Chapter 78: Second on the soul beast ranking list
Bo Saixi's face turned pale: "Then what about us..."
"Lead all the believers and temporarily evacuate Sea God Island."
The Sea God Incarnation spoke of the difficult decision.
"What? Abandon Sea God Island?"
Bo Saixi and the Seven Great Pillar Guardians who had rushed over were stunned.
This was the Sea God's Foundation in the Human Race World!
"This is the only way."
The Sea God Incarnation sighed.
"Preserve your strength and wait for the opportunity. I will find a solution in the God Realm. Perhaps I need to find a new Legacy holder, or seek other help."
"Remember, only by surviving can you have a future."
His figure grew fainter and fainter, eventually turning into specks of golden light and dissipating into the air.
Only those words, filled with resolution and a hint of helplessness, echoed in Bo Saixi's ears.
Bo Saixi stood rooted to the spot.
Sea God Island, with its ten thousand years of Legacy, had actually reached the point where it had to be forcibly abandoned... Just as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King retreated, injured, and Bo Saixi began the difficult organization of the evacuation.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The golden light above the heavenly curtain changed again.
The previous destructive energy fluctuations gradually subsided.
Instead, a vast Aura, older, more majestic, and seemingly originating from the World's Origin, gathered.
Azure-gold Divine light intertwined, finally condensing into a gigantic Dragon Incarnation, far larger and more sacred than Di Tian!
This Dragon was entirely covered in azure-gold Dragon scales, upon which flowed the natural runes of wind and thunder.
Its massive Dragon eyes were like two azure-gold suns, looking down upon all living beings.
It was surrounded by hurricanes and thunder, as if it were the Dominator of celestial phenomena itself, capable of summoning natural power with a single breath.
[soul beast power ranking list, Second Place: Storm Dragon King]
[Affiliation: Big Dipper Academy]
[Level: Divine Beast (Ancient Dragon King)]
[Combat Power Assessment: Comparable to a Third-Rank Deity]
[Authority: Controls celestial phenomena, commands natural Laws such as wind, thunder, rain, and lightning]
[Ranking Reward: Divine Spark sublimation, rank elevated to Second-Level Deity!]
When this information appeared, the entire World fell silent!
If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million years of cultivation and Di Tian's eight hundred and forty thousand years of Dragon Might were still within the scope of everyone's understanding of "Soul Beast" power, then the existence of the Storm Dragon King completely overturned this concept!
"Divine Beast? It's not a Soul Beast, it's a Divine Beast?"
"A Third-Rank Deity? A Second-Level Deity? This is already the true Divine Rank Domain, isn't it?"
"Its affiliation... Big Dipper Academy? How is this possible! A Human Race academy supporting a living Divinity?"
"..."
All major forces across the Continent, from the top-tier Spirit Hall and Upper Three Sects, to ordinary Soul Master Families.
Everyone felt their scalps tingle, and a chill rushed straight from their soles to the crown of their heads.
A Human Race faction possessing a true Divine Rank combat power as a guardian.
This had completely exceeded their comprehension and response capabilities... Inside Big Dipper Academy.
When the Storm Dragon King's name and affiliation appeared on the heavenly curtain, the entire academy first fell into an eerie silence, where a dropped needle could be heard.
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were even more dumbfounded.
They simultaneously cast their gazes toward Lu Xiao, who was sitting calmly beside them.
Ning Rongrong was the first who couldn't help herself, grabbing Lu Xiao's arm and shaking it: "Dean! Dean! Is this true? Does our academy really have a Divine Dragon?"
"And a Second-Level Deity? You hid this way too well!"
Zhuqing's cold eyes were also filled with shock and curiosity.
Dugu Yan murmured, "No wonder you were always so calm, Dean. It turns out our academy has such a powerful trump card..."
Ye Lingling gently asked, "Dean, where is Senior Storm Dragon King now?"
Lu Xiao, using a profound tone, began to fabricate an explanation: "The Storm Dragon King is indeed the Guardian Divine Beast that guarded Big Dipper Academy since its inception, having forged an eternal contract with the academy."
"It merely slumbers deep within the Academy's Secret Realm year-round, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and refining its Divine Spark. It will not easily awaken and appear unless the Academy faces a crisis of life and death, which is why none of you have seen it."
After all, the Storm Dragon King's Aura was too strong, and it was currently stabilizing its cultivation.
The Aura it casually released could probably flatten Big Dipper Academy... Star Dou Great Forest, Core Area.
The azure-gold Dragon Incarnation on the heavenly curtain gradually faded, stirring up huge waves in the hearts of the Ferocious beasts.
Even the usually silent Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, whose eyes had been closed, trembled slightly and slowly opened them.
"Storm... Dragon King?"
Gu Yuena's ethereal voice, carrying a hint of majesty, sounded directly in the hearts of the Ferocious beasts, breaking the silence.
Her gaze turned towards Di Tian.
"Di Tian, are there any records of this name or form in the Dragon Clan's Legacy memories?"
Di Tian's molten-gold Dragon eyes were filled with solemnity and confusion. His massive Dragon head swayed slightly, and his deep voice carried certainty.
"My Lord, the Dragon Clan's Legacy memories are vast. Although I dare not say I possess all of them, any being possessing the honored title of Dragon King—"
"—whether they are Elemental Dragon Kings or Dragon Kings of special Bloodline, their names, general forms, and authority must be imprinted in the Legacy."
"But this 'Storm Dragon King,' I am certain, is unheard of and unrecorded!"
He paused and continued.
"Judging by its projection, its Dragon Might is pure and vast, undoubtedly a True Dragon, and its Divine Rank is extremely high, subtly surpassing that of ordinary Dragon Kings."
"Its authority over wind and thunder celestial phenomena, though somewhat similar to the Thunder Dragon King, is fundamentally older and more tyrannical. Such an existence could never be nameless in the history of the Dragon Clan."
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, a profound light flashing in her purple eyes.
"Not an established Dragon King from the Legacy memories, yet possessing such pure Dragon Might and powerful Divine Rank... Interesting."
"Could it be the descendant of a secret branch of the Dragon Clan that vanished into the long river of history? Or perhaps a Dragon Clan member from another World?"
Her speculation caused the Ferocious beasts present to shiver internally.
Regardless of the possibility, it implied a variable.
"What concerns this subordinate even more," Di Tian's voice grew deeper, carrying a hint of unconcealed vigilance and confusion, "is that it is so closely associated with a Human Race power, that Big Dipper Academy."
As soon as he spoke, Xiong Jun immediately let out a deep roar: "Hmph! As a noble Dragon Clan member, and furthermore, a revered Dragon King, to condescend to guard the lowly Human Race? This is simply a disgrace to our Dragon Clan!"
The human face on the Myriad Demon King's tree trunk also twisted, letting out a hoarse voice: "It is indeed strange. Although Soul Beasts and the Human Race are not mortal enemies, it is extremely difficult for them to coexist like this, especially Divine Rank existences; they have their own pride."
"The Storm Dragon King willingly hiding within a Human Race academy means its objective must not be small. Could Big Dipper Academy have grasped some secret or power that even a Divine Rank Dragon Clan member must compromise with?"
Gu Yuena listened quietly to her subordinates' discussion.
The light in her eyes flickered.
As the co-ruler of spirit beasts, she considered things more deeply.
"Di Tian, what do you think? Is this Storm Dragon King an enemy or a friend to us?"
She asked the most critical question directly.
Di Tian was silent for a moment, sharp light flashing in his Dragon eyes: "My Lord, it is difficult to judge at present. Although it is close to the Human Race, it has not shown hostility toward Soul Beasts outside of the Human Race."
"However, it is ultimately standing on the side of the Human Race. If we have a full-scale conflict with the Human Race in the future, it is almost impossible for it to remain uninvolved. At that time, it will certainly be a major obstacle."
He looked at Gu Yuena, his tone heavy: "Especially since its strength, having received this reward, has reached the Second-Level Deity rank..."
Di Tian did not speak the rest of the sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.
A suddenly appearing Dragon King of the Second-Level Deity rank, whose stance was unclear but highly likely biased toward the Human Race.
This constituted a huge potential threat to the Star Dou Great Forest and the future plans of the entire Soul Beast Clan.
"An unknown Dragon King, a stance favoring the Human Race, and the strength of a Second-Level Deity..."
She whispered softly; every word was heavy as Qian Jun.
"It seems this Big Dipper Academy and this Storm Dragon King are variables that require close observation."
She looked at Di Tian and issued the command: "For now, do not proactively approach them, and certainly do not antagonize them. Intensify information gathering on Big Dipper Academy."
"We need to know their true objective, and why this Storm Dragon King chose to stand on the side of the Human Race."
"Yes, My Lord!" Di Tian replied respectfully.
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