Douluo: Starting from the engagement with Zhu Zhuqing.

The entire Lake of Life was silent. When Dai Yao's thunderous roar slowly faded away, only the sound of the waves of the Lake of Life gently lapping against the shore remained.

Dai Yao held the Vast Sea Trident and pointed it angrily at Emperor Tian.

One black and five red soul rings slowly surrounded the body, and a vast and dignified aura briefly overwhelmed all the soul beasts.

Dai Yao certainly wasn't just being brave for a moment and allowing soul beasts to slaughter humans at will.

Before coming to the Star Dou Great Forest, he had already prepared for the worst.

The elite troops of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lotus Sect were mobilized and gathered in the direction of the Xingluo Empire in the Star Dou Great Forest.

In addition, after discussing with Bibi Dong, the remaining ordinary disciples of the Spirit Hall and the remaining troops of the major kingdoms and principalities were stationed on both sides of the Star Dou Great Forest. The only side of the Star Dou Great Forest facing the Heaven Dou Empire was not deployed.

This is a strategy of surrounding three sides and leaving one behind.

Even if a beast tide is launched, most of the soul beasts will naturally flock to the side of the Tiandou Empire when they are blocked on three sides.

The Wuhun Empire had just defeated the Tiandou Empire at Jialing Pass not long ago, and marched straight along the Lima Plain to the bottom of Zhennan Pass. Therefore, the number of civilians in this direction was the smallest, and the damage caused would be the least.

Not only that, most of the main forces of the Wuhun Empire are here. Once the beast tide breaks out, the soul beast clan will pay the most painful price here.

By then, although the army of the Wuhun Empire was facing a pincer attack from the Soul Beast Clan and the Tiandou Empire in front of Zhennan Pass, this was, after all, a matter of the rise and fall of the race. The Tiandou Empire would never dare to risk the world's disapproval and stab the Wuhun Empire in the back.

However, in this case, the strength of the Wuhun Empire will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it is hard to say whether it still has the strength to unify the continent.

Dai Yao still remembers that after he expressed this idea, Bibi Dong stared at him for a long time before agreeing to this plan.

"If Emperor Tian really launches a beast tide, I will not let down the human race, but I will have let down Bibi Dong."

Dai Yao stared at Di Tian intently. Although he was determined in his heart, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Bibi Dong had been patient for many years and had finally grown the Wuhun Empire's strength to an unprecedented level. However, if his plan failed and he lost the opportunity to unify the continent, he would be too ashamed to face Bibi Dong!

However, under the pressure from Di Tian, ​​Dai Yao had no choice but to make a choice.

Moreover, although Dai Yao's words of fighting to the death are apparently in direct conflict with Di Tian, ​​they are actually not as dangerous as imagined.

For the survival of his race, Di Tian avoided Dai Yao's challenge, preferring to be looked down upon by Dai Yao rather than take the slightest risk of failure. This was enough to show that the soul beast clan was much more important to him than his own reputation.

Therefore, Dai Yao chose to fight to the death with Di Tian, ​​which made Di Tian afraid to act rashly.

Di Tian knew very well that Dai Yao had already embarked on the path to becoming a god, and as long as he was given a little more time, he would definitely become a god. If they fell out this time and did not leave Dai Yao behind, they would not be able to bear the revenge of a god-level powerhouse in the future.

What's more, it's not like Di Tian didn't try to keep Dai Yao back then.

At that time, Dai Yao was only at the Soul Emperor level, which made Di Tian helpless. What about Dai Yao who has now entered the Titled Douluo realm?

If they fall out, the Soul Beast Clan will only have a few decades to wait for Dai Yao to become a god. But if they choose to give in, the Soul Beast Clan will still die, but will survive much longer...
Therefore, Dai Yao was 80% sure that Di Tian would not choose to launch a beast tide.

With the worst-case scenario plan in place and an 80% chance of success, Dai Yao, with no other options left to retreat, had no reason not to fight back against Di Tian with a tough attitude.

The Lake of Life was dead silent for a moment, and then suddenly erupted into a deafening roar.

Countless soul beasts raised their bodies, roared violently at Dai Yao, and made attacking gestures. Some of them were even so daring that they rushed towards Dai Yao in front of Di Tian. However, as soon as they entered the range of the Lake of Life, they were pressed down by the pressure released by Dai Yao's body and could not move.

Di Tian raised his hand slightly to rescue the soul beasts, then looked at Dai Yao expressionlessly. The six blood-red soul rings set off a storm in Di Tian's heart, but he did not show it at all.

He is indeed the child of destiny.

With his hands behind his back, he remained silent for a long time and then slowly spoke:

"Fight to the death? That's really a bold move. When the beast tide starts, countless innocent lives will be sacrificed for your choice. You can certainly choose to avenge them. But if I deliberately let them attack Hanhai City, slaughter your sect, and kill your relatives and friends, can you still be as righteous as you are now?"

When Dai Yao thought of the scene described by Di Tian, ​​the fall of Hanhai City, and familiar faces falling before his eyes, his heart felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, and he was a little breathless.

Although he knew that making such a choice would result in sacrifices, Dai Yao could not imagine what would happen if the price was his loved ones, or even Zhu Qing, Wu Tong and the others.

Be strict with others and lenient with yourself.

Only when the pain of losing a loved one falls on yourself will you know the heartache.

Once the beast tide breaks out, tens of millions of people will die in this disaster. That is not a simple number. At that time, tens of millions of families will fall into the pain of losing their loved ones. Does he have the courage to bear such consequences?
He couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

Decades ago, he was a prince imprisoned in the cold palace, not knowing whether he could live till tomorrow, so his only goal was to keep himself alive;
Decades later, he led his men into the Xing Luo Empire, killing countless innocent lives. At that time, he did not feel that it was too heavy to bear, because they were enemies standing in his way of revenge.
But now, he has achieved success and fame, and has killed all those who have brought him pain. For the first time, he is faced with the choice of human survival. For the first time, he realizes how much responsibility he needs to bear for this choice.

For the first time, I realized the meaning behind the position of God.

But the next moment, this hesitation disappeared. If he did not make this choice, would he have to watch the soul beast clan sneak into the God Realm, open the seal of the Golden Dragon King, destroy the God Realm, and then affect the entire Douluo Continent?
If you need to bear the infamy of the lives and deaths of millions of people, then bear it...

But then, he realized that Di Tian did not choose to launch the beast tide directly, but made him realize the horror of the beast tide from another angle, forcing him to agree to Di Tian’s conditions!

In other words, he made the right bet!
Emperor Tian did not dare to launch a beast tide!
Dai Yao was relieved. He instantly thought that now was the perfect time to go down the stairs! Let Di Tian mistakenly think that he was afraid to bear the pain of the death of millions of people, and become hesitant, so that there would be room for things to turn around!
He can use this to delay time!

But why didn't he choose to compromise in the beginning?
Remember, if you retreat one foot, others will advance ten feet.

Di Tian was aggressive from the beginning. If Dai Yao chose to compromise, he would lose the room for negotiation and would only have two options: agree or disagree. However, when he used a desperate attitude to force Di Tian into a corner and forced him to make concessions, from the perspective of game theory, he expanded his room for negotiation to the maximum.

Therefore, he could delay time more calmly. Dai Yao's mind raced, and a perfect struggle appeared on his face, and then he fell silent.

This acting skill was acquired by Dai Yao through his life-and-death experiences. Even at the age of 880,000 years, Di Tian still didn't notice anything wrong with Dai Yao.

Besides, Di Tian lived in the Xingdou Great Forest all year round and rarely lived with humans, so he was not that sensitive to human emotional changes. For example, Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape had lived together for 100,000 years, but wasn't she still like a child?

Moreover, with the protection of the light of the sea god, Dai Yao's emotions were completely concealed, making it even more difficult for Di Tian to detect them.

Seeing the struggle on Dai Yao's face, a gleam of light flashed in Di Tian's amber pupils.

He discovered Dai Yao’s weakness!
He is sure to win this game!
With a wave of his hand, Emperor Tian issued an order to retreat amidst the unwilling gazes of all the soul beasts. Although the soul beasts, as numerous as sand and gravel, were full of confusion and unwillingness, they still followed the order of the Beast God and slowly retreated.

When the soul beasts gathered beside the Lake of Life slowly disappeared, Di Tian smiled with his hands behind his back, slowly descended to the shore, and said to Dai Yao:

"You are wavering, aren't you? In that case, how about we both take a step back?"

"What do you want?"

Dai Yao was silent for a while, pretended to frown, landed on the shore, and asked in a deep voice.

"If we don't give in to each other, we will both suffer. Even if you kill our entire clan, what will happen? Will you humans give birth to powerful spirit masters? So, I don't ask you to agree immediately. How about you stay in the Xingdou Great Forest during this period of time?"

Di Tian asked sincerely.

Silence enveloped the lake of life again. A gentle breeze blew by. Dai Yao's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed. He clenched his fists several times before finally relaxing them.

Letting him stay in the Star Dou Great Forest and not directly launching a beast tide was Di Tian's concession. If Dai Yao still didn't agree, then he would be a little ungrateful.

Besides, isn’t his purpose to stay and delay time?
After a long silence, Dai Yao slowly said:

"can."

Di Tian smiled and said, "I think that your time here will change your view of soul beasts."

Dai Yao shrugged and could not deny it.

Immediately, Di Tian stepped lightly, and an invisible wave was released. The next moment, powerful auras broke through the water.

There are six figures in total.

The first one was a beautiful woman with green hair, elegant features and a kind face, which made people feel inner peace when they looked at her.

The second figure was also dark green, but unlike the first one, his green was a strange color. His long green hair was tens of meters long, and his cyan pupils were as cold as a poisonous snake.
The third figure was much larger, more than 15 meters tall, with muscles on his shoulders bulging like hills, and the terrifying aura on his body was several times stronger than that of the Titan Ape.
The fourth figure was a three-headed lion, with hair that burned like flames;
The fifth figure seemed transparent. If Dai Yao's mental strength was not strong enough, he would not even be able to find his trace.

The last one was a woman with long purple hair draped over her shoulders. She had a cold face and stared straight at Dai Yao, as if she wanted to cut him into pieces.

Di Tian turned around and introduced Dai Yao with some pride:
"These are the soul beasts with the highest cultivation in our Xingdou Great Forest besides me. They are, in order, Biji, the Ten Thousand Monster King, Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, Yao Ling, and Ziji. For hundreds of thousands of years, they have been by my side, going through hardships, and only then have they reached their current level of cultivation."

Whenever Di Tian introduced a beast, the beasts he introduced, except Xiong Jun and Zi Ji, all nodded and gestured to Dai Yao.

Dai Yao noticed that among the six soul beasts, only Biji's gaze was slightly gentle, while the other soul beasts more or less contained some hostility and coldness. Among them, Xiong Jun and Zi Ji were the most hostile, to the point of not disguising it at all.

Dai Yao believed that if Di Tian was not still here, both of them would attack him directly.

Apart from these two, the look of the King of Ten Thousand Demons was a little indifferent, as if he didn't care; the look of the Red King was much more complicated, with both hostility towards humans and the restraint to obey Emperor Tian's orders; and the demon spirit, because it was transparent, couldn't see his expression at all.

As soon as Di Tian finished speaking, Xiong Jun took over the conversation, opened his ferocious mouth, and revealed his cold teeth. His bloodthirsty eyes, as big as lanterns, were filled with cold murderous intent:
“Boy, you make me very upset! I am not Emperor Tian, ​​who will give in again and again for the sake of my tribe! He doesn’t dare to launch a beast tide, but I do! During this period of time, if you don’t give me a satisfactory answer...”

Before Xiong Jun finished speaking, Di Tian and Bi Ji said in unison:
"Mr. Bear!"

Hearing this, Xiong Jun bared his teeth at Di Tian and refused to give in. However, after hearing Brigitte's voice, Xiong Jun was angry and dissatisfied, but finally shut up.

Brigitte is the most powerful auxiliary soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan owes her countless favors. Even if the Bear King is a bastard, he has to listen to Brigitte's opinion.

Seeing Xiong Jun shut up, Di Tian stared at Xiong Jun for a moment, then turned his head and said apologetically to Dai Yao:

"I'm sorry, Xiong Jun has always been like this. I hope Dai Yao doesn't mind it too much."

Dai Yao had a cold expression on his face. After hearing Di Tian's apology, he turned around, leaning on the golden trident, and looked at Di Tian with a smile:
"In the eyes of this bear lord, I have repeatedly rejected the good intentions of the soul beast clan, which is really a bit ungrateful. It is also common sense for the bear lord to have such an attitude. However, it is fine for the first time. If they offend me again, I would like to see the true strength of the soul beast clan."

The six soul beasts were all shocked, Xiong Jun and Zi Ji were even more angry, but Di Tian was the only one who remained calm and said:
"I will restrain the bear king, and what happened today will not happen again."

“No nature is best.”

Dai Yao returned to his expressionless look and said calmly.

Immediately, Dai Yao scanned the six soul beasts one by one, comparing them with the ten most famous ferocious beasts in his previous life, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

"Your Excellency the Beast God asked me to stay in the Lake of Life for a while, and asked six pillars of the soul beast clan to meet me. Could it be that the time I spent in the Lake of Life was related to them?"

Di Tian nodded, his voice unable to express any emotion:

"Yes, during your time at the Lake of Life, let Biji and Ziji accompany you..." (End of this chapter)