this time, he truly disappeared. The Fire Dragon King watched Di Tian go, then returned to the ruins. In the blazing Yang spring, only the sound of regret echoed.
The most outstanding young man of the dragon clan, who once played with the Dragon God, had not become a god to this day.
It seemed the Dragon God had indeed set a death rule — soul beasts could not become gods. The soul beast clan had no gods, and most were on the brink of extinction.
The Fire Dragon King didn't expect that the Silver Dragon King, who inherited only a sliver of the Dragon God's power and hadn't even reached the level of a God King, could fight deities in the Divine Realm.
"Forget it, you're dead, why keep thinking about it? But the Sun and Moon Gods?
Oh, your elder brother has died — they truly couldn't tolerate you. How pitiful."
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well returned to silence, and Di Tian rushed back to the Great Star Dou Forest, reporting everything to the Silver Dragon King, who was lying within the essence of the Lake of Life and surrounded by golden living beings.
"You're right. The Holy Spirit Grass King does indeed have the ability to separate a remnant soul from beast bones, but I'm unsure if it'll work on the Fire Dragon King.
As for the relationship between the Sun and Moon Gods and our soul beast clan, my inherited memory tells me that they — or their siblings — were once close to the Dragon God.
But many years have passed, and their current situation is unknown. Moreover, they are who they are, and their heirs are their heirs. We must not let down our guard."
"Understood."
Di Tian left the cave and headed to the southern grasslands. The Holy Spirit Grass King was a 100,000-year-old soul beast and would be honored to serve the Fire Dragon King.