Douluo: Starting from the engagement with Zhu Zhuqing.

Star Forest, Lake of Life.

"King of Monsters, how is the human defense?"

Seeing the Monster King suddenly appear, Zi Ji stepped forward and asked. Although she tried to keep her tone calm, one could still hear the anxiety that she tried hard to hide.

Since being deceived by Dai Yao and the soul beast clan was in dire straits, Di Tian's prestige has suffered a major blow. Although everyone still respects him, they are no longer as obedient and respectful as before.

Of course, the most important thing now is the fate of the soul beast clan.

Human defenses were completed, and the beast tide could not be launched. They also lost their bargaining chips with humans and could only be slaughtered. No one could tell whether Zi Ji's anxiety was because of the fate of the soul beast clan or because of Emperor Tian.

When Di Tian gave her to Dai Yao as a gift, her unspeakable feelings for Di Tian were quietly hidden.

The Monster King first glanced at Emperor Tian who was standing beside him. Emperor Tian, ​​who had been silent for a long time, also raised his head and looked at the Monster King. The black dragon's pupils were like a deep pool, and it was impossible to see his inner emotions.

The Monster King was stunned for a moment, then said with a heavy face:

“I explored it with plants along the edge of the forest.”

"In the south of the forest, the human defense force is the strongest. Although there are not many conventional forces, the strength of the spirit masters is very good. There are at least four or five Titled Douluo. Even one Titled Douluo seems to have sensed my presence. If I was not far away and cut off the spiritual detection in time, I am afraid he would have discovered me."

"That unstoppable aura can only be blocked by the former Bear King."

"As for the other three directions, the defensive strength is much weaker."

"To the north, it should be the main force of the Wuhun Empire that just fought with the Tiandou Empire at Zhennan Pass. The troops are well-organized and are an elite force. In the east and west, although they are also elite, their numbers are smaller. Judging from their appearance, they have obviously just arrived at the garrison and their defense facilities are not complete. Subsequent troops are pouring in continuously."

"If we had launched the beast tide earlier while they were still unstable, we might not have been able to break through the human defenses in the north and south, but we would have definitely taken over the east and west."

The King of Ten Thousand Demons was a little annoyed, and even though he didn't tell anyone, everyone could hear the hidden meaning in his complaining tone.

If Di Tian had not been intimidated by that human woman named Bibi Dong, but had decisively launched a tide of beasts, the situation would not be as dire as it is today.

After the words fell, the soul beasts could not help but secretly look at Di Tian with mixed feelings. Even the Red King, who respected Di Tian the most, remained silent at this time and could not refute Di Tian.

They didn't want to blame Di Tian for anything, but years of respect for him made them unable to tolerate the fact that the Beast God, who was like a god in their hearts, was deceived by a tiny human.

Without Brigitte to mediate the conflict, the scene fell into silence for a while.

After a long time, Di Tian slowly said:

"After a few days of delay, the human defense lines in the east and west should have been almost ready. Even if a beast tide is launched, it will not pose much of a threat to the human world. Besides, launching a beast tide will only make humans unite against the enemy and put aside their internal struggles for the time being."

“For us, it’s actually disadvantageous.”

"Therefore, I propose to put the beast tide aside and have a good talk with humans. Do you have any other suggestions?"

All the soul beasts looked at each other in confusion.

They are not stupid. They know that humans have already set up an iron wall of defense, just waiting for them to crash into it. If they still launch a beast tide, it will be tantamount to seeking their own death.

This is irresponsible to the people of the tribe.

Moreover, there are three inheritors of gods in the human world. When these three become gods and begin to investigate the human casualties in the beast tide and launch revenge, they will not be able to stop them.

Therefore, the best way now is to reconcile with humans.

At the beginning, the Soul Beast Clan took advantage of the war between the Wuhun Empire and the two human empires to seize the opportunity and take the initiative. This is why they approved the Emperor Tian plan. In their view, Dai Yao, the son of destiny, had no way out and could only agree to their conditions.

But what they never expected was that such a huge empire would fall apart in a few days, with tens of millions of people surrendering to the Wuhun Empire. Even if there were tens of millions of pigs, they couldn't catch them all in a few days, right?
They really couldn't understand what kind of person could completely destroy the foundation of the empire in just a few days.

Otherwise, they could still sit back and relax, without having to face the military force of the Wuhun Empire and the difficult decision of whether to launch a beast tide.

From active to passive, even if they launched a beast tide, they could only cause some damage to humans, but could not affect the foundation of humanity. And now, without the Tiandou Empire, their launching of the beast tide has changed from the original threat to force Dai Yao to agree to their conditions to a direct confrontation with the main force of humanity.

This change of identity was a huge strategic mistake.

The defeat of the Tiandou Empire at Zhennan Pass meant the ruin of their good situation and they fell into a complete disadvantage.

If they could have known what happened in the Tiandou Empire in time, they might have been able to make adjustments and seize the slim chance to turn the tide. But the Xiong Jun they sent to contact them died quietly at the hands of Dai Yao, leaving them with no idea and letting precious time slowly pass, until now they are in an extremely passive situation.

At this point, they were helpless. After a moment of silence, the Monster King spoke first, saying:

"I support the Beast God's proposal."

Seeing this, the animals had no choice but to comply.

Fighting desperately and launching a beast tide is just a fight of trapped beasts; conserving strength and waiting for the three inheritors of the gods to ascend to the divine realm, at that time, the strength of humans and soul beasts will return to balance again. When the time comes again, no one can predict who will win and who will lose.

Time is on the side of the soul beasts.

Zi Ji bit her lip and said dejectedly:
"If we give up on launching the beast tide, what bargaining chips do we have to make humans agree to our peace terms? If we want to achieve our goal, we can only let others slaughter us! The bear king is dead, and the ice silkworm is gone. What can we, the soul beast clan, use to fight them?"

All the animals felt sad. With the death of King Bear before their eyes, they all felt grief-stricken.

But in the racial struggle, they cannot retreat even a single step. If humans press on step by step, they can only fight to the death, launch a beast tide, and die together.

Di Tian's voice broke the silent atmosphere. His voice was as steady as ever, giving people a sense of reassurance:

"Humans don't dare. Over the years, humans have certainly killed many of our people, taking their spirit rings and soul bones. However, if our spirit beasts are killed or injured, where will their human spirit masters get their spirit rings and soul bones? In this peace talk, we will suffer at most some serious injuries. As long as the master is fine, everything will be worth it."

"The human world currently seems to be dominated by the Wuhun Empire, but in fact it is dominated by Dai Yao. Bibi Dong, the master of the Wuhun Empire, listens to Dai Yao's words. If we want to negotiate, we just need to impress Dai Yao."

"Biji is by his side and will provide support. It is not as difficult as we imagined to overcome this difficulty." After listening to Di Tian's analysis, the beasts felt relieved.

Although it is hard to believe that Dai Yao is the main figure in the human world, the fact that Bibi Dong broke into the Xingdou Great Forest alone and served Dai Yao at his beck and call just proves this point.

They were even more impressed by the move of sending Biji to Dai Yao. With Biji as a go-between, they were able to get in touch with Dai Yao. Otherwise, they would be in the dark and would not be able to communicate even if they wanted to negotiate.

"Okay, I will contact Brigitte soon. Everyone return to the defense area to prevent humans from breaking into the Star Dou Great Forest..."

Di Tian sighed and gave the order.

All the animals responded and scattered, only Zi Ji stayed.

Di Tian's eyes trembled slightly, as if avoiding Zi Ji's gaze, he turned around and said:

"Is there a problem?"

Seeing Di Tian's reaction, Zi Ji was stunned for a moment, bit her lip lightly, and was silent for a moment before she said:

"I know you. You are not the type to swallow your anger. You chose to negotiate after being tricked by Dai Yao. This is not the Beast God I am familiar with. You must have another trump card. Can you tell me?"

Di Tian was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zi Ji to know him so well. He did have a backup plan, but it was a secret he had never told anyone.

After a moment of silence, he sighed, turned around and looked at Zi Ji, and said faintly:

"You are right. I still have one last trump card. Right now, our soul beast clan is in a completely passive situation. Even if we sacrifice our lives, we cannot save the current situation. Therefore, the only way out lies in Dai Yao."

"With this boy's talent, after he becomes a god, his status in the God Realm will definitely not be low."

"If Biji gives birth to a child for him, the bloodline of our soul beast clan will have a place in the God Realm. As long as we continue to select suitable soul beasts and give birth to bloodlines for his offspring, the proportion of our bloodline in his offspring will become stronger and stronger."

"Even if these descendants with our blood do not recognize us, our bloodline will continue. Until they take over the magpie's nest and occupy the divine realm."

When Di Tian spoke, he no longer had the domineering attitude he had before, but instead had a hint of helplessness and a wry smile on his face.

In an extremely passive situation, executing such a helpless plan is the choice of a loser.

But isn’t that exactly what happened in the original novel? Tang San has half the blood of a soul beast; his offspring continues to combine with Xiao Wu, resulting in Tang Wulin having three quarters of the blood of a soul beast; Lan Xuanyu, the offspring of Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena, even has seven eighths of the blood of a soul beast.

Who can tell whether it is a human or an animal?
This plan seems to have been successful.

Hearing Di Tian's words, Zi Ji's heart was shocked, and a faint bitterness surged in her heart. Although she had expected it before, at this moment, she completely saw the man in front of her. For him, the responsibility of race overwhelmed the little love in his heart.

By telling me this secret, wasn't he forcing me to go to Dai Yao and give birth to a child for him?

With a bitter smile, he said:
"I understand. So this is the real reason why you sent sister Biji and me to Dai Yao. Even if your plan to force Dai Yao fails, you have this plan as a backup so that we won't lose miserably."

"I will go find Dai Yao and the others now. Sister Biji is alone, but Dai Yao has so many women around him. Even if your plan has a certain chance of success, how can the number of offspring Sister Biji gives birth to be comparable to the number of offspring given birth to by those women?"

"I am also a soul beast. Sister Biji can do this task, and so can I."

Immediately, Zi Ji smiled sadly, leaped into the air, and with a bang, turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.

Di Tian looked at the sparkling Lake of Life in front of him in silence. After Zi Ji disappeared for a long time, he turned his head to look in the direction where Zi Ji disappeared, and there seemed to be a flash of pain and struggle in his eyes.

"sorry······"

In the face of the survival of the race, everything can be sacrificed, including himself. When Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was sacrificed to Dai Yao, if Biji had not stopped him with her eyes in time, he would have also sacrificed himself to Dai Yao and used his huge energy to blow Dai Yao up.

The soul power of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is already enormous, and when combined with the soul power of this nearly 800,000-year-old soul beast, even a peerless Douluo would not be able to withstand the infusion of such soul power.

If Dai Yao died, the biggest threat to the soul beast clan would disappear.

Fortunately, Biji stopped him in time, and he realized that the inheritor of the Rakshasa God was so obedient to Dai Yao. If Dai Yao died, the inheritor of the Rakshasa God would definitely wipe out the Xingdou Great Forest from the world after inheriting the throne.

Of course, given Dai Yao's hidden trump card, if Di Tian also offered sacrifice, it would only be a big meal.

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Two streaks of light flashed across the azure sky.

"Dai Yao, you brought me to your wife so brazenly, aren't you afraid that they will be angry with you?"

Brigitte said jokingly with a half-smile.

Dai Yao's face froze for a moment, then he turned around and smiled:
"Of course I'm afraid, but no matter what, I have to introduce you to them. There's nothing wrong with our relationship, but humans and soul beasts need you as a bridge of communication. If they can recognize you, it would be great, but if they don't, it would be a headache."

Dai Yao actually had something to say. He really believed that Zhu Zhuqing and the others would understand what he did.

At that time in the Star Dou Great Forest, due to the situation, Dai Yao had to eat Di Tian's sugar-coated shells.

But this still made Zhu Zhuqing feel wronged.

Since returning to the mainland, Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls have repeatedly given in. The relationship with Hu Liena must have a result. For the safety of the sect and for his own feelings, he must marry Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing and the others accepted it with a pinch of their noses.

But during this period of time, Dai Yao did something shameful that he could not tell anyone, which made him feel ashamed to see Zhu Zhuqing and the others.

Brigitte was thoughtful.

There is not much affection between her and Dai Yao, it is more of a rational choice, driven by interests. As long as he and Dai Yao are together, it is in the interests of both humans and soul beasts, she will stay with Dai Yao. But if it is not in the interests of soul beasts, she will leave without hesitation.

After several hours, the endless forest on the left was still as dense as ever, but a series of heavily guarded military camps rising from the ground suddenly came into view.

We have arrived at the headquarters of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lotus Sect. (End of this chapter)