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If Di Tian's true spiritual realm had been used, it would have been far stronger than the simulated one. That brief exchange just now would already have been enough to determine victory or defeat.
From Bai Chen's spiritual power, Di Tian sensed a very noble force. He had felt this same kind of power before from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, so he had some idea of its origin.
"Your power of destiny can actually bypass my resistance to spiritual attributes. That's truly impressive."
"Thank you for the compliment."
A trace of joy flashed through Bai Chen's eyes.
His happiness wasn't because Di Tian praised him, but because after actually using Soul Shock, he realized his version of the ability was somewhat different.
If one had to describe its characteristic with a single word, it would be "inevitable."
It could not be defended against or dodged through special methods.
Anyone facing his Soul Shock had to rely on their own mental strength to withstand the attack.
In other words, it forced opponents to confront his strongest aspect directly.
For example, even if an enemy used a mental defense soul tool, the Soul Shock could still bypass the tool and strike the enemy directly.
This was essentially a fate-level lock-on and guaranteed hit.
Impossible to evade.
"Do you have any other abilities? Use them all."
At this point, Di Tian—who had originally only wanted something to pass the time—had grown interested. He gestured for Bai Chen to continue.
Bai Chen smiled.
His body flashed forward, rushing toward Di Tian like a ghost.
"Hmm? Interesting footwork."
Di Tian muttered with interest. Raising his hand, a black sphere of light condensed at his fingertips.
Although his cultivation had been suppressed to Bai Chen's level, his understanding of the darkness element had not changed.
He was confident that in terms of understanding darkness, no one beneath the gods could surpass him.
At that moment, his gaze suddenly shifted.
Ahead of him, Bai Chen also raised a hand.
A brilliant golden flame burned in his palm, releasing the aura of both light and fire.
This child could already fuse Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire together?
Elemental fusion itself wasn't extremely difficult—at least merging two elements wasn't.
But it depended on who was doing it.
For someone like Di Tian, it was effortless.
But Bai Chen had only just obtained his martial soul and was still only a one-ring Soul Master.
How had he managed it?
The answer was the memories of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
During the time he waited for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Bai Chen had not been idle. He had been studying the lion's memories the entire time.
After all, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a 50,000-year soul beast.
When it came to understanding its own abilities, it far surpassed Bai Chen.
Huo Yuhao had also obtained the lion's memories before—but not in the same way.
The direct reason was that Huo Yuhao's martial soul was the Spirit Eyes, which wasn't closely related to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
But Bai Chen was different.
His martial soul was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion itself.
In theory, he could directly inherit all of its abilities.
He had long been researching techniques like light-fire fusion, but due to limitations in mental power he had never succeeded.
After merging with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, his spiritual strength underwent a qualitative leap.
Only then could he finally fuse Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire.
A single Ultimate Light could not surpass Di Tian's Ultimate Darkness.
But what about adding Ultimate Fire?
"Boom—!"
The golden flame collided with the black sphere.
The surrounding air twisted violently.
If an outsider had witnessed this scene, they would never believe that such power came from a clash between two one-ring Soul Masters.
In the end, however, Di Tian still held the upper hand.
In terms of elemental attributes, Bai Chen had indeed lost.
When it came to understanding the elements, he still lagged far behind Di Tian.
But at that moment—
The light around Di Tian suddenly warped violently.
A heavy mental pressure descended upon him, slowing his movements.
Seizing the opportunity, Bai Chen condensed golden flames in his hand again and attacked Di Tian once more.
Spiritual Cage.
He used this restraining soul skill during the brief interval after their previous clash.
Although he had lost the collision earlier, Dream Armor had absorbed most of the impact, allowing him to immediately launch the next attack.
A hint of approval flashed in Di Tian's eyes.
This child truly was remarkable.
He had already sensed something from the earlier Soul Shock, and now the Spiritual Cage confirmed his suspicion—
Bai Chen's spiritual power had likely reached the level of a Soul King.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's spiritual attribute already surpassed most ultimate attributes.
It was one of the rare abilities that could restrain ultimate attributes.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had provided Bai Chen with an enormous spiritual foundation.
During their fusion, the silkworm greatly expanded Bai Chen's sea of consciousness, making his mental strength much stronger.
The result was the current situation—
Without releasing his true spiritual strength, Di Tian could not move freely within the range of the Spiritual Cage.
If a normal one-ring Soul Master had been standing here, the mental pressure alone would have crushed them.
"Very good."
Di Tian praised him, standing still and taking Bai Chen's attack head-on.
He evaluated calmly:
"Excellent power. Even an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast would be burned to nothing if it took that attack directly."
"That was also my final attacking method."
Bai Chen lowered his hand helplessly.
At present, he still lacked offensive methods.
Although the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had given him eight soul skills, only Soul Shock was truly offensive.
"Haha, that's already more than enough. Based on your performance just now, even ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts probably wouldn't stand a chance against you."
Di Tian smiled warmly and patted Bai Chen on the head.
"Not bad. From you, I can truly see the hope of becoming a god."
"Receiving your recognition is enough."
Bai Chen sighed in relief.
Then he asked,
"Then can I leave the Star Dou Great Forest now, like we discussed before?"
"Yes."
Di Tian nodded lightly.
Just as he was about to say something else, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion interrupted.
"Wait, Di Tian! Don't forget what we agreed on earlier!"
"Haha, don't worry. I haven't forgotten."
Seeing her anxious expression, Di Tian couldn't help laughing.
He raised his head and called out:
"Red King, come to the core region."
Soon, a red figure leapt forward and arrived in front of Di Tian.
"Di Tian, you called me?"
"Yes."
Di Tian pointed toward Bai Chen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and said with a smile:
"They are leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. You'll be responsible for escorting and protecting them."