Hearing Bi Ji's words, the hot-tempered Bear Lord and Red King could no longer hold back and let out waves of furious roars.
For a moment, all beasts submitted. The entire Star Dou Great Forest was enveloped in a chilling, murderous atmosphere.
Ordinary soul beasts that sensed the aura of the Emperor's Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, could have their growth speed nearly doubled. For top-tier Beast Kings like them, the existence of the Emperor's Auspicious Beast was even more crucial. With the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's control over the power of destiny, their chances of safely breaking through that bottleneck that occurred once every ten thousand years would be much greater.
Over the past nearly ten thousand years, the entire Star Dou Great Forest had also seen a significant overall increase in strength due to the presence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, firmly holding its position as the number one soul beast gathering place on the Douluo Continent.
"Di Tian!" After a series of roars, the Bear Lord's eyes were filled with ferocity and killing intent.
"It must be those despicable humans who stole the Auspicious Beast's bloodline and our Star Dou Great Forest's fortune!"
At this moment, concerning the survival of the entire race, the Bear Lord, who had always been at odds with Di Tian, set aside past grievances and chose to unite against the outside enemy.
The Red King lowered its three massive heads, recalling the humans who might have had contact with the Auspicious Beast. It had been guarding the Auspicious Beast all these years until recently handing over the duty to Bi Ji.
It finally locked its target on the group from Shrek Academy back then. Thinking of this, it immediately raised its head and let out a low roar.
"Di Tian! It's Shrek Academy! Back when I was chasing that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, people from Shrek Academy had contact with the Auspicious Beast!"
Di Tian's eyes were icy cold, and the dense killing intent seemed to have condensed into something tangible.
"Humans! Humans!"
There might be some hidden circumstances, but the Auspicious Beast's bloodline and soul had been forcibly stripped away, and it was absolutely inseparable from those despicable humans. Perhaps Shrek Academy wanted to steal the fortune of their Star Dou Great Forest. Shrek Academy possessed a pathway to that world, so such means would not be surprising. There was also that human who had lured the Auspicious Beast and caused her to become pregnant.
"This world should originally be dominated by us. The humans' actions this time have already threatened the survival of our race. Myriad Demon King, Bear Lord, Red King. Pass down my order: launch the beast tide and completely raze Shrek City!"
"Yes!" The Myriad Demon King responded in a deep voice. Its demeanor was the only calm one among the group of Beast Kings. The Bear Lord and Red King, however, could not hide the anger in their hearts and hurriedly left to mobilize the soul beast clans within the Star Dou Great Forest.
The kind-hearted Bi Ji, who was unwilling to cause too much slaughter, did not stop Di Tian any further. In the matter of the Auspicious Beast, the humans had already touched the final bottom line of their Star Dou Great Forest. Moreover, she had personally taken care of the Emperor's Auspicious Beast since she was young, and the bond between them was extremely deep.
The Auspicious Beast had suffered such a calamity, and the grief-stricken Bi Ji found it difficult to calm the emotions in her heart. Her entire body flickered with green light as she used the powerful healing abilities of the Emerald Swan clan to maintain Wang Qiu'er's life force.
Di Tian stepped forward to check on Wang Qiu'er's condition, and his expression eased slightly.
Fortunately, the worst situation had not occurred. Although Wang Qiu'er's soul and bloodline power had been forcibly stripped away, with Bi Ji's timely rescue, her body had not lost its life signs.
"First, send the Auspicious Beast to the bottom of the Lake of Life. As long as we promptly retrieve her soul and bloodline power, we will be able to revive her."
Bi Ji took a deep breath, her full chest rising and falling slightly as she nodded. They had finally found a glimmer of hope.
"You silly child, why did you have to be with humans…" Bi Ji sighed softly. The crystal-clear emerald-green wings behind her fluttered as she flew toward the center of the Lake of Life.
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Northeast of Heaven Dou City.
Amid the mountain range, clouds and mist swirled, and the mountain winds were biting cold, carrying a heavy dampness. Though also located in a mountain range, the environment here was far harsher than that of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even within the clouds and mist, faint black figures could be seen darting past at high speed.
These were extremely fast flying-type soul beasts known as Cloud Killers.
At the center of the steep central peak stood an ancient and simple castle, standing tall and unmoved no matter how the mountain winds blew. On the arched gate of the castle were three large characters: Clear Sky Castle.
This was precisely the location of the Clear Sky School's sect grounds.
Clear Sky Castle had no luxurious decorations; the overall layout was dominated by gray and black tones, with occasional cyan traces. Stairs on both sides allowed climbing to higher areas.
Although the castle occupied a considerable area, it only had three floors in total.
In a room on the third floor of Clear Sky Castle, Tang Wutong sat cross-legged on the Ten-thousand-year Cold Ice Jade Marrow Bed. Intense blue-gold light flickered across her body, gradually making the Cold Ice Jade Marrow Bed beneath her translucent as well. It was ice-blue and lustrous like jade, with what seemed like viscous liquid flowing inside.
Her flawless, exquisite face carried an aura of nobility and majesty. On her forehead, a brilliant golden trident rune shone, and that noble and majestic aura originated from it. With the appearance of this golden trident rune, a vast expanse of space behind her turned into a blue-gold ocean.
The number of soul rings pulsing around Tang Wutong was nine.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red. Six black and three red, this terrifying soul ring configuration was inferior only to Xu Zihuang's across the entire Douluo Continent.
However, as the golden trident rune on Tang Wutong's brow flickered, her original Bright Goddess Butterfly martial soul changed. Behind her, a pair of dragon wings appeared in extremely dazzling colors. Near her back, they were bright blue, gradually transitioning to gold toward the edges. The edges of the dragon wings were wavy like butterfly wings, emitting a faint golden light.
Niu Tian and Tai Tan, these two loyal lackeys, also guarded beside Tang Wutong.
"Big Brother, it looks like Wutong has succeeded. That person was truly far-sighted, leaving behind this backup plan. With this, that kid will be at our mercy in the future, right? Hahahahahaha."
Seeing this scene, Tai Tan excitedly waved his large hand.
"When he comes knocking on the door to find Wutong, we must teach him a good lesson and let him know what it means to respect his elders. Hmph!"
"Alright, Second Brother, there will be a chance. Just don't forget that person's instructions to us," Niu Tian said with a helpless smile as he shook his head.
"Speaking of which, that kid's talent is even better than that person's back then, so he does have the qualifications to be worthy of our Wutong. Later, when he comes to the door, you can teach him properly. But the most important thing is to make him understand that the so-called Emperor's Auspicious Beast is nothing but an inferior copy of Wutong. The Emperor's Auspicious Beast's soul originally belonged to Wutong. If he knows his place, a little lesson will suffice. But if he doesn't know what's good for him, then make him suffer a bit."
"Big Brother, with those words from you, that's enough."
Tai Tan grinned eagerly, then changed the subject with some doubt: "But isn't this a bit too cheap for that kid?"
"Too cheap for that kid?" Niu Tian looked at Tai Tan with a strange expression.
"Have you only just met that person? If that kid becomes that person's son-in-law in the future, he's going to have a hard time."
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Shrek Academy, Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion.
Elder Xuan sat dejectedly in his room. Only a little over ten days had passed since the incident outside the southern suburbs of Ming City, yet his face looked much older compared to when he had just broken through to Limit Douluo.
That incident had dealt him too heavy a blow.
On the very day he returned to Shrek Academy, he had informed Elder Mu about Yu Tianhuang's true identity. Upon learning the truth, Elder Mu remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh filled with grief.
Although Elder Mu had not said anything, Elder Xuan understood everything.
The successor he had poured his heart and soul into nurturing had turned out to be the emperor of the enemy nation, this was simply a great mockery. And there was also the inevitable war that would follow.
Elder Xuan leaned against the head of the bed, eating a chicken leg in a slovenly manner, his whole body covered in grease, seemingly returning to his old self.
At this moment, soft golden light dots condensed in front of him into an illusory figure. This figure looked somewhat like Elder Mu but appeared younger. It was precisely Elder Mu's soul that had merged into the Golden Tree.
"Elder Mu?!" Elder Xuan suddenly sat up and asked in surprise and uncertainty.
Elder Mu looked gravely toward the south, the direction where the Star Dou Great Forest was located.
"Xuan Zi, something has happened."
Before Elder Mu could finish speaking, a thunderous boom exploded.
"Rumble—"
Elder Xuan's expression sank. Following Elder Mu's gaze, he looked over, and his eyes instantly widened.
The sky outside was darkening at a visible speed, clearly carrying an abnormal aura.
If it were merely a change in weather, the dark clouds would surge chaotically without any pattern. But what they saw now was a neat stretch of blackness on the distant southern horizon. It was like a massive army pressing in, spreading toward Shrek City.
The entire world gave the illusion of being devoured by darkness.
The outer and inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, as well as the academy's teachers, also noticed the anomaly to the south of Shrek City. The inner court disciples and academy teachers remained relatively calm, but many of the younger outer court disciples felt a wave of panic.
Since the founding of Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago, aside from the beast tide a hundred years ago, there had never been such a change as today.
At the same time, a deep and powerful voice reached the ears of every inner court disciple of Shrek Academy.
"All inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, heed the order: assemble at the southern city wall."
The inner court disciples of Shrek Academy enjoyed the best cultivation conditions and resources, so they naturally had to bear corresponding responsibilities. The inner court disciples all used their various means to gather toward the southern city wall of Shrek City.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya were among them. They had been at the Tang Sect residence in the southern part of Shrek City and were among the first batch of inner court disciples to arrive at the southern city wall.
A green firework shot into the sky and exploded high above, transforming into Shrek's exclusive emblem.
Seeing this Shrek pattern, Bei Bei and Tang Ya's expressions changed instantly.
"Bei Bei, could it be that the ferocious beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest have launched another beast tide?" Tang Ya subconsciously gripped Bei Bei's hand tightly, her voice dry.
The firework signal just now represented not only danger but also a large-scale invasion by powerful enemies. And the one who had launched this signal was none other than the City Lord of Shrek City, the Time Douluo Shi Xing.
"It's most likely that."
Bei Bei, gazing into the distance, nodded with difficulty, his expression bitter.
"Truly, one wave has yet to subside before another rises."
The events that had occurred in the southern suburbs of Ming City had been witnessed by over ten million citizens of the Sun Moon Empire. Such news could not be suppressed at all.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya had also learned about Xu Zihuang's true identity.
Since the founding of Shrek City, the tallest and most heavily defended city wall had always been the southern one. The reason was simple: this direction faced the Star Dou Great Forest. The tall and sturdy city wall could accommodate over ten thousand people fighting simultaneously.
The Time Douluo Shi Xing was a tall, middle-aged man. At this moment, he stood on the city wall, directing the Shrek City garrison to set up defenses while gazing gravely toward the south with a solemn expression.
The speed of the vast blackness in the sky had slowed somewhat. But the oppressive force coming from the sky still made it feel difficult to breathe.
Finally, the dense array of various soul beasts appeared in everyone's sight. The countless soul beasts advanced in a fan formation, almost in sync with the dark clouds in the sky.
Even with Shi Xing's Titled Douluo-level cultivation, seeing a beast tide of such grand scale, he still could not help but draw in a sharp breath.
He had not personally witnessed the beast tide a hundred years ago, triggered by the Body Sect, but he could be certain that this beast tide's scale was definitely greater than that one.
After the inner court disciples had taken their positions, streams of figures descended from the sky and landed on the southern city wall. Leading them was the current Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, the Taotie Douluo Elder Xuan.
The other elders of the Sea God Pavilion had also arrived, including the two deans, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er.
As for Shrek Academy's teachers, they had been evenly divided into three groups and sent to command the outer court disciples at the other three city walls.
"Old Xuan, what's going on? How did the Star Dou Great Forest suddenly launch a beast tide against us without any warning?" Elder Song asked with a grave expression, turning to Elder Xuan beside him.
"Looking at the scale of this beast tide, it's probably personally directed by the Beast God Di Tian."
Elder Xuan was about to say something when the sky above Shrek City suddenly collapsed. Streaks of purple cracks appeared, and massive dragon heads poked out from within. Opening their mouths wide, countless terrifying purple-black dragon flames rained down like a natural disaster, enveloping the entire Shrek City.
Ten Thousand Dragon Flames, Di Tian's signature technique. It was similar to Xu Zihuang's Dragon King torso soul bone skill, Sovereign Dragon Annihilation Flame, except that Di Tian's Ten Thousand Dragon Flames spewed forth extreme darkness-attribute dragon flames. In terms of destructive power alone, darkness-attribute dragon flames were certainly inferior to destruction-attribute dragon flames, but if these dragon flames were allowed to fall, the entire Shrek City would instantly be reduced to ruins.
"Di Tian, have you gone mad?!" Elder Xuan's furious roar of shock and horror resounded through the sky. Di Tian clearly intended to destroy the entire Shrek City.
"Moo—"
Elder Xuan spread his arms wide and let out a roar toward the sky. The powerful sound wave actually caused the distant soul beast army to pause for a moment. Immediately after, his body transformed into a yellow meteor that shot into the sky. Within the yellow light, a thousand-meter-long shadow appeared.
Dragon patterns covered his body, and his twin horns reached toward the heavens. It was precisely Elder Xuan's powerful martial soul, the Taotie Divine Ox.
Elder Xuan's pair of ox horns pointed skyward. The originally brownish-black ox horns rapidly became transparent and radiant, as if carved from diamonds. Between his twin horns, a condensed, earthy-yellow light orb appeared.
This light orb looked extremely mystical. Its interior seemed solid, yet floating above it were pieces of cut-apart plates, each emitting a strange radiance.
Under Elder Xuan's control, this light orb transformed into a thick, earthy-yellow continent that blocked the sky and sun above Shrek City.
"Boom boom boom—"
The black-purple dragon flames fell onto this earthy-yellow continent, continuously producing terrifying tremors and buzzing sounds. The earthy-yellow continent truly shook the earth and mountains, with yellow light and black light clashing against each other. The sky darkened, and the earth dimmed, as if the end of the world had arrived.
The gap in cultivation between the two sides was instantly revealed.
In the pitch-black clouds high in the sky, a giant dragon covered entirely in black scales tumbled and turned. Its entire body emitted deep purple light.
Di Tian appeared completely composed, while Elder Xuan's figure was somewhat unsteady, barely supporting the simulated continent against Di Tian's Ten Thousand Dragon Flames.
"Di Tian, why exactly have you launched an attack on my Shrek City today?!" Elder Xuan asked unwillingly in a deep voice.
"You are involving countless ordinary people within Shrek City like this—aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution?!"
"Heavenly retribution?! You despicable humans dare to speak to me of heavenly retribution? Over these years, when have you humans ever stopped harming our soul beasts?! We soul beasts have already secluded ourselves within the Star Dou Great Forest, yet you humans, driven by greed and selfish desires, continue to enter the Star Dou Great Forest and slaughter my people. It is you humans who should be suffering heavenly retribution."
Di Tian snorted angrily.
"And now you have even secretly used means to seize the Emperor's Auspicious Beast's bloodline and soul, attempting to cut off the fortune of my Star Dou. Since you dare to push things to such extremes, what else does this seat have to fear?! A racial war is inherently a fight to the death! What can you do to me by destroying a mere Shrek City?"
Di Tian did not give Elder Xuan any chance to explain. As his massive wings spread open, the light from the scales on his body dimmed slightly, but those clusters of dragon flames grew even more powerful.
"Go die!"
Under such immense pressure, the Taotie Divine Ox that Elder Xuan had transformed into began to tremble, and the simulated earthy-yellow continent flickered in and out of existence.
After a brief stalemate, this earthy-yellow continent suddenly shattered. Elder Xuan, his aura weakened, fell toward the lower part of Shrek City, with over a hundred clusters of dragon flames chasing after his figure.
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light rose from the eastern side of Shrek City, where Sea God Island and the Golden Tree were located. After surging into the sky, the golden light swelled into a golden dragon. It first used its body to catch Elder Xuan, then spat out a ball of golden light from its dragon head, neutralizing the remaining black-purple dragon flames.
In an instant, the entire Shrek City turned golden, while the sky remained an incomparably dark gloom. Light and darkness were clearly distinct.
Elder Mu's aged voice echoed.
"Di Tian, the glory of Shrek cannot be profaned. Do not forget that the first-generation Seven Monsters of our Shrek Academy have already ascended to the Divine Realm. With your level of cultivation, you should understand that the Divine Realm truly exists. How could Shrek City be so easily destroyed by the likes of you?"
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