In an instant, the Federal Speaker's emotions swung violently between ice and fire.
A seasoned politician like him immediately deduced what Di Tian's new condition was!
He shouted desperately, "Wait! We can negotiate!"
"Negotiate?"
"Heh~"
"Negotiate my ass!"
With a few crude words, Di Tian had already made his move!
This time, his strike was not as overwhelmingly fierce as before, but there was no trace of holding back.
He merely reached upward with one hand and made a slight grasping motion in the air.
Above the sky, the pitch-black darkness that had previously shrouded the heavens converged like a storm cloud, as if something was brewing within.
Di Tian's physical action was nothing more than a casual wave, incredibly gentle.
Yet, within the dark clouds above, something had already been forged.
One after another, spears of ultimate darkness emerged from the clouds.
"Swish! Swish…"
Like a shower of obsidian meteors, they pierced through the now-cleared sky, hurtling towards the advancing seven major federal armies.
The tips of these jet-black spears, shining like polished onyx, shattered the soul tool defensive barriers upon contact, as easily as iron lances piercing through glass, encountering only the most negligible resistance.
In an instant, mountains crumbled, rivers reversed their flow, the ground shook violently, and the entire landscape was permanently altered.
Through sheer personal might, Di Tian forced even the natural world to retreat. A long and expansive canyon was gouged into the land, separating the battlefield.
Inside, laws of ultimate darkness permeated the void, lingering ceaselessly. Any living being that dared to enter would have its life force continuously and relentlessly drained—until nothing remained.
Meanwhile, the displaced earth, forcibly compressed by the immense power descending from above, was shoved to both sides, forming towering geological ridges.
The rock formations, influenced by the nature of the spears, were forced into the shape of massive lances. It was as if Di Tian had not simply rained down darkness, but had instead manifested colossal spears of solid rock, reshaping the entire terrain.
The darkness in the sky was now completely expended, and daylight fully reclaimed the heavens.
Under the shining sun, the seven great federal armies of the Sun-Moon Federation vanished without a trace, as though they had been completely erased from existence.
Not a single remnant was left behind, as if they had never been there to begin with.
The sunlight also illuminated the ashen face of the Federal Speaker, highlighting the tremors in his voice as he muttered endlessly:
"The Federation's eight major armies… gone… all gone…"
This battle had cost the Sun-Moon Federation nearly millions of its soul tool-equipped forces—essentially the entirety of its first- and second-tier active military—including numerous high-ranking experts and generals. The nation's defensive capabilities had been utterly crippled.
The other two human nations fared no better. Already weakened compared to the Federation, their situation had now gone from dire to catastrophic.
"Clap! Clap—"
After thoroughly annihilating humanity's elite forces, Di Tian casually dusted off his hands and said matter-of-factly:
"Don't forget the terms I set. Make haste."
"Otherwise, next time we meet, I won't guarantee that you'll even have the right to negotiate anymore."
"The synchronized soul tool technology between humans and soul beasts, as well as the soul beast habitats on the two overseas continents, will be overseen by the ferocious beasts I assign."
Having said that, a flash of silver light flickered behind Di Tian.
He leaned backward into the distortion of space, and in the next instant—he was gone.
Only a battlefield filled with devastation and the scattered remnants of humanity's upper echelon remained.
Yet even this tragic defeat produced an outcome that some might consider a "silver lining."
For the elite families in power, this was a disaster. But for the broader human population, despite the overwhelming losses, there was now a sliver of opportunity.
The long-entrenched class divisions enforced by the Federation's centralized rule had been shattered. With so many vacancies at the top, it was now significantly easier for truly talented individuals from the lower classes to rise.
Like a parallel to the historical rebellion of Huang Chao, Di Tian's violent incursion into the Federation had inadvertently paved the way for a drastic transformation in the political landscape.
Of course, what happened after this was no longer of concern to Di Tian.
At this moment, he had already returned to the skies above the Star Dou Forest.
He raised both hands high, his figure unchanged—yet infinitely vast and imposing.
Within the core of the Star Dou Forest, at the Lake of Life, a single verdant seed absorbed the vast life essence drawn from millions of fallen lives and began to grow explosively, piercing through the sky.
In mere moments, it surpassed the ancient trees that had stood in the Star Dou Forest for tens of thousands of years.
From this seed, an immeasurable tide of life energy erupted, and Di Tian, wielding the power to reshape the heavens and earth, scattered it in all directions.
One after another, fresh green shoots sprouted from the cracks in the soil, rapidly growing and thickening.
In the blink of an eye, the Star Dou Forest had expanded beyond its former boundaries, reaching the size it had occupied two thousand years ago.
Humans might have lost records over time, but as the Beast God, Di Tian remembered perfectly.
This was the Star Dou Forest as it had stood during the era of the Spirit Hall—during the time when Tang San rose to prominence.
And it wasn't just the Star Dou Forest.
The extreme north, the ocean, and the overseas soul beast habitats on the Star Luo and Dou Ling continents—these places also received the infusion of life force.
In the extreme north, at the outer perimeter, an ice-sealed forest suddenly burst forth, its towering trees rising like frozen spires. The legendary Myriad-Year Ice Bed of the Clear Sky Castle had been sourced from here.
In the ocean, the damaged wetland habitats, previously ruined by human expansion, were restored with newfound vitality.
On the Star Luo and Dou Ling continents, the most fertile and favorable regions were selected as new sanctuaries for soul beasts. Each continent saw an entire forest materialize out of nowhere.
"ROAR—!"
A resounding dragon roar shook the heavens.
"The remnants of the soul beast race, I am Di Tian—Beast God Di Tian!"
"I hereby proclaim that from this day forward, all soul beast clans—you are free!"
"Our sanctuaries shall now surpass any recorded in history!"
"From the extreme north to the southern seas!"
"Forests, mountains, and oceans—these shall be our boundless fields of freedom!"
"From this day forth, any human who dares trespass into a soul beast sanctuary—kill them!"
Below him, countless soul beasts raised their heads to gaze upon Di Tian—an existence as towering as a mountain, as radiant as a divine entity.
In the distant ocean and the extreme northern snowfields, legions of soul beasts also prostrated themselves.
The light in their eyes shone with incomparable fervor, reverence, and absolute submission.
Even Bear Lord—who had once been rebellious and constantly plotted against Di Tian—was now utterly convinced.
If it had been him instead, he could never have achieved such a feat.
Just as the heavens have only one sun, the soul beasts now had only one sovereign!
That being was none other than the one standing in the sky—Di Tian, the Beast God!
"BEAST GOD! BEAST GOD…!"
Roars, cries, and howls of every species filled the air, an unending chant of devotion.
A formless, intangible power—pure and limitless—began to gather and condense.
Like a river surging into the ocean, this boundless force surged towards Di Tian.
At the same time, in the very place where the Southern Army had been annihilated, something emerged from the rocky ground.
A blade—rising from the earth.
It soared through the air and, without hesitation, embedded itself in Di Tian's spiritual sea, recognizing him as its master in an instant.
A blade of the dragon race.
Its name—Dragon Slayer!
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Meanwhile, at Tang Sect's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well…
(End of Chapter)