Chapter 228: Di Tian

The strike missed.

The Dream World shattered along with it.

The figures of Shi Quan and the others were revealed; Tang Hao spat out another mouthful of blood, his entire person becoming withered, and he swung the Clear Sky Hammer once more to pursue Shi Quan.

With the first beat, the spirit is roused; with the second, it wanes!

With this second hammer strike, the powerful energy fluctuations also dropped significantly.

Brilliant emerald light erupted from Dugu Bo's entire body, his Ninth Soul Ring lit up once more, and the aura around him surged to its limit as he stood firmly in front of this hammer strike.

Pfft!

Dugu Bo's massive snake shadow trembled violently and then collapsed; Dugu Bo's Ninth Soul Skill was broken directly, along with his Martial Soul True Body.

This was enough to show just how terrifying Tang Hao's final strength was.

But Dugu Bo's desperate obstruction was not in vain.

The Clear Sky Hammer was repelled once again.

Tang Hao lifted his body and turned, unexpectedly swinging the Clear Sky Hammer again toward Shi Quan and the others.

With the third, it is exhausted!

One could see that the luster of life had already vanished from Tang Hao's blood-colored eyes, leaving only dead silence, yet the power of this final hammer strike was not the least bit weaker than the second!

The soul power of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had already been exhausted by the previous strike.

The only ones left with remaining strength were Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing took a step across to move forward, blocking directly in front of Shi Quan.

Shi Quan, however, pulled Zhu Zhuqing back with one tug and roared, "Di Tian, you've watched for long enough! Are you not going to make a move yet!"

"Xiao Quan, who are you calling?" The three women looked at Shi Quan in confusion.

Shi Quan looked around, his expression filled with certainty.

"Interesting."

High above in the void, Di Tian saw Shi Quan calling his name, and a bit of curiosity was added to his cold expression.

He had actually arrived at this place long ago, witnessing the battle between the two sides; he had already discovered the abnormality of Shi Quan and the others when he arrived, which was why he had not participated in the battle but had instead watched from the sidelines.

Seeing the various extraordinary methods of Shi Quan and the others, even Di Tian, who was watching the battle from the side, could not help but feel a sense of amazement in his eyes.

Hearing Shi Quan call out his name was something that surprised him; he could be certain that Shi Quan had not discovered his presence.

"Are you certain I would appear?" Di Tian's lips curled into a playful smile, yet he did not make the slightest move.

Watching the Clear Sky Hammer draw closer and closer without seeing Di Tian's figure, Shi Quan's brows furrowed tightly; in reality, Shi Quan himself was not sure if Di Tian was actually nearby, he only felt that the dragon aura on them should have attracted Di Tian over.

In the blink of an eye, a sharp glint flashed through Shi Quan's eyes, and a huge fire-red dragon egg suddenly appeared in front of him; he could only gamble one last time—if Di Tian truly did not appear, he would have to endure it himself.

"Damn it!"

A voice of extreme anger rang out like a thunderclap.

"Roar!"

A terrifying dragon roar spread throughout the entire forest; a black crack suddenly split open before the dragon egg, and a figure burning with purple-gold flames stepped out from the crack.

The figure raised a hand to grab; layer upon layer of pure black diamond-shaped scales covered his palm, solid muscles bulged one after another, and two twisted dragon horns grew from the top of his head; beneath the purple-gold flames, a pure black radiance emanated, as if it were about to devour everything.

Black light rippled continuously around Di Tian's body, and an aura of extreme darkness was emitted.

Boom!

A terrifying booming sound came, yet the purple-gold flame figure remained motionless; the massive Clear Sky Hammer stopped in place as if frozen.

Then came the sounds of crack, crack.

This was the sound of iron clashing and shattering.

Bang!

Under the dragon claw with diamond-shaped scales, the Clear Sky Hammer shattered directly!

Tang Hao looked at this scene in astonishment, his figure standing straight in place; in his dead-silent eyes, it was as if he had received some kind of impact at the very end, leaving only a look of disbelief.

Tang Hao—fallen!

Seeing this, Shi Quan also let out a long breath.

If he had to endure that last hammer strike himself, he feared he would lose half his life.

Di Tian turned around, his golden eyes staring fixedly at the huge dragon egg in front of him, his eyes full of unbelievable excitement and agitation; he raised his hand to gently stroke the fire-red dragon egg in front of him, his cautious manner as if the dragon egg would shatter if he were not careful.

"Are you alright?" Dugu Bo clutched his chest and hurried over.

"I'm fine, Grandpa Dugu, are you alright?" Shi Quan shook his head and looked at Dugu Bo.

"A minor injury, it's nothing," Dugu Bo waved his hand, looked at Di Tian who was obsessed with the dragon egg, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Quan, who is this Di Tian? This strength..."

Dugu Bo looked toward where Tang Hao was and his body trembled; Tang Hao was truly strong, and he himself had been hammered away despite resisting with all his might, but the Di Tian before him was even more terrifying—an existence he could not block with all his strength had been easily blocked by this Di Tian, not to mention that he had crushed Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer with a single claw.

This strength could be called terrifying, and when Di Tian made his move just now, he had felt a terrifying sense of pressure; it was a pressure of bloodline, and under this terrifying pressure, he could not even stir up the desire to fight.

"Human, I have to say, you have a lot of nerve!" Di Tian slowly raised his head, his golden eyes looking directly at Shi Quan and the others; a simple direct gaze gave one a feeling of trembling from the bottom of their heart.

At the same time, a black spatial rift appeared, wrapped around the huge Fire Dragon King egg, and then vanished.

"You actually dared to use the dragon egg to force me to act." Di Tian took a step forward, his sharp aura hanging over the necks of Shi Quan and the others like a sharp blade, "If there had been any damage to the dragon egg, the deaths of you few would not be enough to compensate!"

"Isn't it undamaged?" Shi Quan said without the slightest fear.

"What if I hadn't been there?" Di Tian's tone was even colder.

Shi Quan waved his hand, "When I brought out the dragon egg, I was gambling—gambling that you were there; of course, if you hadn't made a move in the end, I had my own ways to keep the dragon egg safe."

"Gambling!?" Di Tian sneered, raised his hand, and reached toward Shi Quan, "How could a dragon egg of my race be something that you, a human, can use at will!"

"Xiao Quan!"

Everyone exclaimed in shock; no one had expected that the person who had just helped them would turn around and move against Shi Quan. Everyone wanted to step in to rescue him, but they only heard Di Tian let out a cold snort, and Dugu Bo and the three women were sent flying backward instantly.

Shi Quan's expression turned cold suddenly; although he knew he was no match, he still subconsciously raised his hand and threw a punch.

As he threw the punch, he only felt his body burning, his entire sea of spirit churning, and an unprecedented sense of fury surging from the depths of his body.

Roar, roar, roar, roar...

Nine-colored light surged from Shi Quan's body, emitting countless dragon roars, each ray of light appearing like a true dragon.

Di Tian's hand hung directly in mid-air, his body seemingly frozen, staring blankly at the scene before him.

The nine-colored light merged into Shi Quan's fist, and with a punch thrown out, it landed solidly and squarely on Di Tian's face.

The next second, Di Tian's figure flew backward, slamming heavily into the ground and rolling a few times.

"What the hell?" Shi Quan looked at his fist in a daze; had he actually beaten up Di Tian?

Shi Quan didn't have time to think too much; he turned his head to look at Ye Lingling and the others, and only breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing they were unharmed.

On the other side, Di Tian also stood up in a similar daze, his gaze toward Shi Quan becoming somewhat complex.

The two locked eyes, and after a cough, Shi Quan said, "You attacked first; I was merely defending myself."

Di Tian's face darkened; he swept a cold glance at Shi Quan and then asked, "Human, what have you done? Why do you possess the recognition and protection of ten thousand dragons!"

"Because I helped your Dragon Clan," Shi Quan said slowly.

"Helped?" Di Tian was confused. "Helped my Dragon Clan? Helped with what?"

"That Fire Dragon King egg, how do you think I came by it?"

Di Tian sneered, his eyes mocking. "Are you trying to say this dragon egg was created?"

"That's right!" Shi Quan's tone was calm, his expression earnest.

Upon hearing this, Di Tian's gaze tightened. He had initially thought it was a joke, but seeing Shi Quan's demeanor, he couldn't help but doubt the truth of the statement. However, the idea of creating a dragon egg was too inconceivable; saying such a thing was a complete provocation to the Dragon Clan, as the Dragon Clan was created by their master, the Dragon God.

Shi Quan's words made it feel as if he were the Dragon God himself.

If not for the aura of the ten thousand dragons' protection present on Shi Quan, he would have already used a claw to disembowel him.

"Human, do not think that just because you have the protection of the Dragon Clan's power, you can..." Di Tian stopped halfway, his expression freezing as he stood stunned on the spot.

"Can what?" Shi Quan looked at Di Tian, puzzled.

"Nothing." Di Tian's gaze toward Shi Quan softened, and his cold tone changed as well. "Human, what is your name? It was indeed my impulsiveness just now that caused me to offend a benefactor."

"Why the sudden change of face?" Shi Quan looked at Di Tian with suspicion and uncertainty, thinking to himself, "Changing faces so quickly? Did he discover something? Or did someone tell him something? The Silver Dragon King?"

Shi Quan's guess was not wrong at all.

Because just a moment ago, a voice as pleasant as a silver bell had rung out in Di Tian's mind; it was the Silver Dragon King, who had awakened upon sensing the aura on Shi Quan.

The Silver Dragon King had also sensed from the power of the ten thousand dragons' protection some fragments of what Shi Quan had done in the Dragon Valley and had told Di Tian.

This was the reason why Di Tian had suddenly changed his attitude.

"My name is Shi Quan, and these three are my lovers: Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan. This is my grandfather, Dugu Bo."

Shi Quan introduced the four of them one by one.

Di Tian nodded, and as if thinking of something, he asked, "Shi Quan, the Fire Dragon King and the Water Dragon King fell at the same time. I wonder..."

Shi Quan did not hesitate and took the Water Dragon King's egg out of his Hundred Treasure Bag.

After all, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan possessed the soul bones of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings; it would be hard to explain if he only brought out the Fire Dragon King's egg.

When Di Tian saw the Water Dragon King's egg, his previously suspicious gaze instantly became fervent and sincere; he hurriedly and carefully put the Water Dragon King's egg away.

(End of this chapter)