"Tell me about your situation!" Ning Rongrong calmly accepted Di Tian's gratitude and asked about the events.
Di Tian glanced at Gu Yuena, seeing his lord nod.
After a moment's thought, Di Tian organized his words and said, "Here's what happened…"
Di Tian spoke at length, and Ning Rongrong and Gu Yuena pieced together the events.
First, Ning Rongrong and Tokisaki Kurumi sent Di Tian near Bi Ji before leaving.
When Bi Ji was in danger, Di Tian blocked an attack from Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer, letting Bi Ji return to Star Dou Forest while he fought Tang Chen and Tang Xiao alone.
Di Tian was a quasi-god, on par with Tang Chen in strength.
But that was Tang Chen at his peak. After successive bursts in a weakened state, Tang Chen was now in a Yin-Yang deficient, kidney-weak condition, only able to muster pseudo-demi-god strength.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been evenly matched with the recently pseudo-demi-god Bibi Dong some time ago.
Even so, as both were Limit Douluo, Di Tian found it challenging to defeat them, especially with their shameless ring-explosion technique.
Tang Chen kept exploding rings, barely holding off Di Tian's storm-like assault.
In the end, nearly exhausted, Tang Xiao gritted his teeth and told his ancestor Tang Chen to flee.
He said something like, "The Clear Sky Clan can do without Tang Xiao, but not without Tang Chen!"
With bold, heroic flair, he flew as if accompanied by protagonist music.
As Tang Chen's soul rings were about to fully explode, Tang Xiao, disregarding martial ethics, detonated all nine rings at once, completely stunning Di Tian.
Tang Chen seized the chance to escape, vanishing to who-knows-where.
Furious, Di Tian could only vent on Tang Xiao, using the Dragon God Claw to break his bones one by one, teaching him a harsh lesson.
Then, Tang Xiao met his end.
Already weakened from exploding his rings, he couldn't withstand Di Tian's onslaught.
His frail body simply gave out.
Shortly after Tang Xiao's death, Di Tian's anger hadn't fully subsided. Hearing an unfamiliar sound, he thought it was Tang Chen attacking and instinctively used the Dragon God Claw at full force.
Unexpectedly…
He was suppressed outright.
Smashed into the ground, buried in the dirt, nearly impossible to dig out.
He was shocked by Ning Rongrong's strength.
He was a Limit Douluo—did they understand the weight of a Limit Douluo?
"I see." Ning Rongrong rubbed her chin, nodding thoughtfully.
No wonder Di Tian was so furious—Tang Chen had escaped.
According to Gu Yuena's earlier words, since the Asura God was at the seal of the Golden Dragon King, not in the God Realm, he likely couldn't connect to the Asura God Sword.
That meant there was still time.
Ning Rongrong's head buzzed suddenly.
She stumbled.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Yuena's eyes narrowed, noticing a momentary disruption in Ning Rongrong's aura.
"Nothing, just thought of something."
"Anyway, our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan doesn't want to get too involved. If there's no issue, I'll take my leave."
She couldn't hold on any longer. Even at her peak, the fusion had significant side effects—was it a mental issue?
Or something else…
Ning Rongrong suppressed it, trying not to let Gu Yuena and the others notice.
"Fine. I've got the information I wanted anyway." Gu Yuena didn't press further, looking at Di Tian. "This Tang Xiao has a soul bone. Take it out for Ning Rongrong."
"Alright!" Di Tian nodded, tearing open Tang Xiao's right arm, ignoring the blood gushing out, and grabbed the soul bone, handing it over.
Gu Yuena held the soul bone, her eyes glinting.
In an instant, the bloodied soul bone became crystal clear.
Gu Yuena handed it to Ning Rongrong, saying:
"I know you're cautious. This has nothing to do with you. I've removed all human aura from this soul bone. Even if someone else uses it, it generally won't be detected."
"Thank you." Ning Rongrong took the soul bone from Gu Yuena.
"An 80,000-year soul bone!"
"No wonder it's said to be a treasure passed down through the Clear Sky Clan."
Ning Rongrong examined it briefly before storing it in her soul guide.
"Gu Yuena, Di Tian, I'll take my leave." Ning Rongrong drew a spatial rift with her finger.
A nearly two-meter-wide space-time rift slowly opened. Just before stepping in—
"Wait!"
"Anything else?" Ning Rongrong turned, looking at Di Tian in surprise.
"This contains my cultivation method for soul cores. I don't know if it's suitable for humans."
Di Tian handed over a condensed light orb.
Ning Rongrong took the memory orb, storing it in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Thanks."
Without further hesitation, Ning Rongrong stepped into the rift.
Seconds later, the space-time rift closed.
Confirming Ning Rongrong's departure, Di Tian sighed deeply: "My Lord, is it really okay to give them the soul core cultivation method?"
"You didn't even share it with our ally, the Martial Soul Hall."
"It's different. For the Martial Soul Hall, I value Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong," Gu Yuena explained. "The other Title Douluo, honestly, aren't very useful to our plans."
"But the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan… this might sound harsh."
"Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong—their martial soul fusion technique can touch the barrier of godhood."
"And compared to them, I value Ning Rongrong more."
Gu Yuena's face grew melancholic, and she sighed deeply: "Di Tian, we have no choice!"
"The God Realm is too strong."
"I hope this isn't a mistake."
"Otherwise, our soul beasts might…"
Honestly, even now, soul beasts had the power to wipe out humanity, but no one organized it, and they feared divine intervention.
To humans, soul beasts were too strong.
But to soul beasts, the God Realm was even stronger.
"Di Tian, don't overthink it."
"I, Gu Yuena, will lead you back to the God Realm."
"We'll take back everything that belongs to us."
Suddenly, Gu Yuena coughed, scarlet blood spilling from her mouth.
"My Lord!"
"It's fine." Gu Yuena waved it off. "This body, crafted from the Sea God's Heart and the Ice-Fire Dragon King's power, is probably at its limit."
"Di Tian, for the time being, it's up to you."
"Barring any surprises, I can't leave Star Dou Forest until I fully recover."
"This body…" Gu Yuena gritted her teeth. "Once I withdraw my consciousness, take this Sea God's Heart body to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan for their research."
"Isn't Ning Rongrong interested in divine bodies?"
"My Lord…"
Di Tian opened his mouth to say something.
"Enough. I've seen the future!"
"Even if it's just a sliver of hope, I'll seize it with all I have."
"Yes."
Seeing Gu Yuena's resolve, Di Tian swallowed his words.
Then, Di Tian and Gu Yuena took to the air, heading unhurriedly toward Star Dou Forest.
Before this puppet body became entirely unusable, she still had things to do.