Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 285 An Unexpected Incident

What caused the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, the strongest of the three kings of the Arctic Ice Plains, to lose their original forms is what Di Tian is most curious about now. As for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Di Tian has never taken it seriously. Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm has a higher cultivation level than him, its combat power is too weak and it is not of great use, which is why it has become food.

Ji Lin stepped forward and said to Di Tian, ​​"Senior Di Tian, ​​Xue Di and the others are now my holy marks, fused with me into one day, but they have retained their complete consciousness and origin."

Di Tian looked at Xue Di and the other two. They had indeed retained their complete consciousness, but what was the Holy Mark?

Not understanding, Di Tian asked in confusion, "What are you talking about, the Holy Marks?"

Ji Lin showed Di Tian the holy marks on his body and explained their origin and function.

Di Tian and Bi Ji listened quietly to Ji Lin's story, their emotions fluctuating wildly throughout.

After learning everything about the Holy Mark, Di Tian and the ferocious beasts fell into deep thought.

"In other words, the Holy Mark can grant a human a Soul Ring in place of a Soul Beast, and the creation of the Holy Mark does not require killing the Soul Beast; it only requires a portion of the Soul Beast's genetic information."

Di Tian suddenly looked up at Ji Lin.

Ji Lin nodded and said, "That's right. The creation of Sacred Marks does not require killing Soul Beasts, and Sacred Marks can also grant Soul Rings to humans in place of Soul Beasts. In other words, as long as humans use Sacred Marks, the behavior of humans hunting Soul Beasts will be greatly reduced, and the ecology between humans and Soul Beasts will be restored to balance."

Di Tian remained silent for a long while before slowly raising his head. "What you've said, and this Holy Mark, I have indeed never heard of before. But the appearance of the Holy Mark can indeed stop my compatriots from being continuously hunted by you humans. What do you want us to do?"

Ji Lin said, "We have established a merchant guild to promote Stigmata. The guild has created a position called the Liyue Seven Stars, which is responsible for promoting and selling Stigmata, as well as producing and researching them. I want you to lead the ferocious beasts to join my sect, Zizaimen, as an honorific. At the same time, I hope you will participate in the council held in Shrek City in the name of soul beasts and obtain a position in the Liyue Seven Stars. As long as you agree to provide a large amount of genetic information of different soul beasts, obtaining this position will not be difficult."

"As long as you can provide a large amount of genetic information and join the Liyue Merchant Guild in overseeing the research and promotion of Stigmata, then Stigmata can become more widespread more quickly. Fewer and fewer people will hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, and the living space of Soul Beasts will not be further compressed. At the same time, this is also an opportunity for Soul Beasts and humans to understand each other and coexist peacefully."

Upon hearing this, a flicker of interest flashed in Brigitte's eyes. As a healing-type spirit beast, the kind-hearted Brigitte longed for peace the most.

She didn't want to go to war with humans and end up with everyone losing.

Before the appearance of the Sacred Mark, the relationship between soul beasts and humans was already close to the point where war was inevitable. If the soul beasts did not resist, they would disappear from the Douluo Continent in tens of thousands of years.

Ji Lin said calmly, "Before the appearance of the Holy Marks, humans and soul beasts were destined to be unable to coexist. War was your only option. But the Holy Marks have a higher value than hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings. Not only can you obtain soul rings, but they also provide humans with greater power and can be passed on to the next generation. The Holy Marks are the key to resolving the conflict between humans and soul beasts. With such an important existence, are you soul beasts sure you don't want to participate and choose to stand by and watch?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, gradually focused her gaze. The Demon King and Zi Ji also seemed lost in thought, while the Crimson King and Xiong Jun clearly only understood part of it, only partially comprehending it.

Di Tiandao said, "You all heard what he said? If what he said can come true, then the entire continent's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or landscape) might change as a result. The fate of our Soul Beast race will also be reversed. He also carries a portion of the Star Dou Great Forest's destiny power; perhaps this is fate's choice."

Biji looked at Ji Lin, her beautiful emerald eyes captivating. "What is your relationship with the auspicious beast now?"

Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts also took this issue very seriously. The Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, can be said to be the noblest existence in the entire Star Dou Great Forest. Even Di Tian would not consider himself more noble than it.

The current situation of the auspicious beasts will also affect their future choices.

Ji Lin chuckled and took Wang Qiu'er's hand, saying, "As you can see, we are now a couple, and we are destined to be together forever."

Biji lowered her head and pondered, "Is that so? Since the auspicious beast has chosen you, then I am willing to believe you."

Xiong Jun said in a deep voice, "Since you are the mating partner chosen by the auspicious beast, I will trust you, a human, this once. If you deceive us, I will tear you to pieces with one claw."

The Demon King curled his lip and said, "All you know is mating. What they call that is being a couple."

A fierce glint flashed in Xiong Jun's eyes as he said, "What's wrong with mating? For us soul beasts, isn't finding someone to reproduce with just mating? The auspicious beast likes him, so isn't that choosing him as a mating partner?"

The Demon King snorted, but clearly couldn't afford to offend this guy, so he didn't say anything more.

Neither the Crimson King, Zi Ji, nor the demon spirit uttered a sound.

At that moment, Chi Yuan and Di Tian's expressions changed simultaneously. Di Tian suddenly raised his head, and two beams of golden light shot out from his eyes. The terrifying aura that erupted in that instant seemed to make the whole world tremble.

Chi Yuan also exuded a terrifying aura, with beams of red light enveloping Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er, firmly protecting the two of them.

Ji Lin's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty. What was going on? What accident had occurred?

"Buzz..." The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and then the lake water in front of them seemed to boil, bubbling up in waves. These bubbles rose rapidly, and then the frequency of the earth's tremors increased dramatically.

"What happened?" Brigitte exclaimed in surprise.

"Calm down, it's my lord!" Di Tian shouted, a look of wild joy appearing on his originally solemn face.

"Boom—" The earth cracked, the entire Star Dou Great Forest trembled violently, the bottom of the Lake of Life split open, and the lake water poured in, instantly revealing the bottom of the lake.

"Bang—" A burst of silver light suddenly surged out from the crack in the earth and then slammed heavily onto the shore.

It was an enormous claw, entirely silver, covered with hexagonal silver scales. Each scale reflected a strange light, and the tremendous slapping sound carried an unparalleled, powerful pressure that forced all living beings to kneel in worship.

(End of this chapter)