Chapter 182: The Crisis is Coming
This list of strength, more primitive, more violent, and more despair-inducing than Spirit Hall's.
Like another heavy hammer, it smashed hard onto the hearts of all human Soul Masters!
If Spirit Hall's power was still within the understanding of human forces...
Then what the Soul Beast Clan displayed was a terrifying power of another dimension and another life level!
"Half-step God King?"
"Divine Rank Soul Beast!"
"Tens of thousands of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, this..."
"So... the Soul Beast Clan is the true hidden overlord of the continent?"
"No wonder the heavenly curtain ranked them second! This strength... is too terrifying!"
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The human Soul Master World fell into deeper shock and fear.
The once natural law of hunting Soul Beasts for Soul Rings now seemed so ironic and dangerous in the face of the Soul Beast Clan's terrifying overall strength!
Many Soul Masters even began to worry.
After the Soul Beast Clan received such rewards and their strength was exposed, would they launch a Beast Tide to retaliate against humans?
...Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena floated in the center of the lake, her silver hair and skirt moving without wind, her purple eyes calmly looking at the heavenly curtain.
She didn't seem surprised by this ranking and the extremely detailed exposure of their strength.
The eyes of the heavenly curtain could see through many things.
Di Tian and other Ferocious beasts were both excited and nervous.
Excited that the clan's strength was recognized and the rewards were generous.
Nervous that their strength was completely exposed, which would inevitably attract deeper wariness and possible hostility from human forces.
"Lord, the rewards have arrived, our Soul Beast Clan..."
Di Tian looked at Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena nodded slightly: "Bloodline Awakening, Territory Essence, Cultivation Acceleration... this is our clan's Opportunity to rise. Arrange it immediately, prioritize ensuring the core territory and high-level Soul Beasts benefit."
Silver light flashed in her eyes, "At the same time, notify all Soul Beast gathering places that from today onwards, without my order, no large-scale attacks are to be initiated against human settlements."
"But if any human Soul Masters dare to go deep into the Core Area to hunt recklessly... kill them without mercy!"
She knew well that exposing their strength now required even more caution.
Currently, the Abyss Plane is the true threat.
"Yes!"
The Ferocious beasts took their orders... Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong stood with her Supreme Pontiff robes trailing on the ground.
When the Soul Beast Clan's strength list boomed into view, a sudden tremor still flashed through her eyes, which were usually calm.
"A Half-step God King Silver Dragon King, Divine Rank combat power Deep Sea Demon Whale King and Di Tian... and six Ferocious beasts comparable to Limit Douluo!"
Bibi Dong's voice carried a trace of indiscernible solemnity as she muttered to herself.
"From the previous soul beast power ranking list, I knew Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena could not be provoked, and I never dared to easily step into the Star Dou Great Forest Core Area, but I didn't expect the Soul Beast Clan's foundation to be terrifying to this extent."
She knew well that Soul Beasts and human Soul Masters had been in opposition for generations.
Being able to survive for ten thousand years under the pressure of human forces already implied Heaven-Defying strength.
But the truth revealed by this list still exceeded her predictions.
As the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, she was focused on planning the unification of the continent.
The Soul Beast Clan had always been a potential giant threat, and now this threat was completely laid out on the table.
It forced her to re-examine her subsequent plans.
Beside her, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei had long since lost all color in their faces.
The two looked at each other, both seeing deep lingering fear in the other's eyes.
Back then, they had sneaked into the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest Core Area and hunted a large number of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
Thinking about it now, it was likely that the Silver Dragon King didn't even care about them; otherwise... if they had truly disturbed an existence like Di Tian, they would have long since become souls under the Soul Beasts' claws.
At the same time, the Heaven Dou Empire palace.
The meeting hall was dead silent.
Emperor Xue Ye stood by the window, looking at the phantom of the Soul Beast Clan on the heavenly curtain.
His aged face was full of worry, his hands behind his back as he paced restlessly.
"A Half-step God King Silver Dragon King, tens of thousands of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts... if such a terrifying clan were to one day truly attack human territory, could my Heaven Dou Empire stop them?"
His tone was heavy, his gaze sweeping over the solemn-faced ministers and Soul Master experts in the hall, his heart filled with anxiety.
"Even more worrying is Spirit Hall."
Emperor Xue Ye changed the subject, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
"The previous list already showed that Spirit Hall has three Limit Douluo and fifteen Titled Douluo; such strength has already crushed the two great Empires."
"Bibi Dong is ambitious and has endured for many years; her plot to unify the continent has never stopped."
"If the heavenly curtain hadn't exposed it, perhaps in a few years, we would have truly become vassals of Spirit Hall!"
Everyone in the hall echoed his sentiments, their expressions full of fear and lamentation.
"In the past, we only thought Spirit Hall was the greatest threat; now it seems we still underestimated this World too much."
A white-haired old official sighed deeply.
"Yes, tens of thousands of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, this base number is truly terrifying; the power of the clan alone is not something any human force can resist individually."
A Titled Douluo expert had a bitter expression.
In the past, his status as a Titled Douluo was enough for him to look down on his peers.
But in the face of the Soul Beast Clan's strength, that bit of pride vanished.
Throughout the Douluo Continent, similar shocks and laments were heard everywhere.
Soul Masters put away their past contempt for Soul Beasts.
Those Soul Masters who had once gone deep into Soul Beast territory to hunt Soul Rings felt even more lingering fear.
Secretly feeling lucky that they hadn't touched the Soul Beast Clan's bottom line back then.
Meanwhile, outside the Douluo Continent plane.
Abyss Plane.
On the throne at the lowest level of the Abyss, a figure clad in blood-colored armor, surrounded by a dense aura of destruction, slowly turned his head.
His face was cold and stern; he was the Abyssal Saint Lord who ruled the Abyss Plane!
His voice carried unquestionable authority, echoing through the dead silent palace.
"Regarding the report you gave earlier about the God Realm's protection of the Space Cracks to Douluo Continent, are there any new investigation results?"
The several Abyss Commanders standing bowed below heard this and quickly lowered their heads to reply, their tones carrying a hint of flattery and awe.
"Reporting to the Holy Monarch! After many days of covert investigation, we have figured out the God Realm's protection pattern."
"The Space Cracks outside Douluo Continent are only inspected by a Divine Official every three days; the rest of the time is an unstaffed window period!"
A sharp light flashed in the Abyssal Saint Lord's crimson eyes, and the hostility around him grew even more intense.
"Unstaffed?"
He slowly stood up and took a step forward, a terrifying pressure instantly covering the entire palace.
Making the commanders below tremble, not daring to raise their heads.
"In that case, we can take advantage of the gap when that Divine Official leaves to forcibly tear open the Space Crack and invade Douluo Continent with lightning momentum!"
"The Holy Monarch is wise!"
A commander quickly echoed.
"The Douluo Continent plane level is not high; the strongest might only be Limit Douluo. It is the perfect time for our Abyss Plane to invade!"
"As long as our army presses in, we can surely devour this plane at the fastest speed and end this hunt!"
The Abyssal Saint Lord snorted coldly, his tone grim: "Just a bunch of turkeys and dogs!"
"The so-called powerhouses of that Douluo Continent, even if they reach Divine Rank, are nothing but ants before this Holy Monarch!"
He raised his hand and waved, and a long halberd, completely black and covered with hideous patterns, appeared in his hand.
It was his super divine artifact: heavenly saint abyss-splitting halberd.
"However, this matter is only allowed to succeed, not fail!"
As his voice fell, the temperature in the palace seemed to drop a few degrees.
The commanders all felt a chill in their hearts and quickly responded: "Your subordinates obey!"
The Abyssal Saint Lord's gaze looked toward the chaotic void outside the palace, as if he could penetrate the Plane Barriers and see the vibrant life of Douluo Continent.
A trace of greed and fanaticism flashed in his eyes: "This Holy Monarch naturally knows the fearfulness of the God Realm; once they discover our plot, it will surely attract the encirclement of the God Realm's army."
"But so what?"
He suddenly gripped the heavenly saint abyss-splitting halberd, and a black light that devoured everything flashed.
"Douluo Continent is the most vibrant plane nearby; once devoured, my Abyss Plane will surely welcome an unprecedented evolution!"
"And this Holy Monarch can use the massive energy of the plane's evolution to break through the shackles and step into that long-dreamed-of First-rank Deity Realm, or even the Half-step God King Realm!"
For this Opportunity that was enough to overturn everything.
Even if it meant offending the God Realm!
Even if he risked being hunted by the God Realm's powerhouses, he would never miss it!
The Abyssal Saint Lord suddenly turned around, his gaze sweeping over the commanders below, his voice like a thunderclap.
"From today on, you will continue to closely monitor the movements of the God Realm's divine officials; not a single mistake is allowed!"
"When the time comes, this Holy Monarch will activate the power of the super divine artifact: heavenly saint abyss-splitting halberd, forcibly break the Space Restriction set by the God Realm, and lead the Abyss's hundreds of millions of troops to flatten Douluo Continent!"
His voice carried a resolute killing intent, echoing in the deepest part of the Abyss.
"In this battle, we are only allowed to win, not lose!"
"If there are those who shrink back, kill them without mercy!"
"We follow the Holy Monarch's orders!"
The Abyss Commanders shouted in unison, their voices filled with fanatical Battle Intent.
They all bowed!
Then they turned and transformed into streaks of blood-colored light, quickly leaving the Abyss palace.
Constantly monitoring every move of the God Realm's Divine Officials, waiting for that best moment to invade.
While the Abyssal Saint Lord stood alone before the throne, holding the heavenly saint abyss-splitting halberd, looking toward the direction of Douluo Continent.
In his crimson eyes, there was nothing but the madness and ambition of being determined to win.
A catastrophe that would sweep through the entire Douluo Continent was quietly brewing.
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